For all the blackpillers of India’s story, listen to this carefully. Word by word . And in between the words. We might not have oil, yes we have R and D problem and our execution have flaws , but you cannot exempt a nuclear power country with 1/6th of human population , world’s largest democracy with fastest growing economy from its date with prosperity.
#WATCH | Oslo | At joint press conference by Nordic PMs, Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen says, "All of us standing here on the stage believe in a rules-based world order, and unfortunately, the old world order is changing rapidly, and it's not going in the right direction and therefore it is even more important than before that partners who really believe in democracy actually work together."
"We cannot say that India is a middle power. You are one of the biggest powers. It's not very easy to say that the Nordic countries are a middle power because we are too small to be a middle power. But when we are united, the Nordic countries, then we are a middle power. Working together with one of the greatest powers on these very clear ideas and values, I think we can bring stability, prosperity and unity into a world that is changing rapidly. So we have had discussions today on how to integrate India and the Nordic countries even further, especially when it comes to democracy, AI, new technologies, green transition, defence and security."
(source: ANI/DD)
I saw part 1 Dhurandhar 4 times in theatre and will have a repeat watch of part 2 soon.
My reason for doing so is not the gore or the violence or the politics…
It is the blend of attention to detail ( reflective of a spiritual dimension called Gyaan) combined with exceptional art ,acting and music( reflective of a spiritual dimension called Bhakti) that elevates this creation to another level.
Hollywood movies do have a great research and and a great attention to detail, but I have not come across an English spy thriller movie that has the capacity to blend hip-hop-punjabi-classical songs into the story stelling .
Their creativity gets limited to a thrilling music. And if they are making a love story to love songs.
Combining diametrically opposite qualities into a story telling IS THE PHENOMENON that I love to talk about.
And making such movies is a big risk.
A market analyst will tell that such movie may be a flop.
Honestly it is surprising and heartening how this wonderful creation has pulled off a commercial success.
That means Indian audience is not a below average audience that many analysts would like to believe!!! Congratulations to @AdityaDharFilms@RanveerOfficial !!
The year is 1948. India has just become free and is trying to have a tryst with destiny. And in a country with endless possibilities, you are a 27-year-old man from an affluent family.
You have also studied in prestigious institutions like Loyola College and College of Engineering Guindy and have been given a scholarship from the Govt of India to go to the USA and study Dairy engineering.
You go to the USA and realize that studying metallurgy and nuclear engineering is more useful and interesting than studying techniques of extracting milk from cows. You follow your instinct and successfully complete your course.
You are now a nuclear engineer. And in a world that has just gone nuclear, the opportunities you have are limitless. The world is at your feet.
Then the Govt of India becomes a reverse Lannister calls in its debt. They want you to work for them for a limited period as an obligation to whatever they did for you.
You have no choice but to come back.
You hope you are sent to glamourous locations like Bombay or Madras where you can spend your obligatory time in comfort and luxury. You are an America Return Nuclear engineer after all.
But the Govt of India cares as much about your designations and qualifications as a Nokia 3310 cares about a drop. So, they play a cruel joke upon you.
They send you to a small decrepit town in Gujarat which doesn't even have electricity. Your accommodation is a rundown Garage and the only sign of life around you are the mosquitos, who are trying to taste your blood.
The town is called Anand. And the only Anand you have there is its name. Else it is all despair.
You, an affluent gentleman from south India, who doesn't speak a word of Gujarati, who has never lived in a village, are now stuck in a god foresaken village in the middle of nowhere. And You want to get out of this god forsaken place on the first chance you get.
Then something happens.
You start going around the town. You start speaking to people. You understand their way of life. You understand what they want. Without you realizing you start falling in love with the place. You want to do something for them.
And then you create a revolution.
A revolution that has changed the face and fate of India.
A revolution whose gifts we are still reaping 65 years after it started.
And You are the one who started it all.
You are Dr Verghese Kurien.
Operation Flood was, is and will be one of the greatest movements India has ever had.
We went from a country that used to import milk powder from New Zealand and other countries to becoming the largest milk producing country in the world, in 30 years.
It gave livelihoods to close to more than 100 million farmers over the years and has lifted more than 50 million people out of poverty and starvation. If you count the people emancipated by Operation flood, it would be the 30th largest country in the world, ahead of Spain, South Korea and Argentina.
Today, we move the global dairy market and it is singularly because of Dr Kurien.
And he didn't stop at dairy.
He realized that India was heavily dependent on Southeast Asia for its edible oil needs. So he got all the oilseeds growers together and started Dhara, India's own edible oil brand.
He so thoroughly disrupted the edible oil industry that for a brief period of time, he significantly reduced our dependance on palm oil.
Unfortunately, our babus intervened and as they usually do, destroyed it all. But that's the story for another day.
When Karnataka's Cocoa farmers went to him to seek salvation from Cadbury's oppression, he created Amul Chocolates and created a big dent in their market share. He also ensured Cadbury treated the farmers with a lot more respect and fairness, now that the farmers had option.
When Indira Gandhi complained about farmers not getting fair price for their vegetables, he started Safal, a vegetable selling co-operative under the NDDB umbrella and made it a success.
Now most of this is known.
But what we don't know more about was Dr Kurien the innovator.
Dr Kurien and his friend JJ Dalaya were the first in the world to synthesize buffalo milk and convert it to powder. This allowed us to store and supply milk during times of deficiencies.
He was the first to create condensed milk or as you call it, Milkmaid / Mithai Mate, from buffalo milk and ended Nestle's monopoly in this segment for good.
He was also the first to pack a dense substance as oil in a Tetrapak, something that their own Swedish engineer's thought was impossible. He made it possible.
I can keep going on and on.
In today's world, words like Legend, GOAT, superstar are thrown around very very loosely.
People who hit balls with a stick, give useless expressions on a giant screen and make cringy unwatchable 30 sec videos on some apps or crack some vulgarly unfunny jokes are given these epithets today.
So, what would you call a guy who saved India from hunger and starvation? What would you call a guy who prevented India from malnutrition and stunted growth? What would you call a guy who made a basic commodity like milk, accessible to a billion people?
We don't have words for that. Maybe we need to invent some.
One more very commonly misplaced word today is disruption.
Anything and everything are disruption now. The development of an app, delivering grocery or food in 10 minutes or writing an additional line of code are all what passes off as disruption today.
That is not disruption.
Disruption is where you create something that changes the lives of people forever. Disruption happens when what you create, rewards people for Generations.
Disruption is where you help poor farmers break the vicious circle of poverty and throw them 354 steps up the economic ladder
Disruption is not how you change how people do certain things; Disruption is when you change the people themselves.
Dr Kurien was India's first and the greatest disruptor.
Dr Kurien is India's true GOAT.
So, Happy Birthday Dr Kurien. India is grateful that we had you walking on our soil. Thank you!!
P:S: The attached image is that of the recreated Garage that Dr Kurien first stayed. Garages have a unique connection to the world of tech, as a lot of tech companies started from there and are worth some bajillion dollars today.
This is a Garage that lifted 60 million Indians out of poverty.
With all due respect to HP and Google, this is the greatest Garage of them all.
🚨 Indian scientists replicate snowflake patterns in quantum systems
At Nagaland University, Dr. Biplab Pal and his team have successfully replicated the intricate fractal patterns seen in snowflakes, tree branches, and neural networks within quantum systems.
What does this for India’s tech future? Let’s dive in:
@Tejasvi_Surya I am from Gujarat and had studied cardiology there from 2017-2020 .Truly enjoyed listening to Kannada. You speak so clearly I could understand every single line. Listening Kannada and be able to understand it after 5 years was a musing to ears. And as always fierce rebuttal👍.
🚨 Heart-wrenching moment! People of Manipur came together in an emotional farewell to BSF Constable Deepak Chingakham, who attained Veergati while defending Bharat.
Om Shanti 🙏
PM Modi’s full speech to the nation today on Operation Sindoor. Big headline: India has proven it will no longer tolerate nuclear blackmail to protect terror.
THREAD: The Ghost Who Stared Back: Ajit Doval’s Secret War for Bharat
Some heroes hold swords.
Others walk into the enemy’s den wearing a smile, a fake beard, and no backup.
Ajit Doval was never just a man.
He is Bharat’s eyes in the dark, its mind in the shadows, and when needed, its wrath in silence.
From disguises to diplomacy, espionage to execution; Ajit Doval’s life isn’t a story. It’s a multi-decade operation.
Let me tell you a story.
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Mudavath Sriram and Jyothibai worked as daily wagers in the Satya Sai district of Andhra.
Their only child, M. Murali Naik, had dreamt of joining the Army since he was a child. His parents did whatever they could, despite their hardships, to help him realise that dream. In 2022, he proudly joined the Indian Army.
Murali was grievously injured while bravely returning fire after his unit at the LoC came under heavy attack on 09 Feb. He succumbed to his injuries while being evacuated.
Just a few hours before his balidaan, he called his cousin. The firing was intense, but his voice carried only one worry, his parents. “It’s too heavy… I’m just thinking about Amma and Nanna,” he said. His cousin urged him to stay safe and assured him that if anything happened, the family would take care of his parents.
Try, just try, to imagine the pain of his mother and father right now. You cannot call yourself human if your heart doesn’t sink or your eyes don’t well up looking at their photo.
These humble, struggling parents gave this country their only child, their entire world. Do you think Murali had any personal hatred toward the Pakistani Army? Was he fighting for himself? No. He stood there, for you, for me, for all of us.
And yet, there are those spineless, ungrateful souls who say, “It’s between the Indian and Pakistani armies, people don’t spread hate,” and shamelessly plead with his Pakistani fans not to stop loving him.
In 2019, India was
1. Out ranged (better datalink)
2. Out gunned (better BVR missiles)
3. Out maneuvered (PAF was able to get MIG21 to cross the LoC)
4. Datalink was jammed
5. We lost a men behind enemy lines and they paraded him at Atari
6. We had no video confirmation on the balakot strikes
7. Shot its own helicopter
In 2025, India did this:
1. Video evidence of terror hub bombing
2. Video evidence of 11 airbase bombing
3. Out maneuvered PAF
4. Out ranged PAF
5. Clear evidence on a pilot death of PAF
6. Out gunned PAF
7. Absolutely amazing AD test
8. No mis-firing of AD system
India achieved everything it wanted and more.
Now starts the preparation of the next action. India really did learn its lesson from 2019. Now time to ensure we fulfil all the gaps. The next conflict maybe 2.0 war
Strong message from India’s Defence Minister @rajnathsingh to Pakistan.
“As a Defence Minister, it is my responsibility to ensure the security of the country's borders along with my soldiers. It is my responsibility to give a befitting reply to those who dare to attack our country. You all know Prime Minister Narendra Modi's work ethic and perseverance. You know Prime Minister Narendra Modi very well. I assure you all, Whatever you wish for, will be done”.
Been in Karnataka for 4 important years of my life . The faces , the language ,the accent, the warmth , the gratitude all seems so familiar.
The loss is personal. Om Shanti 🙏🏻
Manjunath and Pallavi, recording what would tragically become their last video. Smiling, content, in love. Simple people who wouldn’t harm a fly.
Islamic terrorists killed Manjunath. Because he was a Hindu. No other reason. Just the religion.
Pallavi begged them to kill her too. But they spared her with chilling cruelty: "You need to stay alive to tell this to Modi."