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An Indian Army soldier takes cover as the Taj Hotel goes up in flames during the Mumbai Attacks, 26th November 2008
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Major: Bollywood Movie Review
Inspired by real life story of Major Sandeep Unnikrishanan (Adivi Sesh), serving in the 51 Special Action Group of the National Security Guards in India, “Major” movie is a heart touching tribute to the soldiers who live and die by the ideals to serve the nation and protect others who are weaker to defend themselves. Major Unnikrishnan was killed in action during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks…
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Remembering and saluting the Braveheart who sacrificed their lives for the nation. Their courage and willpower led us to a victory over an evil incident that shocked the whole nation on 26/11 14 years ago.
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26/11: 15 Years After, A Nation's Tribute to Bravery and Resilience
Fifteen years have passed since the chilling night of 26/11, 2008, when Mumbai faced one of its darkest chapters. It was a night that shook the nation to its core, a night etched in the collective memory of every Indian as the Mumbai terror attacks unfolded.
“We will never forget the bravery and sacrifice of our heroes on that fateful day.”
The events of 26/11 began as ten heavily armed…
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Thomas Friedman (I know, but, on this he was sensible) mentioned India’s response to the 2008 Mumbai attack as an example of deliberate restraint that yielded dividends, vs the counterfactual of an open retaliation on Pakistan. Obviously everything responds to specifics, but it does seem sometimes possible.
Yeah turns out when your adversary is a nuclear weapons state and a military peer you tend to discover a very deep well of political restraint. Still good they were restrained—but the incentives to be restrained were much sharper.
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Victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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In 2010, Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan starred in a film called My Name Is Khan that served as a critique of Islamophobia in the United States in the post-9/11 era. In the movie, Khan goes on a journey to the United States to meet the American president and tell him that having an Islamic last name doesn’t make him a terrorist. In real life, however, his name has made him a target at home.
A year after Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in 2014, Khan said there was a climate of intolerance in the country that “will take us to the dark ages.” Two days later, a senior leader of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and an acolyte of Modi, Yogi Adityanath, said Khan spoke the language of terrorists and equated him to the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terrorism attacks. Adityanath threatened Khan, saying he would be out of business if a “huge mass” of Indians, implying Hindus, boycotted his films. Since then, fringe political outfits linked to the BJP—and even some BJP leaders—have repeatedly attacked Khan.
The latest attack began when the trailer of Khan’s latest film, Pathaan, was released last month. Hindu nationalists of the BJP and those linked to the party expressed three major objections. First, that actress Deepika Padukone should not have worn a saffron-hued bikini in a song titled “Besharam Rang” because saffron is a sacred color in Hinduism. Second, the bikini was a few centimeters too revealing to be approved by the far right’s cultural police. And third, and more tellingly perhaps, they slandered Khan for his fitness, questioning whether the 57-year-old’s chiseled “six-pack” abdomen could possibly be real.
The charges were ludicrous. Bollywood actresses have worn saffron in sensuous songs before, but it’s never been so controversial. Moreover, Padukone wore a green skirt and several other colors in the song. The attack didn’t make sense, but it was nonetheless vicious. One protester on air, who was later revealed to be an actor himself, dared Khan to dress his daughter in a green bikini instead of Padukone, a Hindu actress. Green is a sacred color in Islam, and Khan’s wife is also Hindu.
“Had Deepika worn a saffron bikini opposite a Hindu actor, there would have been no controversy,” Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of the Caravan, told Foreign Policy from Delhi in a phone interview. “It is all because [Khan] is a Muslim.” Several male Indian actors have flaunted abs before, and rare have they met with such ridicule.
Many people believe that the insidious campaign to discredit Khan emerges out of Hindu nationalists’ broader effort to humiliate minorities into accepting their secondary status in a country they want to claim for themselves. There have been frequent calls by the BJP to turn India into a theocratic state—a Hindu rashtra or a country predominantly of and for Hindus. As part of that bid, they hope to control Bollywood itself, the country’s biggest cultural force and its most effective messenger.
After #BoycottPathaan trended on Twitter, #BoycottBollywood soon followed. There were several well-crafted tweets, as if coordinated with one another, calling on directors to change their scripts and fall in line—or risk a total boycott. But this was not the first time Bollywood came under attack. Scholars who studied the trend between August 1 and September 12 discovered thousands of ghost accounts created over these months that solely tweeted with the hashtag #BoycottBollywood. More than 300 accounts each tweeted over 1,000 tweets on Bollywood over that nearly month and a half, “suggesting organized behavior,” said Joyojeet Pal, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan who conducted the study. Junior politicians of the BJP and of its affiliates were also discovered to be pushing the content.
Outrage on social media was to a large extent manufactured, but it is hard to say how many Indians genuinely approved of the sentiment. An investigation by news website the Wire revealed that many of the news stories that defamed Khan and called for Pathaan’s boycott reflected the views of political partisans rather than genuine protesters. Meanwhile, Pathaan has enjoyed enormous ticket sales, a resounding rejection of the calls to boycott Khan’s movies and Bollywood more generally.
Fans thronged cinemas in cities across India and at screenings abroad to see Khan return to the screen after a four-year hiatus. The controversies instigated around him—including outright falsehoods about how he had supposedly donated millions of dollars to Pakistan and was caught spitting at the funeral of Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar—did little to dampen public enthusiasm for his movie.
As Khan hopped between buildings, dived off planes, and walked on the facade of a skyscraper, all to save India from a terrorist attack, Indians across faiths seemed proud that Bollywood could also produce its own version of Mission Impossible and were eager to applaud Khan’s reinvention from romantic heartthrob to action hero. Even Indians abroad, who are arguably among the biggest believers in Hindu nationalism, rushed to screenings in the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The movie has reportedly smashed box office records in India, and in the first 16 days since its release, it earned nearly $10 million.
Meera Rizvi, a professional scriptwriter whose maternal ancestors were ethnic Pashtuns like Khan’s, said she had little interest in watching the movie but attended a screening as an act of resistance to bullying from Hindu nationalists. “Bullies have been empowered by the right-wing government, and they think they can do whatever they want,” Rizvi said. “I went to see the movie to stand up against the bullying Khan has been subjected to.” Many others said they believed it was all a useless controversy. Anju Dhawan, an interior designer, said she didn’t understand why there was controversy at all. “Shah Rukh is an actor. Hindu, Muslim has nothing to do with it,” she told Foreign Policy from Karnal, India.
The crowds, however, did not indicate a rejection of political polarization. At least two highly educated professionals FP spoke to believe in Hindu nationalist propaganda, making unsubstantiated allegations against Khan. Political analysts told FP that Pathaan’s success did not indicate a change of mood in a nation still in thrall of Modi and the BJP’s broader political agenda. “It showed that Hindu nationalists still do not have the ability to wipe out the appeal of a celebrity who is a Muslim, just like Indians would cheer a Muslim cricketer,” Bal said. “It didn’t mean the mood of the country has gone a certain way.”
Last week, Indian press reported that Modi called on his ministers to refrain from making unnecessary comments that overshadow the government’s developmental work. But that message has come far too late to rein in the mob, said filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. “It was about controlling their own people. Things have gone out of hand now,” Kashyap said. “When you stay silent, you empower prejudice and you empower hatred. It has now got so much empowered that it is a power in itself. The mob is out of control now.”
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Here is my Summer Historical Movies/Series Marathon!
This marathon is in Chronological Order and is focused on British/Western European History.
Not all of these Films/Series will be historically accurate!!!
PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TRIGGERS https://www.doesthedogdie.com/
- Beowulf (2007) (Saxon England)
- The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) (Saxon England)
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2007) (Arthurian Legend)
- The Green Knight (2021) (Arthurian Legend)
- The Lion in Winter (1968) (Richard The Lionheart)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (Crusades)
-The Hollow Crown Season 1 (2013) (Richard II-Henry V)
-The King (2019) (Henry V)
- The Hollow Crown Season 2 (2016) (War of The Roses)
- A Knight’s Tale (2001) (Medieval England)
- The Outlaw King (2018) (14th Century Scotland)
- The Name of the Rose (1986) (14th Century)
- White Queen (2013) (War of the Roses)
- White Princess (2017) (War of the Roses)
- Spanish Princess (2019-2020) (Cathrine of Aragon)
- The Tudors (2007-2010) (Tudor Dynasty)
- The Other Bolelyn Girl (2008) (Henry VIII)
- Anne Boleyn (2021) (King Henry VIII)
- Wolf Hall (2015) (King Henry VIII)
- Lady Jane (1986) (Lady Jane Gray)
- Becoming Elizabeth (2022) (Elizabeth I)
- Anonymous (2011) (Shakespeare)
- Reign (2013-2017) (Mary Queen of Scots)
- Mary Queen of Scots (2018) (Queen Elizabeth I)
- Cromwell (1970) (Stuart Dynasty)
- The Favourite (2018) (18th Century)
- The Duchess (2008) (Georgian Dynasty)
- The Madness of King George (1994) (King George III)
- Queen Charlotte (2023) (Georgian Dynasty)
- Bridgerton (Regency Era)
- Young Victoria (2009) (Victorian Era)
- 1917 (2019) (WW1)
- The Kings Speech (2010) (1936)
- Dunkirk (2017) (WW2)
- The Crown (2016-2023) (Queen Elizabeth II)
- Spencer (2021) (Princess Diana)
Looking for More? Here’s selections from across time and space!
- [ ] Solomon Kane (2009) (1500’s Fantasy England)
- [ ] Six The Musical (Henry VIII’s Wives)
- [ ] Horrible Histories (2009-2014)
- [ ] Medici (2016-2019) (Renaissance Italy)
- [ ] Versailles (2015-2018) (1600’s France)
- [ ] Valhalla Rising (2009) (Viking Era)
- [ ] The Northman (2022) (Viking Era)
- [ ] Vikings (2013-2020) (Viking Era)
- [ ] The Last Duel (2021) (1300’s France)
- [ ] The Assassin (2015) (8th Century China)
- [ ] Red Cliff (2008) (China’s Three Kingdoms period)
- [ ] The Untamed (2019) (Fantasy Historical China)
- [ ] Seven Samurai (1954) (Feudal Japan)
- [ ] Love Under The Crucifix (1962) (Japan 1587)
- [ ] Dororo (2019) (Feudal Fantasy Japan)
- [ ] Hotel Rwanda (2004) (Rwanda, Africa, 1994)
- [ ] Hotel Mumbai (2018) (2008 Mumbai Attacks)
- [ ] Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) (India, Mughal Empire)
- [ ] Alexander (2004) (Hellenistic Greece)
- [ ] Medieval (2022) (14th Century Czech Republic)
- [ ] Ran (1985) (Feudal Japan)
- [ ] The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) (Medieval France)
- [ ] Cabaret (1972) (Weimar Germany)
#history#historical movie#movie marathon#english history#european history#bridgerton#queen charlotte#the crown#the tudors#king arthur#a knight's tale#six the musical#Reign#historical accuracy#summer movies#summer movie marathon#I haven’t seen most of these films so if they are bad I’m sorry#war movies#royal family#english monarchy#british movies#british monarchy
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Holidays 11.26
Holidays
Anti-Obesity Day
Bonn Om Touk (Water Festival; Cambodia)
Casablanca Day
Constitution Day (Abkhazia; Georgia; India)
Coton de Tulear Day
Corn Salad Day (French Republic)
Economic Abuse Awareness Day (Australia, Canada)
Family Day (Palau)
Festival of Big Talk
Festival of Shadow Economies
Flag Day (Colombia)
Fraternity Day
Good Bath Day (Japan)
Good Grief Day
Holiday List Day
International Bananagrams Day
International Day of Cats
International Shoemaker Day
International Women Human Rights Defenders Day
Iron Deficiency Day
Kelaghayi Day (Azerbaijan)
Kodanikupäev (Citizen Day; Estonia)
Lion Day USA
Mākua Rothman Day (Hawaii)
Mumbai Terror Attacks Remembrance Day
National Alexis Day
National Eric Day
National Heath Day
National Law Day (India)
National Ranboo Day
Netherfield Ball Day
Republic Day (Mongolia)
Sojourner Truth Day (Michigan)
Tazaungdaing (Myanmar)
World Lewis Day
World Olive Tree Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Cake Day
National Milk Day (India)
World Olive Day
4th & Last Sunday in November
All Souls' Day (Visu Dvēseles Diena; Latvia)
Artist’s Sunday [Sunday after Thanksgiving]
Crystal Skull World Day [4th Sunday]
International Laksa Day [Last Sunday]
International Shift Worker Sunday [Last Sunday]
John F. Kennedy Day (Massachusetts) [Last Sunday]
Judgement Sunday (Tuomiosunnuntai; Finland) [Last Sunday]
Mother’s Day (Russia) [Last Sunday]
Museum Store Sunday [Last Sunday]
National Bicycle Day (Philippines) [4th Sunday]
National Secondhand Sunday [Last Sunday]
National Youth Sunday (UK) [Last Sunday]
Pasadena Doo Dah Parade [Sunday after Thanksgiving]
Small Brewery Sunday [Sunday after Thanksgiving]
Stir-Up Sunday [Last Sunday before Advent]
Sunday of the Dead (Totensonntag; Austria, Germany) [Last Sunday]
Independence Days
The Golliez (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]
Mongolia (from China, 1921)
Feast Days
Alypius the Stylite (Christian; Saint)
Basolus (a.k.a. Basle; Christian; Saint)
Bellinus of Padua (Christian; Saint)
Celebration of the Excellence of Genevieve in Paris (Roman Catholic)
Conrad of Constance (a.k.a. Conraal; Christian; Saint)
Day of the Covenant (Baháʼí)
Ethelwine of Athelney (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Christ the King (Christian)
Feast of the Holy Family (Christian)
Hugo Ball Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Isaac Watts (Episcopal Church (USA))
John Berchmans (Christian; Saint)
Kara Walker (Artology)
Nicon Metanoite (Christian; Saint)
Peter, Bishop of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)
Racist Depreciation Day (Pastafarian)
Sidney (Positivist; Saint)
Siricius, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Stylianos of Paphlagonia (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Sylvester Gozzolini (Christian; Saint)
Tantan (Muppetism)
Valraven’s Day (Pagan)
William Sidney Mount (Artology)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s National Baby Dropping Day.)
Premieres
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Novel; 1865)
Alien: Resurrection (Film; 1997)
Anarchy in the U.K., by The Sex Pistols (Album; 1976)
Australia (Film; 2008)
Bad Santa (Film; 2003)
Casablanca (Film; 1942)
The Daffy Doc (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)
Dangerous, by Michael Jackson (Album; 1991)
Flood Waters or Drown in the Valley (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 234; 1963)
Fragile, by Yes (Album; 1971)
Heir-Conditioned (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)
Home Defense (Disney Cartoon; 1943)
I Believe I Can Fly, by R. Kelly (Song; 1996)
The Ice Storm (Film; 1997)
Imitation of Life (Film; 1934)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcast (Film; 1999)
The King’s Speech (Film; 2010)
Licorice Pizza (Film; 2021)
The Mosquito Coast (Film; 1996)
Orchids in the Moonlight, recorded by Xavier Cugat (Song; 1940)
Penguins of Madagascar (Animated Film; 2014)
Rockshow (Paul McCartney Concert Film; 1980)
Squeeze: Unplugged (MTV TV Concert; 1989) [1st Unplugged Concert]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Film; 1986)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (Film; 1993)
Timeline (Film; 2003)
The Toll of the Sea (Film; 1922) [1st Technicolor Film)
Treasure of Monte Zoom, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 233; 1963)
The Triplets of Belleville (Animated Film; 2003)
Unplugged (Music TV Series; 1989)
The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins (Novel; 1859)x
Today’s Name Days
Anneliese, Gebhard, Konrad (Austria)
Stilyan, Stilyana (Bulgaria)
Hugo, Konrad, Siricije (Croatia)
Artur (Czech Republic)
Conradus (Denmark)
Dagmar, Maara, Maare, Tamaara (Estonia)
Sisko (Finland)
Delphine (France)
Anneliese, Konrad, Kurt (Germany)
Kyparisia, Nikon, Stelios, Stergios, Stiloanos, Stylianos (Greece)
Virág (Hungary)
Corrado, Cristo (Italy)
Konrāds (Latvia)
Dobilas, Silvestras, Vygantė (Lithuania)
Konrad, Kurt (Norway)
Delfin, Dobiemiest, Jan, Konrad, Konrada, Lechosław, Lechosława, Leonard, Sylwester (Poland)
Stellina (Romania)
Kornel (Slovakia)
Conrado, Juan, Leonardo, Silvestre (Spain)
Linus (Sweden)
Mallory, Rashad, Rashawn, Yesenia, Yessenia (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 330 of 2024; 35 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 7 of week 47 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 27 of 28]
Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 14 (Wu-Zi)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 13 Kislev 5784
Islamic: 13 Jumada I 1445
J Cal: 30 Mir; Nineday [30 of 30]
Julian: 13 November 2023
Moon: 99%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 22 Frederic (12th Month) [Sidney]
Runic Half Month: Is (Stasis) [Day 1 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 64 of 89)
Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 5 of 30)
Calendar Changes
Is (Stasis) [Half-Month 23 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 12.10)
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Holidays 11.26
Holidays
Anti-Obesity Day
Bonn Om Touk (Water Festival; Cambodia)
Casablanca Day
Constitution Day (Abkhazia; Georgia; India)
Coton de Tulear Day
Corn Salad Day (French Republic)
Economic Abuse Awareness Day (Australia, Canada)
Family Day (Palau)
Festival of Big Talk
Festival of Shadow Economies
Flag Day (Colombia)
Fraternity Day
Good Bath Day (Japan)
Good Grief Day
Holiday List Day
International Bananagrams Day
International Day of Cats
International Shoemaker Day
International Women Human Rights Defenders Day
Iron Deficiency Day
Kelaghayi Day (Azerbaijan)
Kodanikupäev (Citizen Day; Estonia)
Lion Day USA
Mākua Rothman Day (Hawaii)
Mumbai Terror Attacks Remembrance Day
National Alexis Day
National Eric Day
National Heath Day
National Law Day (India)
National Ranboo Day
Netherfield Ball Day
Republic Day (Mongolia)
Sojourner Truth Day (Michigan)
Tazaungdaing (Myanmar)
World Lewis Day
World Olive Tree Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Cake Day
National Milk Day (India)
World Olive Day
4th & Last Sunday in November
All Souls' Day (Visu Dvēseles Diena; Latvia)
Artist’s Sunday [Sunday after Thanksgiving]
Crystal Skull World Day [4th Sunday]
International Laksa Day [Last Sunday]
International Shift Worker Sunday [Last Sunday]
John F. Kennedy Day (Massachusetts) [Last Sunday]
Judgement Sunday (Tuomiosunnuntai; Finland) [Last Sunday]
Mother’s Day (Russia) [Last Sunday]
Museum Store Sunday [Last Sunday]
National Bicycle Day (Philippines) [4th Sunday]
National Secondhand Sunday [Last Sunday]
National Youth Sunday (UK) [Last Sunday]
Pasadena Doo Dah Parade [Sunday after Thanksgiving]
Small Brewery Sunday [Sunday after Thanksgiving]
Stir-Up Sunday [Last Sunday before Advent]
Sunday of the Dead (Totensonntag; Austria, Germany) [Last Sunday]
Independence Days
The Golliez (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]
Mongolia (from China, 1921)
Feast Days
Alypius the Stylite (Christian; Saint)
Basolus (a.k.a. Basle; Christian; Saint)
Bellinus of Padua (Christian; Saint)
Celebration of the Excellence of Genevieve in Paris (Roman Catholic)
Conrad of Constance (a.k.a. Conraal; Christian; Saint)
Day of the Covenant (Baháʼí)
Ethelwine of Athelney (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Christ the King (Christian)
Feast of the Holy Family (Christian)
Hugo Ball Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Isaac Watts (Episcopal Church (USA))
John Berchmans (Christian; Saint)
Kara Walker (Artology)
Nicon Metanoite (Christian; Saint)
Peter, Bishop of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)
Racist Depreciation Day (Pastafarian)
Sidney (Positivist; Saint)
Siricius, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Stylianos of Paphlagonia (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Sylvester Gozzolini (Christian; Saint)
Tantan (Muppetism)
Valraven’s Day (Pagan)
William Sidney Mount (Artology)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s National Baby Dropping Day.)
Premieres
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Novel; 1865)
Alien: Resurrection (Film; 1997)
Anarchy in the U.K., by The Sex Pistols (Album; 1976)
Australia (Film; 2008)
Bad Santa (Film; 2003)
Casablanca (Film; 1942)
The Daffy Doc (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)
Dangerous, by Michael Jackson (Album; 1991)
Flood Waters or Drown in the Valley (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 234; 1963)
Fragile, by Yes (Album; 1971)
Heir-Conditioned (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)
Home Defense (Disney Cartoon; 1943)
I Believe I Can Fly, by R. Kelly (Song; 1996)
The Ice Storm (Film; 1997)
Imitation of Life (Film; 1934)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcast (Film; 1999)
The King’s Speech (Film; 2010)
Licorice Pizza (Film; 2021)
The Mosquito Coast (Film; 1996)
Orchids in the Moonlight, recorded by Xavier Cugat (Song; 1940)
Penguins of Madagascar (Animated Film; 2014)
Rockshow (Paul McCartney Concert Film; 1980)
Squeeze: Unplugged (MTV TV Concert; 1989) [1st Unplugged Concert]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Film; 1986)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (Film; 1993)
Timeline (Film; 2003)
The Toll of the Sea (Film; 1922) [1st Technicolor Film)
Treasure of Monte Zoom, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 233; 1963)
The Triplets of Belleville (Animated Film; 2003)
Unplugged (Music TV Series; 1989)
The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins (Novel; 1859)x
Today’s Name Days
Anneliese, Gebhard, Konrad (Austria)
Stilyan, Stilyana (Bulgaria)
Hugo, Konrad, Siricije (Croatia)
Artur (Czech Republic)
Conradus (Denmark)
Dagmar, Maara, Maare, Tamaara (Estonia)
Sisko (Finland)
Delphine (France)
Anneliese, Konrad, Kurt (Germany)
Kyparisia, Nikon, Stelios, Stergios, Stiloanos, Stylianos (Greece)
Virág (Hungary)
Corrado, Cristo (Italy)
Konrāds (Latvia)
Dobilas, Silvestras, Vygantė (Lithuania)
Konrad, Kurt (Norway)
Delfin, Dobiemiest, Jan, Konrad, Konrada, Lechosław, Lechosława, Leonard, Sylwester (Poland)
Stellina (Romania)
Kornel (Slovakia)
Conrado, Juan, Leonardo, Silvestre (Spain)
Linus (Sweden)
Mallory, Rashad, Rashawn, Yesenia, Yessenia (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 330 of 2024; 35 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 7 of week 47 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 27 of 28]
Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 14 (Wu-Zi)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 13 Kislev 5784
Islamic: 13 Jumada I 1445
J Cal: 30 Mir; Nineday [30 of 30]
Julian: 13 November 2023
Moon: 99%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 22 Frederic (12th Month) [Sidney]
Runic Half Month: Is (Stasis) [Day 1 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 64 of 89)
Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 5 of 30)
Calendar Changes
Is (Stasis) [Half-Month 23 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 12.10)
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https://astranva.tumblr.com/post/702826375831240704/ngl-i-hate-pc-she-supports-military-action
This is such a misconception about her, idk why people do not bother learning more about the India-Pakistan cold war situation and China's involvement in it.
All Priyanka did was tweet 'Jai Hind' after the Indian Air Force demolished a terrorist camp situated in Balakot. Jai Hind means "Victory for India" and it is our national slogan, all Government officers greet each other using that phrase. It does not mean that she is supporting the war. India has never attacked a country first in its entire history and India has all the rights to protect its borders, Pakistan has housed some terrorists and it's a well-known fact, O*ama Bin Laden was hiding there for decades, the culprit of the Bombay Blasts 1992 Dawood Ibrahim is hidden there AT various agencies and a prime suspect of 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafeez Sayeed openly lives there, those terrorists still cause a lot of chaos, so Indians support India's military actions against those terrorist camps, it has nothing to do with the country Pakistan and it's common people, go and read India has never attacked Pakistan or any other country and it will never. All we ever did was defend ourselves when we were attacked by Pakistan, twice and China, once.
Hating Priyanka, who is an Indian just for Tweeting "Jai Hind" is nothing but wilful ignorance, honey she is an Indian, what else do you want her to do? She can't use her country's national slogan?
thank you for explaining 💖
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2008, there was a terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. One of the targets was the Taj Mahal Hotel. My husband and I were inside the hotel with the rest of the Unilever board when the attack happened. You can imagine it was a terrible thing to go through: debris falling all around, bullet shots through the night, hiding hoping nobody finds you.
It was the most difficult night of my life.
But when I think back on that time, what I remember most is the extraordinary courage and leadership of a young woman who worked at the hotel. Mallika Jagad was only 24, but she was so poised, so in command of the situation.
I’m sure nothing in her training had ever taught her what to do when terrorists attack, but she rose to the occasion. She was there to comfort people, to make sure we had water, and to give information when she had it. She took care of everyone all through the night. She was such an extraordinary leader.....
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India–Pakistan Relations Why There is No Peace
Relations between India and Pakistan have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947, the Kashmir conflict and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations. Consequently, their relationship has been plagued by hostility and suspicion. Northern India and Pakistan somewhat overlap in areas of certain demographics, shared lingua francas (mainly Punjabi and Hindustani) and shared cuisines inherited from the Mughal Empire.
After the dissolution of the British Raj in 1947, two new sovereign nations were formed — the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The subsequent partition of the former British India displaced up to 12.5 million people, with estimates of loss of life varying from several hundred thousand to 1 million. India emerged as a secular nation with a Hindu majority population and a large Muslim minority, while Pakistan emerged also as a secular nation with an overwhelming Muslim majority population; later becoming an Islamic republic although its constitution guarantees freedom of religion to people of all faiths.
Soon after their independence, India and Pakistan established diplomatic relations but the violent partition and numerous territorial claims would overshadow their relationship. Since their Independence, the two countries have fought three major wars, one undeclared war and have been involved in numerous armed skirmishes and military standoffs. The Kashmir conflict is the main centre-point of all of these conflicts with the exception of the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 and Bangladesh Liberation War, which resulted in the secession of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
There have been numerous attempts to improve the relationship — notably, the Shimla summit, the Agra summit and the Lahore summit. Since the early 1980s, relations between the two nations soured particularly after the Siachen conflict, the intensification of Kashmir insurgency in 1989, Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests in 1998 and the 1999 Kargil war. Certain confidence-building measures — such as the 2003 ceasefire agreement and the Delhi–Lahore Bus service — were successful in de-escalating tensions. However, these efforts have been impeded by periodic terrorist attacks. The 2001 Indian Parliament attack almost brought the two nations to the brink of a nuclear war. The 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings, which killed 68 civilians (most of whom were Pakistani), was also a crucial point in relations. Additionally, the 2008 Mumbai attacks carried out by Pakistani militants resulted in a severe blow to the ongoing India-Pakistan peace talks.
After a brief thaw following the election of new governments in both nations, bilateral discussions again stalled after the 2016 Pathankot attack. In September 2016, a terrorist attack on an Indian military base in Indian-administered Kashmir, the deadliest such attack in years, killed 19 Indian Army soldiers. India’s claim that the attack had been orchestrated by a Pakistan-supported jihadist group was denied by Pakistan, which claimed the attack had been a local reaction to unrest in the region due to excessive force by Indian security personnel. The attack sparked a military confrontation across the Line of Control, with an escalation in ceasefire violations and further militant attacks on Indian security forces. As of December 2016, the ongoing confrontation and an increase in nationalist rhetoric on both sides has resulted in the collapse of bilateral relations, with little expectation they will recover.
Since the election of new governments in both India and Pakistan in the early 2010s, some steps have been taken to improve relations, in particular developing a consensus on the agreement of Non-Discriminatory Market Access on Reciprocal Basis (NDMARB) status for each other, which will liberalize trade. In November 2015, the new Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif agreed to the resumption of bilateral talks; the following month, Prime Minister Modi made a brief, unscheduled visit to Pakistan while en route to India, becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Pakistan since 2004. Despite those efforts, relations between the countries have remained frigid, following repeated acts of cross-border terrorism. According to a 2017 BBC World Service poll, only 5% of Indians view Pakistan’s influence positively, with 85% expressing a negative view, while 11% of Pakistanis view India’s influence positively, with 62% expressing a negative view.
Seeds of conflict during independence
About half a million Muslims and Hindus were killed in communal riots following the partition of British India. Millions of Muslims living in India and Hindus and Sikhs living in Pakistan emigrated in one of the most colossal transfers of population in the modern era. Both countries accused each other of not providing adequate security to the minorities emigrating through their territory. This served to increase tensions between the newly-born countries.
According to the British plan for the partition of British India, all the 680 princely states were allowed to decide which of the two countries to join. With the exception of a few, most of the Muslim-majority princely-states acceded to Pakistan while most of the Hindu-majority princely states joined India. However, the decisions of some of the princely-states would shape the Pakistan-India relationship considerably in the years to come.
Junagadh issue
Junagadh was a state on the south-western end of Gujarat, with the principalities of Manavadar, Mangrol and Babriawad. It was not contiguous to Pakistan and other states physically separated it from Pakistan. The state had an overwhelming Hindu population which constituted more than 80% of its citizens, while its ruler, Nawab Mahabat Khan, was a Muslim. Mahabat Khan acceded to Pakistan on 15 August 1947. Pakistan confirmed the acceptance of the accession on 15 September 1947.
India did not accept the accession as legitimate. The Indian point of view was that Junagadh was not contiguous to Pakistan, that the Hindu majority of Junagadh wanted it to be a part of India, and that the state was surrounded by Indian territory on three sides.
The Pakistani point of view was that since Junagadh had a ruler and governing body who chose to accede to Pakistan, it should be allowed to do so. Also, because Junagadh had a coastline, it could have maintained maritime links with Pakistan even as an enclave within India.
Neither of the states was able to resolve this issue amicably and it only added fuel to an already charged environment. Sardar Patel, India’s Home Minister, felt that if Junagadh was permitted to go to Pakistan, it would create communal unrest across Gujarat. The government of India gave Pakistan time to void the accession and hold a plebiscite in Junagadh to pre-empt any violence in Gujarat. Samaldas Gandhi formed a government-in-exile, the Arzi Hukumat (in Urdu: Arzi: Transitional, Hukumat: Government) of the people of Junagadh. Patel ordered the annexation of Junagadh’s three principalities.
India cut off supplies of fuel and coal to Junagadh, severed air and postal links, sent troops to the frontier, and occupied the principalities of Mangrol and Babariawad that had acceded to India. On 26 October, Nawab of Junagadh and his family fled to Pakistan following clashes with Indian troops. On 7 November, Junagadh’s court, facing collapse, invited the Government of India to take over the State’s administration. The Dewan of Junagadh, Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto, the father of the more famous Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, decided to invite the Government of India to intervene and wrote a letter to Mr. Buch, the Regional Commissioner of Saurashtra in the Government of India to this effect. The Government of Pakistan protested. The Government of India rejected the protests of Pakistan and accepted the invitation of the Dewan to intervene. Indian troops occupied Junagadh on 9 November 1947. In February 1948, a plebiscite held almost unanimously voted for accession to India.
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