Omkar Bhat

''This Is The Way''

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

This is a thread on the tailwinds that India has and how as an investor you could take advantage of it (~50 tweets).

With inputs from @gupta_ashu and @dumbelldumb

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@vikasvardhan Weirdly it's one common thing despite differences in religion, culture and all other things we fight about. The government should declare it as a uniting action. We must start giving "Sardar Patel National Unity Award" for those who do it and spread it among the masses.

[Rakesh @GyanTherapy]

My AI+video has been taken down through legal action.

I have always believed that independent opinions and reviews are important both for consumers and brands and help in evolution of the whole industry with better products,clear messaging and smarter consumers

Hoping for better times in future for tech creators,consumers and brands

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@learning30391 @CalmInvestor Part 1 of n

[IIT Madras @iitmadras]

IIT Madras has launched the new BS in Aeronautics and Space Technology, a flexible, skill-based undergraduate programme offered in online mode, aimed at widening access to industry-ready aerospace education.

Aligned with national priorities in aviation, UAVs and space manufacturing, the programme is designed to build strong foundations in analysis, design, industrial R&D and higher studies. Open to Class 12 pass-outs and diploma holders without IIT-JEE, it offers flexible pacing, Sunday examinations, and multiple exit options at the foundation, diploma, and BS levels under the NEP.

Learners will gain exposure to CFD, FEM, aircraft and spacecraft design, supported by recorded lectures, live tutorials, discussion forums and on-campus lab courses at IIT Madras. Internship and placement support will be provided through IIT Madras’ Centre for Outreach and Digital Education (CODE).

Graduates will be well-positioned for careers across aerospace, defence, energy and advanced engineering sectors, as well as for GATE and advanced degrees. With fee waivers of up to 75% for eligible learners, the programme reinforces IIT Madras’ commitment to democratising access to high-quality technical education.

@iitmadras @CODE_iitm_

#IITMadras #BSDegree #NewCourse

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@ShereenBhan @AshmitTejKumar Like King Cnut commanding the tide to obey. You can regulate all you like, but the waves of technology will simply carry on - leaving the decree looking rather quaint and damp.

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@narendramodi @grok is it possible for you to verify what are the claims made by Trump in his truth social post (https://t.co/CqOTa7lmV2) which are verified by PM Modi in above tweet and which are the ones which remain unacknowledged (and hence may be diplomatically refuted by India)?

[Snehil Saluja @mrsnhl]

A 1 crore earning techie's life has no value in Bengaluru.

And if you're not earning that much? Your life has even less.

My sister and her friend were driving home in my car. They stopped at a red light - the logical thing anyone does. A drunk driver in a mini-truck didn't feel the need to stop. He slammed into them instead.

I know he was drunk. She knows it. The highway police knows it. The truck owner knows it.

No arrest was made.

The truck driver never showed up at the station. The owner never showed up. Nobody cared. My sister and her friend - both injured, both terrified - kept going back to the station, back to the accident site, explaining what happened over and over, just trying to get a report filed.

I was in the US. All I could do was talk to them on calls, helpless.

Here's what the police told them:
"If nobody died, an FIR doesn't make sense."
"Just claim first party insurance."
"Third party insurance doesn't pay much anyway."

And then, quietly, one officer pulled them aside and told the truth: "These truck mafia bribe us. Nothing will happen."

Nothing happened.

The truck was KA04 AE6550. The police themselves said if they'd been on a two-wheeler, both would be dead.

We had 100% insurance from Reliance. Claim rejected. Reason? "Misrepresentation of facts." These two, even while injured, kept showing up to represent the facts. Reliance still found a way to deny them.

The law says if someone hits you from behind, the person behind is at fault. It was a red light. How does a truck driver not see that?

Trust me, this isn't about money. I'll manage the repairs and the medical bills. I have savings. And I have a decent credit score; I'll take a personal loan if I have to. That's not the point.

The point is this: my sister is afraid now. Afraid that anything can happen to her at any moment and there's no one - no system, no law, no institution - that will protect her.

But how do I tell her the world is supposed to be fair? How do I tell her to trust the system? How do I explain that the drunk driver walks free, the truck owner was never questioned, and the police pocketed their bribe and closed the file?

I can't say to any official, "What if this was your daughter? Your sister?" Because their daughters travel in cars with security escorts. They will never know what it feels like to be ordinary and unprotected.

So I'm saying it to you, an ordinary reader.

You're on the road. You stop at a red light. A drunk driver in a truck rear-ends your car. Your loved one is inside, terrified.

And then you learn: there is no recourse. None.

The truck owner pays off the cops. The insurance company rejects your claim. The system shrugs.

This is Bengaluru in 2025. This is India in 2025. This is what your life is worth here.

One more thing. The friend in the car? He's one of the smartest people I know. close to top 100 rank in IIT-JEE. AI engineer and one of the biggest data companies. At 23, he is valuable to be paid more annually than the cost of five such trucks, that too, in India. He's patriotic. He pays his taxes. He stays in India even though he constantly gets offers to move to the US.

This is the confidence our system gives to someone who is clearly an asset to this country. All this unfairness - for a drunk truck driver.

@blrcitytraffic @BlrCityPolice - tell me. I've always avoided raising fingers publicly. But what else can I do?

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

Inspired by @foodpharmer2 to actually read the label before buying. 🙌
cc: @fssaiindia @krishashok @FitTuber @TrustifiedIndia for awareness on how tricky labels can be!
#Health #Nutrition #India #FoodSafety #LabelPadhegaIndia

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

I asked an @GeminiApp to compare 2 popular 'Whole Wheat' breads (Brand A vs B) just by reading their labels. 🍞
Here’s what I found hidden in plain sight. 🧵👇

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

6/ ⚠️ Disclaimer
This analysis was done by an AI based strictly on the ingredients disclosed on the packs.
No lab tests were conducted. We assume the brands have labeled in good faith. 🧾

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@GabbbarSingh I couldn't find a single comment about "Pal pal hai bhaari" 😅
https://t.co/B9m054lfI9

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@dineshpaii @bhogleharsha King fish ghee roast 😋😍

[Veena @veenavenugopal]

How long do you think HDFC Bank will take to transfer the money from your account to your nominee's after you die? Public sector banks get a bad rap, but it's been more than a year and we have not been able to get funds transferred from my now deceased husband's account in the country's largest private bank.
The nominee is our adult daughter, there are no conflicting claims, the paperwork is clear, and yet for more than a year now HDFC has been giving us the run around. Get this paper, get that paper. Each time my daughter comes home for holidays, we have to take 2 days out to go and wait at the bank branch. Today, more than a year after the first application, they said
a) we can't find the paperwork including the death certificate you submitted because the employee you submitted to is not here
b) you have to get a stamp paper and notarise it for the auto debits that hit his account between the date of his death and the date the account was frozen (on the basis of the paperwork in point a, now non-traceable)
c) you have to get HDFC Standard life to sign off because there is an auto debit for an investment from his account. (ME: they are the payee, he is the payer, why does the payee need to approve stopping a standing instruction? Bank: Hamare main aise hi hai). If you wait for 30 minutes, we'll get you the form.
d) after 30 minutes. Sorry, we can't get the form, you have to go to their office and do it.
By now it is 2.45 PM, HDFC Standard life office is at least 35 minutes away. They are open only till 3.30 PM. We are not sure we'll make it there on time. I call their number to ask if the branch is open tomorrow. Person: Sorry, I can't give you the information today, you will have to call and check tomorrow. (To repeat: HDFC Standard Life's call centre cannot tell you if a branch is working or not the following day)
In all, we have spent many hours over many months trying to get this money in a case the bank officials themselves say "should not be complicated". What is worse is for my 20-year-old daughter to relive the trauma of losing her father each time we have to go and explain the case. Just today, we had to speak to three different people and start the story from the beginning. This is not just the bank's inefficiency, it is its utter callousness. (My husband also had money in Indusind Bank. It took one visit and two weeks for that to be transferred).
The other, more important point, is that I have a job, we have the money to continue to pay for our needs without having to immediately access these funds. But I am certain that is not the case for many others. What about them? How can this be the system of a bank whose customers are dependent on it for giving them access to their own money?! It beggars belief.
@HDFC_Bank @HDFCBank_Cares

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@MoPNG_eSeva I've DMed the necessary details. Not very happy about this recurring issue.

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@BPCLimited @MoPNG_eSeva
Every time we book a cylinder refill the delivery person asks for delivery charges. This time he asked for 30 rupees. Our home is just beside the road and on the ground floor. Why do we need to pay delivery charges?

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@BPCLimited @MoPNG_eSeva @BPCLimited the number 1800224344 you mentioned on the website isn't working. Trying to call and complain for the last 1 hour.
@MoPNG_eSeva

[Omkar Bhat @7bluephoenix]

@BPCLimited @MoPNG_eSeva The distributor is Vinayaka gas in basavanagar. The distributor code is 183291.
When I complained about the last time to the distributor, they said you can pay any amount if you wish to? Why should I? I can pay if I get a bill for it, but I do not see it on the bill anywhere.