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A friend reminded us recently that we have turned twenty. And so we counted the years, and indeed it has been two decades since Himal began, in May 1987. That was the start of our Himalayan phase, and it has been ten years since Himal went Southasian. During this period, some of us have gone from black to grey, others grey to silver. Thanks to all our readers and contributors for keeping us on track through the years! Says one ‘Himaler’: As Himal comes of age, all I can say is: Never give up – too much is at stake!
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have been pouring in, in response to an invite to an impromptu gathering on 26 July.
Game, sport, game

Confronted with headlines these days, one might well ask: Is there more to sport in Southasia than cricket? We were sure there must be. After all, hockey is the national game in both India and Pakistan, as volleyball is in Sri Lanka. But, as our cover illustration by Chandigarh artist Karen Haydock suggests, there is no denying the fact that cricket has become the overwhelming, dominant passion in the region. That said, all it takes is a little digging to find that there is indeed life beyond cricket. The rough and tumble of various contact sports, the exhilaration of climbing, the thrill (and, yes, dangers) of kite flying, the ancient form of jousting that is polo – all of these not only continue to exist, but continue to attract new adherents from across the spectrum. Tradition, skill and adventure, as well as the politics of caste and discrimination, mix to form a heady medley in this sport-filled July issue of Himal. From the games children play to the core of the advertising industry, the essence of sport is alive and punting in Southasia today.


COVER FEATURE
Caste and the sporting status quo
by | S Anand
More than legend
by | Kabita Parajuli
Opiate of a billion
by | Boria Majumdar
The Ceylonese origins of Lankan cricket
by | Michael Roberts
Still in the nets
by | Amber Rahim Shamsi
Cricket or bust
by | Siddharth Saxena
Lahore’s culture of kite
by | Shafqat Ali
Malh, challenging the equals
by | Zaffar Junejo
From royal past to a corporate present
by | Fatima Chowdhury
At play atop the world
by | Billi Bierling

COMMENTARY
President sahiba for India?
Post-Mandal, post-Mandir
A thousand Nepali mutinies
‘Sacred Face’

ANALYSIS
Revisiting reservation
by | Adnan Farooqui

The logic of suicide attacks in Afghanistan
by | Hekmat Karzai

The present and future of India’s SEZs
by | Aseem Shrivastava

  MEDIAFILE
  SOUTHASIAN BRIEFS
  CONTRIBUTORS
  MAIL
REPORT
Paddy in Bihar’s Tharuhat
by | Samir Kumar Sinha
Dark entertainment in the Kashmir Valley
by | Peerzada Arshad Hamid

SPECIAL REPORT
Simulated encounters, real murder
by | V K Shashikumar

INERVIEW
In conversation: Ayesha Siddiqa
by | Nadeem Omar Tarar

OPINION
Cosying up to the Bangla generals
by | Wasbir Hussain

PHOTO FEATURE
God knows if I will stay
by | Aurangzaib Khan

SOUTHASIASPHERE
Rorty and Ramu
by | C K Lal

REVIEW
India’s humane anarchy
by | Aditya Adhikari
Not a colonial apologist
by | Atul Mishra
Tracking ‘Milbus’
by | Safiya Aftab

 
The mind’s rock
  by | Kanak Mani Dixit
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Three MSc programmes
 

Appan Menon Memorial Award for 2007-08
Appan Menon Memorial Trust

Advanced Management Programme in Cambridge - University of Westminster

Call for Entries
Film South Asia '07

Call for Papers
'Creolising Europe'

National Essay Competition '2007' Center For Good Governance
Call for Papers
APISA
One Billion Eyes 2007
The Prakriti Foundation

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