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The Southasian Sensibility
A Himal Reader
First Edition
Edited by:
Critical Acclaim - Kanak Mani Dixit - Writer, Civil Rights Activist and Founding Editor, Himal Southasian
August 2012 | 352 pages | SAGE India
The South Asian Sensibility: A Himal Reader is a collection of some of the best articles published over the past 25 years in Himal Soutasian, South Asia's first and foremost regional news and analysis magazine. The essays are fine examples of long-form journalism, a form that Himal has pioneered in South Asia.
Intended to mark the 25th anniversary of the magazine, the book argues for a regional sensibility when looking at issues in the subcontinent. The effort, throughout, is to look at issues from a humanist and progressive viewpoint with a strong emphasis on human rights. The select articles, while discussing topics such as nationalism, regionalism, insurgency, human rights, social and cultural matters, reflect one common aspect that Himal has striven to promote throughout its existence, i.e., to view the entire South Asian region as a single, holistic entity even while respecting the integrity of its component parts.
Intended to mark the 25th anniversary of the magazine, the book argues for a regional sensibility when looking at issues in the subcontinent. The effort, throughout, is to look at issues from a humanist and progressive viewpoint with a strong emphasis on human rights. The select articles, while discussing topics such as nationalism, regionalism, insurgency, human rights, social and cultural matters, reflect one common aspect that Himal has striven to promote throughout its existence, i.e., to view the entire South Asian region as a single, holistic entity even while respecting the integrity of its component parts.
Kanak Mani Dixit
Kanak Mani Dixit
Manisha Aryal
Sanjoy Hazarika
Afsan Chowdhury
Eqbal Ahmad
Khaled Ahmed
Sanjib Baruah
S Anand
Shruti Debi
Dilip Simeon
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
C K Lal
Kanak Mani Dixit
Prashant Jha
Thant Myint-U
Ramachandra Guha
Prashant Jha
Rajan Hoole
Meera Nanda
Pervez Hoodbhoy
Tenzing Sonam
Afsan Chowdhury
The best of Himal... a good reader to dip into...what strikes one the most while going through the book is the relevance of these essays to our times, the realities they present to the reader impact our politics, society and culture some 15-20 years later.