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Shahidul Alam: Lessons in unlearning
The eye that challenged the status quo.
Alisha Sett | Oct 12, 2018
The making and unmaking of a star
On the life and times of Qandeel Baloch, Pakistan’s first social-media celebrity.
Laxmi Murthy | Jul 26, 2018
Adventures of a wildlife biologist
Why were lion-tailed monkeys the object of hatred among planners in Tamil Nadu and Kerala?
Rauf Ali | Jul 19, 2018
A conversation with Asma Jahangir
From our archives, when the human-rights activist spoke to author Ritu Menon.
Ritu Menon | Feb 11, 2018
Rewriting the Empire: an interview with Shrabani Basu
Journalist and historian Shrabani Basu talks about filling the gaps in the history of colonial India's relationship with Britain.
Chhetria Patrakar | Jan 27, 2018
A world of new solidarity
Harsh Mander on why we should raise our voice against injustice.
Beena Sarwar | Jun 10, 2016
The tomb of Sha-Za-Fa
BOOK EXTRACT: A writer in search of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s tomb in Burma.
Salil Tripathi | Dec 24, 2015
The importance of being honest
BOOK EXTRACT: A gay man comes out to his father in 1980s India.
Siddharth Dube | Dec 23, 2015
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Radio’s role in making and unmaking Southasia’s borders
‘Radio for the Millions’ charts the medium’s role in popular cultures and state-making projects of the Subcontinent, rethinking long-held assumptions on transnational listenership
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
