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What happens to the nationalism of Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo and others which was rooted in our spiritualism? Where is Bankim Chandra's umbilical ...
Assorted tweets for general information:
India of today (and not of 1947) should be of concern due to population explosion and sharp rise in the sentiments of regional or linguistic self determination. Deferring deserved nationhood of the States exacerbates the situation as no amount of lullabies would pacify ambitions.
Incorrect to say the current so called “nationalism” is fueled by pride in the country. It is fueled by religiosity and by conflating nation with a religion. It is a halfway house to theocracy https://t.co/hZTjkVPoJW
What irks me about so called nationalists is it's not about national interest at all for them but about immediate short term political gains responding to domestic lobbies. @narendramodi would have done well to listen to economists around him who'd have certainly said BAD MOVE
Perhaps the most important: a good education on values. Ethical reasoning is absolutely important for private sector professionals entering government.
Moral courage, I also learnt, resides in the human heart alone. It is in the majority of one, not as a collective https://t.co/SI2Xld5BNS
Our world of politics has become a glass house and every one of us knows in detail about what’s happening https://t.co/nflWE42li6
Let me clarify that I have no problem with ideological slants. Many writers have ideological/political preferences. My problem is that many of the panelists & discussions have nothing to do with literature even remotely.
And please limit the silo panels for youth,women,Hindi etc. These are not infectious medical conditions that need to be quarantined. These writers are perfectly capable of holding their own in mainstream panels.
Ok, let’s begin. Caste-based sexual violence or CSV is any kind of violence perpetrated against Dalit women on account of her caste AND gender. Other aspects of her identity/social location may also come into play.
Such as class, religion, skin color, sexual orientation, geographical location, language, and others. CSV includes heinous atrocities like stripping, parading naked in public, sexual assault, rape/gang-rape, murder, and others.
@SamHarrisOrg and @RichardDawkins are scholars and true liberals. Both aren't afraid to speak the truth unlike Islamo-apologist fake liberals. Whatever they say is based on facts -the facts, no Muslim scholar can counter. https://t.co/UxfuDqDN2u
I know I speak for countless #ExMuslims when I say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you to @SamHarrisOrg and @RichardDawkins for always speaking up for us even though it comes at an immensely high cost.
Our brave atheist prophets Your #solidarity is greatly appreciated
It's not so much that #WestworldHBO hasn't been done in before; it has. Sure. What's more interesting is the show is its imaginal function. Prepping us for the non-human turn, brimming with pop-gnosticism, and technologically appropriating the Integral Yoga of Aurobindo.
Indian antidote to #Rationalism & #Postmodernism
An empirical definition of #IndianCivilization - a monthly series by Michel Danino
Avoiding extremes of glorification & demonization. How are the values of Vedas/Upanishads reflected in events & social developments? #Aurobindo https://t.co/u63sg3y4iz
The Internationalist Ideal as a Driving Force for Unification of Humanity https://t.co/4WRoKZnvcz
An important article on the authenticity of Vedic Mathematics by Christian Yates, Prof at Univ of Bath. Pl read. https://t.co/SGkART8BAk
How puritanism is hurting the cause of Odia https://t.co/9RD6BvjkbB
Let's join to celebrate #RajaParba at #DilliHaat on 14th June 2018 by condemning rising crime against women
Culture is at the root of Indian nationhood 12.6.18 by Sandhya Jain VG read is on Pranab Speech https://t.co/257bMTIcSW @_NAN_DINI @rajibsarkar
When 'The' Pranab Speaks https://t.co/tSJZzRKM8B
What Ramadan Teaches Me Every Year https://t.co/zCvQ260RZI
We compiled a reading list to trace RSS’ genesis and trajectory over the years, and its subtle crafting of its own narrative.
A Brief Discourse on Naga’s Struggle for Self-Respect and Freedom https://t.co/iP1j8p8ipP
Kaala is a brilliant cultural response to Brahminical ideology
Jignesh Mevani @jigneshmevani80 writes: https://t.co/EzguteRXEV https://t.co/srShC9JZFj
When was the last time a Bollywood superstar played a Dalit on screen? https://t.co/ShZCkmVYT6 https://t.co/4GTGfGRbfa
Indians are very low in the inherent racial hierarchy of both major Abrahamic religions. Seen as people fit only for indentured coolie, aayah, sepoy work. https://t.co/1N56lYk3FX
Put the alleged Intellectual Class above and Babu below. They can be held accountable too and have vigilance and CBI officers hunting them. Other a don't. https://t.co/MEkWm7X1TA
“Today, reason why Indian Muslims are not falling victim to the temptation of Islamist violence is because they're the only Muslims in the world who have enjoyed seven decades of sustained democracy,” says @mjakbar .Not going to go down well with "RW".🙂 https://t.co/wYrP7XDpor
A fine rebuttal by Mrityunjay Kumar on Prejudiced views of @tavleen_singh in Sunday Ramblings @IndianExpress !
Her inability to come to terms with truth & presented facts has robbed her of objectivity in case of @myogiadityanath ...
It’s nothing but intolerance for Sanatan Dharma https://t.co/r52dTaTQgL
Our old article on magic squares
We are to believe from the silence of liberals that such incidents are not accurate representations of fascism
Do we oversimplify loneliness? https://t.co/CTAfzSyvmH
Please learn to get out of making a cult out of Sri Aurobindo and recognise that many see the value of the Veda.
I mean no disrespect to the monumental contribution of Sri Aurobindo. What I am saying is recognising this does not need disparaging the contribution of everyone else.
The Veda is anathema to Marxist scholars; obscurantism for Nehruvians. South Indian Brahmins cold shoulder it since Shankara didn't endorse it. So there is a consensus that the world can run without it but Sri Aurobindo shows how it's pivotal to the human existence and Evolution.
Thanks for your advice. What you call cult is a long established phenomenon with many Sri Aurobindo's Relics Centres serving the purpose. There can't be any bar on people's choice for devotion. "The Secret of the Veda" by #sriaurobindo however hasn't received deserved attention.
I sympathise with your sentiment of objecting to any new cult or exclusive path but it's based on impression and admiration. When you actually read the works of #sriaurobindo and realise their salience, then the situation alters. But, most people haven't read and will not read !
I was in fact referring to South Indian Brahmins active on Twitter; not very enthusiastic about the Veda. Further confining the Veda to chanting or rituals without internalising the symbolic interpretation of terms is what #sriaurobindo is objecting to. @bennedose @brahmanism_info
No denying that there are sincere seekers but they are a miniscule and away from public glare. Many on Twitter are more passionate about sculpture than scripture and Sri Aurobindo eclipsed even after a hundred years is not seen as an anomaly. Please check: https://t.co/8GSxvULQt7
Marketime: The Veda is pivotal to human existence & Evolution https://t.co/I7BTzGJPNh @NathTusar @NishkaK @GhorAngirasa
This mire must harbour the orchid and the rose,
From her blind unwilling substance must emerge
A beauty that belongs to happier spheres.
- Sri Aurobindo (SAVITRI)
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