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Uber means Freedom in English, Tamizh, Sanskrit…
Quoting a writer’s memory of Washington’s zone-fare taxis, the poster recalls renting cars for one-way trips and a night stranded in the Columbia River Gorge, and weighs what Uber’s freedom…
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Dravida asmita (pride), Brahman pita (father)
Using Surya Narayana Sastri’s change to the Tamil name Parithimar Kalaignar, the poster argues that revolutionary movements, Dravidian, Maoist or jihadi, are often led by sons of privilege, as with…
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History
Smart People Saw It Coming
A tweeted photo of C. V. Raman on Independence Day 1954 and an anecdote that, angered by government science policy, he smashed his Bharat Ratna and found platinum in it,…
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Politics
Kerala says no to Vande Mataram
Responding to a Kerala school dropping Vande Mataram after an alleged threat, the poster notes Muslim objections to the song’s mother-goddess imagery, stresses that many Muslims have no objection, and…
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Society
Communal cuisine
A short personal observation about being served beef at an interfaith couple’s home, and the author’s own lingering aversion to pork despite not being religious.
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Politics
Purna Swaraj ka matlab kya?
Reading Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech on violence against women, the poster welcomes the appeal to parents but says he should have been more specific about Hindutva groups violating Hindu…
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History
The neo-Marxist historians of India
Drawing on Ramachandra Guha’s reflections on India’s social-science community, the poster argues Marxist historians’ pre-eminence rested on Congress patronage, and says the Hindu right’s plan to rewrite history should be…
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What will the White House say?
On a petition against Modi’s White House visit, the poster says the US will cite his mandate and wide support, including Muslims and Dalits, yet sees a deeper problem in…
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was Pakistan's independence date changed?
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Happy Indo-Pakistani Independence Day
