
Literary sandbox
Tibetan fiction’s two overused themes of politics and religion limits experimentation
Bhuchung D Sonam | Sep 28, 2016


The state of surveillance
The Pakistani state is using terrorism as an excuse to curb freedom of speech.
Sana Saleem | Sep 24, 2016

Whose media is it anyway?
Real freedom of expression is eroding fast in India.
Neha Dixit | Sep 21, 2016

Freeing the fourth estate
In post-Rajapaksa Sri Lanka there is less restriction on the media.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Sep 20, 2016

Web of control
How Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act impinges on freedom of expression.
Sarah Eleazar | Sep 19, 2016

The business of news
How the editorial and factual veracity of news is being threatened.
Sukumar Muralidharan | Sep 18, 2016


Chronicle of a death not foretold
Our editor explains why Himal Southasian suspended publication in 2016.
Aunohita Mojumdar | Sep 15, 2016

Looking for voices
The landscape of literary translation in India leaves much to be explored.
Venkatesh M Swamy | Sep 01, 2016
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