Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called him a “gaumutra expert.”
She seemed very proud.
One cheap phrase.
One parliamentary laugh.
One scientist was casually thrown under the bus.
Perhaps she did not know who Prof. V. Kamakoti was.
So let us help.
Prof. Kamakoti earned his https://t.co/l3aehJY3Bk.
Then his M.S.
Then his Ph.D.
All from IIT Madras.
He became a professor there.
Then, in January 2022, he became its Director.
Now let us inspect this “gaumutra expert.”
Under his leadership, IIT Madras filed:
378 patents in 2023-24.
419 patents in 2024-25.
431 patents in 2025-26.
Total?
1,228 patents.
Including 284 international filings.
More than one patent every day.
Apparently, innovation now needs political permission too.
Patents granted?
178 in 2022.
325 in 2023.
356 in 2024.
Total: 859.
Almost 100% growth.
Technology-transfer transactions?
84.
Because patents should not only sleep inside government files.
They should enter factories.
Markets.
Hospitals.
Defence systems.
And national infrastructure.
Now the startups.
104 startups incubated in 2024-25.
112 more in 2025-26.
216 startups in two years.
His vision was called “Startup Shatam.”
The IIT Madras ecosystem now has more than 500 startups.
Its portfolio is valued above ₹74,000 crore.
It has attracted nearly ₹12,000 crore in investment.
It has created over 11,000 direct jobs.
Priyanka Gandhi reads political speeches written some Scribbler.
Kamakoti manages innovation ecosystems.
Small difference.
IIT Madras also raised nearly ₹1,728 crore through alumni.
CSR and corporate fundraising across five years.
Sponsored research funding rose from ₹504 crore to ₹956 crore.
Almost 89% growth.
The institute also opened its first International campus.
It created an indigenous high-performance RISC-V chip.
A contribution to India’s semiconductor self-reliance.
Its startups work in:
Semiconductors.
Defence.
Aerospace.
Robotics.
Quantum technology.
Artificial intelligence.
Biotechnology.
Medical technology.
Advanced manufacturing.
Batteries.
Climate technology.
5G.
6G.
Cyber systems.
Prof. Kamakoti also led India’s SHAKTI processor programme.
He chaired the national AI Task Force.
He served on the National Security Advisory Board.
And in 2026, India honoured him with the Padma Shri.
Not for delivering political speeches.
For Science and Engineering.
Criticise his ideas.
Question his claims.
Challenge his science.
That is democracy.
But reducing a national scientist to one mocking label?
A perfect example of being a privileged brat.
History remembers the people who built the nation.
It rarely remembers those who mocked the builders.
To those ₹2 hoes asking “Modi ne kiya hi kya hai”
(Sorry to say but we will be living with the most thankless insects).
1-Gas cylinder on missed call.
2-Payment of online bills.
3-UPI payment.
4-DigiLocker.
5-Jan Aushadhi Kendra.
6-Ayushman Card.
7-New Parliament Building.
8-Free vaccination.
9-Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
10-Surgical strike.
11-Operation Sindoor.
12-Triple Talaq Bill.
13-Aadhaar linking.
14-FASTag.
15-Chenab Bridge.
16-Jammu Tunnel.
17-Ganga Expressway.
18-Kashi Corridor.
19-Vishwanath Corridor.
20-Kedarnath reconstruction.
21-Shri Ram Temple construction
22-Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana.
23-Construction of toilets.
24-Doubling of railway tracks.
25-Expansion of railway stations.
26-Fewer days for ticket booking.
27-Ticket cancellation facility.
28-Golden Quadrilateral Scheme.
29-Bharatmala Project.
30-18 AIIMS construction
31-S I R
32-Mahatma Gandhi Setu reconstruction.
33-Bhupen Hazarika Setu.
34-Army modernization.
35-Make in India.
36-Drone revolution.
37-Direct money into farmers' accounts.
38-Ration digitization.
39-Free ration.
40-Kanya Sumangala Yojana
41-Implementation of GST.
42-Major reduction in GST.
43-Preservation of cultural heritage.
44-Construction of ponds.
45-Har Ghar Nal Se Jal.
46-22 hours of electricity.
47-Unprecedented rebate in income tax.
48-Abolition of Article 370.
49-553 new railway stations.
50-1500 new overbridges.
51-Removal of over 200 obsolete laws.
52-ED's record-breaking raids on corrupt individuals.
53-Year-long waiver on FASTag for 3000 rupees.
54-Implementation of VVPAT in EVMs.
55-Kartavya Path route.
56-Pictures of cultural heritage on currency notes.
57-Reconstruction of Nalanda University.
58-Indigenous production of Tejas.
59-Self-reliance in cell phone manufacturing.
60-Mudra Yojana.
61-Ujjwala Yojana.
62-Suraksha Bima.
63-390 new universities
64-7 new IITs
65-7 new IIMs
66-16 new IIITs
67-300 new medical colleges.
68-Construction of Pamban Bridge.
69-Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway project.
70-Uttarakhand Char Dham road construction.
71-BrahMos production factory.
72-Assault rifle manufacturing in Amethi.
73-Vande Bharat modern trains.
74-Law on Waqf Board property.
75-Bio-toilets in railways.
76-Implementation of labor laws for workers' welfare.
77-Implementation of GRAM JI Yojana.
78-India has already surpassed China in road construction.
79-12 lakh youth provided government jobs.
80-Over 8 lakh commercial licenses issued.
81-80,000 new petrol pumps.
82-Construction of Shaurya Sthal.
83-Merger of railway budget into general budget.
84-Over 9000 new schools.
85-Bulldozers on illegal constructions.
86-Fencing on borders.
87-Open license to army against terrorism.
88-Vikas Kaushal Yojana.
89-Demonetization.
90-FASTag facility by abolishing toll gates.
91-Chandrayaan.
92-Mangal Mission.
93-Multi-satellite stabilization.
94-Reduction of flood-affected areas in Bihar.
95-End of queues.
96-Smart City expansion.
97-Urea coating for farmers.
98-PF withdrawal made convenient.
99-Creation of over 5 crore new jobs in private and domestic sectors.
100-If the farm laws had been passed, brokerage would have ended, and illegal encroachments by many Bangladeshis in mandis would also have ended.
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Don’t know about Rang De Basanti, but let me tell you what some of us millennials actually grew up watching.
I was in primary school during the 1993 Mumbai bombings -- too young to even understand what terrorism meant. But I distinctly remember my mom repeatedly warning me not to pick up anything lying around while playing outside because, you know, it could be a bomb.
That was childhood.
Then came the seemingly endless procession of attacks: the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Red Fort in 2000, Parliament in 2001, the Mumbai bus bombings and Akshardham in 2002, three separate blasts within eight months in Mumbai in 2003, the 2005 Delhi blasts, the 2007 Hyderabad bombings, and the 2008 Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts.
In July 2006, I was supposed to be on one of the trains that was bombed near Mahim. I stayed back at the office because of a meeting. A completely mundane change of plans is probably the reason I’m alive to type this instead of being a name on a list of the dead.
I remember that evening far better than I remember any stupid movie. Our office went into lockdown. Phones were jammed. People were crying and frantically trying to reach their families. Nobody knew what was happening, whether there were more bombs, or whether someone they loved was lying dead inside a mangled train compartment.
Two years later came 26/11.
I had the misfortune of watching uncensored footage of the aftermath. One clip showed bodies being piled and stacked inside a makeshift room at CST while someone wheeled in another load on a bloodied wheelbarrow, with blood dripping onto the floor. The sanitised footage shown on television didn't come remotely close to what actually happened inside that station.
So yes, us millennials lived through an era where we went to work knowing that the crime of simply boarding the wrong train, getting on the wrong bus, eating at the wrong restaurant, or standing on the wrong street at the wrong fucking moment could get you blown to pieces or riddled with bullets.
Some of us literally went to work wondering, somewhere at the back of our minds, whether this would be the commute we wouldn't come home from.
So please, spare us millennials this sanctimonious horseshit about Rang De Basanti and what some Bollywood movie supposedly should have taught us about how to vote.
@halairporttrfps@blrcitytraffic@BhuvanReady Where was the accident..🤔 it took me 1hr 40 mins to reach from HAL to Kundalahalli.. i dint see any accident only full traffic...
Paid ₹30 & had smooth AC bus ride from Kundalahalli to Sarjapur Jnctn, but no bus even after 10 mins walk. Had to walk 20 more mins but found an auto to Kodathi fr ₹135. Whole hassle cd hv bn avoided & time saved by taking a direct auto for ₹175 yet they say use public trnsprt
How can a regular influencer, without access to classified info, be useful to ISI? Here's how:
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Espionage isn’t always about James Bond like stealing top-secret documents; it also involves gathering useful intelligence, shaping narratives, and supporting psy-ops.
@MahaaKumbh only for the richest ones from far across cities..
All flights might be looting during these days
Look at the ticket price from Mumbai to Allahabad
#MahaKumbh2025#flightsforrich