#1947

Śrīkānta

shrikanth_krish

What @dhume is hinting at here is - India should've opted for the British monarch as our ceremonial head of state in 1947Instead of an indirectly elected Presidency we have

Jason Hickel

jasonhickel

Big news today. Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty and Human Rights, has just released his final report. It is a withering indictment of the "progress" narrative, and

CCAPC Org

ccapc_org

Our Director, Professor Kirk Smith, passed away on June 15 2020. He leaves behind a large, global community of students and colleagues whom he collaborated with, mentored, and inspired. Read

Vishram Parab

VishramParab2

मुंबईतील १४ पैकी १० इस्पितळे हि ब्रिटिशांनी बांधलेली आहेत उरलेल्या ४ पैकी १, १९४८ च आहे म्ह

Dr. Pahwa

Health_is_Welth

Most of the big cars and millionaires of Delhi - their grandparents had nothing.Vast majority came from across the border with nothing in 1947.But they had aspirations. They settled and

𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓁𝓊𝓀𝓎𝒶

balenciogre

minnette de silva (1918-1998), born in kandy, sri lanka, became the first female asian architect to be elected as an associate of the royal institute of british architects (RIBA) in

Eagle Eye

SortedEagle

How Nehru & his Congress messed up a developed India :Congress & Leftist Historians have spread a false narrative that Nehru was the creator of Modern India. The truth is

Kate Sheppard

k8shep

Yesterday I received my copy of R. Francis' Egypt and How to See It. I had ordered Khoori's Cairo and How to See it, but I got this one. NOT

Rabih Alameddine

rabihalameddine

As a public service, how about some Matisse?Young Woman at The Window Sunset, 1921 Matisse, The Silence That Lives in Houses, 1947 Don't you feel better?Matisse, Girls in a Yellow

Yousuf Nazar

YousufNazar

In 1728, the estuary of the Hub River to the west of what is now Karachi, which then formed the port of Kharak Bunder, silted up. The Hindu merchants who

Anonymous poster

handle_anonymus

This whole line of craven slavish thought is problem. When you proclaim that support of someone is paramount, it is natural for that person to place high premium on that

Soumyadipta

Soumyadipta

Horrified to know that Harbhajan & Yuvraj Singh - two respected cricketers of India - are seeking donations for Shahid Afridi.This Pakistani cricketer hates Hindus.He broke his TV because his

Dr. Nauman Niaz

DrNaumanNiaz

1/3 Cricket began in Pakistan in 1947 Dec. In the last 73 years each Pakistan team had representation from Karachi/ Sind. This is the first time none has been included.

؟ zai

bvditz

a master thread of links + tweets on what’s going on in kashmir right now pls rt !! http://freekashmir.carrd.co .https://twitter.com/blushjoonn/status/1290990502297219073 https://youtu.be/CDpEmvjx12I https://www.vice.com/en_in

usagi @ failed grisha training ☆ミ

usagiko

I don't know who's doing the subs for Mars Red but let me give you major props because quoting poetry and books from the Taisho era is no easy feat.

Shubhankar Chaudhary

shubhankarchau7

1. Sir, British implemented Civil Services in order to formalize their hold on the country. They brought in rigid rules and complicated regulations, paperwork that were designed to stifle any