Let us rewind the past week.
After teen is lynched on train, young men from his village are afraid of looking ‘too Muslim’
Since Junaid’s death, the boys in his village get phone calls from relatives dispensing advice: if someone slaps you, walk away. If someone tries to pick a fight, or insults you, ignore them. Some have been considering changing their appearance to look “less Muslim”. Read more here.
Also read: ‘My guilt is over my inability to stop lynchings’: A Delhi professor is sitting on a week-long fast
Did Ambedkar want Dalits to wear three-piece suits? A clothing label raises some sartorial questions
Chandra Bhan Prasad recently launched Zero Plus, a clothing label for Dalits that plans to diversify from shirts and trousers to suits. Last year, he introduced spices and grains on Dalit Foods online, what he called a social experiment against discrimination. Read more here.
Rahul Dravid shows BCCI and India the way out of the conflict of interest mess
By stepping down as Delhi Daredevils mentor, even as he continues to coach the India U-19 and A teams, Rahul Dravid may be imparting a lesson that serves a far greater purpose than just cricket itself. Read more here.
On the eve of its rollout, auto parts dealers in Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate are haunted by fear of GST
An ogre has been stalking the alleys of the wholesale automobile market of Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate. Its name is Goods and Services Tax. Its face is rectangular and resembles a computer screen. And it is said to have claws, sharp enough to bleed to death those who resist it. Read more here.
The Harry Potter films gave us Alan Rickman as Severus Snape but aren’t a patch on the books
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ginny Weasley bends down to tie Harry Potter’s shoelace. “What! Why?!” You will not find that stupid scene in the books, not if you were to use a “Revealer”. That is why we should never judge a book by its movie. Read more here.
