India Indian Coffee House

[Nilgiri]

All welcomes, social banter, and chill+fun convo to be here.

Indian languages allowed (in this thread only) and usual English is also fine ofc.

Please suggest any better names for it.

I will bring appropriate earlier convo (that I find while archiving/organising etc) to this one.

@crixus @Zapper @Jackdaws @Raptor @FalconSlayersDFI et al.

 

[Nilgiri]

Welcome to two newest Indian members @kumata and @Gessler

 

[Gessler]

Welcome to two newest Indian members @kumata and @Gessler

Thank you!

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1412011350012751876

 

[kumata]

Welcome to two newest Indian members @kumata and @Gessler

Thank you sir. Apologies for delay, Was away for a day or two from forum.

 

[Jackdaws]

@Kaptaan has a fascination with these rickshaw pullers.
Probably saw Do Bigha Zameen far too many times

 

[Kaptaan]

Probably saw Do Bigha Zameen far too many times

Yeh, I saw many of these movies particularly with Amitabh etc like Sholay, Shaan. Growing up you could not avoid these. Last one I watch was Dil back in 1989 in Pakistan ironically. Not watched any since in the real sense of watching. Love that song in Dil. In summer of 1989 it seemed that it was playing on every car, restaurent, bus, shop etc

 

[Jackdaws]

Yeh, I saw many of these movies particularly with Amitabh etc like Sholay, Shaan. Growing up you could not avoid these. Last one I watch was Dil back in 1989 in Pakistan ironically. Not watched any since in the real sense of watching. Love that song in Dil. In summer of 1989 it seemed that it was playing on every car, restaurent, bus, shop etc

Much better movies come out now. 90s and 00s were probably the worst two decades in terms of creativity. Good you didn't bother.

 

[crixus]

Yeh, I saw many of these movies particularly with Amitabh etc like Sholay, Shaan. Growing up you could not avoid these. Last one I watch was Dil back in 1989 in Pakistan ironically. Not watched any since in the real sense of watching. Love that song in Dil. In summer of 1989 it seemed that it was playing on every car, restaurent, bus, shop etc

watch udaan if you like good cinema you will love it , its a 2013 movie.

 

[Jackdaws]

Quite the legend

An Era Ends With Dilip Kumar's Death At 98

Dilip Kumar was taken to hospital on last Wednesday after complaining of breathlessness

www.ndtv.com

Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar has died in Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. He was 98. Dilip Kumar was taken to hospital on Wednesday after complaining of breathlessness – it was the second time he had been hospitalised in the same month. “He passed away due to prolonged illness at 7.30 am,” Dr Jalil Parkar, who had been treating Kumar, told news agency PTI. A tweet posted from the actor's official handle by family friend Faisal Farooqui read: “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip saab a few minutes ago. We are from God and to him we return.”

Two days ago, Saira Banu shared this message on Dilip Kumar's Twitter: “We are grateful for God's infinite mercy on Dilip Saab that his health is improving. We are still in hospital and request your prayers and duas so that Insh'Allah he is healthy and discharged soon.”


Dilip Kumar was first taken to hospital on June 6 and was put on oxygen support and stable. Politician Sharad Pawar was photographed visiting him. A tweet from the actor's official handle shared this update: "Don't believe in WhatsApp forwards. Saab is stable. Thank you for your heart-felt duas and prayers. As per doctors, he should be home in 2-3 days." Dilip Kumar was discharged on June 11.


Dilip Kumar had been in and out of hospital over the last few years with illnesses ranging from a kidney ailment to pneumonia. A few years ago, the actor spent his 94th birthday in hospital where he was being treated for fever and a swollen leg. Dilip Kumar, who would have been 99 in December, is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Saira Banu.

Before the imposition of the nationwide-lockdown in March last year, actor Dilip Kumar revealed that he and Saira Banu, were under "complete isolation and quarantine" as a precautionary measure.


Dilip Kumar, real name Yusuf Khan, appeared in some of Indian cinema's most iconic and landmark films including Naya Daur, Mughal-e-Azam, Devdas, Ram Aur Shyam, Andaz, Madhumati and Ganga Jamuna. Film lore has it that he rejected the role of Sherif Ali in David Lean's Lawrence Of Arabia, eventually played by Omar Sharif. Dilip Kumar's career spanned several decades, starting in the '40s. He transitioned from playing the romantic-tragic lead to character roles from the '80s on, in films such as Kranti, Shakti, Karma and Saudagar. 1998's Qila was his last film.

In 1966, Dilip Kumar married actress Saira Banu, his co-star in films like Gopi, Sagina and Bairaag.


Dilip Kumar received the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke award. He also received Pakistan's highest civilian honour, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.

Dilip Kumar won several cinematic awards and was the first ever winner of the Filmfare Best Actor prize. He won eight Filmfare Best Actor awards, a record he shares with Shah Rukh Khan.

 

[crixus]

Rest in peace legend

 

[FalconSlayersDFI]

INS Tabar (F44), a Talwar-class frigate of Indian Navy departs the Port of Naples after conclusion of exercises along with Antonio Marceglia (F597), a FREMM/Carlo Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy. Also, note that the Russian TK-25E-5 electronic support measures system on the Tabar has been replaced with the Indian Varuna ESM package.

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Other recent updates include the addition of an Atlas Elektronik ACTAS towed array sonar on the Tabar:

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Welcome here nibba

 

[Raptor]

Team Modi 2.0: Portfolios of newly sworn-in ministers announced. Who gets what

Prime Minister Modi today inducted 36 new faces in his first cabinet expansion.The first meeting of newly-appointed ministers to take place tomorrow at 5 pm

www.google.com

 

[Nilgiri]

Decided to change the name to the immortal Bong song "Coffee Houser Sei Addata" by Manna Dey...

A melancholic one, but I think it captures how precious such hangout spots are....

@Joe Shearer

 

[Nilgiri]

Afghans try Vada Pav:

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1413539591533961216

St. Queen Ketevan was a 17th century Georgian Queen who attained martyrdom. Her relics were found in 2005 at St. Augustine Convent in Old Goa, on basis of medieval Portuguese records.They're believed to be brought to Goa in 1627. India has gifted one part of the relics to Georgia

 

[Nilgiri]

Might be interesting watch for you @Jackdaws et al:

 

[Kaptaan]

It also states that Pakistan was asking US to shut down Indian consulates. I guess with the Taliban back in power any work India did to build infrastructure like schools and roads to benefit the common Afghan will take a backseat. We can only hope the Taliban don't go around breaking and destroying heritage icons like the Bamiyan Buddhas or prevent girls from going to school.

Wonder what Pakistani posters think? @Waz @Kaptaan @Saiyan0321

Let me give you my thoughts -

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• I am a staunch secular and despise people who wear religion as a dress and it pours out of every bodily orifice. However in this instance I am pro Taliban for realpolitik reasons as much as USA was when it suited them. We all know what Mu-jihad-een means. Some of the teaching manuals that these Talibs [which means madaris student] read are copyright of Nebraska University.
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• https://www.slideshare.net/2sadanand/afghan-schoolbook-nebraska
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• There is little to differantiate between the differant factions within Afghanistan which is dominated by warlords. Who is your good/bad guy pretty well depends on your perspective or national interest.
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• The Indian consulates came to Afghanistan on the back of US invasion of that country in 2001. The oxygen they lived on was provided by US military. It would therefore be expected that as US military leaves so will the Indian excess that had gathered there post US invasion.
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• With regards to Bamiyan etc Pakistan has little control over them. To think Taliban who come from a ruthless independent culture will be dicatated to by anybody is to badly fail to understand them. They fought Soviet Union, then NATO/USA and you think they are now going to become Pakistan's chaiwallahs is badly mistaken.
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• The recent events confirm that Taliban are largely a endogenous movement in Afghanistan. The spead and resilience they have demonstrated can only come from having significant local support. Such type of movements can never operate without a pool to swim in.

 

[Kaptaan]

the common Afghan

And who do you think gives Taliban support and their young to fight? Some elite class. It is the ordinary rural Afghans who are the majority.

 

[kumata]

And who do you think gives Taliban support and their young to fight? Some elite class. It is the ordinary rural Afghans who are the majority.

You forgot notorious ISI & Pakistani war lords on it's payroll most probably...Apparently, Pakistan is getting paid handsomely via way of transit money & by giving logistics support to US pounding.

We have many Afghan refugees here in India, speaking to them will give One a idea as what they want. All they want is Peace and prosperity & return to normal life like other world citizens.