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What is this author smoking ? Modi trying to be the Lord of Varanasi ! How ? By performing poojas and by fighting elections ? Varanasi and the whole country has given mandate to Modi.I know commies the world over don’t believe in democracy,but at least you and your ilk can just fake it lest they disappear from Indian political landscape.
Typical trash to be expected from an intellectually colonized person. The scary part is that the guy is a journalist who can potentially influence innocent minds.
A myth is something that is fictional (not true). There is no “Mythology” in India. India has Itihaasas.
The intellectually-colonized liberal journalist earned their perks and privileges by toeing the line of their colonial masters. Hence the nonsense they write. With the advent of social media, the polarized mainstream media has become irrelevant. They still do not seem to realize it. Give them time to die a natural death.
Billi boli chuhe raja meo meo,
Mein to chali kashi,
Ao gale mil gayo,
Modiji chale Kashi,
Hindustan ko bewakoof bana ke
Modi bhai aur 44 chor (mantris),
Panch saal aur desh ko barbad karenge
Perception differs because Modiji never tried for this but the Bhaktas made him so.
Why shy away from the fact that Kashi Vishwanath Temple was razed by Aurangzeb and Gyan Vyapi mosque created on that spot? The current Kashi Vishwanath temple was built much later at a nearby spot. This is not to suggest that something must be done about it, but simply to point out that selecting facts to suit your political perspective is what got us to into the religious quagmire to start with. There have been religious tensions in the past (there were bomb blasts in a temple a few years ago); there has been harmony as well. The falsification of history doesn’t help.
You guys come always come up with some thing! You couldn’t even prove that there was a temple at Babri Masjid you were talking about for decades.
No amount of education and learning will overcome closed minds. All you had to do was to look up the history of Gyan Vyapi mosque. Given its recent history (Aurangzeb’s time) it is not even contested. By the way, ASI found that Babri Masjid was built on top of a much older structure – given the history of the big structures of that time it was almost certainly a temple. By the way, even if Babri Masjid was built on top of a temple, that fact alone does not justify its destruction today. But concerted falsification of history over the last 70 years is a big part of where why we are so divided today.
No doubt this city is gearing up for a big overhaul both in spritual and materialistic terms;nevertheless,some measures must be taken to improve job prospects of its inhabitants, particularly those of its young generation.On a recent visit to this great city,I was apalled to see many young educated youths selling ‘jal-jiras’ for their livelyhood.
Leave it or lump it Modi is the new Lord of India and Kashi or Varanasi is but a small piece of it. Those who oppose Modi in Varanasi (as listed by the author) are themselves losers and nobodies. The first ‘Gangaputra’ was Bhishma in Dwapar yuga, the second is born in Kalyuga and his name Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi. Bhishma was invincible, so is Modi.
Liberals have lost their mind. When did Modi say he wants to “lord” over Varanasi. He is a humble Shiv-bhakth. That’s all. Liberalism = Lies. Why would New India NOT want to throw away the liberals?
What a negative article to read…. yakk….!!!
Means if evryother person prays so hard amd give those bali etc they are devotees and if that person simply prays bcs he is hardcore hindu…. He is tryng to replace Shiv… Wow…
Chnge ur thinking dear….. Atleast have some positivity so that readers can feel good to get some good news
what is your problem, brainless moron! what is your point? this man just broke all the records in election and who are you? a barking dog? useless loser
Why would mix up mythology and reality and concoct something in the name of news. Write a fiction please. BTW Modi or no Modi worshipping is expensive if you insist on private audience and special Darshan. Come up with novel ideas to beat that.
The article is quite boring and I’m sure this professor must be lacking interest of students in his class. He seems to be having quite a weird concept as is apparent from the content
He is from TISS. Mini JNU. His students are as retarded as him
1st, word ” mythology” For hinduism isn’t accepted. 2nd, writer’s intellect brain looks tilted more anti to majority population of India via entering the faith and customized morals of this majority population. Writer looks insecure coz it appears tht he/she thinks tht Modi stands anti to those national n international forces who are head over heels to drive this majority as “underdogs”, when he uses word ” Neo-Hinduism”. Spreading hatred is wht this blog reveals throwing the blame to the ruling BJP. “Try ur best, u cnt injure us anymore with ur hatred policies”. Jai Hind.
The moment I saw the author use the word “subaltern,” I knew he was a loony lefty Marxist. I read the rest of the article for its amusement value. I enjoy watching these Marxists gasping for air like fish out of water after BJP’s victory.
I’ve read it a few times with the hope of understanding how the author has come to know that Modi wants to be the lord of Varanasi. Also, for the sake of argument, even if it is true, why it would not be good news. Nope, I see none of that. Instead, I get to read some nonsense like “majoritarian ‘NARA’” and “Everyone in the city fears”. What is majoritarian about NARA? If everyone was afraid of rising costs under Modi’s administration, how did he even win the election?
Looking back at the author’s articles, it is pretty clear he is a Modi baiter, and that is blatantly obvious in this article too. It’s amusing to see that these so called intellectual, award-wapasi gang hasn’t learnt that their fear mongering back fired big time handing Modi a bigger win.
Thank you for reflecting my own thoughts. The writer of the above article has his own false assumptions.
You have hit the nail right on the head. I had come to a similar conclusion regarding the author of this article.
One question to the author? Do you support building a grand temple for Vishweshwara, in Kashi. Your article skips history and amnesia strikes for a period when grand temple here was destroyed by Muslim invaders. Now you are equating Modi to a invader. This kind of hatred is bad for health.
What is this author smoking ? Modi trying to be the Lord of Varanasi ! How ? By performing poojas and by fighting elections ? Varanasi and the whole country has given mandate to Modi.I know commies the world over don’t believe in democracy,but at least you and your ilk can just fake it lest they disappear from Indian political landscape.
Print is always sick. Biased and ridiculous.
Typical trash to be expected from an intellectually colonized person. The scary part is that the guy is a journalist who can potentially influence innocent minds.
A myth is something that is fictional (not true). There is no “Mythology” in India. India has Itihaasas.
The intellectually-colonized liberal journalist earned their perks and privileges by toeing the line of their colonial masters. Hence the nonsense they write. With the advent of social media, the polarized mainstream media has become irrelevant. They still do not seem to realize it. Give them time to die a natural death.
Author first study and wright also Muslims in India what they done to temple we know please go home and check your history too
Very negative minded article. The hatred against Modi is coming from every sentence. This would continue to back fire on them in time to come…
Billi boli chuhe raja meo meo,
Mein to chali kashi,
Ao gale mil gayo,
Modiji chale Kashi,
Hindustan ko bewakoof bana ke
Modi bhai aur 44 chor (mantris),
Panch saal aur desh ko barbad karenge
Perception differs because Modiji never tried for this but the Bhaktas made him so.
Why shy away from the fact that Kashi Vishwanath Temple was razed by Aurangzeb and Gyan Vyapi mosque created on that spot? The current Kashi Vishwanath temple was built much later at a nearby spot. This is not to suggest that something must be done about it, but simply to point out that selecting facts to suit your political perspective is what got us to into the religious quagmire to start with. There have been religious tensions in the past (there were bomb blasts in a temple a few years ago); there has been harmony as well. The falsification of history doesn’t help.
You guys come always come up with some thing! You couldn’t even prove that there was a temple at Babri Masjid you were talking about for decades.
No amount of education and learning will overcome closed minds. All you had to do was to look up the history of Gyan Vyapi mosque. Given its recent history (Aurangzeb’s time) it is not even contested. By the way, ASI found that Babri Masjid was built on top of a much older structure – given the history of the big structures of that time it was almost certainly a temple. By the way, even if Babri Masjid was built on top of a temple, that fact alone does not justify its destruction today. But concerted falsification of history over the last 70 years is a big part of where why we are so divided today.
No doubt this city is gearing up for a big overhaul both in spritual and materialistic terms;nevertheless,some measures must be taken to improve job prospects of its inhabitants, particularly those of its young generation.On a recent visit to this great city,I was apalled to see many young educated youths selling ‘jal-jiras’ for their livelyhood.
Malicious and false propaganda. Every hindu knows he cannot replace or take the Lord’s place. Cheap motive.get some medication.
Leave it or lump it Modi is the new Lord of India and Kashi or Varanasi is but a small piece of it. Those who oppose Modi in Varanasi (as listed by the author) are themselves losers and nobodies. The first ‘Gangaputra’ was Bhishma in Dwapar yuga, the second is born in Kalyuga and his name Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi. Bhishma was invincible, so is Modi.
Liberals have lost their mind. When did Modi say he wants to “lord” over Varanasi. He is a humble Shiv-bhakth. That’s all. Liberalism = Lies. Why would New India NOT want to throw away the liberals?
What a negative article to read…. yakk….!!!
Means if evryother person prays so hard amd give those bali etc they are devotees and if that person simply prays bcs he is hardcore hindu…. He is tryng to replace Shiv… Wow…
Chnge ur thinking dear….. Atleast have some positivity so that readers can feel good to get some good news
what is your problem, brainless moron! what is your point? this man just broke all the records in election and who are you? a barking dog? useless loser
Why would mix up mythology and reality and concoct something in the name of news. Write a fiction please. BTW Modi or no Modi worshipping is expensive if you insist on private audience and special Darshan. Come up with novel ideas to beat that.
The article is quite boring and I’m sure this professor must be lacking interest of students in his class. He seems to be having quite a weird concept as is apparent from the content
He is from TISS. Mini JNU. His students are as retarded as him
1st, word ” mythology” For hinduism isn’t accepted. 2nd, writer’s intellect brain looks tilted more anti to majority population of India via entering the faith and customized morals of this majority population. Writer looks insecure coz it appears tht he/she thinks tht Modi stands anti to those national n international forces who are head over heels to drive this majority as “underdogs”, when he uses word ” Neo-Hinduism”. Spreading hatred is wht this blog reveals throwing the blame to the ruling BJP. “Try ur best, u cnt injure us anymore with ur hatred policies”. Jai Hind.
The moment I saw the author use the word “subaltern,” I knew he was a loony lefty Marxist. I read the rest of the article for its amusement value. I enjoy watching these Marxists gasping for air like fish out of water after BJP’s victory.
I’ve read it a few times with the hope of understanding how the author has come to know that Modi wants to be the lord of Varanasi. Also, for the sake of argument, even if it is true, why it would not be good news. Nope, I see none of that. Instead, I get to read some nonsense like “majoritarian ‘NARA’” and “Everyone in the city fears”. What is majoritarian about NARA? If everyone was afraid of rising costs under Modi’s administration, how did he even win the election?
Looking back at the author’s articles, it is pretty clear he is a Modi baiter, and that is blatantly obvious in this article too. It’s amusing to see that these so called intellectual, award-wapasi gang hasn’t learnt that their fear mongering back fired big time handing Modi a bigger win.
Thank you for reflecting my own thoughts. The writer of the above article has his own false assumptions.
You have hit the nail right on the head. I had come to a similar conclusion regarding the author of this article.
One question to the author? Do you support building a grand temple for Vishweshwara, in Kashi. Your article skips history and amnesia strikes for a period when grand temple here was destroyed by Muslim invaders. Now you are equating Modi to a invader. This kind of hatred is bad for health.