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@HSwaminath

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Indian Forest Service (KN;79) former secretary forest government of Karnataka ,Oxford forestry institute published:Revisiting Forest types of India

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@HSwaminath
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@dp_satish True. Many factors are responsible for the landslides. Deforestation, heavy rain fall, soil bearing capacity. Wynad is heavily populated and has exceeded its carrying capacity. We need a mapping of vulnerable areas in western ghats and measures to prevent such calamities. I agree
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Very sad to infirm my foresters brothers and sisters the passing away of S.Shyam Sundar IFS. An eminent forester, highly cultured and most humble human being. His work in conservation of forestry in India is unparalleled.He was on various national & international committee. RIP
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Bangaluru is most unlivable city among 220 cities surveyed is very disappointing and calls for the state authorities to take corrective measures. Citizens are paying second highest GST in the country and the income tax. They deserve a better infra and civic amenities.
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@ParaRjs Msp is just less than one percentage of budget. Corporate tax reduction and other subsidies are more than 20 percentage of budget.
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December never had rains or cyclones. Baybof Bengal is still going through spell after spell the cyclonic storms. Never seen such climate in sixty years.
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@jagatmindri Shakespeare from Shesha appa Iyer. Abraham and Ibrahim too from ..!
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@HSwaminath
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Nature must be given a chance to heal.
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Jane Goodall who has given her life to care so much for chimps and wildlife tells the truth and is 100% correct "We cannot hide away from human population growth" Have less children - stop over consumption and give nature a chance to heal
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@HSwaminath
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First day in my life without my mother who passed away very cheerfully at the age of 95. Believe me ,I do not miss her or cry because , I very strongly feel ,she is in my every part of body and mind. I will always cherish her memory. She was super mom.
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@Minniie_Mehra The son of a founder of catering service feeding the workers who worked with his father after his father passed away.
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@DiscourseDancer @SoniaSikka4 Obama has understood India better than many so called statesman cum world leaders. Amazing person.
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@dp_satish This will be disastrous. The locals must be consulted as required under EIA guidelines. We need to protect it . Any idea whether EIA has been done.
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Aravali is biodiversity hotspots. It must be declared as ESZ area . Please stop quarrying and blasting.
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Saga of illegal sand mining continues in Haryana Aravallis. This location is in Kadarpur village in Gurugram. We have just written a complaint email to the authorities. @cmohry Citizens demand the use of drones to monitor these illegal activities in our forests. @HaryanaTweets
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Western ghats are experiencing accelerated landslides during monsoon in recent years. Carrying capacity naps are available which should be used for taking preventive measures. Gadgil report /Kasturi Rangan reports are submitted long back but not implemented. Need urgent action
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@HSwaminath
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Price rise ,economy, exchange rate and GST along with unemployment are most important issues. Like in matured democracy ,every day there should be mankibath. POTUS does this every day Our PMO must do it. There is nothing more important than this after border security.
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@AgBioWorld I was lucky to have seen him and heard his lecture. He came to Bangalore after winning nobel prize. It was 1975? around .
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@sagarikaghose @BJP4India Varnasi is a test case. There are no candidates left to fight the hero. Like in Troy the no Trojans are left to fight Achlis.
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@ParaRjs Army officers were by and lage secular. But if we see some expressing their views, it is very disappointing. Some are so horrible.
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@Shuks80 @ranjona I have same experience. I fill confidence in them by calling their names very affectinately.
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Palm oil plantations are huge threats to biodiversity. Must be banned to save forests.
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All the Palm oil products you need to avoid It’s in chocolate, pizza dough, margarine. It’s also in cosmetics like lipstick, and personal care products, such as deodorant, shampoo, and toothpaste. And its causing mass deforestation killing Orangutans
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@SauravDassss @ranjona Who should protect constitution under extradinary circumstances is not clear ? Certainly not executive or parliament. Finally voter's must act .
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@HSwaminath
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Europe politics is not very competitive. People think it is a thankless job. It is only in India ,politics is most competitive and is highly rewarding.
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@dp_satish Kalkere, arasikere ,Doddamudyvadi, Hosakote, Hosur, innu bahala. Kannada is spoken by just 50 million and if we do.not protect who will protect our mother tongue. Neeriliyada gantalalli kadubu turkidante. Manorame told to Muddanna.
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@IndiaToday @marasim135 @RahulGandhi @ombirlakota A good parliamentary lesson. VP was also tutored some time back. Parliament is temple of democracy its head must be respected.
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@rajeshmahapatra @pujamehra Media is reporting PMs speech. Busy analyzing the impact. Do not disturb them as they are not bothered about FANI impact. In India vote is more valuable than the man who is voting it.
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India is passing through disturbance due to many man made problems. We can not afford to waste our resources in protests Hartal and other such issues. Government of the day must invest its mandate wisely to make the difference in quality of life.
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@jagatmindri I saw few temple structures lastweek preserved in Bannerghatta forests inhabitated by Akki pikki community. They have three stones round shaped in all these temples. Temple size is 3×3×3 ft. The stones are just round shaped. Muneswara. Maramma, must be local names.
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@jagatmindri Only poor are misguided in the name of religion.
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Very brave heroes .
@MikeHudema
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Since the Paris climate agreement was signed until December 2021 over 1000 land & #EnvironmentalDefenders from around the world have been murdered. Here are their names. Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #cop15 via @Global_Witness
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@JM_Scindia Is it not too dense? They need open areas to spot and chase pteys. Their survival is linked to their agility and capacity to hunt.
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@nehaa_sinha @timesofindia Roads are important but trees are far more important.
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@dp_satish Mekedatu needs consideration. High rainfall years excess water can be stored and used .
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@kikumbhar @ranjona Indian scientists are first religious and then scientists. They believe it is God's blessings...
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@sardesairajdeep Congress must face reality and partake in healthy discussion. Media has become terrorist like institution spreading fake news for TRP. Once the horror movies were popular in Hollywood and people loved watching. Today Indian media is like that. I was watching Inditoday only ..?
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Forest clearances is continuing unabatedly in India is very unfortunate. What was gained dur to lockdown is lost due to clearances.
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@ParaRjs White lie. What was the government doing ?
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@BDUTT Night.marish experience I stay next to main road connecting hospitals. Each siren I miss my heart beats.
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@rahulkanwal How did get permission . Many international organisations and Indians were refused the permission. Many are intersted to do such service for various reasons. Scheduled animals are not permitted to be kept in centres. They must be rehabilitated in natural habitat.
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@pbmehta @ParaRjs Honestly, any one is OK.
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@WeAreBangalore I took over from Neginalji. Continued his work. Created many nurseries. Got land from corporation to create offices. Expanded the capacity. RK sir attended atleast 12 tree planting programs. KGA planting was personally supervised by RK. Got Indira priyadarshini award !!
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@Enraged_Indian @ParaRjs No political party should indulge in corrupt practices.
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@dp_satish COVID and post recovery have some issues. Unexplored science.
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@HSwaminath
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@churumuri @Sv4599 @bsindia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc At 6 percent it takes 12 years Rule 72 must be taught to these people.
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@PhysInHistory Nice. Is there is a conjecture to show The diffrence in the square of two consecutive integers numbers is equal to sum of two consecutive integers. 2^2-3^2=5 2+3=5 20^2-21^2=41 20+21=41 5^2-6^2=11 5+6=11
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@ranjona Uttarakhand has fragile ecosystem. Mountains makes the wind movement sudden and turbulent as they hit the mountains causing high velocitywinds triggers cloud burst, flash flood, landslides and incessant rains. Carying capacity studies needed to regulate anthropogenic activity
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@HSwaminath
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@ndtvfeed Similarly there is India with non Hindus too.
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@muruga_TNIE @NewIndianXpress @xpresstn Twenty tmc is present storage. If they release at this rate the reservoir will be empty in 12 days. It is survival for both states. The supreme court must hear it on priority and give fair judgement.
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@ndtv @tehseenp He was restless without power. He was not a mass leader like many congress leaders.
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@ranjona Conservation of remaining biodiversity is a challange. PM has not chaired any wildlife board meeting so far is a real concern.
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@MahuaMoitra It is sad that not a single watch dog agency can study and clarify whether there exist a conspiracy or not in the foreign report.
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@ParaRjs Ukrain has withstood the war for 22 days. I think they have courage and resolve.
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Worst deluge in the living memory. I lived as a young boy in a village on the bank of Arkavathi. Never had seen such a level of flood. The land use change coupled with the flash flood has destroyed lives and property. The NHAI has not factored extreme weather events in its plan.
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@HSwaminath
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Nature is facing the threat of mass extinction in various forms. The responsibility of mankind is to slow.diwn the process of imminent extinction than accelerating it. We must do all that is needed to stop self destruction.
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@HSwaminath
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@PDChina Congrats China for 5G VR.
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@Indian10000000 @MadanKandal3 @ptrmadurai It has taken away states autonomy. States have no role in taxation.
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@tishasaroyan Indian kings too have indulged in loot and arsons after winning small kingdoms ruled by small kings.
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@ParaRjs Now Germans have destroyed every memory of him. They feel ashamed of him.
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@ShashiTharoor Pl do plant up with mangroves and other plant species. And we did it successfully in Mangalore.
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Stockholm 50 summit being held in Stockholm today. Fifty years back Indian Prime minister had made passionate appeal to the world leaders to protect the Environment. All the best to todays summit.
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@kjsingh2 @ParaRjs Gen Bakshi has no credibility.
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@kfgsa1 @Cofsirsi @BSBommai @CMofKarnataka @PMOIndia @narendramodi @byadavbjp @moefcc @aranya_kfd @nimmasuresh @mepratap The forestry graduate have first right over the posts. They are given preference over genral graduates by reserving half the posts. And to the foresyry graduates are doing better.
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@NGKabra @skjsaurabh Good thread. Genetics will be strong evidence in the migrations.
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Nyay is a well thought out scheme.people who oppose it may please see how subsidies are in favour of A PL . Subsidies in education petroleum products , irrigation , power , fertizers, and many hidden subsidies are not benefiting poor. The NYAY must be done to poor.
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@RealEJAntoni @Sv4599 People are born to serve the state.
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Forests Act is being amended to facilitate the Forest diversion to national projects of strategic importance to be taken up without prior approval. This will be the death knell to the Forest conservation effort made in the last fifty years. This must be protested.
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@BhaduriRajendra Gujjus are best business men. I was seeing the bank deposit. It is lowest in Gujarath. But borrowing is very high. State wise Karnataka has high bank deposit exceeding it's gdp. But borrowing is less.
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From today online permits to transport the timber and bamboo in the country. A good move to reduce the workload to staff. Hope misuse will not be there as it is issued with spot inspection.
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@SethShruti She is a female Arnab in making. Journterrrorism.
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@dp_satish @CMofKarnataka @siddaramaiah I agree. Very painful for animals to leave their relatives and familiar environment. I am completely against it .
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High courts can not comprehend the ecological value of Forests and Biodiversity. Arrey forests are now a past and will be occupied by concrete.
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Our FM is a master in innovations. Electoral bonds is one such innovation. Demonetisation has legalised all black money. Is it not innovation?
@sonaliranade
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Innovations in corruption. There has been a lot of talk about ushering in a corruption must Bharat. The truth is that there has been some fresh thinking about corruption under the new Government & I would like to share my thoughts on the same with you. So here goes. 1/n
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@ranjona Americans are wondering. One handshake and one eye contact three page statement. This is over reading.
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@indiainpixels God bless God's own land. Whre people don't go hunger.
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@divyamittal_IAS True. In UK universities. 9 to 9.30 work 10 minutes tea. 12.0 lunch 1 to 2.30 work. 2.30 cofee. 4.30 close or work. 6 hours work are very productive. 7th hr, Efficiency is half. 8th hour. E is 1/10.
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@apurvasays Very knowledgeable person. Unfortunately he died from cancer. Nitritionist.
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@dp_satish @rajinikanth @BMTC_BENGALURU @News18Kannada We had seen him as students. Bahaddur was very popular driver.
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@TribalArmy This is most ugly act. Crime against nature.
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Forest fires continue to burn European forests destroying the biodiversity. It will take now hundreds of years to restore it to the original levels.
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@jagatmindri Silk Lalbagh Buchnan forest diary was kept in his library. Biggest library. Nandi hills development . Sandal wood allotment to Sringeri . Rackets. Sandalwood oil factory.
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Contractors paying 40.pecent comission is a blot on bureaucracy. Those who are aware of it , and turning their heads away from it are equally guilty. M.N.Vijaykumar who fought corruption and punished with reduced pension always held bureaucrats responsible. He always trusted me.
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@jamewils They auction poor drivers cab.
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India capitali is breathing toxic air. In the same capital forest amendment act is being introduce in parliament. What a pity.
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@hamzamlakdawala @ranjona If this is the treatment given in jail. Many would not hesitate to commit crime.
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@ranjona It is a magistrates cow? Some time his dog too gets very special treatment.
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A five line programme in python was all that needed to match the bond and the purchaser. It took fifteen seconds to unprofessionals. SBI has exhibited a classic betrayal by not sharing data under such circumstances. Kyc is needed for SBI! Whom do we trust.
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@MadanKandal3 It changed the course of India. 400 million were pulled out of poverty. Economic and social reforms were institutionalided. A good foundation to development was laid.
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@LiveLawIndia At last. Let us see what the supreme court feels about this ?
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@WilfredQuadros1 @AMISHDEVGAN If there is no license ,it is difficult to say who is running it Classic case of benami.
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MoEf is clearing , projects after the projects without any conservation concerns. Do we need a ministry to clear forests. It has lost its relevance. Courts are just watching.
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@Anand_GJ Southern states like Mysuru protected TN and kerala from Notherner aggressions. It was karnataka that protected Southern states from colonization against all invasions including British.
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@dp_satish It used to fill up by August 15 each year. When I was in Mangalore every day Mr Revannasiddaiah DIG would issue press release on Lingnamakki level warning people about the possible breach. We were making jokes on him and he was called as Linganamakki Revanasidaiah.
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@rajcaar @aranya_kfd Send the photo to forest department nearest. You down load the app E parihara. You get compensation.
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@jagatmindri Science can only save the life not yaga or Pooja. Vivekananda ,Shankara died too young. Spirituality will not prolong life. Man must work in the field ,sweat and lead healthy life.
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@assamforest Needs to be investigated. Food chain must have been contaminated.
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@ShashiTharoor @TheHinduComment Too much is written on this. People must live and let others live in what ever way it is comfortable and satisfying. No one should look down other's religion in poor light. The road is finally to achieve spirituality.
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