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1. Left Politics in South Asia: Past, Present, Future
2. Right-Wing Authoritarianism in South Asia
3. Politics in Diaspora
4. Climate Crisis in South Asia
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6. Crisis & Contestation in Rural South Asia
7. Imperialism in South Asia
8. Remembering Rana Plaza: Politics on South Asia’s Factory Floor
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Women, Land and Livelihoods in Post-War Northern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Issue 6, Essay Yathursha Ulakentheran, Suganya Kandeepan & Shafiya Rafaithu 3/29/22 Sri Lanka, Issue 6, Essay Yathursha Ulakentheran, Suganya Kandeepan & Shafiya Rafaithu 3/29/22

Women, Land and Livelihoods in Post-War Northern Sri Lanka

In post-war Sri Lanka, women navigate class, caste, gender, and religious discrimination to access land and livelihoods.

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Lessons from India’s Farmers Movement
India, Issue 6, Essay Pavel Kussa 3/28/22 India, Issue 6, Essay Pavel Kussa 3/28/22

Lessons from India’s Farmers Movement

A leading organizer reflects on the strategic successes of the movement.

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Empire and Dependence in Afghan History
Afghanistan, Essay Amanda Lanzillo 1/27/22 Afghanistan, Essay Amanda Lanzillo 1/27/22

Empire and Dependence in Afghan History

The long history of imperial intervention in Afghanistan — from the British to NATO — is responsible for the country’s suffering.

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Comrade Abdul Majid: Fragments from a Revolutionary Life
India, Pakistan, Essay Harshvardhan 1/16/22 India, Pakistan, Essay Harshvardhan 1/16/22

Comrade Abdul Majid: Fragments from a Revolutionary Life

Recovering the memory of a forgotten pioneer of the communist movement in undivided India.

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The Caricatured Bengali & the Pakistan Army
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Essay Hafsa Khawaja 12/16/21 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Essay Hafsa Khawaja 12/16/21

The Caricatured Bengali & the Pakistan Army

A look at the racist beliefs about Bengalis peddled privately and publicly by Pakistani military officials in the lead up to 1971.

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Frontier Fantasies: Encounters with Xinjiang in Gilgit-Baltistan
Issue 5, Pakistan, Essay Rana Saadullah Khan 11/2/21 Issue 5, Pakistan, Essay Rana Saadullah Khan 11/2/21

Frontier Fantasies: Encounters with Xinjiang in Gilgit-Baltistan

A travelogue along the Karakoram Highway exploring the relationship of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan territory with China’s Xinjiang province, home to the persecuted Uyghurs.

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Muslim is a Dirty Word
India, Issue 5, Essay Alina Gufran 10/13/21 India, Issue 5, Essay Alina Gufran 10/13/21

Muslim is a Dirty Word

A narrative reflection on the breakdown of a marriage, and an awakening to a political identity, against the backdrop of India’s straining sociopolitical fabric.

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Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Issue 5, Essay Ayesha Siddiqi 10/9/21 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Issue 5, Essay Ayesha Siddiqi 10/9/21

Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia

The cyclone in 1970, though not always recognized, was instrumental in the independence of Bangladesh.

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Is a Left-Wing Nationalism Possible in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Mushahid Hussain 9/27/21 Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Mushahid Hussain 9/27/21

Is a Left-Wing Nationalism Possible in Bangladesh?

The 2013 Shahbagh movement offers a critical context for reading the contested histories, paradoxes, and possibilities of left-wing nationalism in Bangladesh's semi-centennial year.

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Terror in the Coal Mines of North-East India
India, Issue 5, Essay Reeju Ray 8/17/21 India, Issue 5, Essay Reeju Ray 8/17/21

Terror in the Coal Mines of North-East India

On the history and terror of mining in the Indian state of Meghalaya

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“We the Sons of Bitches Are Doing Fine”: The Dissent of Miya Poetry
India, Issue 5, Poetry, Essay Masha Hassan 8/7/21 India, Issue 5, Poetry, Essay Masha Hassan 8/7/21

“We the Sons of Bitches Are Doing Fine”: The Dissent of Miya Poetry

Miya Muslims in Assam are using the power of the pen to contest their demonization as “killable” bodies.

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Justice for Father Stan: Organizations in Toronto Demand Accountability from the Indian State
India, Diaspora, Statement, Appeal, Essay Divyani Motla 7/30/21 India, Diaspora, Statement, Appeal, Essay Divyani Motla 7/30/21

Justice for Father Stan: Organizations in Toronto Demand Accountability from the Indian State

Toronto’s Indian diaspora recently protested against the custodial murder of Father Stan Swamy and demanded an immediate release of all political prisoners.

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