Indian Hindus say "NO" to Hate in the name of Hinduism. From a call
The slogan "Hindu khatre mein hai" (Hindu is in danger) is being used to instigate us repeatedly, and fear can push people to protect themselves and their loved ones. But fear can also make us cruel and violent.
The world is also observing and trying to understand what Hinduism is all about. Can we be comfortable saying “That is Hindutva, not Hinduism” when our identities are being used to propagate hate and violence? We are also enabling the Hindutva narrative when we do not distance Hinduism from it.
Are we part of a system that is creating a narrative of Hinduism as a peaceful religion that is inclusive and tolerant where everyone can seek their own paths to salvation
or
Do we want it to be seen represented through organized, uncontrolled mobs that destroy everyone and anyone they imagine as enemy?
An Imam who led the prayer at a mosque in Maharashtra's Anwa village was attacked by unidentified individuals who entered the place of worship and beat him up for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-imam-beaten-beard-cut-off-for-refusing-to-chant-jai-shri-ram-2352292-2023-03-28
Violence in Jalgaon after Hindu procession plays music in front of mosque during namaz https://scroll.in/latest/1046532/ Clashes were also reported in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Vadodara and Howrah on the occasion of Ram Navami.
The Myriad Things Indian Muslims Are Changing To Survive Overt & Covert Hostility In Their Changing Country https://article-14.com/post/the-myriad-things-indian-muslims-are-changing-to-survive-overt-covert-hostility-in-their-changing-country--6420a1fd73768
rom giving up the food they love to where they pray to even concealing interfaith marriages, Indian Muslims are changing how they eat, talk, work and other practices and customs fundamental to their identity, to survive India’s era of Hindu majoritarianism. The damage of having to modify perfectly legal and appropriate behaviour, in order to stay safe and employed, is real and difficult to quantify, but it is widespread.
India’s startup growth story lacks fundamentals - Part 1 Indian tech startups and consumer internet companies have—or will—hit a wall. We look at why, sector by sector.
https://themorningcontext.com/internet/indias-startup-growth-story-lacks-fundamentals-part-1/ The Morning Context... The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates seven times since 2022 and continues to be hawkish to control inflation. That put a hold on much of the money supply allocated to emerging markets like India. As…
NASSCOM TECH START-UP REPORT 2022 – RISING ABOVE UNCERTAINTY: THE 2022 SAGA OF INDIAN TECH START-UPS February 15, 2023
Key Highlights:
Strong ecosystem with New Gen tech start-ups base broadening:
1300+ new tech start-ups, 23 new unicorns (2nd highest in the world)
2022 funding at $18.2 Bn is 30% lower than 2021, higher than last 4-year average in value terms
3-4X growth in investments for critical areas like EnvironmentTech, Lifesciences, Aviation, Maritime & Defence
Decline in late-stage funding but more investment in early-stage start-ups:
>40% drop in late-stage funding, led by reduction in mega deals
>30% increase in seed and early-stage funding
>1.6X increase in 2022 over 2021 in unique and active venture capital and private equity firms
Indian entrepreneurs’ laying emphasis on fundamentals
More than half of the tech start-ups in 2022 saw an increase in revenue of>20% (survey findings)
Overall, half of the tech start-ups continued or increased hiring in 2022
25% of mature start-ups are either EBITDA positive, or expect to be by mid-2023
Diversity of Indian tech start-up ecosystem continues to expand:
39% of tech start-ups founded in 2022 from emerging locations in India, up from 34% in 2021
18% start-ups in the ecosystem with at least one-woman founder/co-founder
36 unicorns and potential unicorns with at least one women founder/co-founder
Gujarat High Court Quashes CIC’s Order Directing Gujarat Varsity To Provide Info On PM Modi’s Degree; ₹25K Imposed On Delhi CM Kejriwal https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/breaking-gujarat-high-court-quashes-cics-order-directing-gujarat-varsity-to-provide-info-on-pm-modis-degree-under-rti-act-225260 Sparsh Upadhya 31 Mar 2023 The main plank of the University's argument was that the University was holding the information (PM’s degree) in a fiduciary capacity and as per Section 8(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act, the information held in fiduciary capacity cannot be disclosed "unless the competent authority is satisfied that the larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information". During the hearing in the case, appearing for Gujarat University, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the RTI Act was being "misused to settled scores and taking a childish jab at opponents". It was also submitted that hat the University had already put the certificate in the public domain, however, the matter was being argued by the University in principle to address the question as to whether RTI Act be applied for extraneous purposes to satisfy someone's curiosity.