Razib Khan | December 31, 2010
Something which having this blog allows is to elaborate on theories/positions I’ve exposited for years on the Sepia Mutiny weblog. One of those ideas is an inclusive model of being brown (Desi). In set theory basically I’m suggesting that the set of those who are defined or self-define as brown/Desi can be reasonably modeled as [...]
Zachary Latif | December 31, 2010
It comes to my final point as Razib and I were setting up this blog he joked that the only problem was that I’m “only half-brown” (my mother is Iranian). It was the first time in my life where someone had actually told me that I wasn’t really desi,
Zachary Latif | December 30, 2010
Pakistanis are shocked that their federal minister can’t pray correctly.
Razib Khan | December 30, 2010
Brown: Brown is sometimes used to refer to brown people in general or sometimes more specifically to the darker skinned Indo-Aryan and Dravidian of South Asia. Pundit: The term originates from the Hindi term pandit, which in turn originates from the Sanskrit (a language from ancient India) term paṇḍitá, meaning “learned” (see also Pandit). It [...]
Razib Khan | December 30, 2010
Zach introduced us pretty well earlier. I’m Razib Khan, I generally cover science and history. I am also known as “razib the atheist” on the Sepia Mutiny weblog. I am brown. All four of my grandparents were born in the eastern part of Bengal, what became Bangladesh. Some of my great-grandparents were born outside of [...]
Zachary Latif | December 30, 2010
Razib Khan and I have co-founded a blog together; Brown Pundits.
Omar is a Pakistani-American with an interest in history. He also moderates the Asiapeace discussion group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asiapeace/
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