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Chindia Dialogues: Defying the Cartographer (Complete)

Writers Siddhartha Deb, Zha Jianying, Yu Hua and Amitava Kumar speak about coming closer to a shared fate as India and China contend with common issues. more

Murong Xuecun: A Very Sad Creativity

In China, constantly changing standards mean off-limits speech is a moving target. more

Murong Xuecun: Internet Literature in China

In China, says writer Murong Xuecun, tens of thousands of new literary works are published online each day. more

Chindia Dialogues: Amit Chaudhuri and Christopher Lydon

Amit Chaudhuri and Christopher Lydon discuss writing, music, traveling to China and the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore. more

Chindia Dialogues: Literature of Migration

Writer Amitav Kumar in conversation with poet and activist Meena Kandasamy and writers Suketu Mehta and Su Tong. more

Chindia Dialogues: Cyberwriter and Cybercoolies

Chinese writers, bloggers and media critics explore the Chinese literary landscape and its relationship to the Internet. more

Chindia Dialogues: Literary Border Crossings (Complete)

Noted Indian intellectuals and a Chinese scholar address the idea of "the writer as traveler." more

Underground & Undercover: Literary Reportage (Complete)

A diverse roster of literary reporters bear witness to the effects of modernization in a variety of Asian contexts. more

Amitav Ghosh: The 'O' Wars, Then and Now

A historical novelist's research into the Opium Wars leads him to suggest parallels with wars in our own time. more

Amitav Ghosh and Jonathan Spence (Complete)

A leading historian of China and a historical novelist assess China and India's historical relations, focusing particularly on the Opium Wars. more