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[SB @SB7956]

Agar Yakeen nahi | Hariharan | Prithvi Gandharv | Bazm e Khas https://t.co/E7kiepAolB via @YouTube

[Rishi Bagree @rishibagree]

GDP Q1 Growth Rate - India vs G7

7.8% - 🇮🇳
1.1 % - 🇨🇦🇮🇹🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇯🇵🇩🇪

[Tathagata Roy @tathagata2]

যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে কার্ল মার্কসের উক্তি কোন অপোগন্ড লিখে গেছে দেখছি। তা বেশ। বাঙালি-বামপন্থীদের পক্ষেই সম্ভব এই পৃথিবী-পরিত্যক্ত ব্যর্থ দার্শনিককে মনে রাখা।

তবে একটি কারণে অনেকেই একে মনে রেখেছেন। এর স্ত্রী যখন নেদারল্যান্ডসে প্রবাসে ছিলেন তখন ইনি এর পরিচারিকা হেলেন ডেমুথকে গর্ভবতী করার দায়িত্ব নিয়েছিলেন। পরে সেই সন্তানের প��তৃত্বও অস্বীকার করেন, এবং সে সন্তানকে প্রতিপালন করার দায়িত্ব বেচারা বন্ধু ফ্রিডরিশ এঙ্গেলস-এর উপর বর্তায়।

[Rahul Shivshankar @RShivshankar]

"ISLAM IS A SUPERIOR RELIGION, A SCIENTIFIC FAITH"

These emphatic words uttered by a Congress Karnataka State Minister on the same day a cleric in Keralam was holding forth on a Quranic injunction on the role of women.

[Suvendu Adhikari @SuvenduWB]

Remembering Bharat Ratna, Former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his death anniversary.
A towering statesman, profound scholar and one of the finest Parliamentarians our Nation has ever witnessed, he dedicated over five decades of his life to the selfless service of our Motherland. Having steered pivotal Union Ministries and graced the highest Constitutional Office of our Republic with immense dignity, his monumental contributions to nation-building remain unparalleled.
I offer my deepest respect and humble tributes to his enduring memory. His life, values and contribution to the Nation will continue to guide and inspire future generations.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Uzbekistan loves Yoga!

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

After hurling constant threats and intimidation, Congress has now filed a police complaint against @jhoothkigoonj, a website run by a brave twenty-year old that exposes the industrial scale lies of @RahulGandhi.

Stand with @jhoothkigoonj, support them, and follow them.

[𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦 ᵖᵃʳᵒᵈʸ @Neem_Dham]

जय गुरुदेव 👏

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Yet again, a Supreme court judge targets Hindu festivals, asking State funds allocated for Kumbh to be utilised elsewhere.

But when the same State leeches temple money and land even as it doles out monthly salaries to thousands of maulvis, the same judge stays silent. My views:

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

1. What's wrong with the Giva ad?

Nothing you see on TV/advertisement or/big screen, especially in big budget projects, is innocent or accidental

The Giva ad continues a broader trend in how film-entertainment and ad industries have treated cultural sensitivities of the two majority communities very differently for years - something Gems of Bollywood has exposed so clearly

Look at the way popular culture has marketed Hindu festivals for years. For instance, check any compilation for suggestions for Diwali playlist:
“Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai”
“Let’s Nacho”
“Tamma Tamma Again”

But typical suggestions for Eid playlist:
“Noor-e-Khuda”
“Maula Ali”
“Kun Faya Kun”

Typical media suggestions for Diwali outfit ideas these days: sexualised styling - cleavage, revealing blouses, familiar Bollywood glamour

Typical outfit suggestions for Eid: Rich and covered

This means that they know what cultural sensitivity looks like, what a family gathering looks like, what sanctity of a festival looks like

But they apply it only where they want

The test of their intention is simple. Look at the image attached. Imagine her holding a plate for Iftari and the text saying Eid. Will any brand ever run such an ad?

2. Are these ads really made to increase sales during Rakhi?

The primary purpose of such an advertisement is not to sell jewellery for Rakhi. Conduct a market survey. Show consumers the ad and ask them whether the imagery is prompting them to buy Giva jewellery on Rakhi for their sisters. I doubt the answer would be overwhelmingly yes

Modern advertising works at a deeper level than simply saying buy this product. It is often aimed at shaping long-term attitudes

When the same kind of imagery is repeatedly used around certain festivals, weddings and family occasions, it leads to normalisation of a particular culture

Much of it seems to be aimed at creating a society where every aspect of a woman's life is sexualised. I would say it is the same mindset that wants to legalise adult men having sex with schoolgirls

3. How should the public respond?

Stop treating these celebrities as icons and withdraw your interest from them

The same actress as in the ad did Thumkeshwari item number and then pretended to be Ma Sita on screen - until we vehemently opposed it, ran a campaign, people responded and the movie bombed

Reject them from every aspect of your life where you have a choice

[Abhijit Majumder @abhijitmajumder]

One of the finest initiatives, among many, of the Suvendu Adhikari govt in West Bengal so far.

[Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 @TulsiGabbard]

Dolly Parton rose from a humble cabin in the Tennessee mountains and became an American icon. Truly one of a kind. She spent her life trying to share light and love with everyone. May the warmth of God’s love surround her 🙏🏽

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Your women are your tilling fields. Men are in charge of women by right. Strike the wife if she remains arrogant. Wives must submit to husbands.

These verses are not from the Manusmriti. Would @RahulGandhi dare to mention them when talking of misogyny and patriarchy? My views:

[Nancy Sinatra @NancySinatra]

This is heart shattering. Please dear Lord, bless Dolly forever.

One of my dearest treasures is a letter she wrote to me praising the recording Barton Lee and I did of the brilliant and most heartfelt of her compositions, Down from Dover. I consider it the most important of my recordings. Those are real tears you hear on that record.

Dolly will be missed forever and her music will be played in the hearts of all of us who loved her.

Soar with the angels, sweet Dolly.

[Amit Malviya @amitmalviya]

An ordinary meat seller. An extraordinary act of courage. A forgotten story that deserves to be remembered.

G.O.A.T., by Abhijit Majumder and Debdutta Bhattacharjee, revisits the story of Gopal ‘Patha’ Mukherjee and his role in the violence that engulfed Kolkata in 1946.

On the 80th anniversary of Direct Action Day, the book brings to light the story of a man who stood his ground when Kolkata was burning and whose actions, the authors argue, helped save the city from a far greater catastrophe.

Some of history’s most consequential chapters are written not by the powerful, but by ordinary people who find extraordinary courage when it matters most.

G.O.A.T. — an important story from Kolkata’s forgotten history.

Amazon: https://t.co/tK7jBYAVUg

@abhijitmajumder @DebduttaB10.

[Sanatani Thakur 🇮🇳 @SanggitaT]

No press conference only making India more beautiful
Vande Bharat passing through Western Ghats ❤️❤️😲

[Swapan Dasgupta @swapan55]

My observations on the agitation in and around Jadavpur University.

[Rahul Shivshankar @RShivshankar]

50 protestors were arrested by Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar yesterday late in the evening. Not one BJP, OPPOSITION neta has demanded amnesty.

HOW MANY CJP ACTIVISTS HELD FOR JANTAR MANTAR VIOLENT NEET PROTEST? = 0

HOW MANY PRO-MERIT PROTESTORS DETAINED FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST QUOTA AT JANTAR MANTAR? = > 50

How many "freedom of expression activists" demanding the release of "meritorious" protestors? = 0

WHAT'S THE MAIN DEMAND OF ANTI-QUOTA PROTESTORS:

Reservations should go to poor, not castes.

IS MAKING SUCH A DEMAND PEACEFULLY A REASON TO DETAIN/ARREST?

[somnath basu @Basusms]

@SrBachchan If you continue with this , please consider applying some penalty on who hits the buzzer but cannot answer correctly

[somnath basu @Basusms]

@SrBachchan Fastest buzzer first is flawed as it defeats the purpose of picking the fastest competitor who answers correctly.
What we are seeing is they’re hitting to buzzer even before the full question is delivered, meaning they’re taking a gamble as they have nothing to lose.

[somnath basu @Basusms]

@SrBachchan

If you continue with this , please consider applying some penalty on who hits the buzzer but cannot answer correctly