The more effort it takes for you to memorize something, the longer it stays in your memory.
(Just a random thought I got right now. Not sure whether true??)
Never been a fan of Dharmendra Pradhan, especially after the UGC regulations mess under his watch.
Regarding the NEET, I repeatedly posted that he should've resigned back then only. Taking accountability at that moment would have actually carried moral weight.
Resigning now, however, is a major L. His own resignation letter doesn't state that he is stepping down due to a failure of responsibility; instead, it claims he is resigning so that "anti-national forces don't take advantage of the situation." What is that if not a confession of helplessness in the face of chaos?
If the narrative is that he stepped down to prevent opportunistic elements from exploiting the protests, what does that say about the govt? What is the point of being in power for years if anarchists still hijack and dictate terms to you on national issues?
The right approach even now would have been to keep crack down on opportunists, while simultaneously inviting "only the actual students" to a live telecasted open forum in a major auditorium, acknowledge responsibility directly, announce a resignation, and reassure them that the new leadership will fix the system.
Bowing down to pressure only encourages lawlessness. Sure, you might buy a brief breathing room as this protest winds down, but you’ve given agitators another taste of success. They will be back, stronger next time. Hope you’re prepared.
Hello @adgpi,
There are numerous videos floating around on social media featuring alleged Indian Army soldiers making politically threatening statements against the current govt and the Delhi Police.
If these are fake videos generated by hostile nations, you must clarify immediately. The public assumes they are real, which empowers anarchy and demoralizes citizens who love their country and the armed forces.
Even if these videos turn out to be real, a public denial is still necessary. Publicly acknowledging that serving personnel are making such statements does far more damage to public morale and fuels anarchy even worse than a fake video would.
Deny, but make a severe internal example out of those offenders as per the law. Social media clout-chasing corrupts institutions. The Indian Army is one of the few remaining institutions largely insulated from this, but there is a growing trend that needs to be checked. Kindly enforce a strict social media policy, and senior officers should lead by example.
What if Sonam Wangchuk went on another hunger strike, but this time demanding the abolition of the reservation?
Would he get support from celebrities? Would Instagram influencers run campaigns urging the govt to listen to him? Not at all. If anything, he might be physically attacked, and the govt would arrest him for provoking public sentiment and inciting riots. Nobody would call the govt 'oppressive' that time.
Essentially, neither his hunger strike nor his life is what truly matters; only the narrative matters. All of this emotional appeal to rally behind him is not for his sake, but for the sake of the narrative. His supposedly good image among the youth is merely a smokescreen to obscure the agenda driving him forward.
Such kind of support is always transactional. The moment the asset stops serving the ideological goals of the narrative-creators, his moral immunity will be revoked, his 'good image' will be dismantled overnight, and the very same crowd that idolises him would abandon him.
The CJI made a "cockroach" remark for some reason, which was seen as mocking the youth who criticize the judiciary and the system.
Organic outrage followed. Abhijit Dipke, a social media handler of a political party thought smartly and created a satirical Instagram account called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). It was meant purely as satire. Since the cockroach comment was trending in the news, people followed the CJP account on a whim.
Seeing its potential, the political party Dipke was associated with jumped it and took over the initiative. They hired media agencies and influencers to promote the account further by generating hype, curiosity and making it the "in thing." Consequently, more people followed, triggering a bandwagon effect. Soon, the follower count reached crores.
Then, the political think tank behind CJP concluded that they had enough support. They reasoned that if even 1% of their 2.5 crore followers turned up for a physical protest, they could topple the govt, or bring a huge shock at least. A massive buildup was engineered for Dipke’s homecoming to India, mimicking the historical hype of Gandhi’s return from South Africa.
They anticipated such a massive crowd that they expected Dipke to be welcomed by crores of people at the airport. Instead, nobody showed up. Nobody turned up at the protest site either. It was a massive disappointment for a party with 2.5 crore urban followers to be incapable of finding even 50 organic protestors.
To compensate, they brought in the same old compulsive protestors to fill the site, leftist student unions, LGBT groups, farmer leaders, and aadarsh musalmaan groups, but the movement failed to kick off.
Next, they found Sonam Wangchuk, a man with a relatively clean past, apparently no political inclinations, and a public image popularized by a movie (which wasn't actually based on his life, but worked anyway). They convinced him to go on a hunger strike.
The party behind the movement waited 15 to 17 days for Wangchuk to lose weight, ensuring he looked frail, weak, and barely surviving. Once he reached that state, they launched a massive Instagram and Facebook campaign to emotionally manipulate and guilt the masses into supporting the movement through him. To a certain extent, they have been successful.
I don't know if Sonam is aware of it or not, but knowingly or unknowingly, he has become the face of a manufacturd movement.
P.S. Dharmendra Pradhan should have been sacked. I have said this multiple times too. Why? Simply because he is incompetent, not because someone is sitting on a hunger strike demanding it. Wangchuk might be a sincere guy, but the people pulling the strings behind this movement are not. And trust me, if something happens to Wangchuk, these people will be the happiest because it gives them a tragedy they can capitalize on to reignite a dying movement.
கோவில் வருவாயை கோவில்களின் பராமரிப்பிற்கே செலவிட வேண்டும், நலத்திட்ட நிதியாக அல்ல. இதற்காகப் பல ஆண்டுகளாகப் போராடி வரும் செயற்பாட்டாளர்களுக்கு நன்றி. எல்லாவற்றுக்கும் மேல் முக்கியமானது, கோயில்கள் பக்தர்களின் கைகளில்தான் இருக்க வேண்டும். - சத்குரு @CMOTamilnadu
But the reverse is also true:
the way you breathe changes the way you think & feel.
That’s why practices like yoga and meditation focus so much on breath. Because
Breath is the core of life.
The way you breathe determines the way you live.
The way you think & feel changes the way you breathe.
Angry → faster, sharper breathing
Anxious → shallow, rapid breathing
Calm → slower breathing
Emotions change the way you breathe.
We tend to blame others for the state we are in.
And in turn give the responsibilities of our life to them.
Take back your life's responsibility in your hands.
It's your life.
It's YOUR life.
I and I alone am responsible for my life.
If I'm happy, it's me
If I'm sad, it's me
If I'm angry, it's me
If I'm frustrated, it's me
My life. My making.
The problem is that most people think if they're angry, frustrated or miserable, it's the other person.
"I'm angry because of that teacher."
"I'm frustrated because of her."
"I'm depressed because he said this to me"
If there's no one to blame, then...
"God, why me?"
First thing required to develop a nation is-
The "Intention" to develop the nation.
The second thing might be-
How determined you are to fulfil that intention?
I see the current PM Narendra Modi to have both the intent and determination towards India.
The other major political party just doesn't care about the people of the nation.
And are even willing to destroy the country to gain power.
So we are fortunate to have such a determined PM, standing tall against the odds of powers trying to pull down India.
It's not about any big event or thing that happens.
It's about those small gestures, things that usually go unnoticed by others, moments you might not even remember later.
It's those small things that make or break relationships among people.