“Phuddu Khata”
Shared by Hasham Siddiqui, Pakistan: Only for those who are interested in history. The word “Phuddu Khata” has an interesting origin which goes back to the era of Nizam Usman
The Hidden Story Behind India’s Remarkable Election Results: Lethal Heat
Amitava Kumar at The Guardian: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), led by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has won more seats than the opposition alliance, and yet its victory tastes of
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Elections – Ultimately, it’s the Price of Potatoes That Matters
Kalpana Jain at The Conversation: Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, claimed victory after his political alliance scored a slim majority in India’s recently concluded parliamentary elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party,
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Why Modi and His Party Failed to Achieve a Third Successive Landslide Win
AFP report in Dawn: Critics and rights groups accused Modi of ramping up rhetoric against Muslims to unprecedented levels during his campaign in a bid to mobilise the Hindu majority.
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The Indian Election and the Country’s Economic Future
Raghuram G. Rajan at Project Syndicate: There is a buzz in India today – a sense of limitless possibilities. India has just overtaken its former colonial master (the United Kingdom) to become
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“The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction”
Soni Wadhwa in the Asian Review of Books: Detective fiction in the West is often grouped with crime fiction and thrillers; but in detective fiction, the focus is on a
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‘He Likes Scaring People’: How Modi’s Right-hand Man, Amit Shah, Runs India
Atul Dev in The Guardian: Today, Amit Shah isn’t home minister for Gujarat, but all of India. From the heart of power in Delhi, he is in charge of domestic
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Kabab
A WhatsApp Share: The Ottoman Empire’s soldiers were given meat loaves and spices by their wives before they step out to fight battles. These soldiers would cut them into very
India’s Despotic Election
The playing field is tilted decisively in favor of the ruling party. The chances of an electoral upset have not been eliminated, just sharply minimized. Debasish Roy Chowdhury at Project
Indian Court Painting and an Eclipse
Morgan Meis at Slant Books: I happened to be in New York City a few weeks ago. It was during the weekend of the eclipse. It was the day of
Deepfake Politicians May Have a Big Influence on India’s Elections
Jeremy Hsu in New Scientist: Artificial intelligence is enabling India’s politicians to be everywhere at once in the world’s largest election by cloning their voices and digital likenesses. Even dead
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Modi’s India is No Economic Miracle
Talk of Indian Prime Minister Modi’s successful economic stewardship is key to his appeal and legitimacy. Yet the record is far from clear cut Debasish Roy Chowdhury at Time: The