The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
“Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity” ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
1. Colonial Collaborators as "Founding Fathers"
The revolutionaries were sidelined by the Nehruvian branch within the Congress. To bolster themselves, they joined hands with the British collaborators, whom they promoted in the new establishment and power structure. For example, the Thapar clan which collaborated with the perpetrators of the Jallianwala Bagh.
This conversation with Sanjeev Sanyal is an eye opener. Worth watching.
2. Cloning Camels
Man has found a way to use animals as they want. As if they are toys. In UAE, where camels are part of their culture, the authorities there are cloning them.
The lives of the Indian billionaires of this era is larger than life. Decadence for some, living it up for others. Fascinating nevertheless.
4. Saving ourselves!
Some remarkable work is happening in India. The real successful efforts are where environmental friendly technologies are used to transform communities in a scalable manner. This work in Sindhudurg district by BGP (Bhagirath Gramvikas Pratishthan), an NGO run by Ayurveda physician couple, Drs Prasad and Harshada Deodhar is amazing. Read about it.
What if the doctor you go to says he needs to treat your elbow but ends up treating your shoulder? Well, that is the situation with society's understanding of female genitalia.
Doctors, like the rest of society, may lack understanding of the female genitalia. In medicine, unclear language can lead to serious consequences. Some anatomists and women's health doctors are concerned that the lack of standard terms for female genitals may contribute to poorer healthcare and miscommunication in medical research. This also makes it difficult for billions of women, trans men, and nonbinary people to care for their bodies. For example, the word vulva, an ancient term, now refers to the entire outer female genitals. However, it should be noted that it is a more extensive area, including the mons pubis, clitoris, inner and outer labia, and openings to the urethra and vagina.
The I.N.D.I.A alliance has clearly expressed its election plank - annihilation of Sanatan Dharma or Hinduism. In order to dismantle the Modi government. It is not an electoral battle anymore but a civilizational battle now.
Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven wrote about disruptive militant protests in 1966. Movements like Occupy, Woke protests were its offsprings. Even in India, anti-Modi government protests bear its imprint. An analysis.
'The Vaccine War' is a beautiful story of very complex times. Vivek Agnihotri has weaved together a masterpiece dealing with a subject very few would have touched. The pandemic and the triumph of India.
Chandrayaan-3 landing on South side of moon was not just the triumph of scientists at ISRO today but a tradition and history of science that looks at exploration as a spiritual path. It is a story of a battle against all odds and challenges!
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