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Browncast Episode 120: Gaurav Lele, Liberal from a soft Hindutva background
In this BrownCast episode the hosts talk to Gaurav Lele, a Pune software engineer who identifies as a liberal Indian from a family with some RSS connections, which lets him…
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An Iyer on the ticket
Biden picks Kamala Harris as VP nominee.
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Why Hinduism is not inchoate paganism
Razib Khan rejects the view that Hindu identity is merely a reaction to Islam and the British, arguing from cross-cultural cases such as Rome, Iran and Japan that it is…
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The Indo-Pakistan problem — To be or Not to be
Written in 2016 after the Uri attack and republished in 2020, the essay seeks nuance on Pakistan, rejecting both the Aman ki Asha line and boycott, and examines the Pakistan…
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Browncast episode 118: Tony, Indian Liberal
A BrownCast episode in which the hosts talk to Tony, a self-identified liberal Indian, about how liberal Indians feel about India’s current trajectory and its future prospects. The podcast is…
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Kashmiri Brahmins are just like other Kashmiris
Razib Khan argues that a paper’s 15 Kashmir Valley samples show no genetic daylight between Pandits and Muslim Kashmiris, though Pandits are an endogamous community, and that Brahmins differ less…
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Endogamy and assimilation: Parsis in India
Prompted by a Guardian profile of Parsis, Razib Khan argues they combine high assimilation with high separateness, citing genetic work that finds them closest to Iranians and Caucasus populations, with…
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What is indigenous about Indian civilization?
Razib Khan asks readers what is indigenous to Indian civilisation, noting that potatoes, tomatoes and chillies are New World crops now central to its cuisine, and whether North Indian Hindu…
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Open Thread – 08/08/2020 – Brown Pundits
Open thread of 8 August 2020. The opening note says the moderator is travelling, asks commenters to stay in control, and asks that threads not devolve into arguments over racial…
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Browncast Episode 118: Professor Ahmet Kuru, Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment
A BrownCast episode with Professor Ahmet Kuru of San Diego State, author of Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment, discussing his book and the causes of the relative decline of the Islamicate…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
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