Swati Bajpai

Reader. Walker. Listener. Interested in most things pop culture. Ex @mattel, @wbd. Opinions are my own.

[Pico Iyer @PicoIyer]

We’re so much wiser than our thoughts, if only we could find the way to see it.

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

@Naa_Cheese Sad

[stym @stympaul]

salman khan uses instagram like it was supposed to be used

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

Inference : very little rain 😭

[Mumbai Rains @rushikesh_agre_]

🚨 Maharashtra is going to witness above than normal rain for May 2026 : IMD

[Beeka @beekaberryt]

circle so small that when my phone rings i know its scammers

[k @localdrain]

the person who named alphonso was clearly on a completely different assignment than the person who named langda

[Nithya Shri @Nithya_Shrii]

People who go on solo trips not scared of nothing.

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

Finished #ThinkingInBets on Audible. Back to audiobooks after a bit, and really enjoying it. All the probability concepts were back. Now i can’t decide on walks, audible or music.
⁦@audible_com⁩

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

Isn’t #Michael’s end quite abrupt?

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@ekaksharaa Ok

[Pratim D Gupta @peedeegee]

Most people go on The Tonight Show to plug a movie or show off a new suit. Diljit Dosanjh went on there to drop a 112-year-old historical checkmate with the casual shrug of a man who knows exactly who he is.

When Jimmy Fallon asked about the Vancouver show, Diljit didn't just talk about the lights or the noise. He reminded the world that while the Punjabi spirit is global, the welcome mat wasn’t always rolled out.

Back in 1914, the Canadian government was playing a rigged game. The Continuous Journey Regulation was simply a “No Indians Allowed” sign, disguised as a travel rule: you could only enter Canada if you came on a non-stop ship from your home country. Since no such ships existed from India, it was a legal trap.

The SS Komagata Maru arrived with 376 souls—340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus—who thought they were British subjects with rights. Instead, they were treated like a contagion.

For two months, they sat in the harbour, just 2,000 metres from the shore, being denied even the basic dignity of food and water. The city didn’t just look away; they sent a tugboat full of armed men to force them out.

Fast forward to Diljit standing in the centre of BC Place in Vancouver. While the ghosts of the 1914 exclusion act still linger in the salt air of the Burrard Inlet, Diljit turned that 2 km distance into the shortest, most triumphant walk in history.

His witty repartee to Jimmy wasn't just a fun fact; it was a savage flex. “They did not allow us then. Now 55,000 people were there to celebrate us."

Diljit didn't need to be angry to be impactful. He just used the facts as his backup dancers. From the 20 martyrs shot dead at Budge Budge to the roar of a sold-out stadium, the math finally adds up to justice. The "undesirables" of the past are now the icons of the present.

History tried to write a “No Entry” sign. Diljit just signed his name over it.

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

I had something very similar which was one of those summer vacation buys from my papa.

[Moments & memories @momentmemori]

Getting this was a dream for many of us. You were lucky if you had it.

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

Me, voluntarily putting myself in situations where I am like ‘why did I sign up for this’…again.

[naresh fernandes @tajmahalfoxtrot]

In Chimbai, Mary gets a wedding invitation with a card emblazoned with a Ganesh emblem. #IndiaEndures

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

@ElliottBlackwe3 One of my favourite books from MO! Also, HBD! 🎂

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@dryashtiwari 😅

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

One of my greatest joys is gazing out of a window, the world beyond and the frame within, coming together in quiet harmony.

Right now, I’m lost in that stillness, staring out to my heart’s content, somewhere in the Himalayas.
#Window #TheHimalayas

[Swati Bajpai @beingsb]

Change before you have to

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Today is the 10 year anniversary of my Kindle. Tried giving it an ugly makeover. @AmazonKindle @KindleIndia