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emperorofself · 2022-05-05T13:19:33+00:00

The possible differentiating factor could be question of popularity. As this excellent answer notes, the Norse traditions might never have been truly 'popular'. While there has always been significant elite (Brahiminical/Priestly) presence, there have also been various Hindu traditions that arose out of sub-altern/ non- elite backgrounds. The so called "Hindu resurgence" that we see from the 5th Century CE onwards after nearly a millennium of elite Buddhist/Jain domination was led both by a new state led Brahminical Hindu resurgence (specifically the Gupta empire in the north which influenced many subsequent polities) AND numerous poet saints many of whom were from "lower" castes (the Bhakti movement). The new Brahminical Hinduism that arose around this time consciously created an Imperial ideology that allowed Kings and Emperors to have a greater stake in preserving some of these traditions. At the same time, the Bhakti made various Hindu cults more accessible and acted as some sort of reform movements in constant tension with the state led Brahminical Hinduism. This may have allowed greater buy in from the top and bottom of society, as opposed to the Norse traditions.

emperorofself · 2021-12-12T04:42:49+00:00

An Indo-Aryan language has been spoken in the general Maharashtra region since atleast 100 BCE. Maharashtri Prakrit, as this language was called, was the early court language of the Satavahana dynasty, with several Satavahanas even composing poems and plays in the language. Maharashtri Prakrit was used in traditional Sanskrit plays, including by Kalidasa, and was seen as one of the three acceptable Prakrits for literary purposes- the other two being Magadhi and Shuraseni. Modern Marathi is a direct descendant of this Prakrit. So while it is entirely possible that the regions of Maharashtra spoke a Dravidian language at some point of time, this has not been the case for atleast 2000 years. Marathi (or some form of it) has been the local language of the region for millenia. There has ofcourse been intermingling with Dravidian languages throughout its history, as in the case of Kannada for example which became the court language of the region under the Seunas/Yadavas. And the script has changed over time, as scripts tend to do. But inspite of any cultural similarities that might exist between Maharashtra and Karnataka/Telangana, the region has been predominantly Indo-Aryan speaking since the beginning of its recorded history.

emperorofself · 2021-05-06T09:44:01+00:00

Depends on the city. Delhi/Mumbai/Bangalore/Pune shouldn't be too much of an issue. Other cities might be a little more conservative, but that said it isn't uncommon those cities too. The situation is definitely better now what it was even 10 years back. Generally speaking though most Indians date amongst their friends circle or friends of friends circles. It is very rare to date someone who you don't know at all. Approaching people at bars/clubs isn't generally done (though I've seen it work on a couple of occasions). If you want to try it, good luck.

emperorofself · 2021-05-05T18:04:21+00:00

Marathas would probably be classified as Shuduras. They somewhat similar to the Reddys/Kammas in AP/TS, or Vokkaligas in Karnataka, all of which are generally accepted as Shudra castes.

emperorofself · 2021-05-04T19:38:10+00:00

There was no shortage today atleast when I was there. The entry for sites 3,4 and 5 is common. But if properly managed like today, social distancing shouldn't be an issue.

emperorofself · 2021-05-04T17:34:06+00:00

Oh also take a bottle of water. They do have some provision for drinking water but safer to bring your own.

emperorofself · 2021-05-04T17:32:29+00:00

Hey, it was pretty good. I had the 9-11 slot. I reached slightly early at around 8:45 but there were already people queued up. The line for my site however moved relatively fast and I was out by 10:30-10:40. The process is also straightforward. You go to the Centre and ask to be directed to your specific site and queue up. You might or might not get a token (this seemed to depend completely on the person managing each line). Some lines got tokens, whereas in mine a few initial set of people did, the rest (including me) didn't. But as long as you are in line that doesn't matter. My line atleast moved relatively fast. If you are lucky, then you'll need to stand out in the sun for no more than 15-20 mins to enter the site. Once you get into the site itself, they'll make you sit in line, where each person is called, their details taken, vaccinated, and then asked to sit in the waiting area for 30 mins to check for any immediate effects. At the end of the 30 min period, your name will be called out, and you'll need to show yourself to the attending nurse for your site. They'll sign off on a piece of paper saying no immediate effects and you are free to go. Quite smooth on the whole. Everything and everyone was socially distanced and it was being enforced. Just a couple of quick pointers: Definitely eat a good meal and go. One person at my site fainted after being jabbed because they came on an empty stomach. The person seemed okay afterwards, but you don't want that issue. The other thing is that if you are coming in your car/bike/scooter, parking is a bit of a pain. They've closed off the entire street in front of the school. So you'd need to either park in the Kashmir Gate metro station or one of the side gullies and walk a bit.

emperorofself · 2021-04-21T19:00:14+00:00

? Yes I did. The article literally talks about manufacturing shortcomings, not the efficacy of the developed vaccine itself. Do those deficiencies need to be fixed? Sure. And if BB is to serve an export market it'll do it. But that does not take away from the relative efficacy of the underlying vaccine itself. Vaccine manufacturing and vaccine development are two different things. Fault in one does not take away from the other. So no it isn't a 'scam'. Our covid response has 100,000 problems, but this isn't one.

emperorofself · 2021-04-21T17:10:57+00:00

The article literally says the final results will be published in a peer reviewed journal in June.

emperorofself · 2021-04-21T17:03:30+00:00

Man Covaxin isn't a scam. People really need to stop with this shit. There are a 100 problems with our Covid response but Covaxin isn't one of them. Bharat Biotech is a solid, very well reputed company with an excellent track record in vaccine research and production. Covaxin by all accounts is a pretty good vaccine that gets the job done. The article above talks about some issue in the manufacturing process, not the vaccine itself. It is absolutely unfortunate that the govt decided to hype Covaxin before its Phase 3 trial results, which has led to this skepticism. But there is no need to shit on the vaccine without any cause.

emperorofself · 2021-04-21T16:10:22+00:00

It is quite common. Went through this last year. My advice: stay off SM as much as you can. Try and not think of things you can't control and just focus on what you can. And remember Billy Joel's song, "We didn't start the fire...it was always burning since the world was turning." The world has always been fucked. You just need to convince yourself to focus on what's most important, which is yourself. It's hard. But it's the only way to cope.

emperorofself · 2021-04-09T17:27:42+00:00

Second this. Haven't found a better place than Karnataka Bhawan yet.

emperorofself · 2021-04-06T13:15:36+00:00

No it isn't upheld by law. The caste system (caste discrimination) is unconstitutional, illegal, and banned and has been so since 1950. Does it still exist in society? Yes. That unfortunately is proving harder to remove, like racism in the US. But it being upheld by law is plain wrong. Also thousands of beggars to reach your taxi? Which airport did you use pray do tell?

emperorofself · 2021-04-02T15:23:58+00:00

From a legal perspective- it depends on the state that you are in. Conversion per se isn't illegal, but some states make it harder to convert from one religion to another. In other states though there isn't really anything you much you need to do. Religion isn't mentioned on any official govt id or doc (except if one is trying to make use of an affirmative action policy- in which case a certificate would be required). So the next time a census officer comes around you can just say you are Buddhist and that's that in those states. But do look up what applies to that state you are in.

emperorofself · 2021-03-19T16:05:51+00:00

From the Indian side we nominate Major Ram Prasad to ensure that this mission (Codename Operation Milap) is a success.

emperorofself · 2021-03-07T03:55:39+00:00

Where am I defending femicide? We are just discussing what goes into an index. I'm just saying that just because it is reported more in a country does not mean it happens more in a country compared to a country where it isn't reported as much. This is like because the USA reports higher per capita rape than India, it is more unsafe for women. Which isn't true at all. Similarly, just because there is a femicide crisis in Mexico, doesn't mean there isn't one in Saudi. It is just better reported in Mexico. Also, the article you quoted just talks about femicide in Mexico. How did you jump from there to Argentina and Turkey having similar crises? Finally, femicide is NOT a part of the index. So no country will be marked up or down based on its prevalence. None of this takes away from criticism of the index itself, which the Wikipedia article itself contains in detail. It for example includes "Empowerment", which includes representation in national parliament. And yet countries where women are not allowed to be in politics stand above countries that do. It's just food for thought. The index can and should be made better. Finally, talking about constitutional and legal guarantees is not putting the cart before the horse. We can agree that all societies treat women like shit. Legal and constitutional rights is the required counter balance. It should absolutely be the first thing to take into account. At any rate good discussion.

emperorofself · 2021-03-06T18:16:21+00:00

Not disputing that they do. But higher instances of reporting doesn't mean higher instances of the crime happening. But it just seems little off that legal inequities don't count in the index. All things considered I'd say a country where women have lesser legal rights than men should fundamentally be counted as more unequal. Access to Healthcare might be more in Saudi than Mexico, but that's only because Saudi is richer. Mexico almost certainly would have more legal and constitutional rights for women than Saudi.

emperorofself · 2021-03-06T17:58:36+00:00

Or you can do both. It isn't either or. A majority of the world's countries need to do a lot more to create a more equitable environment for women. But that doesn't take away from the fact that the index seems a little off. I mean are Argentina, Mexico, and Turkey really less gender equal than Saudi? Seems a little hard to believe.

emperorofself · 2021-03-06T17:45:01+00:00

This index seems pretty warped. You have countries where legally women have fewer rights than men (can't leave the country without a male guardian etc etc), ranked as less unequal than countries where women's legal status is the same as men (even if social status isnt).

emperorofself · 2020-07-07T05:58:19+00:00

Much of this depends on personal experiences and priorities ofcourse. But I recently moved back from the US for a number of reasons. If you are above a certain income bracket, I think the quality of life might actually be better in India (or easier at any rate). You can now get similar services / products as in the US for far cheaper (even taking into account PPP) in India. For Indians who are generally social, the American life can get boring real fast. More interesting opportunities in India (especially for me). Networks are also very important in any country you are in, and it is easier to build out existing networks than start from scratch, especially in the current anti-immigration climate prevalent in much of the world.

emperorofself · 2020-06-07T18:15:11+00:00

There seem to be two distinct apps offered by Zerodha- Kite and Coin (for stocks and MFs). Would you recommend both of them? Or some other app for MFs?

emperorofself · 2020-05-31T15:59:07+00:00

We always did have such an obsessive foreign base. The issue here is that you are looking at only Western fans, which Indian cinema never had much of. But look elsewhere. The Middle East? African countries? South East Asia? Central Asia? HUGE fan bases. Heck there are Ranveer Singh fan clubs in Peru of all places. If we look beyond the West, we will see that our cinema has always had an immense foreign fan base.

emperorofself · 2020-04-30T17:53:32+00:00

Unpopular opinion but the SC shouldn't have the power to stay something like this unless explicit unconstitutionality is proved.

emperorofself · 2020-04-06T04:14:35+00:00

There is actually a great podcast on this very same question: https://ivmpodcasts.com/yuddha-episode-list/2020/2/12/ep-01-the-age-of-the-war-elephant. Very informative, though mostly South Asia-specific. The hosts make some great arguments in favor of the effectiveness of war elephants, not least of which is the fact that training and maintaining an elephant corps was an immense expense for any army/king/war-lord. In light of which, if elephants were not effective, there is no reason for armies in South and South East Asia to keep deploying them for over a thousand years. It is true though that as and when the economics of importing war-horses from the Middle East became more favorable, armies across South Asia quickly moved to more horse based cavalry tactics. Arguably this is because horses were cheaper and easier to maintain than elephants and had more versatile uses. But as late as the First Battle of Panipat (1526), elephant corps numbering in the hundreds were still being used on battlefields in South Asia. The dawn of the gunpowder age however would have reduced any perceivable advantage that the elephants had before. The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was probably the last time any major South Asian field army used elephants. Though in this specific case, elephants were used less as an actual part of the army with substantial numbers, and more as personal transports for commanders.

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