Today we commemorate the “Independence” given to the PNC Government by Britain in 1966, after engineering the latter’s victory in the Dec 7, 1964 elections. But 1964, and specifically May 25-26, 1964,...

ON PAPER, Vidyan Ravinthiran and I are strikingly similar. We are both British Southasian writers, of Tamil descent, who immigrated to the United States. We bot

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ON PAPER, Vidyan Ravinthiran and I are strikingly similar. We are both British Southasian writers, of Tamil descent, who immigrated to the United States. We bot

Nobody calls Gautam Buddha a Nepali, even though he was born at Lumbini in Nepal. If the Buddha seems too august or distant, neither is Rabindranath Tagore's ci

Nobody calls Gautam Buddha a Nepali, even though he was born at Lumbini in Nepal. If the Buddha seems too august or distant, neither is Rabindranath Tagore's ci

ON PAPER, Vidyan Ravinthiran and I are strikingly similar. We are both British Southasian writers, of Tamil descent, who immigrated to the United States. We bot

ON PAPER, Vidyan Ravinthiran and I are strikingly similar. We are both British Southasian writers, of Tamil descent, who immigrated to the United States. We bot

ON PAPER, Vidyan Ravinthiran and I are strikingly similar. We are both British Southasian writers, of Tamil descent, who immigrated to the United States. We bot

ON PAPER, Vidyan Ravinthiran and I are strikingly similar. We are both British Southasian writers, of Tamil descent, who immigrated to the United States. We bot

The democratic socialist’s victory in the New York mayoral primary is a sign that South Asian voters are beginning to assert themselves as an impactful political demographic.

press statement / for immediate release In a time of deepening ecological emergencies and political fragmentation, the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan) hosted a landmark virtual discussion titled “A shared horizon: Climate and peace in Southasia.” The event featured Lahore-based environmental lawyer and policy expert Rafay Alam in a conversation initiated and organised by young climate-conscious leaders across Southasia, aged between 17-19 years.

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Unfazed by the dominant narrative focusing on conflict, a small group of teens and young adults convened by by the Southasia Peace Action Network or Sapan, is quietly working together across borders to share their vision for peace in the region and beyond

🗓 Sunday, 25 May 2025🕙 10:00 a.m. ET /  3 p.m. GMT / 7:00 p.m. PKT / 7:30 p.m. IST / 7:45 p.m. NPT / 8:00 p.m. BDT📍 Venue: Online. Registration required🔗 Register to attend As political temperatures rise and borders bristle, the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is carving out space for something different: a cross-border, youth-led conversation on what peace looks like for them —and what it could be.