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Covers of Gujarati pulp fiction novels by G N Golibar, a stalwart of the genre. [‘Chhaya Padchhaya’, ‘Kaal Kundali’ and  ‘Raatrani’, cover illustration by N Manwar. ‘Alabala’ and ‘Janamteep’, cover illustration by G Sandhwani]
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The Editors
A conversation with Vishwambhari Parmar on curating and translating The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction, and uncovering the genre’s darker and more irreverent worlds in Southasian literature
Zeyad Masroor Khan riots, Muslim ghettos, boycotts and expulsions
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The Editors
This is part of the first season of Partitions of the Heart: Conversations with Harsh Mander, a Himal Southasian podcast series produced in association with Karwan-e-Mohabbat.
A man pushes a cart loaded with belongings and a family walks in a dust storm at the Islam Qala border crossing in Afghanistan in July 2025.
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The Editors
The editor of Zan Times describes the racism underlining Iran’s maltreatment of Afghan refugees during deportation and the crisis they face back in Afghanistan
Manoj Jha & Harsh Mander on India’s politics of fear and division
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The Editors
This is part of the first season of Partitions of the Heart: Conversations with Harsh Mander, a Himal Southasian podcast series produced in association with Karwan-e-Mohabbat.
A black-and-white image of a Kashmiri man walking past an armed Indian security personnel standing on a concrete block beside barbed wire, with power lines and a cloudy sky in the background, Srinagar, 2009.
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The Editors
A conversation with the journalist Ipsita Chakravarty on what it means for the people of Kashmir to tell their stories – in a place where history is contested, identity is under siege, and memorialisa ...
Syeda Hameed & Harsh Mander on Partition, pluralism and poetry
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The Editors
This is part of the first season of Partitions of the Heart: Conversations with Harsh Mander, a Himal Southasian podcast series produced in association with Karwan-e-Mohabbat.
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