Preeti Kaul

A writer by choice, a seeker by heart and a lover of finer tastes of life who loves living in timelessness. And a sleepyhead (mostly found napping).

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@Iamrajivpal @UnSubtleDesi @fayedsouza At 21, my Uncle Lt. Viney Kaul was martyred in the Indo-Pak war of 1971. He attained Virgati while protecting Bharat Maa on his first assignment as an officer.

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@peekaboo_jen You couldn't be more accurate in your observation. I completely agree with you.

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@peekaboo_jen Hahahahaha, I am so loving this thread and how everyone is playing along. 😀😀😀😀

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@odysseuslahori Salman Uncle, there are a few sane voices on both side of border and you are one of them. Let the good sense prevail and let there be peace soon.

Please take care of yourself and Aunty.

[Ashish Dhar @infinitchy]

For a few years now, I've stopped commenting on Kashmir for various reasons. One, there's nothing left to say that hasn't been said already. Second, after the removal of Article 370 and the release of The Kashmir Files, so-called nationalist Hindus have become subject matter experts themselves, so they don't tolerate any opinion that would dampen their high spirits and optimism regarding the valley. Three, as a Kashmiri Pandit, I find it absurd to lecture others when people from my own community behave as if all is hunky dory in Kashmir, go there like clueless tourists and convey the impression that our exodus was due to a big misunderstanding with our same dna brothers created by Pakistan.

At any rate, it is fascinating how Kashmir figures in popular Hindu imagination, drawing in equal measure from bollywood fantasies and media propaganda. But why Kashmiri Pandits themselves fall for the propaganda despite having a first-hand living experience is a lesson to be learnt (as an aside, it reaffirms why anubhava is not the supreme pramāna in classical Hindu thought).

The Kashmir conflict is a complex geopolitical conundrum that can be accurately summed up in a short and crisp paragraph. Kashmir is a civilisational conflict (sorry for the ad nauseum repetition) and what we see happening today is the fructification of centuries of socio-political and religious churn. However, we interpret events to suit our biases and limited attention spans, which force us to conjure up make-believe explanations that grant us the illusion of agency. The truth is we have none, for the Indian State is not an ally of Hindus and Hinduism, regardless of which party is in power.

Watching the pictures and videos of the hapless Hindu victims in Pahalgam, I feel compelled to write, if only to lessen the burden of pain. But I write this with the hope that it will reach one, two or a thousand people who will read and reflect on my sincere piece of advice and hopefully follow it. Do not listen to cricket stars, bollywood celebrities, social media influencers, journalists, litfest evangelists, travel agents and most of all, politicians, who entice and tempt you to fill the gaping hole of boredom in your life with the chance to make beautiful memories. Remember that the money you spend there will find its way to fund another Pahalgam someday. There will be blood on your hands and the stain will stay forever, whether you acknowledge it or not.

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@Prashant44a You aren't very different even now. PDAs still aren't your thing.

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@Prashant44a I recommended Inglorious Bastards to Shivansh and loved it, especially Christoph Waltz

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@channi64 Okay, Uncleji. Done.

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@IndiaHistorypic Orson

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@odysseuslahori Your video logs are soothing. Especially your articulation, immense knowledge, matter-of-the-fact style and the sweetest lahori/ambarsri punjabi in between, reminds me the boli I have been hearing since childhood. The way of our elders. It is a therapy, Uncle.

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@manakgupta मुझे 1999 दिसंबर के सात दिन खूब अच्छे से याद हैं। ज़ी न्यूज पर आप और इंदु शेखर लगातार हाईजैक की कवरेज कर रहे थे।

शायद लोगों को याद न हो कि सरकार पर लोगों का कितना प्रेशर था। और वे विफल भी हुए, पर जब बंधक रिहा हुए थे पूरा देश हर्षोल्लास से भर गया था।

[Ajeet Bharti @ajeetbharti]

I don’t give a shit to ‘if Congress was in power, how the budget would be’, I am more concerned with who is ruling now and how the fuck they get to suck my blood to fund the endless schemes and I get ‘punya’.

You remove angel tax and introduce devilish increments elsewhere. This government is so cut off from reality that it believes people who earn 7 lakhs, can survive in tier 2-3 cities, take care of their parents and send their kids to good school.

Well, that doesn’t happen. You can’t control education fees, the cost of books and uniforms and so on!

What exactly is middle class getting? Are your government schools up to any good? Are your government hospitals in small cities not in shitty conditions? You are basically asking everyone to come to metros for good education and health.

Creating AIIMS, IITs and IIMs is great, but are they comparable to the old ones? Do you have the same quality there?

So, please tell me where the hell should these honest taxpayers go? May be we should all collectively buy tractors and march to Delhi, so that one fine day these stupid tax rates, which are not in sync with inflation or spending, are revised.

#Budget2024

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@kamleshksingh Wah Tau..

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@Prashant44a I think Madgaon express is a good one time watch. Crew is ofcourse a nonsense movie.

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

Fascinating thought, indeed

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

इसे कहते है विशुद्ध कर्म योगी, मतलब निष्काम कर्म योगी I #AnantSingh #chotesarkar #mokama

[खुरपेंच @khurpenchh]

राजा पुरानी बातों को लेकर पछतावा थोड़ी ना करता है ,
आगे बढ़ता है नए रास्ते बनाता है । ये कर सको तो समझो तुम राजा हो।

Note : ट्रांसफार्मर मत फूंको गर्मी बहुत है वैसे ही लाइनमैनो के उपर बहुत बर्डन है।

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@_SophieSchol Bang on observation. If I may add my two cents here. The major storyline is set in 1945, and they are talking 'bout how India should take part in WWII or face the wrath of Hitler. Oh, bhaisahab, WWII was over in '45. Quit India was over in 42, but everyone is talking about it.

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@Prashant44a Aaha!

[Preeti Kaul @preetikaul]

@Prashant44a See, there are exceptions everywhere but I agree with this post.