58,000 Americans died in Vietnam.
Over 3,000,000 Vietnamese died.
And for fifty years, American culture has centered the grief of the 58,000 while treating the 3,000,000 as a backdrop.
As scenery. As context. As "the Vietnam War experience."
They built a wall in Washington with American names on it.
A beautiful wall. A solemn wall.
Good. Mourn your dead.
But understand what that wall does not say.
It does not say why they died.
It does not say what they were doing there.
It does not say what was done in their name to the people whose country it actually was.
It does not mention My Lai, where American soldiers massacred an entire village, old men, women, children, babies, and the officer who ordered it served three years of house arrest before being pardoned.
Three years. House arrest. Pardoned.
For five hundred people murdered in a ditch.
It does not mention the 2.7 million acres of Vietnamese forest doused in Agent Orange, a chemical weapon disguised as herbicide, that is still deforming Vietnamese children today.
Not in 1970. Not in 1985. Today.
Children born in 2020 with bodies twisted by a war their grandparents fought.
And the chemical companies that made it are still in business.
Still profitable.
Still un-prosecuted.
And yet they send us human rights reports.
They grade our democracy.
They warn us about our behavior.
The audacity is so enormous it becomes almost impressive.
Almost.
Early morning sms comes from West Bengal Police wishing Happy Independence Day, and without seeing the content I panicked maybe I received false ticket for my vehicle! Sorry state of affairs even after 79 years, nothing to feel happy 😔
Excitement is optional, execution is not. Discipline is execution without emotion. What you sow (execution) is what you reap. So, be disciplined and see the results.
In a land she barely knew, she lost everything. And found humanity.
Steph was just another traveller on a train in Gujarat. Until a moment of panic hit — her wallet was gone. In a foreign country, that tiny object held everything: money, ID, security.
But before fear could sink in too deep, kindness stepped in.
Chirag, a humble shopkeeper in Bhuj, had found it. He tracked her down and handed it back, untouched. When she offered him money in gratitude, he smiled and gently refused.
“This is the real India,” she said, with tears in her eyes. And she was right.
Because in the heart of this country, goodness still walks in everyday clothes. It lives in small towns, in chai stalls, in the hands of people like Chirag — who don’t make headlines, but make a difference.
India’s soul was never in the monuments or metros. It’s in gestures like these. It’s in honesty without applause, and kindness without expectation.
Let’s celebrate that India. Let’s be that India.
Credits : @animuchx on IG
#RealIndia #IncredibleIndia #EverydayHeroes #Gujarat
This is the best example of ease of doing business in India.
This is a small flour mill (आटा चक्की) in the neighborhood. The owner is a hardworking man. He had to get 16 different permissions to start his shop. It took him considerable time to begin running a simple flour mill. He has framed all those permission papers and hung them on the wall in his shop. Right next to them, he has also framed a copy of the Constitution of India.
This has to change big time. Unfortunately, this hasn't so far.
Let's face it, #Zomato is making a fool of us by overcharging everything! A plate of momo costing 109/- in actual, is 168/- in Zomato and I haven't mentioned the 44/- delivery charges 🤯
Indian justice system:
In the year 2000, Terrorists attacked the 7 Raj Rifle Unit stationed within the Red Fort premises at Delhi, resulting in the deaths of 3 Soldiers.
Mohd Arif, the main culprit, was arrested by the Delhi Police 4 days later.
*Now see the beauty of the Indian justice system:*
The Trial Court took 5 years to sentence him to Death (2005).
The Delhi HC took another 2 years to confirm the Trial Court's Order (2007).
Thereafter, the Supreme Court took four more years to maintain the same Order (2011) and another year to reject the review Petition (2012), then two more years to reject the Curative petition (2014).
In Sep 2014, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that in all Cases in which the High Court awarded the death sentence, such matters should be listed before a bench of 3 Judges. Thus, Arif again became eligible for a rehearing of the review petition he filed.
Another 8 years later, the Supreme Court rejected his Review Petition (2022).
Then Arif filed a mercy Petition, which the President rejected on 12 June 2024.
24 years after killing 3 of our Soldiers and waging War against India, Arif is still alive and living on Taxpayers' money. Just wow!
and yet #Hero chooses to waste the torquey engine creating a khichdi sport roadster. Even the #Xpulse is mostly utilized as a commuter for Indian road conditions and here too Hero won't provide tubeless wheels. Clearly they themselves don't know what they are selling!
Again @HeroMotoCorp messes up the design of the otherwise fine engine of the #Maverick440 this time calling it 'Pro' while copying some more parts from the Harley Davidson X440. All we needed, was a premium commuter with a flat seat and good suspension...