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Beside the pillars showing obvious signs, there are enough inscriptions found to prove it a Hindu Temple.
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P.S If u don't want your mosque broken don't build it on a Temple.
Tipu proves Two Nation Theory true.
Hs and Ms have an opposite understanding of Tipu. We name our dogs after him while Ms adore him.
Tipu was not Anti-Imperialism. He himself was an Arch-Imperialist. He fought for his Throne, not an Independent Indian State. Tipu's Reign predated the Indian Independence Movement by generations. He was tangibly worse to his Hindu and Catholic Subjects than Foreign British Imperialists.
Was he opposed to Phoren Imperialists? No. He collaborated with French Imperialists and even invited Central Asian Imperialists to invade India in the name of Religion.
Did he see himself as 'Native'? Nope. He thought of himself as being of Foreign Extraction. Plus, he imposed Farsi and marginalised the very 'native' Kannada. You can either glorify this guy or oppose Hindi-Imposition. These two positions are mutually incompatible.
Why is this relevant?
The Congress in Karnataka chooses to celebrate 'Tipu Jayanti'. This is blatant communalism. Tipu Sultan must be among the few mass-murdering maniacs to be hated by people across Religions(Hindu, Christian), Castes(Nairs, Namboodiris, Iyengars, Kodavas, Bammons) & Ethnicities(Konkani, Kodava, Malayali). (Melkote)Iyengars don't celebrate Diwali because of his barbarism.
BJP is no angel either. Prominent Sanghi KR Malkani was an admirer of Tipu as was Sanatani Musalman APJ Abdul Kalam. Disgusting.
Now you may continue your Jatt da Muqabla. Thanks.
I just finished reading this article by @PrateekUvacha. From the familiar story of Dhurandhar, he takes the reader on his tour de force through his masterful analysis of the Punjabi psyche as a whole, and how it has been shaped by various historical events and how its literary traditions reflect it. I learnt a lot about Punjab and could also better appreciate the film Dhurandhar after reading this.
In a landscape cluttered with surface-level film reviews, Prateek Rajput’s “Dhurandhar & The Paradox That Is Punjab” exceeds all expectations by transcending cinema to decode Punjab itself : not as mere geography, but as a living temperament. It seamlessly weaves cinema, culture, history, literature, and psychology. The article draws effortless parallels between the film’s characters and real archetypes, while anchoring everything in the centuries-old Punjabi birha tradition.
He contrasts this profound literary soul with today’s “guns and bling” pop culture, revealing a fracture but without getting too preachy. One of those writings that turns analysis into elegy of what feels lost in the Punjabi psyche and makes a blockbuster feel like inherited memory. This piece doesn’t just appreciate Dhurandhar. It illuminates Punjab’s paradox with depth and honesty. Must read.
Link : https://t.co/15Erk2Xj9P
Assam went bhagwapilled because they actually witnessed what unchecked illegal immigration and demographic change look like in real life. Entire neighbourhoods changed before their eyes through infiltration from Bangladesh.
The difference between Assam and West Bengal is simple. Assamese society cannot be guilt-tripped into cultural suicide. Harsh geography and civilizational memory create stronger religious consolidation. The tougher the environment, the deeper people cling to their deities and identity.
This is also why a country like Nepal can never be de-Hinduised. In many ways, Hindu political consolidation in Nepal is stronger than in India itself. Geography shapes culture, and culture shapes politics.
@FinSkeptics@dhruv_rathee Dhruv Rathee runs an entire gang of content creators who they use to target anyone they don't like. Using their Meta deep state connections is one thing but this childish effort is something else. That Keshav Bulla also hangs with the same gang...
And there’s nothing ‘new’ about any of this. It has always existed.
And neither is it influence from Indian films. Hum Aapke Hayn Kaun came out in 1994 and I distinctly remember doing joota chhupaai at my cousin’s wedding in 1992. Yash Chopra and I are both Punjabis and Lahoris, that’s why.
It’s not an aarti ritual. They’re bringing in the mehndi that is brought in with diyas. Maayoon, mehndi, dholak, ghori charhna, ubtan/haldi/mehndi lagaana, vail dena, and a lot else are all part of our syncretic culture.
60% of Pakistan is Punjabi. These are Punjabi traditions. There’s zero ‘identity crisis’ around them for most people.
Hope they don’t bring a fatwa like they did for pyramids. After all, those structures were preserved largely because of today’s archaeological awareness and cultural values. In a world without that, they might have prioritized Islamic supremacy
The Pakistani Buddha of Liberty
In the collection of the MET in New York, there is a Gandharan Buddhist sculpture from present-day Pakistan that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Statue of Liberty.
@sabizak They are all Hindu culture.
You mullis are copying it. Islam doesn't have such rituals. If ur prophet was alive he would have called it kuffr. Lol
Well, this is because the RW in India is largely reactionary in nature. The LW nexus in India was so strong that the BJP coming to power would have been impossible had the ruling INC not messed up real bad.
This is also why Indian RW is 'anti-intellectual' in nature. It was a reaction and a total rejection of the JNU-Communist types which for a long time had dominated Indian politics with their agrararian anti-developmental policies. There was and is a need to create a new intellectual class distinct from the colonial remnants of these institutions
Udayanidhi repeats - in the assembly this time “Sanatana Dharma must be eradicated”….. @actorvijay aka @CMOTamilnadu nods his head and agrees and thanks Udayanidhi for the statement
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.
This is false. If Sanatan dharma means 'casteism' then why doesn't islam mean 'oppression of women'. Why doesn't christianity mean 'colonial legacy'.
DMK is pushing a false narrative by using the name of 'Sanatan Dharma' and equating that with casteism alone.