Articles by Rakesh Shukla
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December 2013 - Featured articles
Agent Provocateur par excellence Ashis Nandy’s new book explores Indian narcissism, patriotism and nationalism. |
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February 2013 - Featured articles
The life and death of a surrendered militant The secret hanging of Afzal Guru is another blot on India's political class and national consciousness. |
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July 2011 - Featured articles
Checking the Salwa Judum The recent decision by the Supreme Court is a mandate for constitutional values. |
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May 2011 - Featured articles
Supremely fallible The present ruling by the Supreme Court of India on the Bhopal Gas Disaster questions the finality of its own orders. |
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December 2010 - Featured articles
The case of the good doctor By systematically persecuting Dr Binayak Sen, a tireless champion of human rights and the rights of adivasis and workers, the Indian state is sending a strong message to civil society about the price of not toeing the line. |
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August 2010 - Cover
Legislating morality Sex work is still referred to as prostitution in the legislation of Southasian countries, exposing the old-world mentality about this ‘immoral’ arena. |
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June 2010 - Featured articles
Chronicle of a verdict foretold Chronicle of a verdict foretold by Rakesh Shukla The travesty of justice that capped the 26-year-long struggle for justice in the Bhopal gas tragedy was the culmination of a carefully choreographed exercise. |
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April 2010 - Cover
Completing the insult Underlying caste bias remains strong within the Indian judiciary. |
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June 2009 - Opinion
Asinine We are certainly holding our own in the worldwide competition of absurd laws. |
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February 2009 - Analysis
The commissar and the priest The sacking of South Indian high priests from a Nepali temple once again begs the question of where the fine line between religious freedom and government regulation of sacred institutions should be drawn |
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October 2007 - Cover
The psyche of Hindu fascism Does the suppression of sexuality make men more open to the promises of fascist thinking? |
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December 2008 - Interview
The 'terrorist' is no fire-breathing dragon With the 7 July bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, the 13 September blasts in Delhi, the 20 September bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, and the recent 26 November attacks in Bombay, the study of what makes a ´terrorist´ is of increasing relevance to Southasia. |
Featured Articles
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Cinema as politics, politics as cinema 14 February 2014
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A new book on Telugu film shows that the cultural industry was tied up with caste and regional politics.
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The art of statelessness 10 February 2014
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Fragments of the lives of the Rohingya refugees in Jammu
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Reconstructing the North and democratising Sri Lanka 7 February 2014
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A recent talk on the need for democratic mobilisation of resources and a politics of self-reflexivity in rebuilding Sri Lanka’s...
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A room of his own 4 February 2014
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In conversation with Goa-based poet Manohar Shetty
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Musharraf’s last stand 30 January 2014
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A look at the difficulties and implications of trying a military ruler in Pakistan as Musharraf prepares to leave the country....
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There are many ways to destroy a city 23 January 2014
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Reflections on the recent attack targetting a Kabul institution, the Taverna du Liban restaurant.
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Inside and Out 17 January 2014
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New queer writing from Southasia suggests shifts in attitudes since 2009.
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Archives of Southasia 14 January 2014
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In celebrating the reissue of Himal’s first print quarterly, we offer a series of articles on the state of archiving in...
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The life and letters of Elizabeth Draper 13 January 2014
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The world celebrated the tercentenary of writer Laurence Sterne (1713- 1768) in 2013. A tribute to the woman who inflamed...
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Courting prospects 9 January 2014
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Despite state overtures, localised identities provide a powerful argument against Baltistan’s coarsely wrought borders....
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Autonomy under siege 7 January 2014
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Three women in the militarised spaces of Kashmir describe traumatic accounts of sexual violence and their struggles to gain...
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Seeding the future 31 December 2013
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The use of modern seeds stands to erode the genetic diversity of local seed varieties in Nepal
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Announcement
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Himal Southasian is relaunched in print! |
The archive: 25 years of Southasia
Image: Penguin India
Penguin India withdraws The Hindus
On 11 February 2014, Penguin India decided to recall and destroy all remaining copies of Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History. The decision was part of an agreement between them and Shiksha Bachao Andolan, a Hindu campaign group that filed a case against the publishers in 2010, arguing that the book was insulting to Hindus and contained “heresies”.
From our archive:
Diwas Kc reviews The Hindus: An Alternative History. (March 2010)
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