Latest posts by Neha Viswanathan from June, 2007
Sri Lanka: The Liberals
One One Things reflects on participating in conferences, where liberals are shouted down without quite looking at the merits of liberalization.
Nepal: Constitution and Monarchy
United We Blog! points to the constitutional provision that could abolish monarchy if the monarchy is found interfering in the assembly election.
Nepal: Trafficking and commitment
Nepal Monitor comments on a US report on Nepal's commitment to prevent trafficking in persons.
Bangladesh: To the Caretaker Government
Journal of a Disturbed Mind has a word of advice for the caretaker government in Bangladesh.
India: Mumbai and Monsoon
Even as the government doesn't do much about its promises to make Mumbai more monsoon-safe, To Each Its Own recalls the floods in the city in 2005 and wonders if...
India: The Shah Bano legacy
The Social Blog reviews the legacy of an act, which ironically does the opposite of what it is called. “The Rajiv Gandhi-led Government in power, passed the Muslim Women (Protection...
Nepal: Durbar Square in motion
An American blogger in Nepal working to promote and protect Dalit rights, has a photograph that captures the energy of a street when a banda (strike) is not in place.
Pakistan: India and the IT-BPO Sector
The Pakistani Spectator has a conversation with a friend about India's IT-BPO sector, and points to India's secular years and investment in education as the factors that helped the success.
Nepal: Women and the State
Kathmandu Speaks asks why women commit suicide in Nepal, and points to the perceived lack of support for women.
India: On Sholay
The Kerala Articles on the the movie Sholay. “The movie was later declared a superhit and went on to become the highest grossing film in Indian movie history. Some claim...
India: On Orkut
Desidabba on Orkut, and why it keeps getting into trouble. “It is difficult to curb sites like orkut which has such huge following. What can be done about those who...
Bhutan: The Wangchuks and the future
For A Democracy on why the Wangchuks will find the future harder than they imagined. “In the sponsorship of wangchuks, a survey had said Bhutanese are the happiest of all...
Sri Lanka: On being terrorized
indi.ca on what being terrorized means “Sri Lanka is fundamentally different from the LTTE in that we do have systems and freedoms to enable a moral or at least decent...
Pakistan: A planned emergency
The Pakistani Spectator on a ‘planned emergency’. “If we take a look upon proceedings of post 9th March scenario, and analyze the situation deeply the question blinks in mind ‘Are...
South Asia: On Paris Hilton
Sepia Mutiny on the sudden relevance of Paris Hilton. “Meanwhile, you have so-called “enemy combatants,” some of them South Asian, who in many cases don’t get a lawyer or even...
Pakistan: Understanding Pakistan
iFaqeer introduces a project – ‘Understanding Pakistan’. “Pakistanis often complain that the history of their country–or the history of the region as it relates to them and their country–is often...
Bangladesh: Carnival of Islam
Sadiq Alam on the Carnival of Islam in the East. “Inspired by Hakim Abdullah's ‘Carnival of Islam in the West’ yesterday it came to me that there is a necessity...
Bangladesh: Radio Stations
black and gray on radio in Bangladesh. “Slowly but surely a silent revolution is taking a shape in Bangladesh. Several private radio stations in Dhaka have gone on-air a few...
Sri Lanka: Bloggers react to eviction of Tamils in Colombo
The Sri Lankan Blogosphere is reacting strongly to the recent move by the authorities to evacuate some Tamil people in Colombo. A lot of blogs have expressed anger and rage...
India: Protests at G8
a reader's words on the protests at the G8 venue. “Why are these people protesting? The answer is very simple- even as globalization creates islands of the first world in...
India: Google and Me
Dina Mehta is concerned by Google's apparent disregard for user privacy, given their common login protocols across their services. “In countries like India however, where for the large part, computers...
