Bombay Badshah
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India is the successor state of the Mughal Empire (and the various Sultanates)
The post argues the Republic of India is the successor state of the Mughal Empire: it holds about 70 per cent of the empire’s land, and its capitals, ruling core…
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On “The Haraam Bit”: Free Speech, Trolling, and Our Red Lines
X.T.M explains why he overwrote a post that mocked Pakistani-origin women performers, calling it communal trolling rather than analysis. He sets out BP’s editorial standards: controversial is fine, targeted mockery…
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Indian Music Spotlight – Kazinama – Ahista Ahista
Bombay Badshah shares Kazinama’s Ahista Ahista, an Indian neo-soul remix of a late-1980s Pakistani song, with an editor’s note on crediting the original artist.
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India is the successor state of British India – it got independence, Bangladesh and Pakistan were formed
A Precedent post arguing that India is the successor state of British India, and that Pakistan and later Bangladesh were the states that broke away.
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Caste & British Pakistani Grooming Gangs
A thread on Pakistan and North India, then caste among British Pakistanis, ending with a pointed question linking a Mirpuri-origin community to child sexual abuse cases in Rotherham and Oxford,…
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Bangladesh whitewash Pakistan again
After Bangladesh’s 2-0 Test whitewash of Pakistan, the author argues that Bangladesh’s economic lead over Pakistan now shows up in visible things like cricket results, and reflects on Pakistan’s fast-bowling…
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Dhurandhar, Netflix and the India-Pakistan Asymmetry
The post asks why Netflix serves India so much more than Pakistan, as Pakistani viewers complain about promotion of Dhurandhar: The Revenge. It answers with market size, Indian users far…
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The joy of watching Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Bombay Badshah celebrates the batting of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: his record-breaking Under-19 World Cup final 175, the IPL century for Rajasthan Royals at 14 and his call-up to India’s tours as…
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India wins the T20 World Cup – The Golden Age is here and it’s permanent
Bombay Badshah celebrates India’s T20 World Cup win, arguing that economic growth since the reforms lifted the team, and that in 10 to 15 years India will be to cricket…
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Pakistan will recognize Israel?
The author suggests Pakistan’s Saudi defence pact was a step towards normalisation with Israel, citing Shehbaz Sharif’s tweet welcoming Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, and asks what Pakistani masses will think.
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India-Pakistan pop culture and future trends
The author argues that discussions of India-Pakistan pop culture miss the rise of Indian streaming platforms, whose shorter, less censored and more experimental shows now supply more memes than films…
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The invisibility of caste in Pakistan
Bombay Badshah rebuts Kabir on caste, arguing that Indian commenters have not needed to leave home to be educated as Pakistani ones did, that India outperforms Pakistan, and that caste…
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SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi – The next phase of the Indian wave?
Bombay Badshah argues that Asian economies follow a pattern in which pop culture goes mainstream at high HDI, and that India is still early. He sees Rajamouli’s Varanasi, after RRR’s…
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Why is the Pakistani consumer so poor?
Bombay Badshah notes that India’s GDP is about 11 times Pakistan’s, yet its cricket revenue, league rights and forex reserves are many times larger. He suggests Pakistan’s oversized military distorts…
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Return of the King
A commenter announces his return from a self-imposed break, saying he will argue less in the comments and, borrowing the film Dhurandhar’s imagery, take a quieter supporting role.
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Dhurandhar The Revenge – The Wrath of Bharat
Bombay Badshah gives a spoiler-free, enthusiastic review of Dhurandhar The Revenge, calling it looser than the first film but a better-choreographed action movie with strong music. He notes it shifts…
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Kohrra Season 2: Review
Bombay Badshah gives a spoiler-free recommendation of Kohrra season 2 on Netflix, calling it twistier and more technically accomplished than the first. He praises the cinematography, acting and multilingual dialogue,…
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Dhurandhar The Revenge trailer
Insane. Great music again. Honsla Eendhan Badla.
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Pakistan – Falling Behind in the Indian Subcontinent
Bombay Badshah uses UN and Global Data Lab human development figures to argue that Pakistan now has the lowest HDI in the subcontinent, is set to fall below Nepal on…
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Dhurandhar releasing in Japan
On Dhurandhar’s release in Japan, the author notes the appeal of Japanese film posters and Indian cinema’s push for global audiences, and argues that as Bollywood grows, foreign perceptions of…
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You cannot be a leftist if you support fundamentally illiberal positions
The author argues that one cannot be a leftist while supporting dictatorships or unequal citizenship rights, naming military rule in Myanmar and Pakistan, Iran’s clerical state, and restrictions on women…
