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May / June 2006

South Asian issues - Getting to know the past better

Romila Thapar

Over fifty years ago, at the time of independence and just after, we inherited a long tradition of historical writing. There were two perspectives on history that constituted our heritage: one was the colonial view of Indian history, and the other was the nationalist view. Read on

News from elsewhere

A wildlife expedition (funded in part by the National Geographic Society) uncovered a treasure trove of animal species never documented before, in the Foja Mountains on the island of New Guinea in Indonesia. More..

Tree kangaroo

Heritage - Bhera - the town that time forgot - Part II

Bhera town

The town of Bhera is spread over a 3 square miles oval area. A circular road goes around the town around its six crumbling gates. The very imposing [still used as a muslim Imambarah] Sikh Gurdwara stands almost in the centre of the town. More...

Lifestyle - South Asian billionaires

Twenty six South Asians - all from India or of Indian origin - have figured in the Forbes list of billionaires. Top among them - Lakshmi Mittal - is also the fifth richest man in the world. Indu Jain is the only woman among the South Asian billionaire club. More...