The South Asian diaspora inhabits several countries and is, in fact, the largest diaspora on the planet. Poverty and persecution
Month: August 2015
A Good Holy Day – Anjana Basu
For kilometers the road is clogged with lorries. The thick black smoke of the exhaust fumes in guaranteed to leave
Global Unemployment – Migel Jayasinghe
Over the last couple of centuries, owners of capital, the bourgeoisie on one side, and workers, who offer their labour
The Prabhakaran phenomenon: towards an explanation
A Sri Lankan Tamil friend wrote to me wondering why thousands of Tamils, both within and outside the Island, devoutly followed the Tiger leader. Even
Abdul kalam
Ex-President of India, Bharat Ratna Abdul Kalam passed away on July 27th in Shillong. He collapsed whilst delivering a lecture on
Tougher VISA Rules For UK Overseas Students – College Students Set to Lose Working Rights, Says Home Secretary
British Home Secretary Theresa May is further tightening the visa conditions for non EU students studying in the UK. She
A paradox of culture – A.Thyagaraja
Everyone, without exception, agrees that India is wonderfully blessed in its ancient and beautiful epics, of which the Ramayana and
A World Elsewhere by Shanta Acharya – Review by Mona Dash
A World Elsewhere is Shanta Acharya’s first book of fiction. Set in the eastern state of Odisha in India, the
Mumbai Expressions – Anju Makhija
The past few months,once more,have revealed that fighting for causes is indeed a very complex matter.
Calcutta, the Tam-Brahms and the old Corporate World – Gomathy Venkateswar
Calcutta, the capital of W.Bengal, now a heaving and overcrowded metropolis was once the first capital city of British India.