<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:10:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@markpinto/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A brand new collaboration: Not sitting still]]></title><description><![CDATA[I returned from Lisbon in December 2017 after completing my MSc in International Studies with the honours of best Masters Dissertation. My dissertation was titled "Ambiguous Citizenship: The Siddis]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/siddis/@markpinto/a-brand-new-collaboration-not-sitting-still</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/siddis/@markpinto/a-brand-new-collaboration-not-sitting-still</guid><category><![CDATA[siddis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markpinto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 05:01:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education: The way forward for the Siddis of Uttara Kannada, India]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous blog post on the Siddis, I introduced the community of the Siddis of Uttara Kannada and described the community, its origin, history, language and settlements. In this post, which is part]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/siddi/@markpinto/education-the-way-forward-for-the-siddis-of-uttara-kannada-india</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/siddi/@markpinto/education-the-way-forward-for-the-siddis-of-uttara-kannada-india</guid><category><![CDATA[siddi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markpinto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:29:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs78FZ1Qyt9bKkR6zoy12BVHW7V17fisE5XXoTNFyv5dHrcAM4fdUAJbHn7847ax93L6y3YYjgjYuCCysrY3MvWL48VNwzq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the Siddis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently completed my Msc in International Studies from ISCTE-IUL in Lisbon, with a Masters thesis titled "Ambiguous Citizenship: The Siddis of Uttara Kannada, India". I wasn't expecting the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/african-indians/@markpinto/who-are-the-siddis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/african-indians/@markpinto/who-are-the-siddis</guid><category><![CDATA[african-indians]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markpinto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga7ZgCiVgumdZXAN4vaYDUoHvUiqUczQaUdNt3274RuFiFYB2ELi863pDzFvQZzhonycAjJNnBDNzi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Uncomfortable Questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posing uncomfortable questions using social media is never easy. Many a time while doing so, I have noticed that I am often misunderstood as being confrontational and sweeping judgments are made on what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/debate/@markpinto/the-uncomfortable-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/debate/@markpinto/the-uncomfortable-questions</guid><category><![CDATA[debate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markpinto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:22:54 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>