1. There is absolutely no substitute for Sanatana Dharma when it comes to spirituality, its understanding of consciousness and the essence of the human condition. The sheer range of options available to look inward depending on one's tendencies is astounding.

2. "Prayer" is merely the starting point in Sanatana Dharma. The layers & levels beyond that boggle d mind as to both the longevity & sagacity of this Civilisation which places such emphasis on spirituality. This is d knowledge that Dharma seeks to preserve, this is beejaraksha.

3. Given the attempts over millenia to unpack the layers of consciousness, and so that subsequent generations do not reinvent the wheel, the concept of a Sampradaya was put in place which roughly translates to tradition, whose strength is the fact that it has been time-tested.

4. To initiate new entrants and to guide them in their journeys, the Guru-Shishya parampara was put in place with the principal Deity of each Sampradaya typically being treated as the first Guru of the Sampradaya who initiates the "first batch" so to say.

5. To the best of my limited knowledge, rarely have I come across a Sampradaya which doesn't put stock in the Guru-Shishya parampara, which underscores the centrality of this system to Dharmic way of propagation of knowledge, and not just spiritual knowledge.

1. This is my promised thread on @vivekagnihotri ji's #TheKashmirFiles. Before & after d amendments to Article 370,I did a fair bit of reading on Kashmir including documents on the portal iKashmir, and books by Shri Jagmohan and @rahulpandita. So in that sense I "knew".

2. But nothing, I repeat nothing, could have prepared me for the visceral impact of #TheKashmirFiles. As a hardcore movie buff, if there is a movie in my memory that captures d sheer power of d cinematic medium to give expression to facts, it has to be #TheKashmirFiles.

3. The confidence of the makers of this movie is evident right from the word go. As opposed to the usual escapist and evasive disclaimers, this movie's disclaimer does not distance the makers from the movie. Instead,they own upto it.That shows how their faith in their research.

4. The use of Kashmir's cold to convey a constant sense of foreboding showcases d maker's brilliance.The movie's impact wuda been incomplete & not as effective without d background score of Rohit Sharma.Clearly,everyone associated with the project understood their responsibility.

5. Coming to the structure of d movie,@vivekagnihotri ji's decision to opt for a non-linear style of narration where d story movies constantly between the past & the present couldn't have been more effective to showcase the *continuing* nature of the genocide through its denial.