The shocking daylight slaying of Madan Tamang, the main Opposition leader of Darjeeling, in the heart of Darjeeling town on 21 May, has plunged hill politics to a new low.
BANGLADESH
Lights on – sorry, off
With a turnover of close to USD 2.3 billion per annum and an output of nearly a thousand movies each year, the Indian film
The political stability promised by the People's Movement of April 2006, which led to the downfall of the Nepali monarchy and brought the Maoists into aboveground politics, has
Around the world, the narrative of the past two hundred years can arguably be framed in terms of how peoples of different 'nations' have come together and defined
Seasons of Flight
by Manjushree Thapa
Penguin/Viking, 2010
When Thapa's The Tutor of History was published, in 2001, it was hailed as the first significant novel to
Trotted out on every outing like a favourite suit, the 'mantra' of regional cooperation in and on Afghanistan was seen once again at the end of April, at
The birds were one of those issues – and there were many – that were endlessly confusing as I was growing up, but which eventually became accepted wisdom and, finally, simply the
The Hindu, 9 Jun 2010]
When eight out of 12 original accused in the worlds worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal gas leak of December 3-4, 1984, are brought to justice
Right from the time of Independence, Pakistan has been troubled. The country's psyche has been scarred since it emerged from the turmoil and bloodletting of Partition. Further trauma
The Uttar Pradesh shrine of what is said to be a trapped ghost draws the 'possessed,' hoping to rid themselves of whatever haunts them.
A strange calm hangs
A couple of months ago, when self-styled 'security analyst' Zaid Hamid's anti-India vitriol started getting out of hand, a group of Pakistanis got together on Facebook
