discrimination
Do Black lives matter to Southasians?
An account of Black-Southasian relations in modern history.
Dinyar Patel | Jul 04, 2020
Of love’s austere and lonely offices
The film Aligarh has ruffled the feathers of conservatives within and outside Aligarh Muslim University.
Samiya Javed | May 26, 2016
The purity question
In conversation with author and activist, Farahnaz Ispahani.
Aditi Bhaduri | Apr 29, 2016
Blackness in brown spaces
Despite historical linkages, Africans in Southasia endure prejudice and institutional discrimination.
Sinthujan Varatharajah | Jul 14, 2015
Drawing conclusions
The row over a cartoon featuring Dalit leader Ambedkar shows a lack of critical thinking in the Indian polity.
Rohini Hensman | May 17, 2012
Girls in the war
A visit to the hill districts of Dailekh, Kalikot and Jumla in west Nepal in February 2003, three weeks after the declaration of the ceasefire between government and Maoist forces, reveals that the much-touted female …
Manjushree Thapa | Jun 01, 2003
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