#east india

[msclaritea]

Tariq Nasheed is not a Russian asset. He never has been. He's BLM, which is Scientology, which is the CIA. He probably pretended to be a Russian plant to help paint Russia in a bad light.

[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

[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

[dream-world-universe]

Akshardham Temple, Delhi, India: Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu temple, and spiritual-cultural campus in Delhi, India. The temple is close to the border with Noida. Also referred to as Akshardham Temple or Akshardham Delhi, the complex displays millennia of traditional and modern Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. Wikipedia

[justdavina]

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

[msclaritea]

The PSYOPS against Black Americans during Black History month is so blatant that it's becoming embarrassing. Rap music and Hip Hop are NOT central to Black culture but it seems the Music Industry cabal are determined to keep pushing it:

Snoop Dogg and other trash at the Trump Inauguration

Kendrick Lamar getting pushed as nauseum. I don't believe this wedding in Tanzania is organic, especially since the music industry uses ploys like this all the time. I was so over seeing K Pop bands add Marvel characters to their music videos by using movement and colors.

Sir Mix A Lot and the Seattle Symphony stunt. How fucking dare they?

Rsp albums with graphic lyrics openly displaying in libraries during Black History month

Kendrick Lamar and Quincy Jones, lying about the history of Rap Music, either to sell the Lie or to keep baiting Black people about this bullshit.

Tariq Nasheed, Political Plant and probably CIA, NOT Russia, creating division between Black Americans, Africans and Caribbean people

This is fucking grotesque. As if we all don't know who's behind all of it.

Thanks for the confirmation that those H1B Visa parasites, the East Indians in Silicon Valley and Big Tech are involved in the gross Rap push during Black History Month This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

[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]

Masts, Sails and rigs of the Götheborg of Sweden

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Wasn't that moon last night just delightful? ♥

Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo) AKA koonj or kurjan

Eurasia and Central Asia, from the Black Sea to Mongolia, North Africa to India

Status: Least Concern; protected by CITES

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With the Virgo lunar eclipse last night, I decided to draw a Grus virgo. Known as koonj or kurjan in India, they are popular in the literature and the arts.

By the way, a little announcement—I have a bluesky, feel free to follow there!

[ripstefano]

The Boxer Rebellion

The year was Nineteen-Hundred 'Tis worth remembering The men who lived through Fifty-five days at Peking

This is a cross-over episode, a unique partnership of a handful of nations that would fight a world war against each other in less than two decades. There is also a really nice Jazz remix of the 55 days at Peking song I really enjoyed.

The pictures somehow removed the descriptions of the soldiers, if any of you want to know the unit just ask and I can look them up in the source.

From "Osprey Men-at-Arms 095 - Boxer Rebellion"

[papenathys]

subjective collage of asian models and actresses I often use as face claim inspirations in writing. they are all ridiculously beautiful. through my lesbian flag filter stories on google docs, they have also all been reincarnated as sapphic characters at some point.

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