December is nearly over, and 2025 is just around the corner, so we’re bringing you a very special episode where Himal’s editor Roman Gautam and podcast hosts Nayantara Narayanan and Shwetha Srikanthan reflect on what has been an incredible year here at Himal Southasian.
In 2024, we launched a new website, a revamped Himal’s Patron programme, brought you more ambitious stories and great Southasian journalism, improved and expanded our newsletters, and launched two new podcasts.
We’ve also doubled our output of podcasts: from publishing an episode every two weeks, we’re now releasing a new episode every single week. Now you get even more of the State of Southasia, where Southasia’s top minds unpack essential news and events, and the Southasia Review of Books, the place for all things literary in the region.
So here’s a roundup of what we’ve been able to pull off this year and what’s in store for Himal in 2025.
This episode is now available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcasts
Episode notes:
State of Southasia podcast
Southasia Review of Books podcast
Southasian eyes on the 2024 Indian election
Shahidul Alam’s dispatches on Bangladesh's uprising and the government's reprisal
The costs of Reliance’s wildlife ambitions
India’s massive failure to control pesticide overuse in cardamom and its spice trade
How Ranil Wickremesinghe became Sri Lanka’s unlikely repairman
The saga of C K Raut and the Madhesh’s struggle for justice in Nepal