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Feb 4 6 tweets 3 min read
Inke 80s when we were kids, we were no different either!

Collecting “billas” thrown by the autos, that used to come for campaigning and boasting about the collection. The slogan of 81 election was: बीड़ी पीना छोड़ दो, बीड़ी में तम्बाकू है, इन्दिरा गांधी डाकू है!
My oldest memory of elections is that of 1981 in class 1 after HNB resigned from Garhwal seat & fought against might of Indira Gandhi who threw a challenge to him. My mom was in village, hence I accompanied my father to the final day parade ground rally in his bicycle… thread 👇🏻
The loss in that election right after thumping 80 victory was a watershed moment in the Indian electoral history and contributed a lot to Indira’s transformation- post that loss-into a leader, who began actively disassociating herself from Muslim politics!
Why I call 1981 loss of Indira at the hands of HNB in Garhwal seat a watershed moment because Indira of 1980- who started her election campaign of 1980 from Darul at Deoband - by 1982 starting promoting VHP and even started constructing Bharat Mata Mandir at Haridwar
Every goonda politician worth some clout was in Garhwal campaigning for Indira ; they resorted to massive rigging and that was the first time in post 47 history that @ECISVEEP countermanded entire election and ordered re poll
SL Shakdhar was the EC then and was removed by Indira Gandhi post her loss in Garhwal LS by election. Perhaps, it was that decision to countermand elections, that cost him his job. So no, it was NOT Sheshan who first showed his teeth as EC, it was SL Shakdhar! Image

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Feb 6
22 cro views,11 lakh likes,58K comments & no dislike- this was one of her most moving romantic songs- a song that was sung so beautifully that it strikes at soul, every time u hear it…my all time fav and a song that millions like me are eternally grateful for,to Lata Di!
If there is a song that can easily be called as all time greats of Hindi film singing - it is this song…. ImageImageImageImage
Recorded in 1979 in BBC studios, this live performance can help u imagine the day when she sang that eternal classic romantic song…. Only once she opened her eyes- some one wud say that she is focusing on lyrical notes but I always felt as if she is meditating while singing this
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Feb 3
ये स्टिंग झूठा, केवल @harishrawatcmuk जी सच्चे
ये 19 April 1994 को त्रिलोचन भट्ट को दिया ये बयान (कि उत्तराखंड की माँग हास्यास्पद है) पर छपी खबर झूठी, केवल @harishrawatcmuk जी सच्चे Image
उत्तराखंड के तत्कालीन मुख्यमंत्री श्री @harishrawatcmuk जी के सचिव रहे शैलेश बगोली का 29 December 2016 की जुम्मे के छुट्टी का ये आदेश भी झूठ मगर @harishrawatcmuk ही केवल सच्चे Image
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Jan 25
Thank you गिर दा 🙏🏻🙏🏻
उत्तराखंड मेरी मातृभूमि

मातृभूमि, मेरी पितृभूमि,

ओ भूमि तेरी जै- जै कारा म्यार हिमाला।

ख्वार मुकुट तेरी ह्युं झलको

झलकी गाल गंगे की धारा , म्यार हिमाला।

तली तली तराई कुनी

कुनी मली मली भाभरा , म्यार हिमाला ।
बद्री केदारा का द्वार छना,

छना कनखल हरिद्वारा, म्यार हिमाला।

काली धौली का छाना जानी,

जानी नान ठुला कैलाशा, म्यार हिमाला ।

पार्वती को मैत या छो,

या छो शिवजयू को सौरसा , म्यार हिमाला।
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Jan 24
I came across a beautiful concept called “SheHaat”on Nahan-Kumarhatti highway. Brainchild of then Sirmour DC and a localite; this project helped reinforce my belief in the “son of the soil” theory delivering results, when it comes to bureaucracy!
Best part is that the walls of the facility have the pic of the man- whose brainchild it was- displayed prominently. Every women I spoke to, swore by him. His name is Dr Raj Krishna Prithu and he is a Himachal PCS officer promoted to IAS.
The facility came up on a panchayat land and was built by the Govt. It was then given to a group of 25 local women for running. All the women are trained in kitchen work, handicrafts, accounts and running the stores. There is a skill development unit attached to the facility
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Jan 24
Classical case of repeating half lies so much that it becomes a truth. Almost every M named as Bose’s associate, either defected to Pakistan or abandoned Bose for political gains.

Thread follows!
First person named by Sugata Bose is that of Mian Akbar Shah- note how all of them have conveniently missed the man who accompanied Bose right from Calcutta up to Kabul but made Mian Akbar Shah-the hero of the escape - typical of Bhadralok style secularism
The man entrusted with the responsibility to accompany Bose alias
Mohammad Zia ud Din, Travelling Inspector The Empire of India Life Insurance Company Ltd. Bhagat Ram arranged tickets of Delhi-Kalka mail & Frontier Mail to reach Peshawar alongwith Bose
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Jan 16
Do file a complaint- I am sure they will ask u why u kept ur handle deactivated.

On papers, coz they are in order, precisely why u r roaming free in Pak. It is about the timing of ur visa - when all visas are banned- and free access that u enjoyed in no go areas for Indians!
Also u are at risk because u r back in the country from where u were screaming to be rescued few months ago. I have only used info available on your own handles and ur insta feed. U r in a place where not even ordinary afghans are dreading to travel. Don’t shoot me-the messenger
Pak didn’t even spare a Muslim Hamid Ansari-still languishing in Pak jail for venturing into KPK; even Zeenat Sehahzadi-Pak girl who was helping his mom, went missing and u r kidding me that Pak authorities will allow a Hindu baniya-disparagingly used by them-to travel in KPK?
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