Latest posts by Neha Viswanathan from August, 2006
Pakistan: The Muslims in the UK
iFaqeer comments on Irshad Manji's op-ed in the NY Times which looks at Islam and the state in the UK.
India: Dargah in Mahim
A photo post on the dargah in Mahim, Mumbai. A few days back some people reported that the sea water had turned sweet in Mahim, resulting in a wave of...
India, Sri Lanka: Cricket and Violence
Cricket 24×7 on South Africa's pull out of the tournament in Sri Lanka following a bomb blast in Colombo.
Sri Lanka: Peace March
indi.ca attends a peace march and has quite an account. The comments on the post are quite a read.
Sri Lanka: Archaeology and Conflict
How does the conflict situation affect the preservation of archaeological heritage in Sri Lanka? Lanka Buzz on the political indifference to the situation.
Pakistan: About Karachi
Shirazi has a wonderful post about Karachi, the harbour city in Pakistan. “I have found Karachi is constantly reinventing itself. It is a land of superlatives: Pakistan's biggest and one...
Bangladesh: The colour of Muslim Skin
Rezwan comments on profiling that catches only the brown Muslims. “There are white Muslims, black Muslims, Asian Muslims, Arab Muslims, and Muslims of every color and ethnic background.”
Nepal: Internal democracy and Politics
United We Blog! on how internal democracy within the dominant political party is necessary and would reflect a wider commitment to demoratic process.
India: To buy a car
Rashmi Bansal explores the economic opportunity and possibility of increasing car sales in India for a particular brand.
Pakistan: Our English Language
All Things Pakistan links to an article that explores the way English language is used and has evolved in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Renting Blues
Ghalia laments how difficult it is to rent a house in Islamabad and comes up with some solutions.
India: Clive Street and Collaboration
Confused of Calcutta talks of how financial journalism runs in the family, the decline of Clive Street as the centre for finance and on collaboration online.
India: The Turtle Girl
The Doodle Spot on a woman who spent much time working with turtles. “Viji (as Vijaya was called) was India’s first woman herpetologist when such a career was unknown in...
Sri Lanka: How do you say Mate?
London, Lanka and Drums muses about a particular Sri Lankan word that appears to not have an English equivalent. The closest one being “mate”.
Bangladesh: The Leaders and The Masses
How is it that politicians choose high handed ways to deal with people in their countries. Drishtipat recalls a memory from long ago about a leader who appears to be...
Sri Lanka: Bloggers for Peace
Deshapalana has a petition by the Bloggers for Peace which urges the various stakeholders to work on the peace process.
Bangladesh: What marriage?
A Bengali in TO on why a recent movie makes one take a second look at the institution of marriage.
Pakistan: Islam, terrorism and the State
Hardly Innovative … on terrorism, Islam and the State. Reflecting on Musharraf's military ambitions, the blogger think its time the army returned the barracks.
India: Food security and Independence
Ruminating on the Greatest Indian post Independence in the country, Nilu talks of the man credited with assuring food security in India. “In terms of that thrust in public domain,...
India: India's Past
Independence Day gets bloggers digging into archives of the past. Kamla Bhatt presents a wealth of media from India in the 1930s and 40s. Varnam talks of the mutiny that...
India: Independence Food Parade
On the occassion of India's Independence Day, Mahanandi has an Indian food parade with dishes from other bloggers to mark the day.
