Get to play with colours
The ones who die
Pass into memory.
– Traditional fagu hymn of Mithila
With their quick, comprehensive response to the earthquake in Sichuan, the Chinese authorities
If, today, Rudyard Kipling were to come back to Bundi, in Rajasthan, he would find that nothing had changed nearly a century since he last was here. Indeed, travelling to
Land, land everywhere, but not a patch for those who till. Indeed, land ownership in most districts of Nepal's southern Tarai districts remains highly skewed in favour of
Ex-revolutionaries begin to fear revolution.
Mere mention of the term,
Makes them shiver in trepidation.
– Pawan Karan in "Range Adak"
The Rolpali Revolutionaries – call them Roarists, in recognition
The kingdom of Bhutan has always remained resolutely isolated from political trends in the rest of Southasia. But a process of change has been speeding up, ever since former King
It is by now widely recognised that with the 1980s came a new tide of political movements and struggles around questions of community identity, globally as well as in Southasia.
In the two years since the sidelining of Nepal's monarchy in April 2006, and the restoration of a democracy that promised a more inclusive polity, the country has
Legend has it that a young god Krishna once complained to his foster mother, Yashodha, that Radha was so fair in stark contrast to his dark hue. Yashodha humorously told
