Podcast - Himal Southasian (Page 3)

Vishwambhari Parmar on Gujarati pulp fiction: Southasia Review of Books podcast #31

A conversation with Vishwambhari Parmar on curating and translating The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction, and uncovering the genre’s darker and more irreverent worlds in Southasian literature

By The Editors

/ 27 Aug 2025

Vishwambhari Parmar on Gujarati pulp fiction: Southasia Review of Books podcast #31

Zahra Nader on Iran’s brutal deportations of Afghan refugees: State of Southasia #30

The editor of Zan Times describes the racism underlining Iran’s maltreatment of Afghan refugees during deportation and the crisis they face back in Afghanistan

By The Editors

/ 18 Aug 2025

A man pushes a cart loaded with belongings and a family walks in a dust storm at the Islam Qala border crossing in Afghanista

Ipsita Chakravarty on resistance, remembrance and storytelling in Kashmir: Southasia Review of Books podcast #30

A conversation with the journalist Ipsita Chakravarty on what it means for the people of Kashmir to tell their stories – in a place where history is contested, identity is under siege, and memorialisation itself is a political act

By The Editors

/ 11 Aug 2025

A black-and-white image of a Kashmiri man walking past an armed Indian security personnel standing on a concrete block beside

Maximillian Morch on the disquiet behind Bhutan’s Geluphu Mindfulness City: State of Southasia #29

The writer discusses the project’s ambitions to revive Bhutan’s ailing economy and how it ignores the displacement of the Lhotshampa people from the Geluphu region

By The Editors

/ 4 Aug 2025

Maximillian Morch on the disquiet behind Bhutan’s Geluphu Mindfulness City: State of Southasia #29

Wendy Doniger on the many lives of myths: Southasia Review of Books podcast #29

A conversation with the Indologist Wendy Doniger on her wide-ranging study ‘The Cave of Echoes’, the importance of understanding other peoples’ myths, and the Hindu right’s efforts to suppress the study of religion

By The Editors

/ 28 Jul 2025

A detailed miniature painting depicting the Battle at Lanka from the Hindu epic Ramayana. The left side of the image shows Ra

Umesh Moramudali on Southasia and the Trump tariffs: State of Southasia #28

The economist discusses the impact of proposed US tariffs on exports, balance of payments and debt in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other Southasian countries

By The Editors

/ 21 Jul 2025

Umesh Moramudali on Southasia and the Trump tariffs: State of Southasia #28

Alina Gufran on millennial precarity and unbelonging in urban India: Southasia Review of Books podcast #28

Alina Gufran’s ‘No Place to Call My Own’ seethes with a quiet anger of our times, where a young woman struggles with her own sense of self and belonging, and the restless anxieties of adulthood in urban India

By The Editors

/ 14 Jul 2025

Alina Gufran on millennial precarity and unbelonging in urban India: Southasia Review of Books podcast #28

Samina Luthfa on the battles of women in a new Bangladesh: State of Southasia #27

The sociologist and gender expert discusses violence against women, the invisibilisation of women leaders and their tussle with Islamist conservatives

By The Editors

/ 7 Jul 2025

Samina Luthfa on the battles of women in a new Bangladesh: State of Southasia #27

Vauhini Vara on big tech and our digital selves: Southasia Review of Books podcast #27

A conversation with the tech journalist and writer Vauhini Vara on the ways in which human language can be used to serve our purposes, independent from, and in opposition to, the goals of powerful big tech companies

By The Editors

/ 30 Jun 2025

A close-up photo of a laptop screen displaying the ChatGPT website by OpenAI. The screen shows the headline “ChatGPT: Optimiz

Christophe Jaffrelot on the Emergency and India 50 years later: State of Southasia #26

The political scientist delves into the complexity and contradictions of the Emergency, and examines its legacy

By The Editors

/ 23 Jun 2025

Christophe Jaffrelot on the Emergency and India 50 years later: State of Southasia #26

Jerry Pinto on inclusive storytelling: Southasia Review of Books podcast #26

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

By The Editors

/ 16 Jun 2025

A black-and-white photo of Jerry Pinto in a white shirt holding a microphone and gesturing emphatically with his arm extended

JJ Robinson on how Mohamed Muizzu’s Maldives is “a free-for-all kleptocracy”: State of Southasia #25

The journalist says that, despite some development, the Maldives’ political culture under Muizzu is one of corporatised corruption, political intimidation and control through gangs.

By The Editors

/ 9 Jun 2025

Mohamed Muizzu stands behind a wooden podium with the Maldives behind him on the right at his oath-taking ceremony as preside