This is what Modi has done. Yeah, the small bits that may not matter on Instagram. But it matters to all those folks who benefit from this. We are a country with less than 3000 USD per capita. We had nothing even in 2014. This man, with all his flaws, did all of this bit by bit. Is he perfect? Far from it!! But he is still our best bet. FYI, I worked on this scheme personally. It used to be left to states. The states would do nothing, and then this one man took it upon himself and made it a central scheme. Check my tweets from 5 to 6 years ago.
Anupama , I’ve had my name, my face, my dignity & my credibility all publicly dissected & humiliated for political differences. Selective solidarity like this is pure nonsense. This is the same Genz & ecosystem that floods women like me with character assassination simply bc we speak for the government & refuse to parrot your narrative . So the “courage” & “irreverence” you are celebrating is just the power you used to have to silence anyone who used to disagree with you . You miss that control. And I repeat - Control. We simply don’t. !
Like YoYa, @pbmehta also feels , “the are no institutional channels..The street is our only channel”, Someday, after the dust settles or BJP’s “potential loss of power” which they so wish for - he can explain how previous regimes were materially different in handling education except for nurturing a different elite ecosystem. Didn’t hear such protests when the Communists infiltrated the colleges and universities of Bengal destroying once haloed institutions. Allahabad and BHU were destroyed by VP Singh and Mandal, copying was regarded as legitimate rights of students in UP and Bihar, school-teachers were recruited for money and schools and colleges were stuffed with party cadres and no one shed tears for those denied jobs sat on hunger-strike for months (albeit not in Delhi but state capitals). And, we had some of the most eminent Education Ministers over the years - much more competent than Dharmendra Pradhan - from Triguna Sen, PC Chunder, Debiprasad Chattopadhyay to name a few - to the right eminent Kapil Sibal esq. Dufferent strikes for different folks?
Well, well, well… what a video!
Seems nothing was forgotten, Naseeruddin.
SPARKPLUG came loaded with facts and zero hesitation.
@naseeruddnshah TERI MKB
Most people whine about the FM based on "vibes" and/or their gender bias but not hard data.
All + sundry were dooming high rates/runaway inflation and INR @ 120 1 month back. India has shrugged it all off.
This is why she is the best Finance Minister of independent India.
Your problem Anupama, is that your a a bred in the bone dishonest (Karan Johar, Advani or whatever gives you the advance money) couldn’t be honest to your craft film criticism. Dhurandhar one was an amazing movie. You had no clue. @THR this shill needs to retire
What a silly take.
Invincible?
Land Reform Act, Farm Laws , reduced tally in the last general election, no success so far in winning in Kerala and Tamilnadu?
Governance has its ups snd downs in a country of 1.4 billion, a changing society, new public expectations and demands, management of conflicting priorities , the local impact of global developments , opposition politics etc.
FT should worry about UK’s own political, economic and social drift.
Why are daughters of BJP politicians - so liberal? Because if the culture's liberal, then electing a conservative isn't going to make a difference. 2 parents can't compete with 20,000 influences from School, College Campuses, Insta, Netflix, Bollywood, Hollywood.
"Liberals expend tremendous effort changing the culture. Conservatives expend tremendous effort changing elected officials every other November — and then are surprised that it doesn’t make much difference. Culture trumps politics — which is why, once the question’s been settled culturally, conservatives are reduced to playing catch-up"
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I keep asking friends inside the system for raw data. In the last 12 years, all the data that I have gathered has been through my own personal efforts despite the government.
The system inside never gives me any data. Other than Shamika Ravi and her papers and similar ones, the GOI never shares raw data to be analysed by outsiders. And even if it releases them, it is done so obscurely that no one searches for it.
And this trend exists, cutting across every single state and central government, right since independence. The Indian state, especially the babus, does not like to share information. It runs on a "trust me bro" mode. Why should it be like that? Let people use their intelligence.
It was not broken completely. But it had broken down sufficiently. I cannot give details because some things are not supposed to be mentioned. But a section of the people around him was lax and also insecure about their own positions. It is a natural human situation. It is easy for me, as I am financially stable and have never depended on the BJP. But how many are like me and in that position? But he has now picked up something, and it seems he is acting. So let us wait and see. It could all go to shit again. But we can only deal with the hand that is dealt to us.
This is a bad spin, Anupama. In film parlance that you understand well, this is called forced beat, unearned moment or convenient writing. When screenplay forces a moment that rest of the story hasn’t earned. It never works because it breaks trust with the audience, Makes characters look fake and takes away from real tension. This moment has nothing to do with your personal experience. It isn’t about you at all. So sit down.
And unsolicited advice: Problem isn’t your likes and dislikes. You are perfectly entitled to those. But if you are in a film review business you must learn to work around your biases. When your biases show in your work, that is when you get trolled.
"If anything happens in this country, the blame automatically goes to RSS..
One day a Congress leader gave me sweet.. I asked what's the reason.. He said I am a father now, Beta hua hai.
So I asked Isme bhi RSS ka hath hai kya..??? "😂😂😂😂
Chad Prahlad Joshi
The New Education Minister
I believe that Delhi police should have specialist riot control unit with drones, mobile command center, jammers and QRTs with non lethal weapons.
But this is one instance where I was praying for the good old Jaat/Jaatni with his/her lathi model of policing to be unleashed.
If your demand stops at the edge of convenience or loyalty, then it was never about accountability to begin with.
Exposing those who demand transparency from others while shielding their own, on @News18India with @AmanChopra_: