City-hopping, trivia-gathering, identity-hunting. Obsessions include culture, social software, cities, literature, internet, music, history, marketplace and anything that doesn't twinkle.
I blog at Within / Without
and can be found at other CollaBlogs such as DesiPundit, Indicubed and The Sea-Eat Blog.
Latest posts by Neha Viswanathan from April, 2008
Pakistan: All about security
The security frenzy in the city has Metroblogging Islamabad telling a story about how innocent walks and lunches are viewed with suspicion.
India: Food in Bolivia
30 in 2005 goes to Bolivia and samples the culinary delights.
India: Teaching them about reservation
nanopolitan on how the school textbooks in India deal with the issue of reservations.
Bhutan: Lost in Democracy
Lost in Democracy, an online documentary about how Bhutan is coping with westernization and its transition to a democratic state.
Pakistan: A deal with militants
Five Rupees asks some questions about the deal just made with Mehsud's militants in Pakistan.
India: Education and Schooling
Sudipta's Life takes a closer look at one's schooling experience, to explore what is wrong with the education system.
Sri Lanka: Censoring the war
Free Media Sri Lanka on the government barring photographers from entering hospitals where soldiers injured in battle are being treated.
Sri Lanka: Ethnicity and Sentiment
groundviews explores the issue of ethnicity as a subjective group sentiment – delving into the idea of being Tamil or Sinhalese in Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh: Cheerleader trouble
The new cricket league – IPL in India has its share of teething troubles. One of them being the imported cheerleaders that some politicians find too vulgar for their taste. More at a bengali in TO.
Pakistan: Food crisis and electricity
CHUP! on the food crisis in Pakistan – and one of the main reasons is the shortage of power.
Pakistan: A street's name
All Things Pakistan on the delightful nomenclature of streets in Islamabad.
Nepal: Democracy Day
United We Blog! on the second Loktantra (Democracy) Day in Nepal, marking a year of the April Revolution.
Bangladesh: An Obama for Bangladesh?
Unheard Voices wonders if there is an Obama like person who could change the face of politics in Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka: Rice, Wheat and the Food Crisis
South Asia Biz on how changing food habits can help overcoming the food crisis in Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh: Global food crisis
E-Bangladesh on the rising food crisis across the world and the possible reasons behind it.
India: A different tax for women?
Ultra Voilet from India makes a case for women to be taxed differently by the government.
Nepal: US Elections and Immigrants
Nepal Monitor on the influence of immigrants on the US presidential elections.
India: A Goddess in Mumbai
A photo essay on Mumbai Magic – “In Mumbai, a small community from Andhra Pradesh worships the Goddess Mariamman every summer, seeking protection from smallpox, chickenpox and all forms of disease.”
India: Drying clothes and the planet
A wide angle of view of India on the culture of drying clothes on a line, and why it's far more environment friendly than using dryers.
India: Cricket and the IPL
Clipboard Conversations on the Indian Premier League cricket matches that have just started.
India: Train to Bangladesh
My deliberations on a new train service between India and Bangladesh.
