Moving beyond the colonial-era understanding of the history of the Subcontinent gives us a whole new way of looking at the Subcontinent´s past. This now includes not just the usual explorations of politics and economy, but also of social, cultural and religious issues - as well as the writing of history in the first place.

With the state´s manufacturing and imposition of a national ideology found in an obscurantist interpretation of history, the vitality has ebbed from Pakistani society.

Is there something redeeming for the modern Nepali citizen in this strongman of long ago?

Nepalis have lost a monarchy and gained a former kingdom.

Partition didn´t stop in 1947. ´Internal partitions´ have increasingly become the knee-jerk approach to settling what are seen to be ethnic conflicts in the region.

The limitations of Southasia's historical record can be seen in the indifference towards two notable Mughal princesses, Jahanara and Zebunnissa.

From faith to doubt and more: one historian´s move away from history, and back into the real world. The context: the making of Bangladesh.

West Bengal's just-concluded Panchayat Polls have been a wake-up call for the ruling Left Front government.

Despite the significant push for a new Gorkhaland state having caught the public imagination, the movement is now stuck in confusing limbo. Among the people, the pressure is reaching a breaking point.

A cautious optimism is creeping back into Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, at least among the younger generation.

The success of Pashto cinema seems to be credited to its largely non-Pashtun subject matter, including women in pants. This is the only entertainment in the frontier province.

The presumptive democratic contender for the US presidency brings to the debate a worldview heretofore largely unseen in the powerful halls of Washington, DC.

Traditional Southasian calendars have a dissonance not only with the Gregorian calendar, but also with festivals tied to certain seasons. Why?

Go to Crawford Market while it is still there.

Thoughts from the frontlines of this year’s United Nations Day of Vesak.