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forgotten-bharat · 1 year ago

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Let's talk about the idolized Aurangzeb. What he did and why is he considered great?

We will be focusing on the destruction of temples and hindu genocide done by him to debunk claims deny that this.

By the order of Aurangzeb (1645 AD) according to Mirãt-i-Ahmadî, Temple of Chintaman situated close to Sarashpur (Gujarat) and built by Sitaldas jeweller was converted into a mosque named Quwwat-ul-lslam (might of Islam) (1645 AD.) A cow was slaughtered to 'solemnize' the 'ceremony'.

Slaughtering a cow was a heinous choice, cow being one of the holiest animal in Hinduism. As well as, Hinduism prohibits animal slaughter, to do it right where their place of worship used to be where now stands a Mosque was simply to mock and destroy the souls of the indigenous population. The Pandits and Cows were always their main targets.

This was done before he even became the king, he was just a prince at this point.

When he became the king he sent Mir Jumla on an expedition to Cooch Bihar. Mir Jumla demolished ALL temples in that city and erected mosques in their stead. The general himself wielded a battle-axe to break the image of Narayana.

Mirãt-i-Ahmadî continues, In 1666 AD, he ordered the faujdar of Mathura to remove a stone railing which had been presented by Dara Shukoh to the temples of Keshav Rai. He explained: “In the Muslim faith it is a sin even to look at a temple and this Dara had restored a railing in a temple!”

You can still argue that Islamic Colonization simply had a political motif and not a religious one, if that would have been the case, none of the indigenous people would have been harmed, none of them would have been forcefully converted, their heritage would not have been destroyed right in front of their eyes, their schools and texts would have been burned. This is downright evil and was done in the name of Allah by all the Mughal tyrants.

“The richly jewelled idols taken from the infidel temples were transferred to Agra and placed beneath the steps leading to the Nawab Begum Sahib's (Jahanara's) mosque in order that they might be “pressed under foot by the true believers”. Mathura changed its name into Islamabad and was thus called in all official documents.”

In the same year, Sita Ram ji temple at Soron was destroyed as also the shrine of Devi Patan at Gonda. News came from Malwa also that the local governor had sent 400 troopers to destroy all temples around Ujjain.

According to Muraqat-i-Abul Hasan, civil officers, agents of jagirdars, karoris and amlas from Cuttack in Orissa to Medinipur in Bengal were instructed as follows:

“Every idol house built during the last 10 or 12 years' should be demolished without delay. Also, do not allow the crushed Hindus and despicable infidels to repair their old temples. Reports of the destruction of temples should be sent to the court under the seal of the qazis and attested by pious Shaikhs.”

(1672 AD) several thousand Satnamis were slaughtered near Narnaul in Mewat for which act of 'heroism' Radandaz Khan was tided Shuja'at Khan with the mansab of 3000 and 2000 horse.

(1675 AD) Guru Tegh Bahadur was tortured to death for his resistance against the forcible conversion of the Hindus of Kashmir. The destruction of gurudwaras thereafter is a well-known story which our secularists have succeeded in suppressing because the Akali brand Sikhs have been forging ties of friendship with Islam as against their parent faith, Hindu Dharma.

Mirãt-i-Ahmadî goes ahead: “On 6th January 1680 A.D. Prince Mohammad Azam and Khan Jahan Bahadur obtained permission to visit Udaipur. Ruhullah Khan and Yakkattaz Khan also proceeded thither to effect the destruction of the temples of the idolators. These edifices situated in the vicinity of the Rana's palace were among the wonders of the age, and had been erected by the infidels to the ruin of their souls and the loss of their wealth”. Pioneers destroyed the images. On 24th January the king visited the tank of Udayasagar.

His Majesty ordered all three of the Hindu temples to be levelled with the ground. On 29th January Hasan AN Khan made his appearance' and stated that “172 temples in the neighbouring districts had been destroyed.” His Majesty proceeded to Chitor on 22nd February.

Temples to the number of 63 were destroyed. Abu Tarab who had been commissioned to effect the destruction of idol temples of Amber, reported in person on 10th August that 66 temples had been levelled to the ground.’ The temple of Someshwar in western Mewar was also destroyed at a later date in the same year. It may be mentioned that unlike Jodhpur and Udaipur, Amber was the capital of a state loyal to the Mughal emperor.

Khafi Khan records in his Muntakhab-ul-Lubab: ‘On the capture of Golconda, the Emperor appointed Abdur Rahim Khan as censor of the city of Haiderabad with orders to put down infidel practices and innovations, and destroy the temples and build mosques on the sites.’ That was in 1687 AD. In 1690 AD, he ordered destruction of temples at Ellora, Trimbakeshwar, Narasinghpur, and Pandharpur.

Aurangzeb also destroyed, Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Kashi, Uttar Pradesh - which considered as the most scared hindu temple and land.

In 1698 AD, the story was repeated at Bijapur. According to Mirat-i-AhmadT: 'Hamidud-din Khan Bahadur who had been deputed to destroy the temples of Bijapur and build mosques there, returned to court after carrying out the order and was praised by the Emperor.' As late as 1705 AD, two years before he died, 'the emperor, summoning Muhammad Khalil and Khidmat Rai, the darogha of hatchet-men' ordered them to demolish the temple of Pandharpur, and to take the butchers of the camp there and slaughter cows in the temple.' Cow-slaughter at a temple site was a safeguard against Hindus rebuilding it on the same spot.

The saddest part is, all of this information, the bloodiest part of Indian History is never shown to the people, they grow up learning, Mughals were great emperors that built great things. When none of that holds any ounce of truth. It should be said without any censorship, these tyrants destroyed the culture, tradition and religions of India.

With all this information, if you're still defending these tyrants, if you still "want them around", if you still insist "it wasn't that bad", you absolutely do not care about "human rights", every activism you take part in is just performative. And I do not respect you or your opinion on any social issue.

#aurangzeb #mughal empire #hinduphobia #ancient india #colonisation in india #temple destruction #mughal invasion #hindublr #hindu temples #pseudo secularism #hindu genocide

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transgenderer · 1 month ago

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But what is most prized is not elegant verbal trickery, but rather the putting into words of a cosmic truth. This aspect of Vedic religion has been much discussed -- and much disputed -- especially in the last fifty years or so. The discussions have centered around two terms, bráhman- and tá-. The neuter noun bráhman- is the derivational base to which the masculine noun brahmán- 'possessor of bráhman-' and ultimately bråhmaa-, the name both of the priestly caste and of the exegetical ritual texts. Bráhman- has been the subject of several searching studies by eminent 20th century Vedicists, e.g. Renou and Silburn 1949, Gonda 1950, Thieme 1952, Schmidt 1968. Philological examination of the gvedic passages seems especially to support the view of Thieme that bráhman refers originally to a "formulation" (Formulierung), the capturing in words of a significant and non-self-evident truth.66 The ability to formulate such truths gives the formulator (brahmán-) special powers, which can be exercised even in cosmic forces (see Jamison, 1991, on Atri). This power attributed to a correctly stated truth is found in the (later) "*satyakriyå" or 'act of truth', seminally discussed by W. Norman Brown (1941, 1963, 1968), which is in fact already found in the RV and has counterparts in other Indo-European cultures (see e.g. Watkins 1979). Such formulated speech (bráhman) must be recited correctly, otherwise there is danger of losing one's head (as explained in the indraśatru legend TS 2.4.12.1, ŚB 1.6.3.8), and it must be recited with its author's name.

[above regards early vedic, below regards middle vedic]

So, it is clear that the elevation of the ritual in the middle Vedic period has affected every aspect of the religious and a large section of the social realm. In turn, the new power of the ritual derives from the strengthening of the system of identifications we discussed briefly above. The ritual ground is the mesocosm in which the macrocosm can be controlled. Objects and positions in the ritual ground have exact counterparts in both the human (i.e. microcosmic) realm and the cosmic realm -- e.g. a piece of gold can stand for wealth among men and the sun in the divine world. The recognition of these bonds of identification -- many of which are far less obvious than the example just given -- is a central intellectual and theological enterprise, the continuation of the 'formulation of mythical truths' discussed above. The universe can be viewed as a rich and often esoteric system of homologies, and the assemblage, manipulation, and apostrophizing of homologues in the delimited ritual arena allows men to exert control over their apparently unruly correspondents outside it. This "ritual science" is based on the strictly logical application of the rule of cause and effect, even though the initial proposition in an argument of this sort ("the sun is gold") is something that we would not accept.69 Ritual Science received a seminal discussion by Oldenberg 1919 and also by Schayer 1925 and has frequently been treated since, e.g. in the most recent extensive treatment by B. K. Smith 1989; for references to other lit., see Smith 1986 : 95, n. 44.70

Vedic Hinduism, Witzel and Jamison

"the formulation of significant and non-obvious truths via the drawing of connections" is a natural category to me. obviously cf say, kabblah, but also the use of clever mappings between disparate objects in math

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darkpoisonouslove · 1 year ago

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Marion, Faragonda and the Ancestral Witches for the bingo? 👀

Thanks for the ask!

Marion:

She has had so much happen to her and only about 0.00001% of that has been acknowledged by the franchise. Like, okay then. If you won't do anything with her, why put her in the story in the first place? Oh, that's right. To give Bloom everything she's ever wanted. Honestly, this is pretty much Winx Club's patented process of coming up with brilliant characters and then wasting them.

Anyway, she's a bad bitch, a total queen in every sense of the word and an emotional wreck sidelined by a story that cannot fit this much greatness in it. Case open and the folder is bursting with all the different threads woven into this woman. Definitely needs further investigating and that's my opinion as a professional fangirl.

Faragonda:

I'm not the biggest Faragonda fan. Tbh I am a lot more interested in her dynamics with other characters than in her as a standalone character. But my god, the fandom does not get her, like, at all. If I see one more Shady!gonda post, I swear to god. People need to stop fucking villainizing her for the fact that she's purposefully sidelined by the writers in order to put the spotlight on the Winx and make the plot happen. Get a grip! That's not interesting! Feels like the very same processes behind the "Flora is a drug dealer" take are at play here as well. People just cannot handle kind, (seemingly) non-threatening characters. Everything has to be EdgyTM.

I think the backstory adds a lot to her character (and the rest of the Company of Light). Exploring the ways in which she has healed from her trauma and the ways in which she has suppressed it in order to be at least somewhat functional as a leader is a far more interesting way to engage with her character imo. The fallout with Griffin some time after the final battle on Domino is the prime example of this because think of the trauma of essentially losing another friend after what they all went through that day on Domino and after Hagen left, too. And then trying to balance her non-existent relationship with Griffin, her (now co-dependent, on her end at least) relationship with Saladin and Griffin and Saladin's surviving relationship that she's not privy to. I'd better stop or I'll start writing fanfiction right here in this post.

Ancestral Witches:

They're only interesting conceptually and the concept is... not lacking per se, but very unclear. They mostly exist in backstory and the backstory is a nebulous void basically so... that's not helping them. Honestly, if you really think about it, they're not that threatening. They supposedly served Darkar so they weren't even their own bosses and it took them, like, centuries? iirc to even locate the Dragon Fire and then steal it. The Trix were infinitely more proficient than that, please! They are totally underwhelming in SotLK, too, even when they're onscreen with how illogical their whole plan of action is. Didn't they know that Bloom survived and had the Dragon Fire? Valtor knew that! Yet the movie implies it's news to them. And their plan to get Bloom to destroy the sword is pathetic. They are only truly menacing in Magical Adventure (another proof that it's the superior movie).

I'm going on a slight headcanon tangent here because it explains perfectly what I find to be lacking with them. At least one dub implies that the Shadow Phoenix possessed a person to become Lord Darkar. Seeing that he created the Ancestral Witches, the assumption that they were just like him - incorporeal - fixes literally every problem. Why it took them so long to obtain the Dragon Fire? Because they needed to find bodies first. Why creating Valtor at all if they are more powerful? For the same reason. Having descendants (magically created; PLEASE, the idea that the Trix are somehow biological descendants of the Witches is fucking nightmare fuel and needs to be abolished!)? For the same reason again. Why not just possess the descendants then? Because that would limit the power that the Ancestral Witches can harness through the mortal bodies they've possessed (they'd need someone with strong and compatible powers (aka end of Magical Adventure) or to create their own bodies). It will even mix perfectly with Valtor's mark and what it does to people - it's a downgrade of their ability to possess people. Having them as incorporeal entities makes them more interesting because they have something to overcome too while at the same time it doesn't necessarily make them any less threatening. On the contrary, if played correctly, this could be a trump card. They can be everywhere, unable to directly influence events but lurking into every corner, seeing everything and pulling strings through the puppets they already do have (aka Valtor and their descendants). It would make them more interesting, plus, could kind of be a reason for how unsegregated their personalities are.

Anyway, canon version is cringefail. Not least of all because they got an ember of the Dragon Fire, made a living, breathing creature from it, looked at it and went "Hm, yeah, that's only good enough to be a tool." I'm starting to ask myself if the writers were projecting when they wrote the Ancestral Witches.

#winx club #winx marion #winx faragonda #ancestral witches #character bingo #ask #solisvia

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pbandjesse · 8 months ago

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I'm on my way back from visiting Jess. And I had such a awesome day. Like seriously I could not have asked for a better Saturday with my best friend.

I slept a lot better last night. I did wake up a couple times. It was hard to fall asleep at first because sweet pea kept biting me and then I pushed him off the bed and I felt bad so I had to go downstairs and give him treats. But I was able to sleep until James left for work. They stopped and gave me a kiss and said goodbye and told me to be safe. I slept in until about 9:00.

When I woke up I texted Jess that I was going to leave at 9:40. And I took a couple extra minutes to wake myself up. I made the bed and it took my time. But I felt really good. I went and got dressed and I wore my new pretty dress that I plan on bringing to gonda. Kind of like as a test run. But it ended up being super comfortable and it stays up and doesn't shift around so I feel very good at it. I just wish it had pockets.

I warmed up one of the biscuits James made the other day and said goodbye to sweet pea and then I was on the road by 9:40. And it's a really nice ride. It's pretty easy. It's an hour 20 and hit any traffic. And I just listened to music and rolled up at Jess's house at 11:00.

She was at the door when I pulled up and we were waving at each other. And I was just so happy to see her. I texted James to let them know that I was safe and then we went inside and she showed me some of her house updates. Including where she pulled the carpet up to reveal the original hardwood. Which is very exciting. And I'm very jealous because I hate our carpets. And we would sit for a little while while she gave me some things that she collected. I brought my fake nose ring so she could try it because she's thinking about getting her septum pierced. And we talked about our plan for the day.

The plan was to go to flower farm to pick tulips. After that we decided we would go walk around the mall and then we would go to Costco and trader Joe's. And in there we would also have a couple meals. So our first stop was going to be brunch.

We took her car and we drove to a diner in swedesboro and it was really good. It was pretty busy but they sat us right away. And our waiter was nice. We got sandwiches and I told her all about the movie last night and we just caught up on stuff. Like we're text ing constantly but sometimes the nuance is lost. And it was just really nice to hear about the dates she's been on and me and James stuff and our plans and some of the Uganda things. And I just was having a wonderful time.

At the end of our meal I went to pay and they were having some Wi-Fi issues so Jess wanted to use the bathroom while we figured that out. And then after I paid I also used the bathroom. And then we drove to the farm. And it was great.

1.5 million flowers. That's what the paperwork said. And I believe it because it was crazy. Rose and Rose and Rose of tulips and daffodils. It was beautiful. And we decided we were going to get the 10 stems for $10 thing that they were doing. Jess wanted to get one of everything and I wanted to get a variety of the purple ones. I just thought that would be fun. So we walked up and down the road trying to pick the best ones and some of them were loud because they had bees inside of them. But it was just a lot of fun figuring out how you pulled them without pulling the bulb up. Just would end up pulling three bulbs by accident I only pulled one. And it was just a beautiful day. And even though there was a lot of people there I didn't feel like we were on top of anyone and while it was windy it was just really beautiful. And after we picked our flowers we would take some pictures and just be silly and sit at the picnic table and just enjoyed being outside.

You would walk over to the farm stand and they had a lot of peach cider products but nothing I was really interested in. Jeff says that the guy that was running the stand was flirting with her and I believe it. She's very cute. And then we went to pay and it was a child at the register which was very funny to me. And we went to find the car. Which was difficult. We struggled to find the car all day. We're not good at remembering where we parked.

Next we went back to the house because for the rest of the day we would take our own cars. It just made more sense because it was in the direction of home for me and we didn't want me to have to pack So we got back to the house and we spent like 45 minutes just chilling on the couch. Playing with Lady Bird. Drinking water. You're both really thirsty after the flower farm. Just surprisingly dehydrating activity. But we chilled for a bit and double checked that we were both still cool with our plan. And then it was time to go.

We both stuck around cars like I said and we drove to the Christiana Mall. I was mostly behind just for the whole time but I did lose her at one point but then I got up at her again and we were waving at each other being silly. And we parked near the Barnes & Noble so we had a pretty solid place to meet in case we didn't get lost. But it ended up being fine.

And man is it cool to go to a not dead mall. This mall was crazy. I haven't been to the small in a very long time. I think I have gone a few times like a decade and a half ago. But the parking lot was fullful and it was busy inside. And it was just so nice to experience that again. Because I was such a mall kid. Like that was my life when I was in high school. And it's the same for Jess so we get to reminisce and this was just a really good mom. And we were doing really good not to buying nonsense. We both did buy some stuff. She got a shirt and I got James a gift. It's a jacket. And I bought hand sanitizers about the bodyworks because I use those all the time now. Trying not to get sick again. And we both went to a special fancy candy shop where we did their fancy pick and mix. And we were very good about staying at our $10 limit. We were both under it.

And we also just had really nice interactions with people. In the stores people just be really nice. There was a baby that tried to hand me a lollipop and then there was a whole like little moment we had together. And we got to see the Easter Bunny. And we went in and out of every store that we were interested in and just telling stories and talking about stuff. We went and airy and I found a bathing suit I liked in the clearance section but they didn't have my size and I was a little bummed about it but that's okay. At least I know kind of know like somewhere I can look. Because I do want to get a new bathing suit this year. But it's not like a need need it's just something I want to look out for.

But we were having a great time. Looking at the calico critters at Barnes & Noble. Going in the Hot topic. Looking at toys and clothing and people. Being together. It was awesome. And once we felt like we had seen everything we wanted to see we decided it was time for dinner.

Just took me to a sushi place that she really enjoys. And I wasn't like particularly hungry. But I'm so glad we went. It was one precious. And two the food was really good.

our waiter Isaiah was very nice. But he brought the food all out very weird order. We ordered at a mommy to come first but it came last. But it was fine. We both got rice hand roll things that are kind of triangular and they both had avocado in them and were wrapped in seaweed. I would love to tell you what they're called but talk to text is not understanding what I'm saying so I'm not going to worry about that. And we also got edamame. And she got me so soup and salmon over rice. Which also has a name but text to talk to text will not write it correctly. So whatever. And then I got a coconut pudding drink. To go at the end it was so good. I told Jesse tasted like a fancy candle and she said that's disgusting. But it was really nice. And I was just having a great time watching people around us and eating my edamame and seeing what everybody else got over here in conversations and just having fun with just. It was great. We make each other laugh and it's a good time. And I said her at one point I'm just having such a nice day I'm having such a good time. And she was like I'm so glad that you're telling me how much fun you're having and if it was anyone else I would say that sounded sarcastic but I know she was being serious because we both like to tell each other when we're having fun. Plus we were both really excited that we were hanging out but we get to be in our own houses later which that is something we both struggle with I think when we have sleepovers is like I'm loving this but I would love to be home. So now that we're closer and we can do these day trips it makes everything just a little easier.

While we were sitting there I had decided that I wanted to go back for the jacket for James. Originally I was going to try to buy it online but then I saw the people were reselling it for like twice what it is in the store and it's not available in the size I wanted on the website. And they had given me a coupon when we were leaving so I was able to get the jacket for 25% off plus they took another $10 off for giving them my email. So I really felt like I won in the long run. though I did not like that we had two backtracking through them all and it was a little bit of a weird spot so we had to go like all the way back around. But whatever. It's not like we were in a rush to go anywhere.

Our next stop was to go to Costco. I told Jess I was excited because I haven't been to Costco in a very long time I thought it would be fun but she's like it is a very stressful. And she's not wrong. There was entirely too many people. But I did have fun. And she bought me a couple things. Including cookie bites that are thin mints. And some street corn dip. And a jam that's really tall. Like it's the jam that we normally buy except that I much larger container. So I'm very excited about that. And we got almost everything on her list. It was fun walking up and down the aisles and seeing all the weird stuff that they sell. There was even a couple things I would absolutely buy but I did not want to spend hundreds of dollars today. Like the screen door that retracts instead of being in the door all the time. But that can be something I investigate later. For now it was just really fun hanging out and doing chores with Jess. I'm so glad that we're able to do that now. That was something we always really enjoyed when we both lived at home with our parents in bucks county. In the end just would end up spending $350 at the Costco. But we were having a blast and she even got to use cell check it at the end. And while she was doing that I went to go wash my hands because I touched something very dusty. And while I'm a dirty gremlin person half the time I don't really want to have dirty Dusty hands.

Are very last stop would be trader Joe's. Just as a lot of her grocery shopping there it turns out because while all grocery stores have gotten expensive and trader Joe's has always been kind of expensive. Trader Joe's is kind of evened out because of all the other grocery stores being expensive in and out are pretty cheap comparatively. And she got two bags of groceries for like $60. So pretty sweet. And it was busy in there but I was having a lot of fun and the staff was really nice. That cashier flirted with just too. Though she says that that is a requirement to work at trader Joe's. She says that being flirty is part of the drop description. I don't know if that's true. But it was very funny when she said it. And I got two very fancy cheeses. One is lemon ricotta which just says people say taste like cheesecake. And I got a sweet heat cheddar that I think James is really going to like. And I got green tea mints and chai tea mints. And I tried to try tea so far and the cardamom is really nice and I don't always like cardamom because I think it tastes like Christmas. But maybe a sweet cardamon would be nice for me.

While we were paying just was telling the cashier that I was just visiting for the day and he was like all excited that our friendship has been able to exist over all the different distances that we've lived apart from each other. And it's just so true. And friendship really is all about the effort that both people put in. And we both put a lot of effort into this friendship. And I think that's just really lovely. I love my friendship with Jess and I love Jess. She's such a wonderful person. And when we were done at trader Joe's she drove me back to my car.

After I moved all my stuff that I purchased back to my car and saw that my tulips were a little wilted We hugged and I promise to tell her when I get home. And that's almost now. It started to rain on my drive back but it wasn't bad. I listen to a podcast and about 25 minutes ago started working on this post. I already had the document pulled up because I knew I would like to do this and finish it before I get home. And I am 1 minute from home now. Tonight I am going to put all my stuff away and hang out with my husband and then tomorrow's Easter. And I don't really have any plans. I kind of want to paint eggs. But I think we only have brown ones. We'll see. I'm not that concerned. I think it will be a really nice day. I hope that you all have a great night and you are taking care of yourselves. Happy Easter everybody. Good night.

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steege-jpt3391 · 9 months ago

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Blog Post #13: Funeral Parade of Roses by Matsumoto Toshio

Well, this was certainly a goofy movie. I remember after watching the film that Professor Smith had shown us a clip from this film in our Japanese Culture class, so I’m glad that we actually had the chance to continue watching it all the way through, and really get to know the characters. It follows the story of Eddie, a transgender woman who works at a gay bar in Tokyo's underground scene. The film explores themes of identity, sexuality, and societal norms through experimental filmmaking techniques such as avant-garde editing and documentary-style interviews. This film was a very pivotal moment in redefining what was possible for cinema as it spurred a new generation of radically-minded filmmakers doing everything they could to express themselves. Eddie's journey intertwines with that of a young man named Gonda, leading to a tragic and visually stunning climax that left me quite speechless after watching it. The film is known for its bold portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and its influential impact on Japanese cinema, what is evident in some of the great films it inspired, one being Stanely Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.”

One thing that especially stood out to me in this film was Matsumoto’s ability to depict the complex identity of a transgender woman living in Japan. After Professor Smith’s lectures in Japanese Culture on the whole “gay-boy” subculture in Japan, I was quite curious to see how people of this marginalized group were able to survive in this society. The film portrays Eddie's complex journey of self-discovery and self-expression as she navigates Tokyo's underground LGBTQ+ scene. Through Eddie's experiences, the film delves into the challenges and complexities of transgender identity, including societal pressures, internal conflicts, and the search for authenticity and acceptance. I felt that Matsumoto’s directing choices really allowed viewers to look into the eyes of the protagonist and get behind the character’s mental state. I found myself being able to understand not only Eddie’s experiences, but more about the transgender identity in Japan as a whole. Matsumoto’s portrayal of Eddie was able to challenge traditional gender norms and explores the fluidity of gender identity, offering a thought-provoking exploration of transgender experiences in a time when such narratives were rarely depicted in mainstream cinema. I always love when film directors target a more controversial, and less-spoken about topic in cinema, so I greatly appreciated Matsumoto’s directing in that regard.

In terms of the directing, some scenes were definitely a little hard to watch. While I think the sex and the gore did add to the movie (as in it wasn’t unnecessary, some films like to do that), I did find myself thinking, this is really weird (my unprofessional thoughts). However, I love arthouse films so this was definitely a fantastic movie in the sense of the way it was directed and the overall weirdness I found myself to be quite a fan of.

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rightnewshindi · 26 days ago

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बिहार संपर्क क्रांति एक्सप्रेस में विस्फोटक की सूचना मिलने से मचा हड़कंप, तीन घंटे चला तलाशी अभियान

Uttar Pradesh News: विमानों में बम की सूचनाओं के बीच शुक्रवार को बिहार संपर्क क्रांति एक्सप्रेस में विस्फोटक होने की सूचना से हड़कंप मच गया। दिल्ली में कंट्रोल रूम को सूचना मिलने के बाद ट्रेन को यूपी के गोंडा रेलवे स्टेशन पर रोककर सघन तलाशी ली गई। डॉग स्क्वायड के साथ बम डिस्पोजल दस्ते ने एक-एक डिब्बे की तलाशी ली। कुछ भी संदिग्ध नहीं मिलने पर सभी में राहत की सांस ली है। ट्रेन की करीब तीन घंटे तक…

#Gonda News #uttar pradesh news

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copperbora · 2 years ago

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Gonda is ever so slowly progressing; all of this roaning, except for the weird looking bits on his ears and muzzle, was done with a black Staedtler pencil crayon.

And damn, am I loving Staedtler! This is my first time using anything from this brand and I am really enjoying the nice hard lead which actually sharpens up to a really proper point. I'm used to Prismacolor crayons whose leads break constantly so this Staedtler pencil crayon is a freakin' dream.

The weird discolouration on Gonda's nose and ears is from me using a Tombow pen there - turns out Tombow ink doesn't adhere very well at all to Vallejo primer; lesson learned!

Next (after I finish roaning Gonda's right side,) I will be nicening up Gonda's coat with chalk pastels because it turns out that I am not as good at roaning hair by hair with pencil crayons as I am at rendering dapples that way. So, hopefully I can get him looking nice; right now I am in the phase of a piece where I kinda hate it a little but I am nudging myself onwards anyway because I know that if I can get past this fugly stage the piece'll be glorious when I am done!

Lady Blue.

Gonda is to be a dark blue roan when he is done, somewhat similar to a Breyer Stablemate that I previously customized, Lady Blue. He is a Breyer Cigar (Traditional scale thoroughbred,) that I have given an entirely new tail to as well as feathers, a forelock and some mane details. Gonda will not be for sale.

I'm really laser focusing my attention on Gonda at the moment because for my digital art I am waiting on new nibs for my Apple Pencil to arrive. Inking has been far too frustrating lately and I finally comprehended that the problem was my Apple Pencil's nib. You are apparently supposed to replace them every two years but I'm still using the same one from when I first got both my iPad Air and Apple Pencil four years ago. Oof.

This has made my pen pressure absolute shit. I've gotten by by 'carving' the ends of my lines with eraser but cat gods it's annoying, plus it takes longer than it should! So I am very eagerly awaiting those new nibs and hoping that they will solve the problem so that I can get back to producing Knife Edge happily.

☘️☘️☘️Happy Saint Patrick's Day!☘️☘️☘️

#model horse customization #model horse #breyer custom #breyer traditional #breyer thoroughbred #breyer cigar #breyer horses #staedtler pencil crayon #roaning #blue roan

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horus-solis · 2 years ago

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Hallucinogen

CW SELF HARM SUICIDE HALLUCINATIONS AND DELUSION

All in first person because it's just easier for me to write

But this is luca's backstory

I grew up with my father who also had schizophrenia.

He wasn't a bad father per say but he wasn't always there.

He refused to take his meds and he was always on edge about something. But he did love me.

He actually named me after him so he would call me hombruna growing up.

He was my only parent too. My mother wanted nothing to do with either of us... which... I get. He wasn't exactly a stable person even when he was okay so I understand being afraid of me being like that too...

I grew up in several places.

Mostly new Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. I was always in and out of school because he would get so Paranoid about cps and the government that he'd move us to a new city or state at least once a year.

So I never was too social. I sucked at making friends and to be honest the only person I trusted was my dad.

He may have be Paranoid and drunk but I could rely on him to listen when I needed something.

I learned quick he wouldn't help me unless I asked for it, but I also was a pretty timid kid. I knew from the start he wasn't always able to help me. So learned how to fend for myself pretty quick.

But.

If I did approach him and ask for help, which I rarely did. He would be right there and do what he knew how.

Which often was either fight shit head on or... run.

Around 17 I started hallucinating too...

At first I could hide it but eventually I couldn't handle it

I tried to keep as much off his plate but... I broke one night I was so bad I'd cut myself pretty deep and I was scared. I'd never done anything this bad and so I showed my dad.

He was definitely freaked out to say the least. I finally broke it to him I was seeing and hearing things and that's when it hit him the worst

He had a pretty bad delusion that the government was out to get us.

And that they were putting things in his brain.

So when I started showing signs he thought they were doing the same to me...

He packed our bags pulled me out of school and we fled to Canada. Or at least we tried.

We drove and made it to Washington. We were so close but he'd just gotten worse.

I was just 18 at this point so I had no idea what to do. And with my own psychosis kicking off we just fed off eachother...

I had enough one night and I ran away. I would always go on longer walks while I was growing up so he didn't worry until about two days in... that's when he called me over and over.

My head was just so heavy I couldn't answer.

I got voicemail after voicemail

A few asking me to come home and that he was living for me....

I still haven't listened to them all.

Especially the last one he sent...

I just shut down.

He died that night and I blame myself for it.

After that I finally got help.

His funeral was covered by the homeless community I stayed with for a while.

As long as I stayed on my meds and got my ged they'd help.

And I did it. But I didn't stay that way.

I wasn't perfect.

I was so numb for most of it.

At first I thought it was because of his death but it just got worse.

My mind wouldn't work. So I finally figured it was my meds.

I stopped taking them. Stopped getting help from the homeless community. Started living on the streets

My hallucinations started again. And I lived like that around Washington for two years.

In and out of episodes, in and of jail for starting fights.

And almost went back when I had an episode in a park.

Thought the cops were gonna take me again.

And that's when I met gonda and taiyoshi.

They saved my ass... and that's where you meet me in the comic

#artists on tumblr #art #digital art #krita #dark art #personal art #oc art #devilmaycare #luca #schizophrenia #schizoaffective #im hallucinating again #short story

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pawankumarsingh-blog · 3 months ago

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Gonda Accident News: UP के गोंडा मे दर्दनाक हादसा, ओवरटेक के दौरान डिवाइडर के उपर बस; सात स्कूली छात्र घायल...

उत्तर प्रदेश: गोंडा-लखनऊ हाईवे पर शुक्रवार (१६ अगस्त) को एक भयानक हादसा हुआ है जिसमें एम्स इंटरनेशनल स्कूल की बस नकहा बसंत गांव के पास डिवाइडर पर चढ़ गई। हादसे में बस में सवार सात छात्र घायल हो गए हैं। घायलों को बालपुर बाजार स्थित चिकित्सालय में भर्ती कराया गया है। पुलिस ने बस को अपने कब्जे में ले लिया है।

प्राप्त जानकारी के अनुसार एम्स इंटरनेशनल स्कूल की बस सुबह छात्रों को स्कूल ले जा रही थी। नकहा बसंत गांव के पास दूसरी बस को ओवरटेक करने के दौरान बस अनियंत्रित हो गई और डिवाइडर पर चढ़ गई। हादसे में बस में सवार सात छात्र घायल हो गए हैं। हालांकि घायलों की स्थिति स्थिर बताई जा रही हैं।

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uttarpradeshdevelopment · 4 months ago

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Yogi Government Initiatives To Brand UP As Most Favourite Tourist Destination

Uttar Pradesh is a land of popular monuments and a rich history full of valour and sacrifice, it is also replete with spirituality and divinity and is one of the most visited pilgrimage places for those looking for spiritual holidays in India.

The soil of the state is believed to be the birthplace of the Hindu Gods like Rama, Krishna, and five Jain Teerthankaras to the place where Buddha gave his first sermon, and also left his body, Uttar Pradesh glows with a spiritual aura that one can witness on their pilgrimage tours here.

Over the years people of different faiths have lived in harmony which is beautifully reflected in the historical monuments that offer much-needed peace of mind in popular, unexplored, or less-explored tourist destinations.

Uttar Pradesh, the emerging tourism hub of India

The state is home to numerous Hindu pilgrimage destinations & has made a record for hosting the largest peaceful religious gathering, the Kumbh Mela. Then there are other religiously relevant places like Vrindavan the land of Shri Krishan & Ayodhya, the birthplace of lord Rama. Both these destinations captivate the pilgrims with their mesmerising idols and spirits, allowing them to seep into this incredible experience.

The state also has a lot of Muslim sacred destinations in various small & popular cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh. Some of the popular Muslim shrines in the state are the Asfi Mosque, Deva Sharif and Dargah-e-Sabri.

Apart from the brilliant Mughal architecture like the Taj Mahal in Agra which is the main attraction of Uttar Pradesh tourism, there are others as well located at other in other cities such as Moti Masjid and Jama Masjid which are a brilliant example of Mughal architecture.

Yogi government’s upgraded Tourism policy to increase tourism in India

According to the new tourism policy of the state, investment-based subsidies have been provided to the hotel industry. The hotel will be given subsidies of up to Rs 2 crore depending upon investments up to Rs 10 crore and a subsidy of Rs 40 crore on investments above Rs 500 crore. The hotels will also be given the status of the industry and hotels will also be paying rates from electricity, property tax, and sewerage tax according to the industry.

All the destinations related to Lord Ram will be developed as part of the Ramayana circuit, and various religious places associated with Lord Krishna will be included in the Krishna circuit. The Ramayana circuit will include religious places like Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, and Bithoor among other religious places.

Places included in the Krishna circuit are Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Govardhan, Barsana, Nandgaon, Baldev and other religious places and Kapilvastu, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Kaushambi, Shravasti, Ramgram and other places will be part of the Buddhist circuit.

To further give a boost to religious tourism in Uttar Pradesh the new policy has also kaid provision for the Mahabharata Circuit and Shakti Peetha Circuit, which will also include places like Hastinapur, Kampilya, Echhatra, Barnawa, Mathura, Kaushambi, Gonda, Lakshagriha.

Conclusion

The Yogi government has tried to push tourism in the less known places as well, which were not yet included in the category of tourism, have also been included. For a good pilgrim experience the government has focused on budget hotels, heritage hotels, star hotels, heritage, homestays, eco-tourism units, caravan tourism units, pilgrim dormitories, Dharamshala's, wellness resorts, all-weather seasonal camps and many more.

Source: - Uttar Pradesh tourism

#UttarPradeshtourism #ReligioustourisminUttarPradesh

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