*Why don't Japanese people invite Indians to their homes*
An Indian who had been living in Japan for more than a year noticed something strange: his Japanese friends were polite and helpful, yet none of them ever invited him to their home, not even for a cup of tea.
Confused and hurt, he finally asked one Japanese friend why this was so.
After a long silence, the friend replied, "We are taught Indian history… not for inspiration, but as a warning."
The Indian, astonished, asked, "A warning? Indian history is taught as a warning? Please explain why."
The Japanese friend asked, "How many English ruled India?"
The Indian replied, "Maybe… about 10,000?"
The Japanese person nodded seriously and asked, "At that time, weren’t there over 300 million Indians?"
"So who committed the atrocities on your people? Who followed the orders to whip, torture, and shoot them?"
He asked emphatically, "When General Dyer ordered the firing at Jallianwala Bagh, who pulled the trigger? Was it the English soldiers? No, it was Indians."
"Why didn’t anyone point their rifle at General Dyer, not a single person?" He continued, "The slavery you talk about—this was your real slavery. Not of the body, but of the soul."*
The Indian stood motionless, silent, and ashamed.
The Japanese friend continued, "How many Mughals came from Central Asia? Maybe a few thousand? And yet they ruled you for centuries."
"The Mughals did not rule India through their numbers; it was your own people who bowed to them, obeyed them, betrayed their own, and showed loyalty to the Mughals. Either to survive or for silver coins."
"Your own people converted religions. They gave their sisters and daughters to the Mughals in marriage."
"Your own people betrayed your heroes to the English. Who betrayed Chandrashekhar Azad? Who informed the English about his hiding place in Alfred Park?"
"Bhagat Singh was easily executed without the permission of those people (Gandhi-Nehrus) who called themselves patriots."
"You Indians do not need foreign enemies. Your own people repeatedly betray you for power, position, and personal gain. That is why we keep distance from Indians."
"When the English came to Hong Kong and Singapore, not a single local joined their army. But in India, you did not just join the enemy’s army—you served them. You worshipped them. You killed your own people to please them."
"Even today, you have not changed. You have learned no lessons from history. Even for a little free electricity, a bottle of alcohol, or a blanket—you sell your vote, your conscience, and your voice without thinking."
"You chant slogans, protest, but when the country needs your sacrifice, where are you? Your first loyalty is still to your home, family, wife, children, and wealth. The rest—country and religion—can go to hell."
After saying this, the Japanese left, and the Indian stood there, head bowed, frozen in shame
👆this WhatsApp forward is hurting me so much and I can’t take it out of my mind.
India 🇮🇳 gets just ~1 crore foreign tourists a year.
That’s less than Bangkok (3.2 Crore) alone gets.
And this, in a country with:
🕌 40 UNESCO sites
🏔️ The Himalayas
🌴 Goa, Kerala and Andaman beaches
🍛 The best food on Earth
🧘♂️ Yoga, Ayurveda, Rich Culture, so many Festivals
We have everything, except tourists.
Now imagine if India touched 10 crore+ foreign visitors every year
Here’s what happens 👇
💰 Billions in forex inflow
🏨 Lakhs of new jobs in hotels, taxis, crafts, food
🏡 More income in small towns & villages
🚆 Better infrastructure across tourist circuits
🌍 And a stronger global image for India
Tourism is soft power + real economy combined.
So what’s stopping us?
❌ Dirty public spaces
❌ Aggressive touting & scams
❌ Patchy infrastructure
❌ Poor marketing abroad
❌ Complicated visitor experience
We don’t need to reinvent the Taj Mahal.
We just need to make India cleaner, simpler, and kinder to our guests.
Solutions are simple:
✅ Keep top 50 tourist zones spotless.
✅ Train taxi drivers, guides & shopkeepers.
✅ Make e-visa truly seamless.
✅ Launch an “India Smiles Back” global campaign.
✅ Turn hospitality into national pride again.
If we fix these, India won’t just have 10 crore foreign visitors,
We’ll have 100 crore stories told around the world. 🌏✨
Because the world already loves India.
We just need to make visiting it a joy, not a challenge. 💛
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi announced the Next-Generation GST Reforms in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of Red Fort.
Working on the same principle, the GST Council has approved significant reforms today.
These reforms have a multi-sectoral and multi-thematic focus, aimed at ensuring ease of living for all citizens and ease of doing business for all.
#NextGenGST
In 2013, Nokia was crumbling.
They got crushed by Apple. Sales plummeted. Bankruptcy seemed inevitable.
Until they made ONE bold move that transformed Nokia into a $24B a year cash cow.
Here’s the fascinating story of Nokia’s comeback 🧵
Do you know why Shri Krishna was given the name Ranchod (the one who leaves the battlefield) and how this incident is connected to the existence of the city of Dwarka!
This intriguing tale will amaze you. Read this thread, it will keep you hooked until the very end!
@Swiggy, @harshamjty I had requested for self pickup while onchat, but I was made to wait and keep my guests hungry. I definitely expected better when I have been ordering almost ₹75000/- worth of food monthly.
@Swiggy,@harshamjty quite surprised with the attitude.
I order a large food about 11 biryani and 2 starter from Mani's birayani. Order is booked. Split into half.
I am made to wait for 30 minutes for parter assignment and then it is manually assigned for half order.
@nitin_gadkari@PMOIndia request to not charge the toll at Bangalore - Hosur highway when the flyover work is going on and we are taking longer time to cross.
@mr_mayank As Mr Modi need not say what the next govt will do, his past performance will speak on its own. Please go through .....
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