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Amit Varma
Personal blog · indiauncut.com/iublogpoliticsculture
Amit Varma writes India Uncut, a personal blog at indiauncut.com about politics and culture. Since 2009, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Amit Varma's India Uncut blog for posts on bureaucratic corruption and free speech in India. One commenter called the free speech piece "Don't Insult Pasta" a great article.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
"occasional corrupt public servant causing grievance" Please. A lot of departments are pretty much fully corrupt. (RTO, Registrars, Excise etc) You should read this - http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/paperwork-aka-the-corru...
Comment linking /iublog/article/paperwork-aka-the-corruption-rant/
on “Thank HN: Our friend is Safe and Sound”Submitted India’s Second Freedom Struggle as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSad and proves once again that India has no freedom of speech. Great article on the topic by Amit Varma. Don't Insult Pasta: http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/dont-insult-pasta/ One of the most impressing thing about USA is that they have true freedom of speech and majority of people defend it furiously. I can't help but think but this is one of the major factor America is one of the leading nations in the world.
Comment linking /iublog/article/dont-insult-pasta/
on “Man faces 3 years in prison for tweeting about finance minister in India”Submitted Black Cats at the Poker Table as a story · 1 points
HN discussionIndian constitution is a mess. Few notes: The Indian Penal Code, framed by the British in colonial times, contains a number of laws that make giving offence a crime, and throttle free speech. For example, there’s Section 295 (a), which makes it a non-bailable offence to “outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.” There’s Section 153 (a), which seeks to punish “any act wh…
Comment linking /iublog/article/such-a-wrong-journey/
on “Australia blocks access to Wikileaks, $11K/day fine for linking to it (2009)”Submitted Ministry of Mxxxxxbation as a story · 1 points
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