Colonial modernity
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Is Kabir Right?
X.T.M tests Kabir’s claim that many Hindu-nationalist readers come to BP to litigate Pakistan and Muslims. The essay argues that blaming outsiders gives India a permanent excuse, since caste, corruption…
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The End of Pre-colonial Modernity and it’s Present Implications
FlyDie argues that Raghunatha Siromani’s logic in the Bengal sultanate marked an early form of modernity in South Asia, and that colonial rule ended this indigenous trajectory with consequences today.…
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Nehru bashing has become very old but is it ineffective yet ?
Is Nehru-bashing still working for the BJP? Prompted by Priyanka Gandhi’s December 2025 speech in Parliament.
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The Self-Hating Prophecy of Indian Elites
The author argues that India’s post-independence elites live out a self-hating prophecy, seeking Western approval while denouncing local traditions as primitive, in contrast with confident ancient elites, and that this…
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Live Blogging: White noise, séances & colonial linguistics
Live notes on Professor Javed Majeed’s lecture on George Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India and its gramophone recordings, covering how the survey shaped the boundaries of regional languages and is…
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Indian Officers in the British Indian Army
