Jashwanth Mummalaneni

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[Vimlendu Jha विमलेंदु झा @vimlendu]

OPEN LETTER TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

On the Eve of the Hearing on Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis
From the Citizens, Children & Breathless Lungs of Delhi.

Hon’ble Chief Justice Gavai,

Tomorrow, when you sit to hear the matter of Delhi’s unbreathable air, you do so not just as the custodian of the Constitution, but as a man in the final days of his judicial service, standing at a rare moment in history, atleast your personal history, if not that of the nation’s.

This is not just another pollution petition or an open letter. Also this is not just another winter. There is a strong reason one thought to write to you, versus the previous CJIs, perhaps you know best why. May be no CJI retired on the eve of great smog, or may be one did. Or may be no CJI ever acted so ignorant and dismissive (forgive my contempt!). And perhaps no CJI lazed over the fact that air pollution monitors were brazenly manipulated.

Nevertheless, respectfully speaking, this is possibly your last chance to make a stand that the nation, and especially its children, will remember you for.

Sir, allow us to speak truth with respect.

For nearly two decades, citizens, health experts, and environmentalists struggled to warn the courts, and the nation, that firecrackers were not a matter of “culture,” but a matter of lungs, cancer, asthma, stunted growth, and premature death. It took years - years - for the Supreme Court to finally acknowledge this, and impose the ban. Your order reversing this , allowing so-called “green crackers”, undid much of that work. It feels sad that it’s been over a month almost and you haven’t even asked for a status report on your orders violations, and you know they were flouted beyond purity. Unfortunately one gets a feeling that you know that would happened and yet you allowed Delhi to choke, under the fumes of the gaseous firecrackers. May be you didn’t know people would flout the order of the 52nd CJI, perhaps they got the number wrong and misbehaved.

But now, on the brink of retirement, we ask:
Please do not leave the children of Delhi gasping as your judicial farewell.

Sir, this is not a demand for bans, or sweeping overnight orders, or the jailing of farmers.
We do not ask you to take a drastic step, only a decisive one.

Do something that:
- Holds the executive to account
- Forces action where there has only been optics
- Protects the smallest lungs first
- Prevents this annual public health.

Protect children of 2025, atleast.

I have always said, that this is not your job, as in job of the judiciary, it’s the job of the legislature and executive, however when your predecessors have assisted the children of this country, why deny yourself the privilege of doing the same. This was never meant to be the judiciary’s job, but it became yours because the state never performed its duty.

We need that Supreme Court again, not a silent one, not a helpless one.

Sir, this may be hard to say, but it must be said: In your final days, you have a choice, to serve the comfort of the current political moment, or the survival of the future Prime Ministers, future judges, future citizens of this country.

Not as a political act, but as a moral one.

Do not let the final breath of your tenure be indifference.

And incase you are not inclined to take a stand, please sit down, so that you don’t undo the contribution of your predecessors.

Regards,
The stunted Lungs of India

[Paras Chopra @paraschopra]

So you’re telling me that Deepseek with private funds can release an open source model, but govt awarding Rs 220 crores of public funds to Sarvam isn’t asking for the same?

This is tax payers money, so the full pipeline ought to be open source!

[Paras Chopra @paraschopra]

Slides: https://t.co/5LHt7fEDXF

Feedback welcome! (Soon I'll be recording a video based on these)

[smallest.ai @smallest_AI]

@AravSrinivas We would love to have you onboard. Tomorrow we will be sharing public benchmarks on how we have surpassed Elevenlabs across all parameters - spending very little capital.

Our aim is to focus on multi-modal intelligence and we'd gladly invite you to partner with us.

[Aravind Srinivas @AravSrinivas]

I am ready to invest a $1mm personally and 5 hours/week of my time into the most qualified group of people that can do this right now for making India great again in the context of AI. Consider this as a commitment that cannot be backtracked. The team has to be cracked and obsessed like DeepSeek team and has to open source the models with MIT license.

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

Register now and apply to be a part of ETHIndia 2024 via @devfolio https://t.co/taPFcrjAIy #hackathon #devfolio

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

Looking to join an ETHIndia team! Let me know if you’re looking for an addition.

[Shiva Rapolu @shivarapolu01]

4 am club?

[Shiva Rapolu @shivarapolu01]

Go to US -> Do MS -> Work for 3-6 years -> Learn -> Come back to India with Ideas -> Startup -> Become millionaire -> Wake up

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

@drummatick How many of them are PPO's?

[IIT Guwahati @IITGuwahati]

6 students from Electronics Club, @techboard_iitg have achieved remarkable success at T-Works Byte Bending Challenge!🚀 Our teams Hydra & Prometheus secured the 1st runner-up and 4th positions in the national competition out of 600 teams at the grand finale held at Hyderabad.

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

@IITGuwahati @techboard_iitg @EduMinOfIndia @TWorksHyd @PIBHRD Congratulations guys👏👏

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

@ArkaDatta02 🚀🚀

[IIT Guwahati @IITGuwahati]

On the Occasion of International E-Waste Day, the Prakriti Club, Technical Board @IITGuwahati has taken a significant step by installing e-waste disposal bins in all of our student hostels. 🌿🌏

#IITGuwahati #Sustainability #InternationalEWasteDay

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

@IITGuwahati @EduMinOfIndia @DirectorIITG @techboard_iitg

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

@IITGuwahati @DirectorIITG @techboard_iitg

[IIT Guwahati @IITGuwahati]

#TechnicalBoard @IITGuwahati successfully conducted the #InterIITTechnicalMeet Orientation for IIT Guwahati contingent. The session witnessed active engagement from faculty and students.

#IITGuwahati #TechBoard #InterIITTechMeet #InnovationAndExcellence #OnwardToVictory

[techboard.iitg @techboard_iitg]

🌟 Dive into the Prelude of Excellence! 🚀

📆 Mark your calendars for October 13th as TechBoard IITG is coming up with the Inter IIT Tech Meet 2023 Orientation! Uncover the What, Why, and How of the incredible Inter IIT saga, all to be revealed at this event.

[Jashwanth Mummalaneni @0xmjc]

@ArkaDatta02 🚀🚀

[Vijay Shekhar Sharma @vijayshekhar]

It seems like we all were given blockchain distraction while all this was being done. This is like writing a new OS.
Silicon Valley again proves dominance on building long term tech.