My card was skimmed in Bangkok. $2,000 gone.
My bank said "investigation takes 90 days, don't expect much."
Visa's global rules say I owe $0 from day one. The bank was using my money to fund their fraud investigation.
One email. Reversed in 48 hours.
Here is the sentence that ends the delay:
@amitvarma@RudraneilSengu1 Amit, a10 year old Dutch kid would speak 100’s of 10+letters compounded words. And they may not necessarily be the brightest tulips :) Woh research thodi doubtful hai.
Why does sugarcane taste so sweet in India today? India’s sugarcane wasn’t always this sweet. The reason it tastes the way it does today goes back to the stubborn brilliance of one woman who fought prejudice, doubt, and even war. Thread.
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@amitvarma@pranaykotas It will be interesting to see the unseen here. How does diet, cultural and social equality over generations can affect where you are today. Will just 3 generations of reservation policies change this? Or does it need a different kind of intervention?
He learnt his craft from Shyam Benegal, became a pioneer & legend of ad filmmaking, learnt & taught scuba diving, started Prithvi Cafe — & much more!
@PrahladKakar joins me in episode 414 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his long & wondrous life: https://t.co/ZqL2qbO0iR
@amitvarma@PrahladKakar Made my day. I have stood at the edge of a 29storey parapet, jumped off a second floor, floated alone down rapids, scuba dived and made 50+ commercials with him. PK needs a sequel written by all those who worked with him.
Who was Anarkali ?? - (A Thread)
For most of us, Anarkali was like Madhubala, as depicted in the epic film, Mughal-e-Azam.
In fact, Anarkali was first mentioned by an English traveller, William Finch, who visited India in 1608 – 11, during Jahangir’s reign.
Mughal e Azam was based on a 1922 play called Anarkali, by the playwright Imtiaz Ali Taj.
It was an extremely popular movie and cemented the idea of a wife of Akbar called Jodha Bai.
There was no such lady.
Akbar's Kachwaha Rajput wife was named Harka Bai & given the title of Mariyam uz Zamani. She was an extremely powerful and wealthy woman. Her ship Rahimi sailed the seas, trading & bringing her an independent income.
Yet, in popular imagination she is either Durga Khote or for the youngsters as Aishwarya.
So movies have limitations & are not gospel truth