Vanishree

History, archaeology, travel , languages, business, movies,food, trivia and other random things . FMCG brands in another life.

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Whatever happened to proof reading …#TOI

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TIL about Saatvik 100 index launched a week or so ago . It comprises 100 companies within BSE 500 that align with traditional "Saatvik" principles (such as avoiding alcohol, tobacco, and non-vegetarian sectors) . The 100 companies that make the list are interesting .

[Vanishree @1vani]

@dp_satish @zenrainman Congratulations @zenrainman on the award . Three stalwarts( personifying GKVK here) from Bengaluru joint winners . Super like !!

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State Govt is considering implementing listing of age one wedding card - a welcome move among others towards curbing child marriages . However I am wondering how would some celebrities cope with disclosing their age publicly .

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Just noticed an edible oil brand do a shrinkflation number on one of its SKU - gullible customers get conned by perceived discounting but rarely notice grammage reduction .

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@avtansa Can the below be added to this list as well?

दानशूर कर्ण
नाक की नोक पर गुस्सा (दुर्वासा मुनी)
शबरी के बेर - आधा खाया हुआ फल
हनुमान की पूँछ
धर्मराज in Hindi or धर्मराय in Konkani

[Vanishree @1vani]

Whoever visualised / approved this layout of a coconut with a leaf just lost the plot of Fruit Ice cream for me- looks so forced and artificial .

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@MadrasMobile The astrologer has got the right launch pad for pan-India presence and is free to pursue it now

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Was aware of some European nations which had no national army and depended on agreements with other countries/ forces . TIL that several countries in the Pacific and Caribbean region also do not have a national army viz ., Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama, Dominica among others

[Vanishree @1vani]

Post OTT , been noticing decline in cinema theatre viewership - today’s visit to PVR ICON Versova made me realise one more reason-the theatre experience is no longer same- why would anybody waste good money over poor air conditioning &even horrible customer service @_PVRCinemas

[Vanishree @1vani]

April 1st 1957- One Naya Paisa was introduced -that is the rupee was decimalised to 100 Naya Paisa. Prior to this a rupee=16 annas, each anna =4 paisas & each paisa =2 pies. While the Naya term was dropped in 1964 , the actual One Paisa was withdrawn in 2011. #Thisdayinhistory

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@udupendra I hope they have verified whether the quote is by Rabindranath Tagore .

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Series C funding and all is good… then came bundle selling -buy 3/5 visit in advance &after paying for bundle & fixing an appt, the company reschedules it on their own. Customer left high and dry with Chat support who is busy. Thus #Snabbit story unfolds … Picture Abhi baaki?

[Vanishree @1vani]

@avtansa Oh now that explains the origin of the Konkani term for such marriages - Satte (साट्टे) soirika ( marriage alliances)

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People, just a reminder : It is last quarter of the fiscal year, so you will get calls about lapsing insuring policy started in 2016, unless you make a new payment . Stay away - unless you want to start a new one #Insurancescam

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I really don’t understand why every Mutual Fund company needs to update the address while doing KYC , each has their own format -adding dots and dashes and every thing is else gets updated so there is no constant address but variations in : and - or / everytime.
#REKYC

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Video killed the Radio Star … Ironically the first and last song to be played on MTV.
We can't rewind, we've gone too far
Video killed the Radio Star …

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@rahulbajaj1986 @ushrit2020 Had a similar experience a month ago , took a uber to reach the show and then couldn’t find an auto/taxi for almost 20-25 minutes when almost everything around the fort is shut, Taxis hard to come by on the way back since it is wedding season .

[Vanishree @1vani]

Bas Abhi Taylor Swift se Haldi Kunkum Karwana baaki hai #IYKYK

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Hospital Stories: The more they r diffrnt, the more they stay same .A waiting room person has now 2field inane questions (based on their ChatGPT search ) frm relatives sitting mile/s away-Try asking these to Doctors on call , your sanity will be questioned.Need a word for this