If it’s tough for “Kumail” to bring home a white girl and deal with his parents’ reactions, it must be 10x tougher for his (hypothetical) sister to date any man who doesn’t fit her parents’ narrow criteria.

Gender inequality does exist and hurts in worse ways for poor people.

Also see “part not white”

Is anyone else thinking about the possibility that there will be “tapes” but not authentic ones?

Why should tax payers cover his/Trump’s/any other politician’s security costs? They’re burdening all other secure people by following a risky lifestyle. The safe who lead good lives should not subsidize the unsafe who choose to be in politics.

I was taught there were different levels or methods of yoga. Doing it purely for the physical benefits is the first level and can confirm that it’s ok with most of us; at least I as an Indian am A-OK if non-Indian people adopt only that aspect of Yoga. Just not OK if they go on to rebrand it as “Lifestyle fitness” or…

Different Hindus will have different answers to the questions you listed. Some believe in endless rebirths, some believe in eternal Heaven and hell, some others believe in a limited number of rebirths based on how much karma you have accumulated. What constitutes Nirvana or moksha (salvation) is also debated.

Do you think Prof Sujoy Guha from the rural Indian startup who invented this drug should travel to a super progressive country like the USA and launch it there?

Even if they are stinking rich and connected, they’ll be given a tough time: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/12/bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan-detained-at-us-airport-again

Truth vs Lies, Round zillion.

Uttar Pradesh, the state where the Hindustan Times story happened, has a new Chief Minister. He’s a right wing religious fundamentalist notorious for making incendiary divisive comments against minorities. He also has several criminal cases pending against him, including attempt to murder.

Not too long ago, men were saying “women can’t do certain kinds of work because they’re weak and incapable”.

Your country is going in a direction that’s making people all over the world feel unsafe.

So powerful. Thank you. We’ll resist our Trumps and Bannons wherever we are.

Saw a similar look on Mike Pence’s wife’s face a few times on inauguration day.

Yes your government needs brave people like you.

Ok, Tom.

Are women fleeing sartorial oppression of these cultures going to be granted “clothing refugee” status? No?

Why are a majority of Americans not college educated though? Can they not afford higher education? Can anything be done to fix it so that the next generation of voters knows better?

He hasn’t planned for any such thing. The lede is buried and the headline is just wrong -he has asked people to “learn” to use mobile payment technology, he’s not planning for providing any cashless systems. Nothing that he’s told us of, anyway. He’s asked people to use commercially available technology AFTER it was…