Saurabh Basrar

Banyan Capital,(CA,CFA). SRCC Alumni. Author - "Masterclass with Super-investors"

[JIX5A @JIX5A]

Kailasa was just scanned with lasers, and if you haven’t been following this place, hold on.
What’s being uncovered here won’t just rewrite Indian history. It could rewrite human history and prove Ancient India had tools far more advanced than we’ve been told.

But first, you have to understand what you’re looking at. Kailasa wasn’t built. It was removed from the side of a mountain. That means there was no room for mistakes while carving one of the hardest rocks on Earth. Between 200,000 and 400,000 tons of basalt were removed to create it. The first mystery is simple: we don’t know where it all went. We also don’t truly know when it was built. The main dating sources are two land grants, but that doesn’t tell us when the actual carving began. Dating matters because it would tell us what tools they had. Ancient India had steel by 600 BC, which later became the famous Damascus steel. But basalt is hardened lava. It’s around a 6 on the Mohs scale, meaning steel barely scratches it. In 1682, a Mughal emperor ordered 1,000 workers to destroy Kailasa. They failed. That alone shows how hard this stone is. Even with modern alloys, humans barely make a dent. Russian researchers tested this by having people strike basalt with modern tools, then measuring the removed volume with photogrammetry. The result? One person working every day for 3 years could remove only about 1 cubic meter. And since Kailasa is unfinished, we still have tool marks. Those marks show cuts deeper than what modern hydraulic breakers can achieve. To penetrate basalt that deeply, we’d normally need huge machinery. But machines that size wouldn’t fit in many of these spaces. So clearly, they had different tools. Not just powerful tools. Precision tools. The detail in Kailasa’s carvings looks like work done in soft soapstone, except it’s carved into basalt. What we know for sure is that our assumptions about ancient India are wrong. At minimum, they were far more advanced than we give them credit for. At most, something was happening back then that we still don’t fully comprehend.

[Amit Kumar Sindhi @AMIT_GUJJU]

My experience after attending today's CJP Protests:

I have covered various protests for my media house over the last 15 years.

I have attended the IAC protests, Farmers' Protest, Wrestlers' Protest, and now the CJP Protest.

Let me share my experience comparing the CJP Protest with other protests:

-CJP protests look forced and poorly planned

-IAC had common people fighting for their rights, whereas CJP feels more like a protest called by left-wing students from JNU

-The Pride Parade in Delhi attracts more people than the CJP protest

-Despite being labelled a youth movement, the CJP protest had more old people than young people

-There was a clear sense of classism, with the founder and spokespersons enjoying VIP arrangements while ordinary supporters stood in the sun

-People were roaming around in groups, making reels, clicking selfies; one group was asking for Azadi, another for LGBT rights, while others were demanding resignations

-This is the smallest crowd I have ever seen at Jantar Mantar in my journalism career

-I would say this is the most disorganised protest of the 21st century

Even a JCB attracts more crowds than these cockroaches!!

[Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 @TheViditsharma]

To all animal lovers, today we humbly ask you to come forward and support our animal welfare project with a contribution of ₹100 / ₹500 / ₹1000 or any amount you can give.

Last month, we were unable to post appeals, but the reality remains the same vet bills, rice costs, IGL bills, medical expenses, salaries, and rents are now overdue. We urgently need to clear these dues so we can continue caring for the voiceless souls who depend on us every single day.

We currently have 70+ rescued dogs with us who are undergoing treatment, healing, and recovery.

They need daily food, medicines, shelter, and constant care.This is our monthly donation appeal. Every bit matters. No amount is ever too small when it comes from kindness.

We understand it may not always be possible to donate, and that is completely okay. If you cannot contribute financially, please share this appeal. Sharing is also a powerful way of helping.

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Your support can bring food to an empty stomach, treatment to a suffering animal, and hope to lives that have no one else to turn to.Please come forward today. Together, we can keep this mission alive.#AnimalWelfare

[Aravind @aravind]

I was thinking there was a US hand behind this. Now with Turkey, Pak, Bloomberg, FT, leftists, Soros suckers and all traditional GLISCO-DS media and parties behind this new movement, I am beginning to think both are together hitting India.

This shows nothing but the true sovereignty in which India has acted. All of them do not like India acting in its own interests. They are joining hands to try force a regime change.

So 100% everyone needs to back the govt on this one to keep India stable now and pull through the tough geopolitical & economic climate created by multiple external factors.

My message for any Gen-z or whoever thinks anarchy and political instability is good: Look around India - Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives etc - everyone is ruined economically now after regime changes. India is the one supporting them.

If you have problems with the govt, go vote in elections and vote out whoever is non-performing. Don't let foreign forces use you to meddle in India. Nothing good ever comes out of it.

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Starting tomorrow, Supreme court of India is on a six-week summer vacation and will be operating at just 19% of its capacity. There are 53 million cases pending in Indian courts - 93,143 of them are pending in the Supreme Court.

A judge can go on a vacation, a judiciary cannot.

[Saurabh Basrar @basrars]

Carry your own water. Environmentally friendly also

[Rattan Dhillon @ShivrattanDhil1]

Dhabas have found a new way to mint money now selling these “aesthetic” water bottles for ₹50-100 while filling them with what literally tastes like normal tap water bottled locally.

No proper other options, just these fancy-looking bottles everywhere. Pathetic how people have to blindly buy it! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Saurabh Basrar @basrars]

@kirandhanwada Kiran - if you have a home charging option then EV is a no brainer (unless you are doing a lot of long distance highway runs) - Tata Harrier EV / 9E EV. Else see Kodiaq, 7X0 which will fall in your range.

[Bear Grylls OBE @BearGrylls]

I have one rule for fear: run towards it. It doesn't shrink when you wait it out.

[Ed Zitron @edzitron]

Today’s newsletter reveals the unrestrained and wasteful token burn inside one publicly-traded company (Zillow) and breaks down the cold, hard truth that AI is - for hyperscalers, for AI labs, and for customers - simply too expensive to ever pay off.

https://t.co/4Le2SuViKZ

[Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj @DeepikaBhardwaj]

Meet Mr. @GulshanPahujaJR

Man convicted by Delhi High Court for contempt of Court

He explains what he said which is why he has been sentenced to 6 months in Jail

He has been raising voice for 14 years demanding audio video recording to address corruption, delay, lethargy

[Rattan Dhillon @ShivrattanDhil1]

Punjab is officially admitting its financial crisis now. CM Mann himself said, “We are going through great economic stress and therefore are not able to participate in any project.”

Imagine the situation Haryana is bearing the entire cost of a major project inside Punjab, including land acquisition of 38 acres, construction expenses, Air Force boundary wall, security systems, and the 100-feet road connecting the airport for the benefit of Punjab and the entire Tricity.

This is what happens when governments focus on announcing freebies for political gain without proper economic planning or long-term vision.

Punjab, once among India’s strongest states, is now struggling financially to the point where it cannot contribute to key infrastructure projects on its own soil! 🙏🏻

@BhagwantMann @officeofssbadal @ParambansRomana @SukhpalKhaira

[Aditya Raj Kaul @AdityaRajKaul]

Shocking. Racist. Derogatory.

Norway’s largest broadsheet newspaper Aftenposten brazens it out with a shocking cartoon depicting Indian PM @narendramodi as a Snake Charmer with the headline: “A sneaky and slightly annoying man”.

They can’t digest India’s rise and success. Pity!

[Saurabh Basrar @basrars]

Nothing so far. Absolutely poor service @cromaretail

[Saurabh Basrar @basrars]

@cromaretail Order is delayed and there is no response to the mails. I have got 2 mails from your customer support saying they will have someone call in 24 hours but nothing came of it. This is the second time this has happened in last 1 month.

[Sourabh Tripathy @SourabhTripathy]

@sreemoytalukdar For the people who missed the context, this is the leak:

https://t.co/DLxDyRUyjh

[Saurabh Basrar @basrars]

@cromaretail Order is delayed and there is no response to the mails. I have got 2 mails from your customer support saying they will have someone call in 24 hours but nothing came of it. This is the second time this has happened in last 1 month.

[Rattan Dhillon @ShivrattanDhil1]

Just 2–3 months left for monsoon, and Punjab still seems completely unprepared. Last year the state faced disastrous conditions, yet even now proper desilting of rivers and canals hasn’t started.

How bankrupt and helpless has the system become that the CM is asking people to desilt rivers at their own expense?

Does Punjab really have no funds, no planning, and no preparation for the incoming monsoon?

Looks like once again people of Punjab will have to stand strong on their own with no hopes and no trust left in the government. Sad and alarming situation for the state! 🙏🏻@BhagwantMann

[Saurabh Basrar @basrars]

Brilliant 😂😂😂

[Ted @TedPillows]

This is the funniest interview about a company acquisition in the history of television.

Gamestop CEO😂

[Lost Temples™ @LostTemple7]

Surat sets a beautiful example ..

a solar-powered water station built to save thirsty birds.

A small effort that reflects true humanity and care for every living being.

[Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 @TheViditsharma]

Urgent resuce 💔

Got a very stressed and heartbreaking call today.

Someone shifted their home and left behind a Labrador tied near a drain. Since morning, this innocent soul has been standing there helplessly in the scorching heat, waiting and hoping for his family to come back for him.

Some kind people spotted him and informed us. We are now going to rescue this sweet dog.

He looks like a one-year-old Labrador puppy, extremely docile, innocent, and completely unaware of why he was abandoned by the people he trusted the most.

We truly fail to understand how people can do this to an animal who only knows how to love unconditionally. This is truly disheartening and painful to witness.

Always remember pets are not toys, status symbols, or temporary companions. They are living beings with emotions, attachment, and hearts that break too. A pet is a lifetime commitment.

If someone cannot stand by a pet for life, then please do not bring one home in the first place. There is absolutely no compulsion to keep a pet, but once you do, you become their entire world and family.

Abandoning them on the streets after they have trusted and loved you is one of the cruelest things a person can do.

Please keep this sweet soul in your kind prayers. We hope he heals not just physically, but emotionally too, after this betrayal.

https://t.co/a79tC5AcKi

#dogs
#AnimalAbuse

[Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 @TheViditsharma]

People who have the least often share the most. ❤️

Such heartwarming visuals… an underprivileged little girl sharing her food with hungry dogs. A child who herself may be uncertain about her next meal still chooses to feed these voiceless souls with love and compassion.

This is the purest form of humanity.

Kindness does not come from wealth, status, or comfort. It comes from the heart. And sometimes, the biggest lessons of compassion are taught by those who have the smallest hands.

In a world that often becomes too busy to care, moments like these remind us what truly matters empathy, kindness, and the willingness to share even when we have little ourselves.

May we all learn from this beautiful soul and become a little kinder to every form of life around us.

#Humanity #KindnessMatters