#Culture

1/n Arya Ramakant,yes “Jati” is based on birth while “Varna” on Karma, rather occupation if I have to be plain. I always chose not to speak about “Jati” or “Varna”
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We have need of a supreme antidote to realism. "I am a rational person" — has a rational person ever believed this? Strictly rational or empirical theories of knowledge can’t
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We have to talk about Tucker Carlson, Replacement Theory, and the Right's usage of white supremacist paranoia and apocalyptic fearmongering to legitimize violence.This is fascism. Period. We've seen it before
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TLP Protests – Tracing Indian Disinfo Campaign Pattern:The embeddedness of propaganda through fake news & disinformation is normalized in Pak. Having a cursory look over the recent events, it's essential
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I flew to the US yesterday after three months in Japan and got my first glimpse of how Americans are behaving in the pandemic. So, a short thread on social
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The stakes in the 20-21 year (pandemic, election, etc.) will be higher than at any point in my career. Next year, I want to teach books that provoke @CHSJaguars students
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Un des meilleurs milieux de l’histoire, un homme discret mais gĂ©nial, fournĂ©e d’anecdotes sur Xavi Hernandez, dans un format mini thread ! 10 anecdotes sur le maestro espagnol regroupant sportif,
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1/19"Women don't really abuse"If anyone says this, below are some links that you might find useful: 2/19"Coercive Control and Domestic Violence" 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9JfXs5QSfo"When we look at em
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Dear all, today I (@carlafmfaria) will take over, talk about myself & what I have learned on the way. I am a professor of physics at @UCL working on #attoscience,
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I feel like I should start sharing what I’m reading again I’ll make this the beginning of a thread of everything I read this year, articles and books. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/sharon-stone-on-how-basic-instinct-nearl
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Loving #DresdenFiles 4 books in. Planning 2-per-month to be current for #PeaceTalks.Storm Front Fool Moon Grave Peril Summer Knight Death MasksBlood RitesDead BeatProven GuiltyWhite NightSmall FavorTurn CoatChangesGhost StoryCold DaysSkin G
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#JNU was established in 1969 with the intention of creating not just any other university but one that creates new faculties, including scientific socialism & to ensure that noble ideas were
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I've just watched the trailer for the new Dickens movie. I'm not usually bothered by inaccuracies in historical dramas, but I'd like to politely request that film makers STOP PUTTING
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YOU DON’T NEED THE LABEL! @Nasty_CSA don’t take it too far with the insults you don’t need to be watching your back and hiring security because of me. I’m here
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You just can't make this shit up I think I'll start a whole series called "you just can't make this shit up"https://twitter.com/lookner/status/1238860751286214657?s=19 You can't...https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/12
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These audio interviews were conducted by the BBC in the 60s and 70s. The images are from the Imperial War Museum film archive.The focus is narrow, a very British story;
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