• Chozo@fedia.io
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    9 days ago

    I say this without a hint of irony or exaggeration, but literally every single news article I’ve ever read that has mentioned Uttar Pradesh, has been about a rape occurring there, almost always involving children. What the fuck is happening there? Is there seriously such an unchecked rape epidemic going on, or are UP’s rape cases somehow being overrepresented in their media?

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        8 days ago

        To give some perspective on how overcrowded it is, ppl talk about how California would have the 5th highest GDP if it was a separate country. Uttar Pradesh would have the 5th highest population if it was a separate country.

        Despite it’s high population, it has no industry except agriculture and doesn’t have a single large city. Its largest city and capital only has 4 million ppl. Bangladesh has 70% the population of Uttar Pradesh but its capital, Dhaka, is over twice as big. And Bangladesh is considered rural and poor.