writer. poet. journo. ex timesofindia, ex tribuneindia. chronicler of art/music. official biographer of bikkhu @sanghasena. currently writing a book on kashmir

Joined July 2009
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पत्रकारिता तो ज़मीन पर हो रही है टीवी स्टूडियो में तो कुछ और।

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You will enjoy this lovely chant on Lord Shiva from Iraq…
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Very few people have heard this statement by Osho When Osho exposed Jawaharlal Nehru and his so-called “Kavi Ecosystem”
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कुदरत की कारिगरी...८४ ~ लाख जीव~योनी में से...एक जीव...🥰
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क्या मूर्ति बनाया भोले बाबा की , क्या अद्भुत काम किया है, कुदरत जिसको भी देती है भरपूर देती है, लेकिन जिस लेती है भरपूर खींच लेती है। धन्य हैं आप जी #_एक_लाइक_तो_बनाता_है_बाबा_के_लिए
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Oh my God, this is absolute copying by western musicians. These artists definitely need to pay up and apologize. Or get sued.
Guess how many western music artists stole from Asha Bhonsle? Check this out!
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Beautiful! Thank you for the share @thebritishhindu 🙏🏼 Made my day🙏🏼
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The Nasadiya Sukta, a hymn in the Rigveda, one of the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, also known as the “Hymn of Creation,” describes the Origin of the Universe and the Concept of Creation.
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A disturbing reminder from history—one that many would prefer to ignore. In the 'Civil and Military Gazette', dated May 30, 1934, a chilling report from Simla lays bare a case that feels uncomfortably familiar even today. The headline read: “Abducted Girl’s Story — Refusal to Embrace Islam.” According to the report: “After a tiff with her brother’s wife she went down a hill… Two Muslim washermen… caught hold of the girl and shut her up in a cellar.” What followed was even more harrowing: “The same night… they took her to a jungle… till 4 a.m., almost unconscious… She was taken… to a house past the Lakkar Bazar, where she vehemently objected to a proposal that she should embrace Islam.” This was not a case of strength against strength. This was a vulnerable, emotionally shattered girl—alone, distressed, and seeking momentary human sympathy. Yet, instead of protection, she became prey. The report further notes: “…being moved at night between the jungle and several houses until she was found in a heap of hay by some Hindus.” And significantly: “The two Muslim washermen were arrested…” During the investigation, a Muslim woman and a Muslim employee of a local printing press were also questioned by the police. This episode, nearly a century old, raises an uncomfortable question—was this merely an isolated crime, or does it point to something deeper that we have yet to fully understand? History does not always shout. Sometimes, it whispers through forgotten columns of old newspapers. The question is: are we listening? @sgurumurthy
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Instead of sitting idle, I thought of posting this👇as a reminder to those who have made it their mission to speak ill of our roots.
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दुनिया की किसी भी प्रजाति में चींटियों जैसा चैन सिस्टम देखने को नहीं मिलता , जितना छोटा जीव है उससे कही ज्यादा बड़े मिशन पास करता है ये जीव ,,
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Gujarat’s Charani Chhands can easily mog modern raps. This one is sung in praise of Maa Chamunda. Enjoy alliteration, rhyme, and folk rhythm ✍️: Dula Bhaya Kag 🎤: Shekhar and Jiludan Gadhvi
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A large tree trunk has been uncovered beneath a glacier in the Alps, dated to around 6,000 years ago. The species is Swiss stone pine. Today, trees of that type cannot grow at that altitude because it is far too cold. 6,000 years ago aligns with the Holocene climate optimum, a time when temperatures were far higher than now, even with far less atmospheric CO2. Earth's climate is cyclical. Mother Nature self-regulates. Narratives of doom serve political aims, not reality.
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Please don’t share such clips on social media. It leads to more Islamophobia which makes them do more terrorism. 🙏🏽
An ex-Muslim who was sold as a child bride at age 13 and suffered inhumane rape and torture in Iran at the hands of her Muslim husband speaks out against Islam after fleeing Iran and building a new life in America. Please share this widely!
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Montezuma Oropendola Birds Build Their Incredible Hanging Nests ( Timelapse )
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Lebanese cellist Mahdi Saheli playing Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's Andantino in the ruins of southern Beirut.
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Budgam, 1990 — Planned Ambush In 1990, while I was serving as District SP Budgam, terrorists planned an ambush after villagers invited us to their area. The intended targets were me and the DC Budgam. That day, I didn’t go. Instead, two DySPs and one SHO went in our place. In the ambush that followed, one DySP and the SHO were killed, while another DySP was seriously injured. This video recounts that day, and pays tribute to the brave officers who faced the attack and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Jammu & Kashmir has seen countless such acts of bravery and sacrifice by brave officers of @JmuKmrPolice. 🇮🇳
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She holds a manuscript. Not a veil. Not a pot. Not a mirror. A manuscript. 📜 Read that again. This is not decoration. This is documentation. Before “women weren’t educated.” Before “textual authority was male.” Before colonial historians decided who was allowed to read, write, transmit. Her body is fluid, unashamed. Her posture is relaxed, confident. And her hand? Occupied with knowledge. This is not symbolism invented later. This is sculpture doing historiography. Ask yourself: If women were excluded from learning, why carve her with a text? If literacy was rare, why make it central to her identity? This image survived. The narrative didn’t. Victorian morality couldn’t process this. So it was silenced, reframed, aestheticised. “Just art.” No. Art is evidence. She stands there calmly holding what power fears most: memory. ✍🏽 And yes— this is Indian. Long before modern defensiveness. Long before imported shame. 🔥 #UncropTheTruth #Decolonisation
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Dear parents of teen daughter,.🚨 Please listen to Dr Sujata mittal a senior gynae oncologist takes @sudhamurthy to cleaners on HPV vaccination drive !! She questions why it’s being done when cervical cancer is already plummeting in India!! Sudha murthy made Rajya Sabha MP by Modi who is a friend of pedo bill gates she is wife of Narayan murthy who is on board of directors in Ford foundation.
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Stray Dog Menace:- From which angle are you finding this nice or cute? This is a complete chaos and a well known threat where you can't do anything but to wait for them to make their move. India has completely gone to these dangerous D0GS & they are attacking anyone they want.
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