Ashwin Kumaraswamy

Technology VC, sharing opinions on Indian & World politics! Views expressed are personal & should not be read as views of organizations i am associated with.

[Sam Pitroda @sampitroda]

America at 250 is a moment not only to celebrate its remarkable journey, but to ask a larger question: How can we help humanity rise together in the age of AI?

My latest column in The Indian Express reflects on leadership, innovation, democracy, and our shared future.

[Ashwin Kumaraswamy @ashwinkk]

@onemevinod @manickamtagore @RahulGandhi @kcvenugopalmp who are the party weeds? so let the wider party supporters understand?

[DP SATISH @dp_satish]

I use this flyover regularly. It is not a failure. Earlier it used to take 45 minutes to 1 hour, now 15-20 minutes maximum. Electronic City to Jayanagara now takes 35-40 minutes. Earlier more than an hour.

[Ashwin Kumaraswamy @ashwinkk]

@manickamtagore Well said sir!!

[Ashok Swain @ashoswai]

For years, India's liberal commentariat searched for an alternative to Rahul Gandhi in one opposition leader after another. Today, most have faded, but Rahul Gandhi remains the only national leader consistently confronting the RSS and defending democracy. #MyPiece https://t.co/r4jdn0qrTC

[Nilanjana Roy 📚🦊 @nilanjanaroy]

"The tragedy is not that Rahul Gandhi has critics. Every political leader should. The tragedy is that many who claim to defend liberal democracy have spent more time attacking one of its most persistent defenders than confronting those who seek to dismantle it."

~ @ashoswai (Ashok Swain) on "the persistent inability of a significant section of India’s liberals and intellectuals to recognise who has consistently stood against" the Hindutva project.

https://t.co/kAo1XMc9Xk

[spiked @spikedonline]

Britain needs an air-con revolution. We need to scrap the Net Zero clampdown on air-con, and make it easy to install units across the land. If we don’t, we risk Britain grinding to a halt during every heatwave, says Lawrence Newport
https://t.co/j4hKVt9c4F

[Hariprasad.B.K. @HariprasadBK2]

"ಭಾಷಾ ಪ್ರಖಂಡ ಪಂಡಿತ", "ಜ್ಞಾನ ಭಂಡಾರದ ಶಿಖರ", "ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಜೀವನದ ಸಾಕಾರಮೂರ್ತಿಯೇ" ಆಗಿರುವ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಚಿವ @JoshiPralhad ಯಿಂದ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಹೇಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ದುರ್ಗತಿ ನನಗಂತೂ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ, ಬರುವುದೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.

ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪನವರು ಪಕ್ಷ ತೊರೆದು, ಹೊಸ ಪಕ್ಷ ಕಟ್ಟಿದಾಗ ಇದೇ ಜೋಶಿ, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಆಡಿರುವ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಒಂದೊಂದು ಆಣಿಮುತ್ತುಗಳು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಮರೆತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಯಾರನ್ನು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸ್ಥಾನದಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗಿಳಿಸಲು ಷಡ್ಯಂತ್ರ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಿರೋ, ಇಂದು ಅವರೇ ನಿಮ್ಮ ರಾಜಕೀಯದ ಪರಮ ಪೂಜ್ಯರು! ಹಿಂದೆ ಯಾರನ್ನು ರಾಜಕೀಯವಾಗಿ ನೆಲಸಮ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೀರೋ, ಇಂದು ಅವರ ಪಾದಪೂಜೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ನಿಮ್ಮ "ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜ್ಞಾನದ" ಪರಮಾವಧಿಯೇ?

ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾದ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ವೆಚ್ಚ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿರುವ ಕೋಟ್ಯಾಂತರ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎದ್ದಿರುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ನೀಡಲು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆಯೇ?

"ನಾ ಖಾವೂಂಗಾ,ನಾ ಖಾನೇ ದೂಂಗಾ" ಎಂದು ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ ಹೊಡೆದಿದ್ದವರು ಈಗ ಬಾಯ್ತೆರೆದು ಮಾತಾಡುವುದು ಬಿಡಿ, ಮುಖ ಕೂಡ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ ಯಾಕೆ? ಬಾಯಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಮುಖವಾಡ ಕಳಚುವ ಭಯವೇ?

ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನನ್ನು ರಾಜಕೀಯವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಡವರು, ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೊಂದು ಮತಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಪಡೆದವರು, ಅದೇ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನಿಗೆ ಜನ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರು ನೀಡಿದ ದೇಣಿಗೆಯ ಒಂದೊಂದು ರೂಪಾಯಿಯ ಲೆಕ್ಕ‌ಕೊಡಲು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಇಲ್ಲವೇ?

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಡದೆ ಇರುವುದು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಭಾಷಾ ಪಂಡಿತರ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಪರಿಮಿತಿಗೆ ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೇ?" ರಾಮನ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ರಾಜಕೀಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸಬಹುದು; ರಾಮನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ರೂಪಾಯಿಯ ಲೆಕ್ಕದಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ.
#RamMandir #BJPAnswers
#AccountForEveryRupee
#CorruptionQuestions
#NaKhaungaNaKhaneDunga

[Ashwin Kumaraswamy @ashwinkk]

@ManishTewari @rajnathsingh All @INCIndia handles and leaders should question an important issue being raised! @KartiPC @ShashiTharoor @pravchak @SagarKhandre12 @supriya_sule

[Manish Tewari @ManishTewari]

.@rajnathsingh ji during the debate on Operation Sindoor said that no harm was caused to any Indian Solider during operation Sindoor.

Watch below 👇

Was he oblivious of the facts when he addressed Parliament ?
FOR
13 months later Government releases names of six soldier killed during Operation Sindhoor namely Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, Rifleman Sunil Kumar, Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, Agniveer Murali Naik, Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh, and Indian Air Force Sergeant Surendra Kumar.

Why the unnecessary & exaggerated Machismo then ?

In a kinetic action casualties do happen why obfuscate the facts and dissimulate and that too to Parliament?- the Supreme legislative institution of the nation

If there are some other facts pertaining to Operation Sindoor- government should squarely put them on the table of Parliament during the ensuing monsoon session without demur.

In conflict you inflict damage but also suffer damage in turn.

That is the nature of war and it has been so since times immemorial.

India has the capacity to absorb the truth but the truth needs to be told in full

[Sam Pitroda @sampitroda]

We were not just building technology — we were building a nation.
Technology is not about tools, it is about solving real problems for real people.
If we could do it with nothing, imagine what you can do today.
#NationBuilding #Technology #Leadership

https://t.co/RB8eBsFZKE

[Sam Pitroda @sampitroda]

Progress begins with conversation.

Yesterday in San Francisco, Uday Dandavate and I spent a few hours discussing technology, democracy, inclusion, and the ideas that continue to shape India’s future. I am pleased to see these reflections captured so thoughtfully.

The future belongs to those willing to imagine it together.

https://t.co/v9WuNOxwhb

[Govind Singh Dotasra @GovindDotasra]

AICC सचिव बी.वी. श्रीनिवास जी को कांग्रेस सेवादल का मुख्य संगठक नियुक्त किए जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।
@srinivasiyc

[Ashwin Kumaraswamy @ashwinkk]

@rohith_simha Sir, why take pot shots dynastic politics is everywhere! One family recently in Karnataka got 36yrs already in power and 6yrs more! As if there was no other person for the same community! Limits of Backdoor entry.

[Ashwin Kumaraswamy @ashwinkk]

@blsanthosh How can the govt of today have the right to do an NRC on historic records! Against natural justice process. You can define rules for future and not the past. Shame on you to win elections stop trying this antics

[Beats in Brief 🗞️ @beatsinbrief]

🚨 Ex-OpenAI researcher Shyamal Anadkat returns to India to build superintelligence, calling it a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" for the country's AI ecosystem.

[Dr. G Parameshwara @DrParameshwara]

ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಒಲಿಂಪಿಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪದಕ ಗೆಲ್ಲಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ನಮ್ಮ ಆಶಯ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಸರ್ವ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಹಕಾರವನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಒಲಿಂಪಿಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿನ್ನದ ಪದಕ ಗೆಲ್ಲುವ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಪಟುಗಳಿಗೆ ₹6 ಕೋಟಿ, ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ ವಿಜೇತರಿಗೆ ₹4 ಕೋಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಂಚಿನ ಪದಕ ವಿಜೇತರಿಗೆ ₹3 ಕೋಟಿ ಸಿಗಲಿದೆ.

It is our aspiration to see Kannadigas win medals at the Olympics. The Government of Karnataka is extending all possible support towards this goal.

Olympic medalists from Karnataka will receive ₹6 crore for Gold, ₹4 crore for Silver and ₹3 crore for Bronze.

#InternationalOlympicDay #GuaranteeSarkara

[Sanjay Jha @JhaSanjay]

#KEIRSTARMER ; THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UK AND INDIA

Keir Starmer led Labour Party to a landslide win with 411 seats in 2024.

His own party demanded his resignation for underperforming. Starmer has quit.

In India, ………, the lesser said the better.

[Ashwin Kumaraswamy @ashwinkk]

@ANI @nishikant_dubey K Raju is not the person who gets sold out. He’s a true Cong warrior! It’s Bjp which has supported an industrialists to break Cong. The while of time won’t remain same

[Sanjiv Bhatt (IPS) @sanjivbhatt]

This is @aakashibhatt and @shantanubhatt95

Dearest Dad,

This is the 8th Father’s Day we are spending torn apart from one another.

When people hear the word father, they often think of a provider, a protector, a parent. But to us, you have been infinitely more than that. You have been our friend, guide, mentor, our biggest inspiration, fiercest supporter, our moral compass, our strength … our very soul! Everything we are today, every value we hold, every conviction we carry, every ounce of courage we possess, begins with you!

Long before we understood the complexities of the world, we understood that if we wanted to know what courage looked like, we only had to look at you … If we wanted to know what integrity looked like, we only had to look at you … If we wanted to know what it meant to stand up for others, to defend those who needed defending, to speak when silence was easier and to persevere when surrender seemed tempting, we only had to look at you!

In these past years, Shan and I have watched lesser men, drunk on power make decisions that have profoundly and painfully altered the course of countless lives. We have watched men entrusted with responsibility choose self-preservation over courage... We have watched Men bending their principles to pressure and greed, choosing convenience over conscience, obedience over integrity, silence over truth and self-interest over justice.

And often, as I watched them, I found myself wondering:
What legacy will these men leave behind?

When history strips away their titles, their influence, their power, what will remain?

When their kin are old enough to understand, what will they tell themselves? What will they think when they look back upon their choices?

Will they speak proudly of men who remained silent when they should have spoken?

Will they admire men who bowed when they should have stood?

Will they celebrate men who traded integrity for advancement and conscience for comfort? who watched injustice unfold and chose silence because it was safer?

Or will they feel the unbearable weight of knowing, that when the moment came to stand for what was right, these men chose instead to kneel before what was expedient?

I do not know.

But what I do know beyond any doubt is that they will never know what Shan and I do …

They will never know the immeasurable privilege of being the children of a man whose character cannot be compromised, whose conscience cannot be intimidated, and whose spirit cannot be broken!

They will never know what it feels like to draw strength from a father whose life is a testament to courage!

They will never know the pride that surges through our veins when we speak his name!

They will never know what it is like to have a father who is not merely a hero to us, but to tens of thousands...

A man who chose principle over comfort...
A man who stood when others knelt...
A man who spoke when others remained silent...
A man who chose truth over safety...
A man who paid the heavy price for doing what was right!

Dad, you have always led by example …

You taught us that courage is not a dramatic act performed in a single moment of heroism, rather it is a habit … a way of moving through the world, a quiet refusal to compromise one's principles, even when compromise would make life easier. It is the willingness to stand alone when standing with the crowd would be safer. It is the ability to look adversity directly in the eye and refuse to surrender your humanity to it.

From you, we learned to never remain silent in the face of injustice, to fight for what is right, no matter the consequences, to face adversity with our heads held high, to walk into storms rather than run from them and to never allow the fire in our hearts and the courage in our souls to be extinguished.

You taught us that hope is not naïveté, rather it is defiance. It is the refusal to allow injustice the final word … it is the belief that truth survives even when buried, that justice survives even when delayed, and that goodness survives even when punished.

Children often search for heroes in books, films, and legends, but Shan and I never had to, because we were fortunate enough to grow up with ours … A hero in flesh and blood! A hero whose voice guided us …Whose example shaped us … Whose love sustained us. A hero we have the immense honour of calling our father!

Dad, you have, and you continue to inspire us, shaping our lives indelibly and forever. Since we were little, you filled our childhood with laughter, warmth, books, music, art, culture, curiosity, and wonder, unwavering in your efforts to introduce us to extraordinary role models. As you guided us through these incredible years of our lives, I wonder whether you ever realised that the person Shan and I have most wanted to become, ever since we were young, has always been, and will always remain, you!

For eight long years, we have been torn apart by cowardly, spine-less men. They’ve stolen away our precious years, celebrations, ordinary moments, memories, and irreplaceable time.But they have failed in the one thing they truly sought to destroy…They have failed to break your courage, spirit and resilience!

People often say greatness is measured by the lives one touches and the principles one refuses to abandon ….
By that measure, Dad, you are a giant!

The names of those who abuse power will eventually fade into oblivion.

But the names of those who stood against them will echo across generations.

Because, in the end, good, though battered and bruised, must triumph over evil.

Justice, though trampled by politics and power, must ultimately prevail

Truth, though persecuted, must emerge.

And it is my belief that you, Dad, will emerge from this stronger than ever!

Dad, you are not only our father … You are our hero … our NorthStar … Our Cornerstone!

Here's to a future where people find the strength to choose courage instead of subservience!

A future where conscience matters more than convenience, where integrity matters more than power, where truth matters more than fear!

Enough lives have been shattered, enough dreams have been trampled and enough futures have been sacrificed at the altar of political expediency!

The time for silence has long passed …. The time for courage has arrived.

And if there is one thing you have taught us, it is this:
That a single voice speaking the truth can echo louder than an army of cowards.

Here's to the day when these years are finally behind us, when distance is no longer measured in years, when celebrations are no longer marked by absence, and when we can simply sit together again, in the warmth of our home.

Here's to the day our family is whole again .... To many more years of laughter, love, arguments about books, terrible jokes, shared meals, listening to music and, as you would say, continuing to "build character."

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

We love you to infinity and beyond and we are immensely proud to be your children!!

Lots and lots of love,
Aakashi & Shantanu

#justiceforsanjivbhatt #FreeSanjivBhatt #EnoughIsEnough