literature

New Tibetan writing stares down the hard truths of exile
A generation of Tibetan writers, many working in English, are laying claim to the voice of exile and pushing back against the fetishisation of Tibet by the West
Amish Raj Mulmi | Aug 18, 2023

The ‘note’ economy
A brief history of English-literature exams in contemporary India.
Sumana Roy | Aug 03, 2020

A novel of thresholds
‘Basanti’ and writing the New Woman in Odia literary culture
S Deepika | May 22, 2019

What has Southasia been reading: 2018 Edition
Book recommendations from our contributors and Southasia’s prominent writers, intellectuals and journalists.
The Editors | Jan 04, 2019


An education in the male species
Scenes from the chronicles of midlife romance.
Ritu Bhatia | Jun 11, 2018

The art of translating Indra Bahadur Rai
Interview with Nepali author and translator Prawin Adhikari.
The Editors | May 10, 2018

Looking back at the 2018 Galle Literary Festival
Why couldn’t the organisers of Galle Lit Fest tap into the vibrant civil society of academics, writers, and journalists in Sri Lanka?
Chhetria Patrakar | Feb 05, 2018
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