Abha Lal

Abha Lal is a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Rice University, Texas.

Nepal’s biometric future

The country's new biometric identification system threatens to deepen exclusion.

Aug 12, 2022

Nepal’s citizenship battles

On the systemic discrimination against women in Nepal’s citizenship laws.

Nov 17, 2020

Latest Articles

Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives

Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital

Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast

Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast

How Southasia and Oman intertwined

In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa