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Kalam visits Shwedagon Pagoda

Natwar visits Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar

PM wraps up Myanmar trip with visit to Bahadur Shah's grave, puja at temple

I thank the people and Government of Myanmar for their exceptional hospitality, Modi tweeted.

The pagoda trail in Myanmar

Kanika Datta visits the crumbling but oddly appealing complex of Bagan - a place where even an atheist can come close to a divine experience.

My life in Rangoon

Monica Sindhwani left Rangoon for India at 20. Married to a retired Indian Army officer, she relives her memories of the pagodas, greenery and the home she left nearly 40 years ago.

A mysterious country that has baffled the world

'Ne Win kept good relations with the Nehru family even though he did nothing to do business with India. When Indira Gandhi was assassinated, Ne Win took off to an undisclosed destination, leading to rumours that he had gone to India. But we had no knowledge of his visit and days later, we were told that he was so struck with grief that he went into meditation on an island.' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan delves into Rajiv Bhatia's new book on mysterious Myanmar.