culture
The caravan of Sanuman
Translated excerpt from Dor Bahadur Bista’s Nepali-language novel ‘Sotala’.
Dor Bahadur Bista. Translated by Amish Raj Mulmi | Jul 16, 2021
In the presence of the gods
Shaligram pilgrimage in the Nepal Himalaya.
Don Messerschmidt | Jul 06, 2021
Journalists under attack, marine disaster in Sri Lanka, chasing monkeys, and more
Southasiasphere episode 08: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Jun 09, 2021
COVID-19 travel bubbles, vaccine procurement, Churails, and more
Southasiasphere episode 07: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | May 14, 2021
Revisiting the past, reimagining a future
How an art magazine found a place in India’s nation-building narratives.
Khorshed Deboo | Feb 16, 2021
Who doesn’t put ghee in their khichuri?
On food and representation, online and offline.
Debolina Dey | Sep 11, 2020
Chronicling courtesans
A new book documents the forgotten history of tawaifs – or courtesans – in northern India.
Kunal Purohit | Feb 11, 2020
From ‘Mother India’ to ‘Mission Mangal’
Homegrown technologies at the service of Indian nationalism in Hindi cinema.
Damini Kulkarni | Sep 18, 2019
Latest Articles
Remembering a Southasian feminist
On the life and times of Kamla Bhasin.
Pandora Papers in Southasian media, humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, ‘Manike Mage Hithe’, and more.
Southasiasphere episode 12: Updates and analysis from around the region.
Returning spoils of colonial conquest
Forgotten manuscripts in European archives may hold important keys to Northeast India’s past.
Planning Colombo
Tracing the vision of Colombo as a garden city.
