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Radio Show: Gujarat: Ten years since the riots
Radio Show: Drawings in the sand - keeping the political debate alive in the Maldives
South Asia Wired this week looks at how the world's largest democraccy is approaching its dismal record on human rights, and hear how a leading Maldivian artist draws lines in the sand to illustrate his country's ...
Article: Going online: The Naga struggle for freedom
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.
Article: RNW’s Dutch-language service falls silent
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...
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: Living without legs
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...
Article: Press freedom in South Asia in decline
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...
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...
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About South Asia Wired
• 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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