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'Garments without Guilt?’ sheds light on labour ethics and narratives associated with exceptionalism in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry From July 2023, by Dina M Siddiqi: himalmag.com/politics/worke…
Shah Rukh Khan and the director Atlee’s tedious blockbuster has a veneer of being political even as it bends to prevailing winds – and its gender bias does not help From September 2023, by Anna M M Vetticad: himalmag.com/comment/jawan-…
Countries such as Sri Lanka are torn between competing geopolitical forces. One can imagine that courting the local elite through sponsorship of cultural festivals is a sensible path to furthering foreign powers’ diplomatic aims. Dhanuka Bandara writes: himalmag.com/culture/galle-…
📢FRESH! While there are laws protecting the rights of people with disabilities, enforcement and execution of these is often lacking. @Echo_Shivalika: himalmag.com/politics/legis…
🎙️📚 Rituals of mourning are a huge part of cultures across Southasia. But in 'No Funeral for Nazia', a richly imagined mystery set in Karachi, @TahaKehar presents an intriguing alternative. Listen to the latest #SouthasiaReviewofBooks episode: himalmag.com/podcast/taha-k…
Spanning Kerala, the Arabian Gulf and more, the celebrated Malayalam novelist Benyamin’s works narrate the realities of globalisation from below, and the heavy burdens of displacement and migration. A review essay by @ShafeeqVly: himalmag.com/reviews/benyam…
There is a deep vein of popular indifference to the idea of universal public services, where universality implies equal treatment for all users. Shashank Kela on why India failed to industrialise where East Asia succeeded: himalmag.com/politics/india…
🎥SCREEN SOUTHASIA Watch Lyari Notes, a coming-of-age film following four best friends as they learn to express themselves through music. Directed by @ZiaMaheen and Miriam Chandy Menacherry. Streaming May 1-6. Sign up here: bit.ly/ScreenSouthasia @filmsouthasia
Nepal was among the first countries to face the brunt of Modi’s foreign policy when India decided to close down the Nepal–India border and appear in support of Madhesi parties’ demands for amendments to Nepal’s new constitution in 2015 @amish973: himalmag.com/politics/nepal…
📢FRESH! In his memoir, The Grammar of My Body, Abhishek Anicca asks poignantly: “Why did you come to Delhi?” To which he adds: “Why can’t you not be disabled?” @Echo_Shivalika: himalmag.com/politics/legis…
A crackdown on undocumented migrants is forcing thousands back to uncertain fates in Afghanistan, and ratcheting up tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban From November 2023, by Manzoor Ali: himalmag.com/politics/pakis…
The history of Afghanistan’s justice and prison systems, and how they have been transformed since the Taliban takeover of 2021 Haroun Rahimi: himalmag.com/politics/afgha…
Despite strides made in reducing HIV prevalence and stigma, many mothers still hide their HIV-positive status from their families – with serious consequences for their children as well Aliya Bashir: himalmag.com/politics/hiv-a…
Any scholarly effort to “border” Southasia for purposes of limiting the scope of academic study must unavoidably confront the limitations of post-colonial nationalist imaginations of region. A review essay by @LanzilloAmanda: himalmag.com/politics/south…
"The government has promised that India will be a developed country by the year 2047, but to truly be called a developed nation, it needs to recognise that true development begins with accessibility." My latest for @Himalistan 👇 himalmag.com/politics/legis…
Despite legislation aimed at improving housing inclusion and accessibility, disabled people in India say they have to pay a premium to find a home equipped for their needs. @Echo_Shivalika writes: himalmag.com/politics/legis…
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Amish Mulmi @amish973
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274 Followers 136 Following The Hri Institute for Southasian Research and Exchange, engages with issues of cross-border relevance on culture, music, literature and the performing artsNew Delhi likes to think, to its detriment, that the only perspective on regional ties is its own. Here's @amish973 with the low-down on India-Nepal ties under Modi (plus more such perspectives from Southasia in @Himalistan's series: himalmag.com/politics/modi-…)
📢FRESH! Kathmandu and New Delhi are willing to leverage their strengths to expand the bilateral relationship despite irritants. However, unless these irritants are resolved soon they can act as future determinants of the relationship, writes @amish973: himalmag.com/politics/nepal…
#LokSabha2024 | Under Modi, the Northeast Is More United With India, but More Divided Within @makesyoucakes✍️| @Himalistan #Politics thewire.in/politics/under…
Gotta read this. Shashank Kela is one of India's most original minds. cc: @romangautam.
India learned little or nothing from the East Asian experience even as late as the 1980s: the growing popularity of laissez-faire acted as one barrier, but others were rooted in purely internal considerations. Shashank Kela writes: himalmag.com/politics/india…
this is a phenomenal analysis untangling how the escalation of divide, tension, and conflict throughout Northeast India has been enabled and leveraged, if not manufactured over time, by the BJP government for its own national vision and goals. covers SO many crucial details.
The BJP-led central government in Delhi has claimed to have bridged the “tyranny of distance” between the Northeast and the rest of India. Unfortunately, the Modi government’s handling of the Manipur crisis shows otherwise, writes @makesyoucakes himalmag.com/politics/india…
‘Modi’s India from the Edges’ series from Himal Southasian, a critical wide-angle Southasian analysis of Narendra Modi’s reign and its ramifications. himalmag.com/politics/modi-…
@PKU1898 marks the 100th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to the campus. In @Himalistan , @anekarebeccaraj and I have written about how Tagore is a great influence in a Chinese academia when it comes to studying Southasia. ⬇️ himalmag.com/culture/china-…
Celebrating a century of cultural bridges! This day marks 100 years since Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel laureate in Literature, first graced #PekingUniversity. Honoring this historic visit, Indian scholars joined us today for the India-China Scholar’s Seminar, walking by the…
The first story in @Himalistan's new series on how the election in India could affect the rest of Southasia: @Salman_Sh1987 writes that Pakistan needs to reopen trade with India while the Modi government only deploys anti-Pakistan rhetoric as an election gambit.
📢 FRESH! Mired in economic and internal crises, Pakistan is primed for normalisation and trade with India – but Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government, beholden to anti-Muslim politics, is failing to seize the chance @Salman_Sh1987: himalmag.com/politics/india…
Excerpt from Himal Southasian's April newsletter by the editor @romangautam 👇🏽 #ToKillATiger @Himalistan 👇🏽
It's India's election, but the result matters all across Southasia. @Himalistan brings you a wide-angle regional view on Modi's ten years in power, with another 5 years likely to come. Support the series and Himal's independent journalism: himalmag.com/politics/modi-…
📢 STARTING TODAY! Modi’s India from the Edges A @Himalistan special series on what Narendra Modi’s decade in power has meant for Southasia, with perspectives from neighbouring countries as well as Indian territories beyond the BJP’s power base himalmag.com/politics/modi-…
Our special series on Modi’s India from the Edges kicks off today! First piece from @Salman_Sh1987 on how India-Pakistan ties might be impacted by the Lok Sabha elections - himalmag.com/politics/india…
📢 STARTING TODAY! Modi’s India from the Edges A @Himalistan special series on what Narendra Modi’s decade in power has meant for Southasia, with perspectives from neighbouring countries as well as Indian territories beyond the BJP’s power base himalmag.com/politics/modi-…
@annavetticad's courageous piece for @Himalistan making big waves. Read here: himalmag.com/culture/to-kil… And please support Himal's independent journalism! -- himalmag.com/support-himal
Excerpt from Himal Southasian's April newsletter by the editor @romangautam 👇🏽 #ToKillATiger @Himalistan 👇🏽
@Aakar__Patel taking no prisoners (as always!) in this great #StateofSouthasia podcast with @nayantaran on the Indian election, which is shaping up to be less free and fair than any in a long while. Tune in @Himalistan!
📢 FRESH! On #StateofSouthasia, @Aakar__Patel discusses the Modi's government's suppression of the opposition: "This is what the destruction of the republic means, that you removed from the rule of the games, those bits that kept the games sacrosanct." himalmag.com/podcast/aakar-…
Superb. Our (@Himalistan + moi) discussion with biologist MD Madhusudan and env lawyer Shibani Ghosh is out on @SoundCloud as well. Head here: soundcloud.com/user-162273488… PS: The video of the discussion. himalmag.com/politics/south… PS: The article itself. himalmag.com/politics/relia…
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What I’m Reading: 'The Pig Flip' by Joshy Benedict and translated from the Malayalam by KK Muralidharan, and 'Baluta' by the poet and writer Daya Pawar and translated from the Marathi by Jerry Pinto. mailchi.mp/himalmag/south… @HarperCollinsIN @speakingtiger14 #DalitHistoryMonth
What can Southasian scholars gain from Indian Ocean studies? These recent books on the Indian Ocean provides a new way of looking at the Subcontinent’s pasts. mailchi.mp/himalmag/south… @kalramnath @notnienke @darshanabaruah @PanMacIndia @yalepress @UTexasPress @DukePress
The last decade has seen a wave of new Tamil literature in translation, opening these works up to a wider audience across Southasia and beyond. mailchi.mp/himalmag/south… @kalyanasc @EkaWestland @writerimayam @speakingtiger14 @RatnaBooks
The year 2024 brings us four major collections of short stories from Bangladesh and India. mailchi.mp/himalmag/south… @HachetteIndia @arunava @alam_mashiul @PenguinBooks @PrasunRoy1981 @nadiya_shabnam @EkaWestland
How should we define a Southasian 20th century? @LanzilloAmanda looks at how three recent volumes show historians moving beyond assumptions of a bounded Subcontinent, contextualising the 20th century by centring regional and local politics: himalmag.com/politics/south…
New books by the imprisoned founding editor of NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha, trace his personal and political journey across two Emergencies, and weave in insightful critique of science and technology. A review essay by @lax_always: himalmag.com/reviews/prabir… @LeftWordBooks
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