anna usha abraham

Interested in politics, gender, nature, sports, travel and the rest.

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

@YousefMunayyer He has observed birds so much to be able to imitate their sounds. Lovely, thanks for sharing.

[O’Shea Jackson Jr @OsheaJacksonJr]

I saw it. Now you have to see it. His name is Samuel. And he…is a king.

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

A Swiss hotel once displayed a list of special rules exclusively for Indian guests which I personally saw and was appalled.

Today, videos of garba in restaurants, loud conversations in airports, and turning aircraft cabins into picnic spots keep doing the rounds. Even in Davos, an Indian businessman blasted Punjabi music in a club so the whole town could hear it, calling it “soft power” but to everyone’s annoyance.

Japan earned global admiration through their courtesy and civic sense. If India wants to be a true global superpower, the world should remember Indians for its excellence, consideration and respect for others.

Our civic sense seriously needs to be upgraded.

[Viren Rasquinha @virenrasquinha]

Thank you Vinesh for giving everything on the mat. Unbelievable after 2 years out of competition, giving birth to a child a few months ago & still competing this well.

Thank you for fighting the good fight off the mat. You will be remembered for generations to come

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

Feel sad for this Minister who is often called upon to give misleading narratives. I hope one day his dormant conscience wakes up.

[Kiren Rijiju @KirenRijiju]

I pity those who seek their followers in social media from Pakistan & George Soros gang.

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

If countries start sending back Indians for bad behavior, we will learn our lesson.

[Knights Templar International @KnightsTempOrg]

🇬🇧🇹🇷🇮🇳Indians in the UK, upon seeing Cow Meat ie beef at a Turkish kebab shop, started smashing up the restaurant. The restaurant owner Turks give then a whooping. Why travel across the World to bring your wars to the UK. Guys, GO HOME!

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

This is our mentality. Show is for outsiders but in the inside we rot!!!

[Vaibhavi Limaye @MongaVaibhavi]

@dancanvell I agree. But these countries run on tourism and we dont. So their roads and infrastructure has to be good otherwise who will come.

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

Any particular reason the US is so interested in West Bengal, its elections and much more?

[West Bengal Diary @WestBengalDiary]

🇮🇳 NEW GOVERNMENT. NEW PRIORITIES. NEW EYES ON BENGAL🇺🇸

A few days ago, we had reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio may visit Kolkata during his India tour from May 23 to May 26. Now multiple reports suggest that the visit is indeed happening.

Key Diplomatic Engagements:
Meeting with Local Leadership: In Kolkata, Secretary Rubio is scheduled to meet the newly sworn-in Chief Minister of West Bengal, senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.Cultural

Humanitarian Stops: He is expected to visit the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, the global organisation founded by Mother Teresa.

Bilateral Agenda: Discussions with senior Indian officials will focus on energy security, regional trade, and strategic defense cooperation ahead of the larger Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on May 26.

Why the Kolkata Visit Matters?
Historic Milestone: This marks the first official visit to Kolkata by a sitting US Secretary of State in 14 years, with the last being Hillary Clinton's trip in May 2012.

Deep Diplomatic Ties: Kolkata is home to the oldest US diplomatic mission in India and one of the oldest operating US consulates in the world, established in 1792 under President George Washington.

Geopolitical Significance: The stop highlights the growing strategic importance of eastern and northeastern India within global trade routes and the broader Indo-Pacific strategy. It also signals the beginning of joint US-India celebrations marking 250 years of American independence.

#MarcoRubio #Kolkata #IndiaUSRelations

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

Never knew a Mallu was capable of such deep whataboutery!

[Rifat Jawaid @RifatJawaid]

This clown is either not well or he is the product of highly compromised UPSC exams in India.
BTW this was his reply to question about human rights violations and why the world should trust India.
This was his best answer. His monolongue lasted 14 mins.

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

@revathitweets She stood strong against Israel but let us not forget she is the leader of a hard core rightwing party.

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

@manjitghuman58 @LOL_Subu Except that both are probably imaginary spaces!

[Anusha Ravi Sood @anusharavi10]

The BJP government in West Bengal thought this restriction will scare & hurt Muslims during Eid.

Read news reports from West Bengal & you will realise how the worst affected are poor farmers, largely Hindus, who are unable to sell their cattle & reduce fiscal burden. Hate burns all

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

During my internship, a middle aged man was rushed into the ER completely unresponsive.

Vitals were stable, but he was comatose.
Random Blood Sugar: 28 mg/dL.
We immediately pushed IV Dextrose. He woke up confused but fine.
We wanted to keep him for observation and a full workup, but the family refused. They signed a Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) the next morning and took him home.

48 hours later?
Brought back in the exact same comatose state.
Blood Sugar: 22 mg/dL.

We sat the family down.
"Is he diabetic? Did he accidentally take someone else's insulin or pills?"

Family swore up and down:
"No! He hates allopathy. He is perfectly healthy, he only takes a 100% natural herbal powder from a local traditional healer for his diabetes."

We ran the complete workup.
Insulinoma? Negative.
Adrenal issues? Negative.
But his serum C-peptide and insulin levels were sky-high.
The math wasn't mathing.

We asked the son to bring the "100% natural herbal powder" from home to the ward. It was a nameless brown packet of dust. We managed to get it analyzed.
The result?
It was heavily laced with unregulated doses of Glibenclamide.

That day I realized...
In medicine, the most dangerous toxins don't always come from snake bites or chemical spills. Sometimes they are sold in unmarked packets as "100% natural cures"

[রাজ শেখর @DiscourseDancer]

When foreign leaders come to India they are welcomed by traditional Indian dance. When Indian leaders visit them they are still welcomed by traditional Indian dance.

Just like how most Indians no matter where they go abroad or in India keep looking for butter paneer dinner.

[اسد @zarathustra_3]

Bill Maher: I don’t believe in God.

Me: cool.

Bill Maher: Israel was promised 3,000 years ago.

Me: by who?

Bill Maher: by God.

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

@NotProsaicview That's not new, is it?

[The Statesman @TheStatesmanLtd]

PM @narendramodi will begin a multi-nation diplomatic tour spanning the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy on Friday, with New Delhi looking to strengthen trade, energy, and technology partnerships across Europe and the Gulf region.
https://t.co/MqiEDq12Bz

[Prof Sumathi @ProfSumathi]

There is a dangerous romanticisation of poverty happening in public life now. Many powerful and privileged people casually appropriate the language of deprivation because it creates emotional legitimacy among ordinary people. But real poverty is not a metaphor. It is not a temporary financial dip in an otherwise secure life. It is not a filmmaker father facing a few bad years while the child still studies in elite schools, retains social capital, cultural access, family networks and future opportunities.

Real poverty is structural helplessness. Real poverty is a child going to a government school without breakfast and pretending not to be hungry because classmates may laugh.

It is mothers diluting curry with water so everyone at home can eat something. It is workers collapsing in the heat because missing a day’s wage means no food at night. It is Dalit, tribal and coastal families trapped across generations without land, savings, influence or inheritance.

It is students abandoning education because bus fare itself becomes unaffordable. It is fisherfolk, migrants, plantation labourers and sanitation workers knowing that one illness can destroy an entire family.

People who grow up with social insulation, influential parents, elite schooling, industry access and pathways into stardom may certainly experience hardship, emotional pain or periods of financial instability. Nobody denies that. But hardship within privilege is not the same as poverty without escape routes.

The problem is not merely factual exaggeration. The problem is political. When affluent leaders repackage themselves as products of extreme deprivation, they invisibilise those who actually survived hunger, caste humiliation, bonded labour, displacement and lifelong insecurity. Poverty becomes a cinematic aesthetic instead of a lived wound.

And the poor themselves often do not object because they emotionally identify with leaders who speak their language. That emotional connection is real and politically powerful. But public narratives still deserve scrutiny. Especially in a country where millions continue to experience generational poverty, malnutrition and debt traps.

There is dignity in saying: “I was privileged, but I understand suffering and want to fight inequality.” There is no need to manufacture slum-like origins to appear morally authentic.

Being temporarily broke is not poverty. Facing uncertainty despite privilege is not poverty.

Real poverty is when society is designed to ensure that even your hardest work may never liberate you
- A K Shaji
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[anna usha abraham @annausha]

@ushrit2020 @Zakka_Jacob Stupidity personified

[anna usha abraham @annausha]

@mkvenu1 Frankly, if Delhi keeps out of it, a decision will surface.