August 2014
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Bangla ferry goes down (again)
After the Mawa ferry sinking killed about 100 to 150 people, the poster argues Bangladesh should invest in water traffic control with sensor networks, as used on Indian railways, and…
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These girls are so good….
A short note congratulating Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa on winning squash doubles gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, with a Wikipedia biography of Pallikal.
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Shame on you: (fellow) Bongs
Prompted by Taslima Nasrin’s complaint that Kolkata stays silent on her exile, the poster argues Indian secularism is a much-abused concept, with parties tolerating religious fanatics and Congress allying with…
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Facebook freedom index
Re-ranking nations’ Facebook use by population, the poster notes India’s penetration is still low, that absentees include China and Pakistan, and uses it to say something about freedom, rights-conscious Americans…
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Secularism (no exceptions please)
Using the killing of three Sikhs in Saharanpur, the poster challenges Mukul Kesavan’s distinction that Congress kills from opportunity and the BJP from ideology, asking whether victims feel better about…
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The Indo-Europeans (Jats, Ezhavas)
Reporting a study that Ezhavas and Jat Sikhs are close genetically, the poster notes both are dominant lower-caste groups, and congratulates General Dalbir Singh Suhag, a Jat, on becoming Chief…
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Save Gaza is lovely….but not enough
Responding to Gaza solidarity, the poster notes Egyptian and Israeli interests converging against political Islam, cricketer Moeen Ali’s reprimand for a wristband, and argues Hindutva sympathisers back Israel, while saying…
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Shah-Jahan-Abad rises from the ashes
Quoting an account of how the British capture of Delhi in 1858 tore apart Shahjahanabad, the poster traces Delhi as a seat of power since Indraprastha and welcomes the old…
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Nirvana: Viagra, plus a glass of bubbly
Noting Bastar tribals’ herbal ‘Viagra’ trade, the poster jokes that Maoists should visit China to see why it is ‘glorious to be rich’, and suggests selling herbal remedies to China…
