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The assassination that changed India
Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991). Rajiv Gandhi served two terms from 1984 – 1989.
By Naazir Mahmood / Sapan News
In May 2026, India marks the 35th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. For many in In...
Sapan News Roundup: Building bridges through dialogue
Clockwise from top left: Labour rights activists Farooq Tariq, Nalini Rathnarajah, Sultan Ahmmed, Sita Lama, Chamila Thushari, Rakhi Sehgal at the online seminar organised by the Southasia Peace Action Network last Sunday to commemorate Lab...
Beyond remittances: A rare insight into the everyday lives of migrant workers
A Sapan News syndicated feature available for republication with due credit to www.sapannews.com
Sapan Bookshelf
Souls in the Kalyug: The Politics and Cosmologies of
Migrant Workers in Contemporary India
By Shankar Ramaswami
Un...
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Demands for gender justice merge with the right to protest
Women activists perched atop a moving truck call for freedom. Aurat March Karachi, 10 May 2026. Photo by Abdullah Zahid/ Sapan News.
By Abdullah Zahid / Sapan News
KARACHI: For the organisers of the annual women’s rights demonstration kno...
From Brussels to South Asia: Who shapes the future of Israel–Palestine?
Game of Chess. Image via Canva
Commentary
By Pavithra Perera WJA/ Sapan News
Today, war speaks a language that world leaders ultimately understand, the cost of a barrel of oil. Once oil prices surge and global supply chains tremble, the...
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At Sapan News we cover and connect Southasia, the Indian Ocean and diaspora, go beyond the headlines, producie nonpartisan backgrounders and explainers with context and nuance, creating spaces for empathy and compassion.
Pragyan Srivastava is an Indian journalist and former Fulbright-Nehru Master’s scholar at Rutgers University. She is currently working as an associate editor at Sapan News Network.
Writer, book lover, gripped by wanderlust, street smart New Yorker with southern sensibilities! Coordinating Editor at Sapan News Network.
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