Question

The mobster who bails the protagonist of Shantaram out of prison is based on a don of this ethnicity whose gang killed Dawood Ibrahim’s brother. A pacifist (-5[1])“red-shirted” movement of this ethnicity opposed the partition of India under the leadership of an activist nicknamed the “Sarhadi,” (15[1])or “Frontier” Gandhi. A Rabindranath (15[1])Tagore story about a fruit seller depicts Kolkata’s (15[1])community of this ethnicity, (-5[1])who are known by a name (-5[1])following their nation’s capital with the suffix (*) “wala.” This ethnicity’s (-5[1])largest (-5[2])diaspora (-5[1])in India (10[1])inhabit Uttar Pradesh’s Rohilkhand region. This was the ethnicity of the assassin who killed Viceroy of India (-5[1])Lord Mayo, Sher (-5[1])Ali Afridi. This ethnicity addressed the partition with a 1947 loya jirga. The (10[1])Indian street (10[1])snack chapli (10[1])kebabs originate from this ethnicity’s Peshawari cuisine. For 10 points, (10[1])name this dominant tribal ethnic group of Afghanistan. ■END■ (10[7])

ANSWER: Pashtuns [or Pakhtuns; or Pathans; accept Pashto; prompt on Kabuliwala; prompt on Afghans or Afghanis until “Afghanistan” is read] (The Mumbai don is Karim Lala. The activist is Abdul Ghaffar Khan, who led the Khudai Khidmatgar movement.)
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Summary

2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%20%60%112.07

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ryan RosenbergA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceLMM's LLM MLM26-5
Tejas RajeBHSU Bsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone4515
Nikhil DesaiFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!var merchants5015
Sinecio MoralesCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLisan al-Quib5815
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A62-5
Richard YugenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE68-5
Gautam Kandlikarwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingThe Jeam Team78-5
Swapnil Gargit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThe Empire Bikes Back79-5
Jaskaran SinghThe Dyatlov Passement incidentI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)79-5
Dylan MinarikAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretThe Oldest Men in the World80-5
Nick JensenLMM's LLM MLMA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence8210
Ned TagtmeierBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyMindgoblin of Little Hobbes99-5
Anwen KelleherNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)Les Missourables102-5
Chris RayWe Need New NamesPunished "Venom" BHSU11510
Jason HongThe Jeam Teamwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything11710
Raymond WangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see11910
Conor ThompsonGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago12910
Jerry VinokurovThe Oldest Men in the WorldAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret13810
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ANJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)13810
Charles HangLes MissourablesNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)13810
Kenji ShimizuI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)The Dyatlov Passement incident13810
Akshar GoyalSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet13810
Walter ZhangMindgoblin of Little HobbesBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy13810
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes Backit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown13810