Barefoot Amchis of Ladakh
As Ladakh develops and opens up, young Ladakhis see their future as tourist guides, soldiers and businessmen. Traditional professions are falling out of favour, and one
Out! Out! Potato Blight!
The fungus that caused the infamous Irish potato blight of then 1840s is once again spreading throughout the world and threatening a crop that has become
The Indian Express, 21 January 2010
Figure this out. Eleven Pakistani men, most of them members of the squad that won the 2009 Twenty20 world championship, were among the cricketers
DAm News
Tehri, Earthquaqes and Bureauracy
If you were India´s seniormost bureaucrat on water resources, would you look kindly on a workshop meant to study "Earthquake Hazard and
Something Gives in Tibet
What do Levis Strauss & Co. and the Dalai Lama have in common, which sets them apart from Chris Patten? Well, the manufacturer of blue denim
How to Tackle an Act of God?
Astory of misery unfolds in Nepal every year during the rainy season. Generally, these misfortunes do not affect the lives of the people
Standing on a high ridge and cocking an ear against the wind, I can hear the distant thunder of approaching Development. A short way down the frothing wild rapids of
Father´s Woes
Manisha Aryal´s article on Himalayan herbs belittles Nepali professionals and perpetu¬ates the inferiority complex that we Nepalis have. Aryal has covered many aspects of the
Dawn, 17 Jan 2010
IN an opinion piece in TheWashington Post on Friday, President Zardari has told his foreign audience that his government has a plan to build "a
Buddha and the Bomb
INDIA CERTAINLY did not choose an auspicious day for its 11 May nuclear tests at least as far as its 69-percent Buddhist neighbour, Sri Lanka, was
Mughal magical realism
For a continental sub-unit boasting myriad traditional art forms, contemporary South Asia could do more to produce works of art that explore modern social and political issues
Courting Tel Aviv
Ariel Sharon, the embattled, pugnacious prime minister of Israel, is reportedly weighing a state visit to India, perhaps as early as June. If the visit happens, it
