Ankita Meher

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[Rahul Srinivas @whizkidd]

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.

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

@rushikesh_agre_ Indeed..
Travelled now from Dahanu to Borivali, by local train.
It was pouring in that entire belt, left Dahanu at 12:30, reached Borivali 3:30.
Throughout, heavy rains...

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

#MahavatarNarsimha

Divine grace, rightfulness, unshaken Bhakti of Bhakta, Uemerited Love of the Bhagwant (Lord)...
What a soul catching..
Celestial !!!

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

Isn't IMF done away with the repeatability of it's own blind nature of funding Beggar Pakistan ???

Isn't the world and @realDonaldTrump more than
"Satisfied" with the evidences of unworthy Pakistan and it's venomous nature ???

Coz We Indians are now done with the Pakistan ...

[DD News @DDNewslive]

#BreakingNews | #Ceasefire violated by #Pakistan.

Loud explosions are being heard in #Srinagar.

#JammuAndKashmir CM @OmarAbdullah shares a video on X.

#CeasefireViolated #CeasefireViolation #IndiaPakistanConflict #IndiaPakistanTensions

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

@Waymo
Hey Team @Waymo
Need an Invite code to experience the magic of Waymo One !!

Last 1 day in San Fransisco to experience the ride, please share the invite code 😊

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

@Waymo
Hey Waymo..
Can I get a CAR ride near Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, for experiencing Waymo ride..
Can you share the Invite Code?? Please☺️ ???

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Today’s Semi Final has been even more special thanks to stellar individual performances too.

The bowling by @MdShami11 in this game and also through the World Cup will be cherished by cricket lovers for generations to come.

Well played Shami!

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

🤩❤️🤩

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

😘🏆

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

What A Final 🙌🙌

#FIFAWorldCup2022

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

ARGENTINA ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!! 🇦🇷

#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

Indeed @MumbaiPolice
Came across this captivating video shot by @ompsyram
In fast pace, there stood constant,
The magnificent Ganapati Bappa and clearly visible - crowd being managed by @aniruddhasadm DMV's.. since years..
https://t.co/lVaySt5is7

Ambadnya..

[मुंबई पोलीस Mumbai Police @MumbaiPolice]

Thank you @aniruddhasadm for standing firm with us during the #GaneshChaturthi2022

Appreciate your never ending support.

#MumbaiFirst

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

Came across this captivating video shot by @ompsyram
In fast pace, there stood constant,
The magnificent Ganapati Bappa and clearly visible - crowd being managed by @aniruddhasadm DMV's

https://t.co/lVaySt5is7

[Samir Dattopadhye @samirsinh189]

Proud of Aniruddha’s Academy of Disaster Management (@AniruddhasADM) for offering relentless support in #CrowdManagement during #Ganeshotsav, especially on the day of #AnantChaturdashi, to government and police authorities for last 18 years across the state of #Maharashtra.

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

@mumbaimatterz https://t.co/iXpLKdG99z

लहानग्यांना भावनेने जेवढं कळतं आणि वळत ते मोठ्यांना तेवढंच उमगलं असतं तर हे नसतं बघायला लागलं

[Yashodhara यशोधरा 🇮🇳 @Yashodhara1010]

This goodbye is one of the most difficult

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

@mumbaimatterz Worst and disgusting...
देव आणि वस्तू, दोघांमध्ये काहीतरी अंतर ठेवा..
बुद्धीदाताने दिलेली बुद्धी योग्य, उचित, निदान त्याच्याप्रतीतरी सन्मानपूर्वक उपयोगात आणा. जो देतोय त्याचाच अपमान.. निंदनीय..
एवढा आळशीपणा देवाप्रति तरी नको

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

This is how I want to remember the 75th anniversary of our Independence. Not just because they are soldiers but because they represent Indians who brave all odds, aim to rise to the top and never give up. https://t.co/c0OzQnd2e3

[Sandeep Parekh @SandeepParekh]

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was a legend who could speak human. His folksy speeches could convince non believers in the India story. He left us just as we celebrate India’s Independence, success and growth 🇮🇳. Om shanti. 🙏🏽

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

@rohanpatoley Long awaited...Much much needed... Awaiting... Have traveled places and ate delicacies through your Shows.. All The Best for Channel and You 😀

[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

@VishalBhargava5 Silver Arch, next to Petit Hall, Nepean Sea Road..

[ANI @ANI]

#CommonwealthGames2022 | Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins gold in women's 49 kg category for a total lift of 201 Kg, sets game record for the category

[Centre for Climate Studies, IIT Bombay @ClimateIITB]

Hello #Mumbaikars! @climateiitb needs your HELP!!

We are planning to generate real-time flood maps for #Mumbai using the power of @Twitter!

Tweet about Flood scenes in your area this monsoon using #mumbaiflooddata / #mumbaiflood & Geotagging to help us collect flood data.
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[Ankita Meher @ankimeher]

Precision Level 🙌🙏

[Brut India @BrutIndia]

"No, India is not sitting on the fence." Watch Jaishankar sharply criticise Europe's outlook towards Asia while defending India's foreign policy...