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Amrita TV started a program called Sreshta Bharatham. It is a is a reality show based on the epic ‘Ramayana’. One of the contestants, Rahul K, a class IX student from Kannur, left everyone shocked by his knowledge of Ramayana. It’s a quiz show.
Recently, a snippet video of one of the episodes went viral on social media, in which Rahul is being appreciated by Kavalam Sreekumar, Dr N Gopalakrishnan and Rahul Easwar, the judges of the show. In the video, Dr Gopalakrishnan mentions that he has become a huge fan of the kid. In another episode, activist Rahul Easwar also appreciated Rahul watching his arguments on the character ‘Shurpanakha’ from Ramayanam. (source)
The show is hosted by actress-turned -anchor Nithya Das.
The kid and the show have been very well received.
But that has created an issue with the so-called Seculars in India. And the result is that they are abusing the kid, the show and even his parents! And it is this extremist way of the so-called Secularism that we explored in our earlier article – Is Self Righteous Anti-Hindu Bigotry the new normal for Indian Secularism?
This child's name is Rahul. He recently attacked by mallu sickulars for presenting his scholarship on Ramayan on a reality show in Amrita TV. According to them "a smart child like him shouldn't have wasted time on such stories". They criticised his parents too.. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/gmdTZ8qvwE
The other day, hanging out with friend, this topic poped up unexpectedly. His point was "somebody wasting time on these old literature, which is useless in modern world". Our discussion ended abruptly when I pointed out that his PhD thesis was on Shakespeare literature! (3/3)
The express purpose of this show is to explore and promote Indian culture. And, this whole attitude towards what was done by the Indians in India and being antagonistic to it, while promoting half based Western ideas is truly masochistic. But that is what Hinduphobia is. And nothing has demonstrated this more than the reactions to this contestant of Sreshta Bharatham.
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.
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?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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