Pooja Taparia

Entrepreneur, Artist, Seeker. Founder & CEO of @Arpan_CSA addressing Child Sexual Abuse in India. @TEDx Speaker, @92Y Ford Fellow, @UnLtdindia investee

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

Tukarama Mundhe suspended the licenses of many big brands for not maintaining food safety.

High Court: You're selective. You can't only target private properties. Tell your officers to inspect government canteens too. Be fair to all. Just because you have the power to suspend doesn't mean you'll suspend.

Next day,

Tukarama Mundhe and officers raided the High Court canteen.

BOLD. FAIR. FEARLESS.

[Pooja Taparia @poojataparia]

Beyond amazing!

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

Sharmila Dhankar.
Polio at age 2.
Mother blind, father farmer.
Married at 18.
Beaten for dowry.
Beaten for giving birth to 2 daughters.
At 26, beaten near fatally, thrown out.
At 34, began shotput training.
At 40, 1st 🇮🇳 para-athlete 🥇 at CWG.

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

For too long, Mumbai has believed there were two rulebooks- one for the ordinary citizen, another for the influential. If Tukaram Munde is proving otherwise, Maharashtra should protect officers like him. Nothing restores public faith faster than seeing the powerful treated like everyone else. Nothing destroys it faster than transferring the officer who made that happen. Let’s hope this time it’s different.

[Mumbai Rains @rushikesh_agre_]

🚨 FDA has banned the sale, free distribution & advertising of high fat, high sugar, & high salt foods including vada pav, burgers, cold drinks, and ice cream inside school premises & within a 50 meter radius of all schools across Maharashtra!

[🇮🇳 DK Sardana 🇮🇳 @dksardana]

A man had a fullsome meal in a modest restaurant in Bombay and when the waiter presented the bill he went straight to the manager and admitted honestly that he had no money. He added that he hadn't eaten for the past two days and was terribly hungry so was forced to do this.

The manager heard his story patiently as the man promised that the day he gets a job the first thing he would do was to settle the bill. The manager smiled and told him to leave wishing him luck. The waiter who stood watching the drama was aghast. He questioned the manager "Saab why did you let him go". The manager replied, "Go and do your work".

Few months later the same man came to the restaurant and settled his pending bill to the utter dismay of the waiter. The man thanked the manager and told him that he had bagged an acting offer. The manager visibly happy offered him a cup of tea and a friendship bloomed between the two. The actor soon became a known face and did multiple films at a time.

Later he owned a bungalow and a chauffer driven car. Times had changed but everytime he passed by that area he made it a point to visit the restaurant for a cup of tea with the manager who had shown incredible sympathy years ago.

Faith at times does wonders. Had the manager thrashed and humiliated the hungry man that day maybe the industry wouldn't have got a talented and natural actor called *Om Prakash*.

(19 December 1919 - 21 February 1998)

🙏🙏🎥 📽️

[Revant Himatsingka “Food Pharmer” @foodpharmer2]

France taxes soft drinks based on how much sugar they contain.

More sugar means higher tax.

As a result, many beverage companies reduced the sugar in their drinks.

That's why the same soft drink sold in France often contains much less sugar than the one sold in India.

These companies already know how to make lower-sugar products. So why don't they do the same in India?

I strongly believe India should also implement a soda tax! It would simply encourage companies to reduce the amount of sugar they add and reduce the amount of sugar Indians consume daily.

Let's Make India Healthy Again! 🇮🇳

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

Last Saturday, 18 July, India reached a milestone that will be remembered for generations.

Vikram-1, the country's first privately built orbital rocket, successfully lifted off from Sriharikota, making Skyroot Aerospace the first Indian private company to place a rocket into orbit.

But behind this historic mission is an equally inspiring story.

A boy who once scored just 51 marks in Mathematics went on to build one of India's biggest space success stories.

Meet Pawan Kumar Chandana. From doubting whether he could even become an engineer to co-founding Skyroot Aerospace and helping redefine India's private space journey, his story is proof that your report card doesn't decide your future.

Scroll down to discover how determination, resilience, and one bold dream helped change India's space story forever. >>

@SkyrootA | @PawanKChandana

#SkyrootAerospace #Vikram1 #SpaceIndia

[Pawan Kumar Chandana, Vikram-1, Skyroot Aerospace, Space India]

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Lionel Messi sobre Lamine Yamal consolándolo después de la victoria de España sobre Argentina en la final de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

🗣️ “Cuando sonó el pitido final, todo me dolía. Perder una final del Mundial es un dolor imposible de explicar. Estaba allí intentando contener las lágrimas cuando sentí que alguien me puso una mano en el hombro. Me di la vuelta… y era Lamine.”

“Por un instante, no vi al nuevo campeón del mundo con España. Vi al pequeño bebé que una vez sostuve en mis brazos y al que bañé hace tantos años. La vida tiene una forma increíble de recordarte lo rápido que pasa el tiempo. Ese momento me llegó al corazón más de lo que la gente puede imaginar.”

“Me abrazó y simplemente me dijo: ‘Gracias por todo.’ Esas palabras me rompieron por dentro. No porque hubiéramos perdido, sino porque entendí que el fútbol había cerrado un círculo perfecto. Aquel niño que un día me miraba con ojos inocentes estaba ahora frente a mí como campeón del mundo.”

“Le dije: ‘Estoy orgulloso de ti. Disfruta este momento porque te lo has ganado. Cuida del fútbol, cuida del Barcelona y nunca dejes de jugar con esa sonrisa.’ Lo dije de todo corazón.”

“En ese abrazo no había vencedores ni vencidos. Solo había una generación dándole las gracias a otra. Son momentos que te recuerdan que el fútbol es mucho más grande que cualquier trofeo o medalla.”

“No me fui de ese campo pensando únicamente en la derrota. También me fui con la tranquilidad de saber que el fútbol está en buenas manos. Ver a Lamine crecer desde aquel bebé de aquella fotografía tan especial hasta convertirse en una de las mayores estrellas del mundo me llena de orgullo.”

“Si este fue mi último Mundial, entonces agradezco que mi última imagen no haya sido solo el dolor de la derrota. También fue el abrazo con un joven cuya historia quedó unida a la mía mucho antes de que cualquiera de los dos pudiera imaginarlo. El fútbol nos regaló ese momento, y lo guardaré en mi corazón para siempre.”

[Arpan @Arpan_CSA]

For our Board Member, Shalaka Joshi, one of Arpan's greatest contributions over its 20 years has been creating an environment where we can finally speak openly about child safety.

She envisions a future where personal safety education is routine, every school has systems to protect children, and every adult knows how to recognise harm and respond with care and competence.

Watch her reflect on the future Arpan dares to dream of, one that asks less of children's courage and more of ours.

#ArpanAnnualReview #ArpanImpact #ChildSafetyEveryday

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Lionel Scaloni on losing the FIFA World Cup final to Spain.

🗣️ “I’ve lost matches before, but nothing prepared me for this. The moment the final whistle blew, I looked at my players, I looked at my staff, then I looked at Leo… and I couldn’t hold back my tears. I broke down because I knew how much every single one of us had sacrificed to be here.”

“When I saw Messi standing there in silence, it shattered me. At 39 years old he gave everything he had left for Argentina. Every sprint hurt, every touch carried responsibility, every minute was played with his heart. As his coach, watching him walk away without lifting the trophy is one of the most painful moments of my life.”

“I walked into the dressing room and there wasn’t a single voice. Only tears. Men who fought for their country until they had nothing left were sitting there with their heads down. Leo apologized to us… apologized. Imagine that. The greatest player in history apologizing after giving us absolutely everything. That broke me even more.”

“I told him, ‘No, Captain. Don’t you ever apologize. We followed you because you never stopped believing. You carried this shirt with pride until the very last second. If anyone should be thanking someone tonight, it’s Argentina thanking you.’”

“This defeat will stay with me forever. Not because we lost a final, but because I witnessed one of the greatest footballers to ever live leave the biggest stage with tears in his eyes after giving his country everything he had. Some defeats hurt far deeper than the scoreboard.”

“The trophy belongs to Spain tonight, and they deserve congratulations. But no result can erase what Lionel Messi means to Argentina. He didn’t fail us. He gave us a lifetime of memories, another unforgettable World Cup and one final lesson in courage. I’ll forever be proud that I had the privilege of coaching the greatest player football has ever seen.”

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Ángel Di María on Lionel Messi missing out on the Best Player of the Tournament award to Rodri.

🗣️ “I’ve shared a dressing room with Lionel Messi for almost two decades, and I can say this without hesitation: what FIFA did is one of the most disrespectful decisions I’ve ever seen in football.”

“At 39 years old, Leo wasn’t surviving at this World Cup he was leading it. He carried Argentina, decided the biggest matches, inspired every player around him and proved, once again, why he’s the greatest footballer in history. If that’s not the tournament’s best player, then I honestly don’t know what is.”

“This has nothing to do with Rodri. He’s a fantastic footballer and deserves respect. But anyone who watched this World Cup knows who the face of the tournament was. Every stadium waited for Messi’s next touch. Every opponent feared him. Every Argentine believed because our captain was on the pitch.”

“Sometimes football gets it wrong, and this is one of those moments. You can’t watch everything Messi did at his age, under that pressure, against the best teams in the world, and then tell me someone else defined the tournament more than he did. That’s impossible for me to accept.”

“They can keep the trophy. They can keep the votes. History won’t remember a voting panel it will remember that a 39-year-old Lionel Messi walked into another World Cup, dominated the biggest stage in football and reminded the entire world why no one has ever reached his level. For me, he’ll always be the real Golden Ball winner.”

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🗣️New: Lionel Messi on why he started crying after receiving the silver medal despite the World Cup final defeat to Spain:

“I wasn’t just thinking about losing a final. I was thinking about everything that brought me here… every sacrifice, every difficult moment, every time people doubted us, and every time this shirt gave me the strength to continue.

“When I heard the Argentina fans chanting my name after the defeat, that was the moment that broke me. We had just lost the biggest game, but they didn’t turn their backs on us. They didn’t see a silver medal… they saw the journey. They saw the heart, the fight, and the pride we gave them.

“I looked into the stands and I saw families who travelled thousands of miles, people who dreamed with us, people who cried with us. That love is bigger than any trophy. Football gives you many victories, but moments like that remind you why you play.

“I cried because I felt the weight of the shirt, the love of my country, and the responsibility of wearing this badge. A medal can be silver, but the memories, the connection with the people, and the pride of representing Argentina… those things are priceless.

“Sometimes football gives you the perfect ending, and sometimes it gives you a painful chapter. But I learned that greatness is not only measured by lifting trophies. It is also measured by how you stand when your heart is broken.

“And hearing Argentina sing my name after losing a World Cup final… that was a victory of another kind. I will carry that moment with me forever.”

—🎙️Mixed Zone

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

Messi broke down in tears today—not just once, but over and over again. Every chance he got, the tears came. After the defeat. While receiving the silver medal. There wasn’t a single moment when he could hold them back.

At first glance, you might think he was crying because Argentina lost the World Cup. But the truth is, those were farewell tears. He was saying goodbye to everything the World Cup has meant to him. This was the final chapter of a journey that began 20 years ago.

He wasn’t crying because of the pressure of losing. He had already won the World Cup and completed football’s greatest achievement. What he was experiencing was something even harder—the moment of saying goodbye. Goodbye, football. Goodbye, World Cup. The journey is over.

History will remember that Argentina reached two consecutive World Cup finals in the Messi era, led by Messi at 35 and again at 39. The greatest stories aren’t always about how they end, but about the journey they leave behind.

Messi is a legend and the greatest there will ever be. 🐐

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Lamine Yamal on Lionel Messi after Spain’s FIFA World Cup triumph over Argentina.

🗣️ Lamine Yamal: “Tonight I lifted the World Cup for Spain, but I also experienced something I’ll tell my children one day. The man who once held me as a baby was standing on the other side of the pitch, fighting for the same dream. Football has a beautiful way of bringing stories full circle.”

“When I looked at Messi after the final whistle, I didn’t just see an opponent. I saw the player who made millions of kids, including me, believe football could be art. I saw the man whose videos I watched over and over, trying to copy things that nobody else could do.”

“I know this defeat will hurt him. You don’t play with that much passion, carry your country again and again, and lose a World Cup final without feeling pain. Even in defeat, he kept demanding the ball, creating chances and refusing to stop believing. That’s what champions do.”

“People will talk about Spain winning this World Cup, and they should. But they’ll also remember that, at an age when most legends have already retired, Messi was still making the world’s best defenders panic every time he touched the ball. That’s extraordinary.”

“The photo of Messi bathing me became one of football’s most iconic images. Today we took another picture together, but this time I could thank him face to face. Without players like him, kids like me wouldn’t dare dream this big.”

“One day another generation will replace mine too. That’s football. But there will never be another Lionel Messi. Records can be broken and trophies can be won, but inspiring an entire generation to fall in love with the game is something only a few people in history will ever achieve.”

“Tonight belongs to Spain. Tomorrow, the debates will continue. But my respect for Lionel Messi will never change. He didn’t need to win this final to prove who he is. For me, he’ll always be one of the greatest players football has ever seen, and sharing the pitch with him was a privilege I’ll carry for the rest of my life.”

[(fan) Alex⁸ @UTDAlex8]

🚨 Lautaro Martínez was asked about Lionel Messi’s influence on Argentina’s mentality.

🗣️Reporter:
“Lautaro, how has Lionel Messi changed the mentality of this Argentina team?”

🗣️ Lautaro Martínez:

“People always talk about Leo’s goals and assists, but what he changed most was our mentality. He made us believe we could beat anyone and win every trophy. He always tells us to play without fear, trust each other and never stop believing, regardless of the score. That confidence spread across the squad and completely changed how we approached every match.

His leadership is quiet but incredibly powerful. He leads through his actions every day. Seeing the greatest player in history working harder than everyone inspires everyone else. He reminds us that talent alone never wins titles. Sacrifice, discipline, unity and belief are what truly make champions.

He also changed the dressing room. Young players stopped doubting themselves because Leo constantly encouraged them. Even in difficult moments, he stayed calm and made everyone feel the game was still ours to win.

That belief is his greatest gift. He didn’t just help Argentina win trophies; he transformed our mentality. He made us think like champions long before we became champions.”

[Sage @Sage_FCB]

🎙Messi on Laporta's comments about Argentina needing refereeing help:

🗣“I've seen the criticism and the things that are said about Argentina and about me throughout my career. It's part of football and it's part of life. You can't change everyone's opinion, and that's okay.

What matters to us is the work we put in every single day. The sweat, the sacrifice, and the commitment we show on the pitch speak for the kind of team we are.

We don't need help from officials to win football matches. Games are won through hard work, unity, talent, and, of course, God's blessing. That's what we believe in and that's what has brought us our success.

I'm not here to convince anyone or to respond to every accusation. People are free to have their own views. Our job is simply to go out there, give everything for our country, and let our football do the talking.”

[Arpan @Arpan_CSA]

Our Board Member, Achama Mathew, has witnessed Arpan’s journey from its earliest years.

Over the years, she has seen Arpan grow, evolve, and translate that growth into meaningful change.

Watch her reflect on this journey and the collective effort that made it possible.

#ArpanAnnualReview #ArpanImpact #ChildSafetyEveryday

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Jude Bellingham on Lionel Messi’s performance against England.

🗣️ “I’ve played against some unbelievable footballers, but I’ve never faced anyone like Lionel Messi. And that’s the scary part he’s 39 years old, yet he was still the most dangerous player on the pitch.”

“You think you’ve got him under control. You surround him with two or three players, you stop him from running, you close every passing lane… and then, in one second, he destroys everything. That’s exactly what happened tonight. Two assists. Two moments of genius. Two moments that ended our World Cup dream.”

“The frustrating thing is that we knew exactly what he wanted to do. We talked about it before the game. We trained for it. Every time he got the ball we were shouting, pointing, trying to close him down. None of it mattered. He always found a way.”

“He doesn’t beat you with pace anymore. He beats you with his brain. He’s always two or three moves ahead of everyone else. By the time you realise what he’s seen, the pass is already played and you’re turning around watching Argentina celebrate.”

“I’ve never felt that helpless against a footballer before. You can play the perfect defensive game for 89 minutes, but Messi only needs one touch to change history. That’s what separates him from every other player I’ve faced.”

“As painful as this defeat is, I have to give him respect. To produce that level in a World Cup semi-final at 39 years old is something I’ll probably never see again. That’s not just a great player that’s football’s greatest player.”

“Tonight, we didn’t just lose to Argentina. We lost to a man who reminded the world that true greatness doesn’t grow old.”

[Gurmeet Chadha @connectgurmeet]

England coach Thomas Tuchel on Lionel Messi’s masterclass against England.

“I’ve coached against some of the greatest footballers in history, but nights like this remind you why Lionel Messi is different. We prepared for him all week. We had plans, we had markers, we had instructions… and none of it was enough. He punished us with two moments of absolute genius.”

“You can stop him for 85 minutes, but Messi only needs five seconds to destroy everything you’ve built. That’s what happened tonight. Two assists, no panic, no wasted movement just pure football intelligence. He doesn’t force the game. He waits… and when you make one mistake, you’re dead.”

[goma @soigomaa]

Her name is Gina Martin. She was at a music festival in London when a man pushed his phone between her legs and took a photo under her skirt. She reported it to the police immediately. They told her it wasn't a criminal offence. There was nothing they could do.
She went home and decided that was unacceptable. With no legal background, no political connections and no funding she launched a campaign to make upskirting a criminal offence in England and Wales. She petitioned. She lobbied MPs. She spoke publicly about what had happened to her. The government initially blocked the bill.
She kept going. The Voyeurism Act passed in January 2019. Upskirting now carries up to two years in prison. Scotland followed. Other countries are following. A woman at a festival with no lawyer, no funding and no political connections rewrote the law for an entire nation in eighteen months.