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Today marked five years since #NarendraDabholkar was assassinated while on his morning walk in Pune (thread)
That act robbed Maharashtra and the rest of the country of one of the finest rationalist minds and dogged anti-superstition activists.
#NarendraDabholkar was 67 yrs old
That act robbed Maharashtra and the rest of the country of one of the finest rationalist minds and dogged anti-superstition activists.
#NarendraDabholkar was 67 yrs old
For 18 long years, #NarendraDabholkar and his compatriots had campaigned for an anti-superstition anti-black magic law.
They were convinced that poorest/weakest people were being exploited under the rubric of religious practices though these had little or no religious sanction
They were convinced that poorest/weakest people were being exploited under the rubric of religious practices though these had little or no religious sanction
On Aug 26, 2013, less than a week after #NarendraDabholkar was shot dead, the Maharashtra govt promulgated an ordinance. And formalised the law in December that year.
Since then, the law has seen amendments which diluted it, the list of banned activities has been reducing.
Since then, the law has seen amendments which diluted it, the list of banned activities has been reducing.
The demand for #MarathaReservation dates back to the 1980s. #MarathaUnFound
The 1st major agitations were initiated in 97 by organisations like #MarathaMahasangh & the #MarathaSevaSangh. According to the Maratha Seva Sangh, the #Marathas are essentially #Kunbis, a nomenclature given to agrarian communities that include Gujarat’s #Patidars #MarathaUnFound
Mandal Commission report of 1990, the National Commission for Backward Classes report of 2000 & the 2008 State Backward Classes Commission report pointed out that the #Maratha can't be considered as educationally or socially backward #MarathaUnFound
#LoveJihad Hindu girl deceived by Muslim youth pretending to be hindu.Girl raped and blackmailed using MMS. Now youth wants girl to convert to Islam and eat beef for him to marry her. He's threatening her and her 1 year old child.
#Bareilly #UttarPradesh
#Bareilly #UttarPradesh
Hindu girl kidnapped by Parvez and accomplice. Heavy police deployment in area.
#Muzaffarnagar #UttarPradesh
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#Muzaffarnagar #UttarPradesh
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Girl ran away from girl. She met woman who promised her job and invited her to Gorakhpur medical college. There Afroz tried raped her, girl had to run naked to save herself. Afroz escaped.
#Gorakhpur #UttarPradesh
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#Gorakhpur #UttarPradesh
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#LoveJihad Girl from majority community went missing. Girl's father accused Muslim youth, father of 4, of kidnapping her. Police on high alert.
#Muzaffarnagar #UttarPradesh
#Muzaffarnagar #UttarPradesh
Married Hindu woman recovered in pitiable condition from Bongaigaon, Bajrangi unit claims #LoveJihad
#Assam
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#Assam
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Salman caught while trying to rape 4 year old girl then handed over to police.
#Muzaffarnagar #UttarPradesh
#Muzaffarnagar #UttarPradesh
Class 8 student minor girl raped by Enamul Ali. He recorded the rape. Video went viral later. Accused absconding.
#Assam
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#Assam
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#LoveJihad 20 year old Samiksha Jain from #MadhyaPradesh converts to Islam to become Aaliya Beghum to marry 22 year old Mohammad Adil. Conversion and Nikah took place in #Hyderabad #Telangana
#Thread : #diabetes & rice
Study conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University of Queensland says, #Diabetic patients may consume Indian varieties of rice like Swarna, Mahsuri as they have low GI.
#DiabetesMonth
#SwasthaBharat
Study conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University of Queensland says, #Diabetic patients may consume Indian varieties of rice like Swarna, Mahsuri as they have low GI.
#DiabetesMonth
#SwasthaBharat
Rice variety like brown rice could be consumed by #Diabetic patients as well. This is customary in many parts of southern India.
#DiabetesMonth
#SwasthaBharat
#DiabetesMonth
#SwasthaBharat
Traditionally Indians consume aged rice; which has low GI as compared to the new one. If you consuming new rice grain; just roast it a bit before cooking. It makes it easy to digest says #Ayurveda. The process also helps reducing the GI.
#DiabetesMonth
#SwasthaBharat
#DiabetesMonth
#SwasthaBharat
Original Vedic names of the rivers of Punjab
1)Sutlej - Sutudri
2)Beas - Vipas
3)Ravi - Parusni
4)Chenab - Asikni
5)Jhelum - Vitasta
1)Sutlej - Sutudri
2)Beas - Vipas
3)Ravi - Parusni
4)Chenab - Asikni
5)Jhelum - Vitasta
In later lit. Sutlej, Ravi & Chenab were known as Shatadru, Iravati & Chandrabhaga respectively. Punjab itself was known as Panchnad.
Sanskrit names of some other rivers of Indus system
Neelum - Krishnaganga
Kabul - Kubha
Swat - Suvatsu
Ghomal - Gomati
Kurram - Krumu
Neelum - Krishnaganga
Kabul - Kubha
Swat - Suvatsu
Ghomal - Gomati
Kurram - Krumu
