koustavindia

Indian, Hindu, Swayamsevak.

[koustavindia @Koustav_1947]

@runkarthikrun I have stayed in Mumbai for 10 years, and let me tell you, there are 50+ pandals/events that are bigger than Lalbagh.
Yes, we do not have a puja in every home like in Ganpati, but the scale of the pujas/pandals is immense. You need to see it to believe it.

[Rohan Nagg @rohannagg]

First in my Bloodline to witness such Grand Durga Puja Celebrations in Eden Garden on the auspicious day of Mahalaya

This is the same Kolkata that Former Mayor of Kolkata Firhad Hakim wanted to turn into Mini Pakistan.

[koustavindia @Koustav_1947]

@DivaJain2 Hotel prices are crazy in India. It's cheaper to go to Vietnam than to go to Goa. We don't need luxury resorts, we need more budget hotels.

[koustavindia @Koustav_1947]

@Mi_Marathi__ Why use an incorrect map ? you didn't even realise that both state and national borders are wrong.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Captain Smit Machchhar is a HERO.

In the face of the gravest danger and despite being seriously injured, he showed immense courage and an unwavering resolve to protect the lives of others.

His valour helped save hundreds of lives and avert a great tragedy.

India is proud of Captain Machchhar.

Praying for his speedy recovery, renewed strength and good health.

[Geert Wilders @geertwilderspvv]

Van de gaybar naar de gaykiller

[MEA FactCheck @MEAFactCheck]

Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨

We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms!

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Dear Mr Javed Akhtar. Alhamdulillah. The quote is from Maulana Azad's Calcutta Speech. The speech was published in Khutbat-e-Azad. Here is the link: https://t.co/yXkvYTTW1j

The Maulana is exhorting the Indian Muslims to unite with Muslims around the world and save the Caliphate. He begins by stating that all relationships in the world can break down, father can turn against son, brother against brother, mother can shun her child but the relationship of a Muslim with a Muslim can never be severed.

The Maulana then continues: if even a grain of the soul of Islam is still alive in its followers, then if a thorn enters the foot of a Turk on the field of battle, I swear by Allah that no Muslim of Hindustan is a Muslim until he feels that prick in his own heart. For the Millat of Islam is one body, and Muslims, wherever they are, are its limbs. If a finger of the hand is cut, the rest of the body cannot remain at peace until it has felt the blow. This is not rhetoric. It is the plain meaning of the well-known hadith which Imam Ahmad related: the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said that the likeness of the believers in their mutual love, mercy and compassion is that of one body: when one limb complains, the whole body responds with sleeplessness and fever. And there is the other hadith, related by Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari: The believer to the believer is like a building; each part supports the other. This is the first and last distinguishing mark of the people of Islam, to which the Qur’an itself has pointed.

Then, to reinforce Muslim unity, Maulana Azad provides his commentary after quoting the Quranic verse 48: 29.

The Messenger of Allah and those with him are severe against the Kafirs, merciful among themselves.

Whatever hardness they have is for falsehood and unbelief; whatever love and tenderness they have is for truth, sincerity, Islam and Tawhid. So be extremely hard against disbelievers but extremely sympathetic and kind among ourselves; take heed, then, and do not pass over this as if you had not heard it.

P.S. This is the second time I am enlightening you on your heroes and their lifelong sociopolitical stances. The first time was when you refused to believe that books were banned, editors sacked, films blocked, and Majrooh jailed, under Nehru's rule. Please don't ask me about Gandhi next - the Mahatma, not Rahul, though both are probably your heroes. Cheers, WDTP

[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson @ORGrimsson]

When I hosted the President of #India for State Dinner on the first such visit to a #Nordic country, I also offered an all-vegetarian menu. More than 20 years ago! And in #Iceland where it is not easy to be vegetarian!!

[MEA FactCheck @MEAFactCheck]

Fake News!

No breakfast was served to world leaders at the Summit Venue today. The visual is from the International Media Centre at Bharat Mandapam.

[koustavindia @Koustav_1947]

@espn Should mention that it's for 2026. First to reach 50+ wins "this year".

Serena did it over 5 times, Steffi graf had a 86-2 season. Sabalenka had 50+ wins last 3 years in a row.

have you guys handed over the page to interns ?

[Mr Sinha @Mrsinha]

The names of the rap*sts are
1) Md Sameer
2) Md Waleen
3) Md Salman

All three are Muslims.

Now read her tweet. How “smartly” she linked the incident with Hindu festivals, as if Hindu festivals were synonyms for r*pe. R*pe don't happen on other religions festivals?

Clowns like @Chinmayi hide behind a feminist face but are bigger Islamists than the real ones.

[Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul]

In Kerala, Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar said that women should remain confined to their homes and that public appearances by women lead to great destruction.

After that, Big Tv journalist Aparna Kurup questioned and criticized his views on her show.

And now, Big Tv has not only removed the video of the show from all social media platforms, but journalist Aparna Kurup has also issued an apology.

So, Freedom of the Media is not in danger now, and our pseudo feminists seem to have consumed Fevicol.

The so-called "Smash the Patriarchy" brigade has gone completely silent. Perhaps they don't want to "smash the patriarchy" as they fear their own heads might get smashed in this case.

[koustavindia @Koustav_1947]

@idafegonzalez One more thing is that no one in the peleton raises this question. During Lance era and even after there were so many questions/ doubters. For Pogacar most of the doubters are in social media. And there are folks who left UAE, never spoke ill about Pogacar or UAE.

[IndianArmy in Jammu & Kashmir (Fan Page) @IndianArmyinJK]

🇮🇳 Minamarg Check Post Incident | Ladakh Sector

A video from the Minamarg (Minimarg) check post has circulated showing a tourist arguing with security personnel over a temporary road restriction.

The Indian Army, in coordination with local police and civil administration, implements such measures as a routine and essential part of anti-terrorism and security operations in this highly sensitive high-altitude border region near the LoC.

Road closures, cordons, and regulated movement are standard when:
• Intelligence or operational requirements demand a search/cordon to neutralise potential threats
• Weather, landslides, or convoy movements require safety clearances
• The safety of residents, tourists, and troops must be prioritised

These are not arbitrary or “anti-tourist.” They exist precisely so that civilians, including tourists can travel safely in an area that has historically faced infiltration and terror risks.
Compromising a security protocol for individual convenience could endanger dozens of lives.

To the individual in the video and similar voices:
Being “Gen Z” (or any generation) is not a qualification, a badge of entitlement, or a licence to disregard security protocols. National security does not pause for slogans, tax receipts, or generational self-identification.
Comparing legitimate operational restrictions to “locking Kashmiris” is both factually misleading and disrespectful to the forces who protect every citizen, Kashmiri, tourist, or otherwise in this challenging terrain.

Threatening Parliament while creating a public confrontation at a sensitive post does not strengthen democracy; it risks operational security.

We urge all visitors and residents:
Support these measures. They are conducted for your safety and the nation’s security. Patience and cooperation save lives.
The Army and police work hand-in-hand daily so that tourism and normal life can continue in J&K and Ladakh.
Respect the uniform. Respect the protocol. Respect the reality of the frontier.
#IndianArmy #NationFirst #SecurityFirst #JandK #Ladakh #WeCare
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[BJP @BJP4India]

Hello @INCIndia,

No “AI hai” excuse this time?
No “It was played the second time” defence?
No “Video hi fake hai” propaganda?
No “Gaana chalaane wala BJP ka tha” theory?

The cameras have spoken. The nation has seen it.

Sonia Gandhi Ji’s disrespect towards 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦, India’s National Song, is there for everyone to see. The very song Congress chose to truncate for decades in the name of appeasement.

And Rahul Gandhi Ji, 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦 holds the status of India’s National Song. Do you believe you are above its dignity, above national sentiment, and above the constitutional values you so often lecture others about?

Enough excuses. Answer the nation.

An acknowledgement and an apology to the nation are long overdue.

[Rahul Shivshankar @RShivshankar]

CONG EXPOSED.
Here's the unfiltered audio. Does the Congress has a problem with Bharat's national song?
The audio picks up this line:
"OUR VERSION OF VANDE MATARAM"

How bizarre. Vande Mataram is the song of We The People, A full throated ode to our one and only motherland.

HOW CAN ANYONE CLAIM EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP OVER VANDE MATARAM?

DOES THE CONGRESS WORSHIP SOME OTHER MOTHER INDIA?

[Amit Malviya @amitmalviya]

This single video has stripped away the carefully cultivated veneer of congeniality and exposed something far more troubling.

The impulse to disrupt or diminish Vande Mataram, a song that stirred generations of freedom fighters and became one of the most powerful expressions of India’s national awakening, will not sit well with Indians.

Vande Mataram is an emotion. It is the sound of a civilisation awakening to its own strength. It stirred the hearts of revolutionaries, gave courage to those who stood up to colonial rule, and became inseparably woven into India’s freedom struggle.

When its words are sung, they evoke not just the land, but the rivers, fields, soil and spirit of Bharat. It carries the memory of sacrifice and the unmistakable yearning for freedom. Few songs possess the power to turn patriotism from an idea into an emotion felt deep within the soul.

Perhaps Sonia Gandhi will never fully understand the profound Indianness of Vande Mataram. But she must understand why India has embraced it: because it reflects our civilisational ethos, our history, our collective memory and, ultimately, who we are.

You can debate politics. You can disagree on ideology. But treating a song that has stirred the patriotic imagination of generations with anything less than reverence is a different matter altogether.

Vande Mataram. 🇮🇳

[Facts @BefittingFacts]

Rahul Gandhi caught on mic:

“Hum yahan Vande Mataram nahi gaate.”

“Hum yahan apna gaana gaate hain.”

“Vande Mataram hamara gaana nahi hai.”

[microaggression @mutton2pyaza]

No one :

Absolutely no one :

Sonia Gandhi after 2nd verse :