The fight against large dams and the reservoirs they impound is a phenomenon that sparks wherever and whenever the people of Southasia feel empowered enough to resist. And so, the
As with much that has to do with China, the numbers alone are bewildering: build hundreds of tunnels and nearly 3000 kilometres of artificial canals, interlink four of the largest
"People are being tortured and killed on a mass scale," warns Sai Sai, a member of Burma's Shan ethnic minority, currently living in Thailand as a
Sikkim has recently been witness to what may be the longest satyagraha in its history. The indefinite hunger strike was called on 20 June 2007 by the Affected Citizens of
Pakistan is projected to become the world's fifth-largest country by 2030, with a population somewhere between 230 and 260 million people. This projected spurt in population is alarming
Yak series'
courtesy lotus gallery
Yak Tseten's painting is bisected by a flat, unshaded pillar of brown. The column is covered in writing – two dimensional, linear records
When the dust began to settle after the Jana Andolan (People's Movement) of April 2006, Nepalis expected that foreign assistance would come pouring in, making up for lost
India's Northeast has been identified by New Delhi as the country's future 'powerhouse', and Arunachal Pradesh is slated to be the major contributor. In
Reports of the cold-blooded killing of civilians by security forces in Jammu & Kashmir, the Northeast and Chhattisgarh, in the name of combat operations against insurgents or Maoist guerrillas, grabbed
When Hitler will be fast asleep.
Gandhi in deep trance,
spinning his wheel.
That's when,
We shall play hide and seek.
– Sindhi Poet Vimmi Sadarangani
Two of the
