Oh But Don't You Know, They're Allowed To Make Such Statements. You Know Because They've Been Oppressed

The maati(soil) of Awadh

Awadh exists in the same region as the ancient Kaushal kingdom with Ayodhya as its capital. Which was for some time moved to Shrawasti and later moved to Lucknow. People in Awadh region speak Awadhi.

The word "Awadh" comes from Ayodhya (must have heard the song "holi khele raghubeera awadh me, holi khele raghubeera")

The Awadhi language belongs to the prakrit family of Indic languages. It differs widely from the other languages spoken in Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring Bihar.

For more context, Bhojpuri belongs to the language family in which you'd also find Bengali, Odia, Assamese and Magahi, Maithili and others.

Also, want to make it clear that Awadhi is not a dialect of Hindi. It is a language of its own.

It has a wide variety of artforms that still exist to this day like bhakti geet, bhajans, plays and storytelling, various forms of dance forms, various forms of lok geet and lok sangeet.

As a man, who's spent enough time in men's spaces to know how they think and why they act the way they act, I can say it's all because it is reinforced and backed by the men in that group. I think it's called peer influence.

One man alone will never act on his perverse thoughts, but once he comes across other men who think the same way, it becomes a daily conversation. They egg each other on. They encourage each other. Give each other that confidence.

( This applies to everything. Men interested in stock markets, men interested in global politics, men interested in sports. They bond over this shared/common interest. That's how a community works I mean )

We have so many examples of this, France's Gisele Pelicot case or the Bois locker room incident from Delhi or that group chat of some thousands of men.

No amount of shaming, no amount of education, no amount of legal action will change them, will fix them. Because there's always a bunch of men supporting them and blaming the victims. Because if you're not like them, you're not a man enough. You're weak, soft, omega, or simp, and what not.

everyone who supports a rapist or is a rapist himself is a threat to women. these ppl are sick in the head. you won't believe me when i say this but they don't even respect our goddesses and create their own communities on reddit where they masterbate to their images or abuse many girls....this is their way of showing how much they disrespect us...the way guys talk about women is traumatizing

this just makes me more sick. abhi bhi ghamand hai apne gender pe??? im asking all the men here who are still quiet

Dancing Saraswati Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu, Karnataka

Halebid – also referred to as Halebidu, Dwarasamudra, Dorasamudra – was a major city prior to the 14th-century in Hoysala kingdom.It is now a small town in south Karnataka. The temple belongs to the Shaivism tradition of Hinduism.

Like major historic Hindu temple complexes on the Indian subcontinent, this temple reverentially includes legends and ideas of Vaishnavism and Shaktism traditions of Hinduism. It was built in the first half of 12th century. During the early 14th century, Halebidu temple site along with others were sacked, looted and much artwork was damaged (particularly nose/face, limbs, sexual organs) by Muslim invaders from northern India (Khilji dynasty and Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi Sultanate). The relief panels present legends from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata Purana and secular fables found in Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Vedic deities such as Agni, Indra and Surya, various avatars of Vishnu, the Hindu goddesses such as Saraswati, Lakshmi avatars, Durga, Kali among others are presented.

The carving is three dimensional where the deep reliefs often emerge as statues with depth. Panels are continuous, with one perspective showing one part of the legend, a perpendicular perspective of the same column or wall or corner showing another part of the same legend. The carving material was soapstone.

Above: Sarasvati is typically shown seated and holding a musical instrument. She is, however, the goddess of knowledge and all arts in Hinduism. The reliefs at Hoysalesvara temple show her in many panel, some where she holds a musical instrument. Three panels show her dancing, in a classical Indian dance posture (all are damaged panels, two of these panels is better preserved, the third is badly damaged). In this better preserved panel, she has eight hands and she holds a pen, a palm leaf manuscript, tools of other arts as she dances.

📷 by Ms Sarah Welch (via wikipedia)

"Oh no hindu women wearing bindi, mehendi, churi payal, sindur?? No no no it's all a sign of patriarchy" "It's so misogynistic"

Because God forbid women want to look like the divine feminine.

And what do these people even mean by that? Do you think other cultures/religions don't have such traditions? Women in Asia have used jewellery and elegant garments and makeup as a way to enhance their beauty.

Hindu traditions and festivals just enslave women and reinforce patriarchal practices, karwa chauth for example, a festival where a married woman has to fast and stay famished for whole 24 hours, NO water and food and some of them don’t even swallow their own saliva and why? for the long life and well being of her husband. Husbands are placed on a pedestal in hinduism, he is more revered than god sometimes while reducing women to obedient and self sacrificing caretakers . It reinforces the idea that a woman’s purpose revolves around a man’s needs, his health, his happiness, his survival while her own identity and agency is considered as irrelevant. In this religion women’s existence will always be tied to men and are expected to embrace such misogynistic ideals or else she’ll be labelled as a “too westernised housewife” or other names they love calling when you go against the system

When Peace Becomes a Wound: India, Terrorism, and the Weight of Restraint

I’ve always believed in peace. I still do. I don’t dream of war. I don’t find glory in bloodshed. And I certainly don’t believe revenge heals grief. But what happens when the very peace you’re protecting is the reason you keep losing your people? What happens when the other side doesn’t believe in peace at all?

This blog isn’t written out of hatred. It’s written out of heartbreak, confusion, and the raw frustration of watching the same pattern play on loop - a terrorist attack, innocent lives lost, silence from the world, and once again, India is told to be “mature,” “calm,” and “restrained.”

How many Pulwamas? How many Pahalgams? How many coffins wrapped in our tricolour will it take before the world understands that peace without accountability is just a pause before the next tragedy?

India has tried. Again and again. Diplomatic talks, bilateral agreements, backchannel negotiations, and yet, terrorist camps continue to thrive across the border. How long are we expected to act like it’s not happening? And more importantly, why must we always be the ones trying?

Yes, I am anti-war. Yes, I believe in dialogue. But don’t confuse that with weakness. Because defending your people is not the opposite of peace ,it is the very foundation of it. What India did with Operation Sindoor wasn’t about revenge. It was about drawing a line , a line that should’ve been drawn long ago.

And let's address the said "diplomatic peace mediation" : the hypocrisy of international response. IMF loans flowing into a country that has harboured, sheltered, and at times even celebrated known terrorists. Social media giants gag Indian voices calling out terrorism, but conveniently stay silent when the hate flows the other way. Neutrality? Really? Or is it just comfortable indifference?

No, I don’t hate Pakistani civilians. I never will. But I will not pretend that both sides are equally innocent. I will not chant "peace" if it comes at the cost of more Indian blood. Because that’s not peace. That’s surrender.

India has done enough. Now, India is doing what it must. And if the world won’t understand that , maybe it never really cared.

I write this as someone who aches every time a soldier doesn’t return home. As someone who still wants peace , but not the kind that requires us to die for it.

Jai hind 🇮🇳

We have a family from UP doing "Shiv charcha" today and I can't get enough of it🥰😇

They've called all families in our society who are from UP and everyone's singing bhajans and kirtans in bhojpuri and awadhi. By everyone, I mean, it's all the women. My mother's also there. And hearing it all feels so good. It is because it's quite rare that this kind of event happens. And yeah connecting to the language is an added benefit here.

Does anyone know what a "Shiv charcha" is though?

Nritya Ganapati, a dancing form of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Yeah I've attended a few weddings in the last few years after Covid on both sides of my parents. Although the colours of the clothes have remained the same, it still feels dull. Why?

Because the biyaah geets — baraat geet, duar puja geet, gaari geet —have lately been replaced by DJ/songs being played on speakers instead of the womenfolk singing those songs in Awadhi.

Does anybody else also think that our weddings are also getting white washed? Like it used to be all bold and colourful with the bride and groom being in mostly red. Now you see it started with a lil toning down to pinks and dull pastels and now some are almost white. It’s almost like a western wedding just instead of a white gown there’s a white lehnga and sherwani. I’m not exactly saying that there’s anything wrong with it but doesn’t it feel like weddings are losing their authenticity?

Just an opinion, don’t go on attacking me.

कुकुर is awadhi for dog

And this is such an interesting festival. We don't appreciate our dogs much.

They have to make up stories to claim victimhood. And the leftists victim blame Hindu victims.

Islamist apologists are horrible people + doctor has the right to refuse treatment from unruly patients. That Kolkata doctor story is 100% fake. Islamists are just now busy manufacturing fake stories to gain sympathy.