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Mr. Tilak Devasher on his book The Pashtuns- A Contested History
A BrownCast in which Tilak Devasher, author, National Security Advisory Board member and former Special Secretary, joins Maneesh, Somnath and Dr Ali to talk about his latest book, The Pashtuns:…
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Open Thread, 2/17/2023, Brown Pundits
Open Thread, 17 February 2023: the host comments on Nikki Haley’s presidential run, calling her a throwback to the pre-Trump Republican party and suggesting she might be a vice-presidential pick…
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Sunny Narang in Conversation with Dr. Omar Ali.
A BrownCast in which Sunny Narang, a Punjabi raised in Delhi with ancestral roots in Pakistan, talks to Dr Ali about post-partition Punjabis in Delhi and those who shaped the…
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Science in Ancient India (aka “Hindu Science”)
Omar Ali argues in his tweets that dismissing Ayurveda wholesale is itself unscientific, since its prescriptions should be tested like any other treatment while its pre-scientific framework needs translation rather…
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Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto
A short note that every nationality or cultural group should have a song like this one, adding that popular songs make Vikings, who were nasty in many ways, seem ‘bad…
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American University in Delhi?
Responding to an op-ed urging India to admit foreign universities, the author notes the shortage of seats, then warns that India would import US pathologies in the sector, such as…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
Sunday, 8 November 2026Since December 2010 · 4,170 posts · 93,919 comments
