Notes of Nagesh

" RAND defines “Truth Decay” as the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life. This phenomenon has taken hold over the last two decades, eroding civil discourse, causing political paralysis, and leading to public uncertainty and disengagement" Truth Decay is characterized by four trends: increasing disagreement about facts a blurring of the line between opinion and fact the increasing relative volume and resulting influence of opinion over fact declining trust in formerly respected sources of facts  Read more

Courtesy : DAWN, Pakistan  Original Source :  https://www.dawn.com/news/1722029 Locals believe the Afghans are good at farming because of their experience in the Helmand basin area, which they helped develop. Muhammad Akbar Notezai  |  Hummal Baloch   Published   November 20, 2022 Akbar Notezai / White Star Mohammad Tahir Khan looks thinner than other Afghans. He’s wearing a red-coloured shalwar qameez which matches his ruddy face, a turban tied on his head in the Afghan manner. An old watch sits on his wrist but his long grey beard, thinner than his body, makes him resemble an Uighur man from the Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province of China. We are in Nushki valley to meet Tahir, an Afghan refugee in his 60s who arrived in Pakistan with his family following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He now farms land in Nushki that he rents from a local landlord. Nushki district in Balochistan borders Afghanistan and is situated some 140 kilometres to the southwe...

November 26, 2022 - 18:25 Courtesy : Tehran Times Original Source : https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479062/Kohgiluyeh-and-Boyer-Ahmad-has-untapped-potential-for-tribal   TEHRAN – The November 26, 2022 - 18:25  Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province has great potential to become a tribal tourism hub, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said. The province has 70,000 nomadic people, so it has enormous potential to generate income in this area through tribal tourism, IRNA quoted Farshid Karami as saying on Saturday. However, no investment has been made so far in this area, which is why this branch of tourism in this region needs to attract private investors to thrive and flourish, the official added. In the nomadic areas of the province, ancient Iranian traditions, local clothing, traditional music, and local food could attract travelers, he noted. Through tribal tourism, nomads’ handicrafts and livestock products are sold, and travelers get to know their customs, so subculture...

" Even if lotus seeds are dormant for a thousand years, they will bloom when the conditions improve" पद्मबीजानि वर्षसहस्राणि सुप्तानि अपि सति स्थितिसुधारे प्रफुल्लितानि भविष्यन्ति

Source : https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/story/city-diplomacy-list   " This is a list of research publications on city diplomacy since 2019 that may be of interest to researchers in the field. The selection represents a starting point to bridge the research-practice gap and is not exhaustive of quality scholarship."

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1780 – January 30, 1832, born Kannasamy Nayaka) was the last of four Kings to rule the last Sinhalese monarchy of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka. The Nayaka Kings were of Telugu origin and practiced Shaivite Hinduism and were patrons of Theravada Buddhism. The Nayaka rulers played a huge role in reviving Buddhism in the island. They spoke Telugu and Tamil, and used Tamil as the court language in Kandy alongside Sinhala. On March 2, 1815, the Kingdom was ceded to Britain under the terms of the Kandyan Convention and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was deposed and taken as a royal prisoner by the British to Vellore Fort in southern India. He lived on a small allowance given to him with his two queens by the British colonial administration. He died of dropsy on January 30, 1832, aged 52 years. His death anniversary has been commemorated as Guru Pooja by descendants at Muthu Mandabam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, since 2011. The Nayaka rulers of Madurai were desc...

EWS రిజర్వేషన్ల మీద చాలా సమగ్రమైన( Comprehensive ) వ్యాసం, చాలా మంచి వ్యాసం, రచయిత వెంకట యాదవ్ , హైకోర్ట్ అడ్వకేట్. ఈ వ్యాసం PDF కూడా  వుంది చూడండి, రచయితకు అభినందనలు. అగ్రవర్ణ రిజర్వేషన్లు - ఒక రాజ్యాంగ ముప్పు ................. బేస్ లెస్ రిజర్వేషన్ విధానం. - రచయిత, చెలకాని వెంకట యాదవ్. ------------------------------------- చట్టసభలు రూపోందించే చట్టాలను, న్యాయస్థానాలు ఇచ్చే తీర్పులను గౌరవించాల్సిందే. అవి ఫోర్స్ లో ఉన్నంతకాలం శిరసావహించక తప్పదు. అయితే వాటిని నిర్ణయించేవారు, ఆ తీర్పులనిచ్చే వారు మనుషులేనన్న సజీవ సత్యాన్ని మనం ఒప్పుకోక తప్పదు.  కాబట్టి వాటిని పరిశీలించాల్సిన అవసరం, చర్చించాల్సిన బాధ్యత, తిరగదోడే హక్కు మనకు ఉన్నది. అంతకంటే వాటిని మళ్ళీ సవరించమని  డిమాండ్ చేసే భావప్రకటనా స్వేచ్చను కూడా మనకు రాజ్యాంగం ప్రసాదించిన విషయం మరువజాలము. అలాంటి ఒక స్థితిని, ఆ పరిస్థితులను అర్థం చేసుకుని స్పందిచగలిగే మానవీయత కొందరికి మాత్రమే సొంతం.  అది జరగాలంటే సమస్య పట్ల స్పష్టత ఉండాలి. ఆ సమస్య వలన అయ్యే గాయలు, నష్టాలు స్వతహాగ ఎదుర్కున్న అనుభవం ఉండాలి. లేదంటే వారికి ఒక సామాజిక పరి...