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As someone who loves classical Indian dance forms and has studied one herself for some years, I always cringe a bit when I see classical dance recitals being arranged at airports and other places in a makeshift manner/space, with people standing and watching for a few minutes, passing by, or clapping (as I saw in some videos today), at times with no separate stage or platform for the artist to perform, etc. To me it seems in bad taste, a bit disrespectful.
Our classical dance forms have a spiritual origin and we treat them like devotion; they involve such rigour and depth that their performance is meant to be in a lot more somber, invested, and deferential atmosphere.
Different art forms lend themselves to different types of audience behaviour.
For our dance forms like Odishi and Bharatnatyam, there should be a lot more quietude during the recital and the applause should come at the end. People should not keep clapping during the recitals. Even for Kathak, which is a court dance, clapping during the recital is unheard of.
Perhaps it is a specific messaging that was intended by making three women of foreign origin perform Kathak, Bharatnatyam, and Odishi as part of the welcome celebrations, but we should have also then given them a taste of how these dance forms are meant to be treated according to Indian traditions.
Perhaps the recital need not have been a part of a quick welcome ceremony and organised for later, when people could have watched them sitting, with more engagement, with the artists performing on a separate stage/platform.
I don’t know…the whole scene of 3 women performing these dance forms surrounded by people who were standing, cheering, and clapping seems majorly off to me!
MEA needs a less clichéd and more serious script for the PM's visits abroad, one where he engages with his hosts on substantive issues, rather than his own accompanying troupe and Indians settled abroad.
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original iran nuclear deal:
“under no circumstances will iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapon.”
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Deeply shocking to read this official US statement, which contains absolutely no expression of regret or condolence for the loss of innocent Indian lives. How can a “friend” and strategic partner be so deeply insensitive?
Why couldn’t a non-compliant commercial vessel have been stopped using other, non-lethal means? Is it not possible to disable a ship's propulsion or steering without firing missiles targeted to kill civilian crew members?
Practically every merchant ship navigating these crucial waters has Indian crew on board. Are they all considered fair game for US missiles now?
This approach is unacceptable and I hope @DrSJaishankar had said so to @marcorubio.
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When India spoke and the world did pause to listen in..
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“What is, however, not generally known is that her speech circulated at the Conference also contained the full text of Ashoka’s Major Pillar Edict which is without doubt the very first environmental proclamation by a ruler anywhere in the world. Given that she was speaking at the height of the Vietnam War she also drew the world’s attention to Ashoka’s Rock Edict where he deeply regrets the carnage of his military conquests. She drew pointed attention to the environmental havoc being created by the war in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.”
Read on the entire message in the quoted tweet.
Today 54 years ago Indira Gandhi delivered her truly historic and perhaps most memorable address at the first UN Conference on the Human Environment that had begun in Stockholm on June 5th, 1972, that is marked as World Environment Day. She was only one of two heads of government to speak on the occasion—the other being the host prime minister.
Indira Gandhi’s speech is widely considered to be one of the four milestones in the global discourse on the environment—the others being the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962, Paul Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb in 1968 and MIT/Club of Rome’s The Limits to Growth in early 1972. It is still universally recalled, quoted and published. The speech ends by her recalling Verse 35 from the Prithvi Sukta in the Atharva Veda which, in translation, reads “What of thee I dig out, let that quickly grow ever, / Let me not hit thy vitals or thy heart.”
What is, however, not generally known is that her speech circulated at the Conference also contained the full text of Ashoka’s Major Pillar Edict which is without doubt the very first environmental proclamation by a ruler anywhere in the world. Given that she was speaking at the height of the Vietnam War she also drew the world’s attention to Ashoka’s Rock Edict where he deeply regrets the carnage of his military conquests. She drew pointed attention to the environmental havoc being created by the war in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
The link to the speech as circulated at Stockholm that contains these Edicts missed in all the subsequent published versions including the official volumes of her speeches as PM is here:
linktr.ee/jairam_ramesh
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What is happening? Why aren’t we able to manage/help such situations?
What is broken? Don’t we have other friendly nations who can provide us with such basic help?
Distress call from the Indian captain of MT Celestial in Oman
Their second officer Nishanth Uirthanathan died two days ago and his body has started to decompose
The crew is trying keep the body cool with just cold water while urging Indian govt help
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And you called Manmohan Singh, the silent Prime Minister
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जब देश में नरेंद्र मोदी का Compromised सिस्टम चल रहा है और मोदी सरकार बेरोजगारी का कोई समाधान नहीं दे रही।
ऐसे में हम एक समाधान लेकर आए हैं।
19 जून को नेता विपक्ष राहुल गांधी जी के जन्मदिन के दिन तालकटोरा स्टेडियम में एक जॉब फेयर लगाया जाएगा। इसमें 150 कंपनियां आएंगी।
जो भी युवा नौकरी की तलाश में हैं, वे जॉब फेयर में आएं। यहां Qualification के आधार पर इंटरव्यू होगा। अगर इंटरव्यू अच्छा जाता है, तो आपको वहीं ऑफर लेटर मिल जाएगा।
इसके साथ ही हम एक हेल्प लाइन नंबर जारी करेंगे, जिससे जॉब फेयर में मिले ऑफर लेटर या उससे जुड़ी किसी भी परेशानी में आपकी मदद की जा सके।
: यूथ कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष @UdayBhanuIYC जी
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The cause for this shameful behavior on the part of the Trump administration is directly related to the utter lack of self respect shown by Prime Minister Modi on numerous occasions in dealing with the Americans.
अमेरिकी हमलों में तीन भारतीय नाविकों की हत्या के चंद दिन बाद - न अफ़सोस, न माफ़ी। उल्टा, अमेरिका ने आदेश देना जारी रखा है।
उनके शब्द पढ़िए: “अमेरिकी सेना के आदेश तुरंत मानें।” कोई उल्लंघन “बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जाएगा।”
एक आज़ाद देश इस तरह की भाषा कभी नहीं सहेगा। लेकिन हमारे Compromised PM? चुप। एक आज्ञाकारी नौकर की तरह सुनते हैं, और आदेश मान लेते हैं।
Compromised PM देश के सम्मान की रक्षा नहीं करेगा - क्योंकि जो देश का अपमान करते हैं, वो उन्हीं के वश में हैं।
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RT @SushantSin: A simple thought experiment: If the two commercial ships attacked by the US military in International waters had Chinese cr…
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Rahul Gandhi 's speech for the meeting of the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance was impressive. And though the message is India-specific and sadly accurately describes our current reality, the message of resistance applies to many other places.
youtu.be/EorzeIgd55g?si=nTpx…
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So, does this mean we were chided by them? Not acceptable.
We must talk further and make our point count.
थोड़ी हिम्मत और दिखायें. १४० करोड़ जनता की शक्ति है हिंदुस्तान के पास; और कई हज़ार साल पुरानी संस्कृति की ताक़त और सूझ-बूझ. We are unique in our power. Use it!
Violations of the U.S. blockade and the illicit transport of Iranian oil will not be tolerated: US Secretary of State Rubio to EAM Dr Jaishankar during ystyd talks after killing of Indian sailors
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“…as they seek to uphold peace and security in the Strait”!
The Bihari girl’s voice inside me just said “उनके बाप का Strait है क्या??”
But I know this isn’t decent discourse. So I should stop here.
But yes, this is bullying. And bullies must be pushed back. We have the might of 140 crore people. Push back the bullies!!!
US State dept readout of Jaishankar-Rubio call indicates sharp differences:
"Secretary Rubio stressed that all commercial vessels should immediately comply with orders from U.S. forces as they seek to uphold peace and security in the Strait. He underscored that violations of the U.S. blockade and the illicit transport of Iranian oil will not be tolerated.
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This cup is going on the record because it’s that rare cup of milk coffee that I have. With almond milk, though. Plus a bit of sugar free for sweetness. This is the closest I go nowadays to the actual Ganga Dhaba-milk-coffee taste (if you have been in JNU, you know that taste).:)
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This was the Ganga dhaba. Don’t know if it’s still there; haven’t gone to the campus for a couple of years now.
It was right opposite my hostel—Ganga Hostel—during MA. So while students from other hostels had to walk a longer distance to the dhaba, for me it was my backyard, especially because I was on ground floor, Room no. 10, which was on the end closest to the hostel gate.
On so many evenings, while studying in my room, I’d just pick up my mug, walk to the dhaba instead of the hostel mess to get my coffee, because the milk coffee at the dhaba was so much better, and walk back to my room, all in less than 10 min. :)
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