
Drawing a line: Pakistan’s jihad against the internet
Urooj Zia examines Pakistan’s cascading clamp-down on its citizens’ access to the internet and the worrying precedents it sets
Urooj Zia | Jul 25, 2013

Marriage 2.0
A rogue exploration of caste, class and gender on Shaadi.com
Abhishek Choudhary | Jul 15, 2013

Living in public
A queer internet space with a simple goal: safe housing for gay people in India.
Kyle G Knight | Jul 15, 2013

The woman who pretended to be who she was (online)
As the internet changes, it challenges us to ask who we really are both online and offline
Lawrence Liang | Jul 15, 2013

Poriborton is not revolution
Ranabir Samaddar’s new book traces the failures of West Bengal politics over the last four decades, but sees revolution where there has been none.
Anand Teltumbde | Jul 15, 2013


Deride and conquer
Shashank Kela’s book on Adivasi history contextualises and re-evaluates their current struggles
C R Bijoy | Jul 15, 2013

Who is Taslima Nasrin?
An attempt to unravel the mythology and persona of the controversial author
Elen Turner | Jul 15, 2013

Question marks
Winner of the first prize in the Online-istan fiction competition.
Fehmida Zakeer | Jul 15, 2013

Seeding the future
The use of modern seeds stands to erode the genetic diversity of local seed varieties in Nepal
Smriti Mallapaty | Jul 15, 2013

Journeys of a digital immigrant
A personal account of how technology is changing the life and work of a journalist, and of the Lankan media.
Nalaka Gunawardene | Jul 14, 2013

Comfortable in the virtual closet
The internet has allowed for an important kinship to spring up within the Bangladeshi gay community.
Tanveer Reza Rouf | Jul 11, 2013

Digital native
Online networks have only marginally promoted civil society activism in Southasia
Madhavi Bhasin | Jul 11, 2013

The wireless village
A pioneering rural internet scheme in Nepal, and the man behind it, point toward a more inclusive digital future
Deepak Adhikari | Jul 09, 2013
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