RRS & Hindutva fanatics at work.
700+ Islamic rule on the sub-continent has to be "avenged".

Modi has to pay back his debt with Shylocking interest to Adani. No such thing as a free lunch.

Unity in diversity. that is India & the European Union.
The RSS/BJP wants to destroy it in India & want one language, one religion, one culture, one blah, blah, blah.

When a baton is handed over to a narcissist, mayhem & destruction are not far away,
Adolf Hitler, Kim Jong Il, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Idi Amin, Mao Zedong, Francisco Franco.
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Let our imagination wild.
If states/areas south of Vindhyas (Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka, Kerala, TN & Goa) was one country, it would be much more developed & prosperous with higher per capita income. These 6 account for 46% of the GDP.
Revenues from these states are being diverted to BIMARU states.

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction. Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

Indian speculative fiction evolved through Bengali "kalpavigyan" and post-Independence "scientifiction." Today, as this piece shows, Indian SF is finding its voice anew—bridging caste, gender, and global imagination with universal storytelling.

By @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

Depends upon one's leanings.
Right-wingers & loid-mouths have a better reach on Twitter, after Musk took over.
We have to wait & see how long it will take them to invade BlueSky, with their dirt-bags.

Yes, we can only guess & imagine - what could have been.
The point to note is that the European countries have realised that size & geography matters, hence the European Union - a "replica" of what we have - Union Govt & Individual states.

Singapore is an exception, One of the reasons - its geography - a small island & its strategic location.
In the sub-continent, there would be many land-locked "countries & kingdoms" & that would be a disadvantage. I repeat, sharing of river waters would be a matter of conflicts.

True. We will never know.. Like the constant present-day narrative of the sanghis - if Patel was the 1st PM instead of Nehru, then India would have been "Utopia" with US$ 15 trillion economy, blah, blah, blah.

Colonise other lands? How can the colonised be the colonisers?

Interesting thought.
I doubt even that. But then no Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Bose, Bhagat Singh, Kamaraj, Pawar, Roy, .......... either.

2/2
Result constant conflicts especially sharing of river waters & you name it.
Remember, there were 560+ princely states at the time of Independence.
The geology & the geography demands that the sub-continent be under one entity.
"jo huaa woh theek huaa". IMO, British rule did more good than harm

1/2
If British had not done what they did, the sub-continent would have had 15 to 20 or more countries - Travancore, Baroda, Ambar, Nizam, Mysore, Patiala, Udaipur, Kolhapur, etc. None would have had any influence on the world stage. Tweeny weeny nations.

Not the current state since 2014. Hope Modi era is an aberration.
The only major inter-state disputes are sharing of river waters.

2/2
(shut down in 1939 due to efforts of Tagore & Gandhi) were exceptions.
Other benefits also accrued to India. A massive railway network for example.
World Warr II hastened the process to grant Independence to India.
One has to note that we parted as "friends".

1/2
Agree.
Not all British administrators in India were evil & cruel. Majority of them were reasonable, upright & fair, It must have also dawned on them that ruthlessness would not pay in the long run. They were here for the long run, so they imagined.
Jallianwala Baug & Cellular jail ...

@ambaazaad.bsky.social
We are like a European Union. A union of states with distinct languages, cultures, ethos, lifestyles.
E.g : Tamil Nadu & Haryana equivalent to say Belgium & Greece.
However, the RSS/BJP wish to undo this - one language, one religion, one curriculum, one blah, blah, blah.

Laadli Beti sacrificed inorder to save Gaumata.

Proud moment for Akhand Bharat.

www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gurug...

Must have loaned the money to RaSScals.

Then colonial masters enacted the Government of India Act, 1935, giving a further push for "democracy" in india.
A very large number of Constituent Assembly members were exposed to "English" education in Indian & in the UK. Hence, we have the Indian Constitution - enabling democracy.

1920 Indian general election - Wikipedia

Unlike UK, other Europeans did not introduce semblance of "democracy & elections" for natives to be involved in decision making in the countries they occupied.

In India, "elections" were held for the first time in 1920. Then in 1923, 1926, 1930, 1934 & 1945,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_In...

SCOTUS will side with him.

#Cartoon #KunalKamra #RSS Linktr.ee/MANJULtoons

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction. Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.

“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —

altermag.com/articles/the...

Excellent, a peep into the fascinating past.

uske maalik/employer Adani ko bachaanaa hai.

1. Haven't watched any. I do not watch much television these days, except sports programmes.
2. Earlier, Pakistani dramas were very popular & much sought after in India. Had watched some while working in the Middle East.
3. The only US one I remember watching was "Rich Man, Poor Man",

It is common in most countries of the world.

Money always talks & wins.

Super.
In dream world XI, it would be wonderful to see Lindwall & Truman open the bowling. No respite for the batsmen at either end of the wicket.

Does he consider himself as an "honorary white" & a Modi fanboy both rolled into one?