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अगर आपको किसी एक हिंदी साहित्यकार के साथ बैठकर चाय पीने का मौका मिले, तो आप किसे चुनेंगे?
प्रेमचंद, अज्ञेय, रेणु या कोई और?
और उनसे पहला सवाल क्या पूछेंगे?
#booktalkwithchai
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We used to have chandragupta maurya, jodha akbar, razia sultan, shani, porus, jhansi ki rani, and the most iconic bharat ek khoj and yk what happened
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There are primarily 4 famous styles of pronouncing R, at least when we compare Hindi, Malayalam and English.
1. Simple or Tapped R (र/ര)
The most common R for us. As in Hindi Ram, Malayalam Ravi, or even the American pronunciation of butter. The tongue quickly taps the roof of the mouth once.
2. English Approximant R
As in Red, Right, Crore. The tongue slightly curls back without actually touching the roof. This is not a traditional R sound in Hindi or Malayalam. So crore becomes difficult for traditional desi speakers.
3. Rolled R (റ)
As in Malayalam കറി (curry). The tongue vibrates repeatedly. Interestingly, Malayalam has both the simple ര and the stronger റ, something Hindi and English doesn't. However this becomes ultimate confusion for new learners.
4. Retroflex R (ഴ)
The difficult one! As in Malayalam മഴ (mazha). The tongue curls backward with stiffness, but doesnt tapp or roll. Hindi doesn't have an exact equivalent, though it has a close relative in ड़, as interestingly in करोड़ (crore) or भीलवाड़ा. ड़ is a retroflex flap, where the curled tongue strikes once rather than smoothly flowing like Malayalam ഴ.
Interestingly, crore itself becomes a nice example. English crore uses Type 2, while Hindi करोड़ uses Type 1 for र and a retroflex flap for ड़. Malayalam simply calls it കോടി, avoiding the whole R business!
For Hindi speakers, moving from the regular र to the English R or Malayalam ഴ can take effort. I usually ask them to first try the English approximant R, or the rolled R, and then gradually work towards the Malayalam retroflex ഴ. Devnagri ड़ is actually a useful compromise because the tongue already knows how to curl backward.
Hindi speakers aren't even consciously taught the retroflex sounds they already use, as a category, like ड़ or ण in निपुण, let alone the difference between all these similar but different sounds. Hindustani speakers often shy away from fully pronouncing the few retroflexes left, and even shy from pronounced vowels like ऐ or औ , eventually distancing themselves from sanskrit, while malayalam and south langauges phonetically may sound closer to sanskrit in everyday conversations.
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"Court cites Vedas and Manusmriti to highlight importance of cow protection" to think a month back the liberals on this app were losing their shit and saying crap like "no hindu reads or values manusmriti anymore", turns out our 'secular' courts cites it to pass judgements
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A 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 collection, as promised
- 179 films (893 GB)
- Various qualities with English subtitles wherever found
P1 - transfer.it/t/Im9saz4nCLpJ
P2 - transfer.it/t/sufeyro1hZLT
P3 - transfer.it/t/njjbqigFVJoJ
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Not very pronounced but subtle humour in a few places- not the primary 'dhvani' imo though. In his story धूप का टुकड़ा, a semantic misunderstanding leads to a couple waiting for each other in a bar named Bonaparte & in front of a statue of Napoleon.
Other two excerpts from वे दिन
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as an anti-theist, i appreciate pier paolo pasolini's christ as a radical and abstruse anti-establishment figure instead of the classical warm model. only another radical at odds with society (like pasolini, a homosexual communist in post-war Italy) could have birthed this film.
Jesus lived 600 years earlier in a far more unrefined era, yet He never owned a single slave. What is most startling about Christ is how He entirely bypassed the cultural traps of antiquity. He easily could have engaged in the socially permissible norms of His day that age horribly now; like marrying a minor, or owning and sexually exploiting slaves. But He didn’t. He lived with absolute moral perfection in a time when the ethical bar was on the floor, and His standard remains flawless today. He is God.
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I wrote about China Miéville’s The Rouse for Jacobin. I liked it a lot and have things to say.
“The Rouse” follows a secret British effort to weaponize ghosts amid the Cold War and decolonization.
A supernatural spy thriller, a Marxist meditation on history, and a stylistic triumph, China Miéville’s novel is a masterwork two decades in the making. jacobin.com/2026/10/china-mi…
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Yes, eminent urdu novelist Khalid Jawed on Nirmal Verma: निर्मल वर्मा मेरे दुःख और सुख के साथी हैं। बहुत बुरे वक़्त में निर्मल वर्मा की कहानी ने मेरा साथ दिया है। जब भी बुरा वक़्त मेरे ऊपर पड़ा, निर्मल ने मेरा साथ दिया है.
therazafoundation.org/%E0%A4…
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Sick and tired of academics finding coded allusions to different social classes in Victorian novels. Pip wants to be a gentleman guys. Not everything is about class
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NEW | "What happens to the power dynamic when the student is from a lowered caste and the professor is from a privileged caste?"
The death of Sahil Wakode, a 2nd-year IIT Bombay student, has reignited critical questions about caste discrimination on Indian campuses and the lack of reliable data on caste-linked suicides.
Reporting: Greeshma Kuthar (@jeegujja)
Watch the full video:
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हमारा दोस्त देवपालिक अब हमारे बीच नहीं रहा। झारखंड के मुरी के पास, जंगल के इलाके से उसका शव बरामद हुआ है। चलती ट्रेन से लापता हुआ था देव, पैंट्री वालों को भी कुछ नहीं मालूम। ट्रेन से उतरा नहीं वो RPF ने कहा। उसकी बॉडी फ़ॉरेस्ट डिपार्टमेंट की तलाश में मिली है। तो उसके साथ हुआ क्या, किसने किया, ये बताओ हमें।
@HemantSorenJMM @RPF_INDIA
24 घंटे होने को आए हैं, देवपालिक का कुछ पता नहीं चल पाया है। वो कहाँ है, किस हाल में है, कुछ नहीं मालूम। ये बहुत डरावना है।
IIMC में देव हमारे साथ पढ़ा है। दोस्त बता रहे हैं कि वो कल दोपहर 3 बजे से लापता है। वो मुरी स्टेशन से पहले पैंट्री में खाना ऑर्डर करने गया था और उसके बाद से उससे कोई संपर्क नहीं हो पाया है।
उसके बाद की पूरी कहानी गुंजन के इस thread में है।
मंत्री-संतरियों का समान भी खो जाए तो मिल जाता है, आम लोग कौनसे सिस्टम का भरोसा रखें बता दो 🙏
@HemantSorenJMM
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Kya aadmi hai ye. Ek tarah se sahi bhi hai. Indians have that servile attitude. Saahab baithe hain,abhi kaise jaa sakte hain type
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FT’s report on Lula’s comeback says Flávio Bolsonaro’s “nine fingers” jab in the final debate, mocking the finger Lula lost in a factory accident at 17 while working nights, became a turning point.
The attack let Lula draw a sharp contrast between his own working-class history and Bolsonaro’s background, helping shift momentum in the runoff.
How Lula turned his election fortunes around in 3 weeks ft.trib.al/XwYLjjG
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Neera would literally have a heart attack if anyone with Lula's politics ran for president in the US
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The selected silences continue. The word "rape" is removed from another review. More influential friends close ranks around Mahmood Farooqui, ensuring women know that powerful men will not be held accountable for their actions. This is a disgrace. @KarvaanIndia @Asad_Ashraf88
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A recent example Petzold's Transit. youtube.com/watch?v=BwnnTi1-… "Transit transposes the original story to the present, blurring periods to create a timeless exploration of the plight of displaced people."
