Stories about South Asia from October, 2007
India: Football Stories
Pickled Politics on football in India, traditional rivalries between clubs and the current state of the sport.
Pakistan: Showtime in India
Stand up comedy and music talent shows in India have had some Pakistani participants and they've met with great success. All Things Pakistan on the trend, with some interesting insights in the comments space.
Pakistan: No Dating
The Pakistani Spectator doesn't approve of the dating scene in Pakistan.
Nepal: Politics of Music Videos
A fascinating insight into the workings of the Music Video industry in Nepal at the Wagle Street Journal.
India: Pedophilia and Tourism
India Daily on child sexual harassment and the links with the tourism industry.
India: Street Sexual Harassment
Blank Noise comments on the anti-sexual harassment poster put by the Delhi Police, and how it reeks of the usual stereotypes.
India: Ladies’ Coupe
Metroblogging Mumbai on the need for “ladies’ coupe” in the suburban train system, and the winning of small battles.
Nepal: China and more
Nepali Netbook on relations between China and Nepal.
Bangladesh: Dhaka Stock Exchange
Unheard Voices on the recent positive press the Dhaka Stock Exchange has been getting.
Celebrating festivals, feasting and donating smiles
Last Saturday Muslims all over the world celebrated Eid ul-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan. Abul Kalam Azad a Chennai blogger shares his experiences. His children eagerly distributing festival sweets to friends and neighbours, His youngest daughter preparing a project detailing Ramadan with her non-muslim friend's help. Azad ponders...
India: Rowling and Durga Puja
GreatBong on JK Rowling suing a “Durga Puja committee” in India for using characters from her Harry Potter series. b
Nepal: Film Festival
Dinesh Wagle on the documentary festival on in Kathmandu. “Four dozen South Asian documentaries “for the people of South Asia, by the people of South Asia, to the people of South Asia” will be screened in four days.”
Nepal: Eating in Kathmandu
the superheavy on where to eat in Kathmandu, providing a rather wonderful account of eateries.
Bangladesh: On Corruption
Mukti on the all pervasive corruption and how it affects Bangladesh at all levels.
First reactions to the Al Gore/IPCC Nobel Peace Prize Win
Here's a quick roundup up some of the initial reactions from the global blogosphere to today's announcement that former US vice president Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
India: To Scotland
typos, gravity and other mishaps on a visit to Scotland.”…wonder once in a while who looks after all the sheep. They're pretty well-behaved and everything, and they're generally content to graze about the aforementioned gigantic but incredibly beautiful land mass, but who takes them home at night?”
India: In Madinah and Makkah
Indian Muslims on visiting Madinah and Makkah during Ramadan.
Bhutan: Fallacies of Democracy
For A Democracy explores the political situation in Bhutan, and the fallacies of democracy.
Pakistan: All about Waziristan
The Pakistani Spectator has a post on the context of Waziristan.
Nepal: Elections postponed
UWB! posts on the Constituent Assembly elections being postponed because of the Maoists.
Pakistan: Blog-o-detention
I must begin this post by extending my sincere apologies to the readers of GV for my disappearance of the GV radar for the past several months.. Unfortunately, for me I do not have valid excuse for this prolonged absence except to tell you the truth. I was abducted by...
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