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“बेटी हुई है।” The fact that this needs to be celebrated tells you everything about where we still are. The day this becomes as unremarkable as “बेटा हुआ है” - that’s the real win. Celebrate or normalise ? #BetiBachaoBetiPadhao #India #GenderEquality

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@Jaspreet_IAS The lake is an absolute blessing to the city

The founders of Chandigarh have offered this lake to the citizens of new city so that they may escape the humdrum of city life and enjoy the beauty of nature in peace and silence.

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Didn’t expect THIS from Indian Railways 👀👇 Cleaner platforms, modern trains, and overall much better upkeep.

@jasveer10 This goes beyond merely appearing wealthy. Even if they are affluent, using money primarily to signal that wealth seems like an inefficient use of it.

Indian weddings are not celebrations. They are insecurity dressed up as culture. Indian middle-class parents are ready to burn 5-6 years of income on one wedding night. Indian parents are not obsessed with weddings. They are obsessed with looking rich for one night. That’s it. The truth is you’re pretending to be rich. No one’s fooled. They just won’t say it to your face. They don’t want a good wedding. They just want validation. They want that one moment where people say ‘wah, kya shaadi thi’ And they’re ready to go broke for it. I’ve seen this very closely - People earning 10-20 lakh a year are burning 30-50 lakh on weddings. Some take loans. EMI for marriage. Think about how stupid that is. You go to office every day. For years. Deal with stress, pressure, bosses, targets. And then you burn all that money in 1-2 days. For what? Just to play Nakali Raja for one day (Ghodi, mukut, talwar) or For People who come and secretly comparing, not celebrating. You’re not celebrating your wedding. You’re acting for society. This is insecurity disguised as culture. Reality is Indian parents are obsessed with image. Status in family, status in society. Even when they can’t afford it, they will stretch, borrow, exhaust everything just to look rich for one night. That’s the real problem - Not weddings. But spending way beyond your reality to satisfy ego. That’s not celebration. That’s financial self-destruction. Not because they wanted to… because they felt they had to prove something. If you’re earning 1 crore and spending 10-20 lakh, that’s reasonable. Spending 400% or 500% is stupidity. And worst part… people don’t even question it.

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An IRS Officer’s Weekend Mission That Changed Gongloor indianmasterminds.com/feature-storie… This is the way for all in position of influence and capacity. Certainly for all in Govt Service. @DCsofIndia @IPS_Association @IASassociation India will be different. @PMOIndia

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She says she’s travelling with her partner she’s a ‘bad girl’, she says she travels with her friends people will yell about how their parents would never let them and she’s so privileged, she says she’s going solo and everyone is Sherlock hi chatti aulaad. She can’t win.

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I own a small bakery. Business has been slow. Rent is up. I was thinking about closing. Last Friday, a teenager came in. He looked nervous. He counted out change for a cookie. He was short 50 cents. "It's okay," I said. "Take it." He ate it at a table, looking at his math homework. He looked stuck. I used to be a math tutor. I walked over. "Quadratic equations?" He nodded. "I don't get it." I sat down and helped him for 20 minutes. He got it. He left smiling. The next day, he came back with two friends. They bought cookies. The day after that, five kids came. Apparently, he told the school, "The lady at the bakery helps with homework." Now, my bakery is the after-school hang-out spot. It's loud. It's messy. There are backpacks everywhere. Yesterday, I found a note in the tip jar. It was wrapped around a $20 bill. "Thanks for helping my son pass math. A Mom." I'm not closing the bakery. I think I finally found my purpose. It's not cookies. It's community.

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Reading a lot of mixed reviews. But honestly, I’d just want to support creativity. If you think going to the movies wouldn’t make a hole in your pocket or if you think you have idle time on your hands and want to munch on over expensive popcorn..

A deeply moving moment from Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district has captured the internet’s heart. In a video now going viral, Gopal Sawant chooses an unexpected place to share the biggest news of his life — not his home, not a party, but a dusty roadside footpath where his mother sells vegetables each day to keep their family going. “This is where everything began,” a local says, pointing to the spot. “She stood here every day so her son could dream bigger.” As Gopal gently tells her he has been selected for the Central Reserve Police Force, his mother listens without a word. Then her eyes well up. “I only wanted him to stand on his own feet,” she says, her voice steady but emotional. Moments later, they are locked in an embrace. Family and friends gather around, smearing them with celebratory colours — turning an ordinary pavement into the stage for an extraordinary story of sacrifice, resilience and a mother’s quiet pride.

This video from Rajasthan captures artist Khata Nath playing Morchang, an Indian jaw harp that has echoed through history for over 1,500 years. Made of iron or brass and shaped like a simple horseshoe, the instrument may be small, but its voice carries generations of folk memory. Widely used in Rajasthani music and storytelling — and known as the Morsing in South India — the Morchang comes alive through his skill. In his hands, it becomes more than music; it becomes a reminder that India’s cultural history survives not in books or museums, but in people who continue to carry it forward, one note at a time. If you wish to connect with the artist, you can call him at +91 9649120237 Credits : devanshalijar on IG #IndianFolkMusic #CulturalHeritage #LivingTraditions #Rajasthan #FolkMusic [Morchang Instrument, Rajasthani Folk Music, Indian Jaw Harp, Traditional Indian Music, Folk Artists Of India] Disclaimer: The reproduced video or photo content is used under the fair dealing provisions of Section 52(1)(B) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, which permits the use of copyrighted material for the purpose of reporting current events, teaching, research and news. Our sole objective is to inform the public, not to exploit the creator's identity or content. We do not claim ownership of the material, full credit is attributed to the original creator or artist. Should you still wish to request the removal of the content, we'd be happy to assist you at social@thebetterindia.com - The Better India

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A man walks over a wooden bridge on a cold and foggy winter morning in Srinagar