Southasian
Himal Interviews: The Abdus Salam story
Podcast with Zakir Thaver, the co-producer of 'Salam', a documentary on the Pakistani physicist.
The Editors | Jan 07, 2019
People of a Southasian past
A colonial experiment in ethnographic photography offers a rare glimpse into Southasia’s communities circa the 19th century.
The Editors | May 10, 2017
Believers’ dilemma – I
Never before has the RSS been more confident of its role in shaping India’s future. (This is part one of a two-part essay)
Abhishek Choudhary | Jun 01, 2016
Constituting tolerance
Is the Indian Constitution a guarantor of nationalism?
Debaditya Bhattacharya | Mar 11, 2016
Bangali bideshe
A West Bengali’s perspective of the Bangladeshi diaspora.
Garga Chatterjee | Oct 19, 2015
Registering dissent
NOTA and what it means for electoral participation in Kashmir.
Bilal Kuchay | May 08, 2014
The clamour for land in Assam
As land scarcity increases in Assam, government mismanagement and class tensions are manifesting themselves in dangerous ways.
Anuraag Baruah | May 05, 2014
History of the desi umbilical
In the early 19th century, the Southasian diasporas remained actively engaged with political struggles in their lands of origin. Today this has morphed into an obsession with economic returns.
Vijay Prashad | Dec 01, 2010
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Pakistan embraces military rule without martial law
New laws have created jurisdiction for the military to operate at both federal and provincial levels of government, with serious implications for Pakistan’s already precarious federation.
Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives
Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital
Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast
How Southasia and Oman intertwined
In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa
