#RememberingNehru 🤡

PM #Nehru GIFTED the Kabo Valley (Manipur, 11,000+ sq. km.) to Burma.

Was it his ancestral property, to

Burma paid a monthly lease for the Kabo Valley until 1949. After that, with Nehru's consent, it stopped paying & annexed the valley.

Nehru did not take Parliament's consent for this act. Congress-dominated Parliament did not intervene, nor did later governments.

PM Nehru GIFTED the Coco Islands (Andamans) to #Burma. The Burmese gave them to #CHINA to spy on India.

Chinese airstrip & spy station on Coco Island which PM Nehru GIFTED to

#Nepal had offered to merge with India after independence. PM Jawaharlal Nehru refused.

Secular #Nehru tried to prevent Sardar Patel from liberating #Hyderabad from murderous Nizam.

Called him a "complete communalist".

Do you know?

The Concept of Gravity and Laws of Motion are wrongly attributed to Isaac Newton when actually they have their roots in the Vedic Science as mentioned in the Hindu Scriptures.

Modern world has been taught this fallacy that universal gravitation was discovered...

...in 16th century by Newton when an apple fell in front of his eyes whereas it is actually described in Prashnopanishad(6000 BC). Rishi Kanad from the school of Vaisheshika, 2nd century BCE, wrote commentaries based on Vedas and Upanishads.

A little known school of scholars(Gurukulam) in South India(Kerala)discovered one of the founding principles of modern mathematics hundreds of years before Isaac Newton according to a new finding by Manchester University. Many would not believe how the christian missionaries...

...also helped in transporting this information to Britain in 15th century.
Dr. George Verghese Joseph from the Manchester University says, "The Kerala School identified the infinite series, one of the basic components of calculus in about 1350". The discovery is presently...

...wrongly attributed in books to Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibnitz at the end of 17th centuries.
The team from the Universities of Manchester and Exeter reveal the Kerala School also discovered what amounted to the Pi series and used it to calculate Pi correct to 9, 10...

The Churchill Tank in Normandy: Part One 40-44

Ratty Relic or Bocage Buster?

How did it go from a hated, atrocious POS tank worthy only of the scrapheap to a reliable, trustworthy, survivable and popular gun tank in action?

Another pertinent tale. /1
#WW2 #SWW #History

At 38 tons the Churchill was clearly a beast but a manageable one, given concerns about railway loading gauge had informed development (even then you still had to remove the side air louvres for rail tpt).

As always, compromise & industrial limitations underpinned design. /2

Early Mk I and Mk II were respectively armed with a 2 Pounder with coaxial Besa in the turret but with differing hull armament, I - 3" howitzer, II - Besa machine gun.

88.9mm of front armour provided excellent protection for the five man crew, and WS No. 19 provided comms. /3

Other than being undergunned another problem was, they didn't work very well.

But why?

It call comes back to, you guessed it, June 1940 - at the height of that invasion-scare summer.

AFV cupboards were bare so the initial models were raced into production in June 1940... /4

there wasn't time for proper prototyping or accompanying development as the imperative to have ANY gun tank pushed Vauxhall to the limit in the race to get SOMETHING, ANYTHING into the field.

9 RTR probably enjoyed the dubious honour of the first Churchill deliveries. /5

AKASA GANGA THEERTHAM - Tirumala, Tirupati

Akasa Ganga Teertha, is around 5 km from the Tirumala main temple, the Holy Water comes out as a natural stream between hill rocks.

This sacred water is used for Srivari's daily abhishekam.

Devotees have to climb down the steps to reach this holy stream.

In the olden days, the priests took turns to carry this holy water all the way from this part of jungle to the temple, but, now TTD has laid water lines into the temple and thus simplified the process.

This Holy Teertha is also mentioned in the Vedas.

It is commonly believed that this Akasa Ganga originates from the Lotus feet of the main deity Sri Venkateshwara Swamy in Ananda Nilayam.

AKASA GANGA THEERTHAM STATED IN PURANAS:-

On the day the Lord had made Akasa Ganga appear in the hills the descendants of Tirumala Nambi perform Abhisheka (bathing) of the Lord with water from Akasa Ganga. This is continued even today.

A holy dip in this sacred stream provides the merit equivalent to performing hundred rituals.
Marriages can be performed here at this holy place.

Donation of Gold is recommend at this Teertha to get auspicious benefits.

Facebook may well be exceptionally nasty and it’s leadership particularly deceitful, but the whole enterprise is the natural conclusion to an ad-powered social network. Ever greater surveillance, hyper targeting, and engagement baiting is what the basic incentives demand.

Facebook cannot change course. The best they can do is keep dishing out empty apologies, commit to inconsequential adjustments to its algorithms, and spend more money on positive PR and negative projection. The rot is at the core of its very being.

This is why we, consumers and citizens, must make the change for Facebook. Antitrust forcing a breakup of the business, and consumer revolt driving #DeleteFacebook. Zuckerberg will never conclude that what he built has become such a net negative for the world on his own.

That’s why its so tragic that WhatsApp sold out to Facebook in particular. Finally a challenger that had a different model and different ethics. But few would say no to $19B, which is why we need antitrust enforcers to do it for them.

Ancient Greek mathematicians and philosophers originally called the infinity symbol ‘lemniscate' meaning ‘ribbon.' This notion strives from Ouroboros, an ancient symbol depicting a serpent biting its own tail. This symbol is representative of infinity, immortality, continuity,

self-fertilisation and eternal return

the symbol derives from a religious place, which is where the spiritual and positive meanings originate from. From a spiritual perspective, eight is the number of those who have transcended the seven stages of awakening and passed through

linked to the power of resurrection and regeneration

This sign is said to also be something that lies within us, in the very basic structure of our genes since the strands of DNA is comprised of a figure of eight.

A thread of product management frameworks:

(this might be useful if you are a product manager, product leader, or founder)

Before we jump in:

Frameworks will not fix all your problems.

Used right, they should help you
1) better understand your context
2) create structure for problems
3) communicate ideas & solutions

I often use these frameworks in my product work, sometimes without realizing it.

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3X framework (Kent Beck)

A product can be in one of 3 stages
1. Explore
2. Expand
3. Extract

For product leaders this is the most vital framework to understand because almost every important decision should account for the stage your product is

Examples of decisions you can make more rigorously with the 3X framework:
- optimize for inputs, outputs, or outcomes?
- set more qualitative or quantitative goals?
- how to measure progress?
- what skills to look for?
- how to evaluate PMs'

2/
5Qs for product rigor

1) Who is the customer?
2) What is the problem/opportunity?
3) What is the main customer benefit?
4) How do you know customers want this?
5) What is the customer experience?

This framework provides useful structure for product proposals, reviews, etc.

Ayaat from the Quran that uplift me when I’m down [Thread]

What really helps me sleep at night when I don’t feel well is reciting surah kafirun before sleeping. Protection from shirk gives me peace of mind, as it should for a muslim. AlhamdulilLah

Another thing that gave me peace of mind and ease at heart was reciting these 3 chapters of the Quran. The sunnah is beautiful wAllahi.

Suratul Baqarah in general but this verse in particular because it’s a reminder that whatever we go through, it’s not more than what we can bear and that patience and faith in Allah will give us victory, bi idhnilLah

Suratul Hadid in general but these 2 verses in particular because it reminds me of the greatness of Allah and that Allah is still the nearest to us. Brings my attention to Allah’s unlimited abilities and that goodness can only be sought from the aide of Allah. Allahu Akbar

Cheat sheet that summarizes #DataScience in 10 pages
(Links in the comments below 👇)

2/ Link to the cheatsheet by Maverick

#Thread
Raja Rajendra Chola (1012-1044)

A great ruler of our history who succumbed to the conspiracies of leftist historians.Raja Rajendra Chola was the greatest ruler of Chola Dynasty, he expanded the Chola Empire by his victories & made it the most powerful empire of South🇮🇳

Rajendra Chola was the only king who not only flagged his conquests to other places but also spread the wonderful system of architecture and administration to the places where he ruled.
@saket71 @Sanjay_Dixit @Jaz_baatein

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In the year 1017 AD, this powerful hero of ours defeated the majestic king Mahendra V of Sinhala (Sri Lanka) and captured the entire Sinhala (Sri Lanka).

Where many great kings could not dare to reach the mouth of the rivers and move forward with their army.. @desh_bhkt

Cont👇

Rajendra Chola formed a powerful navy with the help of which he could easily cross every huge river coming in his way. With the help of his navy, Rajendra Chola also established his authority on the island named Sadimantik in the Arabian Sea..
@SriramKannan77

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even destroying the army of many kings with the help of his deadly warships, Rajendra had captured Java, Sumatra and Maldives. After establishing his empire on a vast territory, he (Gangai Koda) built a new capital named Cholapuram.. @vprakash68 @SriRamya21

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Amongst my absolute favourite musicians of all time, one name that is certainly near the top is of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahab. I don’t know if any such data exists, but I am pretty sure he would also be among the most widely sold international artists in India. (1/43)

This is a thread about Nusrat sahab’s connections with India - his first performance here, songs blatantly copied from his compositions, his non-film albums done here, and also his work in Bollywood. So buckle up, coz this is gonna be very very loooong. (2/43)

The story starts in 1979, when a certain legend by the name of Raj Kapoor was invited to a Qawwali show in Birmingham, and heard Nusrat sahab performing there. So impressed by his music was Kapoor sahab, that he made up his mind to invite Nusrat sahab to India. (3/43)

Soon after, in early 1980, Rishi Kapoor was getting married to Neetu Singh, and Raj Kapoor promptly invited Nusrat sahab to perform at one of the sangeet ceremonies. The invitation actually was sent through Pakistani actor Mohammad Ali, a mutual contact of the two. (4/43)

Nusrat sahab accepted the invite, and was apparently excited with the prospect of also visiting Ajmer Sharif. His performance at the sangeet was attended by the who’s who of Indian film and music at the time, and he is said to have performed for hours through the night. (5/43)

#Thread on Sarasvatî and related controversies.

The root of the term Sarasvati is sri (सृ)+ asun (असुन्)= saras (सरस्) meaning 'watery substance' + vati वती ie वतुप् स्त्री, meaning 'containing of' = sarasvati which means a lake, a pond, a large water body(stagnant).

@BesuraTaansane

Spaak Committee - Wikipedia

The Spaak report was approved at the Venice Conference on 29 and 30 May 1956 and was used as the basis for discussion in the work of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom from July 1956 which met

at the Château of Val-Duchesse in Brussels. This would lead to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members of the ECSC.

The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) is an international organisation established by the Euratom Treaty on 25 March 1957 with the original purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe, by developing nuclear energy and distributing it to

its member states while selling the surplus to non-member states.

It is legally distinct from the European Union (EU) although it has the same membership, and is governed by many of the EU's institutions; but it is the only remaining community organisation that is independent

of the EU and therefore outside the regulatory control of the European Parliament. Since 2014, Switzerland has also participated in Euratom programmes as an associated state.

The Common Assembly proposed extending the powers of the European Coal and Steel Community to cover

कुंडी में चटनी रगड़ना क्यों जरूरी है?
भोजन में जो आयरन होता है उसको शरीर में absorb करने के लिये विटामिन c की आवयश्कता पड़ती है । जिस लिये सनातन आयुर्वेदिक वैज्ञानिकों ने चटनी का अविष्कार किया ।

सनातन आयुर्वेदिक उपकरणों जैसे कुंडी सोटे में रगड़ी गई चटनी को भोजन के साथ खाने से आपको निम्नलिखित लाभ होते हैं ।

1. आपको और आपके बच्चों iron के साथ साथ विटामिन c भी मिलता है जिससे आप स्वस्थ रहते हैं ।आपको केमिकल्स से तैयार ऊल्लू पैथी की गोलियां नहीं खानी पड़ती ।

2. आपको gym के गन्दी हवा में पसीना बहाने की जरूरत नहीं पड़ती । कुंडी में चटनी रगड़ने से आप की कसरत भी होती रहती है और आपके भोजन का स्वाद भी बढ़ जाता है ।

3. चटनी में आप आवश्कता के अनुसार आयुर्वेदिक औषधियों जैसे गिलोय ,कच्चे आम ,पुदीना, धनियां ,काली मिर्च ,अनारदाना , कच्चे प्याज ,मरुआ आदि डाल सकते हैं ।

4.जब आप mixer में चटनी बनाते हैं तो कई औषधियों में कई प्रकार के रस होते हैं जो केवल कूटने से निकलते हैं ।

उदहारण के लिये प्याज में विशेष प्रकार की झिल्ली होती है । जो प्याज पर प्रहार करने पर ही रस छोड़ती है काटने पर नहीं । इसलियें सनातन भारत में पहले मुक्के से प्याज तोड़ा जाता था । ऐसा नहीं है कि चाकू सनातन भारत मे उपलब्ध नहीं था ।

A set of 20 books, to understand the world.

A thread...

1.
Hands down the most powerful, yet simplistic description of

2.
This book bravely attempted to answer the "Why" of human existence and I personally think did a commendable

3.
The most hard-hitting book I remember reading, where I found myself in perpetual

4.
If I ever write a book on life, this would be my inspiration. The simplicity and impact of the book held me in

With @ycombinator #demoday kicking off, @atrium gathered advice from past YC founders.

.@jaltma from @latticeHQ says “Don’t confuse investor interest with product-market fit. You’re about to be on the receiving end of a lot of hype and FOMO - use it to your advantage by taking the money and then keep your burn and ego low.”

.@typesfast from @flexport says “I like to remind myself that even Bruce Springsteen still gets nervous before his concerts. Remember that, and then try to focus on what investors want: First, not to be bored. Second, to get rich(er).”

.@collinmathilde from @frontapp says “Leverage your data to tell a story about what the business has achieved and where it is going. Metrics are necessary, but they are too often shared without a narrative arc.”

.@drusenko from @weebly says “Make it relevant. Investors can live in their own world, so try to find an angle that they can relate to.”

1. I am in the process of recovering four years of destroyed Twitter posts from my recent hack. Most related to an organization of rogue CIA agents doing election hacking, drug running, and dark weapons trading in a group led by AG Bill Barr. Other have call this the Enterprise.

2. The Enterprise is run Bill Barr himself and organized 800 ex-CIA agents and 300 ex-Soviet KGB Generals into a junta of 1,100 Frank Guistra partners in a sort of law firm of international crime. Iran Contra drug running was the first major operation in 1980. by the Enterprise.

3. Chip Tatum, a CIA pilot, flew Bill Barr, then a CIA attorney for George Bush, to Central America for Iran Contra banking and money laundering operations talks about this extensively in him book about his close friend, Robert Mueller, entitled, "The Mule".

4. A fundamental premise of my work over the last four years is to focus on this core Iran Contra, "Enterprise" group, to follow election hacking, dark weapons trade, drug running, and money laundering. Here are some video notes capture on the web from shows I did in 2016.

5. You can see in these 2016 show notes how my focus was on a USAID funded Serbian election flipping, subversive group called OTPOR. This group received subversion funds for election flipping through KKR, a joint venture of David Petraeus and Henry Kissinger.