Karthik Rajangam

Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
Instagram - @karthik299

[Rahul Srinivas @whizkidd]

Don’t know about Rang De Basanti, but let me tell you what some of us millennials actually grew up watching.

I was in primary school during the 1993 Mumbai bombings -- too young to even understand what terrorism meant. But I distinctly remember my mom repeatedly warning me not to pick up anything lying around while playing outside because, you know, it could be a bomb.

That was childhood.

Then came the seemingly endless procession of attacks: the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Red Fort in 2000, Parliament in 2001, the Mumbai bus bombings and Akshardham in 2002, three separate blasts within eight months in Mumbai in 2003, the 2005 Delhi blasts, the 2007 Hyderabad bombings, and the 2008 Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts.

In July 2006, I was supposed to be on one of the trains that was bombed near Mahim. I stayed back at the office because of a meeting. A completely mundane change of plans is probably the reason I’m alive to type this instead of being a name on a list of the dead.

I remember that evening far better than I remember any stupid movie. Our office went into lockdown. Phones were jammed. People were crying and frantically trying to reach their families. Nobody knew what was happening, whether there were more bombs, or whether someone they loved was lying dead inside a mangled train compartment.

Two years later came 26/11.

I had the misfortune of watching uncensored footage of the aftermath. One clip showed bodies being piled and stacked inside a makeshift room at CST while someone wheeled in another load on a bloodied wheelbarrow, with blood dripping onto the floor. The sanitised footage shown on television didn't come remotely close to what actually happened inside that station.

So yes, us millennials lived through an era where we went to work knowing that the crime of simply boarding the wrong train, getting on the wrong bus, eating at the wrong restaurant, or standing on the wrong street at the wrong fucking moment could get you blown to pieces or riddled with bullets.

Some of us literally went to work wondering, somewhere at the back of our minds, whether this would be the commute we wouldn't come home from.

So please, spare us millennials this sanctimonious horseshit about Rang De Basanti and what some Bollywood movie supposedly should have taught us about how to vote.

[Ranvir Shorey @RanvirShorey]

Buddy, you’re wrong most of the time, but I love how you’ve turned that into a career. 😏🙌🏽

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

@flyspicejet You have the worst team deployed in Mumbai T2 airport.
The main representative, Ashutosh, blamed passengers for booking SpiceJet, SG-13 on 30th August, instead of other available options. Zero responsibility!!!

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

@flyspicejet @DGCAIndia There were passengers who travelled from distant places with no food break, and they were blamed for being starved before the scheduled departure time of the flight. Is this how an airline representative is supposed to handle such a situation?
@DGCAIndia @flyspicejet

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

@flyspicejet This is the sight of the boarding gate from Mumbai T2 airport. SG-13 flight scheduled for 30th Aug 11.30 pm and still there has been no update on when the flight would arrive or if at all it would take off!!
@DGCAIndia

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

@flyspicejet @DGCAIndia On asking about contingency plan, the SpiceJet representative said that they are an ultra low-cost carrier, hence, do not have a backup plan.

@flyspicejet @DGCAIndia

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

@DGCAIndia Spicejet Dubai-bound flight, SG-13, for 30th August has been delayed for more than 3 hours citing DGCA audit. Is there any end to this wait? There are hundreds of people with different emergencies yet no sight of flight.
@flyspicejet

[Sameer Allana @HitmanCricket]

"Finally enjoyed an IPL match at Chepauk without the Dhoni circus."

[Shah Rukh Khan @iamsrk]

Disappointing performance. to say the least @KKRiders apologies to all the fans!

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Six young men made their debuts in the recent historic series #INDvAUS (Shardul’s 1 earlier appearance was short-lived due to injury)They’ve made it possible for future generations of youth in India to dream & Explore the Impossible (1/3)

[Ashwin 🇮🇳 @ashwinravi99]

LHS ( not = ) RHS !

Yours happily
India tour of OZ 2020/21

Humbled by all the love and support we have received over the last 4 weeks!🙏

[Zlatan Ibrahimović @Ibra_official]

I tested negative to Covid yesterday and positive today. No symptoms what so ever. Covid had the courage to challenge me. Bad idea

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

The last time I bought an Indian phone.

Haters would call it a scam just because it never reached me! https://t.co/TxZSU8j0FX

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

Wilderness. @ Mangrove Walkway, Al Jubail Island https://t.co/5LhwNPeYuO

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

Is that the Cubicles guy above? @TheViralFever #JustCurious

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

@makemytrip Done with the Arab royals. Need to take a break from the hectic work life and explore the ORIGINAL ROYALTY now. #ReasonToTravel #UKCalling

Join in guys and join me on the trip...
@Lalitsi70308896
@shravankambli
@ronak_barbhaya
@BishtLalitsingh

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

Finally binge-watched an Indian series with Mom. Thank you @menongautham @MXPlayer!! #QueenOnMXPlayer

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

Throwback 2019. Probably! https://t.co/B7uCcayiTh

[Karthik Rajangam @Jawan_Chhokra]

@AndFlix I deserve this vacation because this spreadsheet is what I've been seeing all through the last few months and what better way to start the new year than unwind on a luxury cruise and spread some joy and fun instead! #FlixFarFromHome #JaleshCruises @AndFlix