March 1, 2014
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Geopolitics
Crimean War part II
The poster compares Russia’s move to send troops to Crimea with the Crimean War of the 1850s, and expects Crimea’s Muslim Tatars to resist.
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History
The Taj is Indian..or is it?
Extracts on Pakistani undergraduates debating whether the Taj Mahal is part of Pakistan’s history, with the poster saying it shows how much studying history matters to national symbols.
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Diaspora
Dr David
A report on the NRA’s opposition to Dr Vivek Murthy as US Surgeon General, with the poster’s satire on immigrants taking guns as well as jobs.
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Culture
Fashion nightmare
A report on Aligarh women turning the burqa into a fashion statement, with the poster arguing that change from within lasts longer than imposed change.
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Idolatry runs wild
A report on posters portraying Chief Minister Jayalalithaa as Goddess Lakshmi, which the poster contrasts with the Dravidian movement’s history of breaking Ganesha idols.
