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Radio Show: Gujarat: Ten years since the riots
Article: Stateless people: Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh
The Chakma people of Arunachal Pradesh, a state in northeast India, have been fighting for citizenship for over six decades. Having fled Bangladesh in the 1960s, they think it’s time India recognised them. “I came to India...
Radio Show: What next for Nepal's Maoists?
On this week's South Asia Wired, we take you to Shaktikhor, one of Nepal's fifteen regions, where former Maoist fighters have been living since 2006. That year, Maoist rebels signed a permanent ceasefire and a peace agreement with the...
Article: World Press Photo comes to Bangladesh
The international World Press Photo exhibition, which celebrates the best in photojournalism worldwide, opened in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday (26 April) at the renowned Drik Gallery. It is the first international exhibit of World...
Radio Show: London stage welcomes Hindi version of Shakespeare
Imagine all 37 Shakespeare plays performed in 37 different languages in one historical venue. That's the basic idea of London's Globe To Globe Festival which kicked off this week and will run until 9 June. The festival also features four...
Article: Lifeline on a river: Assam's boat clinics
The state of Assam in northeast India has the highest maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the country. One of the reasons for the abysmal record is that over three million people live on tiny islands along the Brahmaputra River without proper...
Article: Who are South Asia's most influential people in the world?
What do a documentary maker, a Chief Justice, an advocate for sexual minorities and a West Bengal populist political leader have in common, except that they're all from the South Asian region? Not much - indeed, you wouldn't...
Radio Show: The sinking culture of the river gypsies
Traditionally they charmed snakes, removed unwanted reptiles from village huts and insects from people's teeth. They practiced natural healing using herbs and animal products and they were village entertainers.
Article: Burma: Is it the end of revolution?
Reforms are the flavour of the season in Burma, or Myanmar. The recently concluded by-elections saw the country’s pro-democratic party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), register considerable success. With the military still...
Article: Campaign says no to aborting girls in India
The Dutch branch of aid organisation Plan International has launched the Let Girls be Born campaign to combat sex-selective abortions in India. According to recent figures, over half a million unborn female foetuses are aborted as couples...
Article: The forgotten victims of Nepal's civil war
Nepal's struggling peace process may have reached its final stages with the deadline for a new constitution fast approaching. But for thousands of people, peace constitutes much more than a new constitution. For them, any transition...
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• South Asia Wired blog and website offer web and audio stories from and for the region; the blog features opinions and editorials on the news from South Asia as well as the rest of the world
• South Asia Beat showcases interesting indie music from the region - from Pakistani girl groups to Afghan pop to Indian fusion
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