The lefties are passing on to their comrades-in-arms the subliminal message that there was no civilisation, no society, no culture before 26 January 1950. But India and Indians created the Constitution, not the other way around.
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Haha this is vintage Jerry….the lefties in the comments of the article are coping and seething as it accurately depicts the state of mind of our mini-Indian pol pots and aspiring Indian chairman Maos for whom India started in 1950.
Infamous as they are for CUT-COPY-PASTE ideologies and policies, with little to no imagination, even this Idea of ‘India being born on 1950’ is straight out of post-war Germany.
Because if India is a creation of a dynasty or a family only then can we have titles like “Father/Chacha/Damaad of the nation”.
Also, since we have a new found love for the constitution then can we have the original one please, as it was made in 1950?
Finally, a good response to Entitled ELITISTS, masquerading as LEFTISTS who can save the Constitution and the country. It’s IRONIC that the Grandson of the PM, who suspended Constitution and imposed Emergency, is waving the Constitution. During UPA, the UnConstitutional NAC (National Advisory Council) headed by CONgress President with UNELECTED members were Running the Government with a Puppet PM !! And NO ONE BLINKED ANY EYE !!!! And with Modiji winning a 3rd Term for BJP has rattled the BOOTLICKERS OF DYNASTY so much that they are SPEWING VENOM CONTINOUSLY after losing the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections!!!
All the comments down below are gold, very illuminating. I didn’t read this rant because it seemed irrelevant from very first few paras.
Also Vivekananda was no Thinker. He was a sentimental hot head. Who had nothing scientific and rational in his head. His pride, i.e. ego, cannot fill the stomach of Indians. All his ideas originated from only one thing: his inferiority complex. So they are of little use to a common man. So they did’t last.
Plato and Aristotle and Aryabhatta were real thinkers whose thoughts were not obsessed with human made boundaries, and thus helped whole of humanity and are everlasting.
Mr Rao does not understand the spirit of the modern Indian republic, its pluralistic, inclusive nature. As I understand it, his argument is: “This particular culture I like is great! It should be taught and respected, so I support putting a symbol of this culture in the most important building of the Republic”. But his culture is not the only culture in India, and if everyone starts putting up an artefact of their favourite culture, the Lok Sabha will become a museum.
What he fails to realise is that the Indian Constitution supports the diversity of cultures. It protects his favourite culture as well as other traditions, old and new. So I don’t think any display of support for the Constitution is invalid, whether it’s RaGa waving it or Modi putting his head on it.
I find Mr Rao’s rant about ‘leftists’ quite unhinged. There is not much coherent logic to the claim that ‘leftists’ are against his (or, by extension, India’s old) culture. This is a recurring debate in every part of the world because when conservatives do not like scholarly historical findings they label it a leftist agenda and continue to believe their version of history.
I understand that symbolism is power, and the Indian Republic is bathed in symbols of the Ashokan Empire because that was the favourite culture of India’s founding politicians. But a nation needs a founding myth, and the Republic of India is somewhat aligned in values with the Ashokan Empire, which (I would remind Mr Rao) existed before 1950.
According to you Lefties always have an agenda….so what is your agenda as a Righty? ……Sengol will give us food on the table.?…Yes we had a glorious past, we are proud of it, that was then…. what is now, we are “rule of law country”…we are Mother of Democracy…we changed from monarchy to democracy and our new Sengol is the Constitution….. You write like a neutral centrist, trying hard to hide your extreme right leanings.
How does ThePrint allow articles with titles such as “Ignorant Lefties”?
I’ll tell you who is ignorant, Jaithirth. Crony capitalistic Sanghis like you are the largest threat to the Indian republic since Independence. People like you know nothing of Indian or Hindu values under the garb of Hindutva that you wear. I hope you’re at least getting paid in millions by your masters in Delhi for all the propagandistic garbage that you write.
YOU SANGHIS WILL NOT WIN. YOUR MASTER’S DOWNFALL HAS BEGUN ON JUNE 4TH. INDIA/BHARAT WILL LOOK PAST YOUR LIES.
Because current regime made Indian believe that India came into existence in 2014, Gandhi ji got famous after its movie in 1982, India never responded to aggression from neighbouring countries before surgical strike.
Also, ask those BJP leaders who started justifying the need of 400 ke paar like changing constitution, amending reservations, ensuring Babri mosque does not get rebuilt, so on and do forth.
When PV Narsimharao can bring historic reforms in 1991 with minority Government, how a Government with majority of 300 seats falling short of aspirations of a common man?
Stop polarisation political spectrum in leftist, rightist and centralist…!
Who the fuck is this moron!
What an idiot!!
Haha this is vintage Jerry….the lefties in the comments of the article are coping and seething as it accurately depicts the state of mind of our mini-Indian pol pots and aspiring Indian chairman Maos for whom India started in 1950.
Infamous as they are for CUT-COPY-PASTE ideologies and policies, with little to no imagination, even this Idea of ‘India being born on 1950’ is straight out of post-war Germany.
Because if India is a creation of a dynasty or a family only then can we have titles like “Father/Chacha/Damaad of the nation”.
Also, since we have a new found love for the constitution then can we have the original one please, as it was made in 1950?
Finally, a good response to Entitled ELITISTS, masquerading as LEFTISTS who can save the Constitution and the country. It’s IRONIC that the Grandson of the PM, who suspended Constitution and imposed Emergency, is waving the Constitution. During UPA, the UnConstitutional NAC (National Advisory Council) headed by CONgress President with UNELECTED members were Running the Government with a Puppet PM !! And NO ONE BLINKED ANY EYE !!!! And with Modiji winning a 3rd Term for BJP has rattled the BOOTLICKERS OF DYNASTY so much that they are SPEWING VENOM CONTINOUSLY after losing the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections!!!
All the comments down below are gold, very illuminating. I didn’t read this rant because it seemed irrelevant from very first few paras.
Also Vivekananda was no Thinker. He was a sentimental hot head. Who had nothing scientific and rational in his head. His pride, i.e. ego, cannot fill the stomach of Indians. All his ideas originated from only one thing: his inferiority complex. So they are of little use to a common man. So they did’t last.
Plato and Aristotle and Aryabhatta were real thinkers whose thoughts were not obsessed with human made boundaries, and thus helped whole of humanity and are everlasting.
Mr Rao does not understand the spirit of the modern Indian republic, its pluralistic, inclusive nature. As I understand it, his argument is: “This particular culture I like is great! It should be taught and respected, so I support putting a symbol of this culture in the most important building of the Republic”. But his culture is not the only culture in India, and if everyone starts putting up an artefact of their favourite culture, the Lok Sabha will become a museum.
What he fails to realise is that the Indian Constitution supports the diversity of cultures. It protects his favourite culture as well as other traditions, old and new. So I don’t think any display of support for the Constitution is invalid, whether it’s RaGa waving it or Modi putting his head on it.
I find Mr Rao’s rant about ‘leftists’ quite unhinged. There is not much coherent logic to the claim that ‘leftists’ are against his (or, by extension, India’s old) culture. This is a recurring debate in every part of the world because when conservatives do not like scholarly historical findings they label it a leftist agenda and continue to believe their version of history.
I understand that symbolism is power, and the Indian Republic is bathed in symbols of the Ashokan Empire because that was the favourite culture of India’s founding politicians. But a nation needs a founding myth, and the Republic of India is somewhat aligned in values with the Ashokan Empire, which (I would remind Mr Rao) existed before 1950.
Hi “Righty”
According to you Lefties always have an agenda….so what is your agenda as a Righty? ……Sengol will give us food on the table.?…Yes we had a glorious past, we are proud of it, that was then…. what is now, we are “rule of law country”…we are Mother of Democracy…we changed from monarchy to democracy and our new Sengol is the Constitution….. You write like a neutral centrist, trying hard to hide your extreme right leanings.
I love seeing the meltdown of right wingers looking at articles such as these
How does ThePrint allow articles with titles such as “Ignorant Lefties”?
I’ll tell you who is ignorant, Jaithirth. Crony capitalistic Sanghis like you are the largest threat to the Indian republic since Independence. People like you know nothing of Indian or Hindu values under the garb of Hindutva that you wear. I hope you’re at least getting paid in millions by your masters in Delhi for all the propagandistic garbage that you write.
YOU SANGHIS WILL NOT WIN. YOUR MASTER’S DOWNFALL HAS BEGUN ON JUNE 4TH. INDIA/BHARAT WILL LOOK PAST YOUR LIES.
Because current regime made Indian believe that India came into existence in 2014, Gandhi ji got famous after its movie in 1982, India never responded to aggression from neighbouring countries before surgical strike.
Also, ask those BJP leaders who started justifying the need of 400 ke paar like changing constitution, amending reservations, ensuring Babri mosque does not get rebuilt, so on and do forth.
When PV Narsimharao can bring historic reforms in 1991 with minority Government, how a Government with majority of 300 seats falling short of aspirations of a common man?
Stop polarisation political spectrum in leftist, rightist and centralist…!
Your entire article is rubbish and bullshit