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Frederick Noronha (FN) retweeted
Mario was a master in drawing with pen and ink. His best work in the genre were done with Coquille pens.
I will in this series show you drawings from a book called “Legends of Goa”, authored by Mario Cabral e Sa.
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Rupa began on a Calcutta pavement in 1936, when D. Mehra, an impecunious but driven salesman,decided to try his hand at selling books. Within a generation, he had established Rupa as a major purveyor of imported books. Successive generations would make the firm the country’s leading distributor of English-language trade books, representing some of the world’s most important publishers, including Penguin, HarperCollins, Faber and many more. As the company grew, it began publishing its own titles. Legendary film-maker Satyajit Ray designed the publishing house’s first colophon and became one of its earliest patrons. Other notables on the Rupa list included sportsmen like Sunil Gavaskar, whose memoir, Sunny Days, gave it one of its bestsellers; Chetan Bhagat, who would go on to become India’s largest-selling author within a few years; and Ruskin Bond, the country’s most beloved writer. Over the decades, as the Indian publishing milieu was reshaped by new entrants from around the world, Rupa continued to maintain its position as a fiercely independent publisher of important books, at the forefront of the Indian publishing scene. "Crafting history one page at a time – 'Never Out of Print' tells our tale."
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“They wrote with fire—against colonialism, caste, and silence. Modern Tamil literature shaped new minds and movements.”
#BookBrahmaLiteratureFestival2025 #BBLF2025 #LiteratureFestival #Thirukkural #TamilWisdom #ValluvarSays
#Bharathi #Jayakanthan #ModernTamilLiterature
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#Kannappa - Animated Comic Book Version 💥🙌
Tamil 📎 youtu.be/1XpR8cigGtU
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Tholugai Hanafi book - About Hanafi jurisprudence and prayers in tamil language
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A vital book in understanding the so-called Caste System in India. Most narratives are continuation of colonial ideas. The superimposition of caste which grew in western contexts on the Indian varnas and Jatis is responsible for the most distorted understanding of India.
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In my opinion, Book of Clarity is one of the finest book to emerge from India's tech startup ecosystem. Thank you @paraschopra for generously sharing your insights and @sia_steel for translating complex ideas into intuitive illustrations !!
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A book that shows the gaps between the Nehruvian idea of India on paper and the idea of India in practice (policy) since Independence.
Practices of the State: Muslims, Law and Violence in India
By Tanweer Fazal
Read:
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This is part of my essay published in the book, My India, My Gods by @schahm . My essay is called "(Different) Strands of My Life". Please do read the book by @BareBonesLLP . It's fascinating indeed.
Frederick Noronha (FN) retweeted
In 1930, a 24 yr old Indian girl completed her PhD in Germany. Her thesis? To prove the superiority of the white race based on the measurements of German and East African skulls, to show that 'white skulls' had better developed right brains ( then known as the seat of reasoning and logic). This was the pet theory of her supervisor Eugen Fischer
After meticulously examining 150 skulls, her findings led her to the opposite conclusion, a direct contradiction of her supervisor's theory. There was no difference between 'white' and 'coloured' skulls - and it must have taken a lot of guts to submit this thesis to him.
She went on to become India's first female sociologist and anthropologist, led a brilliant academic life with her husband, the equally remarkable Dinkar Karve, and authored many books including my favorite - Yuganta
Her PhD guide, Eugen Fischer went on to become a Nazi, his theories influenced policies reinforcing racial purity, like forced sterilization of mixed race children and anti Semitic Nuremburg laws
Iru is a fascinating account of one of the pioneering women of India. Do read!
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Delhi. Now. Something like this would get any civilised society to outrage like nothing else.
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The book ‘Folk Tales from Goa’ reveals the morality and history of Goan society from days past.
#folktales #heritage #culture #books
READ MORE:
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How many have used these coins to purchase goodies? #childhood #memories
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I was witness to this moment. After our meeting, Hemant Soren ji came to see us off. Where is your vehicle, he asked Jean Dreze after everyone had boarded. He pointed to his cycle (ordinary one, no fancy racing bicycle) parked in some distance. The CM came to see him off there.
One of the rare sights in our public life. Salute to @JeanDreze and thanks to @HemantSorenJMM
This is Jean Drèze, Belgian-born Indian welfare economist, social scientist & activist.
He has imp contribution in giving schemes like MNREGA to our nation.
Lives in Ranchi currently, works in tribal dominated areas & always travels by cycle.
Today, even when he went to meet CM @HemantSorenJMM , he went on his cycle only 🫡
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JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE
Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.
This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible.
After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.
WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know.
As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.
Julian's freedom is our freedom.
[More details to follow]
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This is the most important photo I have ever posted--one of my Endangered Alphabets carvings being celebrated and displayed in the village of Nyandeyama, in Sierra Leone. Please follow this thread.....
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Police are not searching for weapons or drugs. They are searching for meat.
No Ahmedi is allowed to eat any meat this Eid. Only Muslims can eat meat.
