Dravidian Movement’s contribution to Education in TN: Reality check

Population : 1961 in Crores

Andhra Pradesh : 3.6
Bihar : 3.5
Gujarat : 2.1
Karnataka : 2.4
Kerala : 1.7
Maharashtra : 4.0
Tamil Nadu : 3.4
Uttar Pradesh : 7.0
West Bengal : 3.5

India : 43.9 Crores

The Arhtiyas (Middlemen) of Punjab

The Arhtiyas of Punjab are political connected.

In July 2017, in a public function the Arhyiyas felicitated Amarinder Singh with the title of ‘Fakhr-e-Quam’(Pride of the Community).

Post that function, the CM had said it would be difficult to waive off the debt owed by farmers to the arhtiyas.

As many as 86% of farmer & 80% of agricultural labours are mired in debt, says a study on Indebtedness among Farmers & Agricultural Labourers in Rural Punjab.

Its authors, researchers at Punjabi University, Patiala, say over a fifth of that debt was owed to commission agents and moneylenders.

No less than 8,294 farmers took their own lives between 2000 & 2015, says a study presented last year before the Vidhan Sabha’s Committee.

6,373 agricultural labourers also killed themselves in the same period. And that was in just six of the state’s 22 districts.

The study, commissioned by the state government’s revenue department, found that 83 per cent of all these suicides were largely debt-driven.

An estimate in the year 2012-13 indicated that every Arhitya/ Middle men/ Commission agent earned on a average of 6.7 Lakh on interest payments.

Their average other income excluding commissions & MSP cuts per year is 12 Lakh/ Annum. They receive 1370 Cr in interest every year

MK Stalin vowed that the state's economy will expand to above 35 lakh crore in 10 years.

He also said this would lead to the creation of 10 lakh new jobs each year, cutting unemployment percentage into half and increasing per capita income to Rs 4 lakh per year

TN GDP currently is ₹18.9 Lakh Crores (Current prices with Base price of 2011-12). In 10 years if the GDP has to be ₹35 Lakh Crore I.e., an addition of ₹16.1 Lakh Crores in 10 years, which is on a average of ₹1.61 Lakh Crore every year.

Pre Covid CAGR (Current prices) of TN for the 4 year period between 2016 & 19 was 9%.

Considering that growth for the next 10 years, the GDP of TN will be ₹44.7 Lakh Crores.

Between 2011-12 & 2020-21, the GDP has increased from 7.5 Lakh Crores to 18.9 Lakh Crores. Which is 2.5 folds growth.

Even By considering this historical pattern, the GDP in 2030-31 should be 47 Lakh Crores.

By saying they will take TN to just 35 Lakh Crores in 10 years, DMK is accepting they will reduce the growth rates to 6.5%. Let him stay as opposition party.

Existing primary & secondary industries will contribute 6% of the 9% CAGR in GDP with growing volumes & price inflation

Vedanta Vendetta: How Foil Vedanta foiled the 2019 Loksabha election in Tamil Nadu

India Copper Forum was held in March 2015 by Hindalco & Vedanta outlining the market, growth and dependence of copper in India’s Infrastructural Growth

Then the trade war between US and China Happened, and the price of copper falls affecting China largely. (2/n)

China’s loss is India’s gain. 2017, the Golden year for Indian Copper Industry. India touched a all new high in copper & copper product exports. India recorded a total export of $3481 Million with a 30% growth. (3/n)

Foil Vedanta is a NGO based out of London. They were the ones who initiated the Zambian protests against the plant’s operation in 2014. Indian plant in Tuticorin was never in their list. After India’s rise in copper exports it automatically came in. Chinese paymasters! (4/n)

In January 2018, The London based Foil Vedanta’s men visit Tuticorin and sparked initial protests in front of the plant. In March 2018, Mohan C Lazarus the man who spreads Christianity for money is instigating wide spread protests (5/n)

The DMK & Congress Farmer Loan Waiver Model for Tamilnadu: How farmers were fooled!

After coming back to power in 2006, DMK announced Loan waivers for all farmers. Total loans taken in 4000 Co-operative societies was ₹6526 Crore.

TN Finance minister in his iconic Budget Speech of 2007 said the waived amount of co-operative loans would be reimbursed to the co- operative institutions in 5 instalments with 8 percent interest to ensure the continued functioning

DMK did not pay the dues to Cooperative banks. They went to UPA asking for 5000 Crores funds. Central Govt showed them the door not wanting to set a bad precedence

Early 2008, Banks still not paid their dues. Karunanidhi was still hoping centre will fund his electoral promise.

To DMK’s favour, before the 2009 Loksabha elections, UPA announced Farm loan waivers of 60,000 Crores including the ₹6526 Crores committed by DMK in 2006. Point to note: Banks not paid yet

Ever heard of Gollala Mamidada village in Andhra?
Affectionately called "Konaseema Ayodhya", this town has a famous Lord Rama temple. Set in the midst of lush greenery, the towering double Gopurams are a sight for the ages.

A thread.

The delta area of the Godavari river is called the Konaseema. This island is created as the Godavari splits into its distributaries the Vruddha Godavari, Vasishta Godavari, Gautami and Nilarevu, just below the city of Rajahmundry. Gollala Mamidada is located here

Located around 45 km from Rajamundry (and 20 kms from Kakinada), this little village is famous for the Sri Kodanda Rama Swami Temple. Kodandam is the bow of Lord Rama, and he is worshipped in AP/TG mostly as Kodanda Rama.

This isnt an ancient temple like the others around here, but relatively new.
The construction started in 1889 by two local brothers Dwarampudi Subbi Reddy and Rami Reddy donated land and built a small shrine to Lord Rama. A larger temple was constructed in 1939

The most stunning feature of this temple are the towering double Gopurams. Rising vertically to the heavens, they lord over the neighbouring hinterland, and are said to be visible for over ten kilometres.

The story of Indian Legion or Legion Freies Indien

Netaji's lost army.

An army which was assembled to win India's freedom eventually fading somewhere in the pages of history. They were our bravehearts who dreamt of an independent India.
Jai Hind ki sena!

(Elaborate Thread)

Raised in Germany, this force never found its place in the hall of fame like the Indian National Army (INA). The Indian legion became tainted due to its association with the German army. Soon the legion was cornered by allies and French resistance.(1)

The survivors who made it to India never received the recognition which troopers of INA did. When netaji arrived in Berlin on April 3, 1941, the Germans wanted to weaken the British and welcomed him given his status as a pan India leader.(2)

The Germans recognised a provisional "independent India govt" in exile under netaji. They also promised him an army to help liberate India. The British Indian army prisoners of war captured from Rommels north Africa campaign were the nucleus of the this army.(3)

The legion would have acted as a pathfinder force for the planned German campaign into India. This seemed feasible as Rommel’s Afrika Korps was sweeping across north Africa with west Asia as the next target.(4)

Must say, Modi Sarkar had brilliantly so far in the face of extreme provocation.

Do u think Delhi Police is so useless that they can't stop a few hundred people from entering Red Fort? Not even a single body has fallen so far

(1) #FarmersProstests

What can we learn from India's farmer protests?

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Most Indian farmers have less than 2 hectares! And depend on state-guaranteed prices for wheat & rice. This has been the foundation for smallholder agriculture for decades. It's this system which is under threat from new agricultural laws.

Siddharth Joshi, PhD #FarmersProtests

Restrictions on buying farmland by non-farmers and companies in Karnataka have been removed. These were meant to protect farming communities from dispossession by corporate interests. The squeeze on farmers means a crisis for rural people, says Joshi

#FarmersProtests

The 3 Indian farm laws that are being disputed are about removing regulation of farm product markets; removal of guaranteed farm prices; promotion of contract farming which would make farmers 'price-takers' from agribusiness.

#FarmersProtests

Dr. Vikram Singh (Joint Secretary, All India Agricultural Workers Union) says there are almost 300,000 protesters are on the streets, have been on the road for the past two and a half months. This is unprecedented, a mass movement that extends beyond a peasant movement.