Avnish K. Singh । अवनीश‌ कु. सिंह Profile picture
Batch of 2021, WBNUJS, Kolkata। India First। Proud of my Indic Heritage। Pro-Capitalism। Pro-Democracy। Feminist। Anti-casteism। Anti-Left। #FreeHinduTemple
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Feb 20, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Shivaji had written a letter to Mirza Raja Jai Singh, where he talks about uniting Hindu forces to fight against Aurangzeb. He even says that if MRJS were to turn against Aurangzeb, Aurangzeb would not stand any chance against them. (1/n) When Afzal Khan wanted to bring Shivaji down to the table of negotiation, what did he do? He destroyed temples in Padharpur and Tuljhapur.

Shivaji cared for those temples and his religion. Phule, in contrast, abhorred the two under Missionary influence. (2/n)
Dec 11, 2020 16 tweets 4 min read
Grooming Jihad: Up close (A Thread)

It was December 2018 when I had come back home during the Winter break. When I met my parents, it seemed as if something was not right and they seemed a bit lost.

After a while, I was told that one of my second cousins, ... who was also a class Xth student at our school (15 year old) was missing for past 24 hours. Her parents were alleging that the girl had fled with one of her classmates during school hours which was quite unlikely. ...