Humanist, rationalist, feminist, pacifist and leftist (in that order). In real life, a very ordinary person just trying to live and not fail too badly.
Mocked nationwide by GenZ, Modi makes adoring him on his birthday mandatory. Students in IIM Jammu have to show proof of being bedridden to avoid this spontaneous outpouring of love #CompulsorilyBelovedPMModi
People don’t abuse Nitish Kumar and Chadrababu Naidu enough. People of India did not give BJP a majority mandate in 2024 but these two made sure that we are doomed.
Not a fan of this kind of music but today I am literally crying, seeing all the bands who pulled out in solidarity, and remembering the times when we were 3 or 4 to stand with the Palestinian flag. Now we march - thousands, millions. It must mean something. It MUST.
"...My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori."
"Dulce et Decorum Est"
Wilfred Owen
1917-18
Spoke to @FrancoisF24 at @France24_en on the BAPS temple in Paris, the controversy surrounding the removal of women statues at the Eiffel Tower, and serious questions that have to be raised about the involvement of both the French and Indian governments in this scandal.
The important questions that must be asked are:
- How was this land was allocated to BAPS in the first place?
- Why was the Indian embassy and the Indian ambassador actively involved in the promotion of its inauguration?
- Why did the Prime Minister deliver a celebratory address while students were being pulled out of rubble in Delhi?
- How has a private limited company been able to funnel tens of millions of euros, according to its own claims, into the construction of this temple?
We must speak in one voice against the racist appropriation of this controversy towards electoral ends in France. However, that should not stop us from asking difficult questions, either in Paris or in New Delhi.
Today @UmarKhalidJNU completes 6 yrs in prison. 6 yrs without trial under the draconian #UAPA for peacefully opposing discriminatory Citizenship laws. Watch this space for venue and date of the film below which we will be screening in solidarity with Umar
https://t.co/VFI5Suwoy8
@JohnSocialaozc@stendhalist No. By then India had enough trained talent - including a Nobel prize in Physics (Raman) & a named fundamental particle (Boson). If one is nasty, one would say it was to ensure a transfer of privilege from British elites to Indian elites without a real social revolution.
RSS identifies "Muslims, Christians, and Communists" as THE enemy. Unfortunately I am neither a Muslim nor a Christian. But I am a proud aspiring Communist. And definitely an enemy of RSS.
BAPS - the retrograde Hindu sect known for exploitation of Dalit workers in the USA - is due to open a Mandir close to Paris. On this occation, we are organising a meeting in Paris on the rise of Hindutva and its spread in France and Europe.
Sonia writes opinion pieces on Gaza genocide, Priyanka carries a watermelon bag to Parliament, even Rahul speaks of solidarity with Palestine.
Yet Karnataka’s INC govt arrests people for waving Palestinian flags.
At least stop this for the sake of optics, if not principles.
BAPS - the retrograde Hindu sect known for exploitation of Dalit workers in the USA - is due to open a Mandir close to Paris. On this occation, we are organising a meeting in Paris on the rise of Hindutva and its spread in France and Europe.
Sab ladkiya tumhari beti nahi hain bhai. They are your fellow citizens. To see women as beti,biwi,mother ,sister only is exactly the patriarchy he is talking about