Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳

Leadership coach, blogger, Proud Bharatiya and an unabashed Modi fan. Co-founder, ShikshaDaan Foundation.

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

Bankruptcy to ShikshaDaan !! https://t.co/4JstKED2zr

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

A joyous moment for every Indian!

Chola Copper Plates dating back to the 11th Century will be repatriated to India from the Netherlands. Took part in the ceremony for the same in the presence of Prime Minister Rob Jetten.

The Chola Copper Plates are a set of 21 large plates and 3 small plates and largely contain texts in Tamil, one of the most beautiful languages of the world. They relate to the great Rajendra Chola I formalising an oral commitment made by his father, King Rajaraja I. They also showcase the greatness of the Cholas. We in India are immensely proud of the Cholas, their culture and their maritime prowess.

I thank the Government of the Netherlands and Leiden University in particular, where the Copper Plates were kept since the mid-19th century.

@MinPres

[Aravind @aravind]

The number of people without electricity by country.
Look what happened after 2016. Someone started fixing India for real. Many things at a time. Still some way to go. The lag of last 60 is that bad.

[Rajesh Kalra @rajeshkalra]

Some price hikes may now be unavoidable. Oil companies cannot be expected to absorb losses endlessly. Times are likely to get tougher globally and citizens too will need to behave more responsibly and prudently. Consumption patterns will have to change. And frankly, that may not be a bad thing even for the planet. Read PM Modi’s Hyderabad speech carefully and you’ll get a sense of where things may be headed and how our behaviour and consumption pattern needs to change.
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PM Modi in his speech in Hyderabad called for a collective participation to help India face global economic disruptions, supply chain challenges, and rising prices caused by international conflicts.
•He emphasized that patriotism is not only about sacrificing one’s life for the nation, but also about living responsibly and fulfilling duties towards the country during difficult times.
•He Urged citizens to reduce petrol and diesel consumption by:
◦Using metros and public transport wherever available
◦Opting for car-pooling when private vehicles are necessary
◦Preferring railway transport for movement of goods
◦Increasing the use of electric vehicles wherever possible
•Called for revival of Covid-era efficiency measures in national interest, including:
◦Work-from-home arrangements
◦Online conferences
◦Virtual meetings
•He Appealed to citizens to help conserve foreign exchange reserves by:
◦Avoiding unnecessary foreign travel, overseas vacations and foreign weddings
◦Choosing domestic tourism and celebrations within India
•Requested people to avoid non-essential gold purchases for one year in order to reduce pressure on foreign exchange outflows.
•Encouraged citizens to prioritise Made-in-India and locally manufactured products, including daily-use items such as shoes, bags, and accessories.
•Asked families to reduce edible oil consumption, stressing that it would benefit both national economic health and personal health.
•He Urged farmers to:
◦Reduce chemical fertiliser usage by 50 percent
◦Move towards natural farming practices
◦Help protect soil health and reduce import dependence
•Encouraged wider adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps instead of diesel pumps in agriculture.

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

@aiwithjainam @threadreaderapp unroll pls

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

@Ravisutanjani @threadreaderapp unroll please

[Himanta Biswa Sarma @himantabiswa]

The outpour of love for #BagurumbaDwhou across the internet has been overwhelming.

Thank you on behalf of the people of Assam & our vibrant Bodo community.

Assam will continue to bring alive Bharat’s rich traditions & cultures on the global stage- this is just the beginning.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

It was a great pleasure to host my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. I am deeply touched by his gesture of visiting Delhi this evening. We discussed a wide range of issues aimed at further strengthening the multifaceted India-UAE friendship.

@MohamedBinZayed

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

@ValueWithPrem @threadreaderapp unroll please

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Spectacular Bagurumba Dwhou programme in Guwahati!

[SUHEL SETH @Suhelseth]

Deeply distraught at the vengeance being unleashed on Rahul Gandhi for the BMC performance.

In any other country, he would be lauded for his consistency!

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Dear @narendramodi, a billion Indians nominate @sanjeevsanyal and the Kaundinya team for this year's Padma honours, for proving ancient India's maritime prowess by sailing a ship built to 5th century specification.

Some advance towards greatness; others return to it. We do both.

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

I, on behalf of the crew, would like thank Nau Devi for the safe arrival of INSV Kaundinya in Muscat on the auspicious day of Makara Sankranti.

[Sw. Chaitanya Keerti ( Narain Das ) @keertiswami]

Osho told us about America in 1988, in "The Golden Future", discourse 28:

"All the intelligent people of the world should protest against this American fascist attitude, and force America to stop bringing death to this beautiful planet. And I think, as the century comes to its end, there is bound to be a great protest from all over the world. America has to be put right – it is already late!

"I am reminded of George Gurdjieff. He used to say laughingly that America has not been discovered for the first time, and that is true. It is a lie that is being taught in the schools and colleges and the universities that America was discovered by Columbus. In Turkey there is a seven hundred year old map in which America is completely drawn, both the Americas, North America and South America, an exact map of the whole world. When that map was discovered it was so shocking that not only was America known, it was so well known that maps of it existed".

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Wishing everyone a happy Uttarayan!

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

👌👌👌

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Qualifications of @annamalai_k:
12th: 94%
BEng: 84%
UPSE rank: 244
CAT score: 99.32
PGDM: IIM Lucknow
Chevening Fellow: Oxford
Superintendent of Police
Deputy Commissioner of Police
State President, Tamil Nadu BJP

Qualifications of @AUThackeray:
Dynast.

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

@annamalai_k @RahulGandhi BJP ku amogha vetri nichayam. Namma Pappu avargale campaign thodangitaaru.

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

@PMOIndia yet another one on the same lines 😔. We truly need a kranti to fix the system. Merit has to be the only criteria. Making educational affordable is more important than lowering standards.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Until now, the minimum qualifying criterion for PG medical seats for SC, ST, and OBC candidates was the 40th percentile, about 235 marks out of 800.

As per an order of the Ministry of Health, this has been reduced to the 0th percentile, meaning even a score of –40 out of 800 is now eligible, subject to seat availability.

The one profession that directly deals with life and death, where competence should be sacred and non-negotiable,has been dragged down to this level. Perhaps this is the only country in the world where such a dangerous dilution of standards is not just tolerated, but actively encouraged.

[Bindu Krishnan 🇮🇳 @VGKfan]

@PMOIndia Happy Sankranti. We need a kranti for these kind of broken systems. Very sad to read this post. 🙏🙏

[Shubh @kadaipaneeeer]

In 2006, my brother was doing his PhD.
Topic: Bovine AIDS.
Institute: a university in Mathura.
Coursework: HSADL, Bhopal, India’s top animal disease lab.

Then bird flu happened.

Suddenly, HSADL became the lab.
And suddenly, my brother was told to drop 1.5 years of research and switch topics.

Not because science demanded it.
Because the system did.

The deal was simple:
Change your topic, or lose your stipend.

He called me and said,
“I love my research. I don’t want to work on what babus want.”

For once, I didn’t give gyaan.
I gave him an exit.

“Apply outside India. Let’s see if anyone values your work.”

He applied to 8 universities.
7 in Australia, 1 in Europe.

Within hours, 7 offers came back.
5 with full scholarships and stipends.

The 8th replied three days later.
The professor was at a conference.
That’s it. That was the delay.

Why?

Because his CV was ridiculously good:
•17 international publications
•1 book
•54 national publications
•103 reviews

He went to Europe.
Finished his PhD.
Got a Post-Doc in Texas.
Applied for a Green Card.
Got it in 2 months.
Citizenship the moment he was eligible.

Still, he wanted to come back.

Because India is home & hope dies slowly.

In 2011, he applied for a professor’s job at JNKVV, Jabalpur.
Salary: ₹40,000/month.

They asked for hard copies of all publications.

I still remember packing a full carton of his papers and couriering it.

Then, on July 8, we got a letter dated July 6.

Interview: July 10. In person.

Bring:

•NOC from his current university
•Character certificate
•Hard copies again

Because “what if interviewers want to see?”

I called them.

“How does someone fly from Europe in two days?”

Answer:

“Interviews are till 12th. He must come.”

That was the moment we stopped trying.

India wasn’t rejecting him.
India was humiliating him.

Later, when he sent his HSADL work to Elsevier, the journal did a routine verification.

HSADL replied saying:

•He left without due process
•His stipend wasn’t settled
•His address was false

We sent:

•No Dues Certificate
•Formal relieving letter
•Proof that the address was the same as his passport
•Proof that our parents still live there

Didn’t matter.
Publication rejected.

That’s the system.

We happily talk about reservations. But we quietly harass competence.

And before someone says, “Things have changed under Modi” no, they haven’t.

I tried in 2023.
Same hard copies.
Same physical interviews.

I now work as a visiting professor with an IIT. Online.

My reimbursement request has been pending since August 2023.

The professor in charge says,
“I get 100 mails a day. I don’t check all.”

Fair enough.

This country doesn’t lack talent. It lacks respect for it.

And the smartest people don’t leave India for money. They leave to save their dignity

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

The Ahmedabad sky is filled with colour and vibrancy during the International Kite Festival.

Glad to have taken Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany to this very special occasion. Also happy to see him try his hand at flying a kite!

@bundeskanzler

@_FriedrichMerz

[N Chandrababu Naidu @ncbn]

Not China, not Germany, not the United States. This is the new India setting new records in road building, right here in Andhra Pradesh. Congratulations to NHAI and Rajpath Infracon for achieving four Guinness World Records in a single week, with 156 lane kilometres paved and 57,500 metric tonnes of bituminous concrete laid on the BKV Corridor.
@nitin_gadkari
@NHAI_Official