Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Diplomat: Dy. High Commissioner to East & N.E. 🇮🇳, ex 🇺🇬🇬🇭🇳🇬. #Traveller 👀 121 lands & 918 ⚽ 🏟 #Foodie #MillwallFC #DisabilityChampion
DM’s don’t work

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

Happy birthday to my first born - 21 today. Missing today’s celebrations but look forward to do in Kolkata next month.

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

@alouibrahim92 True brother, so true. And noting your recent engagement, my DM is inoperable since my account was hacked or else I’d have sent a DM

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

Well done @TetsoCollege on this outstanding achievement. I fondly remember my December 2023 visit & what a fantastic interaction I enjoyed with your faculty and students.

North East India has such rich talent, know Education Minister @AlongImna will be so happy too.

@dcfrombc

[abu metha @abumetha]

Congratulations to Tetso College on being ranked among the Top 200 Colleges in India in the India Today Best Colleges of India 2026 Rankings from more than 45,000 colleges in India. This is a proud milestone not only for the institution but for Nagaland as well, reaffirming that our state is steadily emerging as a destination for quality education and academic excellence.

Tetso has consistently distinguished itself as one of the most progressive and forward-looking educational institutions in the region. Its globally minded leadership, dedicated faculty and vibrant student community have created a culture that encourages innovation, creativity and excellence beyond the conventional classroom.

I have had the privilege of visiting the campus on many occasions, and every visit has left me inspired. There is an unmistakable energy at Tetso - a spirit of optimism, curiosity and ambition that is shaping a generation of young leaders and changemakers.

Heartiest congratulations to the entire Tetso family. This recognition is richly deserved and reflects years of vision, commitment and hard work. May you continue to break new ground, inspire young minds and take Nagaland to even greater heights.

The best is yet to come. Congratulations once again!

@TetsoCollege @Kvulo

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

@mrinaltalukdar8 Wish him happiness in the next phase of his life

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

#CornersOfKolksta returns with a night time shot of Behari Avenue taken by a friend 🙏🏼

Share your clicks with this # and show the world the diversity of this unique city.

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@MillwallMuseum Thanks my friend - DM’s remain lost but at lease I got the account

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@alouibrahim92 @UKinKolkata @Girl_Clicks @joyphukan @TRATocklai @Ranjinee1 🙏🏼

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Safely back to Kolkata

Thanks Assam for a wonderful few days - must to follow up.

#KolkataRains

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It was a pleasure to meet @DCJorhat, Jay Shivani, this morning at his historic home. We discussed the tea ecosystem in detail and other aspects of growth potential for the District as well as exciting plans for a new @AAIJORAIRPORT terminal; their team I also met upon departure.

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@em_basu World needs more of you

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

Very sad to read this on a personal level - I was born here, my two sons were born here and less happily my mother died here. Renovations are clearly a priority but I truly hope the full range of services can remain long term.

cc. @vfleming71

https://t.co/aycrvS8fSp

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@meetsenbaga @MillwallFC @UKinHyderabad @IMinnows @Millwall_MCT @BarnabyLoyal @LordRoyKennedy @zampathelion @QEBNA Wow - don’t think I ever got to see the article 💙

Still a solid @MillwallFC boy!

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

My @MillwallFC mad son may not get to see his hero’s more than 2 or 3 times a season living in Hyderabad but today the local football club @FatehHydAFC held a press conference in the @UKinHyderabad residence to announce the #BabyLeague launch & look who fronted the media so well.

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@rangan_datta @ArchaeoNomad @CSAssam_ Always need a good reason for returning

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

1703: The Namdang Stone Bridge is a historic 60 metre bridge near Sivsagar; Upper Assam. It was constructed by a Bengali craftsman who carved it from a single piece of rock during the reign of Ahom King, Rudra Singha.

cc. @IndiaHistorypic

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@rangan_datta @ArchaeoNomad @CSAssam_ But the consolation was a visit to Raja Maidam Park in Jorhat

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

@rangan_datta @IndiaHistorypic @ArchaeoNomad @CSAssam_ @DCsivasagar No - it was slightly too far this time - wanted I could see in Sivasagar this afternoon

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

@rangan_datta @IndiaHistorypic @ArchaeoNomad @CSAssam_ @DCsivasagar I’ll certainly be mentioning several of the other places you mention in the coming days too in subsequent posts. It is a place with a very rich history.

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@AlbionSalter Love it!

[Chief Secretary, Assam @CSAssam_]

Today, during a visit to my native village, Kotapadu, a remote hamlet in Andhra Pradesh bordering Odisha, I had the privilege of meeting Shri Lingudu Papayya—the barber who cut my hair throughout my childhood.

Kotapadu is where my farming parents lived, toiled, and eventually passed away. It is where my childhood unfolded after initial schooling within the locality till class-X in Governemnt school nearby, until I left home to pursue higher studies—first for my https://t.co/TsGbWaETdw. (Agriculture) at Bapatla. That journey eventually led me into the IAS, and over the past 34 years took me nearly 1,700 kilometres away to Assam, later on Central deputation to New Delhi and Washington, D.C., and today I have the privilege of serving the people of Assam as its Chief Secretary. Yet, despite the distance travelled and the responsibilities shouldered, my roots remain firmly planted in the soil that nurtured me.

For nearly thirteen years, from around 1971 to 1984, Papayya was a familiar and reassuring presence in our village. Every haircut was more than a routine; it was part of the rhythm of rural life, where occupations, relationships, and communities were woven together.

As we spoke today, I asked him about his health and, almost instinctively, who now cuts his hair and shaves his beard. Smiling gently, he said that a barber now comes from a village about three kilometres away. That simple answer spoke volumes. The traditional village occupations that once sustained entire families have gradually faded. The economic and social fabric of rural India has changed in ways that are both subtle and profound.

Half a century is no small measure of time. Those of us who have lived through these decades can truly appreciate the enormity of this transformation. The younger generation, with new aspirations and opportunities, may understandably regard these changes as natural, perhaps even insufficient. But for people like Papayya, who have witnessed the old world quietly giving way to the new, the magnitude of change is deeply personal.

Meeting him today was more than a reunion. It was a reminder that history is not written only in books or monuments—it also lives in ordinary people whose hands, hearts, and humble professions quietly shaped our lives in ways we often come to appreciate only much later.

Time changes villages. Occupations change. Generations change. But gratitude endures.

Thank you, Papayya, for being an unforgettable part of my childhood and for reminding me, once again, how precious our memories truly are.

#childhood #gratitude #rural #economy #occupatios #roots #villages

[Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Andrew007Uk]

Cute house of the day

#CornersOfIndia

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A little of my yesterday close to the Naga border visiting tea estates, hospitals and historic bungalows. Fascinating insight into another world.