NGOs
Imported human rights
The yawning gap between Western human rights discourse and action has overshadowed domestic histories of reform and the need for a grassroots approach to social change.
Norah Niland | Mar 20, 2014
Digital native
Online networks have only marginally promoted civil society activism in Southasia
Madhavi Bhasin | Jul 11, 2013
The making of the marginalised
Daniel Bass’ ethnographic look at Sri Lanka’s Up-country Tamils uncovers crucial histories, but underplays the role of socio-economic marginalisation in shaping their identities
Ahilan Kadirgamar | May 05, 2013
No more a cycle of the season
Do the curly oaks of Uttarkhand still store chilled water?
Pupesh Pant | Oct 01, 2009
A general critique of the Indian NGO
The activist streak is missing in today's non-governmental organisations, and so they 'serve a function' rather than challenge the system.
Pandurang Hegde | Jul 12, 2005
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Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives
Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital
Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast
How Southasia and Oman intertwined
In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa
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