Sri Aurobindo as inspiration and Freedom as focus

Dwindling support base of Congress, BJP, and the Left is due to the defective ideologies they follow. Sri Aurobindo provides Integral vision.

Good that Assam remains with a national party but the same can't be said about other results. Building a national alternative is a priority.

@kushanmitra @Rajyasree A new national alternative with Sri Aurobindo as inspiration and Freedom as focus is the only hope for the future.

India is a great functioning Democracy but the functioning of its democracy is seriously flawed and requires large scale repairs. #JoinSEP

No other ideological framework has power of successfully challenging BJP on all India basis except Savitri Era Party which replaces Congress.

All those who pinned hope on the Congress must look for the right alternative and only Savitri Era Party has the potential to checkmate BJP.

@a_r_j_u_n @NkSingh9876 Strict Black and White views are never credible unless one is pursuing an agenda of somebody else in a slavish mode.

@nayanikaaa I don't think there's any immediate danger to Indian nationhood and from this vantage position intellectual readiness can evolve.

@db_is_db @nayanikaaa @sankrant Sri Aurobindo visualises emancipation from the geographical nation idea and embracing a free World Union.

If BJP is really serious about #CongressMuktBharat then it must learn to live without Modi and RSS to follow a more mainstream ideology.

Present atmosphere of entitlement, rent seeking, and profit maximisation may not rule the future scenario as portrayed by Sri Aurobindo.

Educated Indians are oblivious of what Sri Aurobindo is writing in Puducherry right now, 100 years back. World Union https://t.co/SmN7H85ZRg

@mnshzz @RachithSridhar @TheLordWalrus Sri Aurobindo theorises on the psychology of social development which predicts a different trajectory.

Right from the PUCL/PUDR days, Democracy and a popular mandate is eluding the country. Autocracy or Remote control have been ruling so far.

Technology is giving a fillip to logic which, in turn, will turn attention to philosophy. Then, all past religions will seek Sri Aurobindo.

East coast stood as rock against the Gujarat model propaganda flooding the country, thus doing a yeoman's service to the Indian Democracy.

Out of the frying pan into the fire: Escaping from the clutch of NAC, Indian Democracy fell prey to RSS, another extra-Constitutional body.

@vamanan81 To believe that there was no grain of truth in those goings on is perhaps a little bit simplistic and being too much partial.

Hindutva camp is triumphant now and juxtapose Bihar and Dadri but are they in any way comparable? This intellectual dishonesty is disgusting.

No one is asking directly why Modi kept an innocent lady in jail for the last two years. "How can the State keep" and such euphemism is used.

@vamanan81 VIF was full of Intelligence personnel; BJP is in Govt. They can tell the truth. Why waste time with Radha Rajan's speculations?

May 19 might prove to be a fair indicator for 2019. Amidst many ups and downs the real winner who would emerge strong is @SitaramYechury

@SureshS43877550 @CaptDheer  [The road's name was officially changed to Swami Shradhanand Marg in 1966.] @cuteonlyvimal @CaptDheer Sensitising on gender issues and respect for Swami Shradhanand needed.

Twitter used to be a safe heaven for escaping from K serials. But now full time bickering among women here to attract maximum no. of trolls.

Like V for verified class, Twitter should assign L sign for the green horns till they reach 140 tweets to demarcate them from cattle class.

History is mostly hated in school but becomes interesting after one completes Engineering or Microbiology, for knowing the genes of Kings.

RSS should build a brand new Maharana Pratap Nagar as a model of Hindu Rashtra so that its economy can be replicated elsewhere in phases.

AAP, BJP, and Congress have failed to give the dreams articulated in the Constitution a shape. Inspiration of Sri Aurobindo is the only hope.

Those who came to political activism via anti-corruption movements of 2011 are five years older now. Sri Aurobindo offers a mature ideology.

@chinmaykrvd Modi should speak also. He should address the media and speak his mind on different issues. Rallies, formal speeches not enough.

@Sheks65 Persons like you should do some hard work to help BJP get foothold in TN.

Please avoid this explanation for your Bharat mata/ Go mata's sake:

Q. Why did BJP lose in the State elections ?

A. Congress has also lost !

I don't nurse visceral dislike for non-Indians. Knowledge has to be respected without denouncing as Sepoy, Abrahamic, or questioning motives.

Research on unearthing the past will always be contested. Evolution and future journey should attract attention as stressed by Sri Aurobindo
Not merely rigour, appropriate direction and right priorities are crucial for knowledge production. Sri Aurobindo has firmly set the agenda.
War exposes weaknesses and more so in knowledge. RW should avoid wasting precious resources and energy fruitlessly on investigating the past.
History and Mythology have their own attraction but Sri Aurobindo wants Indians to take to the path of Yoga and collaborate with Evolution.
@sgiridhar007 My point is to avoid rabid partisanism and judge each scholar's work on merit sans motivated and misleading metanarratives.
@sgiridhar007 Force is neither pertinent in Democracy nor in scholarship. I don't know why you are afflicted with such fascist sentiments.
@sgiridhar007 If force means presenting one's case forcefully, there is nothing objectionable. As regards Rudra, one must abide by the law.
What I am saying is common sense but most don't find it palatable due to indoctrination by RSS. However, we can work upon our differences.

@harigiri941 He has already been rewarded with a RS seat. There are thousands of people who are fighting for different causes, big or small.

So, an inkling of future steps of Modi sarkar can be expected from Twitter campaigns by prominent supporters like SS or MK, it looks like!

Nobody knew Mallya may flee India. Nobody knew Banks write off loans. Nobody knew bribes are paid to Govt. Nobody knew Pragya is innocent.

Hindutva mesmerises adolescents with an imaginary Hindu Rashtra, both powerful and prosperous, thus enabling them to forget own deprivation.

@alok_bhatt Aggressive aligning of religious ideology with commerce and consumer choices is the most vulnerable approach pushed by RW fans.

Security concerns and criminal actions now being judged by ideological affiliation has added a new twist to the Hindutva brand of Statecraft.

Attacking judiciary is the latest fad of Hindutva proponents. Further, their ideological affinity with and preference for Monarchy alarming.

One encounters any number of "proud" Hindus on Twitter who seem to announce they are a different species altogether. God save this breed!

Both, Communism and RSS, don't believe in Democracy and BJP and CPM fighting elections are just a transitional tactic. Frightening scenario!

Most dreadful aspect is the individual does it all in good faith and patriotic spirit while it's the greatest disservice towards the nation.

It's hugely relieving to observe that the current disappointing scenario is a result of intellectual deficiency and Sri Aurobindo has answer.
Never before during the last fifty years the teachings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo seemed more relevant in view of mind-polluting Hindutva.
Both the Leftists and Hindutva votaries can't digest the synthesis between the East and the West that The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have baked.
@ajith27 Hindutva enthusiasts should start a new https://t.co/yJkC1cAvbi or https://t.co/1IFHoFyXQo service to reclaim sovereignty of India.

Sri Aurobindo said it long back; neither religion nor economics is the solution. Humanity must move in concert towards a higher aspiration.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo explain how fragile the justifications behind various religions are and why they are going to collapse very soon.

Present confidence of carrying out Development will meet a roadblock. Then the intention of Evolution will come to the fore & pondered over.

Rising above national and religious boundaries will become critical for surpassing Developmental deadlock and Evolution to force its will.

It's a giant step, says Sri Aurobindo, for humanity as a whole. Cultural divides and temperamental dissimilarities will fall by the wayside.

Physical problems that seem unresolvable now will also receive an Evolutionary push. Past religions will have no meaning in this transition.

Time now to ride this wave of Evolution unitedly as human species. Sri Aurobindo gives this clarion call to shed all our earlier divisions.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo pin hope on psychological transformation so that liberation from Mythology, Astrology, and Rituals is possible.

Veda is fundamental to Indian wisdom but strangely no one recommended to a learner. Sri Aurobindo's The Secret of the Veda is an eye opener.

@SavitriEraParty Kena Upanishad provides the clue to the psychological significance of Deities by which Sri Aurobindo reinterprets the Veda.

Reading about the Veda acquaints one with how later day Epics and Mythologies have clouded or distorted the high philosophy the Veda invokes

Hindutva stalwarts ignoring the Veda is really a matter of serious concern and not being aware of Sri Aurobindo's "Secret" is a double whammy.

By eschewing Fire Rituals, Sri Aurobindo turns the Veda into a vehicle for an adventure of consciousness which is the theme of Integral Yoga.

It will be a truly new birth for India when Sri Aurobindo is accorded the honour he deserves and Mythology, Astrology, and Rituals lose grip

@krishnarjun108 Indriya = senses; Indra, their master = mind which is in search of Go = light. Veda = journey + fight with Vritra = villain.

Sri Aurobindo seems almost synonymous with Ashram which is not true. Savitri Era diverts attention towards him as a poet and literary critic.

@LearntLies Adequate study and research needed before casting aspersions of such huge proportion. Dharma divorced from truth no good option.

@LearntLies The book project is welcome but history should be told dispassionately and not in a tone that smacks of victimhood and antipathy.

@LearntLies Conflating too many issues and events can warp the narrative and engender misjudgements. AIT itself is being perceived as fact.

@LearntLies All scholarship are events; even your book, when published, will add to the chain of events and scrutiny of past will continue.

@LearntLies [You see these H shouting "AIT is so bad. It means our religion was imported"] https://t.co/sA2eYv5fAT

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@LearntLies No, these are storified tweets of @GhorAngirasa who borrows his support for AIT/AMT from the latest findings of @blog_supplement

@LearntLies

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@GhorAngirasa

Endless comments on various religions are vacuous since theory and practice vary significantly. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo establish sanity.

Present day scholars miss the point that Sri Aurobindo introduced the idea of Evolution firmly while older religions never bothered about it.

Evolution along with reinterpretation of the Veda forms Sri Aurobindo's radical transformation of religion debate; a new religion coagulates.

MT's AIT/AMT seems to have been effectively contested but no final verdict yet. Since it's all beyond laymen anyone claiming science kosher.

Hard to find Sri Aurobindo in Contents relating to Social and Political Philosophy. No squeak by Hindutva stalwarts! https://t.co/RP5NXooDyF

Intellectual exercise should enable Hindutva fans to recognise how Sri Aurobindo has demolished the edifice under Christianity and Buddhism.

Imagine how numerous educated people are under the sway of Marxism or neo-Darwinism who can come to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo in one stroke.

Thousands are engaged here to RT mechanically and a slight application of mind on their part to endorse Sri Aurobindo can bring a sea change.

All those who believe in Sri Aurobindo's prediction of The Life Divine must resolutely refrain from valorising past fictional formulations.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are engaged in building The New Creation & any attachment of their devotees to the past is a formidable obstacle.

Pursuing a higher ideal as stressed by Sri Aurobindo can far exceed the kind of enjoyment people derive by scoring brownie points on Twitter.

Those under the illusion that they can serve both, Hindutva and Sri Aurobindo, simultaneously are in for a rude shock. No such luxury exists.

Love and loyalty are the basics, no rocket science, but it's difficult to wake up those who are pretending to be asleep or prefer pet orbits.

Jobs like stenographers, receptionists, nurses, nursery teachers, air hostesses, sales girls etc. reinforce gender stereotypes and hierarchy.

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मांझी भी आरक्षण की समीक्षा के पक्ष में https://t.co/CnqEvdWi26

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo spur a thought revolution that is far more significant than women agitating for temple entry or wearing nightie.

Unlike Jagannath temple at Puri, many big temples in Karnataka provide free lunch, thus ensuring allegiance. That inhibits free thought too.

Beware of the vested interests who never recommend Sri Aurobindo's books and want the reign of Mythology, Astrology, and Rituals to continue.

No need for struggling with Sanskrit of ancient texts. Sri Aurobindo has presented the best interpretation of Veda and Upanishads in English.

Avoid pre-modern stipulations in the name of tradition. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo advise embracing Integral Yoga that is free of any dogma.

Reading Buddha, Shankara, Abhinavagupta, or Chaitanya will leave you confused. Sri Aurobindo lays down the most modern version of philosophy.

Vivekananda built a modern temple for Ramakrishna as a replica of Christ but The Mother & Sri Aurobindo surpassed them by sheer philosophy.

@sighbaboo With due respect, the optimism expressed by @blog_supplement doesn't match the Evolutionary vision of Sri Aurobindo. #FiveDreams

The critical attitude is not to give credence to some sequence having a particular consequence just because someone has said with eloquence.

The Hindutva propensity is to take loads of past propositions as granted and thus avoid the trouble of testing and verifying, or creativity.

The Hindutva temperament is comfortable with pushing a predetermined agenda sans an iota of desire to question whether the same is possible.

Instead of looking at history as flow of events, Hindutva folks interpret it as aberration with implicit urge for correcting past injustice.

Mythological worldview coupled with reliance on Rituals leads to a deterministic approach in Hindutva where any ambivalence is frowned upon.

Enfeeblement of intellect apart, unimaginative proclivity of Hindutva fails to fathom future trends in time and suffers loss of opportunity.

Devoid of wonder and exploration religious aspiration too suffers a terrible blow in the hands of Hindutva by turning petitioning for wealth.

The Leftist perspective subsumes many correctives but one place where there is no scope for any disappointment is The Mother & Sri Aurobindo.

Opposing BJP and RSS should never accrue advantage to AAP and the Congress. This should be the guiding principle for all political players.

Those who reach The Mother & Sri Aurobindo through the joy of some group activity or teamwork are likely to be disappointed sooner or later.

Despite phenomenal spread of SM, the hidden working of Big Money, Big Data, and Deep State are beyond the comprehension of ordinary citizens.

Secrecy in RSS functioning and the kind of obfuscation that unfolded with regard to PM's Degree are frustrating episodes within a Democracy.

@Mamdhata @CholericCleric @GVLNRAO War analogies and Kautilyan insights might be right but don't sound nice within a Democratic environment.

@Mamdhata @CholericCleric True, but the whole effort of finding true manhood is the endeavour to overgrow child state and natural instincts.

@Mamdhata @CholericCleric Ethical parameters are discrete & hence their application should be confined to solitary cases for refined picture.

@Mamdhata @CholericCleric Democracy entails electing a Govt and letting it function with its own wisdom & sense of justice dispensing favour.

@greatbong Delivering scripted lines before camera and responding to controversial issues on the spot are two different things. Not easy.

@Mamdhata Characters from ancient epics are lifeless dramatic portraits and hence their conduct can't be transposed to modern situations.

@Mamdhata You are entitled to your grouse but the Govt has a much greater obligation and dharma than merely concentrating on party interest.

@Mamdhata I don't know how far you have read Sri Aurobindo but I think each event is unique and so can't be judged by a fixed set of rules.

@ArmchairPseph @Mamdhata Fine, but what other way to long for Democracy than to aggressively pine for this most nebulous gift of modernity?

@ArmchairPseph You have a certain reputation and you must announce which form of Govt you prefer the most and why. So how to migrate to that.

[@SavitriEraParty Monarchy https://t.co/3bKzhHg7rW ]

@sgiridhar007 Legally can be construed here as synonymous to Democratically. But his fulminations in public may not be defendable equally.

@sgiridhar007 One should be responsible for one's own conduct and given his learning & stature, he hasn't exactly covered himself with glory.

@Mamdhata Moral relativism, rather than ticking off in a pejorative sense, I would prefer as simply a diagnosis and a problem to work upon.

@krishnarjun108 One of the functions of civilisation is to prevent incest and suicide. Mental health is a vital area where Veda has validity.

@harigiri941 @sgiridhar007 Examining epics is like examining Sholay or Bajrangi Bhaijaan and compulsions of drama are hardly ethical tenets.

@DigestSas A democracy is about own people and the notion of enemy within it is a bit too far fetched. Respecting dissent and voiceless must.

@sgiridhar007 Privileging Mythology and Monarchy, Rituals and Miracles corrodes the critical and creative faculty of impressionable minds.

@harigiri941 @sgiridhar007 Both movies and epics are works of fiction depicting a slice of life. Real life situations are entirely different.

@harigiri941 Yeah heard of them but there is no reason why I should obey them or agree with what they say. You should follow same principle.

@harigiri941 Critical reason, and not mythological sermon, should be our guide in judging men and events, otherwise one fails as a citizen.

@sgiridhar007 @harigiri941 I don't accept that nothing worthwhile has been created after Mahabharata. Baahubali: The Beginning also teaches.

@CholericCleric @DigestSas @Mamdhata Lao Tsu may differ but ideal Kshatriya spirit in war is the heroic preparedness for supreme sacrifice.

@sgiridhar007 @harigiri941 Yeah what @Mamdhata dismissively terms as Moral relativism! @Auro_Mere @Sheks65 @srin151a

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While thinking of reforming the sociopolitical order, it's instructive to ponder over the Evolutionary purpose certain deformities serve.

Much saner to think about the state of India spanning one's lifetime than parroting imaginary past glory or future demographic apprehensions.

Macrobatics by careerists is an entertaining enterprise but lay persons must apply enough caution to cover themselves with adequate cushion.

There are many disappointments in life like you can't have your cake and eat it too. Whether to use Apps or visit the main site is one more.

@sandipsabharwal @smarket Yeah. Book value is a nuisance; only the market price matters and gambling goes on in the name of price discovery!

@indiatvnews INR and Sensex should now be pruned to their "multiplied by 100" level for conserving enormous time and energy for typing them.

RSS must assure the countrymen that it is adhering to Dharma in all its dealings with Statecraft. Else empty slogans being Hindu meaningless.

Anyone deprecating British Raj must never forget how it ushered in Unity, Modernity, and Development in spite of wars, rebellions, & terror.

No one should ever overlook the heroic role that Churchill performed in trouncing Hitler and how India stood by him at that crucial hour.

As Uncle Tom's Cabin, which I had read repeatedly as a preteen, crosses my mind from time to time, the Black issue seems to be really acute.

Watching Schindler's List was a heart wrenching experience. Blessed By Fire on Falklands War also leaves one sad and dejected. Not fiction!

One feels terribly irritated when those who criticise Modi happen to be strong supporters of Congress dynasty. What a travesty of democracy!

@chinmaykrvd All part of Modi's PR game; to generate sympathy wave and unite supporters and fence sitters by exposing hardened detractors.

@India_Policy How the Modi regime is corrupting the minds of young generation is far more crucial to discuss than Nehru or Mahalanobis model.

Each BJP supporter I follow has lambasted Kejriwal and even his parents. People may not follow GDP figures but know what a college degree is.

Oppose AAP, BJP, and Congress for establishing an ethical political culture under the inspiration of Sri Aurobindo's Evolutionary vision.

Current states of BJP, RSS, and Modi Govt. don't reflect ethical ideals so clearly set forth in numerous books. SM regulars skirt the issue.

Wise voices like Arun Shourie, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, and Yogendra Yadav not finding a place in Parliament is a bad sign for Indian Democracy.

RW was expected to produce a superior intellectual environment but their fixation with history and war on AIT is proving to be suffocating.

Finding the golden mean between what the West and Ancient India offer is the most challenging task for the present generation. #FiveDreams

@ragub6 Psychology, Cognitive sciences, and Consciousness studies are the most fertile fields where Ancient India has contributed the most.

@irfhabib They represent two extremes which has harmed the country. Time now to arrive at the golden mean as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo.

Those who are aware of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo understand that history must be looked at with Hitler as focus. Same for future prospects.

Educated Indians must think for themselves instead of blindly supporting their Party. That is how Democracy can get nonstop Oxygen supply.

It will be a truly new birth for India when Sri Aurobindo is accorded the honour he deserves and Mythology, Astrology, and Rituals lose grip.

May 15, 2016: Ex-Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi addressing anti-Reservation meet in Delhi today; @shantprakash presided. https://t.co/zg5BwGczxC

@AnirbanFromRLF There is a general impression that actual writing is outsourced and often provided by the advocates. Is there any truth in it?

@ScrewedbyState A library will have its own administration, rules and regulation. So, finally it's like having miniature States everywhere.

Worth of The Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo is best understood against the trilogy by Hardt and Negri: "Empire," "Multitude," & "Commonwealth"

RSS keeps on reminding a section of citizens that you are terrorists, your forefathers were invaders, and your intellectuals are Communists.

RSS is a prisoner of narratives the ill effects of which has been ably challenged by postmodernism to rescue individual liberty and dignity.

Instead of looking at every child born in India as our own, RSS makes a distinction in terms of religion and spreads antipathy between them.

Twitter facilitates debate but ensuring honesty and integrity of arguments demands high level of virtue and sincerity of purpose by players.

RSS supporters don't question Science but show an instinctive suspicion of Humanities discourse emanating from theWest without justification.

Humanity has made tremendous progress in Science by austere application of logic. Same level of integrity needed in interrogating Humanities.

RSS communication is modelled on the word of mouth which facilitates rumour mongering and propagating unsubstantiated versions of history.

RSS adherents swear by Dharma but when it comes to discourse, their instinctual doublespeak and circumventing the issue comes to the fore.

Leftist academics are equally to blame when it comes to examining sociopolitical reality of the country. They have often served blatant lies.

@PoMoGandhi Complains galore regarding the history books. 

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@PoMoGandhi I have no competence to respond to you but on one point I feel I'm Sure. Sri Aurobindo is always ignored

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@slicesofIife @Whine_King People do hold a thousand things more dear than money. Besides no man is equipped enough to assess value for money.

@sreemoytalukdar Those rising from grassroots having own political base or fighting for a cause should be supported. So, he doesn't qualify.

@EvoLandscapes Just like Sanskrit, Americans now want to dominate Indian and other philosophical streams. They will set the agenda always.

No one talks of expressing dissent in party forums, any more. Now, dissent is being driven out of Twitter also. This is how fascism devours.

@vs70 Your diagnosis is always perfect. But my indications are to the whole ecosystem.

UP matters and the present four cornered fight would benefit BJP. Wanted a fifth axis for chaotic intervention and providing a firm option.

There are thousands of educated Indians who are dissatisfied with the present political parties. They must unite under a new party like SEP.

By joining SEP, you take the responsibility of shaping the future of the country and its fledgling Democracy without resorting to theatrics.

Tweets and texts tend to create a deformed portrait of what is normal and the extent goes up in proportion to their popularity or creativity.

For instance, "Sanskrit devotional stotras chanted throughout India" gives the impression that the whole country is engaged in chanting only.

Those spreading the sentiment that our citizens are two different sets of people and are instigating others to think in those lines are mad.

Savitri Era: Sri Aurobindo inspires for not surrendering to shoddy Hindutva https://t.co/22k9inLZhF

@Dr_Uditraj Met you at your gate the other day just by chance. Hope to have a session of discussion on how some radical changes are needed.
@sanjivbhatt Your name is now part of history of modern India. The challenge now is to avoid partisan game and maintain credibility. Thanks.

References:

[To discriminate between communities within a country is to sow the seeds of Hitlerism. The fullest equality must..] https://t.co/ehbeh5PLkl

[highlight our past achievements should also be given a very unbiased and objective assessment of our past failures] https://t.co/IoY61nvrpq

José Ortega y Gasset & Alphonso Lingis are superb stylists (by Graham Harman). And now, Freud and Donald Winnicott. https://t.co/WgFwwSg2nn

@Mamdhata @ArmchairPseph [Paine used "common sense" as a weapon to delegitimize the monarchy and overturn prevailing conventional wisdom]

@thewire_in @OpIndia_com Too crowded now. I was not aware about @myindmakers before "Anushilan Samiti and Jugantar" https://t.co/U2vykLsiJi

@myindmakers @shwetankbhushan Role of Desher Katha by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar of Deoghar and the Marathi connection:

https://t.co/THFlHqdLJU

@sanjeevsanyal Plus [Nolini Kanta Gupta narrates events from his student years the time he spent as a revolutionary] https://t.co/aUegSkwT2O

[CK Prahalad - like Sri Aurobindo - believed India could provide spiritual and not merely technical leadership.] https://t.co/kCIa6rvMYT

Two days National Conference inaugurated at NITTE https://t.co/JBChQdCJld #Nitte #NewsNirantara

Marketime: Jadavpur women have no shame; visiting temple wearing nightie https://t.co/NnSEMUL9Wt