Avinash Narasimhan

[Shantanu Gupta @shantanug_]

You may find calling people “uncle” and “aunty” a clever put-down. I prefer judging people by what they have contributed to society.

@TVMohandasPai was there at the inception of Akshaya Patra’s school-meal journey — helping push the idea, supporting it personally and serving it for years. Today, Akshaya Patra feeds 2.35 million children every school day in partnership with many state governments.

That is 2.35 million children whose hunger and education are being positively impacted.

The quintessential attribute of Gen Z should be innovation — not ageism. Challenge old ideas, disrupt old systems, build something better. But abusing or cancelling someone simply because of their age is neither progressive nor innovative.

So before sneering at an “uncle”, perhaps a useful question is: What have you built? How many lives have you positively touched?

Respect should be earned by contribution, not cancelled by age.

[Parimal @Fintech03]

Can you guess what this number is: 43 crore?

That is 430 million. Not vaccine doses. Not Aadhaar cards. Not UPI txns this time.

That is the number of free doctor consultations delivered by a govt telemedicine platform most urban Indians have never even heard of.

It is called eSanjeevani.....

And it might be the most quietly massive digital health system on the planet, bigger, by consultation volume, than any telemedicine platform any country has ever built, public / private.

Look at how fast this scaled, most people assume govt tech moves at govt speed.

This one did not....

- 2019: platform rolled out, mostly experimental.

- Mid-2020: crossed 3 million consultations, right as COVID lockdowns hit and OPDs across the country shut their doors.

- Within a couple more years: past 120 million.

- By January 2025: past 250 million.

- By November 2025: 430 million.

That is not linear growth. That is a curve that bent hard upward because a health worker sitting in a primary health centre in rural Chhattisgarh, with zero specialists for a 100 KMs, suddenly had a video line straight to a doctor at a district hospital.

How it actually works and why the model is smart:

- It runs on a hub & spoke system. 131,000+ rural health centres (the "spokes") connect to ~17,000 hospital hubs.

- A nurse / health worker at a village level centre does the first line consultation and if it needs a specialist, they do not send the patient on a bus ride to the nearest city. They connect them, live, on video, right there.

- And this is not a niche pilot anymore, 93%+ of all usage runs through this doctor to doctor model, meaning it has become genuine day to day rural healthcare infrastructure, not a COVID-era stopgap.

A few more fascinating data points for people mostly doubting any govt run schemes:

- 57% of beneficiaries are women, the demographic that has historically had the hardest time physically travelling to a city hospital for a routine consultation.

- 12% are senior citizens. This is reaching exactly the population that private telemedicine apps, built for smartphone literate urban users with credit cards, were never going to reach.

1 of the largest single interventions in healthcare access in human history, built quietly, by an Indian govt lab (C-DAC), running almost invisibly in the background of "Digital India" headlines that usually go to UPI and Aadhaar instead.

Bharat is rising. 🙏🙏

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

This handle used to think Arogya (healthy) in her name is actually Tamil, so anything goes.

Do what you want with your beliefs but stop bringing in Tamil pride when you don't even know what's Tamil and what's not.

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Of the 14 "Tamil" words listed here, 12 are from Sanskrit roots - Pooja, Swamy, Peeta, Karunya, Divya, Paapa, Upadesh, Paraloka Rajya, Japa, Japamala.

19th century missi0naries borrowed heavily from highly Sanskritized Tamil Hindu works of those times to be proximate to native speakers. They did not care about the language.

Shockingly, the very word "Karthar" for Jezus is not Tamil. So is the father Paramapitha. To even know what is pure Tamil, you need to know Sanskrit, a living liturgical language.

Rest assured, as long as Xtians use this "Tamil" for worship, Sanskrit would remain a living liturgical language.

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Today is Aadi 18, the day Vandhiyathevan commences his journey from Kanchi to Thanjavur, kicking off the proceedings of Ponniyin Selvan!

Come, let us travel along Vandhiyathevan to retrace the hero's journey in modern day Tamilnadu, with google map links and images! (1/14)

[Mr Tiwaree ™ 🚨 @MrTiwaree]

I saw a girl on the Latent Show who hated the entire male species.

She used to say that all men look the same to me… every single one of them feels disgusting and worthless. I even hate my own father simply because he’s a man.

The girl in this picture is Asmita De. She’s from Tripura.

In her village the usual mindset was that once a girl grows up, her greatest achievement in life should be getting married. But Asmita’s father was completely against that outdated thinking. He poured every bit of his energy and every last rupee into his daughter “If you want to do judo, do it. I’m right behind you.”

Asmita says that when she came to Delhi for training, even if she got the smallest injury, her father would drop everything and rush to take care of her. Relatives and the rest of the family kept discouraging them “What’s the point of all this?” but her father never listened.

In 2023 she got a job in the UP Police through the sports quota. Things became a little easier. With the remaining time she started training even harder.

Then in December 2025 her father passed away after a brain stroke. In that moment Asmita felt everything was over.

But just ten days later her mother sent her back to training with these words: “If I stop you today, your father will be furious. He’ll say that after I’m gone, no one is left to look after my daughter.”

Asmita turned that pain into strength. Two months later she topped the Asian Trials and began preparing for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Today this girl has won India’s first-ever gold medal in judo. First gold… that’s no small thing. Asmita has dedicated this medal to her coach and to her father.

I don’t remember the name of that girl from the Latent Show, and I don’t want to. I want Asmita’s name on every post, every newspaper, every Indian tweet and Instagram story.

These are the real heroes of our country the ones who carry the tricolour on their shoulders and light up India’s name on the world stage. Instead of some bitter, frustrated girl, Asmita’s story is the one that deserves to go viral.

Proud of you, girl.

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

Here’s the policy paper prepared by We the Leaders Foundation for a clean and sustainable Tamil Nadu, drawing inputs from experts in the fields of environment and health.

https://t.co/sZhjewHRWp

மாற்றம் நம்மிடமிருந்து துவங்கட்டும்,
தூய்மையான தமிழகம் பிறக்கட்டும்!

@WTLFoundation

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

We wish to draw the kind attention of the Hon CM of TN, Thiru @TVKVijayHQ avl, to the ground assessment conducted by We the Leaders Foundation.

We have noticed that 129 TASMAC retail shops continue to operate across TN within a 500-meter radius of educational institutions, places of worship, and bus stations.

We kindly request the immediate closure of these shops and the safeguarding of the spaces where our children learn, pray, and commute.

@CMOTamilnadu @WTLFoundation (1/2)

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Summarizing Paarisaalan's arguments in his recent debate with Politalks Vignesh. Think for yourself if any of this makes sense:

> Shiva is a human, totally unrelated to Murugar
> Vinayaka is worshipped as a symbolic concept, not related to Murugar in any way
> Murugar is an ancient king of Kumari Kandam, riding an elephant named Pinimugam
> Kumari Kandam geography is unclear, but King Murugar was born in Tamilnadu only
> King Murugar achieved something great for Tamils, but we don't know what exactly
> We Tamils only have memory of his name and his tribal wife's name Valli
> We worship our ancestor Murugar as Kurinji lord who was deified later
> Tolkappiyam is the source for associating Murugar with Kurinji, same verse that mentions Maayon and Indran and Varunan are interpolations
> Fair skinned Aryan Brahmins came from Steppe plains into India by 1000 BCE
> Their Steppe women intermingled with dark skinned locals here resulting in mixed complexions of Tamils
> Ambedkar was wrong about Aryan Invasion Theory being unscientific as today's geneticists have proved it
> Every piece of Sangam Literature has Aryan influences
> But Tolkappiyam is older than Sanskrit
> Same Tolkappiyam that predates Aryan arrival does not give any mention about pre-Aryan arrival King Murugar
> Tirumurugaatrupadai was composed during 2CE and it has both Aryan and pre-Aryan Tamil references
> So Nakkeerar's references for Muruga as son of Shiva and having 6 faces and 12 hands is Aryan influence, same Nakkeerar's reference for Muruga worship in tribes with no-vegetarian offerings is pure Tamil reference
> Hence, cutting goat in Tiruparankundram Dargah should be welcomed by Tamils
> Similarly, Purananooru descriptions of Murugar's valiant bravery on battlefield are pre-Aryan, but same verse calling it as a battle against Puranic Soorapadman is Aryan influence
> Puranic stories were all written to insult Murugar, his real story is awesome but we don't know what it is
> King Murugar is also a Siddhar
> But words of Siddhars like Sivavaakiyar Tirumoolar Vallalaar enforcing vegetarianism don't apply because Siddhar Murugar was a non-vegetarian ancestor king
> Ancestor King Murugar who became a god later should be worshipped only in Tamil, with hero stones
> His temples are all Aryanized and controlled by HRCE which is full of Brahmins, but these Aryanized temple should conduct Kudamuzhuku in Tamil
> Source: Trust me bro

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

The real masterstroke was in releasing Jana Nayagan during the CJP protest window, perfectly timed😃💯

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

In the Murugar vs Subramanyar debate, lets leave out scholarly literature for a second and just look at these 5 proverbs, that are a great source of common wisdom known even to common Tamils with no formal education.

The truth comes out obviously from the wisdom of crowds (1/5)

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Silapadhigaram's Vettuvavari has a tribal woman named Salini who is possessed by Kottravai and Ilango describes the Kotravai Goddess as standing over the head of Mahishashura, with a trident in her hands, as the younger sister of Vishnu, as the consort of Shiva (whom Vedas praise), as skilled in swordfight, as one who once stood upon the head of a buffalo, as having attributes as that of Shiva (throat darkened by poison, wears Vasuki and tigerskin) and the attributes of Vishnu (holding a conch and discus)

Kotravai = Durga = Parvati = Consort of Shiva = Sister of Vishnu

If you don't like it, cancel Silapadhigaram and write your own Saalanadhigaram, call it Bangam Literature or something.

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

What exactly is the argument of Poet Arivumathi in his book "Thamizh Murugan" which is the inspiration for Dhanush x Vetrimaaran's next project?

A thread rebutting his book using his own sources. Do read this important thread, RT it and think for yourself (1/n)

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

They have a powerful film stardom and a passionate ecosystem to peddle their cherrypicked agenda. But truth requires individuals who care about it, to spread the word. Pls Repost this thread if you found an element of truth in this rebuttal, Nandri: https://t.co/cut8bHpbKp

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Ever wondered why many Tamils (even those who cannot read or write Tamil) take such intense, protective pride in it?

Why do some go as far as claiming exclusivity over Murugan and inventing ancestries?

The answer is a mix of culture, politics but mainly psychology. Read on👇

[Parimal @Fintech03]

I always thought why the cultural right has historically lost ground despite having truth on its side. IMO, the Right & Center have suffered from a self-imposed handicap: let us call this "Yudhishthira Paradox"

They bring the rules of a Dharmayuddha (righteous war) to a street fight, while the Left plays by the rules of absolute, asymmetric annihilation. The Left does not want to win a debate; they want to destroy your livelihood, cancel your credentials, dox your family & completely wipe you out from public life.

In the Mahabharata, the Kauravas systematically broke every single rule of traditional Dharma. They tried to poison Bhima, burn the Pandavas alive in the house of lac, publicly disrobe a queen & trick them in a rigged game of dice.

When the war started, Yudhishthira initially wanted to stick to chivalrous, rule-bound warfare (Prakasha-Yuddha). But Bhagavan Shri Krishna explicitly rejected this naive approach. Krishna introduced Kuta-Yuddha: strategic, asymmetric warfare where the rules of the enemy are turned against them to ensure their absolute elimination.

When the enemy has already abandoned Dharma, sticking to abstract moral superiority is not virtue; it is suicide.

Acharya Chanakya, the master of statecraft in the Arthashastra, devoted entire chapters to Kantaka-Shodhana, which literally translates to the "clearing of thorns" from society.

The biggest mistake the modern Right makes is confusing Dharma with Western pacifism/weak sentimentalism. "If they abuse me, I will be polite, because my culture teaches tolerance."

Our culture teaches Kshatradharma. Dharma comes from the root word Dhri (to sustain). Anything that destroys the balance of truth & survival of society is Adharma. Allowing a toxic, malicious bully to destroy your life, family & heritage while you sit back & claim moral superiority is actually Adharma because you are enabling evil to win.

As Rishi Vishwamitra taught Sri Rama & as Samarth Ramdas taught Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Evil must be met with overwhelming, decisive force.

The Left operates on the rules of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals: "Freeze the target, personalize it & polarize it." They attack the person, not the argument. When you are fighting for Dharma in the intellectual space, your goal should not be to get a "good job" certificate from the Leftist elites. Your goal must be the complete, data-driven & structural dismantling of their fraudulent narrative.

As the Rig Veda (10.84.2) says in the Manyu Suktam:

अग्निरिव मन्यो तविषितः सहस्व सेनानीर्नः सहुरे हूतेधि |
हत्वाय शत्रून वि भजस्व वेद ओजो मिमानो वि मर्धोनुदस्व ||

Flashing like fire, be thou, O conquering Manyu, invoked, O Victor, as our army's leader. Slay thou our foes, distribute their possessions: show forth thy vigour, scatter those who hate us.

[Augadh @AugadhBhudeva]

IIT Madras Director Exposes How Fake 'Paper Leak' Videos Can Be Created On Telegram

Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras and a member of the National Security Advisory Board, highlighted a potential vulnerability in Telegram that could have serious implications. Using a live example, he showed how a PDF file sent at 3:39 PM could later be replaced with an entirely different document while retaining the original timestamp. Prof. Kamakoti stressed that he was deliberately withholding the exact method to prevent misuse, calling it an act of responsible disclosure. He cautioned users against treating Telegram messages as foolproof digital evidence and warned students and the public against being misled by manipulated "paper leak" claims circulating online. "Please be very careful," he said.
Credit : btTV

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Acshually the term Homo Sapiens wasn't coined until 1758, so Thiruvalluvar identified as a alien in his times. His pronouns were Adhi/Bhagavan

[sohom @AwaaraHoon]

Messi came to Kolkata in 2011 and changed the West Bengal government.

Messi came to Kolkata again in 2025 and changed the WB govt again.

Goat has unreal powers 🫡🐐

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

The gall of Vetri to call Dhurandhar as propaganda, when he is fresh out of the most brazen propaganda film Tamils have ever seen - Viduthalai 2: A bore gore that glorfies Naxalites of Dharmapuri & Communists openly.

Dravidawood directors can shut it.