#1947

Satyaki Roy

Satyaki_R

UPSC (dhaaga)All this nitpicking over UPSC misses the central point that the whole system has to be dismantled. Lateral entry is inadequate. Gov. jobs should be short term, specialized, based

Jacobin

jacobinmag

Since we're just an hour away, here's a quick thread of #MayDay posters from around the world. A Garland for May Day, Walter Crane, Britain, 1895. May Day poster from

Flying Dacian

FlyingDacian

The original statue of King Carol I in Bucharest was created in 1939 by the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović. On December 31, 1947, the communist government took down the

Śrīkānta

shrikanth_krish

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of US. What's surprising is its length- 4543 words. Even if one includes the 27 amendments since 1789 we get to 7591!Contrast

Vishnugupt उवाच

vishnuguptuvach

Destruction of Krishna Janmasthan temple at Mathura by Aurangzeb(13-1-1670). Shri Krishna's Murti was put on the steps of Jahanara Mosque, Agra for MøzI¡ms to continually trod on him (also shown).Such

Levi Stahl

levistahl

Speaking of Shirley Jackson: The Haunting of Hill House has one of the best opening paragraphs in all literature, and pays it off. And the collections of stories are full

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

Ray Bradbury was born today in 1920. He was the author of what I think was one of the most prescient books of the 20th Century. And it started as

RivkahBeMoreGolda #PayToSlay #ThePalestinianLie

russianjewess

#ThePalestinianLie #فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي

Saad Saeed

SaadSaeed2

Decontextualising Alert:Imran’s anti-Army statements relate to the days of Musharaff’s martial law when Army was directly ruling Pakistan & there was widespread resentment against indiscriminate military operations in Pak’s tribal

The GIS Engineer

gis_engineer

In the 20th Century - The partition of India In August, 1947, After three hundred years in India, the British finally left the Indian subcontinent partitioning the ancient India into

Agniras (Gems of Indology)

GemsOfIndology

DEVDASI | Journey from GLEAM to GLOOM | Most respected to most dejectedThread to look back in time to where we are today. An untold story in book 'NITYASUMANGALI' by

amid amidi

amid

THREAD: One of the problems with Twitter (& social media in general) is not only users who post false info but the thousands of others who signal boost the false

FC Barcelona (from 🏠)

FCBarcelona

#OnThisDay | April 25, 1947Johan Cruyff, the winningest manager in Barça history, would have been 73 today. Johan was the father of the Dream Team, which won the Club's first

Ant Breach

AntBreach

The logic here is the wrong way around - by stopping homes from being built in the most expensive cities, house prices in them rise. That's why average housing equity

The Globe

theglobemunusal

Today is the day, people!Our amazing journalists have prepared their first articles.Antía Enríquez started with the Palestine Question. Just keep reading the rest...https://theglobemunusal.wordpress.com/2021/04/23/the-palestine-question/

Darach

darachos

So I'm digging into the history of Ireland's relationship with coleslaw. I'm approaching it with an open mind but early indications are that chilled foods rose in popularity around the