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Here is a documentary on India’s first hand-blown glass studio. Find out why the premium glass art everyone assumes is imported from Italy is actually being forged right here in a Mumbai, by a new generation of local craftsmen.

Link to documentary: https://youtu.be/_Tzty738hyE

Hathras case mei Dalit dhikega comgressiyon ko, idhar nahi dhikega

I hope she gets justice soon

Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir speaks at an event hosted by the Egmont Institute in Brussels, Belgium on July 19, 2016.

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Jai Secularism

We often imagine spiritual life as meditation in the Himalayas, isolation, or renouncing the world.
But real Sadhana usually happens much closer to home.

It’s in:

• feeding your family with devotion
• studying sincerely
• controlling anger during difficult moments
• doing your duty without ego
• remembering Bhagwan in daily life

This video beautifully explains how spirituality is not separate from ordinary life — it is hidden inside it.

Would love to know your thoughts:
Do you think true Sadhana is possible while living a normal family life?

Tip - pirated movie sites domain name has been hide for some reason

Their revenue comes from ads and promotions and they are saying -  just followed the trend it was only for fun as a meme.
seriously ? 😂😂

But it's clear that some of them know better that the people having a meltdown about melody toffees.

Look closely at this high-res photo. For anyone interested in how real, raw political power is actually constructed and shifted in India, this image tells the entire story. Standing with PM Modi are Dr. P.K. Mishra, Ajit Doval, and Nripendra Misra.

You can call them Modi’s ultimate administrative Trilok (The Trinity).

Before 2014, when the narrative against the UPA-II was peaking, it wasn't just a spontaneous, chaotic grassroots outburst. The intellectual, strategic, and structural blueprint was quietly being forged at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), the think tank run by Ajit Doval. In April 2011—literally days before the mass protests shook the capital—VIF hosted the foundational "Bhrashtachar Mukt Bharat" seminar. Under the roof of VIF, disparate activists, spiritual figures, and organizers were systematically brought together to align their strategies into a unified battering ram.

When Modi took power in 2014, he didn't rely on the old Lutyens bureaucratic machinery. He pulled this exact VIF Trilok straight into the PMO and National Security Council. It was a masterclass in using an external, highly structured ecosystem to capture the national imagination and then seamlessly transition into governance.

The Deja Vu Warning (Why we should be worried): Fast forward to today. Look at the insane, viral explosion of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) crossing millions of followers in mere days. On the surface, it looks like a harmless, organic, satirical Gen-Z protest against recent institutional comments.

Do not be naive. Look at the mechanics under the hood.

This isn't a collection of random kids making memes. It was founded by an experienced, professional digital campaign strategist, and it is instantly being signal-boosted by mainstream opposition heavyweights. They are weaponizing very real youth anxieties—NEET paper leaks, graduate unemployment, institutional overreach—and channeling that raw emotional energy into a highly structured, rapidly weaponized digital ecosystem.

This is the exact same playbook. What looks like a decentralized "meme party" today is the structural scaffolding being laid for tomorrow. By the time most people realize a digital movement has been institutionalized, the trap has already sprung. If we laugh it off as just "internet humor" or "fringe trolling," we are completely missing the broader, coordinated push. The tectonic plates of narrative control are shifting, the backend structure is active, and the groundwork is being laid right in front of us. We have to be incredibly vigilant not to get swept up in manufactured emotional waves.

TL;DR: In 2011, the VIF (Vivekananda International Foundation) brain trust quietly provided the structural groundwork that synthesized public anger and paved the way for the 2014 transition. Today, the meteoric, structured rise of the "Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP) is utilizing the exact same playbook—disguising a highly coordinated, strategically backed digital ecosystem as "organic youth satire." History is repeating itself; don't fall into the trap.