Latest posts by Neha Viswanathan from July, 2007
India: Blogging Protest
A blog Weeping Sikkim chronicles two people going on a hunger fast (currently Day 41) in the state of Sikkim to protest a particular hydro electric project.
India: Holy Bull and Tuberculosis
Pickled Politics has a message from a mailing list, on the recent controversy in the UK, when a bull belonging to a Hindu temple was put down after being diagnosed...
Sri Lanka: Illegal Abortions
Beyond Borders on the consequences of abortion being illegal in Sri Lanka – pointing out that the 300,000 illegal abortions in the country are a silent genocide if a person...
Nepal: Award for Mahabir Pun
Nepal Monitor on Magsasay winner Mahabir Pun, a Nepali who won the award under community leadership category for his innovative application of wireless computer technology that brought progress to remote...
India: Media and News
sans serif on the media frenzy surrounding Haneef's detention in Australia.
India: Barcamp Bangalore 4
Tell me something about yourself on an unconference – Barcamp Bangalore 4.
Sri Lanka: Children and the homeland
Whisperings on raising children far away from where the parents come from.
India: Harry Potter and Torrents
Unplugged looks at piracy in the age of Harry Potter books.
Nepal: Monsoon and Predictions
Blogdai makes the customary predictions for Nepal in the coming year in the monsoon season.
Nepal: Fired for blogging
Krishna Dhungana, a journalist was fired because he guest blogged at Mero Sansar. More at The Internet Cyber Guff.
India: Deras In Punjab
Known Turf goes to Punjab, and takes a look at the “deras” – which were at the heart of a controversy recently.
Pakistan: Blast in Islamabad
The Pakistani Spectator writes immediately after a bomb blast in Islamabad killing several people.
Pakistan: America's Got Talent
Metroblogging Lahore on a Karachite who makes it to the semifinals of the TV reality series America's Got Talent.
Nepal: Dialogue
Democracy For Nepal has the way forward for a dialogue within the Maoist groups.
India: Women, abortions and the Government
Kafila on the girl-child in India, the government's alarming proposals to stop sex-selective abortions and the impact it has on women's control over their bodies.
India: On Marriage
Wannabe Indian Punkster comes up with a list of reasons to not get married.
Pakistan: Chaniot
Light Within on a town called Chaniot – famous for its woodwork and the furniture industry.
Sri Lanka: English and Universal Language
A Janusis on the prevalence of English, the cultural and historical backdrop of the “universal language”.
Nepal: The Gulf for Nepalis
United We Blog! on the harrowing experience of a Nepali student returning from US, witnessing the treatment of Nepali people in Bahrain.
India: Gandhi, My Father
IndieQuill on a film – Gandhi, My Father that explores the story and circumstances of one of Gandhi's sons.
Sri Lanka: Rallies and Traffic
Indi.ca on rallies and the issues with traffic sluggishness that results from these rallies.
