On a beautiful, sunny day in Kabul, giddy with excitement about the journey ahead, we loaded up the pickup truck with our latest publications, as well as some various artefacts.
Names and labels matter. They are redolent of identity and neighbourhood. 'Southasia' is, therefore, not merely a geopolitical expression, but also an association of ideas, experiences, interactive cultures
In Kashmir Valley a 40-day dry spell, locally called the wahraat, generally begins in the third week of June, and is marked by scorching sunny afternoons during which the mercury
Watching television on the Internet has its pluses and minuses. It can never rival a good television set, but a good television portal on the web is one situation in
Love Marriage is not in this vein. It is a precious little book, written first as an undergraduate thesis under the direction of the brilliant American writer, Jamaica Kincaid. The
At the turn of the 19th century, when a Swiss aristocrat named Baron de Coubertin first dreamt up the idea of the modern Olympic Games, it was a Eurocentric enterprise.
China's preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics have put Tibet back in the spotlight. However, the many protests that surrounded the torch relay, as it made its way
The various Bhavans – Shastri, Rail, Shram, Udyog and others – are where India's vast bureaucracy of finance, railways, labour, industry, etc, does the staff -work to run the country.
Just how 'real' is this region we call Southasia? On the one hand, there are those who suggest that 'Southasia' is a geopolitical invention imagined and
Himal: Do you believe that the Government of India and the Indian intelligentsia are today more aware of the need for Southasian integration? What has led to this change?
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