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October 24, 2016 Author

Brian Senewiratne’s ‘Sexual Violence Against Tamils In Sri Lanka’

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Brian Senewiratne’s ‘Sexual Violence Against Tamils In Sri Lanka’

  By Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan I’ve never met the author (hereafter sometimes referred to as BS), a medical doctor long settled in Australia, but have

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August 27, 2016August 30, 2016 Author

Recollecting Shiva Naipaul in Africa and Sri Lanka

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Recollecting Shiva Naipaul in Africa and Sri Lanka

By Charles Sarvan, Berlin Shiva Naipaul’s reputation is over-shadowed by that of his brother, world-famous V. S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, knighted by the

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August 14, 2016August 15, 2016 Author

Confluence South Asian Perspectives August 2016 issue

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Confluence South Asian Perspectives August 2016 issue
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August 12, 2016August 13, 2016 Author

Black Taj; The High Noon of Lady Noon

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Black Taj; The High Noon of Lady Noon

                          By Reginald Massey Mohini Kent, born in Amritsar to Sikh parents, has

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June 11, 2016June 12, 2016 Author

SHORT STORIES BY SOUTH ASIAN AUTHORS

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SHORT STORIES BY SOUTH ASIAN AUTHORS

The crafting of short stories has of late been somewhat neglected because writers of fiction strive to create Great Novels that will sell by the millions, be

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June 8, 2016 Author

Book Review: Jasbir Jain’s The Diaspora Writes Home

Book Review, Education
Book Review: Jasbir Jain’s The Diaspora Writes Home

By Ajay K Chaubey ‘Home’, ‘Memory’, and ‘Nostalgia’ are the distinctive features of diasporic writing, which in turn are linked to an author’s identity, which

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May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 Author

Divya Mathur’s story collection in Urdu ‘Zeharmohra’ Launched

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Divya Mathur’s story collection in Urdu ‘Zeharmohra’ Launched

23 May 2016, London, Asio-European Cultural Exchange Society (ACES) and Sir Syed Foundation-London celebrated the publication of a  selection of Divya Mathur’s short stories translated

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March 26, 2016March 26, 2016 Author

Frontier of Fear: Confronting the Taliban on Pakistan’s Border by D.L. Gosling

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Frontier of Fear: Confronting the Taliban on Pakistan’s Border by D.L. Gosling

A review by Reginald Massey The North West Frontier of India was always known as a restive region and it was in the capital city

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March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 Author

Book Review: Sharada Nayak’s ‘Raj Agent in Ceylon(1936-40)’

Book Review, Culture, Politics
Book Review: Sharada Nayak’s  ‘Raj Agent in Ceylon(1936-40)’

by Sydney Xavier The book’s title and cover page denoting the French nautical map of Ceylon and the Malabar and Coromandel coasts hint at a

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March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 Author

Reginald Massey’s Book Page: The Lady And The Generals

Book Review, Politics
Reginald Massey’s Book Page: The Lady And The Generals

Burma is almost a forgotten country for many reasons. It is comparatively small with a population of about 54 million. For decades the army has

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