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“Domesticated chickens and cattle may well be an evolutionary success story, but they are also among the most miserable creatures that ever lived. The domestication of animals was founded on a series of brutal practices that only became crueller with the passing of the centuries.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Krishan Kant said ".......... Have to take a leaf from the philosophy of Mussolini to run train on time? Have we to follow Hitlerian methods to bring discipline in offices and the economy?... (great leaders of India) looked behind such cosmetic measure and saw the real nature of the state. This is why Sir, we choose a different path under the inspiration of Gandhiji...”
― Emergency Retold
― Emergency Retold
“All of plucked the fruits. [,,] filled our bags to carry with us for onward journey. After we walked one kos our friends remembered that it was forbidden to carry fruits outside the area. If one did, we had to leave behind solid gold worth the weight of the plucked fruits”
― 1857: The Real Story Of The Great Uprising
― 1857: The Real Story Of The Great Uprising
“The drive (Sterilization) was stepped up in July and gained momentum ..... the average of 331/operations per day in June rose to 1578 in July and shot up to 5644 in August...continued to a record 6,000 cases per day”
― Emergency Retold
― Emergency Retold
“A beautiful area, with a large river flowing net to a temple to the Sun god situated towards the west. A section of the river near the temple is known as Suryavarta. It is believed... bathing it can cure all kinds of skin infection and ailments including eight kinds of leprosy...The lepers, after a dip in the river waters.... and pray everyday until they are completely cured [Suryakeshetra in Bundelkhand]”
― 1857: The Real Story Of The Great Uprising
― 1857: The Real Story Of The Great Uprising
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