David Killick

1 month ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Vaishna Roy |Tanuj Solanki |David Killick |R.K. Radhakrishnan

The MadhouseGyan Chaturvedi, translated by Punarvasu JoshiThornbird BooksRs.595The liberalisation of the economy in the 1990s gives context to this allegorical novel where “The Citizen” finds himself trapped in a madhouse, under the unblinking eyes of “The Bazaar”. ___Night in DelhiRanbir SidhuContextRs. 399Mumbai is often presented as a ruthless city ruled by mafias. Delhi, in Ranbir Sidhu’s portrayal, is as dark and cut-throat, with characters floating in a grey, amoral world.

1 month ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Vaishna Roy |Tanuj Solanki |David Killick |R.K. Radhakrishnan

Over the past two decades, the southern tip of the subcontinent has seen some spectacular archaeological breakthroughs. From 2004 on, excavations by the Kerala State Archaeology Department along the coast of central Kerala, in small towns like Pattanam, Paravoor, and Kodungallur—collectively known as the Muziris project—established a flourishing trade link with ancient Rome in the 1st century BCE.

1 month ago | frontline.thehindu.com | David Killick |Vaishna Roy

In late January 2025, I was sent a digital copy of the  monograph Antiquity of Iron: Recent Radiometric Dates from Tamil Nadu by Dr Sharada Srinivasan, and asked to review the claims made therein about the use of iron in Tamil Nadu by 3000 BCE.

Nov 21, 2024 | tandfonline.com | David Killick |Jay Stephens

ABSTRACTResearch on Southern Africa between ca. 500 CE and ca. 1500 CE has been dominated by tracing the connection of the subcontinent to the maritime trade across the Indian Ocean. But until recently, the lack of effective tools to reconstruct precolonial movements of commodities made it appear as if Africa, despite its vast size, lacked internal long-distance exchange.

Aug 20, 2024 | edition.pagesuite.com | David Killick

Business groups have demanded the government neither cut spending, nor increase taxes, as the state struggles with a budget sustainability crisis. A report into the state’s finances by noted economist Saul Eslake found government policy was undermining the state’s long-term prospects. It recommended increasing taxes – notably payroll tax, vehicle registration and mining royalties – and a cut to infrastructure spending. Tasmanian Small Business Council has slammed the payroll tax proposal.