The Urdu word 'fahashi', meaning 'vulgarity' or 'perverse', carries a heavy weight across Southasian societies, sometimes leaving serious imprints on how certain groups of
In late 2019, Himal Southasian initiated a process for developing an anti-sexual-harassment policy for the organisation, initially drafted based on the Vishakha Guidelines (instituted by the Supreme Court
The past several decades of Southasian cinema have introduced technicolour spectacle, summoning vivid evocations of romance, action and history. This is one of the biggest film industries in the world,