Ravi KV

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We recited this #poem from Rabindranath Tagore every morning in the school. #WorldPoetryDay

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Kousalya Supraja Rama - Kannada #MovieTime - Worth watching once!

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Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳

[Sujit Nair @sujitnair90]

“The day I got my postgraduate degree, I didn’t waste a minute– I rushed back to my village, Ausgrum in Bengal to become a teacher. Yes, I had higher salary offers from schools in bigger towns, but for me, the 169 Rs. I was offered at my school village meant everything; I was hungry to teach the students from my village who needed a good teacher the most.
And I taught at my school for 39 years and only retired because I’d hit my ‘retirement age’– 60, what a ridiculous concept!
So there I was at 60, retired and expected to spend my years drinking sugary tea and whiling away my time on the charpoy! But I was restless, I didn’t want to retire and kept asking myself, ‘What shall I do now?’ A few days later, I got the answer.
One morning, around 6:30 AM, I saw 3 young girls enter my house. I was shocked when they told me they’d cycled for over 23 kms to see the Master who’d retired! They were young tribal girls who were desperate to learn; with folded hands they asked, ‘Masterji, will you teach us?’ I immediately agreed and said, ‘I can teach you, but you will have to pay my school fees for the whole year–are you ready to pay?’
They said, ‘Yes, Masterji, we will manage the money somehow.’
So I said, ‘Yes, my fees are Rupee 1 for the whole year!’
They were so happy, they hugged me and said, ‘We will pay you 1 Rupee and 4 chocolates also!’
I was elated! So, after they left, I put on my dhoti and went straight back to my school and requested them to give me a classroom to teach…they refused. But I wasn’t going to stop– I had years of teaching left in me, so I went back home, cleaned my verandah and decided to start teaching there.
That was in 2004–my Pathshala started with those 3 girls and today we have over 3000 students per year, most of whom are young tribal girls. My day still starts at 6 AM with a walk around the village and then I open my doors to students coming from all over– some of the girls walk for 20 plus kilometres; I have so much to learn from them!
Over the years, my students have gone on to become professors, heads of departments and IT professionals– they always call me and give me the good news and as always, I ask them to please give me some chocolates! And last year, when I won the Padmashree, my phone didn’t stop ringing; the whole village celebrated with me–it was a happy day, but I still didn’t allow my students to bunk class!
And my doors are open to all– come visit me and my Pathshala anytime; our village is beautiful and all my students are bright–I am sure you can learn something from them!
So that’s my story– I am a simple teacher from Bengal who enjoys his tea and evening naps on his charpoy. The highlight of my life is being called Master Moshai–I want to teach until my last breath; it’s what I was put on this planet to do!”

Sujit Chattopadhyay

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Sujit Chatterjee for Literature and Education. A retired school teacher from Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, he is recognised over the state for his free coaching center named “Sadai Fakirer Pathsala”. (Courtesy: Characters of Calcutta)

[P. Sainath @PSainath_org]

1/11 N. Sankariah – prominent in my book The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom, was conferred a doctorate on July 15 – his 102nd birthday. Sankariah, imprisoned 15 days before his final exams in 1941, had no BA degree. PARI story link at end of thread.
#FreedomFighter

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You step out of house, @Airtel_Presence @airtelindia internet network goes for toss. They just take customers for ride. Pathetic

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Happiest day 💐

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May the force be with you! #MayThe4th

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True Golden hero nation deserves!❤️

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Mainstream media, celebrities, star cricketers, SM influencers silence speaks volume of current state of affairs. Integrity Matters. Union government must act and take swift action. #IStandWithMyChampions

[Sandeep Adhwaryu 🇮🇳 @CartoonistSan]

#cartoon @timesofindia #PTUsha #WrestlersProtest

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One thread to read for the day! Absolutely fantastic. Thank you
#DilSe #SRK

[enthu-cutlet 🍜 @_waabi_saabi_]

1/ Dil Se is a dark film which deals with a lot of moral greyness

Against this backdrop, we have the colourful song Satrangi Re.

While the song drops at exactly the 1 hour mark..

The 7 min song song sums up SRK's slow descent into madness & foreshadows the ending

⚠️Spoilers⚠️

[Ravi KV @RaKuVe]

ನಿಮ್ಮಗೂ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು 💐
#HappyUgadi2023

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They are building road right in the middle of the lake to cater for ultra-luxury apartments without any approvals. Peak corruption!
#SaveBangalore #EcologicalDisaster

[Naveen Menezes @naveenmzs]

This approach road — which the BBMP is hurriedly building right inside the Hosakerehalli lake in RR Nagar — is expected to double the value of one particular apartment complex

Work taken up without KTCDA’s approval. Residents helpless @BSBommai @CMofKarnataka @Coalition4Water

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First day of rain in namma Bengaluru ! 🥳

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Horrible pitch preparation. #IndiaVsAustralia test match will be over in 2 days!

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@theliverdoc I’m so glad you’re are on Twitter and educating ordinary, gullible folks like us. Thank you for your time and effort, doc. 🫡

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What’s happening with @TheOfficialSBI ? UPI payments/ online banking all are failing from past 2 days. No outage communication or reporting in press too.
@thenewsminute @the_hindu

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Right after traffic signal, we have BMTC / KSRTC bus stand. Is this phenomenon only in namma Bengaluru? #TrafficAlert

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Greatest Basketball 🏀 player @KingJames 🐐 🫡

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Bangalore bad roads, poor traffic management, callous apathy by officials is taking too many lives and ripping families apart. Say proper goodbye to your loved ones on daily basis before venturing out and count your blessing for surviving the day. #RIP

[TheNewsMinute @thenewsminute]

Bengaluru woman, teen daughter crushed to death under toppled cement mixer

#Bengaluru

https://t.co/yxiJI0RfAk

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As usual zero accountability on YONO app maintenance by @TheOfficialSBI
Please let me know when it be addressed!