Himal Southasian is Southasia’s first and only regional news and analysis magazine. Stretching from Afghanistan to Burma, from Tibet to the Maldives, this region of more than 1.4 billion people shares great swathes of interlocking geography, culture and history. Yet today neighbouring countries can barely talk to one another, much less speak in a common voice. For two decades, Himal Southasian has strived to define, nurture, and amplify that voice.

Independent, non-nationalist, pan-regionalist – Himal tells Indians and Nepalis about Pakistanis and Afghans, Sri Lankans and Burmese about Tibetans and Maldivians, and the rest of the world about this often-overlooked region. Critical analysis, commentary, opinion, essays and reviews – covering regional trends in politics and economics with the same perspective as culture and history, Himal stories do not stop at national borders, but are followed wherever they lead.

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'Southasia' as one word

Readers will note, and perhaps wonder why, Himal's editorial stylebook favours 'Southasia' as one word. Well, as a magazine seeking to restore some of the historical unity of our common living space - without wishing any violence on the existing nation states - we believe that the aloof geographical term 'South Asia' needs to be injected with some feeling. 'Southasia' does the trick for us, albeit the word is limited to English-language discourse. 

 
Assistant Editors
Surabhi Pudasaini
Alston A D'Silva (web)

Editorial Assistance
Aditi Pandey
Elvis Gurung
Shristhi Lamsal

ISSN 10129804
Library of Congress Control number 88 912882

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WRITERS' GUIDELINES

Himal Southasian, a review magazine

The editors of Himal welcome query notes from prospective writers in all areas of our magazine’s specialisation, including reportage, analysis and opinion. Pitches should be no more than one page in length, and should introduce the proposed article and, briefly, the writer’s background.

Himal Southasian is not a news magazine. Rather, we specialise in longer, expository articles. While the majority of our write-ups are under 2000 words, the editors regularly carry articles of up to 4000 words and above, provided both the subject and writing are able to sustain reader interest.

Himal publishes several regular sections, including analyses and reports, opinions, interviews, photo features, book reviews, as well as more personalised and/or unusual reflections. Our topics are as varied as is the Southasian region itself: economics, politics and social issues, as well as explorations of culture, history, and modern trends.

Himal is interested in hearing from new writers. We do not have staff writers, and rely on independent thinkers and contributors from all over Southasia, not limited to the major cities.

We ask that potential correspondents familiarise themselves with Himal and its variety of articles before sending query notes. The magazine’s archives are freely available online. When formulating potential submissions, please bear in mind the following:

Due to space limitations, the editorial staff is forced to be selective with submissions. Once accepted, articles are edited and played back as necessary. Payment scale for Himal articles averages between USD 50-100. Copyright remains with Himal unless otherwise agreed.

Write to editorial@himalmag.com. Please be patient if you do not hear from us immediately, as Himal has a small editorial staff with a large workload.

Thank you.

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