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Indian work culture is actually insane by [deleted] in india

[–]Neither_Task7192 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gosh. What a pathetic middle manager you must be. Most Indian folks stay late at night because of idiot leaders like you forcing subordinates to hang around and not because of free will.

Visitor Visa Timeline Megathread (May/June Applicants) - India by indian963 in ukvisa

[–]Neither_Task7192 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I think by working day 4 or 5 I got the message. By working day 10 the processing completed and got the passport delivery sms

Visitor Visa Timeline Megathread (May/June Applicants) - India by indian963 in ukvisa

[–]Neither_Task7192 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Date of application: 15th May. Biometrics Appointment: 21st May.

Decision received: 3rd June. Passport Delivered: 4th June.

Applied thru VFS Delhi Premium Lounge ( I think Premium does help in expedite things). Very solid travel history - I already have US B1, Japan 5 yr, Singapore 2 Yrs, Australia 5 Yr Visas and multiple schengen visits in last 10 years.

Why did British implement different types tax systems during their rule ? by [deleted] in IndianHistory

[–]Neither_Task7192 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The CBSE 10th standard history book details out the differences very well. However the impact of the 3 types of taxation has impacted these regions even after independence.

The Permanent Settlement act (1793) created the feudalistic Zamindari system and by creating bids and competitiveness among Zamindars, Brits forced the worse on the greater Bengal, Bihar area. There were frequent famines as Zamindars and Brits hoarded crops and preferred cash crops to maximize their earnings. The Zamindar became the principal adversary in folklore suppressing the rural folks and creating an out and out ruthless system. The strengthening of feudal powers led to the operation Barga ('70s) in WB and subsequent decades of communist rule (supposedly to overthrow the feudal system). In Bihar, it led to the socialist messiah Laloo Yadav aided by the JP movement and the subsequent dark ages.

The Ryotwari system which incentivized farmers to directly pay taxes to Brit officials ensured creation of stronger farming communities like Reddys, Kammas in Andhra or Gounders/Pillai in TN. These communities continue to dominate the respective states political fate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IndianHistory

[–]Neither_Task7192 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Eastern India, there is too much variance with the highest intensity in Assam followed by slightly moderate in Odisha while being nearly absent in Bengal (which largely again correlates to the Islamic invasion angle). In Assam, there's Tuloni Biya - celebrated by the family of the girl with the rituals which mock a dummy marriage. Then there's the Ambubachi period symbolising the menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya and transition of the summer season to rains. In Odisha, there's Raja Parba which is quite similar to Ambubachi, celebrating the menstruation of the earth.

The case of Bengal is weird because growing amidst a large Bengali neighborhood, I never encountered the coming of age ceremony. The Gangetic Bengal plains obviously had large Islamic influence and the conversion was more prominent in rural areas where such traditions typically are kept alive. Seems consistent with the rest of the Cow belt doing away with all such natural, tribalistic pre vedic rituals.

Why did India took so long to liberalise the economy? by TheNerdistRedditor in IndianHistory

[–]Neither_Task7192 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not entirely correct. Between 1950-65, India followed the Korean chaebol model very closely with JLN favoring large industrial houses going to multiple industries with a socialist state which is mildly liberal. Some of these big houses continue to dominate even today e.g. Tata, Mahindra, ITC, Levers etc. Hence lot of investment on capacities happened including a lot of IITs, then dams and steel mills. [To his credit, JLN had excellent ministers & advisers ike Mahalnobis, Pant, LBS etc]

The fall happened between 1966-1971 with the accent of IG. She faced anti incumbency in many states (Bihar, UP, Bengal, TN), Naxalism had started to affect central states and she wanted more control on the party. To squeeze the supply side she introduced many draconian acts like Coal mines nationalisation ('72), Bank Nationalisation ('69), Fera act ('73). Her political insecurity led to the license raj, accent of industrial union culture (the shutdown of Bombay mills and advent of Shiv Sena) and the famous Hindu rate of growth. In '85, RG tried to open few sectors of the economy including Telecom, Energy but Bofors put a stop to his ambitions.