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Remind me to please post about myself in the third person on my 50th birthday in December. “Today celebrating the birthday of handsome and iconic engineer, legendary author and writer and Member of Gunda Fan Club, Dr. Mr., Supreme Love God and Grand Poobah, Shri Arnab Ray, first of his name. Happy Birthday, Sir.”

If you like RSS read this. If you don't, still read this. You will learn a lot! RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat gave a 360 degree view of Sangh, its origin and vision over the past 100 years, in a packed auditorium in Bengaluru. The lines below are my interpretations, so if you want the exact words, please watch RSS youtube videos. 1) Comparing RSS to other organisations: Don't try it. RSS has no comparison. There is no organization in the world comparable to Sangh. RSS is totally unique. Hence those who analyze Sangh from outside, mostly make up wrong conclusions.  2) Social awakening is a must. You need social nayaks or leaders. Bharat can't become a Vishwaguru aping the successful like the US. Be yourself.  3) RSS did not get birth in reaction to anyone: Sangh was not born in reaction to anything or anyone. It was born as a compulsion to organize Hindu society.  4) Know your weaknesses: Why did the 1857 freedom war fail? The British were a miniscule of the total population. Also the fight was in our familiar terrain. It was fought in unity. Still it didn't succeed. Think.. 5) Congress was a safety value: In 1885, Congress was created as a safety value when revolutionaries were making more impact in the society against the British. 6) RSS started much before 1925 in the founder's mind: Dr. Hedgewar participated in all four paths of freedom fights that existed then. He lost both parents when he was just 11. He analysed the Revolutionary path, the Congress path, the Back to Roots paths, and more.. Finally decided that Sangh had to take a different route. 7) Bharat was there way before they started history written: When history as we know opened up, India as a nation or rashtra was already in its splendor.  8) You need both individual and national characters: Mirza Jai Singh had a great individual character. He did good pujas. But he helped Mughal Aurangzeb to destroy the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Because his national character was faulty. 9) There are four types of Hindus:  First type is - Proud of being a Hindu. Second is - I am a Hindu, but what is there to be proud of? Third is - Hindu inside the house, but outside pretend to be someone else.  The last type is a Hindu who has forgotten that their family was Hindu.  10) Experience versus Belief: Hindus experience. They don't believe. People follow your lifestyle. Not your preaching. 11) Dharma: Dharma is not religion. Sanskriti is not culture. Culture is cult.  12) Everyone in India respects Bharat Mata: Knowingly or unknowingly, every person respects Bharat mata. Hindus respect this sacred soil in umpteen ways. Muslim and Christians also use the soil of Bharat for their last rites.  13) Bharat has a mission - To give Dharma to the world. (Here Dharma is not religion). Dharma is the middle path.  Dharma is the property or aspect of all things. Dharma is duty.  Dharma is discipline.  Dharma is that which sustains.  14) Nature: As long as humans didn't have the means to exploit nature, they lived with nature.  15) India had a massive geographical advantage for thousands of years (like the US has now). It was so well protected and we were so rich and self sufficient, that we didn't bother to invade others. That made us succumb to barbaric invasions later. 16) Read about Raja Shibi who illustrated what is true Raja Dharma - Shibi was known for justice, compassion, and truthfulness. He sacrificed pieces of his own flesh from his thigh to a hawk (Indra in disguise) to save a dove (Agni in disguise) which had sought shelter.   Dr. Mohan Bhagwat helped the packed audience get a full picture of Sangh and its 100 years of journey. At the end, he declared that the Hindu society is yet to be fully organized. There is a lot more to do for RSS!

My grandfather died 21 days before my grandmother. A sudden heart attack just two days after he told my mother, “When my time comes, make sure my marriage certificate is in my hand when I’m cremated.” He said it so calmly that it scared her. It still gives me goosebumps to think of that clarity. The afternoon he passed, my mother went straight to tell my bedridden grandmother. She didn’t cry. She didn’t panic. She simply said, “Take me to him once.” They wheeled her to his body. She looked at him, touched his hand, and whispered, “I’m sorry. I will see you soon, my dear.” That afternoon she told my mother, “Write this down, I’ll follow him in 21 days.” And she kept her word. On the 21st day, at 23:55, she took her last breath in my arms. She waited. For him. For the promise. Doctors call it Lovebird Syndrome, when two people so deeply entwined can’t bear to live apart. As a grief and death doula, I’ve seen it before. But when it happened in my own family, I stopped trying to understand it. Because sometimes love itself decides the timing. Beyond medicine. Beyond reason. Beyond us. Some goodbyes are really homecomings. 🤍 If someone you love is no longer here what do you wish you could tell them one more time?

The Mamdani story is a very illuminating story of what identity is and how we experience it. At school in Kampala, Mamdani (this story appeared in The New York Times) raises his hand saying, “I am not Indian, I am Ugandan.” He does so as a kid because he instinctively understands the way most people use their identity: as a way to fit into their immediate community, as a way to get validation. At school in Kampala, there was a greater incentive to say “I am Ugandan” than “I am Indian.” Then he comes to the U.S. and becomes an American citizen. He grows up multi-ethnic, and that’s why the pre-politician Mamdani is an Indian-American who raps—because that is the community he is trying to fit into, and hence that’s what he anchors to. The Indian part of him is, of course, de-racinated of its Hindu religious components: it’s Bollywood, Holi, and Diwali—which do not require one to observe religious practices in the way there is a sermon during Christmas service or prayer at Islamic events. Then his political life begins. This is when one’s career depends on validation—it’s no longer just about the feel-good belonging and social capital. That’s when he gets into his Islamic identity, using Islamophobia—a common grievance—to assert that identity, even if it entails making up stories about aunts. The other identity is that of the socialist: I will give you other people’s stuff. The composite of this becomes Mamdani. The reason he is puzzled by allegations of Hinduphobia is because he expects Hindus not to assert their identity. They should express their faith, not assert their identity. If they do, they are “Hindutva.” If they use it for political ends, as he himself does with his own, they are evil. And that is why he is Hinduphobic, he does not apply his own standards to others. Vivek, on the other hand, likely grew up more Hindu in terms of observance of Hindu practices (temples) and assimilation of the Hindu worldview, as opposed to the more secular “Indian culture” of Bollywood. In contrast to Mamdani, this identity is the surest way to destroy his social capital in the community whose political approval he seeks. That’s why his spiel is “I don’t care for identity” (news flash: those whose votes you seek do!) or “my identity is similar to yours” (news flash: it isn’t). In my book The Gunda Liberal, I take a deep dive into identity and group behavior, and how history has been shaped by our notion of “us”.

This was a case of shameless forced conversion. She was abducted and converted at barely 13, then married off to a man 30 years older - all under the orders of Queen Victoria. She died at 22. Only a deeply distorted mind can glorify child exploitation as if it were triumph, not tragedy.

A civilization is built on a set of internalized values. Numerous civilizations have developed radically different visions of how to organize societies, and these have competed in process akin to Darwinian selection in establishing which civilizational ethos permits for maximal flourishing. American exceptionalism is one such system and it has yielded the greatest society that the world has ever known. Suicidal empathy is going to destroy it because Western tolerance is its fatal Achilles tendon. Remember my words.

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India was hitting a lot of sixes so US who owns the bat and stumps grew jealous and said India will not play from tomorrow Australia and Japan whose Father work in USA's family's factory can't protest this decision and have to continue playing They asked Phillipines, the not so athletic boy next door to fill the position left by India But the game is not fun as was with India, Phillipines gets out quickly and fields poorly Sometimes US's friend Pakistan joins the game, but instead of playing he does idiotic stuff like offering other ganja and pendrive porn Meanwhile India's Mum enrolls him in football classes where China and Russia also come to practice, India misses the cricket game but has now started enjoying football as well

Participated in 100 years of Russian public diplomacy in Moscow - a significant milestone recognising decades of international cooperation and cultural exchange. #Moscow #Russia

Hi Dinesh. This is from your book, “What’s so great about America”. In your book, page 83 to be precise, you mention that your family was a Brahmin family. I understand you need to justify your ancestor’s cowardice (or greed). But at least be factual

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And Moscow isn't about just history and talk buildings, it is also a gateway to a different cuisine. Check out some of the food that I tried! #DiscoverMoscow

History isn’t in books alone — sometimes, it’s right behind you. Standing at the Red square, and one more monument ticked off the bucket list. 🇷🇺 #DiscoverMoscow #Moscow

People love celebrating Diwali with their families. And so do I, which is why every year I meet our army and security personnel who keep our nation safe. Happy to be among our brave naval personnel on the western seaboard off Goa and Karwar on Indian Naval Ships with INS Vikrant as the flagship.

"that mandatory Diwali post" Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali #Twofani #Diwali

REAL STORY BEHIND DEEPAWALI NIGHT When Bhagwan Ram returned to Ayodhya after his exile, the first thing He did was to worshipping Lord Ganesh and Goddess Laxmi. Since then the tradition started to worship Laxmi and Ganesh on Diwali. It evolved into a religious custom to worship Laxmi and Ganesh on Diwali night as “Diwali Puja”. In later days, worshipping Ganesh (Vighnaharta) before any celebration started and by that time - all the earlier glorious battles were almost forgotten and Men started to worship Money aka Lakshmi. Diwali is celebrated for different reasons by different people. 🪔For most strict Vaishnavas, it is the day Rama returned to Ayodhya. Some also celebrate this as the day of liberation of the women captured by Narakasura, after he was killed by Devi Satyabhama (the wife of Lord Krishna) 🪔For the business community it is the beginning of new year and for the closure of accounts of the previous year and for beginning of the new account books. 🪔Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth. Hence the Gods of prosperity (that is Devi Lakshmi) and good luck (that is Lord Ganesha) are worshipped. 🪔For some, Diwali also celebrates the return of Pandavas after 12 years of Vanvas and one year of "Agyatvas" in Mahabharata. 🪔Once my father said Diwali is the day when Vishnu came back to Lakshmi and their abode in the Vaikuntha; so those who worship Lakshmi receive the benefit of her good mood, and therefore are blessed with mental, physical and material wellbeing during the year ahead. 🪔Hindus in India's eastern region, such as Odisha and West Bengal, worship the goddess Kali instead of Lakshmi, and call the festival Kali Puja. 🪔In Braj Bhumi and north central regions, the god Krishna is recognized. People mark Mount Govardhan, and celebrate legends about Krishna. In other regions, the feast of Govardhan Puja (or Annakoot) is celebrated, with 56 or 108 different cuisines prepared, offered to Krishna, then shared and celebrated by the local community. Because people in general In in this era of Kalyug are easily trapoed by Maya (illusion) they know only desire, money and sense gratification. They dont know that Where Lord Vishnu resides Laxmi is always present their and serves Him. Narakasur was killed by Shri Krishna during Kartik Chaturdashi. Narakasur was the son of Varaha Avatar and Dharitri/Bhudevi ( Mother earth). He got the boon from Brahma that only his mother can kill him. With so much of power, he did all tamasik activity, made friendship with another demon named Mura. He kidnapped 16000+ princes and imprisoned them. He even stole the jewellery of Aditi ( Indra’s mother). He crossed all the limits and finally in Dwapar Yug Krishna took birth, attacked Narakasur at night along with Satyabhama and killed his general come friend Mura. Then finally Narakasur. He realized that God Himself came to kill him hence he is getting relieved from all the sins he has done so far. So this death of him should be celebrated. Hence, after Narak Chaturdashi, we celebrate Deepawali – the death of Narakasur. The event is celebrated to signify the victory of light over darkness, good against evil, knowledge against ignorance and righteousness over anarchy. #दीपावली SHARE IT --- SAVE IT.

Rutgers University has crossed a line. By allowing an event titled “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism,” the university is legitimizing open hostility toward Hindu Americans under the banner of scholarship. This isn’t education. It’s state-endorsed bigotry dressed up as academia. @RutgersU must answer: 1️⃣ Why is a public university platforming content that vilifies a single faith? 2️⃣ Why are official logos and resources attached to an explicitly sectarian narrative? 3️⃣ Where is the commitment to safety and inclusion for Hindu students? Freedom of speech does not mean freedom to target a community. @IAACouncil will not stay silent.

Let’s mark this festive season by celebrating the hardwork, creativity and innovation of 140 crore Indians. Let’s buy Indian products and say- Garv Se Kaho Yeh Swadeshi Hai! Do also share what you bought on social media. This way you will inspire others to also do the same.

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