The problem with “MSP”-
It is guaranteed minimum price offered for 25 crops to farmers but out of these, Wheat & Rice are important because most farmers are growing that. Even to the level that unusual states like Punjab for Rice is growing that.
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every year & that reassures farmers that these crops are safe options. Tech in agriculture makes Wheat & Rice safer than others to grow so farmers won’t just switch to other crops.
Result- year by year bumper production of wheat & rice & maximum in storage of FCI godowns
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gets rotten or eaten by rodents.
Now- with new agri bills, private companies or people can buy crops & certainly they won’t waste it by keeping it in godowns. It will be used for export or food processing industry.
Other thing, if MSP is not fix, Farmers will look for
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growing more number of crops rather than “safe” wheat & rice again & again! This will increase Protein rich pulses production of India.
BILL IS NOT PRO OR ANTI FARMERS!
Bill is simply trying to stabilise agriculture with respect to the market. Market means demand-supply
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relationship. If everything was alright in agriculture till now, why 4k farmers commit suicide every year? Why agriculture is negligible in GDP of India? Why 50% working population is wasted in Agriculture?
Things were not good & it will need alternatives to correct them!
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The change is something which might be inconvenient to some but in longer run, it will save agriculture in India. We cannot be always a country who just grows high amount of food but people can’t afford it because of poverty. Ultimate goal is to reduce the poverty, not to
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keep the status quo alive in farms. There is competition in market. Can you ever avoid competition in your life? Should you not look up for other fields if somewhere you are unable to compete? MSP will be offered still in Govt Mandis but don’t expect that “FREE MARKET” will
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offer it too. They can’t and they should not. To give more net sown area to other crops, to increase farmers’ income, to increase farm size, to increase funds in agriculture, Reforms are needed.
Current bills are a step towards the reform. Welcome it.
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A murder conspiracy from 1989 which brought two of the biggest business houses of India in direct confrontation.
The conspiracy to assassinate Nusli Wadia and how Reliance group was dragged into it.
The buried startling case & hidden theories behind. 🧵
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In July 1989, Mumbai Crime Branch arrested 2 different background men in a case.
One was a small time musician Arjun Babaria.
Another was Kirti Ambani, a senior manager who was head of Reliance PR. This made headlines.
Note- Kirti wasn’t related to the Ambani Family.
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Before that, on 12 July 1989, Nusli Wadia was told at the airport that his life is in danger by govt officials who were trying to catch people who floated his “supari” in Mumbai underworld.
Nusli Wadia was made to avoid risks & kept under security.
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A non exhaustive list of people who became a casualty of Shatru Hanta Yog of PM Modi’s kundali (as per astrologers).
1. Chimanbhai Patel- last significant congress leader from Gujarat who could become CM there.
Modi was tasked to start a campaign against him in state.
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2. Keshubhai Patel.
Another ex CM of Gujarat.
Member of BJP, RSS. Was unhappy when Modi rose as PM candidate. Made a party which did not even a scratch to Modi & BJP. Merged with BJP later.
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3. Shankarsinh Vaghela
A strong opponent and long time politician which just could not better Modi. Another man who was Gujarat’s CM once and never liked Modi’s ascent & national role.
I shared one Raja Ravi Varma painting and you all liked it.
So, I am sharing another which is a lesser known masterpiece from Raja Ravi Varma’s works.
This painting is known as “Krishna Shishtai” or “Krishna as an envoy”.
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Story- Here Krishna is in court of Dhritrashtra with the peace offering of Yudhisthir. He did it as Yudhisthir was aware of impending doom by the great war.
But, Duryodhana was furious & ordered Dushasana to capture Krishna and himself took out his sword.
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All the old men in scene are aware of grave mistake Duryodhana is committing and some are even shocked to hear his command.
The facial expressions of old men are different from young ones as they know who is Krishna in real.
Arguably, this painting “Victory of Indrajit” is best work of Raja Ravi Varma.
This painting has many characters, everyone with a story in their expressions, Varma showed his mastery with light & shadows in it.
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Theme- this is a scene where Indrajit, son of Ravana is presenting his war trophies to his father after defeating Indra.
He is looking towards Sachi, wife of Indra. His gaze is victorious. Standing at lower pedestal—hierarchy in family where his father & uncle is present.
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Sachi is in sorrow (open hair) and despair (disheveled clothes). Her royal stature is still visible in her skin tone and disgust on her face.
Dark skin attendant is in contrast to show misbehaviour with her. She is looking towards skies as if to find Indra there.
If you do not know about Devendra Sharma, you need to read this.
One of the most dangerous serial killers of India. Looked like a typical man who would offer you his food in railway journey.
125+ illegal kidney transplants, 50-100+ murders, several fraud, robbery charges.
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Devendra Sharma completed his BAMS & started as an Ayurveda practitioner.
In early 1990s, he was conned by someone with promise of gas agency in Jaipur & he lost ₹11 lacs. After that, he was steered towards crime.
He started small frauds here & there.
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Then, in mid 1990s, he came in contact of an inter state kidney transplant racket. Poor people either by money or by fraud were trapped & were convinced to sell their kidneys.
Sharma earned ₹5-7 lacs per operation as his cut. In few years, was involved in 125+ cases.
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