In a lecture, Rabindranath proclaimed, “I hope that some dreamer will spring from among you and preach a message of love and therewith, overcoming all differences..."

It was a year when death came abruptly to what otherwise were days of communal celebrations; when Britain lost a queen and Japan, its former premier; when inept leaders – corrupted by hubris – fell; and when nature again refused to be ignored. It was a year of another devastating war in Europe.

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is to remain in prison after his request for a royal pardon was turned down

The eldest daughter of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is arrested for alleged sedition

The family of jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim seeks royal pardon over his conviction for sodomy.