2014

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Remarkable!!!

The poster notes that two seats were decided by nine votes and argues that first-past-the-post, criminal candidates, dynasts and campaign finance are real flaws, while crediting the Election Commission and…

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The (gay) Tabla Player

A comment on a reader essay by a woman learning tabla in Lahore, asking whether girls are freer in India than Pakistan and suggesting that freedom from religion widens women’s…

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Rice eating Indians

A short musing on the stereotype of rice-eating Indians against bread-eating Pakistanis, asking where Muhajirs fit between Gangetic rice culture and Indus naan-lovers.

Brown Pundits Archive1 May 20145 comments
Gujarat model: a Pakistani perspective

A comment with extracts from a Pakistani traveller’s account of Gujarat: round-the-clock electricity and safe streets for women, but segregated neighbourhoods, anti-alcohol rules and an uneven benefit to the poor.…

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A (muslim) man walks into a (hindu) barber-shop

The poster recommends a short film by Shlok Sharma and argues that South Asians should confront divisions of caste, religion and language openly, warning that exploiting identity markers backfires on…

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“This is like Titanic”

A one-line comparison of the Sewol ferry disaster to the Titanic, followed by a news extract on footage from inside the vessel in which students joke, then show fear, as…

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Jati Shatru (enemy of your own people)

A Dawn report, quoted with a brief comment, on a woman in Jharkhand who alleges she was gang-raped for helping the BJP’s minority wing in the elections; the poster says…

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Refugees require relief (not crocodile tears)

A comment with a long news extract on Pakistani Hindu families from Sindh seeking refuge in Delhi, arguing that refugees need practical relief rather than sympathy and asking why Tibetans…

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Chennai bombing suspect in custody

A comment with live-blog extracts on the Chennai Central train bombing and a suspect in custody, speculating that the attack could help the BJP mid-election and urging that demagogues on…

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Mice fear men (love women)

A joking comment on a study finding that laboratory mice are stressed by male researchers, with an extract noting that many published rodent results may be affected by the finding.

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