#Indian audience

[mrhairybrit]

How to Make Money on YouTube in India: A Comprehensive Guide

In recent years, YouTube has become more than just a platform for entertainment; it has evolved into a lucrative career opportunity for many. With the internet boom and the increasing accessibility of digital devices, YouTube’s popularity in India has soared. As of 2021, India has the second-largest online market, making YouTube an appealing platform for content creators to explore. I use VidIQ…

[aerequets]

I have no excuses

[pariaritzia]

Ranveer Singh and Tota Roy Choudhury performing kathak, an Indian classical dance form typically performed by women, in ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI (2023)

[rickybaby]

Daniel on what his 3 ins currently are, the sexiest coolest driver in F1 and his favourite Mario Kart character

[ct-multifandom]

I don’t usually make posts like this, but I’ve been seeing a lot of anti-intellectual junk lately, and I really think we need to put the word “pretentious” up on a shelf until people learn what it actually means.

It doesn’t describe someone who likes artsy-fartsy deep meaning media. People who are pretentious are fake. They’re posers trying to be sophisticated and unique, not like other girls. They pretend to only like stuff they think will make them sound cool when they talk about it. They want to act like they know something you don’t, and they want attention for it.

By definition, if you genuinely enjoy something, you can’t be pretentious. If it resonates with you, and you analyze it, and you don’t care what people think, that’s the polar opposite, actually. If you love obscure experimental prog music, if you watch underground high concept indie films through English teacher eyes, if you spend hours in a modern art museum reading each piece as a vessel for storytelling, if your backpack’s full of poetry books that inspire you, if you play underrated games that were someone’s passion project, if you have an interest in studying the classics or the masters, you are not pretentious.

Of course, some people just don’t like some stuff, and that’s fine, but that’s not what this is about. Don’t let anti-intellectuals shame you for enjoying things just because your interests are inaccessible to them, because they refuse to be brave and put effort into critical thinking. You’re not stuck up for refusing to overlook the craft of artists.

[snixx]

the thing that gets me about anti-reservation arguments is the sheer blindness and tunnel vision you need to believe that reservation is a problem that negatively affects (or, god forbid, oppresses) the majority of indians. yes a lot of how our reservation system is implemented is ineffective and fucked up and serves only to uplift the most privileged of reserved groups, but the problem there isn't in reservation. it's in economic inequality, a whole other issue, the same reason most people who get jobs and employment in the general category are also economically well-off. intersectionality is a thing, and the reservations we do have would be most effective if they were intersectional instead of purely based on a single parametric (say a venn diagram instead of mutually exclusive caste and economic-based reservations), but that's a whole other conversation. the so-called "general" category makes up 15% of india's population, and upper-caste hindus make up about 10%. you are not the fucking majority. it's the same argument as guys complaining girls are favoured in placements. the fact that your demographic still makes up the majority of people admitted into colleges or jobs or whatever should make you do some thinking. why do you think that is? do you think upper-caste hindu men are just fundamentally better? that in a meritocracy, this tiny minority would overpower everyone else because of some God given superiority??? now because i still have some faith in humanity I'm going to assume you don't actually believe that and are just living in some deluded bubble of ignorant bliss where you're oppressed for your privilege. the reason you're able to perform better in a so-called pure meritocracy is because of privileges you've been afforded in other areas. if most of your friends also complain about this shit constantly it's probably because the friends you make are influenced by your social station and that colours your view of what the majority looks like. this isn't normal. the flaws in the system aren't because of reservation. yes, the reservation system is in desperate need of some massive changes (especially when it comes to intersectionality and eliminating generational reservation) but the solution isn't to reduce reservation. you are not "oppressed because you're a forward-caste male". calm down and get your head out of your ass.

[topnotchquark]

The way I see it, Valentino Rossi is basically Italy's Shahrukh Khan.

[oldtvandcomics]

Happy Queer Media Monday!

Today: Badhai Do (2022) (Title translates to “Give the Good News”)

(The two main characters hiding in a closet, from a promotional poster.)

Badhaai Do is an Indian comedy movie about a gay police officer and a lesbian sports teacher, who get married in hopes of getting their families to stop nagging them about being single. Hijinks ensue, as they both pursue their own romantic relationships on the side, try to keep up the semblance of a good couple, and need to find an explanation about why after a year, they still don’t have any children.

It is a funny movie, that is clearly made with the aim to humanize queer people and champion equal rights, which it is really good at. It also has a very realistic feeling to it. I have no doubt that many queer people have lived, and are still living, this exact same life. It is especially nice that, all in all, it is a happy story. We as a community do tend to have a slight tendency to assume that the only way of being happy is to be 100% out, which is why we really need more stories like this or The Blue Caftan (2022), where gay people in more traditional societies live perfectly happy and fulfilled lives.

Badhaai Do is available on Netflix.

Queer Media Monday is an action I started to talk about some important and/or interesting parts of our queer heritage, that people, especially young people who are only just beginning to discover the wealth of stories out there, should be aware of. Please feel free to join in on the fun and make your own posts about things you personally find important!

[iamthekarmapolice]

i have the german-dubbed hindi serials in the background for at least 2 hours a day every day and i think a) it's genuinely helpful as a consistent way for me to be exposed to german in a low-stress scenario where thanks to context i can generally understand what's being said, and even pick up a few new words or phrases and b) when i do go back to india and see these serials on tv there, i think it's going to be weird for me to hear it in the original hindi

[lemoncholy-stars]

there's always ppl telling me about how great nerds [the candy] are and how that was their favorite childhood candy meanwhile my desi ass is here with my nerd equivalent

like u did not have The Quintessential Desi Experience if u didn't sneak handfuls of this between meals. or asking ur parents for dessert and them going "there's saunf in the cabinet go eat that"

[henbeaka]

ah the pain of being bilingual (watching movies in your mother tongue and picking up on mlm/wlw themes but being unable to express them online with sounding like a crazy person)

[majorbaby]

ignore this niche rant that has nothing to do with this blog but you still cannot go into the d*si or b*llywood tag on here without encountering so much thinly veiled h*ndu nationalism and that's because very few indians outside of india are willing to discuss caste (because it benefits them)

[smallboyonherbike]

well tumblrinas it's gonna be a long weekend alone bc my two IRL friends both went out of town. but i am NOT gonna get gloomy just gonna watch tv do some chores try to get out on a long dog walk before it's too hot and maybe go back to the taco place. could even try the new indian place!!

[pariaritzia]

Queerness in Indian Media

↳Comedy: COMING OUT (2023, Hindi & English) by RITUSHREE PANIGRAHI

Ritushree Panigrahi is a stand-up comedian and (as far as is known) the first and only transgender woman stand-up comedian in India. She is also a lawyer, queer rights activist, and founder of The Outcast Collective.

[shuknopadma]

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022) dir. Vignesh Shivan

[l0std1adem]

*reads book*

hmm why is this author deliberately twisting parts of Hindu scripture to fit her narrative?

*checks early life section*

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