India from 1950 to today:
GDP: $0.1T → $4T (40x)
Population: 0.3B → 1.5B (5x)
Per Capita: $300 → $2,400 (8x)
Exports: $15B → $650B (40x)
Foodgrains: 50M tons → 310M tons (6x)
Literacy: 12% → 78% (6x)
Life Expectancy: 37 → 67 (2x)
Road Length: 0.2M Km → 6.3M Km (30x)
Electrification: 0.3% → 97% (300x)
Power Capacity: 1,300GWh → 370,000GWh (300x)
Vehicles: 0.3Cr → 40Cr (100x)
Universities: 27 → 1,100 (50x)
Highest Tax Slab: 97% → 42% (0.5x)
We always overestimate change in the next year, and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten
We have come a long way as a Republic, Happy 77th Republic Day
AIIMS New Delhi
The Best Institute for Medical Science
Unreserved Seats for Radiology = 0
General Category student even after getting
AIR 1 CANT do Radiology in AIIMs Delhi
but someone with AIR 10,000 may
get selected for Radiology
This is not Social Justice, This is Apartheid
Absolutely unprofessional services by Bajaj Finserv health. Can't solve technical problems for 6 months despite probably 50 calls. I will never recommend to any other doctors to use your platform. Complete waste of money! @BajajHealth
Well-known Islamic scholar with millions of followers, Zakir Naik, says Allah allows abuse of girls who do not follow Islamic dress code. This is Islam.
@Akshat_World And It was 148/191 in 2014. We are getting better, slowly but surely. All the economics metrics indicate robust growth. Why do you paint such a grim picture always?
A 5.4% GDP growth rate is not really a shocker.
A better question to ask is: why we deserve a 7-8% growth rate?
(1) We can't sort basic tourism. If you go to a beach in India, dogs can bite you (not kidding)
(2) We are not even playing the basic AI/ML race. We are waiting for other countries to innovate on this
(3) Cryptos are termed toxic in India. We have already given the impression that we have banned (but in reality we haven't banned)
(4) Our basic Railways/Transport does not function well People celebrate building X Kms of highways on public money. No one questions: why such poor quality?
(5) 80% celebrate freebies, demand reservations, stifling the existing taxpayers. Handful of people who are able to escape (and who escape) get bashed.
(6) Taxation (de-facto) is at a recent all time high. We are paying through the nose for freebie programs, statue building, new parliament building. At a time, when even IIT grads are not getting decent jobs in India.
We celebrate mediocracy.
Results catch up.
Left: Influential Indian actress Ms. Samantha Ruth who is unfortunately a health and science illiterate advising millions of her followers to inhale hydrogen-peroxide to prevent and treat respiratory viral infections.
Right: Scientific society, The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, warning people to not nebulize and breathe in hydrogen peroxide because it is dangerous for health.
https://t.co/x0ETGsRjQE
In a rational and scientifically progressive society, this woman will be charged with endangering public health and fined or put behind bars. She needs help or a better advisor in her team.
Will India's Health Ministry or any health regulatory body do something about these social media health influenzas damaging public health or will they remain spineless and let people die?
In all disrespect…
You’re absolutely wrong
Tamato doesn’t employee people they “partner”
no social security,
no structure of work hours,
no guarantee of pay,
no fuel allowance,
accidental bonus is dependent on the raiting of the “delivery partner”
In a garb of freedom they are crippled with 0 upward mobility.
If politicians call this a job their children must seek it…
The national expressway between Vapi and Mumbai is terrible. There are no obvious direction markers or a clear separation b/w the old and new roads and so much dust that it is impossible to ride a bike. At the very least stop collecting tolls untill its functional @nitin_gadkari
@theliverdoc He should have been left to his pseudoscience of choice. He would have died early leading to one less proponent of pseudoscience and win for the whole human kind!
Spiritual Leader's Surgery Exposes Medical Paradox and Hypocrisy
- Dr Mrinal Saraswathy Das writes.
Jaggi Vasudev's recent brain surgery at Apollo Hospital lays bare a troubling paradox. The hospital's press release, while acknowledging medical intervention, emphasizes his body's natural healing abilities in a way that borders on disingenuous. This elevates a biological truism – the body's inherent capacity for repair – to a supernatural phenomenon unique to Sadhguru.
The human body's ability to heal is a well-documented scientific fact. Every surgery, every recovery from illness, relies on this incredible biological machinery. To suggest otherwise, as the doctor's statement implies, is a disservice to science and a dangerous oversimplification.
This glorification of Sadhguru's "self-healing" is particularly egregious given his well-known history of skepticism towards modern medicine, bordering on outright hostility. He has repeatedly promoted unproven techniques like yoga as cures for serious ailments, potentially misleading millions of followers. This is akin to a firefighter claiming to extinguish a blaze through meditation alone.
The hypocrisy is further amplified by Sadhguru's decision to seek the best available medical care at Apollo Hospital when faced with his own health crisis. Imagine a follower with a similar condition, who, misled by Sadhguru's pronouncements, delays seeking proper medical attention – the consequences can be devastating.
The doctor's statement downplays the critical role of advanced medical procedures in Jaggi Vasudev's recovery. It's akin to praising a patient's immune system for fighting off pneumonia while ignoring the life-saving role of antibiotics. Modern medicine provided the tools necessary for his diagnosis, treatment, and hopefully, a full recovery.
The true lesson here lies not in attributing Sadhguru's recovery to some mystical self-healing power, but in the importance of a discerning public and a medical community that prioritizes evidence-based practices. Blind faith in gurus and a disdain for scientific progress can have serious consequences, especially for those who trust such pronouncements.
Furthermore, the applause Jaggi Vasudev received at a cardiac surgeons' conference for claiming to cure heart disease through yoga exemplifies this problem. It highlights the susceptibility of some medical professionals to charismatic personalities peddling miracle cures. Such endorsements erode public trust in the medical community and can discourage people from seeking proper medical attention, leading to potentially life-threatening situations.
This incident exposes a larger issue: the spread of pseudoscience disguised as alternative medicine. Sadhguru is not alone in promoting such practices. It's crucial for the public to critically evaluate health claims and prioritize scientific evidence over charisma and anecdotal stories.
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