The United Kingdom’s plan for preservation of land in a region of Myanmar is not a good idea and is not a considerate idea. I feel as if the UK is only focusing on a singular issue and not considering the potential problems this extravagant plan could cause. These villagers in Myanmar live off of the land around them. They… Read more »
Until recently, Maniram Mandiwal felt like just another cog in the wheel. The headteacher of Rajasthan’s Shaheed Col Jayprakash Janu secondary school left work as soon as he could. He didn’t know any of his pupils by name, and took no interest in his staff. Mandiwal had spent a quarter of a century in teaching without ever experiencing a “special… Read more »
Prof Vinita Damodaran draws parallels between recent Sabarimala protests and similar movements against the entry of lower castes into temples in the 1920s The images of large crowds protesting against the entry of women and girls of a certain age into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala (Report, 18 October) reminded me of similar movements against the entry of lower castes into… Read more »
The prominent Pakistani cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, known as the “father of the Taliban”, has been killed in a knife attack at his home in Rawalpindi. Haq’s son, Hamidul Haq, said his father was alone in his bedroom when he was attacked by an assailant, who escaped undetected. “My father has been martyred. He was alone at his home. His… Read more »
India’s leading film festival struck several controversial films from its lineup to make room for female-directed features and address a mood of change. But will it halt harassment on set? Introducing the recent series opener of India’s top-rated talk show, Koffee With Karan, the director-producer-personality Karan Johar championed Bollywood’s new-found “girl power”: 12 months of successes – such as the… Read more »
Karen people in Tanintharyi region fear project to protect 800,000-acre area will cut them off from ancestral lands A British conservation charity has become embroiled in a row with villagers displaced by civil war in Myanmar over plans to protect pristine forests housing wild Asian elephants, tigers and sun bears. Fauna and Flora International (FFI) is helping to finance the $21m (£15.8m) ridge… Read more »