What began as a routine pre-wedding photo shoot quickly transformed into a breathtaking, defiant celebration of who she is. An Indian woman living in Paris did the unthinkable : she traded traditional, bulky winter gear for a vibrant, flowing lehenga, and spent nearly three hours carving her own path through the snow. For her, this wasn't just a photo op it was a reclamation. In a deeply moving post, she shared the heavy, isolating feeling of growing up as the only brown girl in the worlds of skiing, surfing, and adventure sports. By proudly embracing her Indian roots on the frigid slopes, she created a stunning , visually poetic fusion of heritage and adrenaline. It is a powerful testament to belonging and unapologetic confidence and it is sending waves of pride and emotion through Indians and NRIs all across the globe.

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Indians are not "one of the lowest" beneficiaries of US government benefits, they are THE LOWEST beneficiaries per capita of government benefits. Indians are not "one of the biggest" net tax contributors in the US economy, they are THE BIGGEST tax contributors in the US economy.

Genuine question for @htTweets: why is your US edition front-paging a CJP protest advisory as “Top News”? Editorial choices signal priorities. Of everything happening today, this is what leads the page? Readers deserve to know how that call gets made. @JaipurDialogues @MEAIndia

Why Hinduism is the only way to peace in the world 🙏🏽🕉️🌼

Jai Hanuman Ji Ki! Jai Shri Ram! 🙏🏽🕉️🌼

WooMan!! Goes… where no wooman has gone before 🤤 🥭 Indian Mangoes worth a travel😋

Indian Mango party Best mangos I’ve had. Incredible vibes. Got interviewed by the SF chronicle. I was 1 of 4 white guys (200 people came)

Worth listening who have confused beliefs about Hinduism. youtu.be/ualEb7MIblY?si=zfwH…

Why is the West not curious on the great Indian 🇮🇳 civilization? This week Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Norway. The government rolled out the red carpet. King Harald invited for lunch. All bigwigs of Norwegian business turned up. This is of course as it should be at such a historic visit. Rather different was media. No curiosity, no real attempt to understand India. When the third most powerful man in the world visits Norway, you may expect some real interest? An attempt to understand the world’s third largest economy, a global green leader, one of the world’s brightest civilizations?? It’s not that Norway is overrun with visit at this level. Last Indian top visit was Indira Gandhi in 1983. Last Chinese president visit was 1996, last American president was 2009. Here are some taste bits from Norwegian media: * Aftenposten the largest newspaper printed a caricature of Modi as a snake charmer, many found it racist and derogatory. The accompanying article (written by an otherwise brilliant journalist) described Modi as a “slightly annoying man” and simply showcased that India is not high on the papers reading lists. * Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the state broadcaster, explained “why prime minister Støre is clearing his desk to receive Modi”. From everyone outside Norway I got exactly the opposite question: Why did Modi use his valuable time in such a small and insignificant place? * Dagsavisen, a left of center daily, sent a young journalist to throw questions after Modi - claiming that India is 157 on a global democracy ranking. When a ranking is so contrary to common sense - why doesnt she ask those who created the ranking why they spread such nonsense? I am not aware of one Norwegian journalist closely following India. NOT ONE! How can the public learn more? Unless you believe democracy only fits a handful of small, homogenous, ultra rich western nations, India is the miracle of democracy. The large, complex, lingustically and religiously diverse nation with many poor people - which has etablished a vibrant democracy and is much less violent than Europe or America. India can in fact make a claim to be the worlds most homegrown and impressive democracy. We are entering the Asian century. Unless we Europeans become more curious - to civiliazation, history, politics and economy in the Global South - we will become the big losers of history.

Indians still don’t realise how much sections of the West hate India’s rise. 2014: NYT cartoon mocked India’s “budget” ISRO Mars mission. India has now reached the far side of the Moon. 2015: Australian cartoon showed Indians eating solar panels. India is now one of the world’s largest solar markets. 2015: NYT depicted India as an elephant blocking the Paris Climate Summit train. India in 2025 has achieved its 50% non-fossil fuel power capacity target — 5 yrs ahead of schedule. 2023: German magazine Der Spiegel showed Indians sitting on top of a train. 98% of Indian railways are now electrified. 2026: Norway’s largest newspaper Aftenposten draws PM Modi ji as a snake charmer. India is rapidly rising as a global AI powerhouse. Yet nothing has changed in 12 years. Racism is alive and kicking!

So this is what the so-called “world’s freest press” looks like? Norway’s largest newspaper Aftenposten publishes a cartoon portraying PM Modi as a snake charmer during his Oslo visit, alongside the line “a clever and slightly annoying man.” 🇮🇳 Imagine the outrage if an Asian or Indian newspaper caricatured a Western leader using colonial stereotypes like this. Disrespecting the democratically elected PM of 1.4 billion people and hiding behind “press freedom” is not journalistic superiority. It only exposes the hypocrisy and prejudice within sections of Western media.

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Hindus are the most educated in America and Muslims rank the least educated. I'm not surprised at all. Any comments on this ?