दक्षिण एशिया
November 11, 2016
A newsroom can often be the most nerve-racking, jarring, or the most fun-filled place for a professional journalist. Given the speed at which news travels these days, it is also a place where decisions are taken in a heartbeat and executed within seconds. In all, the newsroom lies at the heart of any media organisation; be it a website or an old-school newspaper.
Not if you happen to be a...
November 9, 2016
Donald J Trump has declared victory in the US presidential election. The candidate took the stage in New York just before 3am local time to announce that his rival, Hillary Clinton, had called him to concede the race.
Donald Trump claims victory in New York. Mike Segar/Reuters
“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” the president-...
November 9, 2016
The 5-member group of “concerned citizens” led by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has submitted its findings to the Home Ministry in Delhi. This report has been released to the media too, not however receiving the coverage it deserves. The group had visited Kashmir on October 25 for three days during which it met various people from across Kashmir’s ideological divide.
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November 9, 2016
Sri Lanka has been lauded for equal access to education for girls and boys, but textbooks and traditions continue to play a role in perpetuating inequitable gender norms and stereotypes.
Sri Lanka has in some circles been considered a model of post-colonial gender equality compared to its South Asian counterparts due to high literacy rates for men and women, 97.7 and 98.6 respectively,...
November 7, 2016
बांग्लादेश में हिंदुओं पर लगातार हमले बढ़ते जा रहे हैं। इन हमलों से देश का सेक्यूलर समाज बेहद चिंतित है। बांग्लादेश के प्रमुख अखबार ‘ढाका ट्रिब्यून’ ने देश के इस हालात पर चिंता जताते हुए सांप्रदायिकता के खिलाफ उठ खड़े होने की अपील है। अखबार ने अपने संपादकीय में लिखा है-
Image: Dhaka Tribune
बांग्लादेश में हिंदुओं पर हमले हो रहे हैं। ऐसे में हर विवेकशील बांग्लादेशी नागरिक को...
November 6, 2016
The nation is facing a crisis right now, and unity is what is required from all
Photo credit: Dhaka Tribune
The Hindu community in Bangladesh is under assault.
Every Bangladeshi with a conscience needs to stand up for them, and stand alongside with them.
The ruling party deserves praise, as it has always historically been the party of pluralism and minority rights, and the...
November 5, 2016
Every now and then, you can spot a lone temple that has been kept preserved by residents of the area.
Image credit: Haroon Khalid
There is quiet struggle going on in the city of Nankana Sahib in Pakistan – the birthplace of Guru Nanak.
Facing Gurudwara Janam Asthan, built on the spot where the first Sikh guru’s home once was, is a large mosque with a tall minaret....
November 4, 2016
Workers can beat big business when they come together, but the fight would certainly be easier if the state were generally on their side.
Domestic workers in Mumbai, India at a signature campaign for the ratification of ILO convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers. IDWF/Flickr. (CC 2.0 by-nc-nd).
Penelope Kyritsis (BTS): What do you think the state's responsibility is with...
November 3, 2016
Several hundred Muslim hardliners carried out the attack after an announcement was made in front of Rail Mosque in Montola area by some local supporters of Jamaat and its radical student unit Islami Chhatra Shibir Sunday afternoon.
A Hindu priest shows a broken piece from the desecrated idols at a temple in Habiganj's Madhabpur on Wednesday, November 2, 2016Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka...
November 3, 2016
Intolerance is a rising global concern and South Asia is no exception. In Uttar Pradesh, India, a young victim of a so-called honour killing left a chilling video predicting her death at the hands of family members. In Quetta, Pakistan, an entire generation of lawyers was killed in a deliberate attack. In Bangladesh, independent bloggers who have spoken out for ...