Has anyone got a longer version of that #BBCNews clip that's doing the rounds of the presenter asking whether #India should be spending money on space exploration? Or did anyone see it live? I'd like to verify whether what I've seen is genuine (not manipulated — it wouldn't surprise me if it's real but I'd like to be sure).
Happy Independence Day to India! May you continue to show the world your beauty, strength, and wisdom.
Photo taken at O.P. Jindal Global University at Sonipat, Haryana, India on 15 August 2015.
Every year, the university would have a ceremony to raise the flag (one of the largest in India). The flag area was the center of campus and frequently had events and ceremonies for the university.
India was liberated from the British Empire, ending one of the most brutal crimes in history. We look back at the Empire in horror while committing even worse crimes against nonhuman animals for profit and pleasure.
Consumers should make an informed decision about the products they consume. Replacement of the calories obtained from meat with those from milk and dairy products is not rational if animal welfare is considered.
📝 "Why Milk Consumption is the Bigger Problem: Ethical Implications and Deaths per Calorie Created of Milk Compared to Meat Production", Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
My Bollywood Dream is a love letter to Bollywood movies and to Mumbai. With beautiful illustrations, this picture book is a celebration of dance, music, cinema, Indian culture and dreams.
Grateful to see New York Times bestselling #author, Gretchen Rubin recommending my first #book, Signposts to Elsewhere—which was reissued by Hay House #India (publishers of Deepak Chopra & Dr. Wayne W. Dyer).
"HOW THE HINDU RIGHT-WING IN INDIA IS UNDERMINING MUSLIM IDENTITY THROUGH HERITAGE" by Maitri Dore.
"In service of the myth of a Hindu golden age, the Hindu right-wing is contorting historical facts and attempting to cleanse the built environment of Muslim heritage. Their meddlesomeness is proof of the pudding that heritage is more than simply brick and mortar. It is about the selection and use of these for political purposes. In this scheme then, architecture–by way of claims to mosques, and public space–through its renaming, are merely convenient props that hold up the cherry-picked narrative."
#OnThisDay in #history - The Grand Old Woman of Egyptology, Margaret Murray, was born in 1863. Born in #India to a family of missionaries and colonial businessmen, Margaret's childhood was bounced between England, Germany and Calcutta.
She didn't have a formal education until she entered university, where she focused on Egyptology at UCL. Her career was dedicated to advancing women in the field and to educating the public (who were gripped in 'Egyptomania'). #OTD#histodons@histodons