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Category Archives: Southeast Asian Studies
Arranging Marriages in the Age of Online-Speed-Dating and Soul Mates
By Deeksha Sivakumar The idea of arranging marriages seems like an exotic thing even for modern Indians who see their relationship problems as very different from those of their parents’. India has changed considerably over the past few decades. Indian … Continue reading
The Burden of Performance
By Deeksha Sivakumar How do I connect with the ancient world by performing in a modern world a play written many centuries ago? This past Friday, I performed the ancient playwright Bhāsa’s Karnabhāram, or ”Karna’s Burden.” Written well before the 5th Century, … Continue reading
Posted in Deeksha Sivakumar, Southeast Asian Studies
Tagged Bhasa, Hinduism, India, Karna, Mahabharata
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Devotional Islamic Anti-Terrorism
By Summar Shoaib After Taliban militants kidnapped three Sikh men and beheaded one of them in Pakistan in 2010, Muhammad Khurshid Khan, the deputy attorney general of Pakistan, has taken up shining the shoes of worshipers at the Sikh Golden … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asian Studies, Summar Shoaib
Tagged devotion, Islam, Muslims, Pakistan, penance, Religious Violence, Sikhs
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Yoga and the Question of Religious Identity
By Deeksha Sivakumar Is yoga Hindu? Both categories (yoga, Hindu) are, of course, highly problematic on both conceptual and historical grounds. If we were to ask whether yoga is Indian, more people may feel comfortable answering in the affirmative, though … Continue reading