Newsletter 16: Imran Khan’s Disappearance, Punjab’s Kabaddi & Drugs in underwear

The best works of journalism capture events from the uncensored perspectives of the common human on the street. Their collective aspirations, anxieties, amazement and disappointment have the power to shape public consensus on issues far removed from the headlines of our newspapers and TV channels. 

This week’s curation is an ode to reports which have looked at events from that prism. Our first recommendation is a deliciously-written longform from a Pakistani sports journalist on the enforced disappearance of their country’s biggest star, Imran Khan. It will be worth your time, I promise. 

Similarly, from this side of the Line of Control (LoC) is a report on how Punjab’s famed Kabaddi maidaans are theatres of gangwars. 

We also recommend a longread on a famous 35-year-old drug case in Kerala where a piece of underwear was a star character. 

For those who like geopolitics and graphical storytelling, there’s a piece on Iran selling jet fuel to Myanmar’s rebels. As has been our proclivity, our last recommendation is an investigative piece looking at Rajasthan sacrificing green energy to favour a mega coal plant by, who else, but the most favourite conglomerate of the Indian government (currently). 

                  Our Curation For The Week

1) Can Pakistan's rulers make Imran Khan vanish?

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2) The Blood on Punjab’s Kabaddi grounds

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3) The underwear that didn’t fit in a Kerala drug case

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4) Iran’s jet fuel delivery and Myanmarese war

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5) Rajasthan’s mega coal plant that sacrifices green energy

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