May 2014
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History
29 May 1953 (on top of the world)
Marking the 1953 Everest ascent, the poster complains that the British press claims all the credit, and argues Indians such as Radhanath Sikdar, who identified Everest’s height, and Jagadish Chandra…
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The banana republic strikes back
After the 2014 election, Robert Vadra loses his airport privileges. A short, mocking note on what that says about the change of government.
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Politics
Left must exit, stage left (says “real India”)
Crediting India’s Left with slowing the Right’s march and checking the Far Left, the poster argues it has held Kerala and Bengal against Hindutva, in contrast to Pakistan, where the…
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‘Aaj jaane ki zid na karo’
Pays tribute to Farida Khanum, one of the last great ghazal singers, with a quoted account of bringing her back to Kolkata for a concert, tied to her sister’s years…
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Najma Heptullah- Parsis need help (not Muslims)
The poster doubts Najma Heptullah’s priorities after she called Parsis the weakest minority and said Muslims are too numerous to count as one, arguing Muslims need a level playing field…
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Irom Chanu Sharmila- (Hindu) Terrorist?
Presenting Irom Sharmila as a lone Gandhian on hunger strike against AFSPA, the poster doubts Modi will repeal it because the Army holds a veto, and notes Hindus are not…
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Geopolitics
Apprehensively Optimistic
Wishing Modi well, the poster argues that only a right-wing leader like him can make peace on India’s side, as only Nixon could go to China, while Nawaz Sharif is…
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“This is the heartland of Boko Haram”
Arguing that defeating Boko Haram needs an ideology to counter it, the poster blames liberal bigotry, which leaves tribals to their ways, and conservative bigotry, which bombs but does not…
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Politics
Europe faces a political crisis
Citing Peter Mair’s Ruling the Void, the poster argues Europe faces a crisis of democracy as voters turn on distrustful elites and Brussels, warning that only authoritarian-capitalist or Islamist models…
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Politics
The truth will always out
Quotes Kerala Congress leader T H Mustafa calling Rahul Gandhi a joker and urging Priyanka Gandhi to lead, with the poster adding that the party should shed its dynasty’s liabilities,…
