#Agarkar

BCCI has extended Ajit Agarkar's contract as Chief Selector till June 2026. (Express Sports). #BCCI #Selector #Agarkar

The intellectual debate between Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar #Tilak and Gopal Ganesh #Agarkar represents a crucial moment in #Maharashtra’s history, reflecting a deeper conflict between Western Knowledge Systems (#WKS) and Indian Knowledge Systems (#IKS). Both Tilak and Agarkar were pioneering #thinkers, co-founding institutions like the New English School, Arya Bhushan Press, Deccan Education Society, and Fergusson College, shaping the future of education and public discourse in India. However, their ideological paths diverged sharply over fundamental questions concerning #dharma, #reform, and the role of #tradition in #modern society. Agarkar, heavily influenced by Western #rationalism and #materialist #philosophy, viewed dharma as a product of ignorance and fear, advocating for radical social reforms based on European #Enlightenment thought. Tilak, on the other hand, resisted the uncritical acceptance of Western frameworks, seeking to #revitalize and #reinterpret IKS in a way that accommodated modernity while preserving the spiritual and philosophical core of Bharatiya traditions. Their debate, particularly on topics like idol worship, the nature of dharma, and education, encapsulates the broader struggle between colonial modernity and indigenous knowledge traditions. Young #Scholar Adwait Athawale @athawale_adwait , through his research, re-examines this historic debate by analyzing the epistemological roots of Tilak and Agarkar’s positions. His work, presented as a paper at the INDICA Conference on "IKS Studies through #Colonial Encounter" challenges existing historiographies that have largely focused on socio-political aspects, instead bringing IKS into the center of the discussion. By highlighting the Western materialist underpinnings of Agarkar’s arguments and Tilak’s comparative approach to Indian and Western philosophies, Athawale provides a fresh lens to understand their intellectual legacy. This study, therefore, seeks to analyze the Tilak-Agarkar debate through the framework of knowledge systems, exploring its implications for contemporary discussions on modernity, reform, and the role of IKS in shaping India’s intellectual future. It was presented at the recently concluded INDICA conference on "IKS Studies through Colonial Encounter". Read the complete conversation on our website through the link in the next tweet. #IKSChangemakers #IndianKnowledgeSystems +

#SANJU single handedly won us the T20I WC & saved Ajit Agarkar's job as Chief Selector #GautamGambhir - coach just to get ditched by these ungrateful person. #agarkar 🤮🤮

विवेकवाद, वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोन आणि सामाजिक प्रबोधनाचा विचार समाजात रुजविणारे थोर समाजसुधारक, पत्रकार व शिक्षणतज्ज्ञ गोपाळ गणेश आगरकर यांना पुण्यतिथीनिमित्त विनम्र अभिवादन. #गोपाळ_गणेश_आगरकर #GopalGaneshAgarkar #Agarkar

who doesn’t fit this team at the moment, #GautamGambhir & #Agarkar have made a mockery of the entire selection process. #TeamIndia selectors and coaches to deliberatly destroy this talented squad #INDvsSA #INDvSA #SanjuSamson #ShubmanGill #SAvsIND #SAvIND #t20worldcup2026

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@BCCI You will start losing your followers if you don’t remove #GG AND #Agarkar from their position asap. They are ruining my beautiful tan India 🇮🇳

वा बापट वा! 😏 आगरकरांची परंपरा पुढे चालवण्याची जबाबदारी तुम्ही अगदी मनापासून घेतली आहे दिसतंय. आजच्या जमान्यातही असे ‘समाजसुधारक’ निर्माण होतात, हे दाखवून दिल्याबद्दल अभिनंदन! 👏😂 #bapat #agarkar #pune #Ganeshotsav #dj @gajabhauX @INCIndia

At different times in Indian cricket, the power centre alternates between chief selector, head coach and captain. #Agarkar and #Gambhir were quick to spot, the team needed a shake-up and they had to take the lead

#IshanKishan #Agarkar #GautamGambhir

if September was going to be his last, was it necessary to go to Lanka now? Or does Agarkar see something further ahead? #Agarkar #SLvIND

🚨Chief selector Ajit Agarkar is here in Sri Lanka and he’s travelling with the team to Galle.

Shreyas Iyer has already shown he’s not captain material - in the IPL and the first Ireland match. He shouldn’t be in the T20 team either. Hard to digest why unknown players are getting debits while in-form Vaibhav Suryavanshi is ignored. Looks like insecurity. Will be glad to be proven wrong.

@VertigoWarrior What's hard to digest. #Agarkar will try to push Mumbai lobby #Gambhir has its own lobby. Both hate Biharis. It's not just cricket, Biharis are discriminated in every field in India. Don't act naive.

#shegde marathi bias loby 1(5) 2-0-25-0 Amazing as anti Bihari politics ended up being 2-0 loss for India. #Gambhir #Agarkar #Shreyas The trio of mediocrity and bias. Well played Ireland, happy for you. #indvsire

If that's the criteria for #agarkar then on which planet Rana Ji taken 10 Wickets #bcci #INDvsPAK #T20WorldCup #ICCMensT20WorldCup2026

Meanwhile Agarkar- ‘8 wickets are fine but you know we are looking for someone who can take 10 for us’

#ABHISHEKSHARMA 🤔 Rules are different for some players under #GautamGambhir and #agarkar. #teamindia #sanjusamson

Anne @DineshKarthik nalla irukiya 💥💥… #RCB 🔥🔥… Kudos to @mdsirajofficial @mahipallomror36 .. and then one single man #ViratKohli proved once again 🐐.. Cant imagine they wont pick him for t20 wc.. #Agarkar this knock is on you🤣

This 3-format player virus should be removed from the ICT system #Agarkar

What performance does Jitesh have given? Why so much indifference to Ishan Kishan? #Agarkar #GautamGambhir

mdc bcci and Lundarkar still ignored Ishan Kishan despite of being a great performers in domestic cricket. He has showed his performance in County Cricket, VHT, SMAT, India A games but still can't find place in the squad.. basically they are ignoring him because he is from Bihar.

Shami 11 overs 17 runs 2 wickets Future team plans la ilayaam Joker dei 🤡🤡 #Agarkar @GautamGambhir

England win the second ODI by 4 wickets. #TeamIndia's focus now shifts to the series decider on Sunday. Scorecard ▶️ #ENGvIND

@BCCI Remove #Gambhir & #Agarkar with immediate effect. He destroyed good team which was prepared by #RahulDravid @JayShah @lonsaikia @ShuklaRajiv @MithunManhas @aajtak

अगरकर साहब कुलदीप यादव को टीम में चुन के तो दे देते है लेकिन कोच गंभीर साहब खिलाते नहीं है. चक्कर क्या है ? #agarkar #kuldeepyadav #gautamgambhir