My house flooded THRICE in a WEEK. My block had a gastroenteritis outbreak because of it. I had to take my Dad to the ER because I was too ill to treat him at home myself
Before that? Flooded once two YEARS ago
More than SIX years after the last one
HUNDREDS are DEAD across #Pakistan#India, bt thats "TYPICAL"?
In 1640, John Punch, a Black-American indentured servant, received a sentence of lifelong slavery for running away to Maryland with two white indentured servants. Unlike Punch, the two white servants were given only an additional four years of servitude as punishment. Punch’s case served as the starting point for the establishment of race-based slavery through legal means in British North America.
The indenture system was revived in the #british#empire after #abolition of #slavery there. Indentured labour from #india affected both the demography and the politics of of #guyana markedly but was not negligible in #trinidad either. And the effect was not confined to the former slave colonies of the #caribbean. There were also impacts in Fiji and kwazulu/natal. So while indenture developed into slavery in the seventh century in the way described it also replaced it later on.
#OnThisDay in #history - The Grand Old Woman of Egyptology, Margaret Murray, was born in 1863. Born in #India to a family of missionaries and colonial businessmen, Margaret's childhood was bounced between England, Germany and Calcutta.
She didn't have a formal education until she entered university, where she focused on Egyptology at UCL. Her career was dedicated to advancing women in the field and to educating the public (who were gripped in 'Egyptomania'). #OTD#histodons@histodons
Mizoram BJP Vice-President Resigns, Says Manipur, Union Govts 'Supported' Demolition of Churches
'To protest against this act of criminal injustice to Christians and the Christian religion, I do hereby submit my resignation as the state vice president, of BJP Mizoram Pradesh, with immediate effect,' said R. Vanramchhuanga in his resignation letter.
El Niños are becoming stronger. The collective impacts of these changes on agricultural production can compromise food and water security in india. We need to dissect how escalating extreme weather events and future changes in climate will combine to affect India’s monsoon in the coming years.
Islamophobia In The Indian Workplace: A Tale Of 3 Muslim Women
In a country where Islamophobia has intensified, three Indian Muslim women describe their encounters with Delhi-based private firms where they were chastised, humiliated, and pressured to disown their religious identity. Harassed over wearing the hijab, references to Pakistan, their professionalism questioned, one could not last more than seven months, and another decided against joining.
A tourist’s Kashmir diary: Majestic mountains framed by barbed wire
People who have nothing to do with politics, leave alone nursing thoughts of azaadi, are traumatised in a way that we will not even begin to understand.
"HOW THE HINDU RIGHT-WING IN INDIA IS UNDERMINING MUSLIM IDENTITY THROUGH HERITAGE" by Maitri Dore.
"In service of the myth of a Hindu golden age, the Hindu right-wing is contorting historical facts and attempting to cleanse the built environment of Muslim heritage. Their meddlesomeness is proof of the pudding that heritage is more than simply brick and mortar. It is about the selection and use of these for political purposes. In this scheme then, architecture–by way of claims to mosques, and public space–through its renaming, are merely convenient props that hold up the cherry-picked narrative."
Dalit man in Chennai dies hours after police custody, probe underway
Sridhar complained of chest pain hours after he was called to the MGR Police Station for an inquiry regarding a theft on July 12. In the last two years, this is the third instance in Chennai, where an individual has died hours after police interrogation.
US Treasury Secretary Yellen traveling to #India to participate in the #G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings and then to #Vietnam for bilateral engagements.
Muslim Man Attacked in Rajasthan for Refusing to Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
In Rajsathan’s Bhilwara, a Muslim man was beaten and forced to chant a Hindu religious slogan by a group of assailants on July 8th. Saheb Ali Khan, 21, suffered severe injuries and physical trauma during the assault, which took place in broad daylight.
In MP, Tribal Villagers Pay a Heavy Price for Demanding Forest Rights, Protesting Tree Felling
Across villages of Burhanpur district, forest officials have booked, arrested, allegedly fired at and allegedly tortured those who have pressed for their forest rights to be recognised.