Himal Southasian is Southasia’s first and only regional magazine of politics and culture. For over 30 years, Himal Southasian has challenged nationalist orthodoxies, and covered the region with imagination, rigor, and irreverence, with contributions from some of the most interesting writers in the region. Neighboring countries today can barely talk to one another, much less speak in a common voice. Himal strives to define, nurture, and amplify that voice. In an age of competing nationalisms and complex crises, Himal insists on the cross-border, pro-people nature of their possibilities and problems.

A digital magazine in its current incarnation, they publish a wide variety of articles, from sharp commentaries and long-form reportage to reviews and essays, focusing not on news but in-depth journalism. No subject is taboo for Himal, as long as it comes with a good argument and sound style. Independent, non-nationalist, pan-regionalist – Himal tells Indians and Nepalis about Pakistanis, Bhutanese, and Afghans; Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, and Burmese about Tibetans and Maldivians; and the rest of the world about this often-overlooked region.

The Himal editorial team is a small, tightly-knit group that does everything from brainstorming ideas and commissioning stories to work closely with writers, often over multiple rounds of editing and fact-checking. With a large body of past coverage behind them, and armed with a comprehensive style guide, their editors take every piece through a rigorous process to ensure that their stories are meaningful to experts as well as the intellectually curious general reader.