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Auroville, Bommayapalayam, India
Jan 9, 2023

"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead": Fifty shades of Auroville - a town in India where there is no religion, politics or money, City of Dawn claims its purpose is to enable men & women of all countries to live in peace & progressive harmony

India’s Auroville was envisioned as an international community free of government, money, religion, and strife. It hasn’t exactly worked out quite as planned.
Absolute free pass by CM Soren to alienate tribals from mainstream
Jan 9, 2023

"I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle": Union HM Amit Shah, "CM of the state is a tribal but this govt is anti-tribal, grabbing their land and deceiving the tribal community in the name of welfare schemes"

With the Shraddha Walker Murder case, a new conviction started floating which was ‘marriage being a personal issue must not be called into public debate or argument’. The left liberal Mafia remarked that marriage and relationship must not be a part of public discussion.
Locals Rescue Rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture From Kanpur Cemetery
Jan 9, 2023

"A mystic Himalayan Griffon is a bird who separates heaven and earth with his wings": A rare vulture was captured in Eidgah cemetery of Kanpur's Colonelganj, locals handed it over to Forest Department after capturing it, had been there for a week

New Delhi: A rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture was rescued by locals from the Eidgah cemetery of Kanpur's Colonelganj and later handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, as reported by the news agency ANI. The incident has created a lot of buzz on the Internet. People in the Kanpur village were not able to hold back their excitement after the incident that happened over the weekend.
Why Joshimath is sinking, and its larger environmental repercussions
Jan 8, 2023

"Everything depends on this: a fathomless sinking into a fathomless nothingness": Joshimath sinking - 10 crore people visit Uttarakhand a year, how much can it take say experts, Nainital, Mussoorie, Dharchula and several towns could face similar disaster

DEHRADUN: In 2022, close to five crore tourists, 3.8 crore Kanwar yatris and 45 lakh Char Dham pilgrims, visited Uttarakhand. While 2022 emerged as the most successful year for tourism in the context of footfall, it has simultaneously raised several questions about the infrastructure availability, carrying capacity of hill towns, scientific study, assessment and several other key factors related to the well-being of the mountains and residents.
Indian woman fighter pilot set to script history during exercises in Japan next week
Jan 8, 2023

“Smell the sea & feel the sky, Let your soul and spirit fly”: Creating history, an Indian Air Force woman fighter pilot, squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, will be part of the Indian contingent for the aerial war games exercise Veer Guardian 2023 in Japan

Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi, one of the first three women fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF), will script history once again next week as the inaugural joint Air Exercise between India and Japan kicks off at the Hyakuri Air Base on January 12.  
What is cow cuddling: People paying $200/hour
Jan 8, 2023

"There is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words": In Hinduism, we have been communicating with the cow since beginning and ridiculed for that, Guess what? West is now using Cow Hug therapy to cure their stress and anxiety

From goat yoga to sound baths, the world is full of wellness trends designed to soothe and calm both body and spirit. Now, a self-care practice hailing from the Netherlands is promising practitioners serenity, and perhaps a smile or two.
Meet Kuku Ram: Once bonded labourer, now ‘Mr World’ at 53
Jan 8, 2023

“If you want something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done”: Kuku Ram - Once a bonded laborer, drove rickshaw, and at present a raw sweeper in Municipal Corporation won a gold medal for India in World Body Building at the age of 53

PATIALA: At 53, former bonded labourer and second-generation contractual safai karamchari (sanitation worker) Kuku Ram, has returned with a gold medal for the country in body-building at Mr World championship in Thailand, while his disciple and colleague Mukesh Kumar of Rajpura took the silver.
Nelson Mandela's First TV Interview, May 1961
Jan 7, 2023

“As long as poverty, injustice, & gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest”: Nelson Mandela’s First TV Interview of 1961, where Mandela explores the complex relationship between peace and violence as protest and negotiation tactics

The year was 1961. Nelson Mandela was already a wanted man.
AS Dulat: A spymaster who presided over one disaster after another — yet was never left out in the cold
Jan 7, 2023

“When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend”: AS Dulat, who coauthored a book with former ISI chief and described death penalty to Afzal Guru was "unfortunate" joined Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra

For those unversed with his exploits, it needs to be reiterated that despite his popularity across board, this spymaster has delivered pretty little on the ground.