review

12 noteworthy books on Southasia reviewed by our contributors this year.

The documentary 'Bloody Phanek' explores social and political realities in Manipur.

A new book documents the forgotten history of tawaifs – or courtesans – in northern India.

A review of Sidharthan Maunaguru’s 'Marrying for a Future: Transnational Sri Lankan Tamil Marriages in the Shadow of War'.

Priyamvada Gopal’s book throws new light on transnational and class solidarities.

Tibetan fiction’s two overused themes of politics and religion limits experimentation

An anthology of Indian short fiction explores the dynamics of prostitution.

Goutam Ghose’s 'Sankhachil' over-simplifies West Bengal-Bangladesh border politics.

What does a 19th-century Ladakhi pony herder’s autobiography look like?

'Hasan Ki Surat-e-Haal' marks an important formal departure from Pakistan’s Urdu literature.