
Dedicated art
As the Devadasi system dies out, so too does a rich musical repertoire.
Deepa Bhasthi | Sep 10, 2010

Across the kala pani
The historical effects of trans-Indian Ocean involvement in Southasia, while major for the overseas areas concerned, were minor in terms of life in the region itself.
Michael Pearson | Sep 01, 2010

Rising together
The Indian Ocean has become increasingly central, contested and crowded. Not just Southasia but all of southern Asia must reclaim its stake on the water.
C Uday Bhaskar | Sep 01, 2010

The mass job guarantee
The change that India’s national scheme for rural employment guarantee, touching the lives or more than 100 million people, has accomplished is hard to fathom.
Aruna Roy & Nachiket Udupa | Sep 01, 2010

The Sentinelese of the Andamans
In dealing with uncontacted tribes we should remember that it is we who are the savages.
Indra Sinha | Sep 01, 2010
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