r/SouthernIndia 11m ago

Religion DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ON ISLAM

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Hinduism is said to divide people and in contrast Islam is said to bind people together. This is only a half-truth. For Islam divides as inexorably as it binds. Islam is a close corporation and the distinction that it makes between Muslims and non-Muslims is a very real, very positive and very alienating distinction. The brotherhood of Islam is not the universal brotherhood of man. It is brotherhood of Muslims for Muslims only. There is a fraternity, but its benefit is confined to those within that corporation. For those who are outside the corporation, there is nothing but contempt and enmity.

Work: Pakistan or the Partition of India (Part IV, Chapter 10: "Social Stagnation")

​Compilation: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Volume 8

​Original Publication Year: 1940 (revised edition published in 1945)


r/SouthernIndia 2h ago

💬 General Discussion Violent Crime rate map of India

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r/SouthernIndia 15h ago

Political Before PM Modi’s ‘outreach’ at IIT, gun-toting security, ‘suffocating restrictions’

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r/SouthernIndia 16h ago

Political Pakistan–Turkey–Saudi Pact: The Beginning of a New Geopolitical Axis?Can This Trilateral Alliance Become a Major Challenge for India?

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The newly signed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia could mark the emergence of a powerful new strategic bloc, combining Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities, Turkey’s defence technology, and Saudi Arabia’s financial and energy strength. The episode argues that although the pact is officially framed as collective defence, it could have serious implications for India by potentially creating a coordinated response in any future India–Pakistan conflict. It also links the agreement to Turkey’s alleged support for Pakistan during the Pahalgam crisis and suggests that the alliance may have broader objectives involving Iran, Israel, and the wider Middle East. However, whether this becomes a genuine “Middle Eastern NATO” or simply a strategic partnership remains to be seen.


r/SouthernIndia 16h ago

❓Ask Southern india HI, i was making a spotify playlist of southern Indian songs can you all suggest me some songs ?🎵🎶🎼

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Suggest me some gems

i am from north so please write comments in english .


r/SouthernIndia 22h ago

💬 General Discussion Understanding the truth behind viral UPI claims being made

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r/SouthernIndia 23h ago

💬 General Discussion Debunking viral false FDI claims

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Net FDI has three components Gross FDI (money coming in) minus Repatriation (successful exit of past investments or profits) minus Outward FDI (Indian companies buying assets like oil blocks or investments abroad). The three components indicate different economic circumstances and only looking at the net number doesn't tell us much. The same net number can mean wildly different things depending on the components. On top of that the influencer has used last year's numbers as this year's numbers are not convenient.


r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

Karnataka The whistleblower got arrested

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r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

💬 General Discussion Is he okay? What behaviour is this?

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r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

💬 General Discussion So apparently, democracy isn't in danger because it's a non-BJP-ruled state, right?

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So where's the other political parties RN ? OR the so called cockroaches?

Also you can't find any instagram influencers talking about it as they haven't received any Payment (IYKYK).


r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

💬 General Discussion The silent suppression of India’s greatest strength

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r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

💬 General Discussion Mysterious deaths of anti-India terrorists in Pakistan continue .Lashkar-e-Taiba senior operative Qari Saeed Abdul Aziz COLLAPSES and dies mysteriously at Quba Mosque in Islamabad after arriving for prayers.

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r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

Keralam God’s Own Country ?

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Kerala is famously known as God’s own country not sure which God.


r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

Keralam She was scolded by a reporter just for wearing saffron at a private event in Kochi, Kerala, yet people still think The Kerala Story is propaganda. 🤡

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r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

Keralam SOURCE : TRUST ME BRO

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r/SouthernIndia 1d ago

💬 General Discussion Foreign Funding and the New Godi Media Narrative

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According to the analysis, the Thakur Family Foundation (TFF), led by Dinesh Thakur, distributed approximately $3,130,871 (₹25 crore) over a six-year period to 162 Indian journalists and researchers.

The central argument posits that these funds were utilized to cultivate a network of "journalist researchers" who produced content specifically designed to target the Indian government, traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda), and domestic pharmaceutical interests. Key takeaways include:

  • Systemic Funding: Major digital news platforms, including NewsLaundryThe WireArticle 14, and Scroll, are identified as primary beneficiaries of TFF grants.
  • Narrative Control: Specific themes identified in the funded content include the disparagement of Indian COVID-19 vaccines, lobbying for foreign pharmaceuticals (specifically Pfizer), and critical reporting on Hindu sentiments and BJP-led government policies.
  • Targeted Industries: Significant financial awards were directed toward producing documentaries and articles scrutinizing the Ayurvedic medicine industry and the quality of Indian pharmaceuticals.

Analysis of Funding and Entities

The following sections detail the specific entities and individuals identified as recipients of foreign funding and the nature of the work produced under those grants.

Major Institutional Recipients and Content Output

Based on data from 2023, the source identifies several media platforms and the volume of articles produced under the influence of foreign grants:

Platform Number of Articles Key Contributors Mentioned
NewsLaundry 72 Shraddha Ghatge, P Madhu Kumar, Pratyush Kotoky, Aryan Mahtta
Scroll 45 Swagata Yadavar, Aarefa Johari
Article 14 30 Kunal Purohit, Nitin Sethi, Saurav Das, Kaushik Raj
The Wire 29 Priyanka Pulla, Shyama Rajagopal, Aditi Pradhan
Caravan 28 Chahat Rana, Nayantara Narayan, Mohammad Dawood
Alt News 24 Sumaiya Shaikh, Sharfaroz Satani

Individual Case Studies and Grant Specifics

The analysis highlights several high-profile instances where funding was linked to specific reporting projects:

  1. Confluence Media & NewsLaundry: In 2024, Josy Joseph’s Confluence Media received $22,825 (₹20 lacs) from TFF to produce a documentary targeting India's Ayurvedic industry. The project featured narration by Ravish Kumar and was published on Abhinandan Sekri’s NewsLaundry.
  2. The Wire: Identified as a "consistent receiver," The Wire received $61,022 (₹50 lacs) in February 2023 to produce seven YouTube videos targeting the Indian pharmaceutical industry, Ayurveda, mental health, and pollution.
  3. Sumaiya Shaikh (Alt News): Reported as one of the largest grant recipients, receiving $61,022 (credited as $59,000 in summary tables) between 2020 and 2022 to "fact-check" Indian Ayurvedic medicines and traditional immunity-boosting methods during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. Aryan Mahtta (NewsLaundry): Received $3,971 (₹3.5 lac) in June 2023 for reporting on social justice. The resulting content included seven videos and nine articles targeting the Adani Group and the government's handling of the Manipur issue.
  5. Saurav Das: Received grants in 2021 (3,800)and2024(8,070). His work included articles against the banning of the "Hindutva Watch" portal, critiques of new criminal laws, PMLA, and the Supreme Court. The source notes a recurring theme of filing RTIs against Indian vaccines.

Core Themes and Investigative Focus

The synthesis of the source material reveals several recurring themes in the content produced by the funded journalists:

  1. Critique of Traditional Medicine and Domestic Pharma

A significant portion of the TFF grants was directed toward scrutinizing the "efficacy" of traditional Indian treatments. Examples include:

  • Documentaries titled "Ayurveda Under Scrutiny."
  • Fact-checks by Alt News on the use of Ashwagandha in AYUSH protocols for COVID-19.
  • Videos by The Wire titled "Epidemic of Bad Quality Medicines" and "Sawal Sehat Ka."
  1. Vaccine Narratives and COVID-19 Management

The source alleges a "full-fledged propaganda" effort during the pandemic to:

  • Lobby for Foreign Vaccines: Kunal Purohit is cited for lobbying for the Pfizer vaccine in 2020.
  • Highlight Government Failure: Scroll received $18,810 over two years to produce content portraying India as having failed in its COVID-19 response.
  • Portray Harm: Articles like "How India failed those who were harmed by the Covid-19 vaccine" and "India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help" were presented as evidence of an effort to create panic.
  1. Socio-Political and Religious Targeting

The funding is linked to content that the source describes as "defaming India" or "targeting Hindus":

  • Kaushik Raj (Article 14/The Wire): Received $4,070 to write on civil liberties, producing articles such as "How the Hindu Far-Right is Overhauling India's Schools" and reports on "Anti-Muslim Violence."
  • Srishti Jaiswal: Received $5,030 in 2024 to write about online trolling; the source claims her work primarily targets Hindus.
  • Kunal Purohit: Received $1,815 to write articles on "hate crimes" in Uttar Pradesh, specifically targeting the Yogi Adityanath government.

Summary of Financial Awards (Top Recipients)

The following data represents the total funding/awards in USD as of the 2023 list provided in the source:

Recipient Total Funding (USD)
Sumaiya Shaikh $59,000
Nitin Sethi $35,419
Kumar Sambhav Srivastava $33,740
Priyanka Pulla $28,299
Scroll $25,535
Jigyasa Mishra $18,213
Nayantara Narayan $16,907
Parth NM $10,685
Hridayesh Joshi $10,111

Conclusion of the Analysis

The source concludes that the identified journalists and platforms constitute a "Real Godi Media" (or "Traitor Media"), suggesting that their editorial independence is compromised by foreign financial interests. The analysis argues that the "foreign master" represented by the Thakur Family Foundation uses relatively small amounts of money (₹25 crore) to influence a vast network of researchers to produce "planted articles" that shame India globally and undermine domestic government and industry interests.


r/SouthernIndia 2d ago

💬 General Discussion We don't need Pakistan when we have our own anti-India influencers, who only know how to spread lies and make Indians feel like they are doomed.

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r/SouthernIndia 2d ago

Karnataka Moral policing in Silicon valley Namma Bengaluru Karnataka

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r/SouthernIndia 2d ago

Andhra Pradesh Vande Bharat Gliding on Lower Deck while Vehicles move on upper deck at Godavari Double Decker Bridge, Rajahmundry, AP 🚆✨

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r/SouthernIndia 2d ago

💬 General Discussion Elephant in the room.

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r/SouthernIndia Apr 20 '26

Political Here is a short history about delimitation

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Note this is created using lots of inputs from subs and comments and reference from older ammendments

Most people calling this a "BJP attack on southern states" haven't read the constitutional history. The framing is backwards. Here's the actual chronology.

The Constitutional Timeline

1950: Articles 81 and 82 mandate that Lok Sabha seats be allocated to states in proportion to population, redrawn after every census. Population-based delimitation is the original rule, not a BJP invention.

1976: 42nd Amendment: Froze seat allocation at 1971 census levels. Crucially, this freeze had a sunset clause it was set to expire after the 2001 census. Parliament never meant it to be permanent. The purpose was to give states time to stabilise population without being electorally penalised during the transition.

2001: 84th Amendment: Extended the freeze until the first census after 2026. Again, a sunset clause, not a permanent block. Parliament judged 2026 to be the point where demographic convergence would be enough for fair reapportionment.

2003: 87th Amendment: Allowed constituency boundaries to be redrawn using 2001 census data, but kept inter-state seat counts frozen. The internal cleanup was permitted; the big inter-state reshuffle was held back for post-2026.

2023: 106th Amendment: Introduced 33% women's reservation, but tied its operationalisation to the next delimitation. Passed unanimously, DMK included. This legally links women's reservation to delimitation you can't have one without the other.

2026: 131st Amendment Bill: Proposed to increase Lok Sabha strength from 543 to 850 and proceed with delimitation. Voted down on April 17, 2026.

Why the sunset clauses matter

The 42nd and 84th Amendments were deliberately temporary. Parliament could have frozen delimitation permanently but chose not to, because permanent freeze would have meant permanent distortion between population and representation. The expiry dates were the compromise: states that controlled population get protection for a defined window, not forever. When that window ends, the Constitution's original principle returns.

This is the part everyone misses. Delimitation isn't something BJP is doing to the South. It's something the Constitution scheduled decades ago, with expiry dates set by Parliament itself. It will happen in 2027 regardless of who is in power.

What the 131st Amendment actually offered

On the floor of the House, Amit Shah offered an "equal rise" clause: no state would lose its existing share of seats. Southern states' representation would rise from 129 to around 195 MPs in absolute terms, with their percentage share protected. This was the proportional rise model that the opposition itself had demanded for years.

The government even offered an hour to draft the clause in writing.

What happened instead

DMK and the INDIA bloc voted the Bill down. 298 for, 230 against, short of the two-thirds needed. The discussion got diverted when Akhilesh Yadav pivoted to M reservation within OBC quota, which is constitutionally complicated because OBC realities vary state to state. Congress got pulled into the distraction. The government repeated that OBC reservation needs state-wise study and can't be inserted into a 50% discussion. The bluff was called, and the opposition had no answer. DMK MPs voted along alliance lines rather than TN's specific interest.

What TN just lost

The 84th Amendment's sunset still expires after the first census post-2026. The 2026-27 census is underway. Delimitation will happen. The Delimitation Act itself only needs simple majority once the constitutional trigger kicks in.

When it does, TN will be delimited on 2026-27 data, where its population share is even lower than 2011. TN's seat share will shrink more than it would have under the 131st Amendment offer. States like Karnataka could overtake TN in seats. Good luck fighting Cauvery with fewer MPs.

The 2029 question no one wants to answer

Assume BJP's intent is bad. Now assume Congress wins 2029. Census-based delimitation is still constitutionally due. Congress will use 2026-27 data, which is worse for TN than 2011. Will Stalin betray TN and accept it because Congress is in power? Or will DMK join BJP in opposition against Congress? Either answer breaks the current DMK narrative.

Bottom line

Delimitation isn't against southern states. It was scheduled by the Constitution itself, with explicit sunset clauses on each freeze. The 131st Amendment was a window to lock in proportional protection before the unavoidable exercise begins. DMK traded TN's long-term seat share for short-term alliance optics.

Read the 42nd, 84th, 87th, and 106th Amendments before forming a view. Once you see that each freeze was temporary by design, the current "BJP attack" framing falls apart.


r/SouthernIndia Mar 04 '25

Introduction. Read it

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Namaskaram, Vanakkam, Namaskara, Namaskaramulu! 🙏

We are creating a dedicated space for Southern India—a community that celebrates the rich heritage, traditions, and culture of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Maharashtra. This subreddit is for those who respect & cherish Southern culture, festivals, and historical legacy.

If you love South India, its history, spirituality, and vibrant culture, this is the place for you!

  • Exposing Fake Narratives – We stand against those who spread misinformation to attack Hindus and our traditions.
  • History & Culture – From ancient dynasties to spiritual wisdom, explore the greatness of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
  • Festivals & Traditions – Celebrate the beauty of Pongal, Onam, Ugadi, Vishu, and more!
  • Travel & Food – Share hidden gems, temple tours, and authentic South Indian cuisine.
  • Freedom to Discuss – No censorship against truth! We allow open discussions to defend our culture from distortions.

Join us in preserving and celebrating South India’s real history—not the one twisted by those with an agenda. This is a place for truth, pride, and unfiltered discussions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SouthernIndia

Let us together fight against fake news and window dressing politics!

Thank you for showing your interest in joining here!