Hard-working caretaker
We are happy to know that Himal is observing the present political situation in Bangladesh, but feel you have been unfair in your coverage (see May 2007,
An interview with Hashim Qureshi
In January 1971, Hashim Qureshi, then 18, suddenly rose to fame when he hijacked an Indian Airlines flight from Srinagar and diverted it to Lahore.
Review Parsing the Indian 'identity' By : Aditya Adhikari
The Indians: Portrait of a people
by Sudhir and Katharina Kakar
Penguin Books, 2007
In current academic and intellectual circles,
Planet India:
How the fastest growing democracy is transforming America and the world
by Mira Kamdar
In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance went before the electorate with the
It is difficult to tear oneself away from the covers of Ramesh Menon's two-volume English translation of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The colours are bright, and the
The existing public healthcare systems in Southasian countries are largely the legacy of colonial administration. Despite the fact that these systems are now worn dangerously thin, they remain little changed.
The Indian Army and associated paramilitary forces fighting in Kashmir are losing more men to stress than to militant attacks. The capacity of the 1.3 million-strong army – an
While Burmese refugees living in Thailand and Bangladesh receive intermittent attention, the situation of those in India goes unnoticed both within India and internationally. The northeastern states, in particular Mizoram
