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Calcutta born, Darjeeling raised, Bangalore claimed. Content with nothing more than fresh air, cloud‑laden skies, solitary roads, filter kaapi, and dreamy hills

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@IndianIndex Bengal at number 2!!! ???

And, Karnataka at 18, way below Behar??????

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@Vikrchan Please add filter kapi to that list...

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@BengalMafia Don't worry, Suvendu would never do that. He wears "Lux Cojee" underpants - you must remember that.

[Vivek Sunder @Vivek_Sunder]

I guess that was de rigueur in the colonial era, to never give the locals any credit.

Similar to the Royal Geographical Society never giving credit to the brilliant surveyor and mathematician Radhanath Sikdar who calculated the accurate height of what the locals called Sagarmatha (Nepal) or Chomolungma (Tibet) and name it after someone who never visited or measured the mountain. :-)

Interestingly Sushruta does mention Malaria (irregular, recurring fevers called Vishama Jwara) as being caused by mosquitoes. In fact a couple of thousand years before Ross, the texts talk about stagnant water and marshy environments causing a certain type of mosquitoes (Mashaka) to flourish. Further, the bites of these insects delivered the external toxin or pathogen (Visha) that disrupted the body's internal Doshas, resulting in intermittent fever called Vishama Jwara.

Meanwhile most parts of the world thought it was caused by Bad Air. (Mal-aria). :-)

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

High commendations to @Paperclip_In just not for the content of his posts, but for its "Genuinity".

It needs to be noted that in this world of AI writeups - this handle is one amongst a few which is not spewing out "AI slops".

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

A young Bengali graduate chases mosquitoes and malaria patients for a British doctor in Calcutta for days, helps crack how malaria spreads, a discovery that changed the fate of civilization, then watches his boss win the Nobel Prize without once saying his name. Thread. 1/22

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@venkat_fin9 @BJP4India And what makes you say that?

[Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 @TRobinsonNewEra]

The BBC used the line: "Mostly peaceful" 🤡

Defund the BBC.

[Sreemoy Talukdar @sreemoytalukdar]

Have you noticed the not-so-subtle difference?

This is a Reuters image of protests in France. Most of the western media reportage on French protests focus exclusively and overwhelmingly on brutality, destruction and anarchy of the protestors, portraying them as out of control monsters.

In contrast, most of the visual reportage of protests in India focus exclusively on police action on violent protestors. Rarely would you find images of destruction, though these were widely noted.

This isn't a coincidence. The lens is revealing. The visual imagery creates two narratives. One, protests in West are "evil". Protests in India are "against evil".

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

Hypocrisy of Western media on India in 5 neat examples:

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@GilgemishM The inscription over the gate of Hell in Inferno ends with the chilling words:

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."

Not sure where that gate is located? Is it in Bengal, UP or Behar?

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@realMajFreddy1 Ya allah!

[Karnataka Tourism @KarnatakaWorld]

📍Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebidu (D).

This temple in Halebidu tells stories through intricate stone carvings that depict mythology, devotion, and the artistry of the Hoysala era. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this monument is a testament to a legacy carved to endure.#Karnataka

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@MayukhDuke Does your bookstall sell Rushdie's Satanic verses?

[Kalina Ann🍆 @KalinaAnnGG]

Ni una sola bandera de Francia en las "protestas" "estudiantiles". Solo banderas de entidades islámicas.

[Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid]

Fun fact: Not a single mosque was damaged during the riots in France

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@DolceVenezia74 @grok is this true?

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@total_woke_ @grok who is she?

[Iris @streetwize]

FRANCE 🇫🇷 : A heartbreaking scene😢.

A business owner desperately pleads with looters and vandals to leave her shop alone.

Her livelihood is being destroyed before her eyes.
No business owner should have to endure this.

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

#Stampede Strange that, barring @abpanandatv, no other channel seem willing to report the death toll. Equally tragic is the possibility that, even at a time like this, sections of the media appear hesitant to speak plainly about the scale of the tragedy. #GodiMedia at work?

[ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ @bhaskarseal]

@GilgemishM LOL.