Arvind Sukumar

aspiring cynic, kitchentable philosopher

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The global #financial system 🏦💰started with a piece of wood 🪵!

On #WhatsTheWord @ArvSukumar explains how the OG fintech was a wooden bench.

#DidYouKnow #WordOrigins #Banking #HistoryFacts #Etymology #FinanceFacts #CNBCTV18Digital

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Let’s play opposites!

Agree X Disagree ✅

Approve X Disapprove ✅

Appoint X... Disappoint?? ✅✅✅ 💯

Yep! On #WhatsTheWord @ArvSukumar explains how #Disappoint changed in meaning, and became all about #EmotionalDamage!

#WordOfTheDay #LanguageEvolution #English #Etymology #EnglishFacts #Linguistics #DidYouKnow #WordNerd #HistoryOfWords #LanguageNerd #WordOrigins #BrainFood #GeekyStuff #Reels #TrendingReels #AngloFrench #LatinRoots

Watch: https://t.co/85ar4zTixe

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As expected Govt hikes import duty on #gold and #silver, issues notification.
Details below 👇 @CNBCTV18Live @CNBCTV18News

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Govt: “No shortage of any petroleum product, India has 60 days of crude #oil, 60 days of Natural Gas & 45 days of #LPG rolling stock
- India’s oil marketing companies have absorbed losses of close to Rs 1,000 crore/ day with under-recoveries running to nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in Q1 ’26
-No reason for anxiety, and no reason for any citizens to rush to retail outlets” @CNBCTV18News @CNBCTV18Live #Fuel #India @Sapna_CNBC

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By denying Vijay an outright majority, the people of Tamil Nadu have scripted a cliffhanger of sorts; the next scene in the state’s story hangs in the air. My piece on @CNBCTV18News

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#ElectionResult2026 | @actorvijay may have won the hearts and minds and votes of a lot of the Tamil electorate, and he may have given the @arivalayam and @AIADMKOfficial a harsh reality check, but he still has a long road to walk before he can sit in the Chief Minister’s chair, let alone get comfortable on it, writes @arvsukumar

#AssemblyElections #TamilNaduElectionResults #TNElectionResults #TVKVijay #TVK2026 #ThalapathyVijay

Read: https://t.co/9Z7WmNOkIe

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The word #Decimate actually meant a #tenth of what it does today. No, literally, a tenth! @ArvSukumar describes how an ancient, brutal #Roman #punishment has been disfigured through centuries of (mis)use.

#Watch: https://t.co/BFtMNe5fp2

#WhatsTheWord #Etymology #FunWithWords #WordOrigins #OriginStory #OneInTen #RomanHistory #LatinWords #Vocabulary #WordOfTheDay #DidYouKNow #FunFacts #AncientRome #HistoricalTrivia

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“I would be extremely happy if someone can explain to us why this has happened all of a sudden” #HDFCBank Ceo to @CNBCTV18Live @_RituSingh

On his reappointment “I am happy to be a candidate as the board looks at reappointment for the Ceo role”

‘Time for another organisational restructuring’

‘We could look at bringing in some external flavour’ on filling senior roles

‘No friction. We are a democratic institution; it is good governance’

Detailed interview below 👇 @CNBCTV18News @CNBCTV18Live #CNBCTV18Market #HDFC #HDFCBank

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#War was not always about #violence but about #vigilance. I trace its origin on #whatstheword #wordorigins #funwithwords #etymology

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The origins of #War don’t start in bloodshed or death. It’s a one #syllable word that has been so much more, and which continues to evolve. On #WhatsTheWord @arvsukumar traces the #originstory of a word that’s as rooted in #anxiety and #protection as in #chaos and #confusion.

#Etymology #WordOrigins #DidYouKnow #LanguageLovers #HistoryOfWords #WarHistory #HistoricalWords #MilitaryHistoryFacts #FunFacts

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Brother words that went their own way over the centuries: #Alternate vs #Alternative explained on #whatstheword #English #vocab #WordOfTheDay #Latin #Etymology #WordNerd #LanguageFacts #EnglishTips #VocabVibes #AlternateVsAlternative #GrammarNerd #WordOrigins #Linguistics

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“Alternate” and “alternative” may share a parent but they’re as different as chalk and cheese! @arvsukumar explains

#WhatsTheWord #AlternateVsAlternative #English #EtymologyExplained #GrammarTips #WordNerd #EnglishLessons #LanguageLovers #ReelLearning #VocabVibes

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Don’t make this mistake!

📉#LOSE =/= 🔓#LOOSE

The extra O makes a huge difference!

On #WhatsTheWord @arvsukumar explains the similarities, the differences, and how these came to be.

#LooseVsLose #GrammarTips #EnglishLessons #CommonMistakes #LearnEnglish #WordPower #Etymology #WordOrigins #LanguageLovers #EnglishLanguage #WordHistory #Linguistics #EnglishFun #LanguageLearning #EnglishIdioms #WordNerd #PhraseOfTheDay #LanguageNuances #WordWisdom #EnglishExplained #VocabBuilding #WordJourney #LanguageEnthusiast #LearnEnglish #VocabularyBoost #WordOfTheDay #InstaLanguage #FunEnglish #englishidioms, #idiomsandphrases

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The #AGR overhang finally lifts. Big relief for #VodafoneIdea
In the interest of the Govt to resolve the issue, given it is the largest shareholder. @CNBCTV18Live @CNBCTV18News

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CNBC-TV18 Market Poll | What lies ahead for the Indian market in 2026, and which factors will play the most important role? We bring you the results of the @CNBCTV18News poll featuring the biggest and most influential voices-- starting at 8:30 AM today

#CNBCTV18Poll #StockMarket #India #Stock

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#Mandarin: it’s an orange, a language, and a word meaning advisor. And it’s not #Chinese!

On #WhatsTheWord @arvsukumar sails with the word as it moved from #Sanskrit to Malay to Portuguese to English.

#WordOrigins #Linguistics #DidYouKnow #Funwithlanguages #Etymology #LanguageFacts #GlobalTrade #AnientIndia #LanguageLovers #EnglishLanguage #WordHistory #LanguageLearning #WordNerd #PhraseOfTheDay #LanguageNuances #WordWisdom #EnglishExplained #VocabBuilding #WordJourney #LanguageEnthusiast #LearnEnglish #VocabularyBoost #WordOfTheDay #InstaLanguage #FunEnglish

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A word for furniture got butchered as it travelled across Europe. Literally. On #WhatsTheWord @arvsukumar untangles the web that’s made a #shambles of shamble.

#WordOrigins #Etymology #HistoryLesson #FunFacts #EtymologyTok #FunFact #HistoryFacts #LearnSomethingNew #CNBCTV18Digital

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#AirIndia just sold a #Boeing737 it didn’t even know it owned, all due to a quirky paperwork lapse that left the jet forgotten in Kolkata since 2012.

@madeehamedia with more on the aircraft that fell through the racks at Air India.

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From mini cricketers to tiny musicians & bold little anchors... the CNBC-TV18 newsroom got a full-on Children’s Day makeover thanks to our super-talented tiny guests! #Watch

#ChildrensDay #Children #Kids #News #Market #CNBCTV18Digital #StockMarket

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The CNBC-TV18 newsroom just got a whole lot cuter this Children’s Day!

Happy Children's Day to our little guests who filled the newsroom with super bright smiles & curious questions!

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#ChildrensDay #Children #Kids #News #ClosingBell #Market #CNBCTV18Digital #StockMarket

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Restarting a #computer, #funding a #business, resampling #statistics, #selfimprovement: what’s common? A once-utilitarian #fashion #accessory!
On #whatstheword @arvsukumar tracks the evolution of the humble #bootstrap

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Work for the highest bidder. Work when you want, where you want to. And you could be:

⚔️A #Sellsword like #GoT’s Bronn or,
⚔️A #Freelance like #Ivanhoe’s Maurice de Bracy

Both words are made up. They were adopted into #English from the pages of fantasy & romantic literature. @arvsukumar explains on #WhatsTheWord

#Etymology #WordOrigins #LanguageLovers #EnglishLanguage #WordHistory #Linguistics #WordNerd #Idioms #LanguageNuances #Vocab #WordTrivia #LanguageTips #WordOfTheDay #EngVocab #LanguageHacks #TrendingWords #FunEnglish #englishidioms, #idiomsandphrases