Sardar Patel had banned the RSS in February 1948 following Gandhiji's assassination. Subsequently, the ban was withdrawn on assurances of good behaviour. Even after this the RSS never flew the Tiranga in Nagpur. In 1966, a ban was imposed - and rightly so - on government

Sadly for the reputation of India as a serious world power, the MEA encouraged the idiotic rhetoric and conspiracy theories of Modi bhakts and other loonytune Hindutva rightists to intrude into the Trump-Modi press encounters, where the performance of these uber nationalists just

I’m sorry but being married is truly one of the most embarrassing things I know. It’s wild to me that we treat it like an accomplishment. I mean: what is there to be proud of?

The ones who claim cinema is "JUST ENTERTAINMENT" are usually those who benefit from its impact the most. Here’s how cinema has been used to manufacture consent, justify oppression, & erase dissent. 🧵

The Oscars and propagation of White Liberal narratives 1990 – Do the Right Thing wasn’t even nominated, while Driving Miss Daisy (White Savior) dominated, backed by strong distribution and media push. 2019 – Green Book ( White Savior) won over BlacKkKlansman and Roma, both of

I appreciate this vigilance. Citizens groups and political parties and functionaries have to combine to be an effective check on government.

Hey, you dropped this 👑

While no one steps forward to seek accountability for Poonch, filmmakers are quick to line up for registration of Operation Sindoor, and hoardings come up on the streets giving credit to the top leadership — all in the name of patriotism

Official data shows that 2.1 million Indians died due to Covid in 2021. And the maximum underreportage of Covid deaths was from Gujarat, to a factor of 35.

Attention Godi media and Godi Anchors. You have a message from Ministry of Defence, Government of India 👋👋

Along with Pakistani propaganda accounts, Aaj Tak and Many influential handles from India also shared the same old Arma 3 Simulation video.

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Today, something unprecedented and deeply troubling has happened in Indian diplomacy. The United States, yes, a third country, publicly mediated between India and Pakistan. Even more shocking, they announced the ceasefire before India did. Who speaks for India now? Although

“This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.” ~ Aaron Bushnell

What a sad day, foreign secretary had to protect his account because he and his daughter were receiving hate. Not from Pak but our own "nationalists" . The man was just doing his job and following orders from the Govt. And he did that with professionalism

The Modi government is welcome to spin this any way it likes – i.e. that it is the Pakistanis who went running to the US saying 'save us', that India accomplished all that it set out to – but the reality is that Modi did something that has produced an unsavoury but quite

Truth!

Let’s read Faiz aloud — in Urdu, Hindi, Bengla, even Klingon if that helps. Let’s remind ourselves that metaphors don’t carry Molotovs, they carry mirrors. #HumDekhenge timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/prasad-s…

Just a day's rain in Goa. Double engine BJP won't unleash it's trolls to spew hate on Goa. It's limited only to Karnataka

This was at the Proms 2 nights ago - conductor Ilan Volkov