At a time when the Citizenship Amendment Act has gone into force in India, a new novel by Natasha Sharma spotlights the lives of women abducted during Partition and later rehabilitated by the Rescue and Restoration Act.
With her spunky YouTube channel titled ‘Eyeshadow and Etihaas’, Delhi academic Dr Ruchika Sharma has been countering the narrative of fake history that is dominating political discourse in election-bound India.
A new book by former actor-playwright Catherine Ann Jones takes you deep into the heart of India, highlighting not only India’s wealth of spiritual knowledge, but also its intrinsic discrimination and superstition.
As India and Pakistan mark 76 years of independence from British rule and simultaneous Partition, a look at the intertwined stories and work of three historians and authors from the region.
This year marks 50 years since Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled South Asians from his country. We put the spotlight on three recent novels by women writers that dwell on this event in world history.
Art critic and perfumer Bharti Lalwani’s art exhibit Bagh-e-Hind features floral scents to evoke the olfactory landscape of Mughal and Rajput paintings of India.
The 130-year-old history of Vogue is not just a study in brand-building but also an overview of issues that have plagued Western society in this period – from war widows to consumerism, racism and sexism.
Author Neema Shah on her debut novel ‘Kololo Hill’, a family drama set against an important episode in Ugandan history when Asians were ordered to leave the country within 90 days
Join in as eminent women from around the world come together to seek solutions for peace, gender equality and a unified South Asia.
Author Pushpa Kurup on the most intriguing women from Indian mythology and the lesser-known stories of love and betrayal from the epics
Reviews of ‘The Bombay Prince’ by Sujata Massey set in pre-Independence India, and ‘Small Pleasures’ by Clare Chambers set in the suburbs of 1950s London.
Join in as eminent women from around the world come together to seek solutions for peace, gender equality and a unified South Asia.
Gender equality is a distant destination strewn with ancient codes of patriarchy and widespread discrimination even in modern times, writes Dr Shalini Mullick.
New York author Manreet Sodhi Someshwar on the Punjab factor in her writing, the Indian farmer protests, and the #MeToo element in her new book.
Art curator, author and founder of The Art Outreach Society, Tanya Abraham’s world revolves around her hometown Kochi and its globally connected food and history.
A foodie reviews two delicious works of food writing from South Asia and samples their traditional recipes as the new year dawns.
Pakistani author Bina Shah on women’s rights and writing feminist dystopia that is not too far removed from women’s reality in South Asia.
Koral Dasgupta and Devika Rangachari are out to claim the space of popular fiction for women protagonists from Indian history and mythology.
A heritage hotel and a memorable shoot venue for films like ‘Chokher Bali’ and ‘Bulbbul’, the Rajbari Bawali near Kolkata is steeped in tradition and luxury.
These memorial museums around the world redress systemic racism, genocide and hate crimes.
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