The emerging complexity of Dalit consciousness
The world of Hindi Dalit literature is more than the sum of its stories.
Laura Brueck | Jan 01, 2010
A magically depicted reality
'Song of Ceylon' is possibly the finest account of the island and a film which helped define the evolving documentary form.
Richard Boyle | Jan 01, 2010
Bhutanese mists: ‘Within the Realm of Happiness’ by Kinley Dorji and ‘Becoming a Journalist in Exile’ by T.P. Mishra
Two books present the dichotomy of Bhutan´s image - from one perspective, the progressive-though-traditional idyll, to another, the authoritarian-to-dictatorial regime.
Carey L Biron | Jan 01, 2010
Conservation history: ‘A Boy from Siklis’ by Manjushree Thapa
The legacy of Chandra Gurung, pioneer in the field of conservation in Nepal.
Smriti Mallapaty | Jan 01, 2010
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