The Editors - Himal Southasian (Page 11)

Southasia Review of Books podcast #05: Siddhartha Deb on India’s macabre new realities

A conversation with Siddhartha Deb on recording the histories of India’s present and the dystopian futures of climate crisis and authoritarianism in his fiction and nonfiction

By The Editors

/ 17 Jun 2024

Southasia Review of Books podcast #05: Siddhartha Deb on India’s macabre new realities

State of Southasia #05: Laxmi Murthy on journalism in crisis across Southasia

Journalist and editor Laxmi Murthy examines the stark deterioration of media independence and freedom of expression in Southasia, and its implications for elections and democracies

By The Editors

/ 3 Jun 2024

State of Southasia #05: Laxmi Murthy on journalism in crisis across Southasia

Himal Fiction Fest 2024: Celebrating Southasian fiction in translation

Welcome to the second edition of the Himal Fiction Fest, where we’re celebrating Southasian fiction in translation. Southasia’s rich literary tradition spans hundreds of languages, cultures, regions and

By The Editors

/ 2 Jun 2024

Himal Fiction Fest 2024: Celebrating Southasian fiction in translation

Southasia Review of Books Podcast #04: Sumana Roy on literature from the Southasian provinces

In her latest book ‘Provincials’, Sumana Roy explores how writings from the peripheries offers an alternative portrait of the modern Subcontinent

By The Editors

/ 20 May 2024

Southasia Review of Books Podcast #04: Sumana Roy on literature from the Southasian provinces

State of Southasia #04: Counting the costs of another historic heatwave as Southasia braces for a scorching summer

Chandni Singh, an environmental social scientist, talks about why the extreme heat facing the Subcontinent this summer is unlike the heat of the past, and how we are entering a new regime of risk

By The Editors

/ 6 May 2024

State of Southasia #04: Counting the costs of another historic heatwave as Southasia braces for a scorching summer

Southasia Review of Books Podcast #03: Taha Kehar on Southasian mystery novels and capturing Karachi in literature

A conversation with Taha Kehar on his latest novel ‘No Funeral for Nazia’, Pakistan’s publishing scene, bending the Southasian mystery genre, and more

By The Editors

/ 22 Apr 2024

Southasia Review of Books Podcast #03: Taha Kehar on Southasian mystery novels and capturing Karachi in literature

Southasian eyes on the 2024 Indian election

A special series on what Narendra Modi’s decade in power has meant for Southasia, with perspectives from neighbouring countries as well as Indian territories beyond the BJP’s power base

By The Editors

/ 10 Apr 2024

Southasian eyes on the 2024 Indian election

Thank you!

Thank you for supporting the Himal special series Modi’s India from the Edges At a time when legacy and corporate media houses across Southasia leave many crucial issues and

By The Editors

/ 10 Apr 2024

State of Southasia #03: Aakar Patel on the unprecedented threats to India’s election

Political commentator Aakar Patel compares the Modi government’s crackdown on the opposition to the managed elections in Pakistan and Bangladesh

By The Editors

/ 8 Apr 2024

State of Southasia #03: Aakar Patel on the unprecedented threats to India’s election

Southasian Conversation: The costs of Reliance's wildlife ambitions

A conversation with M D Madhusudan, Shibani Ghosh and M Rajshekhar

By The Editors

/ 5 Apr 2024

Southasian Conversation: The costs of Reliance's wildlife ambitions

Southasia Review of Books podcast #02: Smriti Ravindra on exploring the Madhesi identity in the literary imagination of Nepal

A conversation with the author Smriti Ravindra on her debut novel ‘The Woman Who Climbed Trees’, and how it sheds light on the long-ignored topic of the Madhesi experience, particularly that of women

By The Editors

/ 25 Mar 2024

Southasia Review of Books podcast #02: Smriti Ravindra on exploring the Madhesi identity in the literary imagination of Nepal

State of Southasia #02: Ayesha Siddiqa on Pakistan’s stormy election and its message for the military

Political and military analyst Ayesha Siddiqa discusses the support for Imran Khan in Pakistan’s recent election, the formation of a new government under Shebaz Sharif and growing public disaffection with the military

By The Editors

/ 11 Mar 2024

State of Southasia #02: Ayesha Siddiqa on Pakistan’s stormy election and its message for the military