Archive - The Global Jigsaw

The Indonesian elections and China

Maritime boundaries, electric vehicles and cats

Apr 19 •

Back to school, 80s style

Of fairy godmothers and wolves in sheep clothing

Apr 13 •

Madrid's Renaissance moment

How immigration is changing the face of Spain's capital

Apr 5 •

Easter in Spain

Pagan roots, Catholic theology, Muharram, Ganesh Chaturthi, and the Ku Klux Clan.

Apr 1 •

March 2024

India's Reconquista

Why Narendra Modi will win the upcoming Indian elections. Again

Mar 14 •

Is a woman in China better off than one in India?

Oh, to take a walk!

Mar 8 •

Losing the stars

Mar 2 •

February 2024

Food and identity in China

On grain, the spirit world, corrupt officials, vegetarianism and beef

Feb 20 •

Death, Life, and Cash

A saver upper's thought journey into spending down

Feb 16 •

The English writer who colonized young Indian readers

What explains Enid Blyton's popularity in India?

Feb 9 •

Japan's "untouchables"

The caste system beyond India

Feb 3 •

January 2024

Kingdom of characters

Modernity, technology and the Chinese script

Jan 25 •

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