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Along the Palk Strait, bottom trawlers are at the centre of the Indo-Lanka fisheries conflict. Within Tamil Nadu, purse-seine fishing has come under sharp focus for its impact on fishermen engaged in other types of fishing - Jeff Joseph's deep dive for Himal Southasian

Excellent article on the political economy of #TamilNadu fishing 👏🏽 Trawl boats … often “drift” into Sri Lankan waters. They are drawn there by fertile, undepleted fishing grounds – the result of #lka’s underdeveloped fishing industry & ban on trawling in its waters.

Most parties in power seek to reduce fuel and electricity prices to create a semblance of economic stability and an artificial image of their good performance. Salman R. Sheikh 🍉 writes: himalmag.com/pakistan-imf-b…

Trawl-boat workers after returning from sea. Trawl-boats in Tamil Nadu are typically owned by businessmen who take the lion’s share of the earnings – where purse-seine fleets, collectively owned, spread any profits more equitably. Jeff Joseph reports: himalmag.com/purse-seine-ta…

"Living with racism and poverty was not unique to East London Bengalis. It was a reality for most post-war migrant populations in Britain at the time (and continues to be so)." Ashraf Hoque reviews Shabna Begum’s 'From Sylhet to Spitalfields'. himalmag.com/bengali-migran…

📢FRESH! Shah Rukh Khan and the director Atlee’s tedious blockbuster has a veneer of being political even as it bends to prevailing winds – and its gender bias does not help. A review of 'Jawan' by Anna MM Vetticad: himalmag.com/jawan-shah-ruk…

I found the director Atlee's Hindi film #Jawan really tedious. As for the politics of this #ShahRukhKhan starrer, well, read my review on Himal Southasian Himal Southasian 👇 ‘Jawan’ treads with caution in an India on edge himalmag.com/jawan-shah-ruk…

Tamil Nadu’s battle over purse-seine fishing is not done yet. Purse-seiners have gone to court to challenge the state government’s ban and the matter is still sub judice. Jeff Joseph reports: himalmag.com/purse-seine-ta…

In response to the media’s blinkered coverage, activists from persecuted groups have set up several digital initiatives to document violence against their communities. From July 2023, Sana Batool writes: himalmag.com/media-erasure-…

Vedda, an endangered language spoken by the Vedda people in Sri Lanka, showcases remarkable structural similarities to Sinhala due to prolonged #languagecontact. Learn more about this unique language. From July 2023, by Abhishek Avtans अभिषेक अवतंस 🌐: himalmag.com/language-diver…

Traditional village panchayat members head to a peace meeting in Poompuhar in June '23. Unelected traditional panchayats hold power across coastal Tamil Nadu, and have a big role in the state’s battles over purse-seine fishing. Jeff Joseph reports: himalmag.com/purse-seine-ta…

A politically audacious film headlined by one of Hindi cinema's biggest stars could have been a game-changer when most of his colleagues have ignored India's rise in atrocities and discrimination. Jawan is a whimper rather than a shout. By Anna MM Vetticad: himalmag.com/jawan-shah-ruk…

"Living with racism and poverty was not unique to East London Bengalis. It was a reality for most post-war migrant populations in Britain at the time (and continues to be so)." Ashraf Hoque reviews Shabna Begum’s 'From Sylhet to Spitalfields'. himalmag.com/bengali-migran…

With the rise of the rightwing political forces in India today, attempts are being made to appropriate Ambedkar as a Hindu social reformist and popular nationalist leader, detaching him from his radical anti-Brahmanical thought. From July '23, Harish Wankhede: himalmag.com/ambedkar-biogr…

Angry purse-seiners shouted and pleaded that they were neck-deep in debt and were on their deathbeds. Still, officials refused them permission. Jeff Joseph writes: himalmag.com/purse-seine-ta…

Sexual violence against Meitei women in the current conflict has not been officially documented. This could be because there is great shame in speaking about such violations. Laxmi Murthy writes: himalmag.com/women-disinfor…

Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan in a still from Jawan. With both of Khan’s avatars in the film, his partners are played by vastly younger women – a repeated pattern across the superstar’s films in the last decade. Anna MM Vetticad reviews 'Jawan': himalmag.com/jawan-shah-ruk…

Despite sharing the same geographical and political space in Sikkim, hill people and “Indians” here inhabit two seemingly different cultural worlds. From May 2023, Mona Chettri writes: himalmag.com/sikkimese-iden…

Fishing boats in Nagapattinam harbour. The coastal town, with rival fleets of trawlers and purse-seiners, is at the heart of the battle over purse-seine fishing in Tamil Nadu. Jeff Joseph reports: himalmag.com/purse-seine-ta…