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[Preeti Choudhry @PreetiChoudhry]

My exit poll! As I leave #Bengal, it would be a disservice not to say this: I have come to deeply admire the way women inhabit space here. There is a quiet, almost subconscious elevation of women as independent beings . something that stands in stark contrast to the entrenched misogyny that still finds resonance across much of northern India. Perhaps it stems from a cultural understanding of shakti. A form of empowerment that manifests here in ways both subtle and profound, unlike anywhere else in the country, even in the south.
Any woman journalist who has covered political rallies across India will recognize the difference immediately. Other states, a crowd is not just a logistical challenge, it carries risk. the inevitability of wandering hands, the violation masked by chaos. Here, the crowds are no less dense, the air no less heavy with sweat and alcohol—but the hands, for the most part, do not grope. Men step aside to make way. When contact happens, as it inevitably does in chaos, there is visible embarrassment rather than entitlement. What you encounter is not chivalry, but something far rarer: equality. And equality feels far more meaningful. Was never a fan of chivalry in any case :) 
There is more. Women politicians across party lines campaign with a striking freedom, aggressive, sharp, unapologetically irreverent, often using what would elsewhere be labelled as ‘masculine’ rhetoric. In most states, such behaviour would invite judgment, even censure. Here, it is met with acceptance,  applause. What feels liberating to an outsider is, in Bengal, simply normal. What we frame as empowerment  here is a cultural undercurrent.
I have covered four elections in this state, and each time I have returned with the same sense of awe. Bengal, meanwhile, ambles on with a certain bemusement, as if unaware of what sets it apart. But it is a big deal. And perhaps the most remarkable part is that Bengal does not think so.
Governments will come and go. One can only hope that this constant endures, not just how Bengal sees its women, but how, in many ways, it doesn’t. ♥️♥️♥️

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@ranjithoskote @FestSerendipity the closest I got to was perhaps a composition with Goddess Guanyin ( China/ Buddhist) but unable to relate with which Devi.

[dc @dc550]

@ranjithoskote @FestSerendipity so thankful for the response. Actually have access to the reverse glass painting, but am unable to recognise which Devi this is, and a research on which got me here. Can you suggest pls.

[News24 @news24tvchannel]

"हम क्या प्रधानमंत्री की बेटी है जो हमको कष्ट नहीं रहेगा। DC और SP के बच्चे पढ़कर ऑफिसर बनेंगे और हम लोग मजदूर के बच्चे अनपढ़ रहेंगें?"

झारखंड के कोडरमा जिले की ���हने वाली शमा परवीन को सुनिए। ये बच्ची मजदूर संघ की ओर से आंदोलन में हिस्सा लेने आयी थी

[Roshan Shankar @roshankar]

My favorite couple in India, Admiral Ramdas and Lalita ma'am, singing a necessary and beautiful song for the difficult times that India finds itself in!

Their work in both building and saving India is fascinating. Doing it with their trademark smiles is inspiring.

Salaams❤️

[Deepak Prabhu @ragiing_bull]

This is a teacher from a Government School on his retirement day. OMG! Look at the wealth he has amassed during his tenure.

[dc @dc550]

@sailorrooscout @ShaneH1525 Thanks a lot @sailorrooscout , words are not enough to express my gratitude for your support. Be blessed.

[dc @dc550]

@virsanghvi Excellent read as always Sir. Other than the Yogi - Rahul thing..:)

[Captain Tarun Singh (Retd) 🇮🇳 @tarungunner]

Politics and parties aside, this is what is needed to take India to next level. What show of confidence by these kids, something even grown ups may find hard matching up to. Well done @AamAadmiParty and @msisodia

[dc @dc550]

@AmanKayamHai_ In other words by this logic, Modi ji has taken back laws which were good for the farmers and the nation, because he is incapable of handling national security and law and order
#Kuchbhi #FarmLawsRepealed

[Ashutosh Rana @ranaashutosh10]

जैसे माँ को शब्दों में व्यक्त करना कठिन है वैसे ही पिता को भी व्यक्त करना बहुत मुश्किल होता है। क्योंकि ‘माता और पिता’ मात्र व्यक्ति नहीं भाव होते हैं। भावों को भाषा देने की कला में सिद्ध प्रिय आलोक की एक अद्भुत रचना “बाबूजी” आपसे साझा कर रहा हूँ।सादर प्रणाम @AalokTweet

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[Neeraj Chopra @Neeraj_chopra1]

मेरी आप सभी से विनती है की मेरे comments को अपने गंदे एजेंडा को आगे बढ़ाने का माध्यम न बनाए। Sports हम सबको एकजूट होकर साथ रहना सिखाता हैं और कमेंट करने से पहले खेल के रूल्स जानना जरूरी होता है 🙏🏽

[Brijesh Kalappa @brijeshkalappa]

Extraordinary!!

[Anurag Minus Verma @confusedvichar]

Your connections, generational wealth and caste privilege made you whatever you are right now and all these three are synonymous to reservation that upper caste like you carry forward shamelessly. (2/2)

[Anurag Minus Verma @confusedvichar]

If there have been an equal society where everything was determined by ‘merit’ then talentless people like you wouldn’t be relaxing at their posh balcony. The fact that mediocre Savarna writers can earn good money is itself a proof that this society is not based on merit. (1/2)