Latest posts by Rezwan from December, 2008
India: Media to Self Censor
Über Desi comments on the news that a conglomeration of India’s leading news agencies agreed on a guideline to prevent media debacles in the future. The Indian TV media were...
Community Maps For Pakistan
Dinakar writes on the community map making efforts in Pakistan: “Surprisingly Pakistan cities are being rapidly updated by the community, how on earth can we imagine that we have an...
Sri lanka: Devaluation of Sri Lankan Currency
Serendipity argues that an immediate devaluation of Sri Lankan Currency is required.
Nepal: The Famous Mountain Flight
Sirensongs describes her experience of being on the Mountain Flight in Nepal, which goes parallel to the Himalayan giants.
Letters of a sufi saint of Bengal
MysticSaint at Inspirations and Creative Thoughts shares the hundred letters of Sharafuddin Maneri, the sufi saint of Bengal.
India, Pakistan: Asking for ‘proof’ only to deny them
Diganta at Horizon Speaks posts videos broadcast in a Pakistan News Channel which show that the captured Mumbai Terrorist Kasav is from Pakistan. He comments: “They are asking for ‘proof’...
Bangladesh, Pakistan: Keeping in the dark
On December 16, 1971 the Pakistan army in Bangladesh unconditionally surrendered to the joint Indian and Bangladeshi forces. Mash at Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying unravels the false...
India: Builders’ Boycott Of The Muslim
AnIndianMuslim.com reports that about 300 real estate brokers in Surat, India decided to stop buying, selling or renting any property to Muslim.
Pakistan: A Tribute to Fountain Pens
Owais Mughal at All Things Pakistan remembers the lost art of fountain pens.
South Asia: Desi Podcast
Pass The Roti On The Left Hand Side introduces Radiostan, a monthly radio show for the Desis, also available as a podcast in many formats. Radiostan brings you the pulse...
Maldives: Presence in Flickr
Unique Maldives is a Flickr group dedicated to images of or from Maldives only. So far it has more than 1100 members and more than 17000 photograph entries. Similar groups...
Bhutan: A Member Of Parliament Blogs
Tshering Tobgay, a Member of Parliament of Bhutan and the leader of the opposition party, writes about the Folk Life Festival in Punakha in his blog.
Sri Lanka: Capturing Killinochchi
Ajith P. Perera at Dare To Be Different criticizes the Sri Lankan Army's ongoing efforts to gain control in Killinochchi and warns Sri Lankans of dire consequences.
India: Cashing In On Mumbai Terror Attacks
Santosh at Über Desi is disturbed by the news that Bollywood producers are trying to cash in on Mumbai terror attacks by registering movie names based on the tragedy.
India, Pakistan: Airspace Violation And Foreign Relations
All Things Pakistan comments on the recent alleged violation of Pakistan airspace by Indian fighter jets: “It is all too easy for things to escalate.”
Bangladesh: Issues That Threaten The Election
Bdfacts compiles a list of things that could derail Bangladesh’s impending election.
India: The Terrorist's Last Victim
Sepia Mutiny analyzes the media reports on the family of the detained terrorist of the Mumbai terror attack and comments: “His own mother is often a terrorist’s last victim.”
Pakistan: Crack Down On Militants
CHUP! – Changing Up Pakistan reports: “On Thursday, Pakistan moved to ban the Jamat-ud-Dawa, the Islamic charity organization that has been linked to Lashkar-e-Toiba, the militant group that many believe...
India: Recession In Marriage Market
According to Über Desi the slowdown in the economy in many parts of the world is also affecting the marriages in India as demands for Non Resident Indian (NRI) grooms...
Bangladesh: Alliance Of Convenience
An Ordinary Citizen comments on the regrouped political alliances in Bangladesh targeting the general election at the end of the month: “these are alliance of convenience to grab the power...
India: Betrayed By Own Democracy
“We feel betrayed by our own democracy,” comments an Indian Jew while sharing the pain of the loss of the Jewish community during the recent Mumbai terror attacks.
