Irrigation expert (and former Sindh irrigation and power secretary) Idris Rajput spoke to Himal Southasian about the morphology of the recent flooding. The interview was conducted on 19 August, at
An annual festival in Tamil Nadu allows transgendered people from near and far to affirm their identity.
It is early spring and, for Tamils, the beginning of the new year,
In February, hundreds of Dongria Kondhs congregated for their annual festival atop the Niyam Dongar Hill in the Niyamgiri hills. This year, however, the mood among the Dongria Kondhs was
Delayed Transit
Following the joint communiqué and agreements between India and Bangladesh in January this year, the Bangladesh government has welcomed negotiations on transit facilities with Nepal.
The transit agreement
Tussle for supremacy
The power struggle between President Mohamed Nasheed and the opposition-led parliament in the Maldives has resulted in a political deadlock, with the government alleging that the parliament
With the trial of those suspected of war crimes likely to begin soon in Bangladesh, closure for what took place four decades ago might finally be possible. But the opposition is determined to stop the process in its tracks.
The curtain has finally come down on one of the murkiest episodes of Indian intelligence, after 34 Burmese rebels, long held in Calcutta's Presidency Jail, reached a '
Painting by Bhairaj Maharjan, 43x46cm
Where: Any old place I can lay my head
When: Sooner than you think
What to bring: Firestarter, ramifications, distance, baubles, your possibles bag
Over a year after the end of the war, the Sri Lankan regime is continuing the politics of confrontation, undermining the possibilities for reconciliation in the post-war period. There remains
