If you’ve never had a real un-biased Kashmiri friend chances are you’ll never truly understand the ground reality of Kashmir — especially how nothing really changed after the much-hyped abrogation of Article 370. It was all a drama. Thread 🧵1/n Let me take you back almost nine years ago. I was at a prestigious annual conference in the South — let’s keep the name confidential. Among the attendees was a group of PhD scholars from Kashmir. It was my first ever conference and it was entirely sponsored. 2/n

In the era of dehaat architecture, Balkrishna Doshi, the OG brutalist architect won India's first Pritzker Award in architecture in 2018

Here are his OG buildings. Thread 🧵 1/n 1. Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore

Completed in 1989, this Township was designed by BV Doshi to establish a sense of community and facilitate harmony between the built environment and its inhabitants. 2/n

Campa Cola is the new JIO. In just 18 months, it has crossed ₹1,000 crore in revenue and commands over 10% market share in sparkling beverages in some states. Thread 🧵1/n

That’s no small feat—especially when compared to big players like Varun Beverages (₹14,703 crore in FY24) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (₹14,236 crore).

Campa is still smaller—but its growth? Unmatched. A ₹10 Cola : Reliance’s masterstroke was launching a 200 ml PET bottle of Campa Cola at just ₹10—half the price of Pepsi or Coke, with the same fizz, same feel. For India’s price-sensitive market, it hit the sweet spot.

But price was just the beginning. 2/n

Meet Wali Rahmani, a 26 year old lawyer from Kolkata and a self-proclaimed educator. He calls Dhruv Rathee a friend and uses the same tactic as Zakir Naik—'good communication skills only'—especially since Naik’s NBW was issued. Expose Thread 🧵 1/n Check out this argument on Bharat Mata—he uses a classic 'ignoratio elenchi', dodging the question by bringing up Bharat Pita instead. Also, he claims to pay taxes, but under Sec 10(23C) of the IT Act, 1961, he runs an educational trust, so is he really paying taxes? 2/n

Lord Immy Kant's Hyderabadi Dum Biriyani recipe
Step 1. Marinating the Chicken
Note : Use mustard oil, 2 lemon (coat that with Chicken to make it less smelly). Also add kashmiri lal mirch powder for colour
(1/n)

https://twitter.com/KantInEast/status/1822565303739359387

Step 2 : Fried Brown onions in crescent Moon shaped. Let it dry. And Boil the India Gate Basamati rice till it 70% boiled. (2/n)

The BNP Jamaat and ISI alliance conspiracy in Quota protest. Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh PM, doesn't bend down. Gives permission for usage of copters to Police. A thread. 🧵 > BNP (Bangladesh's opposition party) announced a nationwide protest to be held in July on June 26.
> BNP, founded by Ziaur Rahman, who was a commander in Pakistan army in 1965 Indo-Pak war.
> He planned Sheikh Mujibur Rahman(Bangladesh's founder) (2/n)

Eroticism in Konark Temple

Thread on Theories by several historians 🧵

Role of Buddhism in eroticism

1. The depiction of erotic and naked figures on Odisha temples emerged post 8th century AD with the influence of Tantric Buddhism, (1/n) which originated in Uddiyana, possibly identified as Odisha. Odisha became a hub for Tantric Buddhism, where practitioners engaged in secretive rituals, as noted by Tibetan historian Taranath.
Earlier structures like the Jaina caves of Khandagiri and Udayagiri, (2/n)

Thread 🧵Odisha's formation day.

In the aftermath of the devastating 1866 famine (Na Anka Durbhiksha), Odisha faced economic turmoil. Compounded by the challenge of being administratively divided among three different provinces, the need for unity became apparent. (1/n) Madhusudan Das, recognizing this imperative, advocated for a unified Odisha province. His vision gained traction when Mr. HH Risley, Secretary to the Government of India, declared language as the primary criterion for provincial boundaries. (2/n)