Amar Viswanathan

Knowledge graph researcher, Deep Learning Adopter, Amateur Programmer, Cricket Lover, Trivia hoarder, Carnatic Guitar amateur, tin whistle amateur

[Sachin Tendulkar @sachin_rt]

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s bat swing has been outstanding. What’s even more remarkable is how beautifully he clears his front foot to create room for balls aimed at his legs. This freedom allows him to play the way he does.

That innings was nothing short of spectacular!

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

@alanwilkins22 Hearing you in commentary took me down memory lane Wilko. My lasting memory of you this IPL is the moment when you couldn't conceal your genuine bias for Suryavanshi when he was out before his century! Too bad you won't be there for the playoffs and finals :(

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

Got us to the quarterfinals, where we lost in a closely fought battle. Brings back memories where once quiz shows and random trivia were part of my life. Learnt a great deal more in those 27 years since. Thanks Mike Smith!

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

The name MJK Smith brings back memories. Long ago, in 1999, Vijay TV in Chennai had an English Cricket Quiz called Googly! Unbelievable right? This was broadcast coinciding the 1999 CWC. I had a chance to participate thanks to an accident. The original partner of my flatmate…

[Lord's Cricket Ground @HomeOfCricket]

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of MJK Smith (Warwickshire, Leics & England), an Honorary Life Member. In a life devoted to cricket, he captained his country in 25 of his 50 Test matches and went on to make a thoughtful and measured contribution as an administrator, including through service on the MCC Committee and Cricket committee and as an ICC match referee.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

… was not available and yours truly got in. I was always mad about cricket and its trivia and somewhere I had read that Mike Smith once compared captaincy to a coconut crown! Imagine my surprise when that was asked in a rapid fire round and I got it right….

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

Muthu ji, your political views are your own - but please do speed up the returns on my investments. 😃

[Pratim D Gupta @peedeegee]

There was a time when stardom was a fortress. In the 90s, Ruby Bhatia wasn't just a VJ; she was the electric pulse of a new, liberalised India, reportedly commanding Rs 1 lakh per show. Rahul Roy wasn't just an actor; he was the face of a generation’s collective heartbreak, the Aashiqui boy whose silhouette defined romance and whose haircut was the bestseller in every saloon. Govinda? He was—and is—the undisputed king of the masses, a comic genius who could make a cinema hall shake with a single pelvic thrust.

Fast forward three decades, and the fortress has been dismantled by the relentless, voyeuristic machinery of social media. Today, these icons find themselves under the harsh, unforgiving glare of a "content-hungry" digital mob that mistakes struggle for failure and evolution for desperation.

Recent headlines have taken a perverse pleasure in dissecting Ruby Bhatia’s career shift. Yes, the woman who once defined "cool" is now a life coach charging Rs 3,000 for a six-month program. To the keyboard warriors, this is a "fall from grace." To any sane mind, it is a woman finding meaning after a nervous breakdown, choosing to make mental health accessible to the masses rather than gatekeeping it for the elite.

Similarly, Rahul Roy has been subjected to the "cringe" treatment for appearing in social media reels with unknown creators. The internet, in its infinite cruelty, ignores the fact that this man is a brain stroke survivor. He is fighting aphasia, paying off legal debts that predated his illness, and trying to "stay active" and work for as long as he is alive. When he asks his trolls to find him "decent work" instead of mocking his reels, he isn't showing desperation; he is showing a spine of steel that most "influencers" couldn't dream of possessing.

Then there is Govinda, the man who once gave the Khans a run for their money, now frequently seen performing at school annual days and weddings. The "dark shadow" of social media brands these "small shows," as if the size of the stage dictates the stature of the legend. Govinda’s response is a masterclass in humility: "I never let my ego influence my work." Whether it’s a Chief Minister’s event or a local school function, the man dances because he is a performer. There is more dignity in one of his "wedding steps" than in the entire collective output of a thousand anonymous trolls.

Social media has birthed a generation of spectators who believe that unless you are at the absolute zenith of your power, you should vanish into the shadows. We have become a culture that feeds on the "tragedy" of the legacy act.

But here is the truth: There is nothing sad about a veteran getting up and going to work. There is nothing "cringe" about an icon refusing to be defeated by a health crisis or a shifting industry. The desperation doesn't belong to Ruby, Rahul, or Govinda. The desperation belongs to the social media ecosystem that needs to tear down giants just to feel tall.

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

Very well said!

[Chennai Updates @UpdatesChennai]

Beautiful put!! Hero worship has to stop and is a curse to Tamil Nadu. Our youngsters should behave like they belong to a developed state. You guys are the only children to ur parents and that should come over everything...🙏🙏

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

MRF Bat and Straight Drive! The eras have changed! Hopefully the new #4 lasts for a decade! Welcome Captain @ShubmanGill !

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

🇮🇳 "Fancy ice creams, hyperfast groceries... but where’s the real innovation?"

Union Minister @PiyushGoyal calls for a reality check on Indian startups at @StartupMhakumbh ⚡️

Here's what he said about China—and what should India focus on? 👇

#Startups #IndiaVsChina #TechInnovation #StartupEcosystem @PiyushGoyalOffc @CimGOI

[Ben Clavié @bclavie]

A very nice explanation of why the important part of ColBERT is “late interaction” and not “multi-vector”.

The true magic of ColBERT is that it enables a much better scoring mechanism. Having multiple vectors is just a tool to unlock this mechanism.

[Ben Cameron @BenCameron23]

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s family meet the great Sunil Gavaskar

@abcsport
#AUSvIND

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

A legend retires with dignity and head held high! So sad to see him be the first person to leave. So long @ashwinravi99 and thanks for all the fish! You deserved 613 wickets at the very least.

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

Among the noise of so many DL courses, I found that these lectures were the very best and quite sad that they aren't available anymore.

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

To the folks @ai4bharat , you had a set of NLP/DL lectures by Professor Mitesh Khapra as part of your online free courses. I see that the entire set of lectures aren't around anymore. Is there any plan to offer them in the future or put them up on Youtube?

[Cricbuzz @cricbuzz]

Caption this!

#SAvIND #T20WorldCup2024 #T20WorldCup2024Final

[ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo]

Mission complete ✅

The perfect farewell ❤️

[ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo]

Most runs in men’s T20Is ✅
Most centuries in men’s T20Is ✅

Thanks for the memories, Hitman 💙

[DK @DineshKarthik]

What a way to finish

Two of the greatest ever to play

@imVkohli
@ImRo45

What a grand farewell ending . Couldn't get better

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#T20WorldCup #ViratKohli #T20WorldCup2024 #RohitSharma𓃵 #CricketTwitter

[Amar Viswanathan @amarv]

Thank you Hitman! Thank you King! Can’t just express the joy that you guys brought to Indian Cricket! Hopefully you get the Test Championship and the ODI WC some day!