The monsoon rain finally arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal this week, on June 25. Some people cheered and laughed in the rain, before running for cover or bringing out their umbrellas. Over the next 4 month, 80-90% of the years “water supply” will arrive from the sky, since rainfall is the only source of water in [...]

During British raj the colonials passed a law in which the transgenders were described as “sodomites” and people who did “homosexual offense”. This was the first time ever that transgenders were openly discriminated against in Indian History.
There is an estimation of more than 25000 transgenders in Mumbai floating from one place to the other within [...]

The conflict in Kashmir dates back to October 1947 to the birth of the two modern nations of India and Pakistan.  The conflict of whether this mountainous region is to be governed from New Delhi or Islamabad has cost tens of thousands of human lives, and continues to be the main source of negative relations [...]

“Do you know where the Habibia college is?”
“Yes of course,” he said, lowering the taxi’s window and shaking my hand
“Can you take me there for 100 Afghani?”
“I am sorry, I can’t but what about 120?”
“Ok,then no problem.”

This was typical of the conversations I would have with taxi drivers as I tried to make [...]