At regional meetings, Southasian writers invariably repeat old themes – translate literary works into each other's languages, share common experiences and, most spectacularly, revitalise the common heritage of the
Reconnecting Southasia to itself and the world", the Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon often reminds us, is an important long-term political objective for New Delhi as a
During the early 1970s – before Bangladesh was born, or SAARC was incepted; before Sikkimisation and the many other events that are the signature tunes of Southasia in its present construction
"The beast was born dead, but feigned life. The pretence of being alive was sustained by various equally stillborn attempts to show signs of life."
– Himal Southasian, editorial,
Went for a random walk around Dhaka during the three-hour curfew break. No empty rickshaws anywhere. Walking is good for me anyway; have to get rid of flab. Ready
The history and practice of medicine in the region poses peculiar problems for Southasia. The region has a well-documented history of several canons of medicine (ayurveda, siddha, unani, as
Akbar: Ufff!
Birbal: What?
Akbar: Why did Afghanistan have to join SAARC?
Birbal: What do you mean? What's wrong about getting a new member?
Akbar: Don't
The notion of Southasia is not a cartographic grid of a specific geographic region, but an India-centric approach that dominates the region as a whole. For a resident of
my teacher talks of a sri lankan english
vhere is this-thing?
tons of shakes
peare, shelley, shaw
press upon me,
how to clean rice in english?
unfound it,
in
The self-congratulatory rhetoric of the inter-governmental merry-go-round will once again be heard at the 15th SAARC Summit in Colombo. In reality, SAARC at (almost) 23 has
Throughout my life, I've always had a strong attachment to things Indian. When I was a young boy, I loved travelling from Kathmandu through Uttar Pradesh, through towns
What a strange request: asking someone from the UK to comment on the value or otherwise of a concept such as 'Southasia', when we struggle with our own
