Southasia
The holy grail of language preservation
Bible translations in Southasia.
Abhishek Avtans | Jul 06, 2022
Sign languages matter
National and endangered sign languages of Southasia.
Abhishek Avtans | Nov 08, 2021
Who needs borders?
A freewheeling discussion on borders and borderlands in Southasia.
The Editors | Sep 15, 2021
Count your climate losses
How recent reports on climate change weigh the economic versus the human cost of the ecological crisis.
The Editors | Jul 30, 2021
The price of immunity
Cost comparisons of COVID-19 vaccines across the region.
The Editors | Jul 22, 2021
Bordered by violence
On borders and maps as concrete sites of state violence.
Sohel Sarkar | Jul 20, 2021
#MeToo in Sri Lanka, Myanmar’s jade mines, ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’, and more
Southasiasphere episode 09: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Jul 09, 2021
In the presence of the gods
Shaligram pilgrimage in the Nepal Himalaya.
Don Messerschmidt | Jul 06, 2021
Global poverty: fantasy or reality?
Unpacking the recent Smith and Hickel debate on the evolution of global poverty.
Rishabh Kumar | Jun 25, 2021
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