donald_takhell

RA - Indigenous Perspectives. Interested in Agrarian, CC, Commons, Environment-Development Conflicts, and Letters!

Re-reading Resistance.

Hongatlo, Hongatlo!

[donald_takhell @donaldtakhell]

Finally Out. Our Chapter that examines the intersection of environmental degradation, state interventions, and indigenous resistance in Loktak Lake has been published by Springer Nature.
https://t.co/lFwMufbeAB

[dualityofman @singson64743]

General retirement life has really made u retarded

[donald_takhell @donaldtakhell]

@Rory_Talks_Ball 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[Iran In Hyderabad @IraninHyderabad]

Greenland is not a 13 year old gir.

[trash jones @jzux]

"password is too weak" ok have you seen my country's democracy

[Rajeev Bhattacharyya @rajkbhat]

China never gave them 5000 weapons. Sana Yaima and Muivah not allowed entry into China in 1987 which was much before the pact between RAW and KIA....

[donald_takhell @donaldtakhell]

@abhijeet_dipke Aye

[Parth MN @parthpunter]

Insane:

A farmer sold 1262 kg of onions. And ended up giving one rupee to the man he sold it to.

[Cockroach Janta Party @CJP_2029]

Be a cockroach 🪳

[yana @yanautd]

THEYRE SOOOO HAPPY FOR BRUNOOOOO THIS IS MY CLUB

[Keisham Meghachandra Singh @meghachandra_k]

Concern Over Appointment of Vice-Chancellor of National Sports University , Manipur : RSS-BJP Bulldozing Academic Norms and Rule of Law

The recent appointment of Daljit Singh Chaudhary as the Vice-Chancellor of the National Sports University has deeply shocked and disappointed academicians, applicants, researchers, and aspiring scholars across Manipur and the country.

The National Sports University was established with the vision and support of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India as a premier institution of excellence in sports education, sports science, physical education, research, and academic leadership. Such an institution of national importance deserves leadership selected strictly in accordance with academic merit, statutory norms, and Recruitment Rules — not through arbitrary political decisions.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports had initiated a long and rigorous selection process through an official advertisement issued in December 2024. Eminent academicians and professionals from across the country applied and waited patiently for more than two years. Applicants prepared extensive academic records, research credentials, publications, administrative experience, and institutional vision documents before appearing before the Search-cum-Selection Committee in New Delhi on 31 May 2025 at the National Dope Testing Laboratory, JLN Stadium Complex. Out of 15 shortlisted candidates, 14 reportedly appeared for the interaction.

The advertisement clearly prescribed that the Vice-Chancellor should possess an outstanding academic record along with a minimum of ten years’ experience as Professor or in an equivalent academic administrative position. However, the appointment of a person whose name reportedly did not appear in the shortlist and whose qualifications do not appear to satisfy the prescribed academic criteria has raised extremely serious concerns regarding transparency, legality, and adherence to Recruitment Rules.

Shri Daljit Singh Chaudhary is a distinguished retired IPS officer of the 1990 batch (Uttar Pradesh cadre) who served in several important positions including Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and senior leadership roles in CRPF and Uttar Pradesh Police. His public service and contributions to national security are respected. However, respect for administrative service cannot override statutory eligibility conditions meant for an academic office.

The fundamental question is simple: Can the RSS-BJP government bulldoze Recruitment Rules and academic norms merely to accommodate politically convenient appointments?

The office of Vice-Chancellor is not a ceremonial administrative post. It is fundamentally an academic position requiring scholarly leadership, teaching and research experience, academic vision, and deep understanding of university governance. Universities cannot be converted into rehabilitation centres for retired bureaucrats and police officers at the cost of deserving academicians.

This appointment creates a dangerous precedent where institutions of higher education may gradually lose their academic character under political interference. If Recruitment Rules can be bypassed in institutions of national importance, then what message is being sent to thousands of young scholars, professors, researchers, and students who dedicate their lives to academic excellence ?

@narendramodi @RahulGandhi

[Mukul Kesavan @mukulkesavan]

There is a form of liberal punditry about the BJP which goes “you have to hand it to them…” You don’t. When you tip your hat to a poisonous majoritarianism, you amplify its aura. When you give the devil his due, you join his baggage train.

[donald_takhell @donaldtakhell]

Imp Read!

[The Telegraph @ttindia]

#Opinion | Meiteis and Nagas suspect Central forces, particularly the Ass­am Rifles, of using Kukis as proxy fighters to undermine them, while the Kukis see state police as biased ag­ainst them

Pradip Phanjoubam writes
#Manipur
https://t.co/qz71twPRiO

[রাজ শেখর @DiscourseDancer]

Ha bhai Faiz, ye ghum ki sham bc aur kitni lambi hai?

[Nitin Sethi @nit_set]

Why won't retired officials of Assam Rifles also talk of the dubious history and role of Assam Rifles in Manipur. We have not forgotten the protest by Meitei Ima who had to disrobe to shame the State to follow the Constitution at least in pretense. The illegal killings in hundreds that happened. The rape, torture and killings. Journalism should stop treating these retired officials as some dispensers of the holy grain of truth.

[Shubhojeet Dey @shubhojeet97]

The irrigation channels, called kuhls colloquially, lay unused, covered by wild foliage. Built centuries ago and cared for by the village community, their control was encroached by the state in the 1970s, during the ‘high-developmentalism’ phase of the republic. The (1/4)

[donald_takhell @donaldtakhell]

Thanking Prof. Sumangala Damodaran for introducing us to Makhdoom Mohiuddin.

[donald_takhell @donaldtakhell]

What a beautiful read!

[Ashutosh Bhardwaj @ashubh]

‘Now, in old age, I do regret not having a child...I don’t regret not having a formal husband. I do regret not having a child – I would love to have a sort of continuity.’
A warm and intense portrait of our finest historian by @rkarnad
https://t.co/bgap7wxF2A via @psyche_the_mag

[dennis @finadoneguim]

top 10 melhores filmes da história quem assiste sai com vontade de viver

[Siddharth Agarwal @sidagarwal]

Really wish we would think of ourselves as river / environment / wetland / water 'lovers' instead of calling ourselves 'warriors'.

Too many warriors everywhere, not enough lovers. Not enough love. And it unfortunately makes things about us, as opposed to that we want to protect.

[PhD_Genie @PhD_Genie]

Adjusting my paper to the special issue