Nandini

Traveler. Observer. Invested.
Naam-Namak-Nishaan.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

Anatomy of An Indian Liberal Pre – 2014

~ Class~ Privileged

~First Language~ English

~Religious Denomination~ Convenient Atheist...
Except Grihaparveshs, Naamkarans, Weddings, Cremations. when every ceremony old & forgotten is dredged out, flaunted.

~Celebrations~ Eid, Easter, Christmas, Diwali, Holi…
~Food Habits~ Private

~ Personal Statement ~Ram Guha thinks. Therefore, I am.
Romilla Thapar thought. Therefore, I was.

The Mughals gave us art, culture, architecture, cuisine & the Brits gave us English, railways & Nehru.

~ The Beauty of Poverty ~Knowledge of India extends to 4 people in the servant quarters, Goa which tragically is losing its Portuguese flavour & our hills which no longer remind one of Scotland.

~ Syncretic Culture ~Bound by single malt, kababs at Karim’s, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Joy to the World …

~ Social Register ~Ticked off as ARRIVED if nephew’s wife’s brother connected to the NAC and/or runs a NGO.

~ Lexicon ~The vulgar includes a few French terms with Fcuk. Never the vernacular even at the most vilest.

~ Mission Statement ~People Like Us Are In Charge.
So, The World Is Beautiful.…

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@abhi161271 Point.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

Freudian.

First they brought the Tinkewala Jhadhu. Now they want to let loose the Cockroach.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

They need you. Every little bit will go a long way!

[Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 @TheViditsharma]

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[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@RudraVS I think you are mistaking Nivedita Menon for Arundhati Roy…?

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@Saliltoday @rkalia80 @Ram_Guha @khanumarfa What is surprising is the reaction this time …. When he has said this at least twice before.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

Chalojee.

[All India Trinamool Congress @AITCofficial]

After careful consideration, it has been decided that all committees of the All India Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, as well as all its frontal organisations, shall stand dissolved with immediate effect.

The party will undertake a comprehensive exercise of introspection, performance review and organisational assessment at every level. Based on the findings of this exercise, the organisational structure of the parent body and all frontal organisations will be reconstituted and announced in due course.

The party remains committed to strengthening its organisation and preparing it to meet future challenges with renewed vigour and purpose.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@MinhazMerchant EQ levels are abysmally low. Over exuberance to numbing pessimism and then there is that glee.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@sewanyaya @thewire_in This trivialisation is disgraceful.

A ‘journalist’ barely able to mask her glee, and a JNU ‘professor’ tittering over her own half-baked assumptions.

This is what intellectual dishonesty and agenda-driven disconnect look like.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

During 26/11, while Mumbai watched the terrorists and the carnage, another battle was unfolding inside Cama Hospital.

Nurses and staff quietly protected hundreds of pregnant women and newborns as armed terrorists tried to turn Hospital into a slaughterhouse.

Yet for nearly two decades, the spotlight remained on the attackers and the attacks, while the heroes who saved lives that night were largely forgotten.

That is what makes the upcoming film #BharatBhhagyaViddhaata important. The film shifts the spotlight from those who spread terror to those who protected lives, the ordinary people who displayed extraordinary courage when duty demanded it.

And going by the trailer, @KanganaTeam delivers what may be one of her most powerful performances in years. As Anjali Kulthe, she captures the terror, vulnerability, and quiet courage of an ordinary nurse caught in unimaginable circumstances. The fear in her eyes, the tension on her face, and the determination to protect her patients despite overwhelming danger make her portrayal feel deeply authentic and emotionally gripping.

In an age of cynicism and endless outrage, stories like this remind us what true courage looks like. Not politics. Not ideology. Just ordinary people who chose duty over fear when it mattered most.

"Hum important nahi hai... jo hum karte hain woh important hai."

That one line beautifully captures the spirit of the unseen heroes of Cama Hospital.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@kamathnandini1 @onlymilind1 You’re not the only one I believe 😢

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

Ah.

[Pravin Sawhney @PravinSawhney]

Mr @Ram_Guha, you need to understand the emerging world order & how India, despite its positives, remains on the wrong side of global geopolitics. Being on the right side would have helped improve the lives of our over 80 crore (800 million) poor people who survive like centipedes.
Once you know the fundamentals of the new world order, you might realise that you got Rahul Gandhi all wrong. He has in him to be the best Prime Minister since Independence, next only to his great grandfather who too assumed office (with no administrative experience) at a time of momentus changes in the world.
I will be happy to help you understand the big picture of where India stands, and where it should be.
Thank you!

[Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation @sewanyaya]

The remarks made by Nivedita Menon in an interview to @thewire_in are a grave insult to countless women who have come forward with complaints involving concealment of identity, coercion, religious pressure, forced conversion and abuse after conversion-nikah

To suggest that such concerns can be explained away by claiming that Muslim men are simply "more attractive" to Hindu women is a shocking trivialisation of women's testimonies, police investigations, and judicial observations in numerous cases across the country

Just last month, a Hindu woman from a Scheduled Caste community filed an FIR in national capital Delhi against history-sheeter illegal arms supplier Fahim Langda, accusing him of kidnapping, rape, forced conversion and criminal intimidation

We, Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation, assisted the survivor in pursuing legal action and continue to support her rehabilitation

The insensitivity of these remarks becomes even more glaring when one considers the plight of Hindu and other minority women in Pakistan and Bangladesh, where cases of abduction, forced conversion, and coerced marriages have repeatedly surfaced, contributing to fear, insecurity, and exodus of minority communities

Equally troubling is the attempt to explain away the asymmetry in interfaith relationships through claims about attractiveness. Such arguments ignore documented instances where Hindu men have faced threats, violence and murders for marrying Muslim women

We strongly condemn these remarks and call upon @NCWIndia to take cognisance of statements that trivialise the lived experiences of survivors and undermine the efforts by women who have approached law enforcement and the courts seeking justice

We are prepared to appear before the commission or any other competent authority with case records, FIRs, survivor testimonies, court orders and other documentary evidence that directly contradict such irresponsible assertions.

[Captain Manoj Rawat🇮🇳 @SeaSkipper]

This is how Babus in MoD scuttle reforms.

PM Modi backed replacing Colonial ranks in Indian Armed Forces with Indian titles.

Indian Navy accordingly worked out a proposal for replacing the colonial ranks (which are anyway unpopular amongst sailors).

However the ‘all knowing’ Babus in their infinite wisdom decided to reject the Indian Navy’s proposal on the flimsy ground that ‘The defence ministry favours a tri-services approach to any change’.

The fact that all three Services have distinct rank titles is lost on the MoD babus and their excuse for rejecting Indian Navy’s proposal in just another example of ‘Management by Postponement’.

The PM and Defence Minister may have the best intentions but the Babus with ‘no skin in the game’ will always find new ways to put obstacles in reforms.

The MoD needs a complete overhaul in the interest of National Security.

https://t.co/UCD12rMBZd

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@rishifwae These incidents remain with you for a lifetime.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@gus_brf @vijayshan That’s right.
Hacker changed it to a QR code.
The one and only take from this episode is - don’t clink on any link even if it’s someone you interact with.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

@SanJeeOne @surajitdasgupta @Sanjay_Dixit Agree.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

This is a deeply reductionist reading of a complex issue.

Look closely at many so-called ‘Love Jihad’ pairings.

The men, more often than not, do not stand out - limited education, modest prospects, little social or economic capital. Even physically, they are rarely remarkable. So the obvious question is: what explains the attraction?

Perhaps the answer lies in looking at it through the lens of incentive.

If you were to offer a Hindu man a monetary inducement and a defined mission to pursue and convert a Muslim woman, he could likely do it too. Capability is not the issue. Incentive is.

Left to his own devices, what does he gain?
No social validation.
No community approval.
No ideological endorsement.
No larger ‘cause’ to justify the act.

And that is the difference. Where there is no incentive, there is no pattern and where patterns exist, there are drivers behind them.

These drivers may include money, social reinforcement, or coercion: emotional manipulation, exploitation, even blackmail.

As for the oft-cited examples of successful Muslim men with Hindu wives, such pairings, like many across the world, often reflect aspiration, social mobility and a larger acceptance base- much like the familiar pattern of high-profile African American athletes and film stars with white partners.

The answer, therefore, lies not in turning our sons into opportunists, but in raising our daughters with greater awareness, discernment, and self-worth.

[PROUD HUMAN 🙂 @rajvonsh]

@surajitdasgupta @Sanjay_Dixit Can we also ask hindu boys to be little more bold and work on their looks please.

Not asking to turn into jihadi chapri but have class, look good and be bold.

[Nandini @NBDwrites]

This is a deeply reductionist reading of a complex issue.

Look closely at many so-called ‘Love Jihad’ pairings.

The men, more often than not, do not stand out - limited education, modest prospects, little social or economic capital. Even physically, they are rarely remarkable. So the obvious question is: what explains the attraction?

Perhaps the answer lies in looking at it through the lens of incentive.

If you were to offer a Hindu man a monetary inducement and a defined mission to pursue and convert a Muslim woman, he could likely do it too. Capability is not the issue. Incentive is.

Left to his own devices, what does he gain?
No social validation.
No community approval.
No ideological endorsement.
No larger ‘cause’ to justify the act.

And that is the difference. Where there is no incentive, there is no pattern and where patterns exist, there are drivers behind them.

These drivers may include money, social reinforcement, or coercion: emotional manipulation, exploitation, even blackmail.

As for the oft-cited examples of successful Muslim men with Hindu wives, such pairings, like many across the world, often reflect aspiration, social mobility and a larger acceptance base- much like the familiar pattern of high-profile African American athletes and film stars with white partners.

The answer, therefore, lies not in turning our sons into opportunists, but in raising our daughters with greater awareness, discernment, and self-worth.

[Sameer @BesuraTaansane]

Thank you for posting this @NBDwrites

I don’t think anybody else could have said this better