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Manu Joseph
@manujosephsan
Why the Poor Don't Kill Us. The Illicit Happiness of Other People. Serious Men. Miss Laila, Armed...Columnist. Creator of the Netflix series, ‘Decoupled’.
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    Manu Joseph
    @manujosephsan
    Jul 31
    The Real Reason Modi Is Losing the Young Manu Joseph The problem is this. Higher education has hinged on a lie. That it can result in a good job. For decades there appeared to be a correlation between higher education and lucrative jobs. But, in reality, it was always inequality
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    Manu Joseph
    @manujosephsan
    Jul 29
    One reason why the cockroaches succeeded was that they were also entertaining, and they were so because India has become such a suffocating place that just saying anything against Modi is entertaining. So the answer is not sending Delhi police to go after handles that made fun of
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    Manu Joseph
    @manujosephsan
    Jul 27
    Indians have a low bar for many things. Our protests for clean air and liveable cities did not rattle politicians. But Indians are hysterically serious about their children. And, the present is just a temporary holding place for them to shine in a place called the “future”. Any
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    Soutik Biswas
    @soutikBBC
    Jul 27
    Terrific piece by @manujosephsan
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    Manu Joseph
    @manujosephsan
    Jul 27
    The less obvious reason why the BJP is in serious trouble Manu Joseph The BJP is in serious trouble for the first time in over a decade not because it has become the face of corruption in education, or that it has not created enough employment. At first glance, it may appear so.
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    Manu Joseph
    @manujosephsan
    Jul 21
    An idea for the cockroach janata party Manu Joseph 'Voting is not always a moral act; people need the old political class for many ugly things. The world is what it is because people are what they are. But temporarily, they may want to vote for reform. All moral ideas have a
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