A 350-meter tall China-funded tower will be the main attraction for Sri Lanka to lure tourists to the bankrupt country. Shaped like a gigantic long-stemmed lotus, the structure is the tallest in the ...
The flower has developed a deep national importance, but what exactly it signifies depends on whom you ask. By Aatish Taseer Photographs by Alex Majoli IN ONE SWIFT movement, Asoka swung his machete ...