For decades, the national anthem of Nepal was of the kind that made citizens cringe. "Sri maan gambhir…" sung to a Western martial tune that had nothing in
The Nepal Democracy Survey 2007, recently completed by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, sought the opinions of Nepal's citizens, including its political elite, on a
The Elephant, the Tiger,and the Cell Phone:
Reflections on India, the emerging 21st-century power
by Shashi Tharoor
Arcade, 2007
Tharoor, a lifelong UN man whose bid to be secretary-general
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
directed by Tim Supple
sponsored by the British Council
If in 2006 Vishal Bharadwaj transported "Othello" into the brown badlands