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Easter Attacks in Sri Lanka
A news report on coordinated Easter bombings at hotels and churches in Sri Lanka that killed at least 137, with an update that the New York Times was reporting Islamists.
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Was the nation-state inevitable?
After a podcast with Varsha Venkatasubramanian that he found unremarkable, the author turns to her view of the part British colonialism played in the emergence of Pakistan and India.
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Open Thread – Brown Pundits
An open thread asking commenters to keep other posts on topic and use this one for anything they like.
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From basket-case to garment superpower
The author says an article uses Bangladesh as a prop to attack Pakistan’s rulers, though Bangladesh has governance problems and textile dependence, and notes the blog gets far more traffic…
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philhaal is guftagu se thak gaye hain hum.
Reviewing Kalank, the author praises the performances, especially Madhuri Dixit, but finds Karan Johar’s ‘more is more’ style and unrealistic Heera Mandi make it farcical, contrasting Bollywood with Pakistani dramas…
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The Kalash of Iran
Prompted by a family story of Zoroastrians becoming Baha’is, the author argues that the Baha’i Faith has reduced Iran’s Zoroastrian and Jewish minorities, while its converts keep Persian identity, and…
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Notre Dame & Babri Masjid
After the Notre-Dame fire, the author argues European care for old monuments is a mark of high civilisation, that comparisons with the Babri Mosque’s demolition are fair, and that rebuilding…
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South Asia is Latin America minus 2,000years
The author argues that Latin America’s racial hierarchy of Europeans, mestizos and Indians is the best analogy for caste, claiming genetic evidence links Aryan-related ancestry to caste rank and that…
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Bring the Kalash to Ladakh!
Following a Twitter suggestion, the author proposes that the Kalash be allowed to relocate to Ladakh, a similar ecosystem with less pressure to assimilate, as a constructive step for a…
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The end of the Kalash is nigh
The author argues that the end of the Kalash is near, since educated young women are reportedly converting to Islam and their high fertility can no longer offset conversions, and…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
Sunday, 8 November 2026Since December 2010 · 4,170 posts · 93,922 comments
