Colonial Amnesia and Imperialism in Afghanistan
Western tendencies to either forget Afghanistan or to lament the state of affairs is ahistorical and based on systematic colonial amnesia.
Sri Lanka’s Dual Crisis: Ethnic Conflict & the Debt Economy
Reimagining a pluralist Sri Lanka in the wake of the ‘Gota Go Home’ movement.
Contestations over Land in Northern Sri Lanka
Rethinking hegemony and resistance in land conflicts in the post-civil war Sri Lankan North.
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.
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.
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.
Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia
The cyclone in 1970, though not always recognized, was instrumental in the independence of Bangladesh.
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.
Birds of Paradise
Three captivating short stories on the Bangladesh Freedom Struggle that vividly capture the disruption and outbreak of violence during the period.
The Power of Milk Tea: From Pacific to Punjab
The Milk Tea Alliance movement is brewing radical connections and political solidarities across Asia and the Pacific.
Working through the Siege
A photo-essay on the Kashmiri handicraft workers and the declining handloom industry since the abrogation of Article 370.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Death and Martyrdom in Hindutva Myth-Making
An examination of the significance of the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh—predecessor to the ruling Hindutva-fascist party in India, the BJP.