The Naga movement for independence from India began in 1947. Over 60 years later, the region considered to part of northeast India continues to be under Indian control. Youngsters in Nagaland are now taking the struggle online.
After 65 years, Radio Netherlands Worldwide has ended its broadcasts aimed at Dutch people abroad. From messages for sailors to special programmes for expats - what has Radio Netherlands meant for the Dutch overseas? In the...
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...
In her tiny five metre by five metre block in a suburban Mumbai slum, Bharti Sawant is making flower garlands. “I think making garlands is an art. I want to take my art to people,” she says and falls silent for a moment. She...
Press and media freedom in various countries in the South Asian region, such as Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, is in decline, says US-based democracy monitor Freedom House. Independent media organisations in these countries are worse off...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...