Lately, the Indian middle class has come under widespread scrutiny, with some of its own in the vanguard of the critical brigade. This self-analysis is not unwarranted, given that the
For many of us, casting about in our memories for the books that we read as children brings back moments of delight and despair. These books spanned a wide range
The long-awaited UN "fact-finding" report has blamed the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the federal government's "fatally insufficient and ineffective"
The Brazilian TV novela 'Caminho das Índias' has created stereotypes about India and Southasia in Brazil, blending Bollywood glamour with Orientalist misconceptions
The shutting-down of two photographic exhibitions in Dhaka's Drik Gallery in just the last few months proves that Bangladesh's censors, unlike lightning, can strike at the
Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific
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April 25-28, 2010
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Two portentous results emerged from the parliamentary election in Sri Lanka. The ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led by President Mahinda Rajapakse won a resounding victory, just short of
The last time Pakistan had declared victory against the Taliban in the Bajaur tribal region overlooking Kunar province in Afghanistan was in spring 2009. Last month, a similar claim has
Nine Decades of Marxism in the Land of Brahminism
by S K Biswas
Other Books, Calcutta, 2008
With chapters titled 'Beware of Manuwadi Marxists', 'No Revolution Possible
It is better [to discharge] one's own duty incompletely than completely that of another; for he who lives according to the law of another [caste] is instantly excluded
