@occasionaltoot

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This has to be a spoof right? Has to be a joke in a sharp piece of satire on #SwacchBharat?
Wrong.
#IncredibleIndia

It's a damning realisation that the idea of India you were led to believe ever since childhood was nothing but a grand old myth. A myth which was shaped by the insecure majoritarian narrative by hiding the very many vices and exaggerating the few virtues. For someone like me, it took a lot of years of unlearning to finally understand the reality of this society.

Better late than never, I suppose.

This is a historic day for the Hindu Rashtra, a narrow political vision built on hate, false history, and the use of violence to force adherence to majoritarian norms.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50355775 #HinduRashtra #Ayodhyaverdict #JaiShriRam

Indian top court gives Ayodhya holy site to Hindus

The land dispute has been bitterly contested by Hindus and Muslims for decades.

What a mockery of democracy.

#kashmir has been under lock down for over three months. Lets keep reminding people of that.

A threat of demographic change looms over the heads of the residents of a UN-recognised disputed region.

#FreeKashmir .

A Muslim professor's appointment in Banaras Hindu University has triggered protest.

Research scholars and students of Sanskrit Vidhya Dharm Vigyan department started protest.

BHU administration said "Appointment has been made according to UGC rule.

https://www.siasat.com/protests-bhu-over-muslim-professors-appointment-1722124/

Protests in BHU over Muslim professor's appointment

VARANASI: The appointment of a Muslim assistant professor in the literature department of the faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan (SVDV) of Banaras

The Siasat Daily
Interesting read..
The ‘law’ that explains why you can't get anything done - BBC Worklife https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191107-the-law-that-explains-why-you-cant-get-anything-done
The ‘law’ that explains why you can't get anything done

A British historian famously wrote that work expands to fill available time – but what was he actually saying about inefficiency?

BBC
In a just world India would be asking Narendra Modi to apologise for demonetisation.
The migration to Mastodon is happening because Twitter is not providing fair play. It is indifferent to the genocidal calls by its verified accounts, it toes the lines of the governments and silences the genuine voices of dissent. #mastodonsocial #TwitterIndia
@nikhil_thatte : Let’s reclaim this country, one soul at a time! Should share data and empower sane voices to counter the state propaganda. Also, We should do something to create awareness of the constitutional rights bestowed upon them.