Stories about South Asia from February, 2008
Sri Lanka: Refugees in India
groundviews on the fate of refugees who leave Sri Lanka and flee to India.
Bangladesh: Likability and the Elections
Addafication from Bangladesh on the issue of likability in the US elections.
India: Hazrat Nizamuddin
Indian Muslims Blog on the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi.
India: Blogging and Memories
Route 79 ponders on the point of blogging, and reproduces a wonderful letter from a person who lived in the same area of London who shares his memories.
Sri Lanka: NGOs and Markets
A Voice in Colombo on the market for NGOs working on human rights issues in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: LTTE on Facebook?
Tamilnet.tv on fake profiles of LTTE members on Facebook, and the LTTE's threats to those violate the diktat.
Pakistan: Urban Development
Lahore Nama on the skewed urban development agenda in Pakistan.
Pakistan: The Jinnah Way
Pak Tea House takes a closer look at Jinnah and history – to serve as a lesson for contemporary parliamentarians in Pakistan.
South Asia: Decline Scenario
Chapati Mystery on the idea of “decline scenario” in interpreting history – implying that South Asia was already in decline before colonization.
India: Debate, Obama and Clinton
Blowin’ In The Wind on the performance of Clinton and Obama at the debate in Cleveland.
Sri Lanka: Higher Ed and reforms
Deane's Dimension on reforms in the higher education system in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: On Marriage
Me & Me Blog from Sri Lanka on why marriage is an outdated concept.
Nepal: Madhes and India
Blogdai smells a rat as the Madhesi agitation increases with the announcement of elections in Nepal.
Sri Lanka: Kosovo and After
The situation in Kosovo could have some lessons for Sri Lanka. More at Transcurrents.com.
India: The Male Gaze
The Culture and Politics of Tamil Cinema on how actresses in Tamil film industry are subject to the male gaze off screen.
India: Gandhi and Bhopal
Law and Other Things on the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy in India using a Gandhian method to demand justice.
India: History and Shivaji
Indian Muslims Blog on the distortion of historical figures to benefit extremist opinions.
Pakistan: YouTube and the World
Pakistan's act of blocking access to YouTube may have had consequences far deeper than initially planned says iFaqeer.
India: Foreign Policy and the US
Sepia Mutiny on the future of US's foreign policy in South Asia.
India: Changing names
A range of gender issues at Mumbai Girl – from changing names once married to the idea of skimpy clothes being provocative.
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