Shakti Nandan

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[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

@anandmahindra I am pleasantly surprised how beautifully you responded!

[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

@elonmusk If Mukesh bhai would have had one more kid, he would have got Elon dance 💃🏻 in manrriage ceremony!

[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

@AstroSharmistha Maam one dark horse in the BJP in my view is Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He has been extremely popular in MP. Though he is moved into center but how do you see his future?

[Lt Gen L Nishikanta Singh (R) @VeteranLNSingh]

In football, can you imagine India beating Brazil in the final by 2-1 and win the Gothia cup in Sweden 😳 and that too after defeating England 12-0 and France by 17-1 🤔 ?

Proud that most players were from Manipur.

Yes! This actually happened 👆🇮🇳🏆

That's India's U-15 team from Minerva Academy / Ranjit Bajaj's squad making history at the Gothia Cup 2026 in Sweden - the world's biggest youth football tournament.

What they pulled off:
1. Beat England 12-0
2. Beat France 17-1
3. Won Helsing Cup in Europe a week earlier
4. Final: Beat Brazil 2-1 to win the Gothia Cup.

They won 8 matches straight and scored 86 goals in the whole tournament. "European Double" complete - Helsing Cup + Gothia Cup back to back 😳

The clips show:
- Kids in orange India jerseys celebrating goals
- The goalkeeper screaming "BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS"
- Fans waving tricolor in the stands
- Team lifting the Gothia Cup trophy with "GOTHIA CUP FINALS" board behind
- Ranjit Bajaj with tricolor draped, holding medal

This is huge because in a country where cricket gets all the money and football still struggles for support, these kids proved talent isn't the problem - opportunity is.

Absolutely viral-worthy moment for Indian football ✌️

[Seema Choudhary @Seems3r]

She said exactly what all of us are feeling!

[From the Hills of Nagaland. @Nagaland_India]

Enchanting voice 🥰

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

India's Wheelchair 3x3 Basketball athelete 🫡

- Giving up doesn't exist in their dictionary!!!!

[Nick Collins @nickcollins1953]

India was the cradle of civilisation. Not one of several.

Several people have replied to my recent essay by saying there is no single cradle of civilisation. Civilisation developed independently in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China and South America. Why make it a competition?

This sounds like humility, but it is the same evasive move that propped up the Aryan invasion theory for a century: when the evidence becomes inconvenient, redraw the question so no evidence can ever settle it.

Consider what would have to be true for independent emergence to hold. Indus-Sarasvati merchant seals would not appear across Sumerian cities. An Akkadian cylinder seal would not name its owner as an interpreter of the Meluhhan language. Bead necklaces manufactured at Lothal would not turn up in Queen Puabi's tomb at Ur around 2450 BC. Pre-dynastic Egyptian graves at Nakada would not contain mud brick-lined pits in Sumerian and Indus-Sarasvati style, alongside cylinder seals and lapis lazuli from the northernmost Indus-Sarasvati settlement. The Sumerian scribes would not record ships arriving from Meluhha carrying timber, copper, carnelian and cotton.

All of those things happened, and they are in the archaeological record. They have been for decades.

The "independent emergence" position has a convenient feature. No evidence can ever dislodge it. Merchant seals from one civilisation found inside another become "evidence of trade, not dependency." Identical brick ratios become "convergent development." A professional interpreter role for a foreign language becomes "contact, but not influence." At every point the conclusion is decided in advance, and the evidence is arranged around it.

Others have argued that even if the civilisations were connected, Mesopotamia was still earlier. Earliest attested writing. Earliest cities. Earliest legal codes. The crucial word is "attested," which means found and recorded by archaeologists. Mesopotamia was excavated intensively from the 1840s. Mohenjo-daro was not discovered until 1922. The site at Bhirrana, dated to 7570-6200 BC, with planned streets, drainage, standardised weights and bronze metallurgy millennia before it appears elsewhere, was identified only recently. Mehrgarh, around 7000 BC, supported 20,000 people growing wheat, barley and cotton, and trading lapis lazuli and copper beads. "Earliest attested" tells you where archaeologists chose to dig, but it does not tell you what existed first.

So at what point does evidence of connection actually count? When one civilisation's merchants are living in another's cities, boring beads with their own technology and maintaining a permanent enclave at Lagash? When the Sumerian texts record ships from Meluhha bringing wealth but never once mention Sumerian ships sailing east? When Indus-Sarasvati seals are found throughout Mesopotamia but no Mesopotamian seal has ever been found in Indus-Sarasvati lands?

And that is before the underwater evidence from the Gulf of Cambay and the Tamil coast, where sonar readings suggest ports thousands of years older than anything in Mesopotamia. If those dates hold, the question of independent emergence becomes redundant.

Treating every civilisation as equally primary, whichever direction the evidence actually points, is a kind of participation trophy for entire fields of study, not open-mindedness.

Independent emergence is where one lands once you’ve already decided not to look at what moved between the geographical boxes, or in which direction. It kept the Aryan invasion theory standing for a hundred years, and it's propping up the same evasion today.

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Did you know?

India today ranks as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, second globally in AI skill penetration and among the leading nations in cloud infrastructure adoption.

The foundation for this growth has been built through sustained reforms and digital transformation.

#12YearsOfSeva

[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

@SECI_Ltd Very conflicting data between MNRE and SRCI. Plz share the number which is consistent.

[Anish Shah @anishshah21]

AI will create meaningful impact only when it is inclusive, accessible, and built for real-world good. Initiatives like Project Indus are an important step in that direction.

This recognition is a testament to our leadership in AI applications. Congratulations to the team @tech_mahindra

[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

@aajtak @k_tapas1 Leader of opposition????

[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

Feeling awesome at the event! 🎉📸

#SelfieTime #MyBrand #EventVibes

[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

@AstroSharmistha Does it mean change of govt in Bengal?

[Shakti Nandan @AmDm10000]

@SECI_Ltd @narendramodi Great news but wrong image!

[PIB India @PIB_India]

➡️ Post-Budget Webinar 2026 on “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling Aspirations of People” lead by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (@MoHFW_INDIA)

➡️ Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship's Breakout Session on “Strengthening India’s Care Ecosystem: Skilling 1.5 Lakh Multiskilled Caregivers” brings together global and national stakeholders

➡️ Prime Minister @narendramodi calls for scalable models to strengthen India’s human capital and care economy

Read here: https://t.co/XiRrjYzj1z

@MSDESkillIndia #Budget2026

[Sumant Sinha @sumant_sinha]

History repeat karenge! 🇮🇳

After a nail-biting semifinal, the India national cricket team storms into the finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

One more push. Let’s bring the trophy home. 🏏

@BCCI
#T20WC2026 #TeamIndia

[UN Global Compact Network India 🇮🇳 @GCNIndia]

Leadership that drives change. Action that creates impact.👏

We are honoured to feature the Presidential Address by @vnigamsinha , President, UN Global Compact Network India & Co-founder, @ReNewCorp at the 9th Gender Equality Summit 2026.

A powerful call for business to move from commitment to measurable action on gender equality.

#GES2026 #GenderEquality #UNGCNI

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

We in India cherish the fact that we are home to some of the world’s most extraordinary wildlife. We are home to over 70% of the world’s tiger population. We have the largest population of the one-horned rhino, the maximum Asiatic elephants. India is the only place in the world where the majestic Asiatic lion thrives.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Congratulations to the Jammu and Kashmir team for their first ever Ranji Trophy win! This historic triumph reflects remarkable grit, discipline and passion of the team. It is a proud moment for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and it highlights the growing sporting passion and talent there. May this feat inspire many young athletes to dream big and play more.