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Culture
Desi street food in London (and beyond)
A piece on desi street food in London, from dosa and chaat to jhal muri, with the poster hoping it enters English lexicon along with yoga asanas.
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History
1857
An extract on the 26th Native Infantry’s 1857 mutiny at Mian Mir and the Ajnala well where the mutineers were killed, which the poster calls shared history of Hindus, Sikhs…
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Society
Real life lesson (how to be a communication expert)
A report on a recruiter’s harsh reply to a young woman’s LinkedIn connection request, with the poster’s moral that being nice on the way up pays when you come down.
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Society
Exotic food
A report on police raiding a Nigerian restaurant allegedly selling human flesh, with the poster’s wry remarks on food without borders.
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Sava-asana at 7000 ft
A piece on ski yoga, with the poster noting that Sanskrit, language of the gods, survives mainly through yoga postures in the West and hoping Westerners will learn the pronunciation…
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Geopolitics
Ceasefire alert!!
A report that the Pakistani Taliban will observe a one-month ceasefire, with the poster crediting Nawaz Sharif’s shrewdness for wrong-footing Imran Khan and the clerics, while calling congratulations premature.
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Religion
Shia/Sunni = Catholic/Protestant
A report that the Aga Khan compares the Sunni-Shia conflict to Ireland’s and urges the West to mediate, followed by the poster’s questions on Ismaili numbers, theology and notable members.
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Geopolitics
Crimean War part II
The poster compares Russia’s move to send troops to Crimea with the Crimean War of the 1850s, and expects Crimea’s Muslim Tatars to resist.
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History
The Taj is Indian..or is it?
Extracts on Pakistani undergraduates debating whether the Taj Mahal is part of Pakistan’s history, with the poster saying it shows how much studying history matters to national symbols.
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Diaspora
Dr David
A report on the NRA’s opposition to Dr Vivek Murthy as US Surgeon General, with the poster’s satire on immigrants taking guns as well as jobs.
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
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