February 2025
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Greco-Roman Perceptions of the Iranic Peoples (And India): A Cross-Cultural Breakdown
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Was Madhya Pradesh Designed to Dilute Muslim Concentration?
X.T.M floats the theory that Madhya Pradesh was shaped after Partition to dilute the demographic and political weight of its Muslim populations, and asks whether the same logic applies across…
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The Hidden Migrations of Bahá’ís in Northern Iran: Ayyám-i-Há Reflections
Starting from a conversation with a Bahá’í friend born in Gonbad-e-Qabus, X.T.M traces how Bahá’í families from Sangesar in Semnan Province migrated north, a story of adaptation and survival under…
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How precision farming in Rajasthan’s desert is turning farmers into millionaires
An opening excerpt from a reported feature on polyhouse farming near Jaipur, where protected farming yields far more with less water. The text does not name the publication, and the…
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Obituary: Major Agha Humayun Amin
An obituary of Major (retd) Agha Humayun Amin, who died in Lahore aged about 64. It remembers him as Pakistan’s premier military historian, a stickler for accuracy with salty opinions,…
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J.E.M (Jeff, Elon & Mark); The Billionaire Glow-Up
Argues that extreme wealth reshapes identity, masculinity and racial presentation, citing Chamath Palihapitiya, Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg as examples of a “billionaire glow-up”. The author claims styling, media control and…
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A Brown Pundit visits the Mahakumbh
In this BrownCast episode, KJ describes his dip at the Triveni Sangam during the Mahakumbh in conversation with Dr Omar Ali and Maneesh. They also cover his travels through Lucknow…
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Baloch, Aboriginal, and Beyond: Tracing Forgotten Lineages & Evolving Identities
Prompted by a family-history article by Sabah Rind, the author traces a Baloch-Aboriginal-Malay lineage as a product of Indian Ocean migration and trade. He argues ancestry is more layered than…
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Speculative Writings in a busy Quarter
An update on a busy quarter split between Asia, the UK and the US, pointing to two speculative pieces the author shared on his newsletter, one on J.D. Vance and…
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H/acc — Towards a Hindu Reading of Accelerationism
A long essay, first published in March 2023, offering a Hindu reading of accelerationism. It treats technocapital and AI as an inhuman process, draws on Nick Land, invokes Narasimha, and…
