The present world in which I am writing this review is vastly different to the one in which I began reading Vanni: A Family's Struggle Through the Sri
The internment of Chinese Indians during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 has contemporary echoes.
Who has the power to secure and legislate public spaces in cities?
What the simplistic narratives on China’s advances in the Indian Ocean miss.
A recently translated novel brings a new perspective on Partition to the English-speaking world.
A defence of immigration on the grounds of history, economics and security.
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'.
A review of 'Then There Were No Witnesses' by Ahilan, translated by Geetha Sukumaran.
Film Southasia 2019 provided a glimpse of what Southasia is thinking, feeling, and creating.
Film Southasia continues to be a vibrant forum for discussing problems that cut across national borders.
Priyamvada Gopal’s book throws new light on transnational and class solidarities.
