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HIMAL SOUTHASIAN  |  

March 2009

The complete archive of Himal Southasian’s print issues from 1987 to 2016, with unparalleled insight into three decades of politics and culture across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet.

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Buddhist mani stones with sacred mantras near Dudh Kosi river in Eastern Nepal. (This featured image was added online in 2024, and did not appear in the original print publication.)
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The legends of Kosi
Dinesh Kumar Mishra
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Key lessons for dealing with the vagaries of the Kosi’s annual cycle are to be found in the myths and folklore of the North Indian plain.
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Illustration: Kripa Joshi / March 2009 Himal Southasian

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The Khyber Pass with the fortress of Alimusjid. Chromolithograph by W.L. Walton after Lieutenant James Rattray, c. 1847. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Illustration: by Syed Rashad Imam / March 2009 Himal Southasian
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