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Nazuk – Himal Fiction Fest 2026
An excerpt from the Balochi novel ‘Nazuk’ by Sayad Hashumi, translated by Fazal Baloch
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In Ladakh, redistricting by the Modi government fuels Muslim anxieties and communal division
New Delhi’s redistricting of Ladakh has raised fears of Muslim marginalisation and heightened tensions with the Buddhist community, threatening a Leh–Kargil alliance demanding statehood and rights
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Creamy Layer – Himal Fiction Fest 2026
A Gujarati short story by Neerav Patel, translated by Hemang Ashwinkumar
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Nepal’s rising ranks of women farmers
As men migrate for work, Nepal’s women are increasingly taking up agriculture – but society, policies and support systems are slow to catch up
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Anita Zhang
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India’s great men and the neglected women and homes that made them
Gyanendra Pandey’s new book reads the lives of India’s great 20th-century writers and reformers through the home, revealing how domestic life sustained gendered hierarchies even as they relegated it to the margins
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Lucky Issar
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India’s great men and the neglected women and homes that made them
Gyanendra Pandey’s new book reads the lives of India’s great 20th-century writers and reformers through the home, revealing how domestic life sustained gendered hierarchies even as they relegated it to the margins
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Lucky Issar
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