Phule and Ambedkar are to today's Republic what Nehru and Gandhi were 30 years earlier. A classmate at school was threatened by our history teacher with suspension when he asked how exactly Gandhi had suffered in the Independence struggle. Anyone who questions the Phules' actual contribution to social change or their intentions faces the wrath of the Indian State. If the earlier dispensation's mantra was 'Independence', today's is 'Social Justice'. Note how none of the slogans, then or nowm are backed by rigorous facts. Any questioning of the

1. The Nayanthara movie teaser is quid pro quo for her husband being given movie contracts by ruling dispensation.
2. Assumption above is confirmed by how immediately usual voluminous accounts like Angry Bird have picked up on it.
3. Earlier A2B and now this are part of the strategy to rouse the troops for upcoming elections.
4. Beyond money and pelf, the core cadre base is animated by what I term the 'Dravidian itch'.
5. The itch must be kept live by frequent dose of rage (cue A2B) and titillation (cue Nayan)

Why is Annamalai correct in saying what he did? Here is a segment from Abbe Dubois' "Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies"

And here is what the good priest had to say about Shudras

Why we see what we're seeing in the Terrorist State of Pakistan Next, what is to be done?
- Complete isolation of the infected State of Pakistan will mean that the parasite does not have access to the host's resources. This is why exclusion from IPL and refusal to play in Pakistan is important.
- In the meantime, immunization of host

Data from TN Social Welfare Department - I'm taking it from a newspaper report, since I don't have the original data/announcement ref - newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-n… NFHS 5, as of 2019-2020, 12.8% of women between 20-24 yrs of age were married before the age of 18.
This means roughly 5 lakh + child marriages would have happened between 2013 and 2018, of which the social welfare department got to know of ~ 4000/year
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Some thoughts on staying out of trouble at the workplace

- Always be polite to all.
- Try to use neutral language. Never use the singular in Indian languages to address people
- Do not show curiosity about people's personal lives. Let them share as much as they want. - Share little about your personal life
- Do not reveal your opinions on politics, religion, feminism, LGBTQ issues
- Keep socializing to the bare minimum, only as much as is required to have a smooth working relationship
- Try to keep team outings to a bare minimum

The vast majority of human beings are average, because that's what average means. We have average levels of drive, intelligence, creativity and empathy. We have led lives of quiet, boring drudgery and will do so for as long as we are human. What makes the drudgery worth it is /1 the belief that we do it for something larger than us. Given the levels of average empathy, it is enough for the vast majority of humans to know that they are working hard and taking care of their family - children, siblings and parents. A few extend beyond this circle to clan /2

One politician who got so much flak from his own side is Mu Ka. He still does, after his death. It was his ability to sideline all rivals and make himself the sole flag bearer of Dravidianism. Hate him if you want, but if you want your EVR and co to remain relevant, he had to stay in power. You rouse the rabble for some significant change, like removing Brahmins' right to vote, he would do nothing. And give you a totally pointless piece of legislation like 'Archakar' which he knew would be blocked in courts. You had no option but to join the chorus

@blog_supplement @KarikadaiBoy Let me take it in 2 parts
- The nIladrApi is the greater of the threats, since he was directly astroturfed by the mlecchas, has pan Indian acceptance and has large numbers
- This was identified by the sangha early on and he was sought to be cultivated
- His anuyayins remained @blog_supplement @KarikadaiBoy at the periphery of Indias political life for long, until they came center stage in Gangetic plain. Since then, they have been co opted by appeasement and empowerment.
- The core threat still remains, but in regions where they are in large numbers, many nIlaDrapins are now

Ponniyin Selvan is dated decades before Rajarajan's ascent to the throne. The dramatis personae are teenagers or in early 20s. The cast for Mani Ratnam's epic disaster are
- Arulmozhi - 18yr old guy - played by avuncular Jayam Ravi, who was a teenage hearthrob 2 decades back /1 - Vandiyathevan - early 20s strapping lad - played by Karthi, pushing 40, receding forehead, looking like a writer in R3 police station
- Aditya Karikalan - mid-20s tough guy - played by Vikram, who's due for sashtiabthapurti by the time PS II will be released

What is the implication of the Government 'allowing' one person voluntarily lifting another person on to their shoulders?
Will this give the Government sanction to 'allow' or 'not allow' people to touch another's feet, perform pada puja, hold an umbrella, fan them? Assume that question 2 is answered with a 'Yes', when the Govt can interfere in a private ceremony, can it interfere when children touch their parents' feet and fine the family for violating human dignity?
Calling such acts a violation of human dignity is a smoke screen for

What's behind the sudden hurry to take over Ayodhya Mantapam in Chennai? This is the only ward in Chennai that voted BJP. Ayodhya Mantapam is run by Sri Ram Samaj, which includes the Mithila Mantapam, for conducting weddings and Gnanavapi, for conducting funeral rites /1 It is an institution that caters to social needs of the locals - birth, death rituals, pravachanams, bhajana recitals. Taking it over is a means of getting even with the local people. The HRCE is sure to run these institutions to the ground. How did this happen? /2

Born in TN, but attended the first shakha in Maharashtra, 1993 #MakingOfTNSanghis In 1993, there was a terrible earthquake in Latur. I wanted to do something, but didn't know what to do. Someone sent me to Kurla and I met the Kurla Vyapari Sangh rep. He put me and another guy on a truck with groceries to Latur. We were given food at dharamshalas on the way

Veeramani Yadav addressing Thuluva Vellalar Sangam on the importance of creating a casteless society Rajakannappan Yadav being felicitated for his efforts towards casteless Tamil society

Smt Kalaidevi, BJP contestant for Councillor of Ward no 92, Chennai. She was a housewife 2 years ago. Her husband is a flower businessman. When the corona outbreak started, their family was facing financial difficulties. A BJP functionary from a Southern district reached out to

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help. Interested by what they were doing, she took membership of the BJP. With the local district functionaries, she was made member of a team to help with corona relief. She then started working with the party and was able to solve things beyond corona relief, including local

There is a certain type of trad who exemplifies the actual Dravidian thinking - that service castes, landless labour and Brahmins should be humble recipients of their feudal largesse. Fact is, Hindu society never worked that way. The state of affairs in late 18th and 19th CE /1 was an anomaly, in which certain mercantile moneylending castes and landowning village administrator castes were able to rapidly advance in capital and land banks. Accumulation of capital and land proceeded at such a pace because other opportunities of investment were /2

Report from @NCPCR_ - "IMPACT OF EXEMPTION UNDER ARTICLE 15(5) W.R.T. ARTICLE 21A OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ON EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES"
Findings: @NCPCR_

When Victoria Venkataramanamma's brother was the Premier of Madras Presidency, the world went through the Great Depression. Even after economic recovery began in the rest of the world, this Province remained in a decade of stagnation from 1932-1937. The rich zamindars who /1 made up the Cabinet took 50% higher salaries than Ministers in other provinces. Congress brought a resolution asking for ryotwari tax to be reduced so that suffering peasants could get relief. The zamindars refused to reduce taxes unless it was reduced for them, too. /2

CSI - Thoothukudi Nazareth Diocese has 100 odd parishes and 2 lakh parishioners in one district of TN. They run 10 colleges, 19 High Schools, 1 Teacher's Training Institute, 6 High Schools, 5 schools for special children, 5 hospitals. All educational institutions get Govt aid /1

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All 100 odd parishes will have Churches that can solemnize marriages. They also have halls and catering for wedding functions, betrothals, baptisms. A lay secretary is elected by parishioners. Naturally, this is tightly contested. Among the reasons given by the current /2

This will play out exactly the way Aryan Vandheris want it to.
These Vandheris have come with their begging bowls in hand and a innocent Mulnivasi Zamindar has given them traditional advisor position.
They will make one trip per quarter and stay with parents in Besant Nagar. /1

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Take Amma and Appa to hospital, kutcheris, stock up on Grand Sweets murukku and Nalli Sarees. One ppt for bored babus and ministers.
After the presentation,
Babu 1: Sir, your point on debt servicing was simply brilliant. Are there any openings in the next batch at /2

Excellent social experiment by Vignesh. Proces how Dravidam flies under the radar by using language of social justice.
- 3% is dog whistle/code for Brahmins, specifically Tamil Brahmins
- The speaker belongs to a community that owns a huge part of capital and businesses

https://twitter.com/TweetinderKaul/status/1406281050901286912

enjoys huge clout in media and in religious institutions and has claimed exalted ritual position for millenia. However, you will never see him discuss what his people could do. Rather, he brackets his people as victims along with the most marginalized.
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