WhatIsInAName

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ஆனா நிஜமாவே இவிங்க மத்தியில் வாழ்ந்துட்டு தான் நாம வடக்கனுங்களை கிண்டல் பண்ணிட்டு இருந்திருக்கோம் ... எனக்கு அவங்க தொழில் நேக்கு புடிச்சிருக்கு .. முக்கியமா அந்த குதிரையோட பின்னங்கால்ல இருந்து தான் தரோம்னு சொன்னாங்க பாருங்க .. மறக்க மாட்டேன் டூட் ..

[The Seeker @TheSeeker268]

It's a shame no major film has been made about Biju Patnaik. He lived a life that sounds almost fictional:

In 1938, he flew his entire wedding procession by aircraft to Rawalpindi for his marriage to Gyanwati Sethi (who became the first Indian woman to hold a commercial pilot’s license, and the couple later flew daring missions together.)

While serving in the Royal Indian Air Force (including as head of Air Transport Command), he secretly ferried freedom fighters like Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Aruna Asaf Ali to their hideouts. He also airdropped 'Quit India' leaflets to Indian troops while evacuating British families.

The British once jailed him for transporting nationalist leaders and distributing anti-British literature but also honored him for bravery in evacuating civilians from Japanese-occupied Burma.

During WWII, he flew daring missions delivering arms and supplies to Soviet forces in Stalingrad, and over the treacherous 'Hump' route to China in
support of Chinese Nationalist forces against the Japanese.

In July 1947, he and his wife flew a Dakota into Indonesia, landed on an improvised airstrip while evading Dutch anti-aircraft fire, rescued Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir, refuelled using abandoned Japanese fuel, and flew him safely to India via Singapore.

A couple of months later, during the Pakistani invasion of Kashmir, he airlifted one of the first Indian troops into Srinagar.

The same year he founded Kalinga Airlines, one of India's earliest private airlines.

As Odisha CM post-1962 India-China war, he secretly visited CIA headquarters at Langley to forge a covert India-US partnership against China, which led to the Aviation Research Centre (ARC) at Charbatia, which supported U-2 recon missions over Tibet.

He was also a legendary administrator and statesman, laying much of the foundation of Odisha's industrial empire (mines, ports, heavy industries etc).

When he passed away, Indonesia observed 7 days of state mourning. Russia observed 1 day. He remains the only person in Indian history whose body was draped in the national flags of 3 nations - India, Indonesia, and Russia.

Few public figures have left such a footprint.

His extraordinary life needs to be brought to the big screen.

[🔴All India Weather @allindiaweather]

Brace yourselves and enjoy the next 15 days of abundant monsoon rainfall. Remember, the next 15 days will be the best monsoon days of this year. We will not see days like these for the rest of the monsoon season. So make the most of them.

[♬·♪·✰ℤ𝕖𝕟𝕞𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕢 𝕄𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕒✰·♪·♬ @YouGoManWhyMe]

soft launch, hard launch, wedding reels, shopping vlogs - nah, nothing can beat the iconic "enna colour enna colour enna colour" advertisement for me 🥰

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon in new video.

[Gabbar @GabbbarSingh]

We were sitting by the Lake. A family - A guy in his 40s, with two young kids, a son & a daughter, and his wife, arrived in a small motor boat, it was a fancy pink 4 seater, beige seats etc the understated luxury. The family calmly docked the boat, at a private bay, every family member knew the drill, the boy helped the little girl off the boat, the mother picked the rope, the father tied the stern line to the dock. None of them had any sense of amusement on their faces, it was as if they were driving to a supermarket.

They got down, had some food & drinks, (a glass of water cost 4.5 Francs) kids played around, and left in the same boat, into the sunset.

Generational wealth of your family, is not enough, your country should also have generational wealth. The former can give you such a lifestyle in any other country, but the latter decides that you do it all without a speck of emotion. Routine.

[Siddharth's Echelon @SiddharthKG7]

Jhumri Telaiya.

How a small town in hinterlands of India became the part of pop culture? How all of us know about it?

A really interesting story of how someone’s hobby can become a passion of entire town.
How that transforms into a national curiosity & becomes a folklore.

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[Ila 🦔 @unfilodilaria]

Poi si domandando perché i nostri standard sono sempre più alti 😌

[Mahindra Group @MahindraRise]

Three dishes. Two chefs. One sustainable journey. Zero downtime.

Chef Sanjyot Keer joined Chef Gautam at Club Mahindra to put our electric kitchen to the test.

We’ve been cooking electric for over two years, reducing carbon emissions long before sustainability became an industry-wide conversation.

When global fuel supply chains were disrupted, that decision helped our kitchens keep serving full menus without compromise.

Curious to hear what Chef Sanjyot had to say? Watch the video.

[SKP KARUNA @skpkaruna]

ஒப்பீட்டு அளவில் மிகச் சிறிதான இந்தச் சுழல் காற்றே இவ்வளவு சேதம் ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது எனில் அமெரிக்காவில் ஏற்படும் பிரம்மாண்டமான சுழல் என்னென்ன செய்யும்!
Remembering Twister the Movie.

[Weatherman Navdeep Dahiya @navdeepdahiya55]

Crazy and very close visuals of #Tornado from Toothukudi Airport in #TamilNadu.

Folks have not idea what are witnessing.
Wind speed under such Tornado could easily be 170-220km/h. By the structure it seems like almost EF2 (Enhanced Fujita scale 178km/h+ winds)

[Sann @san_x_m]

Most Indians believe that the person they name as nominee on their bank account will get that money when they die. That belief is wrong, and it has torn families apart.

Here is what the law actually says.

Under Indian law, a nominee is not the owner of your money. A nominee is only a trustee. That means the bank will hand the balance to the nominee after your death, but the nominee is legally required to pass it on to your legal heirs, the people entitled to inherit under succession law. Receiving the money and owning the money are two different things.

This is not a small technical point. It is settled law. The Supreme Court laid it down decades ago and reaffirmed it firmly in a judgment in 2023.

A nomination, the court said, is simply a convenience. It gives the bank a single safe person to release the funds to, so the bank is not caught between fighting relatives. It was never meant to decide who finally owns the money.

The same rule applies almost everywhere. Bank accounts, fixed deposits, shares, mutual funds and provident fund. In all of them, the nominee holds the money in trust for the legal heirs.

There is one real exception. In life insurance, the law allows certain close family nominees, a spouse, parents or children, to keep the proceeds, though even here the High Courts have not fully agreed.

There is one more thing you must know because false claims about it are spreading online. In November 2025, the rules changed to let you name up to four nominees on a bank account instead of one.

Many social media posts claimed this finally lets you pass your money directly to whoever you choose. That is not true. You can now name four nominees instead of one, but all of them still receive the money as trustees for your legal heirs. The doctrine did not change. Only the number did.

So what actually protects your family? One thing above all, a valid Will. A Will overrides a nomination. If you want a specific person to truly own what you leave behind, name them in a properly made Will, not just on a nomination form.

Nomination decides who collects your money. A Will decides who keeps it. Most families learn the difference at the worst possible time.

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[𝙍𝘼𝙅𝙀𝙎𝙃 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙆𝙃 @imacuriosguy]

One of my strongest takeaways and observation from Norway came while standing in a queue to buy an ice cream in Bergen.

A little girl, perhaps 5 or 6 years old, was standing with her father. Excited by all the flavours on display, she instinctively stepped ahead of me to get a better look.

Very gently, her father reminded her:

“Your turn will come. Please stay in the queue.”

I smiled and offered them my place.

The father politely declined.

What struck me was not the child’s behaviour. Any excited child would do the same.

What struck me was the lesson.

“We wait because everyone else is waiting. The rule does not change because someone is being kind.”

From a very young age, children are taught to respect shared public spaces, rules and the rights of others.
Not through punishments.
Not through lectures.
Through thousands of small corrections like this by their role models who happen to be parents, the best role model a kid can have.

High trust societies are not built by governments alone.

Thousands of such tiny corrections, repeated over years, create societies where people automatically queue for buses, stop at pedestrian crossings, return library books on time and generally trust strangers.

In India, children are also taught kindness, family values and hospitality exceptionally well, but public space behaviour receives far less emphasis.

I wish that would improve.

#norway

[Ananth Rupanagudi @AnanthOnTrack]

An Incredible Story!

A ₹3,480 crore IPO of Physics Wallah has hit the market. While reading about this issue, I came across information about a village called Patwa Toli in Bihar.

This year, 45 students from this village cleared JEE, and 38 of them cleared JEE Advanced, meaning 38 students from a single village secured admission to IITs.

Patwa Toli is a village of traditional weavers. There is not a single coaching institute here. Instead, it has a community-driven education system run by current and former students of the village.

The Patwas are traditional weavers, originally from Rajasthan. They were brought to Bihar by Raja Man Singh during Emperor Akbar’s reign to produce a specific type of cloth used in Hindu funeral rituals. Over time, their weaving industry flourished so much that the village earned the title Manchester of Bihar. Today, however, it is better known as the Village of IITians.

The spark of educational transformation was ignited in 1991 when Jitendra Patwa became the first student from the village to gain admission to IIT. His success inspired an entire generation. Although he now lives abroad, he has never forgotten his roots. Through the NGO Vriksha Foundation, he and other IIT alumni continue to support educational initiatives in the village.

The educational model followed here is truly unique. Students from earlier batches mentor the next generation. Whenever a junior student faces difficulty, they seek help from their seniors. Over time, this has created a continuous support network where everyone helps one another move forward.

The foundation has established a digital classroom and a well-equipped library. Expert teachers from cities such as Delhi and Mumbai conduct online classes. A dedicated team continuously monitors students’ progress to ensure that no one is left behind. This is a remarkable blend of modern technology and community participation.

This is more than an educational program—it is a movement that is transforming lives. For many students, attending expensive coaching classes in big cities was once an impossible dream. Today, they can pursue those aspirations from their own village. Most importantly, the doors of opportunity have also opened for girls, enabling them to dream of a brighter future.

Patwa Toli teaches us an important lesson: when an entire community decides to invest in its children, extraordinary things can happen. A united community is the real need of the hour. If schools improve, villages will progress. #Bihar #education #IIT

[𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐚 @LoyalYashFan]

I can proudly say that she is my India’s most courageous woman 🫡🇮🇳.

[NDTV India @ndtvindia]

#NDTVExclusive | ‘दो लाख रुपये के गद्दे मैंने लोगों को बचाने के लिए बिछा दिए... मुझे सुकून है कि इस वजह से 8-12 लोगों की जान बच गई...'- NDTV से बोले गद्दे की दुकान के मालिक रियाजुद्दीन

@ravishranjanshu | #Delhi | #MalviyaNagar

[Ilaiyaraaja @ilaiyaraaja]

No one understood a composer's vision faster, and no one poured more focus into a song than SPB. Celebrating the life, friendship, and the unmatched achievement of 50,000 songs. Happy Birthday, SPB.

[WhatIsInAName @SugTwitt]

Just Wow

[SanghiDentico🇮🇳,🚩🚩🕉️ @priyathedentico]

I just came across this video of @smritiirani ji I don’t know when this was taken and i just love the words she spoke. Reason why i admire her. Its very easy to copy anybody but how does it feel to be just u? Be still be you know yourself. This video made my day!! Thank u maam

[Nãñdhãñ🦚 @NandhanKrishnan]

Happy Birthday இளையராஜா 🫰🏻❤️

[Rahul Shivshankar @RShivshankar]

BIG ACTION BY MODI GOVERNMENT
CBSE Chairman and Secretary transferred over the CBSE evaluation failure.
Inquiry committee constituted to probe the procurement of On-Screen Marking (OSM) services by CBSE.