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Manishankar I مانيشانكار

@change_thinker

Indian Oceanist. Desi Khaleeji.

 Kuala Lumpur City, Kuala Lumpur Federal …
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Joined March 2011
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Subaltern Migrant Foodscapes: Writing Global Dubai/Muscat and Singapore from Below read.dukeupress.edu/monsoon/…
Subaltern Migrant Foodscapes: Writing Global Dubai/Muscat and Singapore from Below

Subaltern Migrant Foodscapes: Writing Global Dubai/Muscat and Singapore from Below

Abstract. From the dense body of historical literature on the Indian Ocean region to the recent geopolitical construct of the “Indo-Pacific,” studies centered on the region seem to be partially stuck...

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“But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” - Joshua 24:15
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Syria's top diplomat said Damascus was weighing whether to join the Mecca defence alliance that binds Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. "Discussions are currently underway to evaluate Syria's entry into the Mecca alliance," FM Asaad al-Shaibani said at the Manama Dialogue.
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"What a certain swath of Americans really want is a multicultural authoritarian society." Great interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen. equator.org/articles/the-qui…
The Quiet American Writer • EQUATOR

The Quiet American Writer • EQUATOR

A conversation about the price of literary prestige at the end of an empire

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A new journey began yesterday 💍@Nidhi
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There’s a time to mock. Someone’s wedding isn’t that time. When two people are clearly in love & celebrating it, the only people mocking them would I suspect be folks with a bitter or non-existent, personal life of their own.
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Much love and many congratulations!! ♥️♥️
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It’s done bro 💍 @OmarAbdullah
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عدنان الرئيسي🇴🇲 (@adnanoom) profile picture
عدنان الرئيسي🇴🇲
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🌍 الدول العظمى التي وجهت دعوات رسمية إلى جلالة السلطان هيثم بن طارق لزيارتها: 🇷🇺 روسيا: 21 – 22 أبريل 2025 🇫🇷 فرنسا: 28 – 29 يونيو 2026 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدة: 20 – 22 أكتوبر 2026 🇨🇳 الصين: 1 – 2 نوفمبر 2026 (الزيارة المرتقبة) محطات دبلوماسية تعكس ثقل سلطنة عُمان ومكانة جلالة السلطان على الساحة الدولية.
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My Dadu with Indu!
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I like Viet Thanh Nguyen a lot, and this is for the most part a really good interview (especially the bits about Baldwin), but this is a truly bizarre thing to say.
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The first in a new series of conversations with writers as the American century ends. Pankaj Mishra talks to Nguyen about Obama’s reading lists, the 92nd Street Y, and the price of literary prestige. equator.org/articles/the-qui…
The Quiet American Writer • EQUATOR

The Quiet American Writer • EQUATOR

A conversation about the price of literary prestige at the end of an empire

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“I found him whom my soul loveth.” - Song of Solomon 3:4
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The Indian freedom fighter who asked Hitler for help youtube.com/shorts/eVgRNhFfy… via @YouTube
The Indian freedom fighter who asked Hitler for help

The Indian freedom fighter who asked Hitler for help

House arrest, a secret escape, and a journey across continents: In ...

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youtube.com/shorts/eVgRNhFfy… A documentary on Subhas Chandra Bose in the Deutsche Welle for which I have been interviewed.
The Indian freedom fighter who asked Hitler for help

The Indian freedom fighter who asked Hitler for help

House arrest, a secret escape, and a journey across continents: In ...

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The postie has arrived. This should keep me busy for a while.
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How Instagram microgardener Airene Tan harvests edibles from her 2 sq m HDB balcony bit.ly/4jQDIk0
How Airene Tan grows edibles on a 2 sq m balcony

How Airene Tan grows edibles on a 2 sq m balcony

How Airene Tan grows edibles on a 2 sq m HDB balcony with vertical gardening, compost and climate-adapted planting. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Bangalore start-up bros can save a crap ton of money by operating from a modest office in adjacent areas like Thippasandra, Jeevan Bima Nagar or CV Raman Nagar, but no! Indiranagar hi chahiye nawab ke goton ko. – at Garhi Harsaru, India
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India saw about 496 million people lifted out of poverty between 2011 and 2023 in one of the world’s fastest declines in this metric, the World Bank said, although the gains remain uneven. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
India Saw 496 Million Escape Poverty Since 2011, World Bank Says

India Saw 496 Million Escape Poverty Since 2011, World Bank Says

India saw about 496 million people lifted out of poverty between 2011 and 2023 in one of the world’s fastest declines in this metric, the World Bank said, although the gains remain uneven.

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Many congratulations to both of you @OmarAbdullah and @Nidhi !
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A new journey began yesterday 💍@Nidhi
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It’s done bro 💍 @OmarAbdullah
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#Breaking UAE to prosecute military employees for abusing power to exempt recruits from national service khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-leg…
UAE to prosecute military employees for abusing power to exempt recruits from national service

UAE to prosecute military employees for abusing power to exempt recruits from national service

The investigations clarified that the charges include forging official data and records and medical reports

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Mat saleh really think we apply visa for visiting means we secretly wanna stay there. I have not even the tiniest intention of living in the western world. I'm happy in Msia. I love this place. Gile nak compare Australia dng Msia. Langit and bumi bro. God bless Msia and SEA!
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