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

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'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.

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@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

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

₹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

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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.

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