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This argument is*right wing” and the"liberal” anger isagainstthe new orthodoxy ofthe Conservativecourt, itsdisregard fora woman claimingcontroloverherbody.The ‘media rial of the insensitive” court goes unabated, ifinformed argumentsaretrials,andifthereisan argument withoutanagenda. “Media tria”isaneasy accusationthatcomes tothose whothink they have been wronged desritetheirbeliefintheirown morality. isan accusation that put the loftinessof institutionsandtheinaccessibility ofthe human ‘mindonahigher pedestalthan the freedom of 4questionsand the intersection ofideas logicand information inan argument that refusestoaccept certainties, nomatter where they emanatefrom, Anditisasoldasthetension betweenhigher ‘powers legitimised by Unestate's prerogatives, which themselves havedemocraticsanctity,and thecitizen whoiscynicalabout theabsolute wisdomofinstitutions. Media in anidealscenario, semaphoresthecitizen throughthe conflicted realmsaf truth and acts Investigationisnotarejoinderjit'saresponsbility Argumentisnotaweapor:itsaway ofengagingwiththe pursuit, oftruth. Of moral esolutionsandethical fairness.Isallabout beingtherein aworld where nothingcan remain sacred, and everythingisastorythat hasneverbeen fully told ‘That said, media rialscan beugly shouty,andill informed, andit’s more than question ofgoodtaste and sophistication ‘Thechieffustice of India, Justice NV Ramana, ina recent ‘memoriallecture, has saié“Oflate, weseethe mediarunning kangaroocours at times on issueseven experiencedjudgesfind difficult to decide. informedand agenda driven debateson, iseucsinvolvingjustice delivery are proving tobe detrimental tothehealth ofdemocracy.. Print mediastillhas[alcertain degree of accountability, whereaselectronicmediahas zero accountabilityas what showsvanishes nto thinair tillworse {ssocial media..Youshouldnot everstepandinvite interference, citherfromthe government orfrom tbe courts.” ‘Theaestheticsof prime timetelevision may bedisagreeable tosome, depending ontheidcological eaningofthe viewerand the"agenda’ ofthehost. Tucker arlson maybethe world’smost influential television journalist, bat formanyhisthetorical {uslladeagainst iberal consensus isobnoxiousright wing evangelism, which makes“evils”such asTrump possible InIndia, to0,weare pronetotum itsmostpopulartelevisionjoumalist intoa pronoun forbreathless aggression. Ourdisagreements,or revulsion, don't makeus loflier than our objetsolderision and our problem, ifitisnotabout aesthetics isoneabout conflicting agendas. deologies and even play ofideasorindividual ‘convietionsinformedby cultural attitudes, make theagendaa permanent dispute,andthatis, what makesconversations produstiveandcwvil societies the wort placesforconsensus andhomogzneity. ‘Thereareany number ofreasone toswitch offthetelexisionsomeneed net doitanyway ‘because, Increasingly.a TV screenisfor streamingyour ternational shows and films ‘only andthe most legitimate oneisabout authenticity ar aridiculouslevelaf confidence inone'sownsuperciliousness. Onething that smostofusin themedia refuse ioacceptis the gap between the smartness of what wewrite/presentandthesmartnessour perceived readedviewer. Thinkeofthose who donit want to ead! view anythingthatishelow them. l'snat the agenda but the quality of themindthat matters. ‘The agenda isabusinessmodel aswell, and theizony apart, increasingly fr thesocalledindependent media. Anagenda that feeds your liberalor onservativebase ensuresacaptive audience. Tofeed yourbaseistoretain yourreadershipy viewership Whetherit'stheideal modelisadifferent smatter,Theagenda seldom becomesa threat tothe nation oritsinstitutions—itcan certainly become anattack onthe sensibility of thelastindependent readen'viewerift'sa work ofunsophistication. Agenda, notthe one thatflowsfrom thesewageofsocial media, ifserved well, won'tdestabilise democracy, itwillonly makethenational conversation richer. Anagenda,in the business of knowledge andinformation, ofideasandarguments,makesfactsand truthsthe ultimate pursuits ofireedom, Lettherebe moreofiLa ‘eaueusT 2022 ‘wor openthenagesne. coms SN OPEN DIARY Swapan Dasgupia MONG THE BIG pitfallsof beingan unguided missile against writing instant history-—arather the Leftto becoming the universal grandwayof describing mundane Didi. Yes she often makes ridiculous journalism — isthe irresistible inclina ‘satementsand her malapropisms tion topronounce definitiveassess: are legendary. Yer,chehasretained a ‘mentsof the future. Fomthetime commontouch thatallowspeopleto Mahatma Gandhi wasweitten ofTin {orgive herblundering ways. 1922afferhisfailuretoachieveswaraj Morethananythingelse, Mamata ‘none year tothe time premature has gaugedthe overrdingimportance politcal obituariesofindira Gandhi oftransforming Rengalintoasociety were pennedintheafiermath ofher efined by personal festivities Every crushingdefeatintheGeneral ee discourseistsorestrained Thebelie? occasion hasbecomecelebratoryand tioncf1977,thehisteryofjournal _—_thatmoneyhasplayedanextraordi-.__moreoffenthannot,bankrolled by ismislitered withcorpsesthatjust _narytoleinoilingthewheelsofthe _etherthe otherwise bankruptstate refused toe, politically thatis, TrinamoolCongressgovernmentis _governmentorastalwartof Tin Forthe pastseven days,the ‘widespread Itwasalsounderstood— amool Congress. Whocaresabout punditshavebeenallttlemore cvenbythosewho votedfortheruling corruptionorthedeepeconomicstag circumspectin WestBengal,evenas _partybecausethey couldn'iquite ration of Bengalwhen everyonecan thestatewatchesinamazementat _digesttheopposition 8)Panddidn’t__haveagoodtimeevery few months one ofthemostsalaciousscandalsin wanttheLefibackinthesaidle—that _orso? Andpresiding overthelandof livingmemory.lam,ofcourse,refer extortion, betterknownas‘tola"in unending estivalsis theubiquitous ringtothearres.andpublicdiggrace colloquial Bangls,hadbecomeaa face ofthe chief minister. ofthestate’s Trinamool Congress _everyday featureofthestate.Increas Isthishappy consensusin danger stalwartParthaChatterjeewho.at _ingly,therewasgrowingevidence _ofbeingoverturned?"Thesheerscale the time ofwriting isinthecusiody _thatnosphere ofpubliclifewas ‘ofoneministerscorruption hasbeen oftheEnforcementDirectoratebut __untouchedbythiscomuptpractice. _ an eyeopenertoastate where loose continuesasaseniorministerinthe Thescincludedrecruitmenttothe _changeisstil given. foneminisier Mamatagovernment. Thepeopleof subordinatewingsofthestategovern_canamasssomuch cashandsomany Bengalhavewaichedwithrounded — ment.thenewjobsforschoolteachers properties, whatisthetotalquantum. eyes the “mountain ofcash’, said andeventheappointmentofcollege _oftheparallel economy operatedby toamounttoawhoppingv2crare, __teachers.hefewentrepreneursthat _oliticians?Thesequestionsare thatwasunearthediromtheSouth _remainedin Bengal,nottomention _heginningtosurface. Kolkataflatofayourglady whois thearmyofsmallbusinessmen cach Whathastilted thescalesand beingdescribedasa“closeassociate” hadtheirownhorrorstoriestotell turned publicamazementio postive oftheminister Yet,despiteskeleton _abouttheinsatiabledemandsofthose disgusts, however, the colourful afierskeleton tumblingoutofthe whorepresented Trinamool Congress lifestyle ofthe minister. Attheendof losetoftheministerndersiood —_atthelocallevl theday.middle Bengal —acopposed to tobeamong thetwomostsenior Yecallthesemisdeedsdidritenst _Kolkata'sbohemianfiinge is deeply functionariesofthe lindia vin. _therulingpanyintheelectons.fart conservative. Thereisappreciation amoclCongres,nexttoMamaia’s —_ofitssuccesslayinthedefinesswith _ofromance—Tagore'slovesongsstill nephew-thereissilsomehesita. _whichitplayedvotebankpolitcsand _ruletheoost hut thereisarepug Sion inalsopointingthefingerstthe encuredtotal Muslimsupportforit _-nanceafslenze. 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(1) Varanasi — Vishalakshi; (2) Naimisharanya Lingadharini(s) Prayaga Lalita () Gandhamadana Kamuki; (5) South of Lake Manasa - Kumudaa;(6) North of Lake Manasa~ Vishvakamaa; (7) Gomanta Goma; (8) Mount Mandara— Kamacharini: (0) Chaitraratha Madotkata; (10) Hestinapura— Jayanti(1) Kanyakubja ‘Gouri; (22) Mount Malaya ~ Rambhaa; (13) Ekamrapectha Kirtimati; (14) Vishva ~ Vishveshvari:(15)Pushkara Puruhutaa; (6) Kedarapeetha -Sanmargs dayini (17)Slopes of Himalaya~ Mandaa; (18)Gokarna Bhadrakarnika; (9) Sthaneshvara — Bhavanis (20) Bilvaka Bilvapatrikas;(21) Shrichaila~ Madhavis(23) Bhadreshvara— Bhadraa;(23) Mount Varaha —Jayaa; (24)Kamalalaya Kamalaa;(25) Rudrakoti-Rudani; (26)Kalanjaara — Kalis(27) Shalagrama~Mahadevi; (28)Shivalinga — Jalapriyaa; (29) Mahalinga~ Kapilaa; Go)Makota- Mukuteshvari (32) Mayapuri- Kumari, 2)Santana ~Lalitambikaa;(33) Gaya~ Mangalaa; G4)Purushotama- Vimalay; (35) Sahasraksha Utpalakshi; (36) Hiranyaksha - Mahtopalaz:(37) Vipasha~ Amogakshi;(38) Pundravardhana -Padalaa; (39) ‘Suparsha ~ Narayani; (49) Trikuta Rudrasundar, (42) Vipala Vipalaa;(42) Mount Malaya Kalyani; (43) Sahyadri — Ekaviraa; (ia)Harihchandra Chandrika (45)Ramatirtha - Ramana; (46) Yamuna Mrigavati; (47)Kotatirtha -Kotavi(48) Madhava-vana~ Sugandhaa;(49) Godavari —‘Trisandhyaas(50) | N THE LAST column, Ipromisedthe names of THERE IS ACONNECTION, BETWEEN SI LETTERS AND FIFTY-ONEAS THE NUMBER OF SHAKTI PEETHAS. SOME CAN EASILY BE IDENTIFIED TODAY. THE NOTION OF SHAKTI PEETHAS EVOLVED OVER TIME AND NUMBERS CHANGED. (65) Mathura ~Devaki; (56) Patala -Parameshvari(57) CChitrakuta ~ Sita: (58) Vindhya - Vindhyadhivasini: (59) Karavira - Mahalakshmi (60) Vinayaka— Uma Devi; (61) Vaidyanatha ~ Arogyaa; (62) Mahakala - Maheshwari (53) Ushnatirtha ~ Abhayaa; (64) Mount Vindhya~ Nitambaa; (65) Mandavya~Mandavi; (66) Maheshvari- pura~ Svahaa; (67) Chhaglanda— Frachandsa: (68) Amarakantaka Chandikaa; (69) Someshvara - Vararohaa; (70) Prabhasa - Pushkaravati (71) Sarasvati —Devamataa; (72) Along theshore - Paravaraa; (73) Mahalaya Mahabhagaa;(74) Fayoshni- Pingaleshvari (75) Simbika- Kritashauchaa: (76) Kartika~ Atishankari: (77) Utpalavartaka -Lolaa; (78) Confluence of Shona Subhadraa; (79) Siddhavana Lakshmi Matas; (60) Bharatashrama~ Anangaa; (81) Jalandhara Vishyamukhis (82) Mount Kishkindha ~"Tarza; (83)Devadaru-vana~ Pushti;(84) The circle of Kashmira~ Medhaa; (85) Himadri - Bhimaa Devi;(86) Vishveshvara Tushti; (67) Kapalamochana -Shuddhi (88) Kayavarohana~ Mataa; (89) Shankhaddhara ‘Dharaa; (go) Findaraka~_Dhrniti; (91) Chandrabhaga, Kalaa;(o2) Acchoda- Shivadharini;(93) Vena~ Amritax; (04) Bada -Urvashis(95) Uttarakura Aushadhi(96) Kushadvipa— Kushodakaa;(97) Hemakuta - Manmathaa; (98) Kumuda -Satyavadini; (99) Ashvattha - Vandaniyaa;(00) Vaishravanalaya Nidhi, (101) Vedavadana~ Gayatri; (102)Shiva's presence ~ Parvati; (103) Wor'd of devas Indrani; (104) Brahma’smouth Sarasvatis(105) Solar Gangadvara —Ratipriyas;(52) THEREARETANTRATEXTS disc Prabhaa;(z06) Among Shivakunda-Shubhanandas; OFMUCH LATER VINTAGE, Mattikas- Vaishnav (62)Devikatata— Nandini; SAY500 YEARS AGO. (x07) Among Satis Arundhati; (53)Dvaravati -Rukmini; (54) Vrindavana~—Radhaa: and (108) Among Ramas, (beautiful women) Tilottamaa ‘@aucusr2022 Ineach case, there isa locationand thereis Devi'sname, ‘or form, in that location. The firstentry isthe location, the second is Devi's name. Exceptfor Varanasi, where ‘we are told that Devi's face fll, inthe other locations, there is no mention ofthe specificlimb. Thisisalist from Devi Bhagavata Purana As Ihavesaid, there are differentlistsin different texts. For some of the names inthis list, the geographical identification iseasy, suchas Varanasi or Mathura, But something like Devadaru-vana could mean any forest that has devadaru trees. In passing, the number 108is of course sacred and itisnatural that such a listing should have ro8 Shakti Peethas. hasten to add thatthere are otherlists too. Forinstance, thereisastotramabout 18 Shakti Peethas, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. This mentions (2) Shankari Devin Lanka: (2) Kamakshiin the city of Kanchika (Kanchi), (3) Shrinkhala Devi in Pradyumna; (4) Chamundi in Krounchapattana;(s) Jogalambaa in Alampura: (6) Bhramarambikaa in Shrishaila;(7) Mahalakshmi {in Kolhapura;(8) Ekavirikaa in Mahurya;(9) Mahakaliin Ujiayinis(10) Purubutikaa in Pithika; (11) Ginja Devi in Audhyas(12) Manikyain Dakshavataka; (13) Kamarupaa in Farikshetra; (x4) Madhaveshvari in Prayaga; (15) Vaishnavi Deviin Jwalamukhi;(:6) Mangalya Gourika in Gayas(17) Vishalakshmi in Varanasi, and (18) Sarasvati in Kashmira. The lastline says thateven yogis ind it very difficult to access these Peethas. Geographically, some of these places are easy to identify Lanka, Kanchi, Shrishaila, Kolhapura, Ujjayini, Kamarupa, Prayaga Jvalamukhi, Gaya, Varanasi and Kashmira.Itisplausiblethat Fradyumna indicates some place in Gujarat, justas Krounchapattana, since itmeansa habitation near Mount Krouncha, must be in Karnataka. Alampurs is presumably in Andhra and ‘Auchya mustmean Odisha. But what do Mahurya, Pithika and Dakshavatakamean? ‘Many people quote Brahmanda Purana and say that itmentions 64ShaktiFesthas My edition of Brahmanda Purana does not say anythingahout the64 Peethas. But right towards the end of Brahmanda Purana,thereisa section known as Lalitaa mahatmya, the greatness of Lalitaa. Lalitaa isone of Devi's manifestations. In thissection, right towards the end of Brahmanda Purana,thereisa section on nasa. Nyacameansthemental appropriation of different divinities to different pars of the body. When ‘tisonly done on parts ofthe hand, tiscalled kara nase. When it isdoneon limbsof the entire body, tis called anga npasa. This parcof the text states that this pasa should bedonewith sx Peethas. Wethereforehavea list of 51 Peethas. (1) Varanasi (2) Kamarupa:(3) Nepala;(4) Poundravardhana; (This dearly means what was Bengal thenand includes today's Bangladesh. Anything beyond that suchas the identification with Fandua in West Bengal, isspeculative. Butevidently, there used tobea Shrinkhala Devitemplein Fandua once, now destroyed.)(s) Varasthira; (6) Kanyakubja (7) Parnashaila(8) Arhuda (Mount Abu); (6) Amratakeshvara:(ro) Ekamra (Bhuvaneshvara} (11) Thisrota (somewhere along Ganga);(12) Kamkoshtakars, (c3) Kailasa;(14) Bhrigunagara, (15) Kedara;(16) ‘Chandrapushkara Pushkara);(17) Shripeeths; (8) Fkavira: (19) Jalandhra Galandhara}(20) Malava; (21) Kulanna; (22) Devikotss(23) Gokarna; (24)Maruteshvara; (25) Attahasa; (26) Vieajas(e7) Rejaveshms (28) ‘Mahayatha:(29) Kolapura: (30) Kailapara: (G2) Kaleshvara;(32) Jeyantika; (55) Ujayini, (Ga) Chitra;(35)Kshiraka (Kshiragrama, in West Benga) (36) Hastinapura: (37) Uiira;(38) Prayaga; (39) Shashi mayapura; (40) Gourisha; (41) Salaya;(42)Shrishaila(43) Maru; (44) Girivara; (45) Mahendra; (46) Vamana itis (47) Hiranyapura:(48) Mahalakskmipara (49) Puredyana;and (50) Chhayakshetra. Thoughthe text statesthatthereare 5: Pecthas,ifyou count, only 50 Peethasare mentioned. It then says that thenpasamust be performed according tothe due order of letersin the alphabet. Hence, there isa connection between 51 letters and sr asthe number of Shaki Peethas. Aswas thecase carler, some inthis ist of x can easly be identified today. Forthe others it isnot that easy ‘The notion of Shakti Feethas evolved overtime and numbers changed, from four'o r8and st. There are tantra texts of much later vintage, say 500 years ago. Tantrachudamaniis an example of this. Thishas asection on determination of Peethas, where Devi herself speaks about 5x Shaki Peethas, the pars of erbody that fell down after being severed by Vishnu’s chakra,and the Bhairava (Shiva) who has established himself in these places. Liste wary according tatexts. Any place mentioned was, and probably sili, associated with Devi's worship. Thatisallthatmauters. ‘See the able of locations ofthe 51 ShaktiPeethas at ‘openthemagazinecom ‘eaueust 2022 wow opeathemagaiine com? CMPANES JOB OFFERS PER ANNUM Unique Placement in India '21-'22 Hearty Congratulations AMAA AAS SRMIST is proud that Paella Ce) EU pyr eE Ta Usama cece oe} ae Clee Batch 2018-2022 has been placed at Amazon Germany ia ew I GLOBALSUTRA Left, Right or Centre? The ideological dyslexia of the thinking individual HEN IT COMES tothe deologicallandscape, Jofien feel navigationally dysfunctional. Am! heading Left, drifting Right, orturning round incirclesin theCentre? Jam for freedom of speech, incinding the freedom to ‘hurt feelings:is that right or lei? I's hard tosay these days. Jam pro markets (right), but socially permissive lef) Jama feminist (lf), but | don't believein quotas right). 1 over schedule my children with classesin elite pastimes, {including piano and gol (right). care enormously about basic healthcare and primary education (lef), as well as creating an environment within whichentrepreneurscan flourish right) Ibelievestray dogsareamenace (right). am passionateabout diversity (ef), but I believein uniform ivilcodes (right). identify as liberal, but notas woke. dislike virtue signallingasmuch as paternalism. {am proud ofbeing Indian, but agzinst nationalism. have refused to give upmy Indian passport forthe last two decades despite the possibility ofexchangingit fora European one. Yet, | dont feelcompelled ‘tostand p forthe national anthematamovietheatre. Tobe honest, most ofthe time I'm just astonished, anda little weary, ofthe Ibelling, the group think and the “anger that everyone seems to feel against everyoneelse who hasdifferentviews.The conceptof deployingthem:college student, salaryman, single,en famille, and soon. As the hoary saying goes:“Ifsomeone isn'ta socialistat 20,they haveno heart. they're not conservative by the time they ae 40, they've no brain.” Asproblematicas the Left RightIabek may be, the history of how directional categories came tostand for ideological ones is fascinating. The terms began asliteral descriptions ofthe physical placement of politicians in the French National Assembly during La Révolution. By the summer of 1789 the French Revolution had gained steam and anangry mob had juststormed the Bastille. Tae National Assembly gathered in Faris with the goal of writinga new constitution. But the delegates were deeply divided over the issue of how much authority King Louis XVIshould have. Should the monarch have the right toanabsolute veto? ‘Asthe debate raged, the two main factionsstaked out distinct geographiesin the Assembly hall. The anti royalist revolutionaries seated themselves to the presidingofficer's lefi, while the more conservative, aristocraticsupporters of amonarchical veto gathered to theright. “I:riediositin different parts ofthe hall andnot to adopt any marked spot, soasto remain more the master ofmy opinion,” one rightwing baron reportedly wrote, "but | was, ‘compelled absolutely toabandon the agreeing to disagree, excepton the Iefiorelse becondemned alwaysto rules ofhow to disagree vill, THETWO MAIN FACTIONS —_sstealoneand thushesubjsetedto hasbeen sidelined into aquaint IN THE FRENCH NATIONAL ___iet5from the galleries. anachronism by Twitterand its trolls. Inanycase,termslike Leftand Right have always been situational, changing form andsignificance in different contex's:the French Revolution, the Kussian evolution, the rise of socialism andnationalism in Europe, thebirth of student ASSEMBLY STAKED OUT DISTINCT GEOGRAPHIES. THEANTEROYALIST REVOLUTIONARIES SEATED THEMSELVES TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER'S LEFT, WHILE The ideological divisions deepened during the 1790s, when French newspapers beganmaking references to the progressive “left” and traditionalist “right” ofthe French Assembly. By the mid agth century, “left” and “right” had entered the French vernacular mmevenetishelSegisl—THEMORECONSERVATIVE, —_shhendocopng ent poltisofcontemperary, — ARISTOCRATIC nether word, those who ‘imesin indiaand beyond. SUPPORTERS OF A wanted tohew closerto tradition the temmssisomutatewiththe _ MONARCHICALVETO Mrereon therght and thos ‘age and circumstancesof the person GATHERED TO THE RIGHT ‘who wanted more change were ual 20 ‘@aucusr2022 Maa esd a re eer Sr ay Bech. Compuer Sconce and Engineering Bech Hectical &Eecronics Engineering (Gyber Security) mayen rephrasing [BEA ( Awation Management ) B.lech. Computer Science and Engineering a re (MBA [ Dual Maj orl (Blockchain ) M.Tech. Data Science Speadlsston “France / Marketi / Hunan es Cena See ae ecg (aCe Mach Pee cae al inp, Ta (Logistics & Supply Cain Menagenent a ea as tan Benes acs) ‘itech. Computer Enaineetng B Des, Product Design (MBA (Dail Marketng ) SEGUE te wamaee 2h wn Ey B.Tech. Information Science and Engineering sien com ns SCAIOL OFLA os Speciation Corot Aco with 6 Year Hons itegated Programe) IS i ei sn fon tLe [ios Bs Ecnom (Enon Sats BBR LLB [Nos fh agate asd td ty) SG Em B.Com LLB. {ons. | BCA [Gaming and Graphics] a LLM” tlecual Popery Rights PR) Lise. - Data Sdence [ Comp. Se, Stats San ULM Technolgy Law Nathenatcs| BA Journalism and Mass Communication vor ie e = oS om. GLOBALSUTRA DUALISTIC THINKING IS AHALLMARK OF VARIED METAPHYSICS. IN A LOT OF WESTERN THOUGHT, THE RIGHT IS ASSOCIATED, WITH ‘GOOD, MALE, TRUTH) ‘LIGHT, on the left. It was the classic status quoists vs revolutionaries divide. France's “Ieft” and “right” labels filtered ont tothe restof the world duringthe 1800s, but they weren't commonin English speaking countries until theearly 2oth century. By then, ideological dyslexia was alreadya ‘commoncondition, Communist governmentsare classic examples of therevolutionary Left, yet they instituted some ofthe ‘most autocratic, anti liberal regimes the world has seea,

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