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The curious India tourism paradox. Domestic pilgrims opt for luxury, foreigners go budget https://theprint.in/ground-reports/the-curious-india-tourism-paradox-domestic-pilgrims-opt-for-luxury-foreigners-go-budget/2640086/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-intl ..  Udit Hinduja 29 May, 2025  Once seen as the preserve of pensioners or the devout poor, pilgrimage travel has gone mainstream. College students, middle-class families, and high-end travellers alike are scrambling to book temple-centric trips, from Kedarnath in Uttarakhand to Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. A post-Covid reality check and pivot toward faith, government-led temple-infrastructure development and better access to pilgrimage cities is redefining India’s tourism sector

India’s pilgrimage business is booming, with choppers for the rich and dorm beds for the poor. But the days of wooing foreigners to the Taj, Jaisalmer, and Palace on Wheels are over. In Modi’s decade, the priority has shifted to the domestic base. 

Real Estate Expert: Billionaire Narratives, Financial Illusions & Real Estate Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLAeULdaTBc  - Ravi Sinha

 the struggles of domestic investors, exposes the real estate crisis, and tackles the ever-growing wealth inequality. 🏠📉
From the rise of financial influencers to the political forces shaping India’s future, 

Was it dignified for the Haryana SWC to latch on to an incident that has nothing to do with gender, and nothing to do with any form of sexist biases? https://thewire.in/women/national-commission-for-women-state-renu-bhatia 

At the time, Mohini Giri, Padma Seth and Syeda Hameed were members of the National Commission for Women. The NCW and the state women’s commissions used to be nationally acclaimed for the way they fearlessly questioned people sitting in the highest citadels of power on gender issues. 

Now, an apex body that has been constituted to safeguard the rights of women chose to single out a Muslim academician who pointed out the symbolism or ‘optics’ that was used by the government in showcasing a Muslim woman as upholder of ‘Operation Sindoor’. He was speaking truth to power by saying that you have singled out a woman and Muslim woman to show your ‘tehzeeb’ but what have you done for the millions of Muslim women (and men) who are being abused, tormented and vilified in your state and all over the country? 

by Syeda Hameed

27/05/2025