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[Preeti Choudhry @PreetiChoudhry]

The conversation around #KatrinaKaif. the 'good guys' who think they are defending her with "She grew a human. Her hormones are shifting."
"Be compassionate. Motherhood is hard."
This defense does not break the stereotype. it reinforce it. Where a changing body is like a failure that needs a medical excuse of pregnancy.
A postpartum body is not a crisis. And a woman does not need your permission, your pity, or your biological explanation.
Pregnancy or no pregnancy. Postpartum or not. A woman’s body is nobody’s business. There is only but one defense - MYOB!

[Preeti Choudhry @PreetiChoudhry]

Just because the angst of women isn’t heard as loudly as the angst of youth doesn’t make it any less real.
And why must we remain burdened by problematic cultural texts from our civilisational past? Why can’t we reject what no longer serves us? Isn’t Hinduism, at its heart, a tradition of dialogue, debate, questioning, and discourse?

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

NOTE: it is sometimes best to put out a full proper video before engaging in worst form of character assassination . Here is Indira Gandhi at 1983 NAM summit holding out her hand to Fidel Castro. The Cuban leader then takes her consent (through an interpreter) and hugs her briefly . He called her his ‘sister’. The entire exchange is done with quiet dignity. To score cheap political points why coarsen the narrative? (Thank you @_kajalbasu for sharing video on Facebook)

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

The woman giving Nehru a peck on his cheek in full public view is none other than his sister Vijaylakshmi Pandit. And in other pic, Nehru is being given a kiss by his niece Nayantara Sehgal on his arrival at London airport in 1955. You can also see Sehgal’s mother, Vijaylakshmi Pandit who was the High Commissioner to UK at that time.
But again, Boomers from BJP and RSS have been sharing these misleading pics since decades despite knowing the fact. You @nishikant_dubey are not different.

https://t.co/jKb6Ktljks

[Chanakya @ChanakyaShah]

Shangri-La, Radisson, Taj, Vivanta and The Lalit have all been caught serving expired meat, milk products.

And I can tell you, it’s not about five-star hotels. Many global brands serve Western and Asian markets very differently.

Premium ingredients go to Western markets because they have stricter regulations and quality standards. Asian markets, including India, get cheaper alternatives: more palm oil, higher sugar and lower-quality substitutes.

Check almost any global brand, from KitKat to baby products. Same brand name does not always mean the same quality across markets.

This is one of the worst kinds of cheating. You pay a premium because you believe your food, your kids and your family are getting something safe and high quality. But if a company knowingly gives you an inferior product just because you are in a different market, how do these people even face their customers?

[Nilanjana Bhowmick @nilanjanab]

Thank you for the gyan & outrage. I have a question though @bhumipednekar - you made an appearance on reality show Lock Upp recently where contestants use ma-behn ki gaali liberally. Why did you not pull any of them up saying this is not our culture?

[D33p!k@nair @DEEP300885]

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[Rujuta Diwekar @RujutaDiwekar]

We like our goddesses fierce and daughters docile.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

I saw a post on Reddit that said, “When you walk through a museum, you’re not just looking at art. You’re moving through centuries of people trying to explain love, grief, power, beauty, and belonging.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen a museum described so beautifully.

[Rakesh Sheth @therakeshsheth]

Father daughter relationships are something else.

If my daughter is upset with her mom, there’s drama, a little pouting… and by evening they’re planning lunch or a spa day.

If she is upset with me…like currently…😊

The Cold War suddenly looks like a model of diplomacy.

We live in the same house, walk past each other like rival nations after failed peace talks and both wait for the other to blink first.

The funny part? She’s exactly like me.

The less funny part? She knows it. 😀

[Varghese K George @vargheseKgeorge]

Parents who are forcing their children to post humiliating apologies online run the risk of dying hated and humiliated…please do not do this to our children. Let them live; let them form their views.

[Vir Das @thevirdas]

Have a look at the comments section or dms of any girl in India. Then maybe we can lecture them about their own language.

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

ASKING: Will we ever see the day when IT cell trolls who hurl vile abuse every day—especially at women in public life—are held accountable, let alone apologise? Or will these serial offenders continue to enjoy complete impunity while teenagers face FIRs and threats? One law for the powerful, another for everyone else?🙏

[Revant Himatsingka “Food Pharmer” @foodpharmer2]

I compared Fanta sold in France with the one sold in India.

French Fanta contains around 4 teaspoons of sugar.
Indian Fanta contains around 10 teaspoons of sugar.

French Fanta does not contain artificial colours.
Indian Fanta contains artificial colours.

French Fanta contains real oranges.
Indian Fanta does not contain oranges and uses “orange flavours”.

French Fanta contains around 69 calories.
Indian Fanta contains around 168 calories.

Same brand. Same drink. Completely different product.

The question is simple:
Why are healthier formulations possible abroad, but not in India?

INDIANS DESERVE BETTER!

[Wg Cdr Anuma Acharya (Retd) @AnumaVidisha]

Preeti Chaudhary has delivered one of the most graceful, fearless and devastating rebuttals to Kangana Ranaut’s deeply misogynistic remarks targeting an entire generation of young women.

Without trading insults or descending into theatrics, Preeti simply held up a mirror to Kangana. She made it unequivocally clear that an entire generation of young women cannot be dismissed through prejudice, stereotypes or sweeping labels. They deserve to be heard, not ridiculed for asking uncomfortable questions or refusing to conform.

Her closing observation was the knockout punch: If Kangana still has any doubts about Gen Z, she doesn’t need another monologue, she just needs to scroll through the comments under her own post.

Preeti’s message was crystal clear, fearless and impossible to miss. Whether Kangana has the maturity to reflect on that mirror (or she is actually too dumb) is something only she can answer.
#MirrorToKangana

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

I’ve noticed something interesting- positive people usually spend more time thinking about the future than dwelling on the past. Choose their company. Stay curious. Protect your learnability- it may be the most valuable skill you’ll ever own.

[Dushyant Arora @atti_cus]

Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.

-Mahatma Gandhi,

[Gul Panag @GulPanag]

This is not about the resignation of one individual.

It is about a generation of young Indians reminding us that in a democracy, those in public office ARE accountable to the people.

May this be the beginning of restoring trust.

[Pratik Sinha @free_thinker]

I feel one thing that is different in GenZ from the older generations is that they don't care for obedience. I saw so many reels in the last few days where the kids were challenging their parents, calling them out, making fun of them for being a supporter of the establishment. I saw reels of kids coming to the protest despite their parents asking them not to, some even took flights to come all the way to Delhi.

I have long felt that one of the greatest impediment of our generation is the constant idolising of parents, and then forever in life, we are looking for some idols, whether it is in a god or a politician or a religious baba. And thereafter, we live a life of followers, and followers can't be rebels.

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Please tell me which other CJI in independent India has had as much political impact as CJI Suryakant, that too without any judicial pronouncement. Credit must be given where it is due.