Dr. Ruchira Mandal

Assistant Professor, English

(Je rêvé, donc je suis)

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

‘I need no axe to be a dwarf,’ said Bashfullsson. ‘Nor do I need to hate trolls. What kind of creature defines itself by hatred?’

Thud! Terry Pratchett

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

I saw a post on Reddit that said that “The underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.” And I don’t think I’ve ever seen AI described so incisively.

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@crowleysbowie Crowley pretended to hate it but went along anyway.

[adrienne @barelytolerabIe]

Imagine blowing 30 years of search engine dominance—so much so that your website became a verb—only to kill your search engine in favor of a inferior product only tech bros and their sycophants like.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Holy. Mackerel.

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@MerriamWebster "Hold my frying pan." Terry Pratchett, probably.

[Ghazala Ahmad @ghazalaahmad5]

@zoo_bear @DeepikaBhardwaj To understand more about how these so called MRAs operate, a must watch by @AlizaNoor1501 https://t.co/iWfoQpKYR4

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@trisandhyakusum 1991. Benaam Badsha. Woman raped on her wedding day by a ruthless assassin. Instead of pressing charges, she moves into his neighborhood and eventually persuades him to marry her in an effort to reform him and turn his life around.

[David Benedict 🏳️‍🌈🕎 @eggsbened]

There are days when I miss being an editor and I particularly loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

[alien crime lord @user823493247]

genuinely fuck whoever came up w the dumbass idea to replace THE DICTIONARY BUILT INTO GOOGLE with the ai overview's definitions i hope everything in their life fucking sucks

[Wesley Burt @wesburt]

the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

The first five days after the weekend are often the hardest...

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@proxima_thule @NotThatHughes As an English major, I appreciate this statement.

[0m3ga Number 6 🇵🇷 @0m3ga15]

@dieworkwear 2026 internet is basically 1996 junk mail

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

2006 internet: RSS feeds, forums, communities of hobby blogs, where people post about interior design, fashion, and music for free

2026 internet: sponsored content, buy my merch, try my supplements, invest in my crypto, click link in bio to unlock the secrets of life for $30

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@Zoya_ki_batein Nah. This is what tradwife grift looks like.

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@brainsmatter_x @ShaRob86 @iamAtheistGirl It's also the premise for Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.

[Naomi Datta @nowme_datta]

Doordarshan had an adaptation of Pride & Prejudice called Trishna in the 80s. It was a huge hit. I rediscovered it on Prasar Bharti Archives a few years back. It does hold up even now.

https://t.co/4gvTDEb00E

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@MerriamWebster

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@quichexqueen @sadd42869 @viewfromaghost @EFCevie He doesn't care because he is a pedophile who thinks age of consent should be lowered to 12.

[Dr. Ruchira Mandal @RucchiraM]

@sadd42869 Bloody pedophile.