Bhopal/Indore (Madhya Pradesh): On the occasion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's death anniversary, a replica of the southern gate of the iconic Sanchi Stupa has been installed near his statue in Indore.

In just about every pamphlet I obtained regarding Shirakami-Sanchi, I kept reading about Philipp Franz von Siebold’s beech, a native Japanese tree. Siebold? I muttered to myself, “Who is this ...