Deepa Bhasthi
Deepa Bhasthi is a writer based in Madikeri, Kodagu. Her essays, journalism and other writings have been published widely in ArtReview, Literary Hub, The Guardian, Hyperallergic, MOLD, Atlas Obscura and elsewhere. The archive of her works are available at https://deepabhasthi.wordpress.com/
The caste of Karnatic music
An untold history of mrdangam makers.
Jul 07, 2020
The waiting game in Kodagu
On the August 2018 floods that devastated the coffee country in Karnataka.
Oct 19, 2018
Bridesourcing
One man's mission to save the Havyaka Brahmins from extinction.
Dec 24, 2012
Dedicated art
As the Devadasi system dies out, so too does a rich musical repertoire.
Sep 10, 2010
Latest Articles
Remembering a Southasian feminist
On the life and times of Kamla Bhasin.
Pandora Papers in Southasian media, humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, ‘Manike Mage Hithe’, and more.
Southasiasphere episode 12: Updates and analysis from around the region.
Returning spoils of colonial conquest
Forgotten manuscripts in European archives may hold important keys to Northeast India’s past.
Planning Colombo
Tracing the vision of Colombo as a garden city.
