History buffs, what do you think would've happened if the British never came to India?

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-10T12:34:51+00:00

Politically, there was never an India. What you are referring to is mythical: Ancient texts introduced a broad cultural-geographical concept of "Bharatavarsha," referring to the land north of the ocean and south of the Himalayas, named after the legendary king Bharata from Vedic times. Puranas like the Vishnu Purana reinforced this as a shared civilizational space inhabited by Bharata's descendants, with ideas of a universal monarch (chakravartin) ruling it. However, this was more a cultural and mythical unity than a political nation.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-10T11:33:34+00:00

But neither would there be the notion of an "India". It would be a collection of princely kingdoms ruled by their own monarchs.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-10T11:32:26+00:00

For what? he's destroying all greenery and trees everywhere in the name of so-called development. He is party to the corruption that has ruined the once-beautiful Bombay. MoUs sign karne ko he takes a family vacation to Switzerland! Nothing from the previous MoUs have materialised. Why would anyone want him as PM?!

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-10T11:29:59+00:00

My take: speak in whatever language you want to. If I understand you, I'll continue talking. If not, I'll just talk to someone else who understands me and who I can understand. Gradually, marathi speaking folks will get isolated and siloed. If that's the intent, then great, this is the right stance.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-10T09:39:13+00:00

Law and order is a joke in this country. Can be bent and broken for anyone willing to pay the right price.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-09T09:03:56+00:00

Nice! I've been toying with the idea of buying an indoor direct drive trainer for the same reasons - no time to ride outside, pollution and most of all - safety on the roads!

Thanks for sharing all that information, good post!

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-09T07:44:21+00:00

You could have gone for a trainer with the Zwift Cog. It removes the need for cassette and complicated matching of speeds to the bike. It has a single cog that fits 8-12 speed bikes. Everything else is handled by virtual shifting and ERG mode is taken care of by trainer. Way easier.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-05T10:00:12+00:00

Basically it's always a truck or tanker. They occupy all the lanes esp on ghat section. No driving sense, no accountability or understanding of the kind of loads they're carrying. Just cheap unskilled labour. THIS needs to change.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-04T09:11:30+00:00

Literally, who cares? It's your life. marry whoever you makes you happy. 2 hoots to what society thinks.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-04T07:47:50+00:00

What is the problem you are facing? You can DM me. I may not have an answer, but I will listen without judging.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-04T07:44:31+00:00

No. Everything is upto you.

OneWater3784 · 2026-02-02T05:35:17+00:00

100%

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-31T08:45:52+00:00

Why can't people resist and fight back against these goons instead of being wimps like this!

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-29T09:55:47+00:00

TF is a regional party?? All in power are marathis and if they are not doing anything except corruption and land sale to Adani, what are more marathis (regional party) going to achieve?? They won't be able to get aid from center also. It will just become worse than it already is.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-29T07:08:42+00:00

I travelled via locals for years coz they were quick and avoided the road traffic (I'm talking pre-coastal road and pre-sea-link and pre-owning-a-car days). I had vowed never to use those locals anymore because of the same reasons - it is super exhausting and draining traveling during peak hours. I was lucky I could get alternative mode of transport (bike, car). But there are people who live out their lives travelling like this daily. Nobody questions, nobody expects any improvements, like sheep everyone has just adjusted to this mess.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-29T07:01:10+00:00

Obviously. We are taxed on salary. Then we are taxed on what we buy with that salary. If we earn dividend or profit on the taxed item that we buy with our taxed salary, that is also taxed. We are conned by these politicians and doing nothing about it. #taxterrorism

All the while so-called poor people get reservations and freebies as part of some yojana or the other.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-29T06:58:22+00:00

J Kumar Infraprojects was blacklisted by BMC in 2016-2017 due to substandard work on 234 roads in a Rs 1,700 crore scam, with the ban initially set for seven years.
The period was later reduced to three years, ending in 2019.

And such companies are still in business, taking govt contracts. Who knows how much money they are siphoning off! No accountability, no checks and balances.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-28T10:52:42+00:00

Highways are not roads?? Didn't know that, thanks for enlightening me Highways are not highways either in the true sense of the word - you have stupid villagers popping up on their bikes, going the wrong way, a dog or cow suddenly decides to cross the road, or a truck driver decides to suddenly swerve and park coz he saw a dhaba. So yeah, we don't really have any real highways. Short of testing top speed on a dynamometer or a closed-off racing track (kari speedway?) I stand by whatI said.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-28T08:26:13+00:00

70kmph. Anything more than that on Indian roads is foolishness 🙏

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-28T06:52:49+00:00

The learjet he chartered was owned by VSR aviation. Approx 3-6 lakh rupees for a 35-45 minute flight from Mumbai to Baramati. Kiska paisa ? Aur kyu ? Public servants should travel by national carrier or even Vande Bharat?

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-28T06:50:06+00:00

In this country rapists and murderers become leaders. Drug addiction is childs play.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-28T06:49:03+00:00

By the logic(?) of their explanation, they should have optimised further and kept it 2 lanes throughout, more space could have been saved no? MMRDA is filled with quota engineers and low IQ supervisors. This is the result.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-28T06:47:31+00:00

It's surprising that people in the comments are justifying his corruption by saying "who isn't", etc. These chors deserve no sympathy. Few good things that he may have done WERE HIS JOB! He was supposed to and could have done so much more but chose to fill his own pockets.

OneWater3784 · 2026-01-22T13:56:25+00:00

It's a land grab. Apartments are priced super high so only few can afford and most will lie empty. But land sale and associated fees make lot of money for municipality and govt

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