Nalin Verma
@NalinAnant
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Professor of Practice-Media Studies, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi.
India
Joined October 2011
Thank you, The Indian Express, Sunday Magazine @IndianExpress, for your fabulous review of #LoresOfLoveAndSaintGorakhnath @laluprasadrjd
@abhik_md @Paromita_Ch #FolkloreSunday @PrivyTrifles @PenguinBooks @PenguinIndia
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"The real question is not whether Macaulay failed India, but whether India’s own elites failed to fulfil even the limited emancipatory possibilities that colonial modernity, however imperfectly, made available" PA Krishnan https://t.co/666KAmVdmc
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The real question is not whether Macaulay failed India, but whether India’s own elites failed to fulfil even the limited emancipatory possibilities that colonial modernity, however imperfectly, made...
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"The idea that pre-Macaulay India had a uniformly open education system to all castes is a lie." @devduttmyth
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For over 2,000 years, the Brahmin was assured of his profession as a bureaucrat in the king’s court. The entire system was based on his framework, his rules, hi
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@NalinAnant Congratulations on the glowing review of "Lores of Love and Saint Gorakhnath"! Gorakhnath's tales indeed blend Hindu and Sufi elements, promoting unity. Sounds like a fascinating read on India's syncretic folklore. What's your favorite story from it?
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🚨 Actress Diane Keaton’s Cause of Death Revealed Read more
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My column #EverythingUnderTheSun Raja Bhoj’s Shoes, Shankaracharya’s Borrowed Body, and a Septuagenarian Sleuth https://t.co/TFOfbqnebT
@PavanK_Varma @ashutosh_blog @SatyaHindi @bakers_book @OCLFNagpur #NitishKumar #Folklore @venkiteshram
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What happens when folklore starts sounding like contemporary headlines? When a king who once saw everything forgets where he stands, and the men whispering in his ear quietly seize the throne? When...
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#Bihar witnessed the most unfair election in independent India: my story. @PrashantKishor @laluprasadrjd #INDIA #NDA #biharelectionresult Hijacking Elections and Diverting Attention: The BJP’s Playbook in Bihar
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A section of the media is helping the NDA – now completely dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – shift public attention away from serious allegations of manipulating and hijacking the Bihar...
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Hijacking Elections and Diverting Attention: The BJP’s Playbook in Bihar A section of the media is helping the NDA – now dominated by the BJP – shift public attention away from serious allegations of manipulating and hijacking the election. @NalinAnant✍️ https://t.co/nCdtvxUxgV
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A section of the media is helping the NDA – now completely dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – shift public attention away from serious allegations of manipulating and hijacking the Bihar...
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Honoured to meet my elder brother, the distinguished author-diplomat Shri @PavanK_Varma ji, at his book-filled Vasant Vihar home. Rich talk on lit, society & politics + book exchange! @PenguinIndia @PenguinBooks @PrivyTrifles #Folklore
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NEW | Bihar’s verdict was not just an NDA win—it was the unmaking of Tejashwi Yadav’s inheritance. The big question is: will he reclaim the Mandal mantle? @NalinAnant writes. https://t.co/MfWcoF7Nue
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Tejashwi Yadav confronts a shrinking mandate as Bihar’s verdict reshapes Mandal politics and exposes cracks within the RJD.
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In this edition of '#EverythingUnderTheSun', Nalin Verma contrasts folklore with political reality, analysing PK’s rare display of accountability and the serious questions raised about state power and electoral integrity. #BiharElection ✍️@NalinAnant
https://t.co/gXBV8YvhUP
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This column explores a wide range of topics — politics, society, art, culture, folklore and literature. It loves synchronising the current events with the folklores, ballads and raw accounts of...
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My column #EverythingUnderTheSun @the_aidem Bihar Poll Results: More Bizarre Than Folktales https://t.co/DOxqW4uA34
@venkiteshram @PrashantKishor #JanSuraaj #jansuraajparty @PavanK_Varma #JDU #BJP #RJD #BiharElection2025
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This column explores a wide range of topics — politics, society, art, culture, folklore and literature. It loves synchronising the current events with the folklores, ballads and raw accounts of...
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Will AI do as we say or do as we do? Full conversation on the Possible Podcast with @reidhoffman: https://t.co/GwGaPzjI14
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The deadline’s close, finish quests and increase your chances now
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प्रिय परिवारवालों, कुछ मीडिया हाउस हमारे महाकाव्यों की बातों और संदर्भों को गलत तरीके से प्रस्तुत करके उनका अपमान कर रहे हैं और इन महाकाव्यों को माननेवालों की धार्मिक भावनाओं को आहत भी कर रहे हैं। ये राजनीतिक ‘दानाजीवी मीडिया हाउस’ बार-बार परिवारवाद के नाम पर जो एजेंडा चला रहे
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The NDA in Bihar: @jaffrelotc Unpacks The Paradoxical Victory of Maldevelopment in this important piece.
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Most of the social indicators of Bihar show that it almost systematically lags behind the other states of the Indian Union, even in the Hindi belt.
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Here's a story on Prime Minister Modi's friend Adani - "The fraud case against an Indian tycoon is stuck in legal limbo" - written by an Indian in the US and an American in India, and published by the anti-national "New York Times" - The case against Gautam Adani, the
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How is AI transforming digital retail? Hosts David Nicholson (@MasSubestimado) and @WillTownTech are joined by Phil Mottram (EVP & Chief Sales Officer, @HPE) and Andreas Kranabitl (Managing Director, @SPAR_ICS) to explore how digital transformation, AI integration, and secure,
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