Lessons from our collective past show that delivering true emancipation for all will not be secured unless the agency of people from the margins is recognised.
Bangladesh has always been a laboratory of paradox. It must, however, turn away from the retributive politics of the past and build a future in which its industrious, talented, and skilled people receive the governance they deserve.
Bangladesh: A Laboratory of Paradox Read More »
Bangladesh now faces a high‑stakes geopolitical squeeze as India and the United States draw closer to counter China, forcing the next government to balance great‑power pressures while managing deep domestic political and economic vulnerabilities.
The identity and cultural memories of the Girmitiyas, who were forced into indentured labour, are being contested today, often to suit present-day cultural and political narratives.
Girmitiya Songs: Memory, Pain, and Resistance Read More »
Tone Bleie offers a thoughtful engagement with Debabrata Rej’s Roots and Ruts (Shuddhashar FreeVoice), exploring its wide-ranging themes, compelling arguments, narrative strategy, and Rej’s extraordinary life as a “free-thinking social philosopher.”
Reflections on an extraordinary life: Debabrata Rej (1917-1986) Read More »
Being far from home has taught Afghans that they can keep their stories and culture alive on social media, creating a new space for connection and sharing.
At Home on the Internet Read More »
For Afghan exiles, the music they grew up with remains the magic tie that binds them to Afghanistan.
Each work in this issue reflects jagged edges and partial embodiment, glimpses and shifting insights, dispatches from a territory of borderless living.
Preface by Guest Editor: Mapping our Tellable Histories Read More »
Moral policing functions as a powerful form of social surveillance, reinforcing the patriarchal & casteist order.
The Politics of Not Being Seen: Digital Anonymity and the Refusal of Identity Read More »
Mrinal Sen’s films compel us to confront the uncomfortable truth that decolonization, both cultural and structural, in the Indian subcontinent is far from complete.
Claiming Citizenship focuses on Indian American civic and political activism in the U.S. public sphere around U.S.-based and India-based issues.
How Identity Shapes the Civic and Political Engagement of Indian Americans Read More »
