The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tons of ultra-light crude oil when it collided with another vessel 260km off Shanghai on 6 January. It burned for a week before exploding and sinking on Sunday.

Sanchi is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh close to major cities like Bhopal, Bhimbetka, and Ujjain. There are several places to see in Sanchi with the stupas being the primary tourist ...

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 ...