For a community that has experienced such fragmentation through the centuries, the Punjabi identity today is engaged in a remarkably active attempt at consolidation.
The 18th-century ‘discovery’ by Western academics of Sanskrit allowed a whole new branch of science-minded researchers to delve into the mysteries of the Subcontinent: hence, ‘Indology’. Once the three-century-old hang-ups inherent in this field are tossed aside, what is left?
If it was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who preached that the East and the West are inseparable, it was Rudyard Kipling who became famous for advocating the idea of their
The Delhi High Court's path-breaking ruling on 'Section 377' accepts sexual orientation as a clear criterion for classifying people. There are, however, stakes involved in this
The mauzzin calls the faithful to prayer from a minaret that vies for height with the Ghanta Ghar next door and the tower of the Narayanhiti Royal Palace a little
Reframing a regional approach to South Asia for the new administration of Barack Obama. A report prepared by the New York University Institute of Public Knowledge Working Group on South
The US government, which wields considerable influence at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has sought to delay Sri Lanka's USD 1.9 billion loan appeal. Washington's
In 1870, at the zenith of the British Empire, Queen Victoria was revered by subjugated peoples worldwide, including the Ceylonese. This was a time when loyalty to the throne and
