New Mandala readers with interests that stretch to northeast India will be keen to know that an international conference to be held in Guwahati, Assam, is calling for papers. The conference is scheduled for 16-18 January 2008.
According to the organisers:
This interdisciplinary conference will provide a forum for scholars and policy makers, as well as visual artists and others involved in the [...]
Conference on northeast India and its neighbourhood
August 17th, 2007 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment
Tags: Conferences · Northeast India
New Mandala interruption
August 17th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · Add a Comment
Due to construction and electrical work at ANU, New Mandala probably will not be available between 7AM and 5PM (Canberra time) tomorrow (Saturday 18 August). Apologies for this.
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Yellow shirts, 100 baht and a speech from Surayud
August 17th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 5 Comments
A colleague in Thailand has provided these fascinating local perspectives on the government’s referendum campaign. They come from informal telephone interviews with residents of a village in northern Thailand where she has very good local contacts. The discussions refer to the major “Power for Democracy” rally held by PM Surayud in Chiang Mai earlier this week.
[A small [...]
Tags: Referendum · Surayud regime