(Part 3) Top products from r/india

Wow. There is actually so much wrong with this comment, I don't know where to begin.

> People who actually have exposure to modern and progressive world views are a tiny minority

This is true of almost every country, including the U.S. Only a few European countries can actually say most of their population is "progressive" and by that I'm assuming you mean supportive of minority/women/LGBT rights. Because "progressive" could also mean having open views about more complex issues like euthanasia, relative punishments for crime, ecological/environmental conservation etc. But again, probably less than 5 countries have even reached that level.

> The vast majority of the country is extremely uneducated, inherently conservative and socially extremely backward.

Ahh, yes the classic urban attitude towards rural people. Have you actually been to the villages of India? The progressiveness you speak of is more prevalent there. Unlike the urban Indian, they are more likely to respect their fellow human and Earth. Sure, they may not be ok with gays, but over time, I have more faith in them doing so than the average urban Indian.

Moreover, these are the same people who have miserable lives, yet have hope and optimism. They invent, innovate, create. What do the urbans do? File for applications to leave the country?

> You have gigantic class divides and every community only cares about themselves. Indian society is inherently very hierarchial and this goes back 1000s of years, with roots in caste.

Ok true. But I don't think it goes back "thousands of years" nor is it "inherent".

Here are 1, 2, and 3 different sources from non-Indian historians that explicitly state otherwise.

Indian society was modeled upon concentric relationship-based circles rather than linear hierarchy. That is something the colonial Europeans brought with them.

> Our religion has also had very little reform and that inevitably shapes society. If anything Hinduism has moved backwards in recent decades.

I don't think Hinduism needs reform. What it need is a revival of its true form. I mean literally everyone I know in India or otherwise who is at least a bit knowledgeable, respects Indian religions as "enlightened".

You've alluded to it elsewhere in your post, it just needs to be less focused on empty rituals, superstitions etc. But the moral/ontological frameworks are more suited to life in this chaotic, globalized world than any other religion, or philosophy (except maybe for Taoism). That's why millions of American/European youth are turning to Indian religions to inform their spirituality.

Though yes, the sanghis need to be curbed for this to happen.

> Of the 'old money' urban Indians, there's a class of them that see everyone beneath them as subhuman. They see themselves as lords. This is a bit like the old British conservative aristocracy mindset. People like Kanchan Gupta, Suhel Seth, Swapan Dasgupta, Chandan Mitra - they're all of this category.

This is how I know you don't know what you're talking about. Suhel Seth as old money? What a fucking joke. I don't even know who these are other people are. How do you fail to mention the Mafatlals, Mistrys, Tatas, Godrejs, Birlas, Mariwalas? There are families that are 8-10 generations of money.

And sure, the may feel aristocratic, but please tell me which country in the world doesn't have an elite that is aristocratic? The Grosvenors Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Carnegies, Vanderbilts, Gumis think the same way of "subhumans". Please read this to understand what old money truly is.

> So India is in a state of flux - from a feudal and medieval society to a modern industrialized society. Until a full transformation happens and there is a proper level of equality and development - both social and economic - you won't see much change.

Right, so basically like most countries in South America, Africa and South East Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. I wonder what the common factor is there, hmm, could it be that they are all developing parts of the world?

> If this continues we will gradually set a course towards what's happening in many parts of the muslim world. A highly politicized, fundamentalist and intolerant far-right influence of religion on politics.

While I agree that the Hindu right is more vocal every time the BJP is in power, Indian society (all societies generally) have been moving to the left for the past hundred years.

The rest of your post I agree with. But, wow do you blow things way out of proportion.

TLDR: It's easy to be a cynic. India is a huge shit-hole, but rock-bottom has been achieved, regardless of politics. It can only get better.

So here's my take: I think introversion is a very misunderstood concept in general, not just in India. Case in point, another comment here says "You aren't an introvert, you do have some close friends" - that is NOT what being an introvert entails.

Being an introvert means that you are energized by being by yourself and drained quickly in large groups. Introverts function best when they are with a small handful of familiar friends - your energy will not drain as quickly and it can be very fulfilling to even go out with them.

As an introvert myself, growing up here I faced a lot of the same problems that you seem to be facing, but I educated myself on what it really means to be an introvert, and I embraced it proudly. I have no problem telling off haters - own who you are and hold your head up high. If people are scolding you for this - they are very misguided, and may not be the right kind of people you want to be friends or even acquaintances with. Do not feel pressured to always be outside, but on the flip side, don't completely close yourself from society. Be comfortable with saying no when you are feeling particularly drained, but definitely keep in touch with people you enjoy spending time with, and be open to meeting new people as well.

Another point here, and I may be generalizing, but introverts tend to enjoy more conceptual or abstract topics of conversation than an extrovert who is energized by social conversation and gossip. This is not a rule, there are obviously people on both sides and in the middle as well, but I've noticed this tendency. My advice here would be to find what you are very passionate about, educate yourself as much as you can about that, and find people with similar interests.

At parties or functions, it helps to find a smaller group with people you share interests with and find a spot that's not very noisy to have a more meaningful conversation than the ones that normally take place at these kinds of events. Introverts tend to be very sensitive to external stimuli like noise or lights which make it difficult to keep up when there are many people talking all at once.

I would recommend the book "Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking" by Susan Cain

https://www.amazon.in/Quiet-power-introverts-world-talking/dp/0141029196

Best of luck, man

>Showerheads: Get it changed immediately. It'll cost less than 1000. It'll save your time and better your hygiene. You will feel less depressed in the morning.

It takes 10 secs to open a shower head, and a minute to clean one. The force of the shower head depends on the source not the shower head. Been so many years(decades) never had to replace one!

>Western Toilets: Get your toilet seat changed to something more flatter and wider, it'll cost you around 600. Also use a good quality hand faucet/spray/jet. Get it fixed/changed if the pressure has gone down. Should cost you less than 500. Use good quality toilet paper, look up Selpak.

Petite women often slip inside wide toilet seats, ain't nobody got time to buy scented toilet paper, use left hand, water and dettol hand soap.

> Many iPhones run on 1GB RAM and still drop fewer frames than 4GB phones. earlier gen iPhone and you will do fine

Cheapest 1gig Iphone still cost more than Nexus 5X, no thanks! Earlier Iphone's will be slow and get boggled down by lack of memory and low ram from day 1.


>Display: You can now buy a 22 inch, 1080p display from Dell/LG for around 10,000. Buy two of them if you need your work spread out.

Work on excel, Acrobat, and Chrome simultaneously on a 15inch 768p screen, never felt the need for two screens. Just learn to use multiple desktops and stack windows. Albeit some people need multi-monitors for specialized needs, but not everyone.


>Kitchen Knives: If you don't know anything about knives, just start with Victorinox paring knives (http://www.amazon.in/Victorinox-Swiss-Classic-Paring-Knife/dp/B001U54YBU/) They are very affordable. Then move on to Chef's knives. There are many good brands there but you can explore that later.

861rs for 3 Chutkut knives? Fuck no! Unless I am trying to cut metal or rocks, a 50Rs-100rs knife will easily retain it's sharpness for over 3months. And when it loses edge, get that guy with that rock cycle to sharpen it; takes 5-10rs for it!

>Gas Stove: I know everything is right with 2 burner stoves, but your whole cooking process will change with 4 burner stoves. You can never go back to two burners after that. This one is not essential though, specially if you live alone or don't cook much.

4 burners burnt simultaneously will eat the LPG twice as fast. A No LPG subsidy no more, Cover food when cooking, cooks faster.

>Containers/Boxes/Bottles: Tupperware or Signoraware. Their lids will never go loose and they will last forever.

Had a set of those expensive microwave safe Tupperwares, tried cooking maggie, fuckin lid deformed.

>Pillows: Stop buying those 200 rs recron pillows. They have literally zero form. Most of us anyway stress our back by sitting on a chair whole day, don't worsen it by stressing your back for the rest of the night. See, pillows are complicated. One pillow can be good for me but bad for you. You have to figure out first whether you sleep on your back or sides. If you sleep on back, the hight of the pillow needs to be less, if you sleep on the sides then the hight needs to be more. The hardness needs to be just enough to support these heights. So ideally a pillow should support variable sizes depending on the size of your body and sleep pattern. Here is one for reference: http://www.amazon.in/Viaggi-0058-CERVICAL-PILLOW/dp/B00M97WOV0

3k for a fuckin pillow? Go to desi GADDA guy, will give you better stuff at 200 then what you get online.

>Boxes of Museli, roasted grams, peanuts, sprouts, fresh fruits etc.

ye saab museli, roasted grams, sprouts ka heh? Bhai saheb app kaha k ho? Keep atta, refine oil and rice. Will come in handy during APPADKALINE situations more then Mussolini.

>Desk chair: Your chair does not need wheels or 5 inches of padding. The most important thing is the shape of the backrest and to a lesser extent, the armrest. Go to stores, try a few. If you can't get a new one, at least get a separate backrest itself. Something like this: http://www.amazon.in/HealthSense-Backrest-Cushion-Memory-Foam/dp/B00S2J3DFK

90degree angle back chair is o.k to work on a desk for few hours or as a dining table companion to eat, but if an I.T guy were to sit on it all day. He'd be killing himself.

>Footwear: This is very important. You will have to spend some money here. You may not be aware how different it actually feels to wear something that is meant to give care to your feet. Go to a store, try out some stuff from asics, sketchers etc. You will have to spend around 4000 to get started but suddenly you will want to walk to every place. Save up money to get a good pair. I absolutely insist.

4000Rs shoe isn't necessary, got one chappal for 99rs from flipkart and a sneaker from Globalite worth 350 from amazon, still going strong after a year.

Wanna know cheap? Picked up Holi Powder falling on the ground to rub other's today, washed clothes in friends washing machine, ate food at his house, updated apps at his house, snatched a pair of socks he got at some wholesale market. Packed extra roti's in newspaper that his mother made, sabji in polythene bag, gonna eat that now as dinner. Forced him to drop me off. All this at zero rupees!


EDIT: As O.P also requested more hacks, here it goes; (will keep updating it.)

• When eating at a not so fancy place or irregular one, spend money on mineral water, you'd have no idea what kind of water that plastic jar may have. Splash is the new Bisleri it's seal is much harder to fake and open(sometimes get's annoying) but use teeth, keys or nails to open that plastic seal on top. Trust me, splash' seal is much harder to fake.
  
  
• If you can't finish your food, ask them to pack it, if they refuse, get a polythene bag and put food inside it.
  
  
• Buy gadgets based on your needs, don't fixate on that one thing(3gb ram, 4g). Need a laptop to just browse and post dank memes? Buy a sub 20k lapi. Need a phone to just make calls? Buy a sub 1k phone.
  
  For the smokers and Tobacco Chewers
  
  My hipster anytime high friend uses these tricks;
  
  
• Instead of buying cigarettes whose prices are always getting high, he buys packets instead of Khulla. What he does is even more astonishing; he smokes the cig halfway and then plucks the amber away like that of a carom player hitting a striker. This cause the cig to instantly go out, and then he smokes it again at some later point, counting it as 2 where as he actually smoked one cigarette.
  
  
• Use a lighter instead of matches, buy one of those 10-20rs lighters, last ages at lowest flame. Matches create garbage and contribute to deforestation, or so my friend says......
  
  
• Instead of gobbling whole packet of Tulsi-Rajnigandha at once, chew fractions of it. He makes a packet last all day.
  
  
• Drops cigarette ash into his pegs, says it gets him drunk quicker (not sure? don't try this at home, in fact, don't do any of those bad things in the first place!)
  
  Edit 2:
  
  
• Don't be stupid and start buying those Calvin Klein/branded uber expensive underwear, it's an underwear, ain't nobody gonna see that you wear branded expensive ones. Never buy tight ones just so the can form crease lines across your package, which when you view yourself in the mirror, makes you feel good. The only thing the'll do in the long run is cause rashes, and make you do that "pull underwear off butt crack" every 10 minutes.
  
  
• Rayban/Fasttrack, nobody cares. Buy off shops at cheaper price for not so 'branded ones'(albeit they U.V protected and all) If you see goggles/sunglasses as a practical element, then no need to spend that much on it. if you see it as a in-your-face, I am rich, fashion statement, then by all means buy those expensive ones.
  
  
• Summer is coming, stick with just wearing briefs or vest instead of buying specialized summer clothing, unless you going out.
  
  
• Use Hibernate instead of sleep in laptop, saves battery.
  
  
• Turn off background services on apps not necessary, to save data.
  

If only Indians would go, and read their own manuscripts that are in the millions, but I guess that's left to people like the Chancellor of UC Berkeley, Nicholas Dirks, because we're too ashamed, or worse too lazy, to find the truth for our selves even though it's right beneath our beds.

Here's a quote from his book "Caste of Minds":

>... the accounts that have become hegemonic in the West, and to some extent India itself, in which caste is the key symbol of Indian society, and in which caste is a system of social relations in which the unvarying position of the Brahman and the untouchable confirm the spiritual basis that justifies, explains, and underlies this unique institution. Dumont's muddle in the middle is the rule, not the exception. In fact, caste neither exhausted the rang of social forms, function, and identities, nor provided underlying unity. The only common social facts of caste concerned the codification of kinship relations and, to some extent, the protocols for interdining. But even these codes and protocols yielded to larger political histories of community formation, regulation, discipline, and participation within a range of larger social and political worlds - until, that is, the larger political history became dominated by a colonial power whose interest in ruling India through an indirect logic predicated on caste changed things altogether.
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and

> ... all Kallars participated in the kingship of the royal Tondaiman family, though to varying extents. The forms of clan and subcaste structure within the group of Kallars were vitally affected by proximity to the king; the political hierarchy turned out to determine the social hierarchy as well, with alliance structures working out the political gradations and relations of proximity in fine detail... The autonomy accorded to pollution issues for Brahmans was the luxury of a particular kind of dominance, and thus, contra Dumont, could only be mistaken as the ideological principle of the hole if one was blinded by power itself... As caste had been constructed as a social system, first in the political milieu of the old regime and then increasingly Brahmanical reforms under colonial rule, the most pervasive forms of oppression were directed at women.
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Furthermore Dirks highlights the fact that the organization of caste, power, and society were not uniform, but shared an underlying feature of addressing political structures.

>From the Telugu country to Maharashtra, and from the older Rajputs of northwestern India to the new Rajputs of central India. The very dominance of these groups suggests the extent to which their own political ideologies and structures exerted influence over the organization of social relations generally, as well as the principles underlying them... My argument is that there were multiple organizing social relations - all, however, socially and politically contingent in various way. We have already noted a far more complex position for Brahmans than would be guess from the texts.
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And to give perspective how nuanced of a role status played out in society:

> As Dubois put it in his inimitable style: "The rights and privileges for which the Hindus are ready to fight such sanguinary battles appear highly ridiculous, especially to a European. Perhaps the sole cause of the contest is the right to wear slippers or to ride through the streets in a palanquin or on horseback during marriage festivals. Sometimes it is the privilege of being escorted on certain occasions by armed retainers, sometimes that of having a trumpet sounded in front of a procession, or of being accompanied by native musicians at public ceremonies." These privileges were, in fact, markers of rights that were indexed to status within and between communities, to control over public space and other pubic markers of position, to relations with various groups and institutions (from powerful and dominant patrons to temples), and to connections with royal families and court personages.
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There's nothing holy in the world, nor a people so spiritual to abide by a con perpetuated by a minority of the people claiming some pure divinity. No. The reality is economy, and power, those two are the only goals human history shares. Everything bows before the king, as Kautilya would be proven right when he asserts that the greatest dharma is not devotion to Kama, or Moksha, but Artha, which a King presides over as his duty. And so this very simple fact is displayed in the working of Caste as mechanism of building relationships in a society, and at the same time forging one's own values, and therefore profession in society. We can also see how, and why we have such an emphasis on family, because it is only through a tight nit group of individuals can we actually progress. Otherwise we're left alone, disparate, and without assistance in this world, and with the one's inner own demons.

With that said it also required the sacrifice of individual exploration as society was you, and you were society. The two were not separate at all. What we see with the rise of enlightenment, and liberal ideas of individualism is in many ways flawed, as Wittgenstein in Tractatus shows that there can be no private thoughts at all. So then this dichotomy, and conflict of having a feeling of individuality, in conflict with society arises, and can only be resolved through asceticism, and understanding the ascetic ideas of ones' own self.

(As for the Mahabharatha we can understand where Arjun is coming from. He's a prince taking part in a royal event, reserved only for the graduating princes of the Kingdom to display their attained knowledge from Gurukul in the Rangbhumi (A play on words of Ranbhumi where Ranbhumi denotes battlefield, and Rangbhumi translates literally as Color-Field, or a display of colors, a display of the varied abilities of the newly graduating youth.). And with the outline of how royalty in India works, I think it would make logical sense for Arjun to object Karan's participation in the event. )

The Southern states got lucky - they don't have natural resources. Everyone thinks that having natural resources means you'll get wealthy but it's the exact opposite. It is the surest way for a poor region to stay poor.

Here's how it works in a place like Jhakhand. The rights for the minerals are sold to the lowest bidder with the highest bribes. The politicians in power depend entirely on these bribes. Once they're in power, they only need to keep the businessmen happy. They don't need to invest in schooling, healthcare or anything else that improves the lives of their people because the money from the minerals continues to flow into their pockets. In fact, investing in schooling in such a state is bad idea for the politicians because once folks is educated they will realise the scam that the politicians are perpetrating and disrupt the flow of money. Since no one is educated and the state is run by the mineral mafia, no businesses will invest because they have no one to employ and don't want to be extorted by the mafia.

Whereas in a state like TN that is blessed with a lack of natural resources, the politicians need to up their game to stay in power. This means freebies, but also measurable improvements in literally every sphere of life - secondary education, higher education, healthcare. Police has to be less corrupt because otherwise businesses won't invest. TN was bending over backwards to attract manufacturing and IT before it was cool in Gujarat. This is a virtuous cycle that leads to more benefits - because everyone was already educated, most women were already having fewer children decades ago.. Fewer children meant more resources poured into those children, making them more likely to succeed. Educated productive citizens working in IT and manufacturing generate more income for the state government than unskilled labourers. In TN, that income is used to develop the state. In Bihar, it's used on fodder scams.

But it's so simple then! We can fix Bihar and Jharkhand! We just need to elect a politician who won't take bribes, will use the money generated from the natural resources to educate the population, on healthcare, on roads, on electricity etc. Yeah ... that's not happening. Because a person who starts this shit in Bihar will have their legs broken by the people who like the status quo and want it to continue. The goondas who break your legs have their salaries paid for by the bribes you hate so much. Gtfo if you like having two functional legs.

Don't listen to hogwash that "south indian culture" is somehow superior. I'm south Indian and I've lived in all parts of India. It's not true, and it's just racist BS. To blame people in Bihar and Jharkhand for not being educated because of "culture" is basically victim blaming.

If you'd like to learn more about why natural resources are a curse, please read The Dicatator's Handbook or watch this 20 minute trailer - Rules for Rulers. If nothing else, it'll cure you of the thinking that you could do a better job if you were in power.

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Mini box/case/pouch Amazon Rs 190. Cheaper on Aliexpress but it's a long wait. By /u/harddisc

Koala-Tea pun coffee mug for tea lovers: [Amazon](
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Fidget Cube: Amazon Rs 499 by /u/in3xorabl3 This is really cool.


Automatic Socket to turn off after set time: link Rs 596



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Amazon Umbrella With vent and one button open/close function [Amazon]
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Panasonic TCM 125: one of the best budget sounding earphones. Around Rs 700



Harmonica Amazon Rs 839 by by /u/desh_drohi This might be a better choice than his other suggestion.




Casio FX 991-ES Scientific Calculator: [Amazon]
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100 DC Comics postcards: [Amazon]
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Other suggestions include a pollution mask,radio, swiss knife, health check up, liquid nitrogen and food!?






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Lol I asked you, which book exactly. I suggest this book for you:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0830832742/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/191-0651666-5677865?fp=1&pc_redir=1427267489

> Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting

Hey bdw, its written by a white person, so perhaps that carries more value. Also the authors are Americans which is what you want India to be I think. Was this gold diamond platinum worthy source?

Check the reviews too. I was a brain washed liberal too, until I grew up and actually read some philosophy and importance of society and it's nature.

That whole section is based on Anitha Diehl Book. And you should also see this TALK part . Just see the movie "Periyar" . He did have a leaning towards Buddhism , but he openly told Ambedkar that he cant fight the ills within the Hinduism if he changed the religion . Also it is a very well known fact he is a hardcore atheist. This is why sometimes wikipedia should not be taken as it is.

Someone with more knowledge and reference should edit that section

Added :

‘There is no god,

There is no god,

and no god at all,

He who created god was a fool,

He who propagates god is a scoundrel

and he who worships god is a barbarian.”

These are his famous words. you still arent sure he is an atheist ?

Check out more of his amazing works here

You can also see his Graphic Novel, Kirshna: Journey Within

>I know very less about him

Then you should read The Jail Notebook and other writings. It gives an insight at how towering an intellectual he was for his age. Contrary to what people think, in one of his writings he says that non-violence should be the way for mass movements.


My favourite pieces by him are the one where he compares Nehru and Bose and one where he says how his atheism isn't vain and due to his sudden rise to fame.

Just do a search on Facebook by his name, you'll find him (not sure if I'm allowed to share FB links here on /r/india).

You can buy his illustration book on Amazon here.

Also here is his blog.

The artwork impressed me enough to order the book from here, paying a premium for one-day delivery. Call me a sucker for great art in graphic novels.

The artist's name is Mukesh Singh and he is based in Mumbai. His interview with Hugo Award-winning LightSpeed magazine is to be found here.

Read this book.

It shows that the caste system as we know it was in part created by the British.

Its interesting that the book takes an example of a kingdom from Kerala itself.

The basic thesis of the book is that:

"Rather than a basic expression of Indian tradition, caste is a modern phenomenon - the product of a concrete historical encounter between India and British colonial rule. "

For my gym broskis and their sisterkies, ON whey protein 2 lbs is 2450 bucks and 5 lbs is 5000 bucks.

Optimum Nutrition (ON) Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder - 5 lbs, 2.72 kg (Double Rich Chocolate) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B000QSNYGI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_EX5-AbJV0KAQW

• Join a company with a "technical ladder".
  
  
• Technical architect this needs telling people they are wrong, so it won't work for you.
  
  
• Technical consultant / contractor -- equal or higher pay, if you can demonstrate your skill.
  
  EDIT:
  
  
• big companies have research divisions and positions - "Centres of Excellence".
  
  
• Some software companies have "documentation" jobs.
  
  
• become a system administrator (but you have to take a lot of whining from cranky / lazy users - who are often amazing developers themselves)
  
  EDIT2:
  
  If hunger and/or poverty can change your inner programming (survival mode kicks in) then you can do freelancing / consulting and develop people skills where you don't order people, but you negotiate / bargain with them - because if you don't do that well, you don't get paid at all. This is the last option for someone like you, but it exists.
  
  EDIT3:
  
  some lip-service motivation:
  
  https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
  
  http://www.amazon.in/Quiet-power-introverts-world-talking/dp/0141029196
  
  And also:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi4JOlMSWjo
  
  http://hsperson.com/books/the-highly-sensitive-person/
  
  EDIT4:
  
  Also check out r/introvert

Fiction


The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature

Non - Fiction

The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity by Amartya Sen

V. S. Naipaul - India Trilogy.

India In Slow Motion by Mark Tully

The Very Best of the Common Man - R.K. Laxman

Yeah. But it doesn't have archive videos focusing on characters or places.

Anyway, listed on amazon for 380 Rs. (hardcover edition) if anyone wants to buy it.

> Can someone guide me how to improve my grammar/verbal/vocab for GMAT.

Word Power Made Easy

https://amzn.to/2sh1Lge support him by buying his book

I think getting these Postcards would be cool. It's a box of 100 DC Comics postcards.

Its an email from US department of state to embassy in new Delhi. Not a CIA file. Capt. M. S. Kohli, who went with the team to plant the device even wrote a book about it. He was a navy officer and a world famous mountaineer from India.

https://www.amazon.in/Spies-Himalayas-Missions-Perilous-Studies/dp/0700612238

It was joint operation between IB and CIA to monitor Chinese nuclear testing. There are a tonne of books, news stories, articles even scoop whoop have an article on this. Still you think CBI the premier investigative agency in India is conducting SIGINT ops against China?

This

Recent reviews, bro. Check it out.

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Stream Former R&AW Chief AS Dulat and Ramachandra Guha on "Kashmir: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" by Takshashila Institution from desktop or your mobile device

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> Excertps from a talk on "Kashmir : Yesterday,Today and Tomorrow" by Mr. Amarjit Singh Dulat, former chief of R&AW chaired & moderated by Dr. Ramachandra Guha.

> The event was conducted by The Takshashila Institution in collaboration with Bangalore International Centre.

> Mr Dulat recently authored "Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years" (HarperCollins) and draws heavily from the book in the talk.

> http://www.amazon.in/Kashmir-Vajpayee-Years-A-S-Dulat/dp/9351770664

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> Unfortunately, we have have never had access to Bhagat Singh's own writings or anything that he said which was recorded when he was in prison.

Are you purposely lying or just that ignorant? His notebooks from the time he was in jail have been in publication for years. Even Modi released a new edition (he falsely claimed it was the 'first' time they were being published - there were multiple editions before he did that). Come on dude. Have some pride in your own country and history. No point trolling Sanghis when you yourself display such lack of knowledge.

Publication history of Bhagat Singh's jail diaries written by Dr. Chaman Lal, a scholar whose work focuses on Bhagat Singh: http://www.epw.in/node/128519/pdf

HTML version of Jail Notebooks: http://www.shahidbhagatsingh.org/index.asp?linkid=30

PDF version: http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/assets/preview/the-jail-notebook-and-other-writings.pdf

Link to buy the actual book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/Jail-Notebook-Other-Writings/dp/8187496622?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&portal-device-attributes=desktop
(I like this edition, it comes with a good introduction, but you can easily find various others).

http://www.amazon.in/Rapidex-English-Speaking-Course-Editorial/dp/8122300200 yeh lo balak...

https://www.amazon.com/Polyester-Prince-Rise-Dhirubhai-Ambani/dp/1864484683

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This is a very readable book on the topic:

https://www.amazon.in/Spies-Himalayas-Missions-Perilous-Studies/dp/0700612238

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> were there ever characters or instances in these texts which condemned such discrimination

This seems to be the norm in Vedic society; so I don't think there were explicit condemnations.

But neither was Rama considered great by everyone.

Read on arguments of Jabali, a learned Brahmin priest and an advisor of Dasharatha:

To quote from The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity, Amartya Sen:

> A pandit who gets considerable space in the Ramayana, called Javali, not only does not treat Rama as God, he calls his actions 'foolish'

He further argues:
> The injunctions about the worship of Gods, sacrifice, gifts and penance have been laid down in the Shastras [Hindu scriptures] by clever people, just to rule over [other] people and to make them submissive and disposed to charity

while u r at reading books I suggest: The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs

It's a nice watch but not exactly quite minimalistic. I have wanted to buy this in the past but my brother-in-law insisted that Casio watches don't go this cheap and this one could be counterfeit and that made me very sceptical somehow.

> That whole section is based on Anitha Diehl Book.

"E. V. Ramaswami Naicker-Periyar: A study of the influence of a personality in contemporary South India (Lund studies in international history)"

That does not enthuse confidence ಠ_ಠ (how appropriate to use a Dravidian symbol here!)

You mean http://www.amazon.in/Kashmir-Vajpayee-Years-A-S-Dulat/dp/9351770664 ? No I haven't. Why do you suggest it?

The Polyester Prince by Hamish MacDonald. Banned for an unflattering portrait of Dhirubhai Ambani. It's banned in India, but available on Amazon. Or you could search for "the real story of dhirubhai ambani" somewhere and get the same book...

> "Rapidex English Speaking"

Poor reviews.

http://www.amazon.in/Rapidex-English-Speaking-Course-Editorial/product-reviews/8122300200/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

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