Tulasi Acharya’s book discusses how sexual desire and patriarchy shape South Asian society, drawing from history, religion, and literature.

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During the pre- and colonial era, the Sea People were not passive victims but active naval forces – strengthening and defending local monarchies (sultanates and kingdoms) in the Sulu Archipelago, ...

UFC is to humans what cricket fighting is to field crickets. Here’s the story on how this implausible bloodsport came into ...

Ang Lee's debut feature film 'Pushing Hands' is a funny, moving portrait of the cultural and generational differences that come to a head when the elderly Mr. Chu moves from Beijing to live with his ...

The Song dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279, marking a period of economic prosperity, technological advances and cultural ...