Did you watch the episode about the Indian elections by Hasan Minaj on Netflix’s Patriot Act last week? What did you think?
I’m not going to lie, I cringed when Hasan first announced he was going to do this episode. He’s born in the US, and while he’s a cultured Desi, I always worry that someone who hasn’t grown up with all of the nuances will oversimplify what is happening in India, which is why I’m so happy to say that this episode was clearly well researched. I was waiting for him to give a one-sided tunnel vision viewpoint, but I’m pleased to say, he never did! He unpacked the issues surrounding the elections and described b
That little dose of brilliance is why I’m writing this post today. The origins of so many of the world’s problems today can be traced back to colonization. Whether we’re talking about the creation of Israel after colonization of Palestine or dividing territory to create India and Pakistan, we begin to see the ramifications of colonization quite clearly. India gained it’s independence from the British in 1947, but we’ve carried that Master mentality originally imposed upon us well into the new century. The B