Three recent books demonstrate how dancers negotiate individuality and collective identity through their work, and how their gender and sexuality is controlled and reproduced by caste mechanisms in modern Indian society
In Bhutan’s 2023 National Council elections, only one woman was elected to the NC from a female population of around 360,000. Despite progress in recent years, women still face challenges to political participation.
This article is part of Dialectical, a Himal series that explores Southasia’s languages, their connections and shared histories.
Recent discussions on Indian social media over the use of the
