lockdown
A brief history of moments indoors
Marginal notes on a collaborative journal of lockdown.
Sunila Galappatti | Dec 12, 2020
On the periphery
India’s sex workers were vulnerable even before the pandemic.
Avantika Mehta | Dec 09, 2020
From pleasure to protest
On how food helps us connect, exhibit power and protest.
Vidya Balachander | Dec 07, 2020
Southasia’s postponed emergency
COVID-19 threatens to strip the region’s health systems bare.
Sophie Cousins | Jul 03, 2020
Southasiasphere: Issue #5
Nepal-India border dispute, lockdown relaxations in Southasia, and more.
The Editors | May 15, 2020
Silent squares
Kathmandu’s streets lie empty as Nepal goes into lockdown.
Giacomo d’Orlando | Apr 07, 2020
Quiet and on the edge
A first-time visitor’s observations of present-day Kashmir.
Aritra Bhattacharya | Sep 27, 2019
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