writing
An education in the male species
Scenes from the chronicles of midlife romance.
Ritu Bhatia | Jun 11, 2018
Looking back at the 2018 Galle Literary Festival
Why couldn’t the organisers of Galle Lit Fest tap into the vibrant civil society of academics, writers, and journalists in Sri Lanka?
Chhetria Patrakar | Feb 05, 2018
The task of writing
In conversation with Bangladeshi writer Farah Ghuznavi.
Fehmida Zakeer | May 20, 2015
Afghans authoring an uncertain future
Creative writing workshops in Kabul have enabled Afghan authors to express themselves.
Adam Klein | Mar 11, 2014
Books that teach nothing
Let children read to be enthralled, not educated.
Anushka Ravishankar | May 01, 2010
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Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy
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The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa
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Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan
Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown
