I believe that when speaking of cadres in Tibet, the word 'collaborator' is not appropriate. Do you know this word? It was used in France to describe French
After years of taking steps towards democratising the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama in the summer of 2001 pushed through one of the most significant political reforms to
The tragedy in the northern-western quarter of South Asia came closer to being converted into a catastrophe for all of South Asia during the month of May. For, let us
For sure, women are exploited, overworked and underappreciated in Nepal, as perhaps everywhere. But in one instance at least, women have the freedom to flaunt their intellect in public and
The terror in Gujarat is a South Asian calamity. It is also a reminder of the calamities of the past and a forewarning of manmade disasters ahead. The restraints of
Traveling Film South Asia opens eyes by moving across borders
Last October in a crowded auditorium in Kathmandu, Shyam Benegal took the stage to announce the winners of the biannual
This new monthly column shall endeavour to look at South Asia in totality, as a region that is greater than the sum of its parts. For SOUTHASIASPHERE, political boundaries that