Poetry requires upheavals (and women)
From Slyvia Path to Kamala Das, from Maya Angelou to Katherine Austen, history is rife with examples of women using poetry for a larger cause. Today, in Afghanistan women are …
Read MoreMonth: September 2013
Delhi Gang Rape: Four accused found guilty
The gang-rape of a student in a moving bus last December in Delhi shocked the entire nation and became a catalyst to talk about widespread gender violence in India. Today, …
Read MoreJapan to launch internet ‘fasting camps’ for kids
With many Japanese children addicted to the internet, the ministry of education attempts to curb this addiction by introducing internet ‘fasting camps’. Finbarr Toesland reports. The Japanese ministry of education …
Read MoreExhibition : Oral Histories Collected From East African Exiles
The Ugandan Asian Story was launched on Thursday 5th September at Kensington’s Royal Geographical Society. In front of an audience of more than 200, the exhibition tracing the history of …
Read MoreAnd the mountains echoed: Khaled Hosseini
Oscar Wilde famously said, “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” Khaled Hosseini’s latest And the Mountains …
Read MoreJapan creates a sperm bank for endangered animals
Japanese scientists create a sperm bank for endangered animals that one day could be used ‘to colonise other planets’. Finbarr Toesland reports. Scientists at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine …
Read MoreMacaulay: Britain’s Liberal Imperialist by Zareer Masani
According to the latest figures there are more than 125 million English speakers in India making English the lingua franca of India. But where did it all begin? Dhanya Nair …
Read MoreA State of Malaise
Desperate times call for desperate measures and desperate politicians resort to desperate means. The elected representatives want to enjoy the power and glory but always blame others, from global factors …
Read MoreLondon Mela
It’s been ten years since London’s first ever London Mela took place in 2003. An established highlight in the capital’s cultural calendar, the London Mela is an artistically led celebration …
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