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"#SouthIndia penalised for their success” 🚨

Population share of southern states has ⬇️ significantly from 26.2% in 1951 to 19.8% in 2022. This is the outcome of effective adoption of population control measures

Look how this has turned into a disaster for us👇

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15th Finance Commission cuts states share of central taxes to 41% from 42%. Although it is a loss, it is still understood as this 1% goes into newly created Union territories.

The adopted formula of 15th finance commission has 30% weightage for area & population, 15% each. Image
The 15th Finance Commission is using the 2011 population data, instead of the 1971 data to devolve taxes across states.

Among top 5 biggest losing states, four of them are from Southern states. This talks about how ‘South India’ is clearly losing its share! Image
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Every mountain has its own unique characteristics. Let us see, 20 unique facts about #Nilgiri district in #TamilNadu.
#Ooty #Kotagiri #Coonoor #Gudalur #Cauvery #Chaliyar
1.#Nilgiri hill has triangular shape with each side facing a different direction, influencing the weather 1/n
2. Nilgiri could also be divided into three region based on main monsoon and rainfall period.
3. West-South West Nilgiris dt gets main rainfall in #SouthWestMonsoon during summer. Places like Devala, OValley, Upper Bhavani, Avalanche, Glenmorgan, Naduvattam, Gudalur.etc 2/n
4. #Avalanche got 911mm rainfall in 24hrs (highest in South India) and 1731mm in 48hrs - Highest after Kashi hills in #India.
5. East facing mountain regions like Ooty, Kotagiri, Coonoor, Ketti receive their main rainfall during winter in #NothEastMonsoon
#Nilgiris
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#Yoga, India's ancient wellness art has exemplified its soft power augmenting its global positioning and influence #worldwide

#IndiaNarrative #InternationalDayOfYoga #YogaDay2021

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Yoga, the #Indian origin technology for all ws given global legitimacy on 21 June 2014 after concerted efforts by PM @narendramodi, declaring the day as #InternationalDayOfYoga

Now a global transformative force, #Yoga is #India’s most impactful worldwide public connect!

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#Incredible stories of healing through #Yoga are known to the world! Many countries around the globe have been influenced by #YogaAsanas and #YogaMeditation for centuries!

#China 🇨🇳 is amongst them and here's how..

#IndiaNarrative

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Thread: #FarmersProtest

In 2018, Tamil Nadu farmers held protests while adorned with the bones of family members who committed suicide due to deep debt & government neglect.

#TamilNadu #SouthIndia
For years, Tamil farmers have been voicing their desperation’s to save their livelihoods.

After holding several symbolic demonstrations & protests, the government provided false promises to remedy the farmers plight.
Government promises unmet led to the continued increase of farmers suicide in the South Indian region.

Suicides have reached the 10,000+ margin in the past decade.

Tamil Nadu now stands 7th in India for farmers suicide.
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#Thread on ‘nakedness in native clothing’ in certain regions of South India as recorded by European travellers,merchants & Persian ambassador in 1200-1500 CE before advent of Islamic/Christian/Victorian morality in societies :- #History #India #Bharat #Naked #Culture #SouthIndia
A)John of Monte Corvino, one of the first Christian Monks who spent considerable time in South India preaching, observed dressing style of men and women in certain regions of Indian peninsula during 12-13th century CE:-
“They (Men and women) are not, strictly speaking, black, but of an olive colour, and exceedingly well formed both women and men. They go barefoot and naked, except that they wear a cloth round the loins, and boys and girls up to eight years of age wear nothing whatever,..
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Sangam Era: A Great Classical Era #sangamera #southindia #Madurai Image
The Sangam Era is one of the well known eras, known widely for its famous literature pieces that existed almost 500 or 600 years before Christ.
Given that we do not know much about even events that occurred a few 100 years back, how would we know that this era even existed?

Firstly, I think the Sangam literature is a key for historians to understand the existence of this era.
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Vijayanagar Empire: Architects of South India #vijaynagarmpire #hampi #southindia #architecture
Once there were two brothers, Harihara and Bukha raya. They were both from Hampi, in Karnataka on the banks of the river Thungabhadra.
They both knew that their city needed an empire and hence laid the foundations of the great Vijayanagara empire. The empire is named after its capital Vijayanagara, which is modern day Hampi. Harihara became the first ruler and conquered many parts of the country.
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Temples of #SouthIndia are shining examples of marvels of architectural grandeur created by our #Hindu civilization. Image
#Meenakshi Temple (also referred to as Meenakshi Amman or Meenakshi - Sundareshwara Temple) is a historic H'indu temple located on the southern bank of the #VaigaiRiver in the temple city of #Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of #Parvati, and her consort, Sundareshwar, a form of #Shiva. The temple is at the center of the ancient temple city of Madurai mentioned in the #Tamil Sangam literature, with the goddess temple mentioned in 6th century CE texts.
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