From Vadnagar to Varanasi, from tea stalls to semiconductor dreams - what a journey!
Jan Dhan, UPI, GST,
Article 370, CAA, Triple Talaq,
Surgical strikes, Balakot,
Ram Mandir, Women’s Reservation, New Parliament.
G20, Make in India, Space, Semiconductors…
Some decisions made history, some made headlines, and some definitely made the Opposition work overtime.
Happy Birthday to India’s pride PM @narendramodi Ji
#HappyBdayPMModi
Bangalore produces around 7,000 tonnes of waste a day, roughly 3,000 tonnes of that is wet waste. All of it has to be collected, segregated, and processed every single day. A lot of it still ends up badly treated or in a landfill.
We got to know the @HasiruDalaInnov team a few years ago. They've spent years doing the thankless part of this, collecting and segregating waste at scale. But wet waste has remained a problem. Dry waste has buyers. Wet waste goes bad too quickly to store, and composting it usually loses money.
@carbonmastersuk takes that wet waste and turns it into biogas you can cook with. More importantly, they've made a business out of it.
Put the two together, and it's fairly obvious. Hasiru Dala has the waste and knows how to sort it. Carbon Masters knows how to generate economic value out of it by generating biogas and organic manure.
This problem goes beyond Bengaluru's garbage. India imports about 60% of our LPG and half our natural gas. Turning our own waste into fuel is about as self-reliant as it gets.
We need more people working on hard problems like this. That’s also why we’ve backed both Hasiru Dala Innovations and Carbon Masters through @Rainmatterin.
We spent some time at their Harohalli plant to understand how it all fits together for our latest Rainmatter Original. If you've ever wondered where the waste from our homes actually goes, this is worth a watch (full episode link in comments).🙂
Reporter: What are you doing in Latur?
Abhijeet: I am here expose to Govt Schools under BJP Govt in Latur!!
Reporter: Do you know who is Latur MLA from last 30 Years?
Abhijeet: NO, Must be someone from BJP!!
Reporter: No Sir! Latur is Ruled by Deshmukh Family of Congress!!
Abhijeet: But MP can also work!!
Reporter: Latur MP is also from Congress!!
Abhijeet: So what!! These are village Schools!! The mayor and Pradhan’s should have worked on the infrastructure!!
Reporter: Both Mayor and Pradhan is from Congress sir!!
Abhijeet: Dekhiye!! I am not here to do BJP or Congress!! I am here to improve govt schools!! Please don’t waste my time!!
Reporter: But you came here to expose BJP!! Will you speak against Deshmukh Family??
Abhijeet: Don’t waste my time!! You are Godi Media!!
₹10,000 in 1981 → ₹33,000 Cr+ family wealth by 2024.
Murthy didn't raise a Series A. He just never sold.
Here's what most startup employees completely miss:
Your ESOPs get taxed TWICE.
First at vesting/exercise — treated as salary, up to 30% gone.
Then at sale — 12.5% LTCG (post Budget 2024).
Total drag? Easily 40%+ on the same rupee.
Murthy's generation held through 80%+ drawdowns. Multiple times.
That's not strategy. That's almost irrational patience.
And it's exactly why the math worked.
If you're a startup employee, the one move worth knowing:
DPIIT-recognised startups can defer the perquisite tax.
Not waive — defer. But used right, it changes your cash flow entirely.
Hold unlisted shares 24+ months post-exercise → 12.5% LTCG, not slab rate.
Time the exercise. Don't just vest and panic-sell.
The real Infosys lesson isn't about founding a company.
It's about not letting the tax tail wag the wealth dog.
Are you actually reading your ESOP grant letter — or just the joining bonus?
Atal Ji sits quietly. Advani Ji is arguing.
> Giridhar Gamang had just become CM of Odisha.
Congress moved a No-confidence motion against Atal Govt in Delhi.
Govt fell by 1 vote. That decisive vote was cast by Giridhar Gamang himself 🤯
Even as a sitting Chief Minister, he came to the Lok Sabha & voted as an MP to pull down the Government 💔
One engineered vote.
Atalji had to resign.
Today Rahul Gandhi & the opposition cry about BJP’s political methods.
This is precisely why Amit Shah is ruthless.
> He makes them CRY for every MP, every MLA, and even every corporator.
The same forces that once toppled Atalji with a single calculated vote are now facing a BJP that has learnt the lesson thoroughly.
FAIR ENOUGH?
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SUDHA MURTHY ON NARENDRA MODI.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time, I watched the PM's speech other than that on 15th August.
I don't say Modi is the best, but it's the first time I know my country is so well recognised outside India.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time 20k Indians gathered for a politicians speech in a foreign land.
I don't say Modi is the best but for the first time in a 46-minute fantastic speech in USA Parliament, the P.M. of India got 9 times standing ovation, 27 times affectionate clappings, out of which 1st clapping lasted for 3 minutes & 40 seconds, which is 1st time in USA's history.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time every NRI is proud of him.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time 80 countries are listening to an Indian PM.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time when Pakistan is totally exposed and China is clueless.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time the USA knows that if they need to continue as a superpower they need Indian support.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time, The President of USA has realised that he is not the most famous politician.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time INDIA seems well recognised as a leading country.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time, The World Knows WHY WE ARE THE WORLDS LARGEST DEMOCRACY.
I don't say Modi is the best PM, but it's the first time I know I AM A PROUD INDIAN!!....
असम के लिए प्रार्थना
असम की भीषण बाढ़ ने दिल दहला दिया है चारों ओर तबाही का मंजर जो देखकर हर एक के आंख में आंसू आ जाएगा
भगवान, सभी की रक्षा करें और जल्द राहत दें 🙏
🙏🙏 Miracle in Guruvayur (Kerala) Sri Krishna Temple.*
After the temple was closed, a small boy was seen playing inside the temple. The policeman who was on duty in the temple passed in front of him but the police did not see the boy. This was recorded on the CC TV in the temple. The boy was not found when the temple was opened. No one complained that their boy was missing!!
Devotees believe that this is the Leela of Swami in the form of a boy.
🙏 Jai Shri Krishna 🙏
🙏🙏 Jai Jai Shrikrishna🙏
It's been almost 20 years since I got my Airtel connection, and I've easily paid them more than Rs. 25 lakh in that time. I can't think of any other business that has made even close to this much money from me.
Now the reason why I am saying this is I was watching the latest episode of the Intermission by @TheKenWeb. In case you haven't checked it out, it's a wonderful show on the history of some of the biggest businesses in India. Their latest episode is about Airtel and Rohin, and Seetharaman traced the entire Airtel journey, and I didn't realize that Airtel has had many, many near-death experiences and yet always came out stronger to be the business that it is today.