Friday, October 4, 2019

Wretched / vulgar / condemnable

Modi recalled his own electoral slogan that was reprised by candidate Trump "Ab ki baar Trump sarkar" and endorsed him for a second term.


Chidanand Raighatta - Why Trump came to Modi    Times of India, September 24, 2019. 

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Chatur maas - 4 months

A normal monsoon means rainfall between 96% and 104% of a 50 year average, of 89 centimetres or 35 inches in total, during a four-month rainy season from June to September - according to IMD's classification.

June 19, 2019    
The Economic Times

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Unconstitutional?

I did not have these documents before 2015.

Otherwise I would have raised these issues in 2014 - elections - itself.

Where is the question of political vendetta?

- Dr. Subramaniam Swamy 
Republic Television    April 20, 2019

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Repatriation of Kashmiri Pandits

Hndu Peoples' Party said that, Article 35A is discriminatory against residents and women of Jammu and Kashmir. And is an obstacle to development.

Manifesto on Kashmir      Times of India 

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

diluted CRZ norms

"Mangroves were calndestinely destroyed between 1997 and 1999 ostensibly for a golf course, with more than 400 bungalows each on 1 acre plots. In 2013 after a long and convoluted set of legal proceedings, ministry of environment and forests sought action", said environmentalist Debi Goenka.

- Diluted CRZ norms could mean Rs. 40,000 billion windfall for Sahara
Times of India      January 21, 2019.  

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

etymology of naarangha

It is known that most European languages have roots in Sanskrit.

And south Indian languages have different origins.

Ekam, dwe, trini may resonate with one, two, three.

But Onnu, rendu, moonu are clearly from a different source.

-  a South Indian Acharya

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Kartarpur corridor

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed the building of Kartarpur corridor - to link Gurdaspur district in India with Gurudwara Darbar Sahib, in Pakistan.
"It is a good beginning. I hope it is successful," he told reporters.

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