@AgentSaffron Boomers are the biggest supporters of Hindutva in North. They just had to suppress it due to their caste loyalties.
Modi successfully managed to break Non-Yadav OBCs and Non-Jatav SCs to form a wider Hindutva umbrella.
5-year-olds are not supposed to care about others. They are just supposed to care about themselves. If you were a serious, mature child, then you were not allowed to be yourself as a kid.
We as society needs to be more tolerant of the kids and let them be.
It’s 6.30 AM on the train, the whole compartment is trying to sleep, and a 5-year-old has been solo-carrying a loud conversation for hours. Had to finally ask the dad to step in. I really don’t get why some parents don't teach public transport etiquette anymore.
@Aunindyo2023 I think not selling out, you doing your bit to create a better world for them or you are just delaying the collapse. I hope someday they will understand and appreciate it.
Lionel Messi is one of those rare athletes whose story transcends sport. His journey from a child fighting physical odds to a footballer who redefined excellence has moved millions across the world. As someone who has lived the life of an athlete, I hold profound respect and admiration for what he represents perseverance humility and an uncompromising pursuit of greatness.
Yet as his recent visit to India unfolded parts of it felt chaotic and left me quietly uneasy. It compelled me to pause and reflect not in judgment but in genuine concern about what we were really trying to achieve.
I fully understand the economics of sport. I understand commercial realities global branding and the magnetism of icons. I do not fault Messi in any way. He has earned every opportunity that comes his way and admiration for greatness is natural even beautiful.
But admiration must also invite introspection.
As a society are we building a culture of sport or are we simply celebrating individuals from afar.
Millions were spent for moments of proximity photographs and fleeting access to a legend. And yes it is people’s money earned honestly and theirs to spend as they choose. Still I can’t help but feel a quiet sadness wondering what might have been possible if even a fraction of that energy and investment had been directed toward the foundations of sport in our country.
Playgrounds where children can run freely. Coaches who can guide young talent. Grassroots programmes that give opportunity to those who may never otherwise be seen. Spaces where sport is not a spectacle but a daily habit a teacher and a source of dignity.
Great sporting nations are not built by moments they are built by systems. By patience. By belief in the ordinary child with an extraordinary dream.
Icons like Messi inspire us and that inspiration matters deeply. But inspiration must be met with intent. With long term commitment. With choices that reflect not just what excites us today but what will strengthen us tomorrow.
If we truly wish to honour legends like Messi the most meaningful way to do so is not through grand gestures but by ensuring that somewhere in India a young child has a field to play on a coach to believe in them and a chance to dream.
That is how sporting cultures are born. And that is how legacies endure.
RoundTable India was first place which gave space to my writing & long before I knew how to talk critically on caste-- Kuffir's ferocious caste analysis gave so many of us a voice. A true Ambedkarite icon.
He's been very ill for a while & needs support. Plz share/contribute. Jai Bhim🙏🏽
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सेवा विस्तार कमज़ोर सिविल सेवा को और कमज़ोर करता है। सेवा में रहते हुए, आप ग़लत काम के लिए 'ना' कह सकते थे। नतीजा तबादला होता था। परंतु, सेवा विस्तार के बाद नौकरी छोड़ने के अलावा कोई अन्य विकल्प नहीं होता। 'जी-हुज़ूरी' करने वाले लोग अपने स्वार्थ के लिए जनहित से समझौता करते हैं।
London, like our city Bengaluru, suffered from a severe traffic congestion crisis. But they have addressed it very effectively.
No, they didn’t build tunnel roads. They didn’t build more flyovers on flyovers. They addressed the root of the problem - cars. They made the city deliberately slow for cars and made it easier for cycling and pedestrians and public transport. They now have more cycles than cars.
Spare a few minutes and watch this video. It’s important we learn from the world.
People should start demanding more public transport from their governments.
https://t.co/GvOAjEyWnr…
@mujifren It was a strategic mistake by India to not take out the Pakistani air defence system before commencing the strike. CDS also alluded to this mistake.
Modiji should have decidedly taken a decision to not separate Pakistani military from terrorists.