"Our mythologies afflict the afflicted and uplift the uplifted. They maintain the status quo, console the powerful, and justify caste and gender hierarchies" -- really powerful lines from @aroomofwords in this article on Mahasweta Devi's books.
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@ZEE5India How can you keep taking customers’ money? I've tried cancelling Super Sport Pack for 3 days. Your cancellation button doesn't work, your useless bot raised a ticket, but nobody contacted me about the issue, and you still debited my money. Refund my money idiots.
@FilmHistoryPic Not sure why Naseer saheb even comments on the artistry of these actors. Commercial cinema doesn't see whether an actor is good or bad, it's like you are a hit actor or flop actor.
@BishOnTheRockx Let's not say lazy elegance or effortless six-hitting please. Not only does it undermine Carl Hooper's hard work to perfect those shots, it also gives a wrong message to young kids who might think natural talent trumps hard work.
@IndiaExplained Everytime there's a launch, the ISRO scientists take a miniature model of the rocket to Tirupati and seek Balaji's blessings. Not sure when this practice started, but it does talk a lot about the state of science and rationalism in India.
#HonourKilling A caste Hindu man from Karnataka’s Kolar strangled his daughter over her relationship with a Dalit man.
46-year-old Krishnamurthy, and his wife objected to their 20-year-old daughter Keerthi’s relationship with 24-year-old Dalit man Gangadhar.
After Gangadhar heard about Keerthi’s death, he killed himself by walking in front of a train.
Without incriminating anyone or virtue-signalling, we can use a recent incident to educate and sensitise ourselves on caste privilege and oppression, writes Sidharth Monga 👇
@kuffir Happy 14th RTI. Thanks a ton @kuffir and other founders for this great initiative. It opened my eyes to the viewpoints from Bahujan scholars and writers. In fact, I have stopped reading articles from Savarna writers related to the Bahujan cause.
“Any opposition not based on rationalism or science or experience will one day or other, reveal the fraud, selfishness, lies and conspiracies."
- Periyar (17 Sept. 1879 - 24 Dec. 1973)
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Journalist #SiddiqueKappan has been granted bail in the PMLA case after spending 809 days in jail. He will be tethered to a court room for the rest of his life before he is acquitted of all charges. All hail the system.