Deepa Anappara’s ‘The Last of Earth’ revisits the romance of the Great Game and the pundit explorers, but fails to see beyond enduring notions of Tibet and the Himalaya as empty imperial frontiers
India’s Gen Z and the Cockroach Janta Party have transformed outrage over exam paper leaks into a nationwide protest movement challenging Narendra Modi’s regime, and shaken an ingrained fear of his government and the Hindu Right
Fearless journalism by Southasians, for Southasians – fully independent and with no strings attached.
Behind the language of protection, India’s new transgender law advances a Hindu nationalist project that recasts gender variance through state classification while deepening exclusions along caste and religious lines
Linguistic and historical analysis of Southasian swear words shows that they act as a linguistic mirror, reflecting deep taboos and cultural prejudices as well as unexpected social camaraderie
An Australian playwright of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage, S Shakthidharan turns one family’s story into a meditation on Sri Lanka’s war, colonialism and migration, revealing how history is lived through home
An excerpt from the Balochi novel ‘Nazuk’ by Sayad Hashumi, translated by Fazal Baloch
