Ahh! Beautiful, no? Did you never see them when in India? :)

Utrera! :) I sensed that everyone from Triana in Seville to Jerez to Utrera all deeply identified with their towns as instrumental in the dance form.

But it’s when I’m in southern Europe, that I truly feel the wonder of being on this continent. Specifically cause I meet working class subcontinental folks, and they always have incredible life/migrant stories unlike the annoying, liberal/right wing yuppies in Netherlands.

I have also seen liberals misuse Ambedkar's essays to insist he was islamophobic or a misogynist. And chronically online virtue signallers who use leftism as a personal identity and accuse everyone as a "closet" fascist (funny, considering it's easier to be an open one) are getting tiring. Sigh.

Aiyyo. :( Just finished reading it. Guess people are misreading it as an anti-reservation think piece. Saw some neolib management-techbro types also sharing it on the birdsite reinforcing their case against reservation. Interesting how a clear excerpt is flying over the heads of multiple parties.

I saved this piece to read! Why are people calling him an RSS stooge though?! 🤯😳

Also the imagery in those lines?! By gosh. ”Poovuki tondaragundi tenala bharamu peragaka,” (Trns: The flower is in a rush, now that it’s laden with nectar). Oof Telugu is a beautiful language with incredible cadence; only marred by whatever dumpster fire Telugu lyric writing is today.

This one from the same film is my second favourite. Particularly outstanding is the use of Andhra/Telangana folk/indigenous music inspired segment for the mukhda. “Rivvuna rivvuna raaye rekkalu yeppi seethakoka,” adds the right touch. #MusicSky #Telugu

youtu.be/xUS829mqEZQ?...

oh my, that was a traumatic film. 😢

Is this every millenial’s love story? 😍 My brother too fell for her after watching said film. And of course, Kajol in Yeh Dillagi.

But they aren't ready to truly yield their privilege, and back candidates from marginalised backgrounds in either nation. They like the idea of Mamdani in Desi cities, and, and wouldn't back anyone anti-system when it comes to brass tacks because they'd challenge all their privileges. 2/2