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		By: X.T.M		</title>
		<link>https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124169</link>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124137&quot;&gt;sbarrkum&lt;/a&gt;.

this is an unfair provocative analysis.. let&#039;s avoid such superficial observations.

I will write on the difference between SL &amp; India]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124137">sbarrkum</a>.</p>
<p>this is an unfair provocative analysis.. let&#8217;s avoid such superficial observations.</p>
<p>I will write on the difference between SL &#038; India</p>
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		By: sbarrkum		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124134&quot;&gt;RecoveringNewsJunkie&lt;/a&gt;.

I was asked visit India
I pointed out why I have no wish to,

Maybe you consider inconvenient facts trolling

As per census data, there has been a decrease in the number of &lt;em&gt;children&lt;/em&gt; engaged in begging activity from 1,12,794 in 2001 to 45,296 in 2011

Other estimates from human rights organizations suggest much higher numbers, with some reports citing over 300,000 child beggars across the country.&#160;


https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1778853&#038;reg=3&#038;lang=2]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124134">RecoveringNewsJunkie</a>.</p>
<p>I was asked visit India<br />
I pointed out why I have no wish to,</p>
<p>Maybe you consider inconvenient facts trolling</p>
<p>As per census data, there has been a decrease in the number of <em>children</em> engaged in begging activity from 1,12,794 in 2001 to 45,296 in 2011</p>
<p>Other estimates from human rights organizations suggest much higher numbers, with some reports citing over 300,000 child beggars across the country.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1778853&#038;reg=3&#038;lang=2" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1778853&#038;reg=3&#038;lang=2</a></p>
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		By: RecoveringNewsJunkie		</title>
		<link>https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124135</link>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 04:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124118&quot;&gt;sbarrkum&lt;/a&gt;.

you have a bigotry problem.]]></description>
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<p>you have a bigotry problem.</p>
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		By: RecoveringNewsJunkie		</title>
		<link>https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124134</link>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 04:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124105&quot;&gt;sbarrkum&lt;/a&gt;.

more gratuitous needlessly provocative trolling with &#039;disabled beggars&#039; etc. Unseemly. And really reflects some seething prejudice.  

Do better.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124105">sbarrkum</a>.</p>
<p>more gratuitous needlessly provocative trolling with &#8216;disabled beggars&#8217; etc. Unseemly. And really reflects some seething prejudice.  </p>
<p>Do better.</p>
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		By: GauravL		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 02:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124108&quot;&gt;X.T.M&lt;/a&gt;.

I think that&#039;s not a entirely accurate correlation. 
&quot;Brahmanism&quot; and Brahmins form a major % of Bengali culture - including Bhadralok culture. Caste segregation and endogamy is lowest in WBengal and even east bengal as Razib has pointed out. 

Caste segregation remains as strong in TN - especially in non Brahmin castes. 

If you put it another way - TN was under colonial rule for the lowest number of years. under Yoke of Brits for 150 years where there wasnt much pushback ; and hardly a few decades under Madurai sultanate etc. 

Though Brahmins were arguably most insular in TN so some truth to that fact]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124108">X.T.M</a>.</p>
<p>I think that&#8217;s not a entirely accurate correlation.<br />
&#8220;Brahmanism&#8221; and Brahmins form a major % of Bengali culture &#8211; including Bhadralok culture. Caste segregation and endogamy is lowest in WBengal and even east bengal as Razib has pointed out. </p>
<p>Caste segregation remains as strong in TN &#8211; especially in non Brahmin castes. </p>
<p>If you put it another way &#8211; TN was under colonial rule for the lowest number of years. under Yoke of Brits for 150 years where there wasnt much pushback ; and hardly a few decades under Madurai sultanate etc. </p>
<p>Though Brahmins were arguably most insular in TN so some truth to that fact</p>
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		By: sbarrkum		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 02:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124109&quot;&gt;X.T.M&lt;/a&gt;.

Maybe Andaman Islands for some scuba diving]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124109">X.T.M</a>.</p>
<p>Maybe Andaman Islands for some scuba diving</p>
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		By: sbarrkum		</title>
		<link>https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124118</link>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 02:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124109&quot;&gt;X.T.M&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;em&gt;This feels like a very stereotypical comment Sbarr&lt;/em&gt;

Are you claiming there isnt grinding poverty and child beggars

I would much prefer China or Tibet]]></description>
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<p><em>This feels like a very stereotypical comment Sbarr</em></p>
<p>Are you claiming there isnt grinding poverty and child beggars</p>
<p>I would much prefer China or Tibet</p>
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		By: girmit		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 23:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124108&quot;&gt;X.T.M&lt;/a&gt;.

The Brahmin population share in the Deccan and deep South definitely tapers, with each sub region seeing subtle differences in how they participated in the political economy.  Unlike the north, the southern brahmins were often segregated in their agraharas, limiting assimilation. The modern dravidianist outgrouping of brahmins ,I feel , has roots in folk memory as opposed to being de novo. Others may challenge that.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124108">X.T.M</a>.</p>
<p>The Brahmin population share in the Deccan and deep South definitely tapers, with each sub region seeing subtle differences in how they participated in the political economy.  Unlike the north, the southern brahmins were often segregated in their agraharas, limiting assimilation. The modern dravidianist outgrouping of brahmins ,I feel , has roots in folk memory as opposed to being de novo. Others may challenge that.</p>
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		By: X.T.M		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124105&quot;&gt;sbarrkum&lt;/a&gt;.

This feels like a very stereotypical comment Sbarr

Visit India and immerse yourself in her unrivalled complexity; no nation on earth is quite like it]]></description>
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<p>This feels like a very stereotypical comment Sbarr</p>
<p>Visit India and immerse yourself in her unrivalled complexity; no nation on earth is quite like it</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.brownpundits.com/2026/01/04/chennai-is-not-an-accident/#comment-124103&quot;&gt;RecoveringNewsJunkie&lt;/a&gt;.

I think there may be some truth to it; the presence of Brahmins is usually correlated with Saffronism of some sort.

This is a neutral statement]]></description>
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<p>I think there may be some truth to it; the presence of Brahmins is usually correlated with Saffronism of some sort.</p>
<p>This is a neutral statement</p>
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