Kashi, Mathura Are Not About The Past; They Symbolise An Iconoclasm That Continues Even Today
by R Jagannathan - Apr 12, 2021 11:01 AM
The Gyanvapi mosque. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Kashi and Mathura are not instances of Muslim iconoclasm and temple vandalism from some time in the distant past where despotic rulers had no compunctions about targeting Hindus.
These problems are extant today in many parts of the Indian sub-continent.
A Varanasi district courtâs order asking the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to check if there was a destroyed temple under the Gyanvapi mosque has raised liberal and Muslim hackles all around.
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GameStop’s stock fiasco has left the entire world in a tizzy. While most are still trying to wrap their heads around what actually unfolded in the past few days, desis are likening the event to 1992 s Indian stock market scam that involved the infamous stockbroker Harshad Mehta.
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28th December 2020 / 7:42 pm / Last updated: 28th December 2020
28th December 2020
Around December 23, an image of a jeep surrounded by Sikh men in the ongoing farmers’ protest was shared on social media. The jeep has the logo of Mercedes Benz. Several social media users claimed that the car is Mercedes Benz G-class that costs over Rs 1.5 crores. They questioned the financial status of farmers protesting at Singhu border.
The image was shared by Twitter user @nishant india who is followed by Prime Minster Narendra Modi. It was also posted by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation chairman Kanchan Gupta, columnist Kartikeya Tanna, Twitter user @TrulyMonica and Sneha Singhvi (archived links 1, 2,3,4 and 5).