What do you think India is and why do you think?

I was very excited when Swaach Bharat was launched 11 years ago and thought finally Indian govt has a mission to make India clean and dirt Free.After a decade or so,it's major achievement has been only building toilets (Open defecation has reduced but still a eye sore sight in railway tracks ) .However it seems the govt didn't have the vision to use the money for bringing a change in the mindset of the people.Even a layman like me could think of so any campaigns Indian govt could have done like "Litter Free India",Tons of awareness programs in Schools,Colleges so that it's ingrained in the minds of young kids.It pains me even young people in teens and early twenties carelessly litter ,throw plastic on the road ,even many MNC restrooms are used very poorly by many youngsters (Basic potty training ).. I hope atleast the next decade,our leaders understand how Indians are perceived overseas and start implementing these campaigns

You are referring to the three historically significant antiquities that Australia recently agreed to repatriate to India: a ceremonial bronze trident of Goddess Bhadrakali, a granite Nandi idol, and a stone sculpture of the six-headed Karttikeya.

Read more At:

https://www.aninews.in/news/world/pacific/australia-to-repatriate-antiquities-of-cultural-significance-to-india-pm-modi-expresses-thanks-to-pm-albanese20260709232257/

A few months back I was at Aadhar center to get my son's aadhar card made, they asked me to update my picture and biometrics, I consented, they updated them, they show me on screen and it was alright, but later when I downloaded the updated aadhar card, it showed 2 names.

I originally had my full name on Aadhar but I later shortened my intial to standardize across all the other records.

for Ex, if someone's full name, it shows

Rayan Vijay Kumar
R Vijay Kumar

I later went to passport office with this, which they rejected and said the name should be just one, it's their own doing, Govt offices create a problem on their own and refuse to accept it too, the whole purpose of Aadhar was to harass the citizen, Aadhar is not linked with any Govt ID card, it's not centralised, everywhere people have to submit their Aadhar.

Hi! 😊

Over the past few months, I've been working on something that feels very close to my heart, and I'd love to invite you.

Life can become overwhelming, and I believe everyone deserves a place where they can simply pause, breathe, and reconnect with themselves.

So I'm starting *The Sunday Gathering — A Place to Breathe Again.*

It's a free online gathering (via Google Meet) for anyone who feels overwhelmed, emotionally tired, or simply wants one quiet hour to pause before beginning a new week. 

*Every Sunday at 2 PM (Indian Standard Time)* we'll spend one quiet hour together online in a peaceful space with rest, stillness and general Reiki healing. 

There are no expectations. No pressure. No need to know anything about Reiki. Just a gentle space to breathe, reconnect and begin the week with a little more inner capacity. 

🌿 If you feel this might serve you, *I'd like to invite you to The Sunday Gathering:* https://chat.whatsapp.com/HjWTJ8f8grSHotjU4TqhxK?s=cl&p=a&mlu=0&ilr=0 

And if you know someone who could use a place to breathe again, please feel free to invite them too.

I'd love to see you there.

Warmly,

Amit

Many of us straddle the culture and history of India and our adopted homelands. America's 250th I-Day is a big milestone. Curious to see what it means to you and how your family is celebrating!

Hey everyone,

I genuinely don't know where to post this. I am making this post because I am shaken up and hurt by the severe cyber bullying and targeted harassment I experienced yesterday. I am sharing this because this isn't just about me, it is a widespread issue that countless women face daily in digital spaces. The moment a person shares a nuanced opinion a toxic mob takes over and the default response is almost always aggressive, gendered abuse.

Earlier today on a regional forum, I left a comment for context : I pointed out that we shouldn't use body shaming, fat shaming, colorism or any sort of profanity to hit back at a bully.

Instead of a normal disagreement a terrifying mob mentality took over. My inbox was flooded with targeted hate. Total strangers used aggressive profanity, hurled disgusting gendered slurs, flooded my DMs, and even stalked my profile to completely 'unrelated' subreddits just to harass me on my new comments.

The hypocrisy is deeply sickening.

It is completely fine to disagree or debate. But crossing the line into unsolicited DMs, stalking someone's profile, and sending hate dms are uncalled for. I've disagreed with people on reddit but never used these language.

I am uploading screenshots of just some of the notifications and DMs I received today. Please note that most of the actual comments have already been deleted or removed by Reddit, so I am only able to share the ones still visible from my phone's notification log above and even this is just a small sample of what I faced. Most are paragraphs of hate comments which wouldn't be fully visible in the notification bar as it has been removed.

I want to also mention the heavy mental toll of this digital harassment. I cried yesterday due to this. My issue is not people disagreeing with a take,it is the vile hate and the bullying women in general face. We need to do better. Stop crossing the line into abuse. Dissent is okay but the abuses were unacalled for. It was like a bunch of people commenting on unrelated comments, as my account was open, them downvoting me, dming me, commenting etc. vile mob mentality to say the least.

The pics : 2nd pic is calling me a btch and myr ( which is a gendered slur in Malayalam) and more. 3rd pic is when they started following me into other subs unrelated like indiamemes and commenting profanity. They were also downvoting every single comment in other subs and post i was making to oblivion.

Magnificent India series of videos showcasing rich diversity of India & it's landscapes. From Himalaya to deserts, rainy forests to long coastline, wonderful national parks India has it all. Royal palaces, majestic forts, medieval architectures it is truly a land worth visit....

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