
And then they came for my Instagram filter
By Chhetria Patrakar
Nepal’s proposed regulations on social media have troubling implications for journalism and free speech.
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Cracked Earth
Regulator and regulated breaching the law in OdishaBy Cheryl Colopy
The aftermath of an industrial accident at a Vedanta coal power plant.
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People & Politics
At the Indian Coffee HouseBy Nandita Haksar
On the Indian Coffee House and the 16th-century Sufi saint who introduced the beans to the...
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Well - read
What has Southasia been reading: 2018 EditionBy The Editors
Book recommendations from our contributors and Southasia’s prominent writers, intellectu...
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Mirrors
On Sernabatim beachBy Jessica Faleiro
A short story.
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Grounded
Letter from America: Hindutva in ChicagoBy Slok Gyawali
The World Hindu Congress in Chicago and the Hindu right’s plans to rebrand their ideolog...
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Mediafile
And then they came for my Instagram filterBy Chhetria Patrakar
Nepal’s proposed regulations on social media have troubling implications for journalism ...
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Gallery
Fact sheet on Myanmar
By The Editors
A quick look at the social and economic profile of the country through key statistics collected between 2010 - 2016.
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Reportage
Regulator and regulated breaching the law in OdishaBy Cheryl Colopy
The aftermath of an industrial accident at a Vedanta coal power plant.
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Commentary
Celebrating chauvinismBy Rutuja Deshmukh
The biopic on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray is a cynical endorsement of violence.
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Analysis
Beauty and contradiction in Tibetan artBy Yangdon Dhondup
What is Tibetan about art that bears no obvious reference to ‘Tibetan-ness’? Plenty.
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Images
Far from homeBy Sarita Ramamoorthy and Laxmi Murthy
A photo essay on Nepali women migrants in India.
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Reviews
Celebrating chauvinismBy Rutuja Deshmukh
The biopic on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray is a cynical endorsement of violence.
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Voices
Dancing with demonsBy Manjula Padmanabhan
Cartooning, stress and laughing at death.
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Persona
Shahidul Alam: Lessons in unlearningBy Alisha Sett
The eye that challenged the status quo.
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In focus
Before DemocracyBy Nic Dunlop
Images of a country under the junta
25 Years of Archives

Visual arts in Southasia
Some readings on the visual arts in Southasia from our archives, along with some recent pieces.
Beauty and contradiction in Tibetan art by Yangon Dhondup. (April 2007)
A podcast interview with Maldivian photographer Dhahau Naseem and Afghan artist Omaid Sharifi of ArtLords. (December 2018)
Akshaya Pillai on the 2015 Kochi Biennale. (May 2015)
Francesca Recchia interviews Afghan-American artist Aman Mojadidi. (March 2017)
Cartooning, stress and laughing at death by Manjula Padmanabhan. (December 2008)
On the resurgence in the art of printmaking in Pakistan by Noor Jehan Mecklai. (October 2015)
Niranjan Kunwar on prioritising arts education in times of disaster. (August 2015)
Nauman Khalid speaks to Pakistani artist Faiza Butt. (January 2016)