Scholar of decolonisation here.

This is not decolonisation. Quite the opposite: recolonisation. https://t.co/jK2uynEJVk

— Priyamvada Gopal © (@PriyamvadaGopal) April 22, 2024

>Working at Cambridge

>About decolonisation

I recently rode a train I had wanted to for a long time, the Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge line.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalka%E2%80%93Shimla_Railway

The railway was built under the direction of Herbert Septimus Harington between 1898 and 1903 to connect Shimla, the summer capital of India during the British Raj, with the rest of the Indian rail system.

Shimla (then spelt Simla), which was settled by the British shortly after the first Anglo-Gurkha war, is located at 7,116 feet (2,169 m) in the foothills of the Himalayas. The idea of connecting Shimla by rail was first raised by a correspondent to the Delhi gazette in November 1847.[2][3]

Shimla became the summer capital of British India in 1864, and was the headquarters of the Indian army. This meant that twice a year it was necessary to transfer the entire government between Calcutta and Shimla by horse and ox drawn carts.

In 1905 the company took delivery of a 10-ton Cowans Sheldon travelling crane to assist with lifting rolling stock back onto the tracks after accidents and for general track maintenance.

Due to the high capital and maintenance costs and difficult working conditions, the railway was allowed to charge higher fares than on other lines. Nevertheless, the company had spent 16,525,000 rupees by 1904 with no sign of the line becoming profitable, which lead to it being purchased by the government on 1 January 1906 for 17,107,748 rupees

During the 2023 North India floods, several sections of the line were washed out by landslides.

I was there during this Took a bus back from Shimla then.

The track has 20 picturesque stations, 103 tunnels (102 currently active), 912 curves, 969 bridges and 3% slope (1:33 gradient). The 1,143.61 m tunnel at Barog immediately before the Barog station is longest, a 60 ft (18.29 m) bridge is the longest and the sharpest curve has a 123 ft (38 m) radius of curvature. The railway line originally used 42 lb/yd (20.8 kg/m) rail, which was later replaced with 60 lb/yd (29.8 kg/m) rail.[4] The train has an average speed of 25–30 km/h but the railcar is almost 50–60 km/h. Both the train and railcar are equipped with vistadomes.

The route winds from a height of 656 metres (2,152 ft) at Kalka in the Himalayan Shivalik Hills foothills, past Dharampur, Solan, Kandaghat, Taradevi, Barog, Salogra, Totu (Jutogh) and Summerhill, to Shimla at an altitude of 2,075 metres (6,808 ft).[8] The difference in height between the two ends of line is 1,419 metres (4,656 ft).

They still have these manual inspection carts They also use legacy signalling, a chain of connected metallic rods used to shift a board with both red and green glass over a yellow light and those physical token hand overs.

Maintenance area, looks kind of like a sundial

Some visitors while our train was stopped for a while to let a train coming from the opposite end pass. Their panic after the train suddenly started moving was cute but I didn't have camera aimed at that point

Potato quality but its only one I managed to click of the engine on a curved bridge, didn't have camera ready on any other

The bridges look so Steel ones are so ugly Can't even take a good pic through them.

Also first diesel loco I've been on in a long time. The smoke was kind of ugly to look at tbh.

even if I had ONE family member who wasn't an andhbhakt sanghi, my life would've been so much better and less isolated. Even siblings closer to age are so blinded that it's not even funny anymore, alienation and hopelessness at home - nothing else

— epcita touched the grass (@leftitcita) April 26, 2024

The CHVD genes will overpower the feminine lib genes in your progeny

Just genuinely insane femcels lol

Long before Pragya Pandey and Adil Hasan first crossed paths in New York, they had both lived and studied briefly in Florence, Italy, during different periods of their college years—falling in love with the romanticism of the Tuscan capital. Later, fate ensured that the duo would meet in their hometown of New York where they bonded over their passion for art, culture and renaissance history. “It was one of those, ‘you meet once and you just know' situations,” the couple reveals about their first date, describing how they fell in love on the streets of New York; from sharing slices of pizza on sidewalks to strolling the city with a coffee in hand.

Soon enough, the couple found themselves planning a surprise proposal for each other. Only, Pandey managed to pull it off first. “I took Adil for a walk to dinner and stopped by the neighbourhood bookstore down the block from our home. The store was kept open late just for us and there was also a violinist. I shared a short poem that I had written for Adil, asking him to marry me. It was private, special and such a New York moment,” she reveals.

When it finally came to choosing a destination for their intimate nuptials, the couple knew it had to be Florence. It's a city that held deep meaning for both. “We scouted for locations across Europe, from the Greek islands to the South of France, but we kept coming back to Florence,” they say. Villa Pitiana, an estate set amidst rolling hills in the Tuscan countryside made for just the right venue with its rustic charm and sprawling grounds. Originally a monastery dating back to the 13th century, its grandeur and understated beauty ticked all the boxes for the celebrations they had envisioned.

The couple admits that it wasn't an easy feat balancing both their religious customs and traditions with their respective families. “We shared a vision for our wedding where our families felt equally included and both sets of traditions were respected, all the while celebrating the love we have for each other, and them,” they explain. To honour their cultures, they decided to hold two wedding ceremonies back-to-back; the pheras as well as a nikah ceremony. The bride and groom also incorporated their own vows into the ceremonies. “When two different cultures or religions converge, there is a fear of the unknown. However, it was during the wedding weekend and especially during the ceremonies, that these barriers were broken. It was a realisation that although different, our traditions are remarkably similar,” the couple shares.

Lots more photos for !clinklickers

Bonus feet:

Where can we post this to farm sneed from and ????

The meltdown on PM Modi’s comments on Congress’ ill-informed wealth distribution is so delicious that I have decided to catalogue it for posterity.

Here’s a thread on it:

1. Gutter meltdown pic.twitter.com/K7boLAoLiB

— Brutal Truth (@sarkarstix) April 21, 2024

The Oppsn party has promised a survey of all assets and redistribution on the basis of ethnic identities. The PM just reminded Hindoos who the poorest(and thus greatest recipients) of such a scheme would be. This has caused much asspain. This comes on back of a first phase of polling that some have said brings bad news for Mudiji, his voters aren't enthused enough to go out and vote during the heat wave. So hopefully this is just the trailer to more drama further down the line

Who works in the gutters? Casteism

Not Islamophobia I can't believe it.

Compelling argument now enter the illegal immigrant detention center pls.

Oh no Sakshi Joshi from Bandra decided not to give Mudiji traction His campaign is basically finished

Imagine being a D*lit man and listening to her talking about her dating Brahmins and other upper caste men.
Bruh! https://t.co/4HCXXNWr44

— 🍁 (@gjdnwathwp) April 23, 2024

First

>They mention their girlfriends and boyfriends in papers they present to other people

Sometimes amid hating my own I forget how much rabidly worse the other humanities streams are. History looks positively chuddy in comparison to this shit.

Juicy bit

All my articles talk about my ex boyfriends. Because most of them belong to different caste like Brahmins and non deletes you know like OBCs and the caste lessons I received from my ex boyfriends has given me so much knowledge about caste system. Because I have dated everyone across India() Someone from Punjab, a Pandey() from UP, someone from Bihar

Wait why's every state she mentions northern? Is she northern?

Who knew Surpanakha's character was prophetic, be safe out their north of vindhyas bros

Also

>in every academic paper we need to talk about our relationships ya its very important

Again, wtf I'd think some r-slurred master's student had taken the mike somehow if people started talking about their relationships at a history seminar.

Why constant overtaking in city is waste and unnecessary risk. Proof with live demo.

All the time saved on roads is someday spent roaming around police, courts, hospitals & service centers. Trust me when I say this as a practicing Advocate.#roadsafety pic.twitter.com/HkcVX7FQxw

— Sandeep Hari (@Sandeephari_) April 20, 2024

I can guarantee this guy is over 40 years. Oldstrags can't handle speeds greater than the bullock cart's they rode in all their life. Total oldstrag death.

But its slower so its SAFE

>No killer instinct

Weak

Nawaz Sharif’s daughter and current Chief Minister of Pakistani Panjab state Maryam Nawaz attends passing out parade of women police officers dressed in ‘uniform’. pic.twitter.com/0DbUtcDBXg

— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) April 25, 2024

I'm able to purchase cosmetics because socialism exists, so I could get access to subsidised education, use that to earn my keep by teaching in the classroom, which in turn buys me eyeshadows that I use to teach about socialism to the public at large. I am because socialism, as…

— Dr. Ruchika Sharma (@tishasaroyan) April 24, 2024

Fricking clown world where the bruhmeme poltician wants to redistribute our wealth and the delete and obc politicians are the ones defending us.

Maybe our political disenfranchisement is a good thing

Thank you @pushkardhami for turning Pavitra Ganga into Goa Beach. Such things are now happening in #Rishikesh & soon it will become Mini Bangkok. https://t.co/5nbB86FfZK pic.twitter.com/VnOtRkWPXM

— Himalayan Hindu (@himalayanhindu) April 26, 2024

Why not both?

Mayos

No mlecchas in punya dham

They bring drugs, they do raves. And some I assume are good people.

I applied for 20 jobs at Indian-owned/Indian staffed companies. Once with a "white" name, then a second time with a Punjabi name.

100% of my applications with a white name were completely ignored.

More than 60% of my identical applications with a Punjabi name received a response, including some interview offers.

If Canadians hate ray-cism so much, then why are we mass importing a large number of people who only want to work with their own caste?

A Lotta mad Indians in the comments lmaoo - pinkpantherlean

Am indian and let me tell you, being indian is actually a great thing. ...suck my peepee op suck my peepee - Disastrous-Swan2733

Hired an HR person of Indian background at our company. The only people she hires are East Indians. Not one white person in the two years she's been in the job. - SplashInkster

I've been having the same issue here in Surrey BC. At the warehouse I worked they hired an Indian manager. After that all the white ppl were fired and replaced with Indians. Then he moved my shift from the morning to graveyards which the company knows I can't do because I take care of my disabled brother after work so I was forced to quit. Now I have been unemployed for a year because the mass majority of surrey consists of Indians who run all the business and only hire their own ppl. - Life\_Patience\_6751

People out here asking for proof like they haven't been to a Tim Hortons, Walmart, etc. lately. And then calling you ray-cist for pointing out ray-cism? - New-Midnight-7767

Ever walk into a Home Depot or Lowes that has an Indian store manager ? Literally ALL THE FKN STAFF are Indians. It's disgusting the obvious ray-cism. I almost complain to corporate when I fill out the review on the receipt, and ya they apparently don't give a shit. - Unusual\_Eggplant\_642

8% of the population, yet 100% of the employees at a store. Totally normal. Nothing to see here... I have been complaining about this for a very long time. If Demographic A makes up... 3% of the population of your town.... but that demographic is somehow 50 of the 60 employees working at a single business, then there is a reason for that. And that reason is ray-cism. (And you know it's doubly true when you point out this absurd statistical anomaly and are instead called ray-cist yourself.) - OldManSyndrome

Canadians have fetishized diversity and have been the most malleable population when it comes to having any identity - BigDinkie

Brother, as an Indian, let me tell you... They are ray-cist, s*x-ist and while they may be hospitable and nice, they're extremely ray-cist. As a darker skinned Indian, these Punjabis are ray-cist towards me. - CashBitter9664

This is just the start. I was warned before coming here, this is one aspect I hate in Dubai. Once they get to higher management, that's it - railfe

At my last work I hired some Indian guys they were great I really enjoyed working with them, they were from the south and one time I had a guy in for an interview and they noticed he was from the north they basically told me if I hire him they'll quit - Additional-Rhubarb-8

Foreigners Renting Flats In Greater Noida To Set Up Meth Labs: Cops https://t.co/iHQE3RiVMf pic.twitter.com/IL13KEwhgJ

— NDTV (@ndtv) April 22, 2024

I'll remind @RuvalumKaBaap that a caste of people literally burnt Dalit houses to demand reservation for themselves.

This is the Pandora's Box that has been opened since SEBC. A time will come when groups like Rajputs will demand reservation and you will be able to do nothing. https://t.co/7tm6vgyGzl pic.twitter.com/kLKD6xSRPD

— browncel (Octavian ka Parivar) (@hindookissinger) April 25, 2024

>What are we

Oppressed castes

>What do we want

Affirmative action

>How will we get it

By oppressing other castes

You make very valid points. Very well, you are now a backward caste.

MCs burnt 1400 houses too lol that's beyond count from any H/M riot I can remember in lundia. And got rewarded for it.

Accounts of common youth who are doing tedious job of watching Instagram and Facebook 24x7 will automatically get Rs 8500 credited every month to their bank account....Takatak ... Takatak.#WealthRedistributionPlan pic.twitter.com/bIbnxYiQuA

— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) April 22, 2024

I think it might be better to get off the expressways and highways. The Bangalore Mysore stretch had a wretched drive through Bidadi, Ramanagar, Chhanapatna, Madur, Mandya and Srirangapatna. That drive was roughly 2.5 to 3 hours or more AFTER exiting Bangalore. The roads were…

— Supriyo Gupta (@supriyo666) April 24, 2024

Not the cucumber seller

This video really changed my psyche forever I am not the same person I was before I watched it for the first time pic.twitter.com/mOQ1i08nlg

— aryaman 🇵🇸 (@aryamaaan) April 24, 2024

Bombay Shaving Company does a full page ad for Prachi, The UP board topper, who was being trolled for facial hair.

Haven’t seen something this desperate.

This message goes to their own TG, not to the people who bullied her, hey pls remember to buy our razors while you shed a… pic.twitter.com/YWBDwgd6LU

— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) April 27, 2024

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Context: Grade 10 schoolgirl scored the highest marks in the state-wide annual school exams. She went viral because she's very hairy and her parents and her don't seem to care about her appearance. They should have at least given her a shave/wax to make her presentable before publishing her photo or appearing on TV. Why even print the photo or appear in an interview if you only wanted people to celebrate her achievement? The problem is Indian parents and boomers don't believe taking care of your appearance and health is important.

https://twitter.com/ians_india/status/1781640786641088524

Incels have been making fun of her and femcels have been defending her:

No way that's a girl..no way..

Atiq Ahmad

Atiq Ahmad was a notorious gangster that was recently killed.

Those haters mocking her probably couldn't even score as high as she did,lol !

Mithai na khilao as a celebration pehle waximg Karao iski

"Don't feed her sweets as a celebration, wax her first"

Queen Prachi Nigam 👑

Another copium post. Tbh it comes of as sarcasm. The caption says "laugh all you want but some days later you will be my driver and your bank balance will laugh at you". The user speaks as if she's landed on Mars. Bruh, she still has to complete her Grade 12 exams, not to mention heaps of other exams that land you a government job or enrolment in university.

This is UP board topper Prachi Nigam and she scored 98.5%. She should focus on grooming herself as well

Guy makes a good point but could have worded it more politely. Foids and simps seethe in replies.

The topper herself/himself responds to the trolls:

"Trollers can live with their mindset, I am happy that my success is now my identity......what will ultimately matter are my marks and not the hair on my face": https://www.siasat.com/up-topper-prachi-nigam-shuts-up-trollers-over-her-facial-hair-3014157/

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Now, a shaving company does a full front-page ad on her on India's most read newspaper (A.I.R. stands for All India Rank (exams)):

Their intentions may have been good, but it feels like they're making fun of her lol

https://twitter.com/GabbbarSingh/status/1784091111793008767

Poor girl , hope she and her parents learn to care about her physical appearance.

My god she's a beauty. She'll have even more beautiful kids with a kaala brahmin like me... https://t.co/pIMsS0lZio

— One punch man (@punch_des) April 26, 2024

Kala baman supremacy

@cyberdick as our resident white woman appreciator would you have saved her?

Under Modi, while reporting in New Delhi, I remember texting friends frantically asking them if they could text me enough of the Hanuman Chalisa that I could memorise on a bike because people with guns and knives were using it to check if you were Hindu. https://t.co/KrtjnWufNp

— Naomi Barton (@therealnaomib) April 24, 2024

And yet he is alive

So you couldn't add full text to the search term?

You are a global majority as a Catholic tho

Holy based wtf I had no idea it was open season on journos too I'd have gone there myself then did I miss the chance to collect a journo scalp?

Gollum was a hobbit too. One that had been converted.

Anyway reason this story is obviously fake isn't we don't have murderous mobs(we do and they are very based) its that 99% of lindoos can't recite hanuman chalisa themselves. She tried ripping off what muzzie terrorists do with kalma for the shock value but 99% of muzzies actually know the kalma

@Sasanka_of_Gauda