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Some charts from Human Development Report 2014
A set of charts from the 2014 Human Development Report, with captions on South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa lagging and the role of manufacturing.
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180, 900, 180,000
The site celebrates 180 days, 900 posts and 180,000 page views since it restarted, thanks reviewers and invites more women to join as it heads for Mission 1000.
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Aakar Patel: Kabaddi made esay
A reposted Aakar Patel piece on professional kabaddi, with the poster’s own remarks on the sport’s Dravidian origins, its status in Bangladesh and the pleasures of playing it.
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The Great Sindhi Exodus (Nakba??)
Extracts from Narayandas Malkani’s account of the 1947 Sindhi Hindu exodus, with the poster noting how far Sindhis have since risen in Indian business and politics, and blaming the two-nation…
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“Crossing the river by feeling the stones”
The poster relays Jyoti Rahman’s case that Ziaur Rahman is the true father of modern Bangladesh, whose social-justice policies explain its relative advances, and suggests Pakistan look east for inspiration,…
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Eid Mubarak!!!
………… Wishing all of you all the best!!! …………… …….. warm regards
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The Fiddler (on the Roof) and his son
Excerpts from Harry Stein’s memoir-style piece on his father, the playwright Joel Stein, creator of Fiddler on the Roof, and their political split between left and neoconservative, framed by the…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
Sunday, 8 November 2026Since December 2010 · 4,170 posts · 93,923 comments
