Outside the stately Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) at 7 Lyons Range, row after row of closely packed, ramshackle cubicles buzz with activity. Hundreds of operators, all clad in white dhoti-
Let us begin with an understanding of the state and the place of academics in Bangladesh. From a methodological standpoint, the spheres of the state can be thought of as
Debate on the relevance of federalism and the possibilities of evolving a viable federal model is currently ongoing in several countries around the region, perhaps most notably in Nepal. Prior
The Japanese Wife and Other Stories
by Kunal Basu
Harper Collins, 2008
These are little stories about human beings trying to make connections across divides of all kinds. There'
Chauvinist nationalism is possibly the worst trait to be found in modern-day humans – which is, of course, a species that includes Southasians, even though we tend sometimes to think
Eight in the morning on a weekday: cheering erupts at scenes of Maoist cadres storming a prison. More enthusiastic applause greets the fighters as they free their friends, to the
All drawings by Bilash Rai
Rupert Murdoch just keeps expanding his already outsized empire. In the latest development, his News Corporation is set to invest USD 100 million to start
With its distinctly different Rajpath (Royal Street) and Janpath (People's Street) maintaining their distance, New Delhi still retains its original features of being an imperial outpost. The constructs
Hindus should give up family planning so that their population does not go down … The population of minorities, especially Muslims, had been rising at such a fast pace that it
Seeking Begumpura, the latest work by the American-born sociologist and longtime Indian citizen Gail Omvedt, marks a watershed in the battle to uncover the hearts and minds of the
TIBET
Attitude problem
All drawings by Bilash Rai
If any other indication is needed regarding China's continued no-tolerance policy towards pro-Tibet activity, a recent official document
