Author: Dilip

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Bharat Bhushan: New Bharatiya Janata Party's troubled road ahead / Sickular Libtard: Nupurgate and after

NB: Amidst all the flames of outrage, let me add a small reminder taken from daily life: it is not merely the speaking of factual data that counts, what counts more is the manner of speech, the way in which we speak what we think is the truth. In all religious traditions, there are theories… Read More Bharat Bhushan: New Bharatiya Janata Party's troubled road ahead / Sickular Libtard: Nupurgate and after

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Totally illegal, says ex-CJ of Allahabad High Court; bulldozer cases in limbo / Owaisi's questions for Yogi govt

NB: Our honourable senior judges may kindly let us know if they have totally abandoned their constitutional duty to exercise oversight on the actions of the executive. In face of their silence, may we assume that this kind of hooliganism by the Yogi government will be allowed to continue with impunity? Should we also assume… Read More Totally illegal, says ex-CJ of Allahabad High Court; bulldozer cases in limbo / Owaisi's questions for Yogi govt

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Atmaram Salve: sowing the sparks of revolution

There is a saying in the Marathi language: “बामणा घरी लिहिणं, कुणब्या घरी दाणं आणि मांगा-महारा घरी गाणं.” A Brahmin’s house has the alphabet, a Kunbi’s house has grains, and Mang-Mahar homes have music. In the traditional village set-up, the Mang community played halgi , the Gondhali played sambal , Dhangars were masters of dhol… Read More Atmaram Salve: sowing the sparks of revolution

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Demolition Order for Activist Afreen Fatima’s House, Family Told to Vacate Premises

Over 60 people have been arrested amidst a crackdown on protestors in Prayagraj (Allahabad) in connection with the violence on June 10, which saw stone pelting, the torching of vehicles and a subsequent lathi charge by the police. Javed Mohammad, a leader of the Welfare Party of India and a prominent face in the anti-CAA protests,… Read More Demolition Order for Activist Afreen Fatima’s House, Family Told to Vacate Premises

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Gideon Lewis-Kraus: How Harmful Is Social Media?

In April, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published an essay in The Atlantic in which he sought to explain, as the piece’s title had it, “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.” Anyone familiar with Haidt’s work in the past half decade could have anticipated his answer: social media. Although Haidt concedes that political… Read More Gideon Lewis-Kraus: How Harmful Is Social Media?

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Debunking a Myth: Only 17 Political Parties Of 105 In EC List Got Electoral Bonds.

NB: Our autonomous institutions and elected authorities are blatantly liars. Maybe the Headquarters of Patriotism stationed in Nagpur can tell us why. When secret societies take over the reins of power, they conspire in broad daylight. DS The Election Commission’s sealed-cover submissions in 2020 to the Supreme Court – which has not heard the case in… Read More Debunking a Myth: Only 17 Political Parties Of 105 In EC List Got Electoral Bonds.

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