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@braddy_Codie05 They produce finest students for top institutions of India. Thier rank is also higher than many of IITs. They are not JNU.

Be Ruthless on Jadavpur University. Nail them and Hit them hard.

@viraj_sheth Atleast some start up related activities will start in new regime. Yes, Bengal can get some part of leftover industry after filling Gujarat too. Central schemes will not be denied to Bengal.

does this mean a comeback of the industries in west bengal then? or is that a citizen problem more than a governance problem?

@on_drive2306 @archiexzzz Obviously not, they have been taught whole country is thier home. Mother Bengal has not told them about real life.

@ind_aero @archiexzzz Tbf, you can't blame bengalis for leaving their state for a better life. They won't have done so if all those opportunities were provided to them in their home.

Bengal's contribution to world GDP was 12% in the 1700s. Yes, 12%. This is an important day in Indian politics. The BJP swept West Bengal after 34 years of Communist rule and 15 years of Mamata's govt. This changes everything. I am a Bengali, I know the level of corruption, extortion, cut money, illegal immigration, and scams that were happening. Bengalis are intellectuals - if they decide they've had enough, they become a swing state like UP. Kolkata and Bengal reject staying in the past. Go against any party or member you want - but never, ever in your wildest dreams go against our gods. Maa Durga and Maa Kali watch over everyone. Lord Krishna will every single day save dharma when adharma and evil are at their peak. Jai Shri Ram! 🕉️

@sidhant After winning vote by spreading hate against Bangladesh, why PM wants to give water to Bangladesh? I do not think Bengalis become that fool that they will accept this.

With a BJP govt in West Bengal, Teesta Agreement with Bangladesh could see a new momentum. Mamta Banerjee had historically opposed the Teesta agreement despite both PM Manmohan Govt, PM Modi Govt supporting it. With both BJP govt in Delhi, Kolkata- Dhaka will be hopeful.

@archiexzzz Yes, they are the problem. If they are selfish enough to build in thier home like others, Bengalis will have to face less racism outside. Bengalis never lost the game, it was land of Bengal. They just need to think what is thier actual home.

@ind_aero Look around you, and you will find Bengalis everywhere except in Bengal. Every single one of the "good brain" guys is in BLR, HYD, Pune, Mumbai, or Delhi - except in Kolkata.

@anantgoenka No major area is of that concern except sovereign defence AI models. India became third largest economy without manufacturing it's own chips. The sentiment of VC reflects quick return, not a sustainable growth story. We can catch up if we still try.

The clip that's making a lot of news from Express Adda with Ruchir Sharma Why foreign investors are not interested in India.

@Aunindyo2023 The major reason is Bengalis think whole India is thier country, every part is equal. They are not selfish enough to develop in Bengal. That is good for India, but bad for the land of Bengal. Another reason is Bengalis mostly selected the party who is opposition at centre.

The Truth about Bengal's De-industrialisation In 1947, Bengal was the most industrialised province in India, with one-fourth of all registered factories, and 24-27 percent of industrial output. But these figures hide some important truths: a) Bengal's key industries largely produced raw materials and inputs: jute, coal, iron & steel, and tea. b) They were overwhelmingly owned by non-Bengalis, and c) The condition of the working class was abysmal. The largest of the capitalist groups were British expatriates who operated through managing agencies - Andrew Yule, Bird & Co., Williamson Magor, McLeod & Co., Begg Dunlop, etc. As late as 1955, more than two-thirds of India's diversified business groups were British owned conglomerates with headquarters in Calcutta. The second big group was Marwari trading capital - Birlas, Goenkas, Bangurs, Khaitans, Kanorias, Jalans, Bajorias, etc. British control was finally dismantled after the Hazari Reports of 1964 and 1966, and the Monopolies Inquiry Commission of 1965. This accelerated the transfer of corporate control from the British to the Marwaris - something that had already started in the early 1950s. The buyouts were financed by private banks, share market manipulations, and even funds diverted from worker PFs. The focus was on arbitrage earnings, rather than expanding production. What broke Bengal's back, however, was the Freight Equalisation Act of 1956. Before 1956, it made sense to set up factories close to the source of coal, and iron ore. And that gave Bengal its unique advantage, since it was the hub of the mineral wealth of the eastern states. But the Freight Equalisation Act brought in by the Nehru government removed that advantage, by subsidising the flow of raw materials to other states. This meant that factories could be set up elsewhere and didn't need to be concentrated in Bengal. Within a few years, Maharashtra was receiving many more industrial licences than Bengal, and by 1964, well before the Left came to power, Bombay's factories were employing 13.5 lakh workers, compared to Bengal's 8.8 lakh. What about workers? Bengal's jute, steel and mining companies were notorious for exploiting workers. This became a cause of struggle under the national movement as long as their employers were British. But even after the transfer of ownership, the conditions of Bengal's working class continued to be terrible. Even in the early-70s, their wages were about a third less than what workers earned in Maharashtra, and surveys showed they suffered from chronic work-related ailments. That was the ground on which Bengal's militant labour movement arose and then intensified from the mid-1960s. The Left and socialist parties rode on the anger and frustration of industrial workers, miners, and of course, share-croppers. The 1967 United Front govt, brought SUCI's labour leader, Subodh Banerjee, to the labour minister's chair. He would come to be known as 'gherao minister.' Gheraos increased dramatically, and industrial stoppages rose from 179 in 1965 to 894 in 1969. The Left's political obligation was towards workers - not their employers. This accelerated the flight of capital that had already started two decades earlier. Equally important was the collapse of the global demand for jute, which was once the mainstay of Bengal's industry. Along with that the nationalisation of coal by Indira Gandhi also removed another important magnet for private capital in the region. The end of the licence-quota raj after the mid-1980s, caused a massive migration of capital from pro-worker states to pro-employer states. The Left Front's initial strategy was to implement land reforms, and generate capital formation in agriculture. While there is no doubt that Operation Barga was the most successful example of land reforms in India, the LF completely failed in its programme to create rural industries. This was despite the CPIM's trade union, CITU, becoming largely an industrial peace broker, shedding its old militant stance. By 1991, the number of stoppages had dropped to 192 (from 894 in 1969) out of which only 32 were because of workers' strikes. Most of the industrial stoppages were because of employers locking their factories and leaving. By 2003, mandays lost in West Bengal due to lockouts by owners was 16x that of what was lost due to workers' strikes. Of course, this was because other states were much more capitalist-friendly than West Bengal, and were much more open to implement anti-worker 'labour-reforms.' The biggest example of that was the suppression of the long textile workers' strike in Mumbai. The Left Front, under Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee tried its best to compete with other states to present a business-friendly image. It succeeded as well, in attracting capital into real estate, establishing SEZs across the state, and even getting the Tatas to invest in Singur. The rest, of course, is history. The question remains - why did the Bengalis not develop their own capitalist class? That is an entirely different story.

@kunalvg Life is too short to be irrational.

AI + Astrology will be a billion-dollar category. And the rationalist builders who laugh at this will miss all of it.

@NandanNilekani @rvenk @EconomicTimes In future, AI models will be similar to Nuclear weapon. It will be disaster if we failed to take quick action.

India doesn't need to lead the world in building the most advanced AI models. But it must lead in ensuring benefits of AI are widely shared. @rvenk and I have an op-ed in The @EconomicTimes economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-com…

@svembu I think open letter should be written to government to take care those who alreday staying in India to serve India instead of looking for green card. Some are required for lobbying powerful US too; so let them enjoy who alreday left.

Open letter to Indians in America. -- Dear brothers and sisters from Bharat: Like I did 37 years ago, you arrived in America with no money but with a good education and cultural heritage from Bharat. You achieved outstanding success. America was good to us. For that we must remain grateful - gratitude is our Bharatiya way. Yet today, a significant number of Americans, may be not the majority but not too far from it either, believe that Indians "take away" American jobs and our success in America was unfairly earned. You may think the next election will fix this, but your choice would be between people who hate our Bharatiya civilisation and people who hate civilisation itself. That is the "hard right" vs "woke left" battle. You are mere bystanders to that conflict. Meanwhile there is one thing that is true now and will be true in the future: the respect Indians command world-wide will substantially depend on the fortunes of India herself. If India remains poor, the woke left will give us moral lectures with pity and the hard right, different moral lectures with scorn ("hellhole") and we must not confuse either with respect. Respect in today's world, along with prosperity and security, comes from one source: a nation's technological prowess. India produces sufficient brain power to achieve that prowess but alas we exported so much of that talent, particularly to America. As we develop that prowess in India, our civilisational strength will assert itself. As difficult as it is for many of you to contemplate this, please come back home. Bharat Mata needs your talent. Our vast youthful population needs the technology leadership you gained over the years to guide them towards prosperity. Let's do it with a missionary zeal. Respectfully Sridhar Vembu

@aditiitwt If someone is absent for the scheduled interview, then this is justified. Not attending unknown numbers should not be considered as lack of seriousness. That's unprofessional from HR.

Had a technical interview scheduled, got two missed calls, and I straight up blocked the number thinking it was spam Now I got this mail... and found out it was the company’s HR calling😭

@sreemoytalukdar If all Bengalis want to vote, most of top tier educational institutions will also get affected. The people who kept Bengal sidelined encashing the rebellion mindset of Bengalis over the years are the main culprits.

If you are from West Bengal and reading this right now, think about this headline a little. Maybe spend a minute or two to reflect on who's responsible for this situation... ?

@IndianTechGuide Life does not treat you always equal. Feelings of backbenchers is important in life to survive the tough days. Just rotate the people from front bench to back bench instead of this circus.

🚨 Several schools in Kerala are replacing row-based seating with U-shaped to eliminate the concept of "backbenchers."

@56Dbhau Is country run only by Direct tax? Government Babus have similar mentality, and no empathy for fellow citizens.

99.9% of those in the vid haven't paid a single paisa of direct tax

@PranavaBhardwaj Yes, atleast the government should make payment from the previous taxes paid by the person for a certain time. That will make a healthy country, people will feel happy to be taxpayer.

These 30000 Oracle guys who would be jobless now were paying taxes to Government of India. Government won’t even ask if their kids have their school fees paid from tomorrow. This is great Indian scam. Your parents are right when they ask you to be a government leech. Be one.

@IndiaToday Government should make a rule that if firing is done just for seeking more profit, the compensation should be very high in tune of salary of 6-8 months. The tax should also be related to firing number. If firing is done for poor financial of company, that is different story.

Oracle is firing 30,000 employees, early morning layoff emails have started arriving indiatoday.in/jobs/story/ora…

@Indianinfoguide Unpopular opinion. A country thriving on defense exports will slowly become warmonger country. The way India follow non-alignment and takes pride that India did not attack other country, it should follow same tradition.

🚨India’s Defence Exports Jump 34 times In 11 Years. 2013-14- Rs 686 crore 2024-25- Rs 23,622 crore

@ZahackTanvir India is big enough to absorb emotions to other land as long as it is not political. Apparently majority of them are emotional for religion, not for political ideology.

Did we collect donations for the victims of Pahalgam and Pulwama? No. But yes, we have done so for Iran. Showing more concern and emotional connection for a faraway land than for our own kith and kin will inevitably raise questions about your loyalty & patriotism. Your actions and your words are poles apart!

@WIONews @sdhrthmp ISRO technology at 60000 ? Are they selling the Summer intern thesis as developed Technology?

ISRO technology being sold cheaply to private firms, Parliamentary panel finds Report by @sdhrthmp READ: wionews.com/india-news/isr… wionews.com/india-news/isr…