Wajiha Ahmed: A Second Take on Pakistan's "Long March" Protests

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In addition to regular comments to blog posts, I often get emails from readers expressing all manner of opinions. This week, following my re...

Saxophone Desi Style: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Kadri Gopalnath

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The saxophone in the opening credits to this Tamil Film ("Duet") is by Kadri Gopalnath; it's unlike any other commercial film ...

The Peace That Almost Was In Kashmir

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In this week's print issue of the New Yorker , there's a long, satisfying piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll on ...

MLK in India: His Address on All India Radio

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Martin Luther King, Jr. visited India in 1959, an event which is described in detail at the King Encyclopedia . King, as is well known, mode...

"Imagining South Asia" Special Issue Now Available

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A long time ago, Prof. Kavita Daiya and I started working on a special issue of the journal South Asian Review, with the topic "Imagini...

And Then They Came For Lasantha Wickramatunge

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Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunge was assassinated in broad daylight outside of Colombo last week. SAJA has a helpful round-up ...

Dabbling in Regional Indian Cinema on an Air India Flight

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People talk trash about Air India, but it has one distinct advantage -- if you're lucky enough to fly to and from India on one of their...

The Swinging Sounds of Goa

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One of the most famous Konkani pop songs from the 1960s is Lorna's "Bebdo". Here it is, with lyrics and translation: Pretty sw...

Getting to Know Goa, Slowly

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Though it is undoubtedly one of India's most popular tourist destinations, it might be surprising to readers that Goa most definitely is...

Hello from Delhi (and Dehra Dun, and Chandigarh)

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We'll be returning to Goa in a day or two, but meanwhile there was some family visiting to attend to in the north. First up, Delhi. My d...

Hello From Goa; Poem by Daljit Nagra

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I'm always nervous about being too personal in this space, and anyway when you're traveling with a two-year old your travel experien...

Teaching Notes: "Ulysses"

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[Below is a modified version of a wrap-up lecture I used in an undergraduate class last week, closing out our unit on Ulysses . The class i...

"Yankee Hindutva": What is it?

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Though I was an early and vocal participant in the Great Sonal Shah Internet Debate of 2008, I am done arguing about it. This post is n...