There was no optimism in 1991 through 1996 on account of PV Narasimha Rao's reforms. Indian (crony) industry formed 'Bombay Club' to oppose pro-free market reforms. Unions were protesting in the streets. Harshad Mehta was scamming a fake bubble market. Inflation kept shooting.
1n

Congress did not rally behind 1991 reforms. A Congress intellectual now close to Nehru Darbar had floated the line that the reforms would serve India's 'Coca-Cola Class'. Media went to town over undisclosed IMF conditionalities. Congress lost elections in State after State. 2n

To foist the claim that the 1991 reforms "spread optimism and hope across India" is a travesty. Had there been "optimism and hope" then Congress would not have lost the 1996 Lok Sabha election. Such bogus claims can be made because public memory is short. 3n

Iirc @surjitbhalla wrote in defence of 1991 reforms and was quoted in NYT rubbishing the sly Congress campaign that PVNR's reforms would benefit only the 'Coca-Cola Class'. He was brutally lampooned by the same type who are now claiming there was "optimism and hope". 4n

The #LeftLiberal Commentariat and 1990s 'activist' types like Medha Patkar derided the 1991 reforms as "neo-liberalism". Some judges also picked up this term and used it liberally in badly written orders. Opedists hogged columns denouncing PVNR for short-selling #India 5n

How China benefitted by the closure of Sterlite Industries in Thoothukoodi

Sulphuric acid was a by product of Sterlite Industries, this H2SO4 was procured by fertiliser companies in India to manufacture Single Super Phosphate (basal fertiliser for paddy, cotton & standing crops)

H2SO4 is also used to manufacture DAP (Di Ammonium Phospate ), both SSP and DAP are not only used as direct fertilisers but are also a major ingredients for the manufacture of complex fertilisers like triple 18 etc ( NPK)

When Sterlite was operational They supplied H2SO4 for Rs 600 to Rs 1000/ Ton to Indian fertiliser Industries. Sterlite catered lions share of H2SO4 in South India.

With the closure of Sterlite, Indian fertiliser companies are procuring the H2SO4 from China for Rs 12000 / ton

This is just about H2SO4 which is just a by product od Sterlite, just think of the other products produced by Sterlite like
Copper
Acid slurry ( main ingredient in detergents )
Battery Grade acid used in batteries
Rock Phosphate etc

Because of the closure of Sterlite Industries over 50000 SMEs have been closed in Tamil Nadu alone apart from them several tanker lorries and trucks have gone off road in TN

Now DMK and its satellite outfits along with the conversion mafia forced the closure of Sterlite

Fuel prices are sky rocketing..
As usual the libbi gang is spreading propaganda that modi govt is taxing common man more to fill its coffers..lets look at the issue deeply..👇
(1/n)

If x is the fuel price per litre..
A+B+C+D=x
A-Base price
B-Central Tax
C-State Tax
D-Dealer Commission

Her is how it is calculated 👇
(2/n)

Central tax i.e. Excise duty stands at 32.98
Diff state govts have diff levels of state taxs i.e.VAT..(pic 1)

Now the allegation that "modi is the reason for increased taxes" is wrong.. because even state govts r increasing the taxes..(pic 2 of Delhi)
(3/n)

Again out of the tax collected by the central govt a large share is given to the state govts..42% of central tax r shared with states according to 14th Finance Commission.

This calculations is from 2018 charges..👇
(4/n)

Bringing petroleum under GST which will reduce prices is opposed heavily by the state govts as they will loose a major chunk of their revenue..
Modi promised to bring Natural gas under GST. Hope it happens after the completion of National gas grid.
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Many flashes in the pan routinely propped up as the ‘next big thing’. Kanhaiya Kumar, Hardik Patel & now Tikait.

Why don't they last enough to erode Modi?

Worried about the continuous onslaughts nonetheless & what we can do about it?

Read on..

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1/ To try to understand Modi's overall approach as I see it, I'll rely on a financial term.

Modi is, to borrow a phrase I've seen @harshmadhusudan use often, 'long India'. You're ‘long’ when you invest in / own something expecting it to continually rise in the long term.

2/ Modi has invested his all in a fund that is most valuable to him - a fund he, together with his team, actively manages.

The fund is, India.

That fund comprises of national security, healthcare, economy, social empowerment and so on.

He is long India.

3/ If you track Modi’s public addresses or social media posts, almost 75% of them pertain to the ‘boring’ stuff.

Kisaan Sammaan Yojana, Jan Dhan, rural empowerment, LPG, strengthening the defense sector etc.

India grows if all its sectors grow - the 'boring' approach.

4/ Kanhaiya, Hardik, Tikait etc are relied upon by forces inimical to India to go short on India.

Going short on something essentially means you bet that it’ll fall in value.

You don’t actually invest in / own the asset because your position is that the asset will lose value.

#VizagSteel #AndhraPradesh
#RashtriyaIspatNigam
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we will see annual reports of Vizag steel plant from 1990 to 2020. I hope 30 years of stats reveal the bitter truth about #VizagSteelPlant

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until 2015, Govt used to audit with IGAAP ( which fails to give fair value, not trustworthy, not real numbers ), but with new govt from 2014, they made it Mandatory to use IND AS ( which is standard auditing practice across 113 countries, IFRS) , which exposed real numbers.

3/n
These real numbers calculated using IND AS are scary, it started showing real problem with Vizag steel plant.
Just imagine, what’s would have been the losses if we used IND AS auditing from first !

4/n
#VizagSteelPlant
It’s people money that poured into public sectors to cover the losses of crippled state owned entities,instead privatization of such companies lower costs, increase control over market, decease pressure which helps to plan long term.

How to rewrite bad writing 👇

After rewriting 400,000 words on my site...

Advice for blog posts, tweets, emails:

Great authors’ first drafts are bad—no better than yours.

However, they aggressively *rewrite* those drafts.

Your first draft is for messily generating ideas.

Your second draft is for identifying the best ideas then making them resonate.

The enemy of rewriting is being precious about what you originally said and how you originally said it.

You need to be willing to destroy.

Part 1. Write to be understood

Readers don't assess the quality of nonfiction by its elegance nor its complexity.

Instead, they assess:

[How strong your ideas are] x [how intuitively they understand them]

Unclear sentences distract from that understanding.

Technique #1: Use simple sentences

Write sentences that a thirteen-year-old could follow.

If they can understand you, so can everyone else.

That isn't to say children should understand the details.

Rather, children must be able to follow the logic of every argument.

బీజేపీ రాష్ట్రానికి అన్యాయం చేస్తుంది అనే సన్నాసులకి..

విభజన బిల్లు లో 11 విద్యాసంస్థలు ఉంటే మోడీ ప్రభుత్వం 30 విద్యాసంస్థల్ని ఆంద్రప్రదేశ్ కి కెటాయించింది

చంద్రబాబు 2018 లో కేంద్రానికి రాసిన లెటర్ లోనే 19 విద్యాసంస్థలు గురించి ప్రస్తావించాడు. జనాలు ఛీ కొట్టినా ఇంకా పచ్చ మీడియా ని పెట్టుకుని ఎన్ని రోజులు విషం కక్కుతారు.

#ModiWithAP

Straight from fox mouth. This is in 2016

#ModiWithAP

విద్యాసంస్థలకు స్థలం కేటాయించి ప్రహరీ గోడలు కట్టటానికి నాలుగేళ్లు తీసుకున్న చంద్రబాబు ని ప్రశ్నించలేని పచ్చ గొర్రెలు మోడి ఏం చేసాడు అని అడుగుతున్నాయి. టీడీపీ కి గోడ కట్టటానికి 4 ఏళ్లు చాలవు. కాని మోడీ మాత్రం మొత్తం అంతా ఏడాది లో చెయ్యాలి.
2018 అసెంబ్లీ సమావేశాల చర్చ సందర్భం గా..

ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ కన్నా ఎంతో వెనుకబడిన ఝార్ఖండ్, ఉత్తరాఖండ్ రాష్ట్రాలకు విడిపోయినప్పుడు రాజధాని కోసం 200 కోట్లు ఇస్తే, ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ కి 6000 కోట్లు ఇచ్చింది కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం.

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha.

After the phenomenon called Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati came another one - Sri Abhinava Vidya Teertha [1954-1989] the 35th Jagadguru. Srinivasa was born on Nov 13, 1917. He was initiated into Sanyasa by Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati in 1931. He was Jagadguru for 35 years.

He was chosen and specifically trained to take over Peetadhipatyam from Sri Mahaswami. He is majorly responsible for the way Sringeri currently is. He built various buildings for devotees, Gajashala, Gooshala etc.

Acharya on conversions:
Once a person approached Sri Acharya that some other religions are trying to convert Hindus and requested Sri AVT to do prevent these conversions.

AVT replied - what do u mean by religion? Religion i.e. mata is related to 'mati' or intellect.
Caste is called 'jAti' which is related to janana or birth.
Ex- breed of a cow. we cannot change its qualities to resemble another breed by changing its name.

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha.
This is the 2nd thread on the Jivanmukta, Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswami of @sringerimath. 4th thread in the series on Sringeri Guruparampara.

Mahaswami on Vedanta Vichara and our lives:

Acharya often said - Vidya annihilates ignorance and bestows knowledge abt Atma. What does one gain by learning Geography, Chemistry etc?

Rather what does one lose by NOT learning these. Our Shastras sharpen our intellect.

What does one gain by reading magazines? If a story is left unfinished ppl get restless. Ppl want to learn abt everything EXCEPT knowing "I".

He illustrated this w/ example.

Once a man who was posted at various places during his career came to Sringeri for 1st time. He mentioned he wanted to come earlier but couldnt.
He was posted at Kadapa where ppl dissuaded him from visiting Sringeri since it was far.

Similarly whenever he wanted to visit Sringeri his friends and relatives dissuaded him saying Sringeri was a small hamlet amidst jungles. bathing in tunga would be bad for his health, lots of wild animals on the way etc. which put a fear in him about visiting Sringeri.

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha.

Starting first thread on the 34th Acharya of Sringeri, Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswami.

Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswami [1912-1954]. Just hearing His name gives me goosebumps. I consider it my poorva bhagyam to have even heard about Him.He is undoubtedly One of the greatest Saints to ever walk on Earth. The DhwajapaTi of the Sringeri Peetam [imvho].

A Jivanmukta [one who's liberated even when living] is rare. Only sometimes do those souls take birth. To this parampara belongs Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswami. Sri CB's parents had many (11) children none of whom survived.

It was w/ blessings of 33rd Acharya that they had a boy. Hence they named Narasimha Sastry.
Even from childhood he was always engrossed in bhakti and was always inward looking.
He loved Muka Panchasati.

Once his mom asked him get something from market, he started to get it reciting Panchasati and he walked out of Sringeri oblivious to the fact he had crossed into jungle. Someone stopped him and it was then he realized where he was. This was when he a kid!!

Starting my 2nd thread on Sringeri Parampara. This will cover the Jagadgurus after Sri Vidyaranya to Sri Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati.

It is really very tough to match the brilliance and achievements of Vidyaranya. After whom came 15 - Chandrashekara Bharati [1386-1389].

The next Acharya was Nrisimha Bharati [1389-1408]. Harihara raya found a town for this Acharya - Narasimhapuram. Acharya helped the king by guiding him in political affairs. He also initiated the kind with mahamantras for spiritual development.

Subsequent Acharyas were
15-Puroshottama Bharati [1408 - 1448]
16-Shankara Bharati[1448 - 1455]
17-Chandrasekhara Bharati II [1455 - 1464]
18- Nrisimha Bharati II [1464 - 1479]
19-Puroshottama Bharati II [1479 - 1517]

20-Ramachandra Bharati [1517 - 1560]. Sadashiva Raya was emporer of Vijayanagara during this time.
21-Nrisimha Bharati III [1560 - 1573]
22-Nrisimha Bharati IV [1573 - 1576]
23-Nrisimha Bharati V [1576 - 1600]

24-Abhinava Nrisimha Bharati [1600-1623]. When he visited Malahanikareswara temple for first time he noticed there was no Vinayaka there so he took piece of turmeric and drew outline of Ganesha on a pillar and offered puja.

Sri Gurubhyo Namah.
Some tweets on Adi Shankaracharya and in particular the Guru Parampara of @sringerimath. [I had done this series earlier 5 years ago on account of Shishya Sweekaram].

Adi Shankara established the Sringeri Peetham as the 1st of 4 amnaaya peetams.

The four being
1. Sarada Peetam at Sringeri.
2. Govardhana Peetam at Puri
3. Kalika at Dwaraka
4. Jyothir at Badarikashramam.

He installed his 4 most prominent shishyas as heads of the peetams.

Sureshwaracharya was assigned to Sringeri as its head.

Sringeri is a corruption of Rshyashrunga giri.

Rshyashrunga maharshi [and his father Sri Vibandhaka Maharshi] did their tapas at this place.

It is at Sringeri that Shankara spent 12 of His precious 32 years!!

That gives you and idea how much He loved this place.

Rshyashruga maharshi had a horn on his forehead, a result of being born to a deer. His mere presence was enough to shower rains!!

Rshyashrunga was one who led Putrakamesthi Yaagam of Dasaratha Maharaj and which resulted in Sri Rama's birth!!