No sooner are we introduced to the rooting of the seeds of Islamic rule in the Northwest Frontier Province and the drive to seek distance from the infidels, than we
There has long been a relative paucity of autobiographical writings by women, so those that have been written have come to be seen as significant. Perhaps the mainstream did not
The idea that education will 'make or break' Pakistan is a commonly heard one today. Overall, there is broad agreement that education is as important to Pakistan as
There are two worldviews governing the relationship between an editor and the state. One firmly believes in a model wherein the editor considers himself the natural opposition to the governing
It is rare to come across such a delightfully written and insightful book in the rather arid arena of law. Intriguingly, the cover of a book about prostitution in Bombay
Michael Hutt's new biography is a heartbreaking and beautiful book. Heartbreaking because it holds up a mirror to Nepali society, and the image that it reflects back is
The End of War in Sri Lanka:
Reflections and challenges
edited by Groundviews.org, 2010
To mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific end to the three-decade long ethnic conflict
Investigative Journalism in China
edited by David Bandurski &
Martin Hala
Hong Kong University Press, 2010
Contrary to the bland title, the eight case studies offered here are written with
Over the past decade, a new kind of restaurant has appeared in the Kathmandu Valley – the dance bar or, similarly, the 'cabin restaurant'. These places cater to an
When examining a novel based on a specific historical context, it is often difficult to separate fiction from fact, truth from artistic license. The outrage that greeted Kiran Desai'
Seminar (614): The Pursuit of Happiness
October 2010
The venerable New Delhi-based monthly journal's decision to devote an entire issue to Gross National Happiness came as a welcome
A few years ago, this reviewer was discussing women's representation in the media at a course on gender. The session focused on the invisibility of women's
