TIL our stern lady cub scout leader was dubbed Akela after the lead wolf in the Jungle Book – and अकेला in Hindi means alone. #lonewolf
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Gender-flipping, colonial appropriation, linguistics, British institutions, and Disney erasure, all in a single anecdote. Good morning.
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As a Cub Scout myself, circa 1982-1985, our troop slogan was "Akayyyyla: we will do our best!" What goes around comes around
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- Deeply strange mix of universalism and particularity. My akela vs. your akela, local inflections, etc.
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troop song was (Hindi) Baden-Powell hosanna set to tune of a song from do aankhen barah haath, a remake of my 6 convicts 😂
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