vandana shukla

writer. poet. journo. ex timesofindia, ex tribuneindia. chronicler of art/music. official biographer of bikkhu @sanghasena. currently writing a book on kashmir

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@Sassy_Soul_ Kuchh bhi didi

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@itsmiling_face @davidfrawleyved Brihadeeshwara is a shiva temple. This deity is not from there

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@kushal_mehra @Aabhas24 Because they can’t find a guy with such an idiotic face—so befitting their policies

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@DeepikaBhardwaj @GulshanPahujaJR My nanaji died fighting for removal of unlawful enchantments on his residence. If he paid bribe to some policemen perhaps the case would be solved. He fought for 45 years.

[Kumar Manish @kumarmanish9]

पत्रकारिता तो ज़मीन पर हो रही है टीवी स्टूडियो में तो कुछ और।

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@MumukshuSavitri @jsaideepak Shocking.

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@DPrasanthNair Wah!

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

You will enjoy this lovely chant on Lord Shiva from Iraq…

[Tehxi @yajnshri]

Very few people have heard this statement by Osho

When Osho exposed Jawaharlal Nehru and his so-called “Kavi Ecosystem”

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@Im_Ritikaa Teacher is behaving like an idiot

[Prof.Sarita Sidh @profsaritasidh]

कुदरत की कारिगरी...८४ ~ लाख जीव~योनी में से...एक जीव...🥰

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@sarcasm1974 The world becomes beautiful by sharing such stories

[कर्म ही पूजा है 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏🇮🇳 @gambhirsin24472]

क्या मूर्ति बनाया भोले बाबा की ,
क्या अद्भुत काम किया है,
कुदरत जिसको भी देती है भरपूर देती है,
लेकिन जिस लेती है भरपूर खींच लेती है।
धन्य हैं आप जी
#_एक_लाइक_तो_बनाता_है_बाबा_के_लिए

[Asha Jadeja Motwani @ashajadeja]

Oh my God, this is absolute copying by western musicians. These artists definitely need to pay up and apologize. Or get sued.

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@Mrsinha If bro is at fault, it should be shown a mirror. They’re equally power drunk now.

[Swaroop Sampat Rawal @YoSwaroop]

Beautiful! Thank you for the share @thebritishhindu 🙏🏼
Made my day🙏🏼

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@abhinav_blogger Wah!

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@Benarasiyaa All these entitled govt servants should be sent on leave for life time to rest in peace. Sans salary of course

[vandana shukla @magicvand]

@kamleshksingh What difference does it make?

[Balbir Punj @balbirpunj]

A disturbing reminder from history—one that many would prefer to ignore.

In the 'Civil and Military Gazette', dated May 30, 1934, a chilling report from Simla lays bare a case that feels uncomfortably familiar even today.

The headline read: “Abducted Girl’s Story — Refusal to Embrace Islam.”

According to the report:

“After a tiff with her brother’s wife she went down a hill… Two Muslim washermen… caught hold of the girl and shut her up in a cellar.”

What followed was even more harrowing:

“The same night… they took her to a jungle… till 4 a.m., almost unconscious… She was taken… to a house past the Lakkar Bazar, where she vehemently objected to a proposal that she should embrace Islam.”

This was not a case of strength against strength. This was a vulnerable, emotionally shattered girl—alone, distressed, and seeking momentary human sympathy. Yet, instead of protection, she became prey.

The report further notes:

“…being moved at night between the jungle and several houses until she was found in a heap of hay by some Hindus.”

And significantly:

“The two Muslim washermen were arrested…”

During the investigation, a Muslim woman and a Muslim employee of a local printing press were also questioned by the police.

This episode, nearly a century old, raises an uncomfortable question—was this merely an isolated crime, or does it point to something deeper that we have yet to fully understand?

History does not always shout. Sometimes, it whispers through forgotten columns of old newspapers.

The question is: are we listening?

@sgurumurthy