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Politics
Storming the Red Zone…with human shields?
The poster agrees with The Nation that Imran Khan should declare victory and go home, arguing that his tax boycott call, ultimatums and march of women and children to the…
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Sunil Dutta: super-cop
Responding to LAPD officer Sunil Dutta’s op-ed telling people not to challenge police, the poster concedes it is impressive advice, especially for black and brown young men, and recalls being…
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Culture
First among equals (men)
Beginning from a Kerala Muslim’s memories of sharing festivals with neighbours, the poster ridicules ‘First Men in India’ lists and general-knowledge exams, citing Shankar’s novel Jana Aranya, and discusses how…
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Economy
Building Toilets not Really Useful?
Quotes economists on open defecation in India and its lasting costs to child health and adult earnings, with the poster noting 35 per cent of Indians are under 18, so…
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Society
Caste, Religion and Open Defecation
Quotes reports that Indian villagers avoid built toilets for caste reasons, and research on why Muslim children survive more than Hindu children despite poverty, linking both to sanitation.
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Economy
London- World City #1
Notes a ranking placing London first among world cities, with Mumbai 31st and Delhi 34th, and comments on surprises such as Dubai ahead of Shanghai.
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Society
Toilet Donation Services
On Tata Consultancy Services funding school toilets, the poster asks why it took so long, argues it must also pay for long-term maintenance, and says the 10,000-school scheme should become…
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War-games on the border (shooting….but crying)
Citing Norman Finkelstein’s ‘shooting but crying’ phrase, the poster says it dislikes the shootings and beheadings on the Line of Control, and that civilians and soldiers on both sides are…
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Immigration (good face, sad face)
The poster argues colonial ‘trade’ with India was brutal exploitation that industrialised Scotland, contrasts it with today’s trafficked migrants found in a shipping container, and traces India’s image from promised…
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First time for a woman (2)
Commenting on a woman sentenced for harming children, the poster argues that true equality means the law applies equally to women, who can be as ruthless as men, and recalls…
