June, 1990. Following the publication of an article in the Sri Lanka daily The Island about the parliamentary elections of the Maldives that had taken place the previous year, the
It is May, the wedding season in Garhwal, and the mountains reverberate with the sounds of drums and Scottish pipes. Colourful wedding parties can be seen winding their way through
The community not only doesn't allow conversions, but expels a woman who marries out. This tradition does not bode well for a community that has only around 1075
The Kosi breach
The Kosi River breached its manmade embankment on 18 August. Nearly four million people were displaced in what must be considered one of the larger humanitarian disasters
Since 21 June, more than 50 people, including the top separatist leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz, have died and hundreds more have been injured in the ongoing turmoil that has gripped
A recent poll conducted via SMS by the television programme Siyaasathu revealed that some three out of four Maldivians think that the upcoming elections – the first multi-party polls ever to
Known for its unique morphology, the Koshur language, more commonly called Kashmiri, is spoken by more than five million people in some 14 dialects. It is the only Asiatic language
On 1 September, I visited Paschim Kusaha, where the Kosi Breach occurred on 18 August. In my 30 years of working on water-related issues, I have not witnessed a sight
Sharad Yadav is an old hand in Delhi politics. He has swung from being a socialist to a staunch ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and now heads the Janata
Apprehending people and then denying any knowledge about them has in recent decades become an established practice for governments across Southasia, especially during counter-insurgency operations. Indeed, with the 25th annual
The problem with youth movements, it has long been said, is that they inevitably take on lives of their own, at which point they are not easily controlled by the
With its strong belief in a united Southasia, Himal is always eager to join discussions exploring aspects of this entity. Featured here are a series of articles from The South
