samanwaya rautray

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[Tarun Gautam @TARUNspeakss]

People were laughing at this but this is reality of muslims in India today.

“Police will hit me 20 times extra for my name Azeez khan and 20 times extra for this beard”

That’s the reality of most states in India today which muslims are facing.

[Alexander the GOAT @3267Tonlon]

The saddest part of living in India that u cant wake up and go out just strolling, walking in a nice neighbourhood, enjoy a cafe. U know u will see ugliness wherever u go, photocopiers, rag tag restaurants, millions of men everywhere, ugly broken footpaths, dirt, wires, poles....

[AmbedkariteIN @AmbedkariteLM]

"A system which, by birth, declares one to be superior and all others as inferior, untouchable, and Shudra, is not a religion but a conspiracy to keep them enslaved."
— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

[Kaveri 🇮🇳 @ikaveri]

I don't ever want to live in a high rise.

[PunsterX @PunsterX]

This man-made tragedy struck in Karawal Nagar (Delhi), bordering Ghaziabad.

The JCB was not meant to bring down the building. It was digging a drain.

Cracks appeared in the building. It was vacated and fell soon after.

Note: Mainstream media underplayed the reason for this collapse, for obvious reasons.

[Arpan @unsecensored]

I worked with female labourers for a survey and cane to know that they get paid less than their male counterpart mainly husbands and the contractor gives the her part of money to the husband

[Vidyut @Vidyut]

What happens when a country murders its rationalists.

[SNIGDHA SARKAR @SnigdhaAITC]

Asia's largest flower market was today crushed under the wheels of bulldozers and turned into a pile of rubble.
Those who wanted change must surely be very happy with this Paribartan!
Whether trust is still in or out—the people will decide."

[inqilāb @tastefullysaucy]

They have been separated for 4 years. He came to her maternal home drunk and attacked their son and she fought back in self defense. She then went to a local temple to pray and seek forgiveness. From there, she went straight to the police station and reported herself. Free her.

[Vikas Singh @vikas5_singh]

@SharmaKadambini @YouTube @SRautray यह एक महत्वपूर्ण जानकारी है जो आपने दी है ऐसी जानकारियां शायद ही किसी और प्लेटफार्म पर मिले, आपका बहुत शुक्रिया कदंबिनी।

[Sabeer Bhatia @sabeer]

Regrettably, India’s economic challenges are not just a policy problem - they’re also a mindset problem. Too much wealth is hoarded rather than invested productively, while economic privilege is often used to reinforce social divisions and protect legacy advantages. Prosperity grows when capital circulates, competition thrives, and opportunity is expanded - not when the system is designed to preserve the status quo.

[Manchu @Manchu__]

Dog sterilization activists need to keep stray dogs out there. The goose that lays golden eggs. A mass cull will end this revenue stream

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

A poor girl was attacked and humiliated by a Muslim woman for going out without a burqa and wearing makeup and perfume.

Sick culture and mentality!

[Natasha Ramarathnam #SaveKBR @nuts2406]

You cannot claim to speak for any demographic if you ignore women completely.
Yes, women shy away from public facing roles because of online harassment, but shouldn’t that be a social and political problem you actively seek to address?

[Dr Aniruddha Malpani, MD @malpani]

Tribal Maharashtra has some of India's highest rates of sickle cell disease. The government knows. The treatment exists. The access doesn't. https://t.co/29qoKdQDjJ What would it take to make sickle cell screening mandatory before marriage in high-risk communities? #TribalHealth

[Sadanand (youtube @stopitsada) @MrSadanand]

A friend of mine who now lives in Brampton Canada, used to tell me in India that Muslims dont assimilate. They form their own groups, stick together, n create what he called ‘mini Pakistans’

A few days ago.. he told me it feels amazing to live in Brampton because it feels like a ‘mini India’. So he doesn’t miss home as much n doesn’t like Canadians and their ‘so called progressive ‘ culture.

I asked him.. whats the difference between him n the Muslims living in the areas he was talking about? 🙄

Generally.. both Hindus n Muslims are bad at assimilating with a local crowd that has a progressive culture. We are obsessed with our outdated cultures n carry a sense of pride that only we understand n believe in. It takes 2 or 3 generations to truly assimilate into a progressive society.

#Canada #hindus #muslims

[Diksha Kandpal🇮🇳 @DikshaKandpal8]

When students die by suicide because of government incompetence in one of the world’s youngest nations, the countdown to your downfall has already begun.

The moment a country’s youth starts losing hope because those in power refuse to act, history rarely forgives them.

[Aman Shukla @shukki80]

Today my mother visited a Passport Seva Kendra for a Tatkal appointment.

Despite carrying all documents mentioned officially, she was suddenly asked for a “bank-attested letter” that was nowhere mentioned on the website or appointment slip.

She was humiliated and sent back.

[𝖢𝖺𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗒𝖺 @catale7a]

Sanghis' next target, WIPRO

[Ashok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196]

https://t.co/vaHAPEUkvQ

A farmer in Rajasthan sold part of his land so his daughter could become a doctor.

Pause there for a moment.

A family with limited means invested not merely money but hope, sacrifice, and faith in education. The daughter completed her medical degree and was preparing for the next step of her professional journey. Instead of celebrating her success, her father had to carry her body home after a building collapse in Delhi.

The tragedy raises uncomfortable questions.

Why do students and young professionals end up living in buildings that later collapse? Were safety norms followed? Were inspections conducted honestly? Were warning signs ignored? Who certified the structure as safe? Who benefits when regulations exist on paper but fail in practice?

Democracies are often judged by grand projects, impressive speeches, and economic statistics. But a more meaningful test is simpler: can ordinary citizens pursue education, work, and opportunity without being endangered by institutional negligence?

This is where the concept of kakistocracy becomes relevant.

Kakistocracy means governance by the least qualified, least competent, or least accountable. It emerges when loyalty matters more than competence, connections matter more than standards, and appearances matter more than outcomes. Under such conditions, institutions slowly stop serving the public and begin serving themselves.

Not every tragedy is proof of kakistocracy. But every preventable tragedy should prompt citizens to ask whether competence, accountability, and public safety are genuinely being prioritized.

The father's sacrifice represented the best of society: hard work, aspiration, and belief in a better future through education.

If systems fail to protect such aspirations, then the loss is larger than one life. Society loses trust. Citizens lose confidence. Democracy loses legitimacy.

The question is not only why a young doctor died.

The question is why families that do everything right are so often left vulnerable to systems that do not.

A democracy worthy of its citizens must ensure that dreams are not buried beneath the rubble of negligence.

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