Laxmi Murthy

Laxmi Murthy heads the Hri Institute for Southasian Research and Exchange and is a Contributing Editor for Himal Southasian.

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Prabir Purkayastha was detained by police in Delhi in October 2023 – his second experience of incarceration, following his arrest during the Emergency. Photo: IMAGO / Hindustan Times

Prabir Purkayastha’s fight against two Emergencies in India – under Modi and Indira Gandhi

14 Mar 2024

Meira Paibis chant anti-government and anti-police slogans during a road blockade in Imphal in July 2023. Meitei women’s role in attacks on Kuki women, including sexual assaults, bears particular examination. Photo: IMAGO / ZUMA Wire

Women’s bodies, disinformation and nationalism in Manipur

07 Aug 2023

Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, 1988. Photo: Pingnews / Flickr

The face of female leadership

24 Mar 2021

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