Hannah Madatali
Hannah Madatali is SADF’s Research and Advisor. She graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2018 with an MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies, having written her dissertation on the History, Ideas and Agency in the Origins of Hindu Nationalism. She obtained a Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Governance, Economics and Development and a Minor in Journalism and Political Science from Leiden University College The Hague. She joined the SADF after a traineeship at the European External Action Service, Division for Regional Affairs and South Asia.
Latest TSA
A Review of ‘Neelan: Unsilenced’ (Documentary on Sri Lankan Politics) – C274
“Neelan: Unsilenced” is a documentary film that was directed by documentary filmmaker Pitasanna Shanmugathas and released on the 26th death anniversary of prominent lawyer and politician Neelan Tiruchelvam. This documentary records the life, advocacy and achievements of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam with accounts narrated by his friends, family and those...
SADF Podcast S3E5 – Youthquake in the Himalayas: Nepal’s Political Meltdown Explained
In this episode of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) Podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul speaks with Dr. Pramod Jaiswal, Research Director at NIICE, to unpack the dramatic political and constitutional crisis unfolding in Nepal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a2Z075VcUs&t=9s
From the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to the Gen Z-led uprising and...
Policy Clinic Network Collaboration with SADF
Background:
Minorities in Bangladesh (religious, ethnic, and sexual) are currently going through a challenging time, since the right-wing, religion-based political parties are on the rise. According to the latest report of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, more than 2400 incidents of violence took place against the religious minorities...