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Calls Home in the Dark: Families Wait as Evacuations Gather Pace
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe first explosion sounded, they say, like a door slamming somewhere in the sky. Then came the sirens. In the early hours after coordinated strikes by the United States and …
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ElectionsNepalSouth Asia
Nepal Votes After Revolt: Can the Ballot Deliver What the Streets Demanded?
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readNepal goes to the polls on March 5 under conditions that would test even a settled democracy: a snap election forced by bloodshed, a youth-heavy electorate impatient for change, and …
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March, the third month of the year, is a birth month for several colorful talents in Hindi cinema. Holi and also Gudi Padwa, the Hindu calendar New Year, usually falls …
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IndiaSouth AsiaSpirituality
SETU’s Human Vivekananda Brings Swami Vivekananda’s Teachings on Strength and Service to the Stage
by Ronita Pandaby Ronita Panda 6 minutes readIn an age of collapsing attention spans and rising tempers, of “followers” without friendship and “connection” without communion, a voice from the 19th century cuts through like a blade of …
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Indian Artist Natasha Sachdeva’s Watercolor Exhibition Opens at IA&A at Hillyer in Washington DC
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readWill This Entanglement Ever Resolve? an exhibition of watercolors by New Delhi–based artist Natasha Sachdeva, will be on view from March 7 to 29 at International Arts and Artists (IA&A) …
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In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Nandita Das
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readFew artists in Indian cinema have navigated performance, direction, and advocacy with the clarity of purpose that defines Nandita Das. With a body of work spanning 40 films in 10 …