· August, 2007

Stories about South Asia from August, 2007

Nepal: Madhesi MPs

  31 August 2007

Democracy for Nepal on the internal dynamics of political parties as geographical identities become sharper.

Tunisia: A new Mohammed cartoon crisis ?

Tunisian blogger A.L.G.Y of Cos-maux-polis is wondering whether a new Mohammed cartoon crisis is brewing. She explains that drawings of a man with the body of a dog wearing a turban were published in a local Swedish newspaper on August, 18th. As protests are underway in Pakistan and Iran, she...

India: On Feminism

  30 August 2007

Ultra Violet, a new blog discussing feminism and India kicks off things with a post discussing feminism in contemporary culture.

India: India and the US

  29 August 2007

With controversy surrounding the nuclear deal between India and the US only increasing, GreatBong reflects on the political dynamics within India.

India: Mark Tully from the BBC

  29 August 2007

The Middle Stage on Mark Tully, BBC's correspondent who covered India for a long time and his book India's Unending Journey.

Sri Lanka: No return to my village

  28 August 2007

A poignant testimonial at groundviews of a family who were bombed out of their village, and lost a family member to a mine, and whose village was occupied by the Sri Lankan Army.

India: On Chak De India!

  28 August 2007

Chak De India!, a Bollywood film that deals with women's hockey and underdogs provokes a reaction from Jabberwock.

India: On Conferences

  27 August 2007

Atanu Dey ends up reflecting on IT conferences after attending World Information Technology Forum 2007 as a speaker.

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