Deepawali is the largest, and perhaps the only, pan-India festival that truly brings people back home, as those away from family make their way to native towns.
It deserves a full week of national holidays. If needed, revoke holidays like Gandhi Jayanti and few more, that don’t resonate with the masses and give Deepawali the recognition it deserves.
Other countries set a precedent too, with long holidays for festivals like Chinese New Year, Christmas in West, and Japan’s Golden Week.
Today is Jayanti of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, father of modern Indian chemistry, who discovered mercurous nitrate in 1896, a breakthrough in inorganic chemistry and authored A History of Hindu Chemistry, mentored legends like S.N. Bose and Meghnad Saha.
An industrial pioneer who founded Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals in 1901 — India’s first pharmaceutical company, that laid the foundation for indigenous chemical industries, reducing dependence on colonial imports.
Divine Darshan of Kaal Bhairav, Kashi’s fierce protector - As the Aarti flames rise, so do blessings beyond time and fear…! 🔱
In His gaze, liberation. In His presence, power….! 🔥
If al-qaida or ISIS would have asked for referendum in New Zealand would you have said the same: Palki's brutual take on inaction against anti-india moment in New Zealand in the name of Freedom of Speech 🔥
Dear Kannadigas/Non Hindi Speakers,
Think before you say “India First.”
It sounds patriotic, but ask yourself, what does it really mean today?
When a Kannadiga MP Tejaswi Surya says Kannada should be used in Karnataka, a section of Hindi speakers unite in outrage.
They claim “India First”, but what they really mean is “Hindi First.”
To them, Kannada asserting its space even in Karnataka feels like a threat.
So let’s be honest
If “India First” demands silence when Kannada is insulted,
If it means accepting Hindi as the default and treating Kannada as secondary,
Then it’s not patriotism, it’s linguistic slavery.
We joined the Indian Union with dignity, not to be second-class citizens in our own land.
Being a proud Indian doesn’t mean erasing our Kannada identity.
So next time someone says “India First”, ask:
Whose India? Whose language? Whose identity?
In Kannada Nadu, Kannada comes first. Always.
Wake up. Think. And come out of the “India First” myth
because it’s being used to put Hindi and Hindi speakers above all else.
This behaviour by @TheOfficialSBI Branch Manager is simply not acceptable.
If you are doing customer interface work in Karnataka, especially in a sector like banking , it is important to communicate to customers in the language they know. Being adamant like this is simply not right.
I have time and again raised this issue of mandatorily posting local staff or staff who know the local language in banking operations, both inside and outside Parliament.
Just a few weeks ago, at a Public Accounts Committee meeting, I had raised this issue to the DFS Secretary who assured me action will be taken to follow a office notification that makes this requirement of local language knowledge compulsory.
Looks like this still isn’t being enforced properly. I urge the concerned at @TheOfficialSBI to immediately implement the DFS policy that mandates local language requirement.
I have spoken to concerned authorities to take action against this manager who has behaved in this manner.
Banks working in Karnataka should serve customers in Kannada. Period.
ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರೇ, ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆ ಜನಿವಾರದಲ್ಲಲ್ಲ ಅವರ ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ವೇದ ಉಪನಿಷತ್ತುಗಳ ಕಾಲದಿಂದ ಇದುವರೆಗೂ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನು ತಲೆಮಾರಿನಿಂದ ತಲೆಮಾರಿಗೆ ತರುತ್ತಿರುವವರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು.ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮದುವೆ, ಮುಂಜಿಗೂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು ಬೇಕು, ಸತ್ತ ಮೇಲೆ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಕೊಡಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು ಬೇಕು. ಆದರೂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ ದ್ವೇಷ!
Indians had Algebra before the Muslim prophet & religion were even born. Here is the Bakhshali Manuscript, dating back to the 3rd century CE. It is an Algebraic treatise.
The Bakhshali manuscript, which has been carbon-dated to the 3rd century CE, is an ancient Hindu treatise on Arithmetic and Algebra. The Algebraic problems deal with simultaneous, quadratic, arithmetic, geometric progressions & quadratic indeterminate equations.
Early Algebra is found in Shulba Sutras dating back to 800 BC. Traditional Algebra reached its pinnacle in the works of Aryabhata & Bhaskara. What makes Bakhshali unique is it offers mathematical proof to its theories. It also contains the oldest known record of zero.
The earliest work of “Arabic Algebra” is the “Al-Kitāb Al-Jabr wal-muqābala” by Al Khwarizmi. The term “Algebra” comes from this book (“Al Jabr”). Before writing his treatise, Al Khwarizmi visited India. His book is plagiarism from Indian Mathematics, and an obvious one at that.
The fact that Indian mathematicians heavily plagiarised Khawarizmi has been known to Western scholars for 200 years. Henry Thomas Colebrooke was a historian and mathematician. In 1817, Colebrook concluded (page 4) that Khwarizmi owed his Algebra to the Hindus. After carefully examining the works of Khawarizmi and ancient Hindu mathematical texts, Colebrooke concludes: “The inevitable conclusion is that Khawarizmi, conversing with the sciences of Hindus, must have learned Algebra from Hindus”.
Another European Mathematician, Pietro Cossali, came to the same conclusion after diligent research. He says, “Khwarizmi was skilled in the Indian tongue and fond of Indian matters. He translated Indian works. He was the first instructor of Muslims in Algebra. Not having taken Algebra from the Greeks, Khwarizmi must have either invented it himself or taken it from the Indians. Of the two, the second appears to me the most probable.”
The Arabs were invading with nomadic armies from the Arabian deserts. They lacked the most basic education and literacy. Even after conquests, Arabs were living in tents. What made them take any interest in Indian Mathematics? What made Khwarizmi write his work? Who civilized illiterate desert nomads? The answers are below.
Until 770, almost 140 years after the prophet, there was no Arabic work on science, not one on Math, not one on medicine—absolutely nothing. There is no exception to this rule. Until 770, Arabs produced only religious works or simple poetry.
Even after Islamic conquests, most 7th century Arabs lived in tents. Even the caliph of the Arabs, their emperor, Muawiya, lived in a tiny shack constructed of only brick and timber. He had no proper roof, and birds were all over his ‘ceiling. This person was not just a desert chief but an emperor who conquered everything from Constantinople to Afghanistan. Needless to say, there was no knowledge of Algebra among these people.
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Kumbh Mela- The world’s largest peaceful gathering—620 million people, half of the world’s Hindus—and yet, where was the media coverage? When they did talk about it, it was the same tired narratives of chaos, poverty, and superstition. But the Maha Kumbh Mela was something far greater—a testament to faith, unity, and unparalleled organization on a scale the world has never seen.
Our Executive Director, @SuhagAShukla, personally attended this historic event with her parents, HAF staff, and board. What she witnessed firsthand was not what the headlines would have you believe. It was a celebration of devotion, inclusivity, and resilience that shattered every false narrative about Hindu Dharma.
The real question is—why isn’t the world talking about it?
Prasanna, I had planned to respond to you after the Hon’ble High Court passed its interim order, intending to counter you with the final verdict or outcome of my Public Interest Litigation.
Now, as a result of my PIL, the Government of Karnataka has submitted an affidavit withdrawing the order of transferring the land from the Animal Husbandry Department to the Minority Welfare Department. Since you challenged me, I expect you to apologize—publicly and on social media.
Swayamsevak,
Girish Bharadwaj
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