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Dr Manmohan Singh writes: “I urge the Prime Minister to set aside his deep-rooted suspicion of industrialists and entrepreneurs and nurse us back to a confident and mutually trustworthy society that can revive the animal spirits and help our economy soar.”
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-fountainhead-of-indias-economic-malaise/article30000546.ece

The issue of #Aadhaar law being passed as a money bill still remains a fraud on constitution.
https://thewire.in/government/aadhaar-act-money-bill-supreme-court/

Justice Nariman's dissent in the #sabarimala review, will long be cited, as a treatise on the Rule of Law and the Executive's sworn duty to uphold and implement court judgements. I urge all people to read it, as it rewards even those who have been sceptical about the court in the recent past
https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/courts-should-tread-cautiously-while-dealing-with-religious-issues-149757

@Saikatd loans given worth 87 crore

Little FYI;

I am NOT earning ANYTHING from mstdn.social 😉 In fact it's the opposite, Every week I work about 40-50 hours for a company so I can earn money and pay for the servers, domain, media storage and email services and don't get me wrong. I'm VERY happy to do that ❤️ and I will NOT stop doing that for a long time!

We do get donations and that's a BIG help! But still I need to pay much from my own pocket so keep that in mind. We are not a company, we are not Twitter, we drive on #love! ❤️

Bhaiyya ye wala business model pack kar dena .

A superb article by @Saikatd on causes and privilege.

Small addendum from my side : "Nor should they sap our energies for other causes that we actually care more for."

Mastonauts,

how about launching a struggle for a cause you care about? Say, securing the release of Sudha Bharadwaj / Sanjiv Bhatt ? Or ending the lockdown in J&K.

Let's do something differently this time : fund ANY political party of your choice.

I challenge you to take up the #2024Challenge : am almost 5 years in!!

This is an important piece by @Saikatd on citizenship and privileges of columnists vs grass roots activists
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/11/opinion/aatish-taseer-and-his-privileged-indian-citizenship/

Justice Nariman slams Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
"Please read our dissenting judgment in Sabarimala. Our judgments are not to be played with. Tell your government that our judgments stand"

The Twitter/Mastodon topic is being covered as a race to finish. I have a different take https://medium.com/@sankarshan/the-twitter-mastodon-piece-is-more-a-design-of-desirable-social-network-topic-than-a-death-match-fe6dd61fa1ca?source=friends_link&sk=0ad7d6e07b7d511933d33e9ed77858b0 I think it is a first step in a different way of building durable networks and identities.

‘India’s Muslims Sought Dignity, Not Land’: What young, educated Muslims think: “Muslims have to fight this. We have to lead this fight. Let secular Hindus join us…”
Also features Owaisi, & the odd silence of Kanhaiya Kumar & Jignesh Mewani.
https://thewire.in/communalism/ayodhya-verdict-indian-muslims

The 6th edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta will be held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on December 13–15, 2019 (Fri-Sun).

The festival has been graced by doyens of Hindustani poetry and literature and also by people of eminence from the film, music and television industry. Owing to its uniqueness, Jashn-e-Rekhta has emerged to become the largest celebration for a language anywhere in the world.

Register at: https://jashnerekhta.org/register/

#urdu #rekhta #culture #india #festival #delhi