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You can't deal with a wicked force with a straight approach. A vile enemy requires shrewd responses & strategic thinking.
Sometimes, you may have to lose a few battles to win the war.
#Leadership is about being prepared to lose, and knowing which battles to lose & how!
@SauravDassss "OUR" Jantar Mantar 😇
Don't have to be emotional about it bud, just be pragmatic.
JM has everything they need to live and grow.
Govt should just make sure there are many damp sinks and fridges around. 'Event sponsors' will arrange for water and food crumbs; even pizzas.
Udhayanidhi's brilliant strategy to get arrested
He tried to defame Sanatana Dharma, no one in Tamil Nadu cared!
He took the ultimate step that no one dared to - defame movie stars that TN people worshipped.
Udhay has ensured the focus remains on water by his strategic move.
I want to share what I consider as an illustrative incident for today's Gen.
Last Friday when I was about to disembark from the flight in Chennai from Delhi a passenger from the other side of isle introduced himself as Dr Venkat Ramakrishnan and as a follower of my comments and writings.
When I asked about him he said he was a plastic surgeon in UK for 30 years and is back in Chennai to look after his nonagenarian parents. With that our conversation ended as we disembarked
But what he said -- he came back to look after his aged parents -- made me reach out to him. Yesterday I could trace him with the scrappy details I had got and spoke to him today. He practices as a plastic surgeon in Chennai and is a consultant in Apollo. His father Dr Venkatrasami was a famous plastic surgeon who established a surgery set up in Stanley Hospital in Chennai which is near industrial area where workers lose limbs in accidents calling for surgeries. A block in Stanley is named after Dr Venkatrasami.
Dr Venkat Ramakrishnan himself had a roaring pratice in UK. But the call of his duty to his aged parents made him give up that to come back to India two years back
I thought it is my duty as a journalist to inform the public about illustrative sons like him who value their moral relational obligations more than their personal career
It is those who like Dr Venkat Ramakrishnan sustain intergenerational dharmic responsibilities that keeps our relation based society functional. We are not and can never be a contract based society. According to SBI economic research 84% of parents live with their children in India. This culturally inherited social and emotional security is irreplaceable by state law or courts in our country.
I feel proud of sons like Dr Venkat Ramakrishnan who stand by the basic dharma of Matru Devo Bhava Pitru Devo Bhava
My salutes him and urge the young Indians to inbibe this irreplaceable cultural virtue exemplified by Dr Venkat Ramakrishnan
@Ra_Bies It's discrimination against cockroaches to ban them from luxury hotels. And three hours is too long a gap for a cockroach to go without a meal.
Your veiled attack coated in sarcasm still exposes your agenda of hate towards cockroaches.
Cockroach's lives matter.
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@annamalai_k will, and must, oppose BJP. He did not quit to be pally and cozy.
Those within BJP who oppose Annamalai are feeding him with ammunition to emerge stronger.
There is no loyalty in politics, only strategy and tactics.
BJP must fight to lose, and lose to win.
Any form of conscious meditation is not the real thing: it can never be.
Deliberate attempt to meditate is not meditation.
It must happen; it cannot be invited.
- JK
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Sabotage is also strategy.
It takes deliberate losing and proxy warfare to defeat an entrenched enemy in their own game.
Time rewards patience with change.
#tnvotes#TamilnanduElection
On the auspicious occasion of Thiruvalluvar Jayanti Vaikasi Anusham, the Nation pays its deep reverence to Thiruvalluvar, the great Tamil saint-poet of the Bharatiya Sanatan tradition. Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural stands as an eternal confluence of Dharma and Niti, guiding righteous living, ethical governance, and the values that shape both individual conduct and collective life. His teachings continue to guide humanity, shaping the spiritual evolution of Bharat with global resonance.
#SaintThiruvalluvar #VaikasiAnusham #Thirukkural #GovernorRavi #LokBhavan
So, the entire Dharmendra Pradhan - EduTeck conspiracy is built on an 'expose' by an account based in Croatia asserting there can be only one Radhakrishnan Jayaraman ever, & he is related to EduTeck, TN Tourism Development, Marijuana trading in USA and also to Naimisha.
Yaawwn!
The obsession with breaking records has successfully turned the fragile Himalayas into the world's longest PARKING LOT. Joshimath is currently choking under a massive 25-30 KM long traffic jam. From Vishnuprayag to 15 km beyond, tourists are stuck in their cars for hours.
At the young age of eleven, Dr K S Rajanna's life took a challenging turn when he lost his hands and feet to Polio.
Instead of letting these limitations define him, he found inspiration in his own resilience and dedicated himself to empowering others facing similar challenges.
His tireless efforts in social service were recognised by the Karnataka government in 2013, appointing him as the State Commissioner for the Disabled.
And in 2024, his remarkable contributions were further honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri award.
#DrRajanna #Inspiration #SocialWork #PadmaShri #PolioAwarness
[Dr. Rajanna, Polio, Disability rights activist, Padma Shri, Social worker, Inspiration]
"Just as a surgeon maintains sterile conditions, a priest maintains ritual purity" - Pandit ji busts the false untouchability propaganda run by seculars to malign Hindus.
N. Swaminathan, eminent artist and head of the Thevara Padasalai of Dharumapuram Aadheenam, will be honoured with the Padma Shri for his exceptional contribution to Tamil Pann Isai, traditional Thirumurai hymns, and the preservation of ancient musical discourses.
Celebrated as a supreme artist and 'A' grade All India Radio performer with an artistic journey spanning over 55 years, he has dedicated his life to carrying Tamil devotional music to global audiences across continents and releasing over 100 albums. He is deeply revered for his commitment to oral traditions, training generation after generation of students in the fine art of Thirumurai Isai at the grassroots level.
#PeoplesPadma #PadmaAwards2026
@HMOIndia@PadmaAwards@MinOfCultureGoI@pibchennai@airchennai
In defense of Indian 🇮🇳 democracy!
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi most successful visit to Norway a minor incident happened. A Norwegian journalist demanded that the prime minister starts holding press conferences. She claimed that Indian democracy is in bad shape.
May be its time to pause? May be its time to be a bit curious to the world’s largest democracy?
Two weeks ago five Indian states and territories held elections. The turn out in the battlefield state of West Bengal was 94%. In the last local election in Norway it was 62%, in many European local elections turn out is below 50%. Can voting in massive numbers be a signal Indians trust their democratic process?
In the same election BJP won big in Assam and West Bengal. It lost even bigger in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Can this diversity be a signal that Indian democracy is reflecting the will of the people?
The journalist referred to a democracy ranking putting India at 157 in the world, behind many dictatorships and deeply troubled states. When a ranking is so obviously contrary to common sense, why not ask critical questions to those making the ranking rather than demand that leaders shall comment on nonsense? I recommend Salvatore Babones book “Dharma democracy”. The book debunks convincingly the flawed methodology of these rankings.
It was referred to a ranking claiming it’s very dangerous to be a journalist in India. Reality is that it is more dangerous to be journalist in the US and far more dangerous in the vast majority of other nations in the world.
Let’s be real. India is not perfect. Of course there are incidents. India has a population the size of North America, South America and Europe combined. But India is much more peaceful than Europe or the Americas. That’s remarkable - given the ethnic, language and religious diversity of India and the many development challenges.
Unless we consider democracy a form of government only suited for some very small, peaceful and homogeneous Western European nations, may be we should commend Indian democracy?
India is the only major former UK colony which became and has remained a democracy. Its sometimes claimed that the Brits taught India democracy. If that was the case why isn’t Myanmar or Pakistan or the Gulf kingdoms democracies??? Reality is that Indian democracy is both homegrown and extraordinary successful.
It's a pity that today in TN there are leaders who even question the link of Vande Mataram with our land and culture. In 1907, Bharathiyar translated Bankim Chandra's Vande Mataram, with a notable revised stanza published in his pamphlet Swadesa Gitankal. As a journalist and editor of journals like India and Vijaya, he promoted Vande Mataram. Bharatiyar's song "Vande Mataram enbom" became a an anthem in Tamil Nadu, often used in protests. Here is a small glimpse of his Vande Mataram sung by @ranjanigayatri