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small brain: don't gamble bc u suck

bigger brain: gamble a little but not if u know you'll lose

biggest brain: gamble with people who hate u and also have magic dice

galaxy brain: gamble away ur kingdom and family to ppl who hate u and have magic dice

galaxiest galaxy brain: go to heaven while the rest of ur family goes to hell

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The Cisco case and how Indians took casteism to the US, with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

In the latest episode of the Sandip Roy Show, Dalit activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan talks about how the Cisco case highlights the problem of caste discrimination in the US.

The Cisco case and how Indians took casteism to the US, with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

The case of a Dalit engineer allegedly facing discrimination at the tech firm Cisco, after his caste identity was revealed, has now found its way to the California courts. The case is being closely watched as this is probably the first time that American law will have to really grapple with the idea of caste discrimination. In this episode, Sandip talks to Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the executive director of Equality Labs, which produced a survey of caste in America. They discuss the Cisco case, the history of caste discrimination in the US and what Equality Lab’s survey reveals. [37 minutes, 6 seconds]

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To the pandavas+karna: describe your ideal date?

Arjun: Well, I don't want a lot, just my date and I sitting underneath a sky full of stars, holding hands and [monologue continues]

Yudhishthir: I long discussion about morals and values over a casino game

Arjun: and the moon is cresent, hanging gracefully in the sky but it's grace is nothing compared to that of my beloved's and [monologue continues]

Bheem: McDonald's date. Period.

Arjun: a gentle wind blowing by, making a strand of my queen's hair come undone from the braid and [monologue still continues!]

Nakul: Shopping spree with bae <3

Arjun: my preiye's eyes glinting like fire and gold as I look into them [why is this monologue not ending?]

Sahdev: Science fair; where we are both competitive (but in a healthy way) about knowing more about stars and constellations!

Arjun: and oh, [is still talking — until Karna duct tape's his mouth]

Karna: my ideal date is having hot beverages with my 50 year old therapist while she gives me anger management advice.

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Couldn’t help but leave a more detailed explanation because I’ve been waiting for this all my life.

1. Yudhisthir:

I imagine his ideal date to be at a high end restaurant, the poshest in town. He drives, opens the door, pulls the chair, even brings the lady flowers.

Not long before his problematic faux idea of dharma kicks in so he believes it’s a moral code that he must pay the entire bill. Since it’s his ideal date, let’s just say his companion doesn’t object. Lets him drop her off and the date ends with a soft kiss (nothing more, it’s too soon).

2. Bheema:

First things first, it has to be Panchaali. Just her, nobody else, it can’t be ideal any other way. He wraps his arm around Panchaali as they sit aside each other at an unlimited buffet system restaurant. Bheema stuffs his mouth with food while also making sure Panchaali has all her favourite delicacies served.

They go home, Bheema looks at Panchaali smiling and tells her he loves her more than anyone and anything else in the entire universe. It’s his ideal date, Panchaali says it back. He couldn’t ask for anymore happiness, suddenly Panchaali extends her hand towards him and offers his favourite chocolate, they share, life is beautiful, he doesn’t want these moments to pass.

3. Arjuna:

It’s a summer evening where he enjoys archery, not alone, but with a women who is an excellent competition, it’s his ideal date, she’s almost as good as him, not as good as him.

Before the sunset the duo moves to a bar, drinks beer till they are absolutely wasted. Both of them then go on to bitch about Karna and have a good laugh. Eventually get even more wasted, Arjuna’s date falls in his arms, seems to be her most vulnerable self, Arjuna lifts her up and takes her back to his place ahem.. the rest you know.

4. Nakul:

Nakul looks at the woman, who can’t stop staring at him, mesmerised by his good looks. They go to a carnival with the crazy mirror room. What a sight to see how he’s so beautiful even in every single messed up version.

They probably land in a burger king for dinner and proceed to spend the night in his car, which btw has the finest wine, they start making out, almost surely. They end up tucked together, as Nakul enjoys his hair being carresed. His date tells him he has the most beautiful eyes and the softest hair and the prettiest smile and the warmest embrace, they fall asleep.

5. Sahadev:

A prolonged intellectual discussion about the unsolved mysteries of the world, in a quiet library which allows food, so he can drink his black coffee without any nuisances. He listens more than he speaks because finally he has found someone with the same mental capacity as him.

They star gaze on a rooftop at night, as Sahadev explains the constellations. They share a fuzzy blanket, lots of forehead kisses, no doubt.

6. Karna:

Has to be an autumn evening so he can lend his jacket to his date. Karna seems more of a whiskey person so there is definitely too much grown up drinking. He likes to be the tough alpha male all through the evening, but splits the bill because the lady demands the same.

At night they end up in a cheap motel, because too drunk to drive home. Karna suddenly lets go of his tough exterior, enjoys being babied, talks about his childhood traumas. ++points if his date is a therapist.

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rani gandhari (c. 379249782374 BCE, colorized)

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idk this was forwarded to me on whatsapp a million times and it seems on brand for us to have jokes like this lol

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(shruti gave me permission to post this tweet here)

Shruti | This is Lit on Twitter

“Drona: Give me gurudakshina. Ekalavya: 👍”

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humans: [are being killed by rakshasas 25/8]

humans: hey can u mayb help us??

vishnu: read 12:48

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ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు/ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು/happy ugadi!!

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@cassandor said this in a gc and we haven’t posted in ages so here’s some ~fresh content~

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(note: we got this as a submission instead of an ask but here’s the full unedited question) I have a few questions concerning moral relativism and karma. Like we’d all agree that hurting people is wrong, but are people engaging in sadomasochism building a karmic debt? What about tattoo and piercing artists? Martial artists sparring?

Would someone who’s basically groomed to be a violent bigot be cut some slack given their lack of positive role models? If you follow your own moral code rather than the law, will you get good or bad karma? Would accidentally killing bugs when you’re trying to help them demand you fall off your bike the next day to balance some cosmic debt?

I think that the only reason a universal “balance” would happen is if you do something intentionally/without consent. There’s a lot of contradictory stories/myths about this though. I think following your own moral code rather than the law is the whole basis of the Mahabharata: you often see Yudhishtra being “bound to his dharma” and continue gambling despite it, from an outside standpoint, being bad. Krishna encourages Arjuna to fight in war (hence, killing people, which should be considered “bad” legally, should it not?) because that’s his dharma, he needs to protect all the people of his kingdom who would probably suffer under the Kauravas if he didn’t help in battle. 

Re: your question about violent bigots, they likely would be cut some slack, as long as they become somewhat self-aware of the damage they’re causing, if that makes sense? Like Ravana becomes kind of apologetic on the brink of death (horrible example but it’s the only one I could think of) and he’s sorta forgiven by Rama in the end?  disclaimer: this is my (thya’s) interpretation based on what i understand from myths and the gita, this is not something i want random hate for (@ legal adults on tumblr, most of us are minors on this blog) and i’ll clarify anything that sounded vague if needed

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happy diwali!!

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Is there any evidence of Arjuna being attracted to men? I believe I read some interpretations of him having feelings for Krishna, but I don’t know if there is any textual evidence.

Followers?

[bluesagebois]

Is it okay for a South Indian (from Kerala) to have a surname (à la Western style) from West India (Gujarat)?

Is the question about the surname (totally normal) or having one from a different place (they could’ve moved, they could be mixed, they could’ve married into a different family, there could be a random ancestor… etc.) (but South Indian characters having North Indian names is kind of a hallmark in Western media because people can’t tell the difference so…)?

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Tysm for this blog. I was raised Catholic and have an interest in learning more about Hinduism, but it’s hard to find information that’s somewhere between the basic ‘they like cows and celebrate Holi’ western crap or overwhelmingly in-depth stuff that idk enough about to understand. This is one of a few places that I feel like I learn something real (from an actual Hindu’s perspective) with getting confused or scared off. Thanks again, from a curious clueless white girl

Thank you!

it is kind of sad that the best source out there is… a bunch of random kids on the internet making jokes *long sigh*

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Do you ever think about how similar Hindu Mythology and Greek Mythology is? I find it real interesting

All the time! 

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Happy Onam!