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No, this appears to be a fabricated screenshot. no such announcement from Modi about a Linux mandate. ..{Sorry if it was posted in jest 
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Indian Institute of Technology is launching its new IIT campus in Nigeria, Africa.
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""We are paying to produce narratives, not knowledge."...
IIT Roorkee has now discovered a new research area: fat studies.
(More page images are in the link given above)
IIT Roorkee has now discovered a new research area: fat studies.
(More page images are in the link given above)
A new research is somehow concluding that Indian society is patriarchal, sexist, toxic, casteist, and oppressive.
Here is why it is problematic and dangerous:
1. Not a single page on health risks of obesity.
The entire focus is on how “fatness” is a site of discrimination. In other words: not the body, but the politics of the body. Epistemology replaced with activism.
2. The methodology? “Qualitative.”
Meaning: no data, no measurement, no falsifiability.
What exactly is the quality? Cultural texts aka films.
Take Western social-justice theories, apply them to two Bollywood films, and declare the findings as India’s social reality. A prêt-à-porter ideology fitted onto Indian society with tailor’s chalk.
3. The introduction confidently asserts that “fat women are doubly discriminated.”
Evidence? None. No surveys, no fieldwork, no psychometric sampling.
Only two fictional films.
This is not research—this is Sabrina Strings cosplay, imported wholesale, stapled to Indian society, and passed off as sociology.
4. Then comes the standard incantation:
“Butler on domination… heterosexual order… girls taught to be passive… boys encouraged to be sexually aggressive…”
These are hypotheses in American gender theory, not gospel truths. Butler is not a census.
Turning speculative philosophy into “Indian reality” isn’t scholarship. It is just theological zealotry dressed as research.
5. At one point, the authors even claim men face less beauty-based discrimination.
Anyone who has lived in Indian society for five minutes knows this is laughable. But ideology requires blind spots; reality is merely an inconvenience.
6. The conclusion is the climax:
“Fat women become undesirable… emotional and physical bond with husbands is shattered… sexuality governed by male-dominated society.”
This is not a conclusion; it is wartime propaganda.
No data. No sample. No statistical model.
Just an ideological monologue projected onto society via two films—like using Marvel movies to reconstruct US foreign policy.
What’s happening here is clear:
A new political identity is being manufactured for the next generation.
Fatness → victimhood → discrimination → patriarchy → activism → funding → discourse.
This is not harmless.
Public institutions are being turned into printing presses for imported ideological constructs.
What exactly is the societal value addition of such “studies”?
How does any of this improve health, education, welfare, mobility, or opportunity?
We are paying to produce narratives, not knowledge.
And this needs to be stopped!
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From IIT Kanpur:
During their Silver Jubilee Reunion, the Class of 2000 announced a remarkable, ₹100 Crore pledge to their alma mater—marking the highest-ever contribution by a single graduating batch across academic institutions in India.
This historic commitment reflects the batch’s enduring gratitude to IIT Kanpur and their shared belief in the institute’s role as a leader in interdisciplinary education, innovation, and societal impact. The pledge will support the establishment of the Millennium School of Technology and Society (MSTAS), envisioned as a hub for integrating technology, policy, and social transformation.
As alumni from across the globe returned to campus to celebrate 25 years of their journey, the reunion became more than a moment of nostalgia—it stood as a powerful reaffirmation of responsibility, leadership, and giving back to the institution that shaped them.
During their Silver Jubilee Reunion, the Class of 2000 announced a remarkable, ₹100 Crore pledge to their alma mater—marking the highest-ever contribution by a single graduating batch across academic institutions in India.
This historic commitment reflects the batch’s enduring gratitude to IIT Kanpur and their shared belief in the institute’s role as a leader in interdisciplinary education, innovation, and societal impact. The pledge will support the establishment of the Millennium School of Technology and Society (MSTAS), envisioned as a hub for integrating technology, policy, and social transformation.
As alumni from across the globe returned to campus to celebrate 25 years of their journey, the reunion became more than a moment of nostalgia—it stood as a powerful reaffirmation of responsibility, leadership, and giving back to the institution that shaped them.
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Spark 2: Every Rejected Scientist Is A Civilisational Loss. India's Losing Thousands.
An article on the pathetic state of research institutions in India.
Picture courtesy of Swarajya Magazine.
An article on the pathetic state of research institutions in India.
Picture courtesy of Swarajya Magazine.
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The Sanctions Paradox: How Washington’s Chip Controls Accelerated China’s AI Rise
An article on Chinese experience with US tech sanctions. Similar to India's experience starting from Cray supercomputers, Cryogenic engines, Tejas FBW - with one major difference. Unlike India, China appears to have learned its lesson from its experience and streamlined its research efforts with more funding and process reforms to attract scientific talent from around the world.
An article on Chinese experience with US tech sanctions. Similar to India's experience starting from Cray supercomputers, Cryogenic engines, Tejas FBW - with one major difference. Unlike India, China appears to have learned its lesson from its experience and streamlined its research efforts with more funding and process reforms to attract scientific talent from around the world.
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Can someone , familiar with India's current situation comment on this:
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NEET-PG Cut-off Reduced To -40 (out of 800): Details explained
The recent decision to reduce the NEET-PG cut-off for the 2025–26 academic session has sparked significant discussion. The reduction was implemented for the third round of counselling to fill a large number of vacant postgraduate medical seats across India.
1. How many marks are actually needed?
The qualifying marks vary by category under the revised criteria issued by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS):
General / EWS (Unreserved): The cut-off was reduced from the 50th percentile (276 marks) to the 7th percentile, which corresponds to 103 marks out of 800.
SC / ST / OBC (Reserved): The cut-off was slashed from the 40th percentile (235 marks) to the 0th percentile, meaning a score of –40 marks now qualifies a candidate for counselling.
General-PwBD: The cut-off is now the 5th percentile, or 90 marks.
2. Who qualifies with -40 marks?
Only candidates from the Reserved categories (SC, ST, and OBC), including their respective Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) sub-categories, are eligible to qualify with a score as low as –40.
The General (Unreserved) category still requires a positive score of at least 103 marks to be eligible for the third round of counselling.
3. How many will get a PG seat with such low marks?
While thousands are newly eligible, qualifying for counselling does not guarantee a seat.
Vacancies:
There are approximately 9,000 to 18,000 vacant seats remaining after the first two rounds of counselling.
Allocation:
Seats are still allocated based on inter-se merit (rank) and candidate preferences. Candidates with higher ranks, even among the newly eligible, will have priority.
Available Seats:
Experts note that the seats remaining at these lower percentiles are typically in non-clinical branches (like Anatomy or Physiology) or in private medical colleges and deemed universities that may have extremely high tuition fees.
4. Is this new, or has it happened before?
Drastic cut-off reductions have occurred in previous years to prevent seat wastage, though the specific thresholds vary:
2023: The Health Ministry reduced the qualifying percentile to "zero" across all categories, including the General category.
2024: The cut-off was lowered to the 5th percentile for all categories.
Current (2025–26): This is the first time the cut-off has been specifically differentiated in this way for the third round, with reserved categories reaching the 0th percentile (–40 marks) while the unreserved category remains at the 7th percentile.
The government justifies these moves by stating that NEET-PG is a ranking exercise for already-qualified MBBS doctors, and leaving nearly one in seven specialist training seats vacant would weaken the healthcare system.
Note: Even if PG seats are denied to those with -40 marks, they are still practicing doctors, as they all have valid MBBS degrees.
,Dr Kuma.r