Lawrence Hamilton is a journalist and former staff writer for Vagabond Journey. He specialises in Himalayan border communities and issues of sovereignty.
Lawrence has traveled extensively around the Indian subcontinent, China and the former Soviet Union. He currently hosts 'This Academic Life' which airs on Radio1 out of Dunedin, New Zealand.
You can follow him on twitter @JournoLawrence.
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