Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Thanks to all our Subscribers and Members who made this possible!!!
Excited to announce the expansion of hashtag#TeamDeshbhakt in 2025!
We begin with adding upto 4 video editors & interns to our team in Feb! (More positions opening up in the weeks to come!) - Do apply if this fits your bill or share with someone who may need it! -
APPLICATION LINK - forms.gle/yFZGNHeBVuYrFRA3A
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Gratitude…
Here’s hoping that you had a great start to 2025. My ‘New Year’ was a little subdued - no party, no music or dance, no celebration with friends …. Just the steady hum of the Oxygen Concentrator & the BiPAP machine as 2025 rolled in - these are the 2 machines that my father has been dependent on for more than a week now. But it is in moments like these - you are forced to take a pause and reflect with gratitude on the things you have and the fortune one is
blessed with.
My father - a long term COPD patient - paid a visit to his old friend in Bangalore who was celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately there he developed a nasty case of pneumonia that landed him in the ICU. With his entire family support structure in Delhi / NCR - it was his old family friend who got him to hospital / pulled all the strings / stabilised / took immense care of him ….Till we got to Bangalore.
Now, after more than a week in hospital, my dad is out of hospital, but he is not in a condition to fly to Delhi. So we have him recuperating at the same friend's house - who has made everything available to us. With me on guard just incase anything goes south.
Gratitude seeing this level of friendships that my parents have - spanning decades - with so much richness and depth (something to aspire for in today's age of flakiness) Gratitude for being able to take care of dad when he needed it - to get him the best medical care - of having the elbow room to put The Deshbhakt on a rare hold and ensure that dad is atleast stable before resuming work. It's in moments like these when u thank your stars for a solid family and friend circle.
In the professional front - over the last few days, I got a chance to rummage over the incredible support we got in 2024, (a year when India narrowly missed becoming a one party democracy) Gratitude for the faith that subscribers have put on us - to make Deshbhakt a 5 million strong channel on Youtube (with a BILLION views coming up soon) Gratitude to EVERY deshbhakt member - past / present - on Patreon.com/thedeshbhakt or here on Youtube - each one of you have played a KEY role to keep us alive and growing. We know that you have our back and it means a lot - never having to bend to market forces or ‘requests’ from shady parties. Special mention to our Ultimate Deshbhakt members - who have nothing but the wish that India shines bright and that the right information reaches to people.
Gratitude also for all the hate / bile / abuse we get on a daily basis - for 6 years it has been a privilege to spit facts, satire and data on the faces of haters and watch them squirm, froth and rant … for without that ranting / abuse and trolling we would never have got the engagement to grow as much as we did!!! :)))
(And we will be making a lot more folks uncomfortable in 2025 with more facts / satire and data)
Finally gratitude for all of you believing in the mission of Deshbhakt - to create a lot more aware and proactive citizens who question the wrongs and fight to make India a truly progressive, inclusive & constitutional democracy. For 6 years we have strived to deliver factual content and break down complex issues. In 2025 India will face a lot more headwinds as the true nature and depth of our economic crisis is exposed. There will be a lot more distraction into the past and ‘others’ that will take place - a lot more attempts to discredit voices of reason and logic - and sadly the spirit of debate and discussion will shrink further with people refusing to admit their mistakes.
Though all this mess - we will continue to do what we have done for years now. We aim to be even more brutal with the facts, more biting with the satire and more in-depth with the data. If you have some ideas for The Deshbhakt - do share it in the comments below. The good, the bad, the ugly is all welcome !!!!
Akash Banerjee
For Team Deshbhakt
1st of January, 2025.
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Busy week for Team DeshBhakt!
1. Revolt In #Bengal Continues - more than a month after the #RGKarCollege Horror Case ... Mamata Banerjee continues to face the heat. Will she be able to overcome her biggest political crisis as CM?
2. #Manipur Modi's Biggest Failure? - for 16 Months an Indian state has been in #CivilWar mode and yet Modi refuses to even look at the state. His biggest internal security failure as PM?
3. Fantastic DB Samvaad with Ashutosh Rana on #Ramayan - why he chose to play #Raavan in the acclaimed theatrical production #HumareRam
4. Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail in the alleged Liquor Scam - on the same day that 10 accused in the #DelhiRiots case were acquitted by a Delhi court saying that evidence submitted by Delhi Police is incorrect.
Why has #BJPGovt failed to prosecute even high profile terror / scam / riot cases ???
Catch this and more on the channel // Subscribe // Become a member - via www.patreon.com/thedeshbhakt
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🚨 DESHBHAKT MEMBERS ALERT!🚨
Tons of stuff happening this month - first head to the DB @discord server and line up questions for our guest this weekend on #DeshbhaktConversations !!! / Also the #DBmerch t-shirt design contest is LIVE - please send in your design ideas for fresh batch of tees! / Finally only Members get to decide on episode topics - so let is know what we should be working on this month!
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For those who have been asking how to join the Deshbhakt #Discord Server - here is the simplified process!!!
1. Become a member (monthly / yearly) on
a) patreon.com/thedeshbhakt or
b) youtube.com/thedeshbhakt/join
2. Head to bit.ly/thedeshbhakt
3. Open the Introduction room under the Welcome tab!
4. Follow instructions to join the server!
bit.ly/PatreonLinking - for @Patreon members
bit.ly/YouTubeLinking - for @youtube members
5. Read the follow the server rules & converse / debate / network / share / vent!
Welcome!!!!!
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#TheDeshbhakt platform is now a family of more 8 million alert citizens - who are questioning for a better India, striving for a more accountable political class & in the process having a few laughs at the 'system'
To do this better and faster - we are looking for an Executive Producer - who will help our team churn out slicker & consistency accurate coverage of events as they unfold.
Do share this opportunity it with someone who may fit the bill !!!
Details & application via - forms.gle/DJJkC2uHHmzMaftR9
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In the middle of Election Season - Oxford Union decides to release the recording of the #IndiaDebate... Where I had the opportunity to polish my debating skills after a long time & speak on the rather inflammable topic - THB That Modi’s India is on the Right Path (For The Motion)
Now many were shocked to see me speak FOR THIS Motion!!!!! - but then isn't that what Debating is all about. :) Getting a chance to interpret the topic and YET having your say :::)))))
Though this has been released after a delay - given the elections are on - its a good time!!!
- Do have a listen!
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Request To Deshbhakt Family As India Goes To Vote!!!
Close to a BILLION people have the right to vote in our great country. If u are a Deshbhakt Family Member I earnestly hope that you will vote - no excuses - #VoteForDemocracy - ur country is depending on you.
Confused about the voting process? // Dont know details of your area MP?
Want to know why our Parliamentary System is not like America's Presidential System?
Why NOTA is just a dumb fraud pulled on voters? /// And why asking 'But who to vote for??!!' - is the dumbest thing an adult person can do in a democracy.
Watch this episode and pledge to #VOTE!
Previous #LokSabhaElections Voter Turnout
2009 - 58.21%
2014 - 66.44%
2019 - 67.40%
2024 - ?? (Will we make a record this time?)
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