Baba

[Saravanaprasad Balasubramanian (Modi ka Pariwar) @BS_Prasad]

She Spoke The Truth; Nothing But Truth

"Great damage has been done to India's democracy in the last 12 years. Even after this government goes, it will take time to restore our systems back to health, and great effort from political parties." so said Sonia Gandhi. No truer words have ever been spoken before. Just imagine...

How long will it take to demolish all the highways and infrastructure built in 12 years to bring it back to 2013 standards!

How difficult it will be to bring those Crores of people to come out to defecate in the open again!

Vande Bharat trains will require special efforts to destroy and those airport like railway stations may need decades to bring them back to 2013!

Almost 60 Crore people with Jan Dhan accounts may resist for years. But Congress and I.N.D.I.Alliance parties will definitely take people back to the good old days of unbanked millions.

UPI has almost killed the parallel economy. Restoring the pre-2014 parallel economy will require real hard work.

Imagine people getting 75 GB of 5G mobile internet for Rs. 400. The healthy 1GB of 3G internet at Rs. 249 needs to be restored, so that people won't be able to talk about Nehru's blunders and bar dancer anymore.

It may take us decades to reestablish the philosophy of "Minorities, especially the Muslims have the first rights over the resources of the nation."

What about the monthly "Dhamakas" in different parts of India ? People were so resilient against regular bomb blasts before 2013. Modi has turned people into total sissies in just 12 years.

How can we forget those hearty "Aman Ki Aasha" talks with Pakistan after every bomb blast and terror attack. How tough it will be to bring Pakistan to trust India again, after demonetization, Surgical Strikes, air strikes, Operation Sindoor and those diplomatic wars.

The beautiful sport of "stone pelting" in Kashmir has gone extinct. It may require concerted efforts from Indian Government and ISI to bring it back.

Bringing back the golden Congress days of fragile 5 economy and double digit inflation would require scams larger than 2G, CoalG and sundries.

There are so many things Modi has destroyed in 12 years. Journalists deciding cabinet portfolios, giving live information to "Islamic franchises" during "militant attacks" and such wonderful traditions.

Modi destroyed the "middle space." All the agents, middle men and those kickbacks disappeared in 12 years. They need rehabilitation and that will be hardwork.

Overall, it's a really difficult task before Congress and allies with a lot more things to undo, once Modi Sarkaar leaves.

Most importantly, winning elections. How can Congress and allies do that at the national level ? That will be the biggest stumbling block. Perhaps, that's why Congress is thinking of Bangladesh and Nepal !

By Govind Raj

[barkha dutt @BDUTT]

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[Ranvir Shorey @RanvirShorey]

This needs urgent attention, @PMOIndia @narendramodi. These people who are doing more than their duty as citizens should be rewarded, and the officials who have failed to do theirs despite all the state’s resources should be penalised!

[BJP Jammu & Kashmir @BJP4JnK]

ऐसे खत्म करोगे Patriarchy??

[BJP Goa @BJP4Goa]

Fixed it! 😉

[Raghav Chadha @raghav_chadha]

Why does India need a 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹?
I explained in Parliament today.

[Namita Balyan @NamitaBalyan]

This is Indira Gandhi leaving Court after conviction in Vote Chori.

[Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri @vivekagnihotri]

THE THIRD ARGUMENT: BEYOND FIRECRACKERS

Every Diwali, an old debate returns.
“Are you in favour of bursting firecrackers?” someone asks.

If you say yes, you are branded as a supporter of pollution, cruelty towards animals, and insensitivity towards infants and the elderly.
If you say no, you are accused of being anti-Hindu, of betraying tradition, of echoing colonial contempt that once dismissed Indian customs as barbaric.

Both sides are partly right and partly wrong.
Truth rarely lives at the extremes, and the answer does not lie in the middle either, because the middle path is often a compromise, not evolution.

So what is the third argument?

1. THE FALSE OUTRAGE

Many who oppose firecrackers look at Diwali only through the lens of smoke and decibels. But reducing an entire civilisation’s festival to firecrackers is like reducing Christmas to cake.

Diwali is not merely a night of light; it is the dawn of renewal. It celebrates harvest, cleansing, and the victory of good over ignorance. It revives trade and crafts and brings families together.

If critics spoke more about these luminous aspects instead of moralising, Diwali would again become a festival of light, not a battlefield of hashtags.

And let us be honest. The air does not turn toxic only on one night. Those who scold others for lighting crackers often drive fuel-guzzling SUVs, run air conditioners all day, and live amid plastic. Their concern for pollution rises only when a diya is lit.

So that argument too fails.

2. THE FALSE TRADITION

Now to the other side.

If you truly wish to defend firecrackers in the name of tradition, then celebrate Diwali in a truly traditional way.
Light ghee diyas instead of LEDs. Eat local sweets instead of imported chocolates. Offer handmade gifts, not factory-made ones. Avoid alcohol and gambling.

You cannot modernise every ritual for convenience and then suddenly invoke “tradition” when it allows noise and smoke. That is not faith, it is performance.

Many people defend firecrackers not because they are religious but because they are reactive. It is confrontation disguised as celebration, a loud display of power.

True power is not in making others flinch.
It is when others listen to you and respect you.
That is not war. That is wisdom.

3. THE THIRD ARGUMENT: EVOLUTION/पुनरुद्गमन

The third argument is not about choosing sides but rising above them. Tradition is not a museum piece. It is a living organism that evolves through awareness.

If firecrackers once symbolised joy, today they can evolve into community diyas, eco-friendly celebrations, and collective charity. Let everyone unite as one to gift what may mean something to someone. Not a vulgar display of wealth. Let the gifts be consumable by the receiver. Let the gifts be made only in India by local artisans, not the Chinese products and unhealthy chocolates.

That is not abandoning tradition. That is upgrading it.

Hindu philosophy never worshipped smoke. It worshipped light.
Agni, the sacred fire, was meant to illuminate the soul, not choke the air.

Modern environmentalism says, “Leave no carbon footprint.”
Ancient Hinduism says, “Leave no karmic footprint.”
Both teach us to live consciously, in harmony with the world within and without.

Let Diwali not be a contest of noise but a chorus of light.
Let it unite us as seekers of truth, ever ancient, ever new.

- VRA

[Baba @vivekha]

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[Monidipa Bose - Dey (মণিদীপা) @monidipadey]

Am so glad you brought this up @iamyusufpathan !
It’s always good to remind people at regular intervals that Adina Masjid was built by destroying a Pala era Shiva mandir, the mandir of Adinath.

It’s always good to show to the world how an entire temple doorway in black stone (first image) was used to make a pulpit of a mosque, by a foreign Muslim invader Sikandar Shah (r. 1358-89), who in an inscription on the mosque (dated 1375 CE) had proclaimed himself as “the most perfect of the Sultans of Arabia and Persia..." giving a clear declaration of his political and religious orientation, which was "with Mecca, Medina, Shiraz, and ancient Ctestiphon, and not India” (Eaton, 1994).

Do Keep sharing such photos. It will act as a grim of reminder to the Hindus in WB and across India, of what happened in past and what may happen in future if they don’t unite.

[MULTIVERSE @dalit_bha]

#Lokah series shamelessly lifted stories from Aithihyamala, a classic compiled by Kottarathil Sankunni, an upper-caste Brahmin. The book is 99% about Hindu saints, temples, Yakshis, Odiyans, magicians. But Odiyan characters were renamed as Charlie, Chathan became Michael

[History इतिहास 🇺🇲🛕 🚀 @ShreeHistory]

The gimbal in the image is not merely a curiosity from medieval India! It is evidence of a civilization-altering theft that Western powers have successfully whitewashed from history.

The bronze artifact gleaming under museum lights tells a story that makes Western patent offices squirm. That intricate, multi-ringed device, a gimbal from a 15th-century Chola ship, represents technology that European "inventors" would not "discover" for another three centuries. Yet today, when we speak of gimbals and gyroscopes, we reflexively credit Renaissance Europeans and 19th-century Germans.

This is not merely historical oversight; it is intellectual colonialism at its most insidious.

[GemsOfINDOLOGY @GemsOfINDOLOGY]

Breaking News: In the fiscal year 2024-25, a remarkable find of 85 unknown inscriptions was made in Chikkamagaluru district.

Heart breaking: Prepare for an indefinite wait for their publishing, as @ASIGoI is still dealing with a backlog spanning decades.

[The Index of Gujarat @IndexofGujarat]

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[Dushyanth Sridhar @dushyanthsridar]

#Onam is a HINDU festival. The name itself suggests its origins from the HINDU panchanga. Numerous references in the ancient literature, and inscriptions in the last 1000+ years point to the fact that #Onam is a HINDU festival. If people from other denominations celebrate, fine. We are happy they too are celebrating a HINDU festival. Period.

And to drink payasam, and eat unni appam on a banana leaf, you don’t need to choose a ‘Dwadashi’ coinciding with ‘Thiruvona Nakshatra’ in the ‘Aavani/Chingam’ month! 😂

[The Analyzer (News Updates🗞️) @Indian_Analyzer]

🚨HUGE. Centre notifies IMMIGRATION & FOREIGNERS Act rules.
~ Any foreigner in ANTI-INDIA activity? Entry DENIED or DETAINED till deportation🤯

• SERIOUS crimes like TERROR or ESPIONAGE? Permanent BAN on entry.
• States & UTs told to set up DETENTION centres.

— FILMING rules too: Feature films, documentaries, web series? Only with CENTRAL permission.

Most Imp: SENSITIVE zones? Special permits needed for Arunachal, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, J&K, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, HP, Rajasthan.
👉🏼 Nationals of AFGHANISTAN, CHINA, PAKISTAN? No entry.

[Monidipa Bose - Dey (মণিদীপা) @monidipadey]

Now Bhramari Pranayama, or ‘Humming Bee Breath,’ is being marketed by the white west as ‘Humming at 40-69 Hz.’

.@IamProHuman please use the correct term for this yoga. It’s Bhramari Pranayama. Use the pranayama for getting benefits, but don’t forget its Hindu Yoga origin, or give it a new name in an attempt to cut it off from its roots!

Bhramari Pranayama, derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Bhramara,’ meaning bee, involves producing a humming sound similar to the buzzing of a bee during exhalation. This breathing technique creates a soothing effect on the mind and body, promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and increasing concentration.

Vedic-Upanishadic literature and later yogic texts like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali all mention Bhramari Pranayama.

[Raghava Krishna | రాఘవ కృష్ణ @Anviksiki]

Brahmari, Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, OM chanting.

Without mentioning any of them.

[GemsOfINDOLOGY @GemsOfINDOLOGY]

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya with his students - 1930s
Lets remember them before we move into another dimension.

[GemsOfINDOLOGY @GemsOfINDOLOGY]

12000 years of Indian heritage 😬
Think of the countless treasures lost and those still at risk
#Archaeology