You're shocked by a police officer's wife? Wait until you see army officers' wives, then judiciary wives... Indians live like cockroaches, die like cockroaches, vote for cockroaches as rulers, who rightly treat them as cockroaches.

People think I am being sarcastic here, but I am not. I judge intellectuals on two things: persuasion and influence. The simplest form of narrative building is taking the audience’s preconceived notions and building a story around them. It’s easy to go to a conference filled with Hindutva supporters and ‘prove’ why Yogi is the best performing CM in India today. The Bhiku Mhatres and the Galgotiyas of the world can be deployed for these tasks. The superior form of narrative building is coming up with a different idea and persuading the audience to change their minds. You convince people that your interests align with theirs, and they change their minds because they see the benefit in doing so. This requires a different kind of skill, especially when the audience is averse to change. You already have my respect if you can do this. As far as influence goes, it’s simple. I don’t care how many retweets your propaganda gets. Do your ideas create real world change through govt policy or capital allocation? If not for you, would there be a significant difference in govt policy or fund allocation? Dilip Mandal is someone who, in my view, has managed to adapt Hindutva ideology to its new base while persuading the old base that this shift serves their interests. He has also significantly influenced the way the govt shapes policy in a manner that few other Hindutva intellectuals have. He's the ModiJi of Hindutva intellectuals.

Yes, you should. If you can learn from a hateable person, you learn while keep his/her name silent. Because ultimately, it's you got the chance to get a new perspective that may benefit you.

क्या ये सब बस संयोग है, या फिर डैमेज कंट्रोल की स्क्रिप्ट? 🤔 क्या मोदी सरकार अचानक ईसाइयों के प्रति नरम इसलिए दिख रही हैं क्योंकि राम माधव से अमेरिका में ईसाइयों के मुद्दे पर सवाल पूछे गए? या फिर “ईसाइयों के स्वतंत्रता संग्राम में योगदान” वाला पुराना बयान अब अचानक से इसलिए उछाला जा रहा है ताकि मौजूदा विवादों और अमेरिका में हुई किरकिरी से ध्यान हटाया जा सके? एक तरफ गौतम खट्टर को “विवादास्पद” बयान पर गोवा की भाजपा सरकार जेल भेज देती है, तो दूसरी तरफ RSS की पत्रिका पाञ्चजन्य (28 अप्रैल 2015) में छपे सतीश पेडणेकर के उस लेख में भी वही लिखा था जो गौतम खट्टर ने बोला है, तो फिर उस लेख पर चुप्पी क्यों? जिसमें सेंट फ्रांसिस जेवियर की तुलना औरंगजेब से करते हुए गंभीर आरोप लगाए गए थे - अगर उनके ऊपर कार्रवाई नहीं, तो फिर गौतम खट्टर पर क्यों? तो सवाल उठता है कि क्या कार्रवाई और संवेदनशीलता अब selective हो गई है? जब दबाव हो तो narrative बदलो, जब फायदा हो तो खामोश रहो? अगर एक ही मुद्दे पर दो अलग-अलग standards हैं, तो ये राजनीति है या सिद्धांत? बाकी समझदार को इशारा काफी है। @ajeetbharti @ARanganathan72 @RDS7700

An Italian digital nomad living in India shares her perspective on how safe India is.

To have a committed workforce, you have to have commitment, that comes from the sense of honor. Neo-Hindus simply don't have that, it's just a unique species who are money hungry, but loves to be garrulous about dharma & dhyana, without an iota of interest to introspect.

🚨BREAKING: Science confirms that brain cells are influenced by our self-talk.

🫡 thank you. Its has been successful because of ppl like you who are participating and questioning them. Without that engagement, we would not have succeeded. So thank you for that

Difficult to find any government PR initiative that has backfired so spectacularly as India labelling itself "Vishwaguru". Today the phrase is almost universally used as a symbol of mockery and derision, often deservedly, including by Indians themselves. It's an even more monumental failure than the old "Incredible India" tourism campaign, which was still moderately successful.

Like lambs to the slaughter for Israel and the Epstein class…