Pankaz K Sharma

The three burials of Danny Denzongpa

Believing everything we hear has consequences.

Jun 20, 2014

Dawn of the TV-ing dead

How TV conquered Mangaldai and turned the people into zombies.

Jul 11, 2012

Memories of my melancholy ghosts

Remembering pre-television celebrities in a small town in Assam.

Apr 05, 2012

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Pakistan embraces military rule without martial law

New laws have created jurisdiction for the military to operate at both federal and provincial levels of government, with serious implications for Pakistan’s already precarious federation.

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

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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