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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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Reflections on discrimination against women and mental distress in India

  • Dr Istikhar Ali,

How women’s mental distress in India is structurally produced through gendered labour, violence, and state neglect.

Colonial borders and the production of statelessness in Myanmar, India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka

  • Subin Mulmi,

Statelessness in Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is rooted in the impact of British colonialism.

How a new genre of music has emerged in contemporary Indigenous Naga culture

  • Dr Christian Poske,

How Indigenous musicians from Nagaland, India, are showing the resilience of their culture.

Making sense of the rise in violence against doctors

  • Prof. Sumit Kane and Dr. Mayuri Samant,

Violence against doctors is rising in India and elsewhere. To understand it, we need to look at the decline of trust, among other factors.

When success becomes a battleground: The deadly backlash against India’s educated and working women

  • Anu Krishnan,

Women in India have gained increased status and recognition in workplaces and education, but gendered violence may also be increasing.