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Igniting an Indian renaissance. Published since 1956.
Mar 21 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Before modern multinational banks reached Southeast Asia, merchants from 75 villages in Tamil Nadu had already built a transnational financial system.

They financed rice in Burma, rubber in Malaya, retail in Singapore, plantations in Ceylon — connected not by contracts but by kinship and reputation.

This is the story of the Chettiars.🧵Image Their financial instruments were not primitive arrangements. They were sophisticated.

--The Hundi moved money across borders without physical currency.

--The Vellai Olai tracked every transaction — commercial, familial, religious — with double-entry precision.

--The Pangaali guarantee meant the community underwrote an individual's credit.Image
Mar 9 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Did Sarvam simply copy China's DeepSeek and slapped an Indian flag on it?

Yes And No!

The backlash against an Indian startup reveals a deep misunderstanding about how every breakthrough in artificial intelligence was built.

🧵 Image This "copycat" charge could be levelled at every major AI system ever built — including DeepSeek itself.

The AI Innovation Chain: From the first neural network model in 1943 to Sarvam's Indian-language AI in 2026 — every breakthrough built on what came before. Image
Mar 8 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Look inside a "Made in India" satellite.

GPS receiver? Chinese. Optics? European. Thrusters? French. Solar cells? German. Onboard computer? Imported.

What's Indian? The bus structure. Sometimes. So, the label is technically accurate but strategically misleading. 🧵👇 Image NASA has contracted out 75–85% of its budget to private firms and universities since 1958. That's how Zygo, Ball Aerospace, and Draper were built — through sustained government orders, not VC bets.

ISRO kept almost everything in-house. The knowledge stayed locked inside government labs. What if it hadn't?Image
Feb 28 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Maruti has never designed a single engine in forty years. Tata's "indigenous" Revotron was optimised by Austria. Mahindra's new electric SUVs run on BYD cells and Valeo powertrains.

After seven decades, India's $118 billion auto industry still rents the technology at its core — and the EV transition is reproducing the same pattern with different suppliers.

swarajyamag.com/technology/the… Over five years, Maruti remitted 46 per cent of its pre-tax profits to Suzuki as royalty. Per-car royalty payments grew four times faster than car prices over fifteen years. Image
Aug 28, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Understanding India's Road Revolution 🛣️🚗

India's diverse terrains, from bustling cities to serene villages, are interconnected by an expansive web of roads.

Here's how the transformation of Indian roadways is taking place👇

#Connectivity #roadinfrastructure 🛣️ The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) recently released a report titled “The Indian Roads and Highways Sector.”

It highlights the importance of road infrastructure in stimulating economic growth, fostering investor confidence, and generating employment.
Aug 18, 2023 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Chronicles Of Clashes 🥷

Northeast India's tumultuous history reveals a pattern of ethnic clashes, with the Kukis often at the center of these conflicts.

Besides this, the Kukis have also seen conflicts within the community. 🧵👇

#KukiMilitants #NorthEast #KukiMeiteiconflict
Image 🥷 Kuki-Naga conflict began in the 1990s when Kukis attacked Naga settlements, aiming to claim vast parts of Manipur's hills, which had been inhabited by Nagas.

Many Naga villages were burned, hundreds of Nagas were displaced, and many were also killed by Kukis.
Aug 4, 2023 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
🏰🛕 A mysterious past uncovered? The Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi is now under scientific investigation by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).

But what is the ASI survey looking for in the Gyanvapi structure? Find out in this thread⬇️ Image 2. The Allahabad High Court has authorised this survey in response to a petition by four Hindu women.

The women pointed out that the mosque, built in the 17th century, stands on the ruins of a pre-existing temple. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Aug 4, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
💻🚫 India bans imports of certain electronic devices like laptops, tablets, and PCs with immediate effect!

But why such a sudden decision, and what does it mean for manufacturers, consumers, and the nation?

Dive into this thread for insights 👇 Image 2. This bold move has been taken to stimulate manufacturing and assembly of these goods within India.

It aligns with the government's ongoing strategy to build India’s manufacturing capabilities, for which it has also introduced several schemes like PLI & others. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Nov 14, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
How Jawaharlal Nehru shaped a young Indian state’s ideas on ‘dissent’, by @tripurdaman:

#JawaharlalNehru

swarajyamag.com/politics/how-j… Jawaharlal Nehru and how his love for Marxism affected India:

#Replug

swarajyamag.com/ideas/jawaharl…
Nov 13, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
'Can women recite the Vedas?' Dharmic reformists versus colonised 'traditionalists'.

@arvindneela writes:

swarajyamag.com/ideas/can-wome… Birth-based discrimination—whether gender or caste—is not Dharma. It has to go.

While we need not use harsh words while fighting these battles on social media, we also need not compromise on Dharmic justice.

swarajyamag.com/ideas/can-wome…
Aug 5, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
@SwarajyaMag 2022 awards presented at the inaugural session of @PondyLitFest

@poetryinstone wins the Ustaad Bismillah Khan Award For Culture @annamalai_k wins the Dr S P Mukherjee Award for Politics
Oct 1, 2021 • 11 tweets • 8 min read
Gandhi is definitely not above criticism and blame.

Yet, says @arvindneela, in the grand canvas of history, he explored means to assert an assimilative Hindu identity when the Hindu nation was being attacked by proselytising forces.

#GandhiJayanti

swarajyamag.com/politics/gandh… That many Hindutva leaders and ideologues have religiously followed the thoughts and actions of Gandhi is self-evident.

What makes it appear like a fantastical claim are the distortions done to Gandhi’s ideals.

#Replug #GandhiJayanti

swarajyamag.com/ideas/gandhi-l…
May 24, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Q: When and where did the second wave begin?

A: Data suggests that the origins of the second wave lie in the heart of the so-called farmers’ agitation, from early January 2021 onwards.

Also, spread of 2nd wave mirrors movement of farmers' protest.

swarajyamag.com/politics/data-… The data is publicly available—origins of the second wave can be traced to the heart of the so-called farmers’ agitation, from early January 2021.

swarajyamag.com/politics/data-…
Aug 5, 2020 • 25 tweets • 12 min read
1. As Ayodhya gets ready for the historic occasion, here's a 25-tweet thread on the struggles, the controversies and the records that have led to August 5th. 2. As the Bhumi Pujan draws closer, here is a brief history of the long legal battle that was fought and won for the mandir:

#Ayodhya #BhumiPoojan

swarajyamag.com/politics/ahead…
Jul 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Modi Govt Unveils 3 Production Incentive Schemes Worth Rs 12,000 cr To Reduce Imports, Boost Local Manufacturing Of API, Medical Devices And Bulk Drugs

swarajyamag.com/news-brief/mod… Under the Rs 6,940-crore production linked incentive scheme, companies will be eligible for financial incentives provided they set up indigenous greenfield manufacturing

swarajyamag.com/news-brief/mod…
Jun 23, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Announcement:

Swarajya is looking to raise $30,000/month in Patreon contributions from our readers. The project will serve as the financial bedrock for our future growth. The project isn't an attempt to make ends meet but to pursue a strategy of aggressive growth & expansion.

Just as old media is shrinking due to flawed business models &a lack of engaged readership, we commit to further engaging readers and making them part of our business model
May 14, 2020 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
Today's presser focusses on migrant workers, street vendors, traders, self-employed people, small farmers, and employment generation for tribals. Many measures to be announced today will overlap with additional measures that will follow later: FM @nsitharaman In the second set of announcements, 3 major measures for migrants, 1 for street vendors, 1 for the housing sector, 1 for the employment generation for tribals, and 2 for small farmers to be announced. The measures will overlap with additional measures that will follow: FM
Mar 26, 2020 • 16 tweets • 2 min read
₹1.7 lakh crore economic relief package announced for poor and daily wagers. Finance Ministry to begin disbursements immediately. To cover DBTs and food security under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. Rs 50 lakhs per person as medical insurance cover for doctors, nurses, paramedics and all those who are putting themselves to risk: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Jan 2, 2019 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
THREAD 1/

These facts undermine Gandhi’s claims that the Rafale deal was negotiated to benefit Ambani’s firm.

swarajyamag.com/defence/rafale… 2/ The fallout of the storm over Rafale-HAL is likely to be more far-reaching and ironic.

swarajyamag.com/politics/year-…