Hurmat Ali Shah
Hurmat Ali Shah writes on socio-political issues, and is particularly interested in the national core-periphery relations in Pakistan. He currently is a post-doctoral researcher.
The anatomy of Urdu
How the language of state-making in Pakistan contributes to the erasure of regional languages.
Apr 12, 2021
Redefining citizenship in Pakistan
The PTM movement envisions an alternate relationship between citizen and state.
Apr 28, 2020
Latest Articles
The deep roots of Myanmar’s crisis
Can the history of Myanmar’s political economy help us make sense of the military coup?
The anatomy of Urdu
How the language of state-making in Pakistan contributes to the erasure of regional languages.
CNN in Myanmar, environmental crises, and Tibetan cinema
Southasiasphere podcast episode 06: Updates and analysis from around the region.
Translating a pandemic
The impact of COVID-19 terminology on Southasian languages.
