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Did the British Divide India?
This comes up all the time, and i happened to write a long tweet about this today> As usual, no time to fix into a real article, but I am…
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The Stans
@DailyTurkic Percentage of adults who pray five times a day in the “Stan” countries, according to the Pew Research Center. Pakistanis of course, being good Hindus, are careful to do…
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India vs. Pakistan in one graph
However, total GDP isn’t the right comparison. More populous economies will usually produce more output. GDP per capita is the correct metric to consider. Until 2009, India was poorer than…
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Rest in Peace, Jason Arday
Jason Arday resigned from Cambridge on 5 August, writing that he had “reached the limits of what any person should reasonably be expected to endure.” Nine days later he was…
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80 achievement of the Modi government on the 80th Independence Day 2026
On the eve of Independence Day, I thought it would be a good opportunity to share what I believe are the 80 undeniable achievement of the Modi government for my…
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Not yet a requiem for the Deities of rural India
First let me share my annoyance with cows. Dare I call it a beef? https://indosaurus.substack.com/p/cows-vs-buffaloes?r=1mp4jc The scriptural form of hinduism is in little danger of being displaced or disappearing. It…
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Open Thread: The Courtesy Guidance & the Two Factions (Majority vs. Minority)
When somebody doesn’t want to talk to someone, courtesy demands, as part of a community, that you respect that wish, voluntarily, out of courtesy. That’s how we would all engage…
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Brown, that is Bharat, Pundits
Fifteen years as the British of the blogosphere, running on an unwritten constitution; that experiment ends today. The landscape has changed since the founding. A blog that does not register…
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The Failure of Pakistani Alliances & The Instability of the Middle East
After all the pointless flame wars on this website I wanted to tackle some less divisive topics, therefore I have decided to create a short post discussing the failure of…
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The Lutyens Brahmin & the Indian Muslim
The old metropolitan order administered admission quietly: assimilation, presentation, marriage. The new Hindu order increasingly administers national belonging aloud: Jai Hind, Vande Mataram, the flag, Bharat Mata ki Jai. The…