Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. On January 17 this year the Hindu Tamil populations of Malaysia, ...

Sudarshan Ramabadran, policy expert, author, and international communications and public diplomacy professional. Public Diplomacy as an area of study, expertise and practice over a period, has ensured ...

A nondescript street, which people barely pay attention to on most days, was now filled with women clad in sarees and men wrapped in dhotis. They edged past the fervor of the kavadi procession. Some ...

Colourful, devotional and painful celebrations in Malaysia! Based on a programme by Siobhann Tighe for BBC World Service In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash ...

In anticipation of Thaipusam tomorrow, non-governmental organisation Clean Thaipusam has been continuing with its initiative to ensure greener and more sustainable celebrations at various temples in ...