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Open Thread – Brown Pundits
Open thread for general discussion, asking readers to keep other posts on topic, with links to the podcast, Twitter, RSS feed and Patreon.
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The Reincarnation of India
Taking Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech as a starting point, the author uses the idea of the soul and of rebirth to argue that independent India’s early statism and regulation…
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The Indian caste of mind
The author says a friend active in Democratic politics asks why India has caste when other regions do not, and concludes from it that Hinduism is a messed-up religion, while…
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Open Thread – Brown Pundits
Open thread for general discussion, asking readers to keep other posts on topic, with links to the podcast, Twitter, RSS feed and Patreon.
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South Asian Muslim ancestors were idolaters!
Razib Khan argues that rather than debate whether South Asian Muslims’ ancestors were ‘Hindus’, a term of shifting meaning, Muslims should simply accept they descend from idolaters, whether Buddhist, caste…
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The white liberal’s idea of an Asian American
Dismisses a Vox piece on Asian American racism in comedy as formulaic and asks for more media voices such as the Korean American pastor and the Indian American tech worker.
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Browncast Episode 79: Mohammed Zeeshan
BrownCast episode 79, with Mohammed Zeeshan.
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On the hyphenated American…
Born in Bangladesh and raised in the United States, the author is often taken for Indian and says he is relaxed about it, explaining why this puzzles South Asians whose…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
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