Air pollution has long plagued Bangladesh, causing deaths, economic losses, and environmental harm.

In a small ashram nestled on a quiet residential street near Laguna Beach, Radhika Vekaria is finding peace after receiving ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang visits the Kali Mandir temple in Laguna Canyon to talk with singer Radhika Vekaria, who's nominated for her first Grammy for her album Warriors of Light.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "KALI") VEKARIA: (Singing in Sanskrit ... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LIBERATE (MAHA MRITYUNJAYA)") VEKARIA: (Singing in Sanskrit). When you grew up in England as an Indian heritage ...

and Kali. This evening programme will include the singing of bhajans (devotional songs), prayers, and offerings. By adapting traditional practices like the Mahakumbh to the modern context ...

The title of the show “The Whisper of the Water, The Song of Stars” refers to the song ... To me, she is Maha Saraswati, who had abundant gyan (knowledge), Maha Lakshmi who looked after the Pandavas, ...

I found a lot of resilience through the chants,” says Vekaria, whose new album Warriors of Light, which has her chanting the Hanuman Chalisa, Maha Mrityunjaya ... followed by odes to Kali and Durga.