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
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.
