This piece by Venantius J Pinto is of Kali, the Hindu deity of dissolution, a form of the goddess Parvati. Kali is famous for having saved the gods from the
India / Manipur Mautam: the sequel? The dreaded bamboo flowering has begun It has started. For the first time in a half-century, the dreaded bamboo flowering has begun in parts of
Another year of the Prithvi theatre festival brings all of India to the stage. Six decades ago, when Zohra Sehgal asked Prithviraj Kapoor why his traveling theatre company was called
Bangladesh declared its birth on 16 December 1971 – now celebrated as Victory Day, a day of reminiscence for citizens of the new nation. But many memories are troubling, especially those
The political process in Nepal is in shambles, even as the peace process holds. There is currently only a semblance of governance in place, while the activities of violent groups
While a timetable has now been announced for plugging the embankment breach on the Kosi, local communities are left to wonder – how much will it help?
As of mid-November, all
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Snakes and ladders
All Illustrations by Bilash Rai
For the first time since 1992, the yearly seasonal barter trade between Indian and Tibet, through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand,
Right from the beginning, they said I was bound to have a career in photography – reporting from Balochistan, understudy for Raghu Rai, doing portraiture of Bollywood stars. You're
Polls are a celebration of democracy, particularly so because they decide the fate of governments, which affect the day-to-day lives of ordinary people. National parliamentary elections are about the big
Around this time last year, the political climate across Southasia looked grim. In Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto had just returned after years in exile, and had been greeted with bomb explosions
Ho hum. The end of another year, and another press freedom report is released. And, yet again, the 2008 Reporters without Borders certainly paints a gloomy picture of the region.
A People's Movement, now, for Pakistan
With Pervez Musharraf's legitimacy and support base crumbling, Pakistan's parties in the opposition plan a concerted attempt to
