September 2020
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Why do Pakistanis not want to be descended from Hindus?
Razib Khan argues genetic data show Punjabis and Sindhis have almost no West Asian ancestry, then discusses the ideological contest between Pakistanis and Hindu nationalists over Pakistanis’ Hindu origins, including…
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Open Thread – 09/05/2020
What’s going on? Armin Navabi has angered both Muslims and Hindus on Twitter recently.
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Ancient Pakistanis were Hindu
Razib Khan reads a preprint on British Pakistanis as showing jati-like endogamy beginning 1,500 to 2,000 years ago, plus a later wave from cousin marriage, and argues this rejects the…
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Malvani and other Konkani seafoods – the potential loss of cuisines ?
Nachiketa worries that the popularity of Malvani seafood cuisine is crowding out other Konkan coastal cooking, such as Saraswat and Ratnagiri styles, which survive mostly in family kitchens as market…
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Moving out of India: The bigger picture
The author, who moved to the US two decades ago, offers young Indians a big-picture view of emigrating now that India’s growth has narrowed the material gap, weighing career and…
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Covid Lockdown. Some Questions
Omar Ali questions lockdown strategy by comparing responses: Pakistan’s brief, ineffective lockdown followed by a surprising slowdown in cases, India’s stricter, longer one with rising numbers, and the US’s mixed…
