2014

All years and months

Moshe and his (new) Imma

On the re-opening of Mumbai’s Chabad House six years after 26/11, the poster admires the sincerity but fears a repeat given weak safety preparations and the India-Pakistan hostility, and reflects…

Brown Pundits Archive26 August 20140 comments
An all-weather friend

Responding to Pakistani complaints about jingoistic Indian media, the poster argues that unfinished business from Partition makes fair and balanced coverage unrealistic, and notes that Western press and Indian commentators…

Brown Pundits Archive26 August 20140 comments
Chilling hypocrisy

The poster defends Teesta Setalvad’s right to tweet offensive images but is miffed by her explanation of the ‘jihadi Kali and Krishna’ picture, arguing that ignorance is a weak excuse…

Brown Pundits Archive25 August 20140 comments
The man loved by (all) women

On Imran Khan’s pledge to marry once ‘Naya Pakistan’ arrives, the poster muses on what women want, arguing women want the same things as men and that power flows through…

Brown Pundits Archive25 August 20140 comments
‘are we reading or writing tonight?’

A link to Arun Ram’s account of Kerala’s prohibition-era smuggling, where ‘reading’ means rum and ‘writing’ means whisky, with the poster’s view that prohibition has never worked and only drives…

Brown Pundits Archive24 August 20140 comments
Suicide Tourism

Noting that 611 foreigners were helped to die in Switzerland between 2008 and 2012, mostly via Dignitas, the poster reflects on ‘suicide tourism’ and why people choose it, with a…

Brown Pundits Archive24 August 20140 comments
“Jihadi John” from Maida Vale

A short post about a London hip-hop artist reported to be ‘Jihadi John’, opening with Maida Vale property prices and history before noting his link to the area.

Brown Pundits Archive24 August 20140 comments
Mardaani

The poster praises Mardaani as a tough Mumbai thriller with strong female leads and authentic villains, rating Rani Mukerji’s performance highly, though it is not a fan of her and…

Brown Pundits Archive24 August 20140 comments
Lion vs. porcupines

Taking up U. R. Ananthamurthy’s lion-versus-porcupine image of Modi’s India versus Gandhi’s, the poster argues a proud porcupine beats a cowardly lion, and suggests India should aspire instead to be…

Brown Pundits Archive23 August 20140 comments
Don't cry for me Yezidi

Reflecting on the Yazidi crisis, the poster looks back fondly to the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal triumvirate and argues the world is reacting to Western globalisation, with English spreading as…

Brown Pundits Archive23 August 20140 comments