@MaharashtraDhrm Why was the term 'Mahadevi' used here?
Was this a common personification of Maharashtra in those times or does it mean something else??
Cheese from India makes its mark globallyโฆ
India made an impressive debut at the Mundial do Queijo do Brasil 2026, which is a vibrant international competition for cheese and dairy products. Four Indian products won medals, including 1 Super Gold, 2 Golds and 1 Silver.
The Super Gold was won by Eleftheria Gulmarg (Brie Style), the Golds were won by Yak Churpi-Soft, Nordic Farm, Leh, Ladakh and Eleftheria Brunost (Whey Cheese) while the Silver was won by Eleftheria Kaali Miri (Belper Knolle Style). Congratulations to Mausam Narang and Thenlay Nurboo.
Such successes strengthen Indiaโs artisanal dairy sector on the world stage.
London had an underground railway in 1863. The first electric underground railway was built in 1891.
Under-freaking-ground. In 1891.
Gandhi (later Nehru and all freedom-fighting stalwarts) studied in London during that era.
Surely they would have seen this underground railway but itโs surprising none of them said we should have a culture that builds this kind of thing in India when itโs free.
Like how do you see an underground freaking railway in 18 freaking 91 and not get mesmerized by grand miracles of industrialization ?
The one thing driving London during that era was industrialization. And yet they didnโt connect the two ? Japanese got that. You didnโt ?
Like what was the grand plan ? Letโs free this country and turn it into a massive village ?
That the country should have crooked, unplanned roads in cities 100 years after independence ? That the might of train engines should never be produced, and that no modern train engine, car engine or any modern industrial design should come out of the country ever ?
To import every single thing from a neighbor that got to industrialization on its own despite not having any London-educated founding members ?
Honestly what even was their vision for the country ?
The masses are uneducated I get that. But the leaders didnโt have eyes ? They were right there in London! What was the option - to not be industrialized ? Rural economy forever ? Shitty cities ?
Questions are rhetorical.
- women's reservation in top elected bodies
- Delimitation
- Uniform/Secular Civil Code
- One Nation, Few Elections with one voter list
- Municipality Act with more autonomy, with the possibility of a directly elected mayor
- Rapid urbanisation
- Discom reform
All, or most, of these will happen in the next few years
India, as you knew it, or know it, won't be the same ever again, both in polity and society
We may officially not declare it, but if all or most of the above is done, it will, in effect, be a de facto New Republic
the strait of hormuz is in a quantum superposition of open and closed that only collapses when you try to take a tanker through yourself and see if you get shot at
Imagine Amazon โ but for combat drones. Ukraine built it. Commanders log in, browse hundreds of drone models, pay with brigade credits and receive delivery in 5-10 days.
Successful strikes earn bonus credits. No other military in the world does this โ NYT. 1/
Modi got lucky with one thing - oil prices. But he has definitely handled a much, much tougher economy than MMS. The latter handed over an economy in total fiscal shambles (don't go by reported fiscal deficit, there were huge off-budget items) and a banking system in deep stress due to Sonia's phone banking.
Even before the banking crisis could be repaired, we were hit with a once-in-a-century pandemic and in quick succession, the Russian war.
MMS otoh. is the luckiest sonofabitch. Vajpayee handed over an economy in solid health and with strong reform momentum and the bugger got in at a time when the world saw its greatest economic boom ever - a time when even terroristan was growing more than 7%.
The one issue he faced was high oil prices and he handled it so badly that it led to Congress' massive defeat in 2014.