Addressing systemic injustices

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

New Episode! "Impersonal and Personal Aspects of Consciousness in the Universal Manifestation"

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life , Ch. 4 Cosmic and Universal Forces,…

Player links & show notes:

https://twitter.com/santoshk1/status/1790720681069478025?t=3RxbDwPv_NX9ooVjMx7IXg&s=19

Each issue of Auroville Today brings a smile and a wow moment. Reminded of the words of Pravir Malik, an expert on Quantum Commuting some 25 years ago, 'I dare not imagine how high Auroville will rise (in the world).'

Auroville Today: May Issue 418: mailchi.mp/0e23998024d6/a…

https://twitter.com/PactAuroville/status/1790652859987669091?t=oZhChmz29uy9fgY5jV-8Kw&s=19

Jenann Ismael's review of The Blind Spot today in Nature Physics @AdamFrank4 @MGleiser

https://twitter.com/evantthompson/status/1790730804047355962?t=eqEXiFpagnsohPuxemyzMw&s=19

Namaste, we are pleased to introduce an introductory course on Sharada Script.

Sharada is one of the most significant scripts of Ancient India and was widely used in Kashmir.

Many precious treatises such as the Rigveda and Mahabharata were written in the Sharada Script.

This course aims to transmit the preliminary proficiency of the script.

The participants will also get to visit the BORI manuscript department.

Looking forward to your enthusiastic response.

Registration link: imjo.in/wNdRRc

https://twitter.com/BhandarkarI/status/1790664936403652833?t=xAV82KTS1VdMhCCL421uEQ&s=19

Can moving to a higher socioeconomic status neighborhood in childhood increase voter turnout later in life? Read this #APSRNewIssue article, by @elizabethmelder, @RyanDEnos, & @TMendelberg.
ow.ly/64VA50RptvT 

Introducing a study of racial voting patterns in every US congressional district, @shirokuriwaki, Stephen Ansolabehere, @psjello, and Soichiro Yamauchi find that national-level differences significantly impact district-level voting patterns.
#APSRNewIssue
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https://twitter.com/apsrjournal/status/1790750295292567658?t=ipzdXHUKraDcplAxWzmd6A&s=19

What malls need to learn from melas. My edit page piece for @EconomicTimes on why #retail and #realestate industries must think anew
#realty
economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-com…

https://twitter.com/madversity/status/1790306355519406474?t=rzG21paUE9XJqELT8T0_-A&s=19

It’s time to explore some fresh and even counter-intuitive strategies that cater specifically to the diverse needs of urban environments, writes @prof_nithiya

Read here:

https://twitter.com/TakshashilaInst/status/1790645793642221656?t=Myh9R8--3M78_6xEE3CKPA&s=19

Majority answered this one correctly. 

Story or Tilottama was narrated by Narad muni to Yudhishthira after Draupadi's marriage to the five Pandava. #SutradharQuiz

https://twitter.com/MySutradhar/status/1790647036393758877?t=3tvNV754819Uy4N9Q5UtSQ&s=19

Modi saying he was not referring to #Muslims but poor Hindus when spoke   of people with many children is like saying #Ashwathama was only an elephant and not Drona 's beloved son. This is the land of the Mahabharata. We have been here before. Honest deception.

#Elections2024

https://twitter.com/madversity/status/1790619583331938373?t=nokD_ElL03_lwtieJ-wdtA&s=19

In none of the PM interviews, including Republic TV etc, did I see a single interviewer raise questions from a Hindu perspective. E.g. no one even asked about freeing of Hindu temples or religious discrimination in schemes. Correct me if I'm wrong. 

State of media, even today. It also shows the failure of Hindus to take those issues to mainstream discourse. 

We have an organizational failure, and a failure in shaping the narrative. 

Don't expect any political party to take these issues seriously till they become part of the national narrative.

https://twitter.com/sankrant/status/1790670758579994669?t=TuJTi2BdCJqgdJ8yPMM_6g&s=19

The Hamari Yamuna Project, inspired by Magadh's Sun worship legacy & Chhathpuja traditions, aims to revive Draupadi's heritage by cleaning 12 Delhi ghats, promoting waste disposal, beautifying Yamuna banks, and engaging the community via technology. Link: hamariyamuna.com

https://twitter.com/sangamtalks/status/1790668543098286417?t=3HspxieFu0BZ1cvJYdgJJw&s=19

Glimpses from the discussion on the book titled 'Discovering India Through the Bharatiya Lens: Breaking the Colonial and Marxist Myth,' by Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Bajaj. The panel for the discussion consisted of Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Bajaj, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Mr. Raghvendra Singh, Dr. Sandipani Dash, Lt. General R. K. Sawhney (Retd), Prof. Sujit Dutta, and distinguished fellows and researchers from the VIF.

https://twitter.com/vifindia/status/1790689481101816224?t=d7UmjupnG48GNGxs5Iy-jg&s=19

Dr. Roopesh Tiwari argues against the belief that we're in the darkest age, Kaliyug, claiming it's the best time due to our decoding abilities. He sees our era as information-rich, bringing us closer to understanding the universe. Full talk here: youtu.be/484Y_nw_H3A

https://twitter.com/sangamtalks/status/1790706192018464811?t=PzkyhUp0Zlu25hZUgS9QKw&s=19

Meticulously.

That is how colonial education cut us off from our language and texts.

But why were they so afraid of Indians conversing in their own language and reading their own manuscripts?

brhat.in/drashta/worksh…

Dip your toes into the world of Bhāratīya pāṇḍulipis, and learn about the decipherment and preservation of Indic manuscripts.

Join us for a workshop by @SumithraVeerar2.

Saturday, May 18
10-11:30 AM IST

Enroll below:
brhat.in/drashta/worksh…

https://twitter.com/brhat_in/status/1790703881133142300?t=hdzmSJEPxAPvXxKcSvUg3g&s=19

[PDF] Fostering the social activity of future specialists in physical education and sports in a health-preserving environment

OV Otravenko, OM Shkola, VO Zhamardiy… - Acta Balneologica, 2024

Aim: The aim of the study is to conduct an analysis of the current state of social activity fostering of future specialists in physical education and sports in a health-preserving environment with the possibility of using social networks by teachers during mixed …

Articulating Occupational Therapy's Unique Contribution to Pain Management.

BL Thompson, C Ramanauskas - New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2024

… occupations based on the persons interests and hobbies such as dance, yoga, kayaking, walking the dog or gardening. This facilitates … Dimensions cross psychological, physical, social and spiritual aspects of life, all of which are …

[PDF] Educators' Perspectives on Teacher Mental Health and Professional Development.

SHW Chan - 2024

Educator wellness is inextricably linked to their ability to teach and support students in the classroom. However, limited research has examined the factors that influence educator mental health in Canada, and the role of mental health-based professional …

Resurrecting the Numinous: Museums and the Art of Recognising Blessings

WMK Shaw - Numinous Fields: Perceiving the Sacred in Nature …, 2024

… The invocation to breath in and breathe out with an often mispronounced'Namaste'at the beginning of a yoga class, infused with spirituality-minus-religion, yet so often led by women experienced as goddesses of grace, equanimity, and flexibility …

[PDF] The Study of Ayurveda and its Importance in Amish Tripathi's The Shiva Trilogy

P Gauttam, M Singh, S Sharma

… It currently plays an integral part in the worldwide movement for holistic health. People all around the globe seek Ayurvedic therapies and … The integration of spiritual disciplines like yoga and meditation into Ayurveda emphasizes the system's …

[PDF] Exploring The Multifaceted Landscape Of Human Rights: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Theoretical Frameworks

SS Das, K Singh, R Kumar, JN Singh, P Kumar - Educational Administration: Theory …, 2024

… This global push for human rights, fuelled by postcolonial self-determinism, is now an integral part of contemporary world affairs. … It contends that addressing systemic injustices is integral to the realization of human rights. The principles …

Everyday Caste and Everyday Resistance: An Ethnographic Account From Western Uttar Pradesh

YP Singh - Social Change, 2024

In the last three decades or so, there have been considerable political changes in Uttar Pradesh (UP), particularly where caste is concerned. This is linked to the anti-caste movements in the state and the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party, which is seen to …

[PDF] 17 Caste and Hindutva

SS Jodhka, J Naudet

… Caste has played a far more integral role in the genesis and trajectory of Hindutva—the ideology of Hindu nationalism—than is generally recognized, even as Hindutva has in uenced Indian and global representations of caste. Focusing on the crystallization …

The Hindu Right and the Politics of Cultural Symbolism in Contemporary India

E Christensen

In 1983, the Hindu Right launched a plan to build a temple to the god Rama in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya. The project, initiated by the Hindu nationalist VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad), was an attempt to liberate the alleged site of Rama’s birth. The …

India and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: In search of a middle ground

S Konwer - World Affairs

… Even while the Modi administration has close relations with the West, this does not mean that it will accept global principles advocated by the West or give up its core “Hindutva” principles. Therefore, the approach of the incumbent government …

[PDF] Colonialism, Solidarity And The Conflict In Kashmir And Palestine

M Rashid, MN Shahzad, N Irshad, MS Ibrahim - Kurdish Studies, 2024

… During the investigation into the emergence of Hindutva nationalism, often referred to as Hindu supremacist, in Australia, Osuri developed a curiosity about Kashmir. For further information on this topic, Osuri was compelled to conduct the …

From Peasant to Farmers' Movement: The Changing Agrarian Dynamics in India

J Chatterjee - Exploring Social Movements, 2024

After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Develop some understanding about the nature of peasant and farmers’ movements in India; Know the fundamental differences between the two movements; Identify the features and causes of the two …

Tribal Movements in Colonial and Post-Colonial India

CK Sharma, B Borgohain - Exploring Social Movements

After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Understand the evolution of the concept of a tribe and the problems in defining the term; Comprehend the complexities in defining a tribe in the Indian context; Know about the classification of …

THE INC (INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS)

SK NIGAM - 2024

The INC (Indian National Congress) by SK Nigam (Notion Press) The book unravels the various aspects of the Indian National Congress since its formation. Particularly after 2014, the Congress experienced significant organizational and structural …

Social Change through Social Movements: Role of Leadership and Ideology

S Sarkar - Exploring Social Movements, 2024

After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Understand the analytical link among social movements, social structure, and social change; Deduce how social movements create social change in the society and also how social changes create …

Ethnic Movements

B Ghosh - Exploring Social Movements, 2024

… Clearly Shiv Sena was moving away from its earlier stance on Maratha ethos to the ideology of Hindutva. In the mid-1980s, Shiv Sena started … After forming this government, Shiv Sena left its Hindutva stance immediately and started stressing on …

A Trajectory of Women's Movement in India

RS Chaudhuri - Exploring Social Movements, 2024

After reading this chapter, you will be able to develop an idea about: Different phases of women's movement in India; Different issues concerning Indian women; Different independent and affiliated women's organisations; and The leadership …

[PDF] Religious Diversity and Harmony in South Asia: A Sociological Perspective

NS Prottoy

… The BJP sees Hinduism as fundamental to Indian identity – a concept known as “Hindutva”. Many BJP members have been highly antagonistic toward religious minorities particularly Muslims. Some of the BJP’s extreme members have even called for the …

Making place for muslims in contemporary India: by Kalyani Devaki Menon, New York: Cornell University Press, 30.95$, 216 pages (ppk), ISBN: 1501760610

A Kunnummal - 2024

… By delving into the postcolonial transitions and the turbulent present following the War on Terror after September 11, 2001, and the rise of the Hindutva regime under Narendra Modi's leadership in 2014, the study intricately examines the socio-political …

Negotiating class, religion, and residential segregation: Aspirations of Muslim middle‐class women in Delhi

A Salman - Sociology Compass, 2024

This paper delves into the employment aspirations and struggles for upward social mobility of middle‐class Muslim female youth in Delhi, located in segregated and non‐segregated areas. The paper contends that women respondents navigate …

Tracing the Roots of Islamophobia in Recent Indian Films

S Das, S Pal - Comparative Sociology, 2024

… Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocates an unapologetic politics of Hindutva which seeks to reaffirm the past glory of Bharat (which is the indigenous name of India). The pro-Hindutva stance is not limited to rhetoric, it also seeps into the BJP’s …