T Dharmaraj’s book traces historical fault lines in Tamil society, offering a provocative account of both the 2017 jallikattu protests and Vijay’s political rise that goes beyond conventional Dravidian and left narratives
Jal Sahelis reviving local water management are challenging the Ken-Betwa Link Project’s controversial vision of development and water security in Bundelkhand
A violent confrontation at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar factory in 2012 set off an interminable workers’ struggle for justice, reinstatement and labour rights – but the company, the government and the public have looked away
Fearless journalism by Southasians, for Southasians – fully independent and with no strings attached.
Police shootings following communal violence in Sunsari are just the latest reminder of the lethal policing long inflicted on Nepal’s Madhesh region
Linguistic and historical analysis of Southasian swear words shows that they act as a linguistic mirror, reflecting deep taboos and cultural prejudices as well as unexpected social camaraderie
In ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul’, the BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet traces Afghanistan’s decades of war and political upheaval through the lives and memories of the people who kept Kabul’s Intercontinental running
US and Western aid cuts expose global health’s rotten core and leave millions facing preventable deaths from HIV, TB, malaria and more – but the past and the present offer lessons in how to fight back
