Bundelkhand is a region at the heart of South Asia, but you will not find it demarcated on the map. The evolution of history has decided that this historic region
Under-5 mortality rate
Seven Million South Asian r children under the age of five died in 1990. In 2000 the figure had declined to about 3 million. However, the overall
Kashmir receives a lot of coverage in the Indian and international press for its insurgency and state action resulting in civilian casualties. Indeed, Kashmir's sorrow is like an
Madrasas first emerged in South Asia under the patronage of medeival Muslim rulers, who sought to create a class of clerics to interpret Islamic tradition in ways that suited statecraft.
My Sister who lives in California called me on the evening of 11 September. She was agitated, and told me what someone in her workplace was saying: "My friend
The US response to the carnage perpetrated on 11 September, could be a catalyst for an unwinnable, long drawn war without frontiers. A 'shoot first ask questions later'
When the terror hit the United States on 11 September, while watching the endless reruns of the passenger jets ramming into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre,
The economics of Hindi cinema was turned on its head while we were not watching, and scripts, sets, locations, language, heroes and heroines are all no longer what they were.
Since the early 1980s, two significant trends have confronted anyone who deals with India's society and politics. The first is the media revolution: newspapers in India's
The royal palace killings marked a cultural watershed for the people of Nepal, the security of the past shattered and an uncertain future left to negotiate. Yes, a son can
