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In Bangladesh, the victims of riots during their Hindu Dassera festival and the rioters who carried out the riots were both Bengalees. What happened to the Bengalee pride?

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  To answer this, one has to understand what constitutes a Bengalee pride and what don’t. These constitutes Bengalee pride. 1. City of Calcutta and some of its iconic landmarks like Howrah bridge, Victoria Memorial, Shaheed Minar etc. Many Bengalee homes will have photo of them as they are proud of them. 2. Darjeeling Tea 3. Politics – People of Bengal are proud of their ‘son-of-soil’ local politicians who promote ‘rebel politics’ which is leftist/communist/maoist in nature and blame federal/central/Delhi government always rather than doing welfare of the state. 4. Rossogolla and various other sweets like Sandesh, Malpoa etc. West Bengal state government can fight a bitter war with Orissa for GI tag of Rossogolla. Sitabhog and Mihidana from city Burdwan and Joynagarer Moa from Joynagar also got GI tag. Now Bengal is trying ‘Sarbhaja’ and ‘Sarpuria’ sweets of Krishnanagar to get GI tags because Bengalees are proud of their sweets. They also consider Bengal as sweetest part of India....

Is PM Modi's foreign policy really changing things at ground level? Has he been able to influence matters of international interest?

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You are judged by the company you keep. Nehru had many useless friends who did not came for any help during 1962 crisis. There is an old saying that countries have interests and not permanent friendships. Intelligent people like to have friends who will most probably help them in a crisis. Nehru was closer to socialist countries across the world including east European communist countries and far-off small island country like Cuba with whom India had minimum economic ties. Nehru was firm believer in socialism with admiration for Soviet Union, China and more importantly, his most trusted man V. K. Krishna Menon was a hardcore communist and rabid USA hater. BJP government, on the other hand, developed relation with Israel who helped India during all 4 Pakistan wars, 1962 China war and recent Galwan skirmish, made the diplomatic relationship formal from covert, increased defence and other technology cooperation like agriculture. This means BJP has the courage to handle internal dissent by...

Is the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh getting worried about the support that Priyanka Gandhi is getting in UP and ordered her house arrest?

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To answer this, one need to understand political dynamics of UP. Every state has its own political dynamics including UP. Unlike Rajasthan and MP, where congress and BJP are primary rivals, UP has been a ‘four horse’ race with BJP, SP, BSP and congress getting votes share in that order. Division of vote always benefits the leader and in that regard, BJP will benefit most and congress will lose most in the scenario. Even BSP votes may shift to SP and BJP. AAP is entering UP election for the first time and may eat congress votes as seen in last two Delhi state elections. Asaduddin Owaisi party may fragment more opposition votes. Priyanka Vadra’s brooming / sweeping photo-ops may be good PR and hard work she is doing for the first time is appreciated may not be sufficient to convert to votes. Last time congress fought election with SP and lost. Fighting election alone in UP may lead to loss of security deposits. Priyanka Vadra recently announced that 40% candidates in 2022 state election ...

Is it correct to call Modi as Aurangzeb?

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Yes, Modi is Aurangzeb for the libr@ndus in India. Many rating agencies rate him as best international leader. India government’s 100 crore vaccination drive which includes scaling up domestic production and administration, was hailed by world leaders like USA, EU, UK, France, some south Asia and south-east Asia countries. Hail the dictator Blame the dictator PM Modi's approval rating at 70% in global survey, BJP leaders hail policies PM Modi is ahead of Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Joe Biden https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-modi-s-approval-rating-at-70-in-global-survey-bjp-leaders-hail-policies-11630857541126.html

What is your review of the Fabindia 'Jashn-e-Riwaaz' Diwali ad?

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On 9th October 2021, Fabindia advertised their Diwali collection by the name ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz’ which has been featured by Vogue. The brand tweeted, “As we welcome the festival of love and light, Jashn-e-Riwaaz by Fabindia is a collection that beautifully pays homage to Indian culture.” The tweet was promptly removed by Fabindia after #BoycottFabIndia started trending on Twitter furiously. Other than that, tweets by several people prompted the clothing brand to take down the tweet quickly. The reason for this controversy is ‘Talibanism of Hindu festivals’ and this is not the first or last ad like this. Tanishq made an ad where a Mu$lim family celebrates a baby shower for their Hindu bride. It's depicted in the ad that they celebrated a Hindu style function, against their usual ritual to make her happy. #BoycottTanisq started trending on twitter. Those who opposed the ad, said, it promotes 'love-jihad' because the same pattern of Hindu girl - Mu$lim man and must be opposed. Ad...

Who is a controversial historical figure that you greatly admire?

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Veer Savarka r of India. There are some leaders who can predict future. Veer Savarkar was one of them. Priyanka Vadra of congress enjoyed five star lifestyle, foreign visits for family on tax payers money, government VIP bungalow without being an MP, Z plus security etc. during UPA days. Under Modi and specially under Yogi in UP, she was forced to take charge of UP congress responsibility as Rahul Gandhi shifted to Kerala after loosing Amethi election. Priyanka Vadra proved Veer Savarkar’s statement within a short period of time that ‘The days Hindus get united, congress leaders will wear Janeu over their coat’. 1. Priyanka Vadra recites Durga Stuti during Navratri festival in Varanasi 2. Takes holy dip in Ganges river and also rides boat in Ganges 3. Event management by breaking coconut and lighting traditional Hindu Deepak 4. Brooms street and guest houses This proves how much far sighted Veer Savarkar was Picture source: Google archive Chandan on Forehead, Durga Stuti in Varanasi: P...