A new book on Telugu film shows that the cultural industry was tied up with caste and regional politics.
In conversation with Goa-based poet Manohar Shetty.
New queer writing from Southasia suggests shifts in attitudes since 2009.
A new book on dissent in Southasian film highlights the gender, class, caste and religious fractures of the region.
Ashis Nandy’s new book explores Indian narcissism, patriotism and nationalism.
Poet Jayanta Mahapatra’s latest collection, Land, highlights a career-long trajectory of development.
The recent film rendition of the play Tasher Desh offers a radically different take and is among many attempts to reinterpret Tagoreana.
Faisal Devji traces the development of Muslim nationalism and makes provocative claims about the movement for Pakistan.
Cheryl Colopy’s book explores water policy and management in Southasia but lacks critical depth in its assessment.
A recent documentary film explores the recruitment of Nepali men into the British Brigade of Gurkhas.
Cabeiri deBergh Robinson’s new book examines the transformative journey of Kashmiri refugees.
A new collection of essays seeks to make sense of our new multimedia world, where we are both producers and consumers, newly free and newly constrained