A conversation with the renowned writer and editor Jerry Pinto on Bollywood and the nation-state, the art of translation, and lessons of a life in literature and teaching
The peace activist Harsh Mander hosts conversations on Indian Muslim history and experience amid a crisis of Islamophobia and anti-minority hatred fuelled by the rise of the Hindu Right
The Hindu Right has dispossessed India’s Muslims of meaningful political participation and fair representation while altering electoral politics to cast Muslims as a political liability
This week in Himal
We’re just 3 Patrons short of making our target of 38 Patrons, to mark the 38th anniversary of Himal Southasian this May! Click here to
As India reveals massive undercounting of coronavirus deaths, a health journalist reminds us of the pandemic’s horrors and the Modi government’s terrible decisions that cost millions of lives
Banu Mushtaq’s International Booker-winning ‘Heart Lamp’, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, marks many historic firsts for Kannada literature and offers an unflinching look at Muslim women’s lives in Karnataka
Pakistan’s paranoia over India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam attacks is unfounded, lacking an understanding of geography, hydrology or its water security
This week in Himal
We’re just 13 new Patrons short of reaching our target of 38 Patrons for 38 years to mark the 38th anniversary of Himal Southasian this
In cracking down on Kashmiris, the Indian government is missing the opportunity to reconcile with Kashmir residents alienated after the abrogation of Article 370
Operation Sindoor, India’s strikes on Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack, set off unprecedented warmongering, with the media, the Hindu Right and even the opposition baying for an India–Pakistan war
Kashmiri Muslims have been the major victims of the gun from both sides – the militants and security forces – and yet they have been alienated by India, the veteran journalist says
