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The rescue operation concluded at the Ramban Tunnel collapse site in Jammu and Kashmir and all the ten bodies have been recovered from the debris on Saturday.
>> kerala, southwest india. around seven million christians here trace their faith directly to the apostle famous for his doubt. they believe their ancestors were baptized by one of jesus' 12 disciples, thomas. >> stop doubting and believe. >> my lord, my god. >> thomas vanishes from the new testament after the resurrection, but his story is taken up by a third-century epic narrative, the acts of thomas. >> now, it seems that the acts of thomas preserves at least some historically accurate information. >> but the acts of thomas is not the only account of his mission to india. >> [ speaking in ...
[ speaking in foreign language ] >> there are two different sets of songs that we continue to sing. one is called the "ramban pattu," song of the ramban, which narrates the activities of saint thomas, his missionary activities in kerala, and the other is "margamkali," dance of the way, which is still being danced in kerala. >> it seems extraordinary, maybe even unlikely, to us that a song could survive for 2,000 years, but we have to realize that in antiquity, in the indian culture, there were trained village bards who would learn these songs, and these songs would be passed down from generati...