communal violence
Southasia’s COP26, Bhutan’s political prisoners, the politics of listening and more.
Southasiasphere episode 13: Updates and analysis from around the region.
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Violence frame by frame
A new documentary looks at the build-up to the Muzaffarnagar riots and the aftermath.
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Recovering Sylhet
The loss and recovery of the history of Sylhet, and a close look at Partition historiography in contemporary India.
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