SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN IN MEDIA - South Asian Women in Media

Nagaland is yet to have a woman Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected since the attainment of statehood in 1963. In 2018, five candidates contested but failed to win. Four women are contesting the 14th Nagaland assembly election this…

The recent arrests of over 3,000 people allegedly involved in child marriages in Assam has created a divide in the civil society, with a section asserting that mere law enforcement cannot be the solution while some arguing that at least the…

PM Modi’s significant reliance on NSA Ajit Doval and their shaping, especially, of India’s neighbourhood policy, seems to have tipped the balance in Russia’s mind. The meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Russian…

Kobad Ghandy, has been a sympathiser of the Communist movement for half a century including its radical wing, the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Along with his late wife Anuradha Shanbag Ghandy, he dedicated many years to the cause…

Karnataka BJP is opting for social engineering ahead of the Assembly elections by trying to win the confidence of Muslims and cut the mutual indifference.

Kintsugi is the fine Japanese art of repairing ― and strengthening ― broken, fragile ceramic with finely powdered and lacquered gold. The reference to its imperfect beauty comes quite early on in the latest Shahrukh Khan blockbuster, …

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The South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), a regional association of women journalists, expresses shock and anguish at the murder of journalist Sashikant Warishe of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. Warishe, who wrote for the Marathi daily Mahanagri,…

After spending years in self-imposed exile, former Pakistan president and army chief Pervez Musharraf died in Dubai on February 5. Here’s a look at his chequered legacy.

Shillong, 6 Feb 2023