#east india

[outdoorkeedanorthstate]

Discover the Rich Heritage and Diversity of East India | Outdoorkeeda

East India is a region rich in cultural diversity, historical significance, and natural beauty. Comprising states like West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand, this region offers a unique blend of traditions, cuisine, and architecture. Whether it's exploring the tea gardens of Darjeeling, tasting delicious Bengali sweets, or delving into the spiritual depth of Bodh Gaya, East India promises an unforgettable journey through its cultural and natural treasures.

[one-world-news]

As a result, heavy rainfall is expected over East India during the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On September 16, Jharkhand is probably going to see occasional, exceptionally heavy rains, which will cause the IMD to issue a red warning for the state. On September 17, a drop in intensity is anticipated, and an orange alert will be in effect.

[ltwilliammowett]

Götheborg of Sweden in London

[assamrifles]

 Assam Rifles Role In 2nd World War

Assam Rifles played a significant role in World War 2 as part of the British Indian army. The British Indian army was a crucial ally to the Allies in the war and Assam Rifles was a part of it.

These army was first raised in 1835 as a paramilitary force to maintain order in the Northeast Frontier Province and was later absorbed into the British Indian army. During World War 2, Assam Rifles units were deployed in Burma (now Myanmar) as part of the British Indian army's campaign against the Japanese.

Assam Rifles units participated in several major battles in Burma, including the Battle of Imphal and the Battle of Kohima. These battles were crucial in halting the Japanese advance into India and were decisive in the outcome of the war in the region.

The bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers of Assam Rifles during World War 2 was widely recognized and several of them were decorated with military honors, including the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

[katakaluptastrophy]

What do the Fifth House actually do?

Sure, yes, ghosts and tradition and the Heart of the Emperor, and Watchers Over the River - but none of those things give you the kind of assets that mean you can dress your cavalier in a coat that "probably cost more than the Ninth House had in its coffers" for a dinner party.

It's made clear very early on that the Fifth are a power to be reckoned with. When they first receive the letter about the Lyctoral pilgrimage, Gideon assumes it would be on the Third or Fifth. Harrow, meanwhile, has frequently-repeated anxieties about the Ninth being subsumed by the Third or Fifth, to the point that she worries that the anniversary party invitation may be an attempt to wipe out the other Houses. Teacher describes the Fifth's relationship with the Fourth as "hegemonic". The Fifth loom so large in the cultural imagination, they even inform the name of the made up porn magazine that Gideon offers to Crux.

The links between the Third and the Fifth that both Gideon and Harrow make seem to reflect both the fact that these two Houses have particular power and influence, but also that they frequently cooperate. Judith writes about the close cooperation of the Second, Third, and Fifth, a relationship which becomes a source of tension as the scions seek to establish authority after the Fifth are murdered. Judith says:

“The Fifth are dead. I take authority for the Fifth. I say we need military intervention, and we need it right now. As the highest-ranked Cohort officer present, that decision falls to me.” “A Cohort captain,” said Naberius, “don’t rank higher than a Third official.” “I’m very much afraid that it does, Tern.” “Prince Tern, if you please,” said Ianthe.

Which makes it sound as though Abigail might technically have been considered the highest ranking person at Canaan House (likely because she was head of her House and not an heir in waiting like Judith or Coronabeth), and that following her death there is some question as to whether the Second or the Third should take control, but notably no suggestion that anyone else might.

We know what the Second do: they are the leaders of the Cohort and the Bureau, the military and intelligence that forms the core of imperial expansion. Most of the information that we get about the other Houses talks only about their cultural or ritual roles in the empire - we get very little in the way of gritty details of what happens outside of the Dominicus system.

We know a little bit about what the Third does - according to Tor they are cultural trendsetters and players in soft power, but the one detail we get in GTN itself is revealing: when Gideon imagines her glorious future in the Cohort, one of the assignments she considers boring is the prospect of being "in some foreign city babysitting some Third governor." Which makes it sound rather like the Second are conquering the planets and the Third are then running them. But the books are even lighter in details about what the Fifth do, beyond ghosts and manners.

However, there is one suggestive detail: an important topic in HTN is stele travel - the necromantic FTL used by the Nine Houses. And Mercymorn, in describing a stele, specifically states that Fifth House adepts are required for their construction. Which rather makes it sound like the Fifth have a monopoly on the manufacturer of the technology required for FTL travel. Now that in and of itself could be the basis of their enormous wealth - selling aerospace tech to an ever expansionist military is probably quite lucrative.

But there's another element of House imperialism that only gets mentioned in passing that doesn't seem to be entirely accounted for, which Judith describes in As Yet Unsent:

"Their other line of attack is the business contracts. They claim that the services asked of them by the Emperor were set down in lifetime contracts by previous generations, who assumed the contracts would be terminated upon the Emperor’s death."

There are obviously some unanswered questions about the imperialist project of the Nine Houses - both Augustine and Coronabeth question quite why it works the way it does - but from the above it sounds like in many respects it functions exactly as you would expect an empire to: as a vehicle for the exploitation of others' resources.

Perhaps the Cohort themselves administer these business contracts. Perhaps they fall under the purview of the Third House planetary governors. But if you're exporting resources from the living planets of your empire to the mostly desolate planets of the Dominicus system, you're going to need some FTL ships and a whole lot of bureaucracy.

And if there's one other detail that we get about the Fifth, it's that there is something significant about the political power of their bureaucracy. As Judith puts it: "Quinn himself is a Fifth House bureaucrat with all that entails."

Are the Second, Third, and Fifth so close and so powerful because they form the bedrock of the empire: the conquest, control, and exploitation of planets beyond the Dominicus system?

[purppleinara]

Because there are still people who are idoots

Who think Tripura is the capital of Assam

Who think Mizoram and Manipur are cities

Who think ki udhar sirf terr0r!sm hota hai

Who think it's China

Who don't believe that anyone that doesn't know Hindi is Indian

Who don't accept the diversity our beautiful country holds

And most importantly

Who don't realise how beautiful that diversity is.

You should see their culture, they care more about the environment than we ever could.

You should see their talent, better than we ever imagine

You should hear their thoughts, so loving

Yes the development is a bit back, but is it their fault? And isn't the lack of development the thing keeping them so pure?

why is manipur and other north eastern states of india only seem to be "highlighted" when it comes to tourism and sports?

[zeherili-ankhein]

GUYS GUYS SEE WHAT MY MAA FOUND TODAY :D

An 1818 coin with Shri Ram, Maa Sita, Lakshman ji and Bajrangbali on it 🥹

It's so beautiful honestly

[leescheyenne]

Literally all that was needed was another season for My Lady Jane. Just one more season to give the show a good conclusion. It's not like we're asking for multiple seasons of it (although that would be great) but one more would have been enough..

How did Prime get so much power to decide to cancel it when the show has barely been out for 2 months, and people haven't had a chance to discover it yet??

I feel everything is so fast-paced now. If something new doesn't immediately get the reception that they wanted, then any chance of it being renewed gets wiped out completely.

In a world where likes, clicks, views, follower counts are given too much importance, is there any hope left at all?...😞

[justdavina]

Adorable East Indian Girl!. OMG.... she's so pretty!

[bethanydelleman]

Speaking on the Ellen Show, Knightley said her daughter (who was born in 2015) was “banned” from watching Cinderella, which Disney produced as a cartoon in 1950 and a live-action film in 2015. “[Cinderella] waits around for a rich guy to rescue her. Don't. Rescue yourself!

Says the woman who starred in a trilogy that said, "No murderers and theives were good actually because they wanted freedom."

[outdoorkeedanorthstate]

Discover the Rich Heritage and Diversity of East India | Outdoorkeeda

[herpsandbirds]

Do ya have anything about white eared bulbuls ( like facts or pictures)

White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis), family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes, found in SW Asia, the western Himalayas, and the NE Arabian Peninsula

Formerly considered by some ornithologists to be a subspecies of the Himalayan Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys.

This species does not have a regular uniform song across the species. Individuals each have different songs, which are all constructed from the same set of notes.

photographs by Rahul Singh & Bhaarat Vyas

[ltwilliammowett]

Götheborg of Sweden in London, 2022

[oledavyjones]

East India Docks 1930s

Found at FB in a group abt. old London

[tanadrin]

Wait. Are you trying to say that the Palestinians aren't the original people of Judea? That doesn't sound like anything I've heard.

Anon, literally every square meter of mainland Africa and Eurasia has been subject to migration, war, massacres, displacement, dispossession, and colonization; the "original people" of the Levant aren't even Homo sapiens.

This is not exculpatory for perpetrators of these deeds, especially in the modern day, but any claim to rights based on "original ownership" of land is pretty suspect! It's not magically OK to terrorize or displace or murder people because they lack a claim to indigeneity.