Culture
Nepal’s Ramayanas
The study of myths and histories in Southasia needs to transcend modern political boundaries.
Amish Raj Mulmi | Aug 10, 2020
Re-centring the fold
A tongue-in-cheek exploration of fashion magazines in India.
Meher Varma and Pia Alize Hazarika | Jul 14, 2020
The death of a book bazaar
Delhi’s beautification drive comes at the cost of a historic Sunday book market.
Kanupriya Dhingra | Feb 05, 2020
Resurrecting a forgotten architect
Does the fictionalised retelling of Minnette de Silva’s story do justice to her life and work?
Priyanka Lindgren | Oct 07, 2019
A novel of thresholds
‘Basanti’ and writing the New Woman in Odia literary culture
S Deepika | May 22, 2019
Scoping the bigger picture
A photography festival in Dhaka seeks new answers to the erosion of public freedoms.
Hadrien Diez | Apr 10, 2019
Latest Articles
Charting new territories
A recent anthropological volume on Jammu & Kashmir makes important new contributions to scholarship on the region.
Who doesn’t put ghee in their khichuri?
On food and representation, online and offline.
The disconnect on Digital Pakistan
In Pakistan, the government invests in its digital presence while stifling dissent.
Elections in Sri Lanka, freedom of speech debates in India, war on drugs in Bangladesh and more
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