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The literary rebellion of Banu Mushtaq’s Booker-winning ‘Heart Lamp’

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Meghna Rao

LITERATURE NEEDS TO justify its existence from time to time. This is my strong belief, and for years I went in search of some proof of life in Kannada literature. I was woefully limited to translations into English because my grasp over the diglossic language was much better spoken than read. But in English, I only found a slim list of translated texts that never seemed to grow in number.
India descends to warmongering after Pahalgam

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Raisa Wickrematunge

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Kashmiris opposed the Pahalgam attack yet still face the brunt of the fallout

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Auqib Javeed

Villagers observe the blown-up family home of Ahsan Ul Haq Shiekh, accused of being involved in the Pahalgam attack. Indian authorities have responded to the attack with collective punishment of suspected militant’s families, demolishing their homes. Shortly after the terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, a large number of residents of India-administered Kashmir took to the streets in a protest march – an unprecedented move in over three decades of conflict in the territory.
India’s complete surrender to war lust after Pahalgam

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Rahul Rao

A parade in Guwahati in support of Operation Sindoor, India’s strikes against Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. Indian public discourse has narrowed to where it can envisage an end to terrorism only via the elimination of every last terrorist, even as the meaning of that term is indiscriminately expanded. HOW MUCH SPACE is there in India for citizens to question and dissent from the actions of their government in a time of war or near-war? Today the answer is not very much, or maybe none at all.
Communal hatred and censorship amid India - Pakistan attacks – Southasia Weekly #65

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Raisa Wickrematunge

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One monk’s lonely battle against Sinhala-Buddhist extremism in Sri Lanka

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Jeevan Ravindran

Galkande Dhammananda is a rarity in Sri Lanka: a monk speaking out against Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism instead of stoking it, and looking to build bridges with the country’s Tamil minority after the civil war. “ALMOST EVERYONE in this society is wounded,” Galkande Dhammananda said. “Reconciliation will take time.”Dhammananda wears the flowing saffron robes characteristic of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka, with his head shaven as per tradition. He has kind eyes framed by large, black-rimmed glasses.
Maldives protests, the history of caste slavery and more

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Raisa Wickrematunge

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Destruction and resurrection after Nepal's 2015 earthquake

2 months ago | himalmag.com | Raisa Wickrematunge

This week, Eileen McDougall writes about how residents of Langtang Valley in Nepal rebuilt after an earthquake in 2015, with residents coming together to reconstruct their homeplace in the face of government inefficiency and inadequate funds and infrastructure. For the next episode of the State of Southasia podcast, host Nayantara Narayanan speaks with social anthropologist Alpa Shah about the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case and how it has come to represent India’s democratic decline.
Who is counting India's heat deaths?

2 months ago | himalmag.com | Raisa Wickrematunge

This week, Jeff Joseph writes that ineffective advisories and the undercounting of heat-related deaths leaves millions of Indians vulnerable to extreme heat and the climate crisis. Joseph notes that Southasia is home to 29 percent of people living in extreme poverty, who are most at risk from heatwaves, adding that it is imperative for the region’s governments to act to help them.
Bangladesh’s fragile media freedom – Southasia Weekly #61

2 months ago | himalmag.com | Raisa Wickrematunge

This week, Cyrus Naji writes about a Media Reform Commission set up by Bangladesh’s interim government to address press freedom, and the threats and patterns of control that remain. For the next episode of the State of Southasia podcast, host Nayantara Narayanan speaks with writer and editor Pranaya SJB Rana about the pro-monarchy protests and public discontent around political corruption in Nepal.