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Poem

| Mar 31, 2010

Writer’s block

The hundred-day deadline has just passed for the promulgation of Nepal’s long-awaited new constitution. But there is little optimism that this date will be met.

| Mar 01, 2010

Battlefield city

Internecine political battles are making Karachi a dangerous place to live

| Mar 01, 2010

Beyond Indology

The 18th-century ‘discovery’ by Western academics of Sanskrit allowed a whole new branch of science-minded researchers to delve into the mysteries of the Subcontinent: hence, ‘Indology’. Once the three-century-old hang-ups inherent in this field are …

| Mar 01, 2010

In light of Nalanda

The ruins of one of Asia’s great centres of learning still inspire travellers.

| Mar 01, 2010

In remembrance of water

Where there is water, there is probably ore beneath.

| Mar 01, 2010

Tattered parachute

The internationals are preparing to bail out of Afghanistan, presenting impractical quick-fix solutions.

| Mar 01, 2010

Dagger-clawed little people

Did being an island help Sri Lanka evolve a particular type of hominid?

| Mar 01, 2010

The vamshavali from Chamba

Reflections of a historical tradition.

| Mar 01, 2010

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