India vs. Pakistan

We support the strike by India. We support the government on its stand on Pakistan: Mulayam Singh #IndiaStrikesPak

— IndiaTodayFLASH (@IndiaTodayFLASH) September 29, 2016

#IndiaStrikesPak as Special Forces of Indian Army neutralised over 40 Pak terrorists during #SurgicalStrikes. Right way PM #ModiPunishesPak. pic.twitter.com/fOIWpKnynu

— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) September 29, 2016

BBC News: "Kashmir Attack: India 'Launches Strikes Against Militants'."

India vs. Pakistan, etc.

While people are blathering about Skittles and Brangelina, CNN asks, "Could India and Pakistan Go to War?"

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Lighter but still substantial:

"Your Vote for Jill Stein is a Wasted Vote."

"Your Vote For Jill Stein Is Not A Wasted Vote."

Conservation Lessons From Ancient India

Conservation Lessons From Ancient India.

Verify Those Memes

Browsing just now at Mark Ames's Twitter I found this:

A brief history of Vulture Capitalism pic.twitter.com/0oKbn4oqII

— Rafael (@RafaelStepanian) May 3, 2016

Something was off, namely the use of the word "selfesteem." It is said to have been coined by William James in his 1890 book, The Principles of Psychology, many decades after the speech Lord Macaulay allegedly made.

The "speech" has gained currency among some Hindu nationalists as evidence of a conspiracy to destroy Indian education and demoralize its people. (Interestingly, Ames often rails against Narendra Modi and other Hindu nationalist politicians. E.g.,

Chilling @NewRepublic on India's Modi, a genuine fascist https://t.co/rMt0ze4HY6

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 4, 2016

)

This Wikipedia article on the English Education Act gives context to Macaulay's (actual) remarks.


Minute by the Hon'ble T. B. Macaulay, dated the 2nd February 1835.

The Columbia webpage gives as a source this site:

http://www.mssu.edu/projectsouthasia/history/primarydocs/education/Macaulay001.htm (dead link)

Further discussion here.

"Why India's Newspaper Industry is Thriving."

I found this article just now.

Ken Auletta, "Citizens Jain: Why India's Newspaper Industry is Thriving." The New Yorker, 8 October 2012.

Various Links on Politics

"The wilful ignorance of a new generation of 'Liberals' shields the Congress from its culpability in the 1984 massacres" by Hartosh Singh Bal, Caravan Magazine, 2 April 2016.

This is the website of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

A few reviews of Jane Mayer's book Dark Money:

National Review.

Dissent.

Kirkus Reviews.

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Update:

If I had a trust fund I would donate millions to @intifada @Mondoweiss @TheRealNews and @AlterNet among others https://t.co/690HqdMsVv

— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) April 1, 2016

Former Pro Golfer Leaves Links to Pursue Promise of Greener Urban Farming Pastures https://t.co/664MmNMy8k (@buildresilience)

— Post Carbon Inst. (@postcarbon) March 31, 2016

Garfield is running for president too:
https://twitter.com/Garfield

Put a REAL fat cat in the White House! https://t.co/oF0dZDKJ51 #PresidentGarfield #YouCouldDoWorse pic.twitter.com/SCHlEs7WWN

— Garfield (@Garfield) March 24, 2016

The South Asian America Digital Archive

Another organization worth checking out is the South Asian America Digital Archive.

"How English Ruined Indian Literature"

Worth thinking about.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/opinion/sunday/how-english-ruined-indian-literature.html?_r=0

BRICS Bank

http://www.globalresearch.ca/%E2%80%8Brussia-ratifies-100bn-brics-new-development-bank/5433304

How to Make a Charpoy

I just found this blog, How to Make a Charpoy. It looks very informative.

Krishna Aur Kans

The trailer for Krishna Aur Kans, India's first stereoscopic animated film.

Taking Modi's Victory in Stride

India: The End of Congress, Not the End of the World.

Narendra Modi Wins Election

Narendra Modi wins election for Prime Minister of India.

#India Elects Hard-Right Hindu Nationalist as New Indian PM Backed by Corporate Interests http://t.co/cJXqcnzopG pic.twitter.com/AUabWtljxV

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 16, 2014

More on the 2014 elections at The Hindu. and India Today.

Aakhri Goli

More on Narendra Modi

Nazism and Narendra Modi

Arundhati Roy Discusses India

Democracy Now!: "Is India on a Totalitarian Path?"

India has just begun a nine-phase election in which over 800 million people will vote. It is probably the largest election in history. Amy Goodman pointed out that the number of participants is more than the combined population of the United States and the European Union.

Narendra Modi is Strange

"India's PM Front Runner Modi Discloses Marriage For the First Time."

Archaeological Survey of India

I added the website of the Archaeological Survey of India to my list of links. See All Links in the sidebar.

Narendra Modi

India, and the world, should be wary of Narendra Modi: http://t.co/hzt5WMMcwI @rezaaslan @_michaelbrooks #India

— Fair Observer (@myfairobserver) January 3, 2014

The Indian General Election of 2014. As far as I can tell, it will be held this spring.