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The Second Republic: back-story, future thoughts
Starting from Abul Ala Maududi’s vision of Partition, the poster says he had the right instincts, that Partition would divide and weaken Muslims, but the wrong principles, uniting them by…
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The Yellow River turns Red
Recalling the 1938 breaching of Yellow River levees that killed 800,000, the poster argues Mao’s atrocities are only now being appreciated and that much of the academic left, with Arundhati…
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To dream a dream..
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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…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
Sunday, 8 November 2026Since December 2010 · 4,170 posts · 93,923 comments
