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India's central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar as geopolitical tensions rise.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-central-bank-proposes-linking-brics-digital-currencies-sources-say-2026-01-19/

"These essays reveal some important facts:

- The cooperative sector in Kerala would not have flourished without a long history of social reform that created the social basis for cooperation. When news about the Soviet Union trickled into Kerala, people involved in the social reform and anti-caste movements expressed their curiosity about its attempts to reconstruct social and economic relations. This curiosity led to studies about the cooperative movement in the Soviet Union, which were then presented in social reform and anti-caste movements’ public meetings.
- The cooperative sector developed due to the vitality of the class struggle in Kerala, where organised peasants and workers pushed the social reform movement to combine the struggles against caste, landlordism, and colonialism. It was in these struggles that the peasant movement – mainly in northern Kerala – took the initiative to start peasant cooperatives to help the most impoverished amongst them. The …

This is really cool! Last year I read William Dalrymple's "The Golden Road" and central to its narrative are these trade routes. This was an experiment to reconstruct a lost 5th century CE ship design based on drawing in the Ajanta Caves. According to Dalrymple, images in the Ajanta Caves provide some of the best info for the period.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyn15110gvo

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January 2026 India trip is coming to an end 🥲 did some exploring around Karnataka's west coast 🤘🏽

My top 3 favourite moments of the past 16 days:

1. Fish curry meals at Thimmappa, Mangalore 🤤

2. Fish curry meals at Narayana, Mangalore 🤤

3. All the beaches in Mangalore, Udupi and inbetween 🥰 And also the Heritage Village in Manipal 👌🏽

Just finished reading Incarnations: India in Fifty Lives by Sunil Khilnani

Fascinating book that tells the history of India, from pre-history to the early aughts through 50 mini biographies.

Khilnani isn't afraid to punch sacred cows, but his love of India and it's history, and fascination with it's characters comes through clearly.

I can't rec this book as a general read. It assumes at least a certain base level knowledge of India and its history. But if you are familiar with the terms 'Mughal', 'caste', 'Rajput', and 'the Raj' you'll probably do fine.

I'll definitely keep an eye out for more of Khilnani's work, and if you are generally familiar with India's history and looking for a moderately in depth read on the past 5,000 years, this is a good place to start.

Què en penseu de l' ??? Trobo que se'n parla poc o gens. I fa temps que penso que convindria tenir-los de cara.

La influencia de la India no deja de crecer
https://www.eleconomista.es/economia/noticias/12424445/08/23/la-influencia-de-la-india-no-deja-de-crecer.html

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Enjoying a nice winter evening in Lucknow, with Rumi Darwaza in the background.
The Rumi Darwaza, or "Gateway of Lucknow," is a majestic 60-foot-tall gateway also built in 1784.

#lucknow #india #architecture #cityscape #ancient #history #rumidarwaza #winter #evening #historicalarchitecture

"NARENDRA MODI, India’s prime minister, is a once-in-a-generation political phenomenon. He commands support for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across class, caste and language.

He is the face of his party in national elections, state elections and even local elections. In India’s Westminster-style parliamentary system, only a lucky few have the chance to vote for him directly. But after nearly 12 years of his prime ministership it is no exaggeration to say that every vote cast for the BJP is a vote for Mr Modi.

This is in part because of the elaborate cult of personality built around him. It is a rare morning that Mr Modi’s face is not in the papers—across both advertisements and news reports. He is a mascot for welfare schemes and an icon who graces every central-government website. He looks out from social-media ads and down from billboards. India’s biggest cricket stadium is …

: Jan. 1st 2025, I'd just arrived in on , a "baby"; knew no one. With Sri Krishna's grace, the Swamijis' guidance, and the kindness of hundreds, I now feel I belong and welcomed there. 🙏

Some pictures I took that day (PS alt text):

An ornate octagonal shaped carriage on a wooden platform. Used in festive processions of Hindu idols, the carriage has shades of gold, solver, orange, and brown. Strings of flowers placed artfully on the roof and sides of the carriage. The wooden frame of a much larger carriage as well as a store front in the background.
An ornate octagonal granite "planter" at an intersection paved with tiles; basking in the morning sun. Sculptures of Hindu deities on the planter's sides. A thin but tall holy basil plant in the planters. Three other smaller traditional orange/brown planters on the floor and around the big planter. Shop front in the background.
Closeup of one side of a carriage showing two of its "wheels". The carriage body is orange and wheels are stone studded. The carriage is used in festive processions of Hindu idols.
Closeup of the front of a carriage showing a sculpted eagle ("garuda") folding hands while kneeling in obeisance. The carriage body is orange and the area above the sculpture is ornate and heavily stone-studded. The carriage is used in festive processions of Hindu idols.