V.V.Sundar

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[V.V.Sundar @Sundar_VV]

Read my #coverstory in #Outlooktraveller #april #edition. Even centuries after the #renaissance, the #italiangardens and masterpieces from that era have no parallel finds VVSundar. Read #MedievalMasterstroke story. #Tuscany #Florence #Italy #April #edition

[V.V.Sundar @Sundar_VV]

Is it a paid campaign?
#Aerocity #PrivateCompanies #Municipalities

[V.V.Sundar @Sundar_VV]

@nabilajamal_ How about offering basic courtesy to an elderly woman of no less than 94 years of age by allowing her to sit while presenting her case? No concern for ordinary citizens (atleast elderly) and basic expectations of public service!

[V.V.Sundar @Sundar_VV]

@nabilajamal_ How about offering basic courtesy to an elderly woman of no less than 94 years of age by allowing her to sit while presenting her case? No concerns of ordinary citizens and basic expectations of public service!

[wonder woman 🗡️ @RohiSRH]

Caste and dowry are both European constructs which they imposed on India.🇮🇳👇
>patriarchy was practically enforced on us

[Pattern Preacher @chanakyaspeakss]

NEVER STOP TALKING ABOUT SLAVERY DURING BRITISH COLONIZATION OF INDIA

[BBC News Hindi @BBCHindi]

80 साल के कैरोन रॉन्सले पिछले करीब एक दशक से जोधपुर की बावड़ियों और जल स्रोतों की सफ़ाई और संरक्षण का काम कर रहे हैं. आयरलैंड से आए इस बुज़ुर्ग ने राजस्थान के रेगिस्तानी शहर की जल विरासत को बचाने को अपना मिशन बना लिया है.
रिपोर्टर: राखी जैन
शूट: योगेश शर्मा
एडिट: अरीबा अंसारी

[V.V.Sundar @Sundar_VV]

Delhi, despite being the national capital, often appears illogical in planning, irregular in functioning, irresponsible in governance, and disconnected from the dignity expected of a capital city—with little to showcase at the national and global level.
@official_dda #Delhi

[Comman Man @CommanMan777589]

A Bengali woman carrying a British merchant on her back…

📸 This photo was taken in 1903, at the height of British colonialism in the Indian subcontinent. This isn't just a picture…

it's a slap in the face to all those who sing the praises of "Western civilization." This is the true face of colonialism, which they still try to beautify in history books.

It's slavery and the humiliation of human beings, the crushing of human dignity, simply because they don't belong to the white race! And then they ask you about terrorism…

The history of Western colonialism is full of massacres, slavery, plunder, and starvation… But they reduce terrorism to oppressed peoples struggling for their dignity! 🩸

The effects of what British colonialism did in India—the killing, starvation, plunder, and contempt for humanity—are still evident today. Millions

were killed, wealth was stolen, and generations were displaced… all under the banner of a false "enlightenment"!

[Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 @FI_InvestIndia]

A Masterclass in Expressions, Acting & Emotion. Simply beautiful !!! Our Art Forms are So So Deep.

Watch fully as this Artist Takes you Through some Mudras. Kathakali ❤️

#FI

[Aviator Anil Chopra @Chopsyturvey]

आज तक मैंने "सत श्री अकाल" का इतना गहरा अर्थ कभी नहीं जाना

[V.V.Sundar @Sundar_VV]

Haha....

[Hunटरर ♂ @nickhunterr]

Amsterdam ek moga desh . 🤣

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Polish prodigy Marcin Patrzalek responds to those claiming his music is fake.

Watch this tutorial breakdown: One guitar, zero fakes – mastering melody, bass, and percussion all at once.

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

Much respect to melons for keeping their seeds in one neat pile, unlike watermelons.

[Soutik Biswas @soutikBBC]

Raghu Rai's unforgettable 1989 picture of Kurrkutt, a rescued sarus crane living with its adopted family in Khajuraho, India. #photography

[Ananth Rupanagudi @Ananth_IRAS]

A colonial officer prepares for travel in a palanquin carried by Indian bearers— 1860s. Palanquin bearers, predominantly from lower castes like the Kahar and Behera communities, were the backbone of travel in colonial India. Carrying covered litters (palkis), they transported Europeans and Indian elites across rugged terrains and mail along postal routes, symbolizing the era’s stark class and racial hierarchies.

The work was physically demanding, highly specialized, and often hereditary. Bearers used rhythmic pacing and specific synchronized chants or humming to ease the burden and communicate obstacles on the road.

During the early 19th century, the East India Company’s Postal Department controlled palanquin travel. A team (typically 8–10 bearers for alternate shifting) could be booked for long journeys, with stops rigidly managed by district officials.

By the mid-to-late 19th century, the expansion of railways, metalled roads, and horse-drawn carriages made human portage obsolete for long-distance European travel.

Early European travelers were both mesmerized by the smoothness of the ride and uncomfortable with the overt power dynamics of being carried by human labor. While fading from mainstream transport, the palanquin and its bearers retained ceremonial importance, later immortalized in cultural works like Sarojini Naidu's famous 1905 poem, Palanquin Bearers. #palanquinbearers #history

[Raaggiri रागगीरी @Raaggiri]

जगजीत सिंह एक ही ग़ज़ल को स्टूडियो में अलग तरीक़े से गाते थे और लाइव कार्यक्रमों में अलग तरह से। ‘सरकती जाए’ उनकी पसंदीदा ग़ज़लों में थी। इसकी सैकड़ों प्रस्तुतियों के वीडियो मिल जाएंगे। दिलचस्प बात ये है कि हर बार रंग अलग होगा।
#Raaggiri
@YRDeshmukh @hvgoenka @AnilAgarwal_Ved

[India Today NE @IndiaTodayNE]

#Assam: Minister Bimal Borah has shared a fascinating glimpse of one of nature’s most effective camouflage experts, the Buff Tip Moth. When at rest, the moth closely resembles a broken piece of stick, making it almost impossible to spot in the wild. Found across Assam, the #Northeast, and many parts of India, the Buff Tip Moth is celebrated for its extraordinary ability to blend seamlessly into its surroundings.