90s ka boom ( LPG reforms) was something next level. Mumbai Delhi Bengaluru etc cities modernized but their population was lesser than its today. New infra , new educated class , new kind of high class life and alot of chaos.
Was looking to buy a new watch when I stumbled upon this fascinating history of Japanese watchmaking and how they unseated the Swiss. Many lessons in Industrial policy for us here.
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Visual Aesthetics of Varanasi (Kashi) - The crown jewel of Hindu Civilization
काश्यां हि कशते काशी, काशी सर्वप्रकाशिका।
सा काशी विदिता येन, तेन प्राप्ता हि काशिका 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Part of becoming a “great power” is understanding and being a player in the narrative war.
The US understands this. China understands this. Islamic States understand this.
India is piss poor at it. They believe “kaam bolta hai” and “satyamave jayate.”
Not how the world works.