In all kinds of ways I feel that Himal is perfectly positioned to serve as the critical and intellectual conscience of Southasia.

Himal fills a much-needed gap in providing comparative and astute analysis of social and political developments across Southasia.

Anyone anywhere interested in Southasia reads Himal.

Himal is a labour of love, inspired by the belief that despite wars and borders and a line of control, Southasians still share expressions of hope and fear… melodrama and cricket, and much more.

Himal is essential reading for those either living in, or researching on, Southasia.

With light and shade Himal has covered fascinating themes over the years – including local and country-specific subjects but also themes and ideas which have a resonance beyond the region such as sexuality and censorship.