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Author #Cownomics. Researcher. Alum @IITRoorkee, @MIT. Director @ishittva. Economics + Design nerd. PhD-ing. योग: कर्मसु कौशलम्
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Dec 25 4 tweets 2 min read
The reason I don't celebrate Christmas is primarily because I'm not a Christian. But then people ask, "What's the harm in celebrating one more festival?"

Native Americans (most of them) don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Do you know why? Because to them it's a symbol of their persecution & colonization. Christmas is a similar deal to me.

I have no interest in celebrating the festival of those carrying out mass conversions of Hindus--to say nothing of the past. Most Christians in India, even though they enjoy freedom of every kind, will not spare any occasion to disrespect Hindu culture and/or to promote their own religion. None of this is conducive to me feeling "festive" about Christmas.

But if you're not a Hindu-hating Christian, Merry Christmas to you. Also, I like to live a quiet life. The worst, loudest & stupidest parties of the year happen on Christmas, where none of the partying people are actually Christian or even know a thing about Christmas or Christianity beyond "jingle bells". I don't know how humanity descended into this level of stupidity but it's looking irreversible now.
Mar 1, 2023 12 tweets 3 min read
They mock @SriNithyananda because that's all they can do. The fact remains that he built a Hindu nation, with legal validity & recognition from UN. Whether you like or dislike his teachings, it's obvious that the RW cannot respect genuine Hindu gurus or their achievements. If you are genuinely curious about Kailasa or Him, you'll take time to listen to His teachings of the last 20 yrs & news directly from Him--atleast something beyond idiotically edited social media clips. If you don't, you're just as stupid as those who float these videos.
Dec 25, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Indians have more freedom to celebrate Christmas than Diwali or Holi.

Most of the Indians celebrating Christmas are *not* Christians.

This is how you erase a culture. Exactly as per the playbook. Look at Africa & understand what the future holds. Either by imperialist or capitalist means, Hindu culture getting erased has continued unabated for almost 2 centuries.

Imperialism can be resisted because it's brute force.
Consumerism is harder to resist because it exploits your greed & envy--you want to buy stuff, look cool.
Dec 24, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
ChatGPT REALLY does need to cite its sources. I mean it's cool & fast af but as a researcher it is close to useless to me unless I have the references. I need to re-google everything again. @OpenAI No researcher will be ok with being told "this is so" w/o knowing who said it, when, where, under what assumptions etc. It's not about copying research--even with chat gpt, you cannot exactly "copy" research since research is something new and original. +
Aug 7, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
I am perfectly happy to believe that BJP is working for Hindus. If they are, why are they not talking about it openly? Where are the statements from the leaders on it? Why do I need to "dig deep" for it, if it is there at all? For how long are Hindus supposed to "dig deep" & console themselves with the scraps of news here & there, on what BJP did for Hindus?

Shouldn't it be all over the news if there is really such work happening?
Jan 4, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Unfortunately I am traveling and my audio is not that great today. See the points I made in the thread.

There are 2 aspects to the "aid" given by missionaries:
1) The aid given is CONDITIONAL. Only if you convert, you get the aid. It is not charity, it is equivalent of a bribe + 2) For giving this "aid", missionaries raise funds from all over the world in MILLIONS of $$. But only a small percentage of these funds is actually given as aid. Else these ppl would not continue to be poor. They are given enough for sustenance, not any more. +
Jan 2, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
I will do everything to bring out my book on Aurangzeb in 2022. Let people know how much lies we have been fed for decades--and still being fed.
If you want to support my work, consider contributing to my fundraiser in the thread. For updates on my book, subscribe here. I'll post short or long content pieces or excerpts here.

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Oct 14, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Hindus in Bangladesh are afraid to even SHARE information on attacks at Comila, vandalizing deities, temples & mondals, because anything can be misinterpreted as blasphemy.
Govt has restricted 3G & 4G services in areas to stop information spread +

dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nat… If you read this news link from a popular Bangladesh daily, there are NO numbers.

Urgent intervention is needed to save Hindus & Hindu culture in Bangladesh.

@TulsiGabbard @HinduPersec
Sep 25, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Two yrs ago when we documented the #MalabarHinduGenocide most Hindus were unaware of it & literally nobody was talking about it.

Although 25 Sep is chosen as date for commemoration, the atrocities went on till NOV. It was NOT just one day!
hindugenocide.com/islamic-jihad/… We spent weeks digging out original references of atrocities on Hindus from all sorts of sources.

It's not just important to understand the incident but ALSO important to know why it was selective targeting of Hindus & not some agrarian riots as many "academics" claim.
Sep 25, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
I hate to say this but I will say it every few months because it's important.
Hindus are so intellectually deficient that they don't even bother to go through the work of ppl before them. Everybody is in a tearing hurry to clock followers & look like a hero by hook or by crook. And that's why they fail & deserve to fail. When it comes to Dharma, there's no trick, no short cut. You can't hack or hijack success in Dharma.
Sep 22, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
India is the only country & Hinduism is the only religion in which you are constantly harassed to cite from Hindu scriptures for following traditions. NO OTHER culture does that. Entire Europe has traditions which are based on nothing but a continued practice. So many indigenous cultures have no written records at all. ALL knowledge is passed down from one generation to another through traditions!

Traditions are the time-tested way of preserving knowledge, esp practical knowledge, rather than theoretical.
Sep 20, 2021 15 tweets 4 min read
So much of Christian terminology has taken roots in Hindu-spirituality language that I can't even...

Almighty
Salvation
Soul
Lord ___, Praise the Lord
Rest in Peace
You only live once
Amen

How to remove this from the language of Hindu leadership? I'm out of ideas. "Almighty" -- stems from the belief that there is only ONE God (the Christian God) who is ALL mighty. There is no other God & nobody else can claim to be as "mighty" as Him.
Sep 18, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
This is how the leftist ecosystems work: not only is Halal meat available all over the world, there are apps to find it, like cravehalal.com

Also, it's not just meat which has Halal certifications. Idk why even Ayurvedic products are Halal certified. But yeah, please tell me how "Hinduism needs to be reformed."

It's the Hindu brain that needs to be reformed to understand, analyze & strategize against attacks, not Hinduism.
Sep 13, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Hindus chiming in, blaming "caste" for every problem ailing Hinduism is the most counterproductive thing possible right now.

I don't understand. Are people seriously not even READING the anti Hindu literature? Why, you sound just like another Devdutt P with better vocab! It's literally like the 2021 version of the gora sahib saying "you're the dirty, brown coolie with a funny turban" & you saying "yes, yes I am." 😐
Sep 10, 2021 6 tweets 1 min read
Hindi & Sanskrit do not use full stops. It has viraam |
And हाँ is written with Chandra bindu, not bindu.
For someone who claims to be an expert & has written a book on Sanskrit, this is telling.
But she is the "scholar" and we are "extremists" for pointing out incorrect grammar. Yes, many Indians would also not know these tiny nuances of the languages because Indians have poor language skills nowadays. Unfortunately.
But for a "scholar" & author, standards of assessment are different.
Sep 9, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
I have answered this question many times before.

I can't go back in time & count the number of deaths. Reincarnation only works forward, not backwards. I'm limited by the amount of data & information available for historic events. We're doing the best possible. As far as APIs go, it's not available right now by design. We'll make it public when the time is right.
Aug 1, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Ok let's settle the 'bhai-bhai' statement debate.

We can accept that statement when Indian Muslim men stop trapping Hindu girls in Zihad because we're brothers & sisters, right?

It's not a joke. What Hindu girls suffer is not a joke. When I show numbers, some people will still look the other way & tell me to "not generalize." I didn't generalize. Get out of your drugged mental state.

All I ask is: if they are such a "small percentage" who do this, why are the BIG %age NOT condemning it?
Jul 31, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
I will be speaking on Hindu persecution & the Portuguese inquisition of Goa + Malabar today at 10pm. Do join in.

clubhouse.com/event/xkapQRzo Clubhouse is open to all now. So you can join the discussion even if you haven't signed up for CH yet.
Jul 30, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
It's a modern manufactured MYTH for mind-control that you can only be right-brained or left-brained, and even if you have both parts of your brain functional, you can be GOOD only in either a creative or technical stream.

I am tired of this lie. This lie is the reason why ppl DON'T want to accept that someone can be good at both things! Even if they can literally SEE with their eyes that someone is excelling in both streams, they want to shut their eyes & will still believe that you are "excellent" only in one stream.
Jul 30, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
India is a strange country where talking about history jeopardizes peace. Where govt reps decide what you can & can't speak about history.
How is it different from book burning?
If insurgents have achieved peace, why should history disrupt it? Should we also selectively cite the Constitution which gives its citizens Freedom of Spech?

Someone once said, "facts don't care about your feelings." But our govt folks think facts should care about their feelings.
Jul 12, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
I spent the last one month putting this together: an exhaustive timeline of persecution of Hindus.

Now it's up to Hindus. Either you share it, educate everyone, or the Hindu haters will keep rejoicing in negationism of Hindu history. When ppl like Audrey Truchke call us "extremists" just for TALKING about our history, this is the real history they are trying to delete, and point everyone away from.

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