The first few shots of the documentary film Angry Monk effectively shatter the common images of Tibet as either an otherworldly spiritual haven or a communist wasteland inhabited by a
A review of 'Women, Gender and Development Reader' edited by Nalini Visvanathan, Lynn Duggan, Laurie Nisonoff and Nan Wiegersma, New Delhi: Zubaan 2006.
Apsara is an old Bombay cinema that has recently been converted into a multiplex. Garage-sized lifts bring us up to the fourth floor for Vishal Bhardwaj's new
For a city known for its flashy sensationalism, Bombay’s everyday stories seem to get regularly swept away. Luckily, some of these are being caught by documentary filmmakers.
Analysing the growth performance of Southasian countries, a new World Bank report published in June argues that, despite some major roadblocks, the region has managed to maintain fairly high levels
The origins of Himalayan studies, Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling. 1820-1858. David M Waterhouse London and New York Routlege Curzon( 2005).
Nepal: Hindu Adhirajyako Itihas (Pahtto Khand)
The Women in Cages: Collected Stories by Vilas Sarang, Penguin Books India.
Even many dedicated readers know little or nothing about Vilas Sarang, a talented writer who is equally at
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai Viking/Penguin
Kiran Desai's second novel is set in the Darjeeling hills. It opens in Cho Oyu, a beautiful, crumbling house
Chha Mana Atha Guntha (Six Acres and a Third) by Fakir Mohan Senapati, Penguin Modern Classics 2006
The 19th century Oriya novelist Fakir Mohan Senapati was, at least in his
In late January 2006, the sewer ran over. Our well-heeled street in Chennai pulsated with excreted lava. A work crew arrived to lift the manholes and break the pavement.
