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Shrikanth Krishnamachary @shrikanth_krish
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Yesterday I attempted an analysis of the social backgrounds of the 50 richest Indians as per Forbes. I have extended it now to the 100 richest - with wealth ranging from $1.47B to $47.3B

Let's see how the social composition looks when we look at the top 100

(Contd..)
Ancestral origins distribution now looks a tad different

Rajasthan pips Gujarat with 25 representatives

Rajasthan - 25
Gujarat - 24
Punjab / Delhi - 13
Sindh - 7
Tamil Nadu - 6
Kerala - 5
Karnataka - 4
Andhra - 4
Uttar Pradesh - 4
Haryana - 3
Bihar - 2
Maharashtra - 2
Nepal- 1
The religion break-up also looks quite different than it did on the top 50

Hindu - 83
Jain - 6
Parsi - 4
Muslim - 4
Christian - 2
Sikh - 1
The caste break-up now has more Marwaris. Let's just look at the 83 Hindus

Marwari Bania- 18
Other Bania- 24
Sindhi- 7
Brahmin- 7
Khatri- 7
Reddy: 3
Rajput: 2
Jat: 2
Patel: 2
Bhumihar - 1
Kamma: 1
Chettiar: 1
Isai Vellalar: 1
Nadar: 1
Lingayat: 1
Nair: 1
Shetty: 1
Unclear: 3
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Perhaps the only Indian language that transcends geography and ethnicity
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The "Progressive" conceit in matters of religion is often annoying

Did the makers of modern India provide "proper philosophical explanations" to justify their choice of "universal adult franchise", or "westminster-like parliamentary system" when they wrote the Constitution?

No
Eg - Why did we not opt for a phased transition to universal franchise?

Why did we not consider an upper house similar to the American Senate with direct elections?

Why did we end up with a sinecure "President" as head of state?
I don't have good answers to these questions, and don't have strong opinions either way

Maybe the right choices were indeed made

But the point is - the debates really did not happen on these crucial issues, nor was the process of ratification as democratic as it could have been
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Videos like these are incredibly precious pieces of cricket history, and also very useful as pedagogical tools

These are not highlights, but ball-by-ball recordings from the distant past

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Highlights tend to focus on the boundaries and sixes, and the odd sensational delivery and ofcourse the dismissals

In the process they don't reveal the messiness of the past, but merely romanticize it
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