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The ideologues cometh for the IITs
In July 2019, when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its Chandrayaan 2 mission, the spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev was present in the control centre, along with other dignitaries, getting a close view of the launch from a balcony. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chandrayaan 2, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, Jaggi Vasudev, M Jagadesh Kumar, Meera Nanda, Skyroot Aerospace, University Grants Commission, Vedic calendar
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The fascist’s trap
The following lines appear in the opening portion of G.S. Mudur’s report in The Telegraph about government opposition to student protests: “The people protecting our democracy are the people in JNU. They’re taking beatings on our behalf,” K.S. Venkatesh [a … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-national, army, body politik, fascism, fascist body, homogeneity, IIT Kanpur, martyrdom, soldiers, The Telegraph
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