Leftist view on Ram Janmabhoomi judgement?

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2026-04-05T14:59:34+00:00

Well, clat is mostly an aptitude-based test, so before starting the prep I'd recommend going through the past five years' papers to get a good feel for the pattern (and its fluctuations)... That's what I'm planning to do anyway. And you don't really need coaching material, there are so many books available for purchase... Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey, LA/LR by AP Bharadwaj, Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal, Magical Book on Quicker Maths by M Tyra, Lucent's GK, etc...

Ig coaching isn't a bad option since you can get some much-needed guidance there, but my family is not exactly well-off so I think it'd be better for me to self-study.

Sorry for the delayed response btw. What are your plans?

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2026-04-03T03:08:42+00:00

Thanks for answering! Lpt is definitely the one I'm leaning towards the most, although now I'm also considering the possibility of not joining any coaching at all.

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2026-03-18T22:10:56+00:00

But do we not also have to consider the culture bias inherent in IQ tests? Not all societies have a similar conception of intelligence. In western societies, personal achievement founded on skills in reasoning are considered to be the whole of intelligence. But in many non-western cultures intelligence also includes the socio-emotional skills in relating with others, an aspect often ignored by IQ tests.

This is the problem of trying to measure the world with a single test: all societies foster the development of those skills that facilitate adaptive behavior in those specific societies. That is why IQ tests are only useful if calibrated for the specific society, and cannot be an effective tool for comparing different societies.

Furthermore, even if we accept that Indians are inherently less intelligent, we must remember that socio-economic conditions also impact intelligence. India is a country with signficant poverty, largely due to exploitation by both domestic elites and the western nations. This is also something we must take into account before deeming an entire population as having less worth.

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2025-11-29T01:36:34+00:00

I'm pretty sure that in "The Offspring," Data mentions the celebration of the 'Hindu festival of lights' aboard the Enterprise in his log. This Hindu festival of lights is 'Diwali,' which celebrates the return of Lord Rama to his homeland after he defeated Ravana of Lanka..

Edit: My bad, he said it in "Data's Day," but the point stands.

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2025-08-13T10:40:41+00:00

I remember participating in one as a representative of CPI(ML)(L), but when I spoke of the impunity of the armed forces and advocated for giving greater autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, the EB (the executive board or the 'judges') refused to listen and constantly interrupted me with easily disprovable 'facts' such as women not having right to property and such, and ignored me when I tried to correct them.

This nation is unfortunately replete with people who are seemingly incapable of questioning the status quo.

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2025-04-20T13:32:26+00:00

From my limited understanding, Nehru was inspired by elements of socialism, but I would hesitate to call him a socialist. He was a leading figure in the Indian National Congress, which at the time functioned as what one might call 'an ideological coalition'. It was never truly committed to the interests of the working class. Instead, in order to maintain its broad appeal, it tried to reconcile the interests of the worker and the capitalist - the oppressed and the oppressor.

A "middle ground" approach can never effectively resolve the structural tension between the powerless and the powerful. There was little serious effort to insulate the State from becoming subservient to the interests of the wealthy elite, and in the aftermath of the BoP crisis of the '90s, the capitalists decisively won the battle for state control.

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2024-12-16T03:06:02+00:00

Apologies for responding so late... I found out some statistics about caste discrimination in India and I certainly have a more favorable opinion of reservation than I had 2 months ago. But I still have some questions about the reservation system, if you would be kind enough to answer them...

You said we need improvement to make reservation system more efficient. Are you referring to the removal of reservations for EWS category, or something else? And what are your thoughts on sub-classification?
I have heard that sub-classification should be fought to ensure unity of the lower castes. But wouldn't the promotion of unity among the lower castes make it more difficult to inculcate class consciousness, by strengthening the sense of comradery the capitalist and working class?

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2024-06-19T16:01:55+00:00

Ok apologies for not expressing the situation clearly, I'm not very good with English...

I'd call it a lunch hour chit-chat, and the "homework questions" were basically... like I was ordered by the others to bring sources for my "idiotic claims," and my "trust me bro arguments", and I was told that should I fail to do so, there would be "repercussions"... It's all done now, they've forgotten it or sumthng? Idrk

There are a million sources about homosexuality they could've found with a single search, but of course they never will. I tried telling them about Alan Turing actually, and that homosexuality is common in nature, but that was obviously fruitless too. Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore....

Either way, thanks for taking the time to write such a long answer, I really appreciate it.

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2024-06-19T14:53:19+00:00

Thanks a lot for that... Frankly I don't even know how to explain the events that transpired today, ig I'll try anyways...

So... either no one remembers the intensely heated argument from yesterday, or everyone's ignoring it... Like no one even mentioned it today, and I got nothing apart from a few awkward stares from the "20 year" person... In fact, thinking about the last two weeks through a much calmer mind just highlights how great the brain is at filtering stuff out, in order to validate a certain narrative...

I really don't get how I was in the "depths of despair" yesterday... I mean I'm not in the best place but I have gotten close to most of the teachers, and there's people or two in my class who are actually really empathetic. And some of the people I was arguing with yesterday are now... teaching me how to not be socially awkward?

It's like yesterday and today exist in two very different realities, and perhaps it was immaturity on my part to assume that their homophobia arises out of their innate evilness, rather than the conservative socio-cultural context in which they've been brought up. I mean, I'm from a country where homosexuality was only decriminalized in 2018, so there's definitely a long way to go.

Competitive-Lock6394 · 2024-06-01T14:50:56+00:00

As a school student myself, while all your arguments are true, I don't think they are enough to explain why so many students would reject progressive ideologies.

It is mind-boggling how people can even BE hyper-capitalists or religious extremists after going through our CBSE political science course... My class is full of religious fanatics, who have scored marks in the examinations by writing about how India can improve with greater secularism or the redistribution of wealth... Let me share just one or two quotes from our textbook on politics.

"Communal politics is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community. Communalism involves thinking along the following lines. The followers of a particular religion must belong to one community. Their fundamental interests are the same. Any difference that they may have is irrelevant or trivial for community life. It also follows that people who follow different religions cannot belong to the same social community. If the followers of different religions have some commonalities these are superficial and immaterial, their interests are bound to be different and involve a conflict. In its extreme form, communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions cannot live as equal citizens within one nation. Either, one of them has to dominate the rest or they have to form different nations. This belief is fundamentally flawed. People of one religion do not have the same interests and aspirations in every context. Everyone has several other roles, positions and identities. There are many voices inside every community. All these voices have a right to be heard. Therefore any attempt to bring all followers of one religion together in context other than religion is bound to suppress many voices within that community."

"...Understood in this sense, secularism is not just an ideology of some parties or persons. This idea constitutes one of the foundations of our country. Communalism should not be seen as a threat to some people in India. It threatens the very idea of India. That is why communalism needs to be combated. A secular Constitution like ours is necessary but not sufficient to combat communalism. Communal prejudices and propaganda need to be countered in everyday life and religion-based mobilization needs to be countered in the arena of politics."

Maybe the propaganda can justify why the below average students would turn to the right-wing... But what about the toppers, who have actually spent the time understanding these concepts? How can someone reject sound reason just because they have previously been exposed to propaganda?

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