Stories about South Asia from December, 2010
Sri Lanka: Diaspora Dilemmas
V V Ganeshananthan at Sepia Mutiny analyses the present and future role of the various Sri Lankan diasporas in influencing the Nation's future. Should their role be limited to economic contributions only?
Bhutan: Debating Drayangs and Discotheques
Blogger Tandin Pem at As I Like It discusses the recent debate over drayangs and discotheques that took place in the National Assembly.
India: A Bengali Recipe for Indulgence
Every Bengali worth his or her salt knows the pleasures of having stuffed kochuris or parathas for breakfast, especially on a winter morning. Don't know how to make them? Take heart. Bong Mom shares the recipe at her very own Bong Mom's Cookbook.
Pakistan: What Leaders could Learn from Venezuela
Jalal HB at The Fire Within feels that leaders in Pakistan ought to learn from the Venezuelan President, how to swiftly and effectively tackle flood relief in the country.
India: Capturing Images in the Fog
Arun at India Travel Blog shares some useful tips about how best to capture landscapes, when taking photographs in foggy weather.
Nepal: Former Crown Prince Arrested
Former crown prince of Nepal Paras Shah was recently arrested by police on charges of illegal possession of a gun and Ujjwal Acharya opines that “it symbolically indicates the ‘real’ end of the monarchic power and is also a step towards the no-tolerance towards criminal activities under political hood.”
India: On Eve Teasing
Maesy Angelina at Blank Noise comments: “eve teasing is an issue that nobody talks about. It seems like a monumental thing to try and change it.”
Bhutan: Tobacco or Drinking Ban
Passu wonders why Bhutan banned tobacco instead of drinking.
India: Open Access Indian Law Database
Yale Law Library blog informs that The Legal Information Institute of India (LII of India), a non-profit access to 50 databases of Indian law, is now open for public access.
Bangladesh: Artificial Kidney – A Rare Feat
Unheard Voice blog informs that “Shuvo Roy, a Bangladeshi scientist at the University of California, San Francisco, has developed the world’s first artificial, implantable kidney.”
Sri Lanka: Tamil Version Of The National Anthem Scrapped
Raja Basu at Potpourri informs that “the Sri Lankan government has scrapped the Tamil version of the island nation’s national anthem – ‘Sri Lanka Matha'”.
Maldives: The Political Stunt Backfired
Hassan Ziayu describes the unfortunate course of events that followed the resignation of the whole cabinet of Maldives at the same time on 29th of June, 2010.
Bangladesh: The Real Crowd
Jerome at Bangladesh, Canada And Beyond explains with pictures what is meant as “crowd” in Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka: Studying In Sinhala
Za Za writes that studying only in Sinhala language can be challenging for the Sri Lankans.
Pakistan: Human Rights and Blasphemy
“If blasphemy is a simple matter of disrespect, then we Muslims are the biggest blasphemers,” says Teeth Maestro from Karachi, Pakistan.
Bangladesh: The Trigger Happy Indian BSF Exposed
Jyoti at Unheard Voice highlights the recently published report of Human Rights Watch chronicling the situation on the India Bangladesh border. The report documents indiscriminate killing and torture by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) against both Bangladeshi and Indian nationals in the border area.
Macedonia: Introducing the Hunza Affair
On the Nationalities Blog, Anastas Vangeli, aka Vuna, analyzes from the perspective of Orientalism an ongoing Macedonian political affair: fraternization with the “Hunza people” from the remote mountainous region of Pakistan, who claim ancestry from the soldiers of Alexander the Great.
Bangladesh: The Judiciary And The Parliament
“In Bangladesh, among the three pillars of the State, undoubtedly Parliament has become the most weakest, largely because it had acted as rubber stamp for the people in power- either military rulers or elected governments,” comments Adnan M L Karim at Law Chronicles Online.
India: Sari Is Not A Terrorist Outfit
The Indian ambassador to the United States Meera Shankar was pulled from a security line at the Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi, USA, and was subsequently forced to undergo a pat-down body search on grounds that she was wearing a sari. The incident sparked strong protests from India and the blogosphere reacts.
India: Ban Diesel Vehicles In And Around The Himalayan Region
Raja Basu at Potpourri suggests that the Indian government should ban diesel vehicles in and around the Himalayan Region so that the Himalayan glaciers can be saved.
India: Gifting Cars At Weddings
Neha Viswanathan at Within / Without discusses about a slogan of a car advertisement in India promoting gifting of cars at weddings, which can be interpreted as promoting dowry.
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