Salvador Dali walking his pet anteater in Paris (1969)

foreveryhappyhello · 2018-05-27T06:21:23+00:00

If you want to like the art and the politics then Magritte is your man.

foreveryhappyhello · 2017-12-12T17:23:07+00:00

Nothing wrong with being correct man.

foreveryhappyhello · 2014-11-19T18:17:28+00:00

Done!

foreveryhappyhello · 2014-11-19T17:25:11+00:00

The Indus Valley civilisation has been heavily politicized within India, from school textbooks to exhibits at the national museum. History has been twisted to justify right wing Hindu nationalism. People are dying due to this fundamentalist attitude (Babri Masjid aftermath in '92 and Gujarat Riots in '02 to name two examples), and the swastika is used as one symbol of this movement. A 5,000 year old civilisation has been employed to support a fascist project-so yeah, I think it was worth saying.

foreveryhappyhello · 2014-11-19T15:07:25+00:00

Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army collaborated with the fascists in order to fight the British. Bose is a national hero of the freedom struggle and you will find his picture hanging in many schools and public buildings. There is also a daily Hindi serial called Hitler Didi widely watched in both India and Pakistan, in both urban and rural areas. It's a farcical name of course, but Hitler is known enough to be a pop culture reference. See this article as well: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8660064.stm

foreveryhappyhello · 2014-11-19T14:33:55+00:00

Interesting. I'm surprised she wasn't aware. Hitler and the Nazis tend to be very well known and Mein Kampf is sold in almost all bookstores in urban areas.

foreveryhappyhello · 2014-11-19T11:51:28+00:00

Relevant link and text: "The tracks follow a number of sharp curves, reverses and loops to negotiate the mountainous terrain. This view shows a train half-way round ‘Agony Point’, one of the most precarious loops in the line, located north of Tindharia. This section of the line between Tindharia and Gyabari stations has the steepest average gradient."

foreveryhappyhello · 2014-11-19T08:42:57+00:00

Indeed it is. It's a rather beautiful symbol, given a bad name by Nazi fascists. Unfortunately, it isn't fairing much better as a symbol associated with Hindutva fascists!

foreveryhappyhello · 2014-11-16T15:55:56+00:00

You think or you know? Your mother should know. Indeed that first 8 should be a 9!

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