India - Himal Southasian (Page 78)

The Dancing Elephant before the American Eagle

When the terror hit the United States on 11 September, while watching the endless reruns of the passenger jets ramming into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre,

By C K Lal

/ 1 Oct 2001

The Great Indian Newspaper Revolution

India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Politics and the Indian Language Press, 1977-99 by Robin Jeffrey Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2000 Price: INR 545, Pages: xviii+234

By Shanuj V.C

/ 1 Sep 2001

‘Imagined Communities’ in a Shaky Subcontinent

India & Pakistan: Inventing the Nation by Ian Talbot Arnold Publishers, London, 2000

By Sreeram Sundar Chaulia

/ 1 Sep 2001

The Indian State and the Madrasa

Ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition I ' assumed office at the Centre in India, there has been a spate of attacks on Muslim madrasas (religious schools), mosques and

By Yoginder Sikand

/ 1 Sep 2001

HINDI FILM: THE RISE OF THE CONSUMABLE HERO

The economics of Hindi cinema was turned on its head while we were not watching, and scripts, sets, locations, language, heroes and heroines are all no longer what they were.

By Sudhanva Deshpande

/ 1 Aug 2001

SOUTH ASIA AND THE SUMMITEERS

When the Indian prime minister and the Pakistani generalissimo met to talk in Agra, the leaders, spin-managers and commentators on both sides forgot one critical point: that both countries are

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 2001

Conformist Minds of India

In his fight against the British Empire, Gandhi realised early on that the entity called India was not a nation in reality but merely a geographical expression of historic significance.

By C K Lal

/ 1 Jul 2001

Untouchability and India’s (D)urban Elite

Untouchability is abolished now and its practice under any form is prohibited. (Constitution of India, Article 17) Despite the constitutional mandate, untouchability is prevalent in 12 states—Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,

By Subhash Gatade

/ 1 Jul 2001

Surmise of a conspiracy

I have some questions regarding Subir Bhaumik's piece ("Conspirator's Cauldron") in the May issue of Himal. I am not entirely certain that there are

By Irfan Ahmad

/ 1 Jun 2001

Delay and drift on the Mahakali

Should lndia and Nepal not enter into any treaty? That is the implication of the article "How not to do a South Asian treaty". Dipak Gyawali and Ajaya

By Ramaswamy R. lyer

/ 1 Jun 2001

ROADMAP TO THE SOUTH ASIAN CENTURY

There a conflict in South Asia, which has outlasted most post-World War II disputes. This long-festering dispute is the one in Kashmir, and it is the primary cause of hostility

By Eqbal Ahmad

/ 1 Jun 2001

An officer and a middleman

Wink, wink, nudge, nudge: round up the usual gang of suspects. What the arms middlemen fear the most is peace breaking out in the region. Some of the responses to

By Itty Abraham

/ 1 Apr 2001