Chenthil Kumar

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[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

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[DeepaK KarthiK @dkarthikTOI]

#NIT-#Trichy for first time attempted an industrial grade #drone to maintain academic and tall administrative buildings with a drone manufactured by a startup founded by two alumni. The startup is backed by NIT T's R&I hub, gets Rs 25 lakhs seed fund. @timesofindia

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Every big companies are after their books, Zohos and Wockhardts chased their dreams...kudos to their tenacity

[Malay Krishna @Malay4Product]

Zoho keeps doing things the rest of Indian tech has decided are impossible.

They just built its own computer server, but the way they did it is so fascinating.

First, let's understand what a server is. It is the big computer sitting in a data centre that runs your apps. Every time you use Gmail or WhatsApp, a server somewhere does the work.

Almost every server running in India is designed by foreign companies. Indian firms just buy them.

Zoho decided to design its own. And I cannot stop thinking about how they went about it.

They set up the project in Nagpur.

Now, Nagpur had no experienced hardware engineers at all. So Zoho did not hire experts from Dell or HPE. They started a training programme called SETU, hired freshers straight out of engineering colleges, and gave them one hard problem to work on for five years.

Think about that. Every big IT company in India complains that freshers are unemployable.

Zoho took those same freshers, in a smaller city, and got a working server out of them. They have filed more than five patents on the designs, and the key parts were designed fully in-house and put together by Indian manufacturing partners.

So the talent has always been there. A company patient enough to train people was the missing piece.

But why build your own server at all?

Zoho runs all its apps on its own machines. Until now, every server they bought from a foreign company included that company's profit and licence fees.

By designing their own, they get the same performance while using 12 to 18% less electricity, and the total cost of owning each machine drops by 20 to 30%.

With a few hundred servers, that saving is small. But Zoho plans to move all its apps worldwide onto these machines.

Also there is an AI angle. Running AI is expensive because AI needs huge computing power. Zoho's plan is to run smaller, focused AI models on its own servers in its own data centres, to manage costs.

Most companies rent computing power from Amazon or Google but Zoho is attacking the bill at the machine level.

The timing is important too.

In 2023, the Indian government put restrictions on importing hardware like servers. Zoho had already started its server team in Nagpur back in 2020.

Three years before the government rule arrived, Zoho was preparing for a world where India cannot simply import its computers.

So, they moved on their own belief.

The best part is that the design is fully owned in India, Zoho does not depend on any foreign company for security checks, software updates, or licences.

If some country imposes sanctions or a licensing fight breaks out tomorrow, nobody abroad can switch off Zoho's machines.

Zoho has been honest about the fact that the chip inside the server is still an Intel processor, and Intel helped in the development.

That is fine. Every country that builds hardware starts this way. China's server companies started by assembling other people's parts and slowly went deeper. The chip is the next decade's problem.

What I love most is how Zoho-like this whole thing is.

> This company took no investor money in 25 years.

> It opened offices in villages and small towns.

> It hires school students and trains them.

> It built its own browser and its own AI model.

> Now its own server.

Now compare this with the big Indian IT companies. TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL.

Together they earn over $250 billion. They have managed the world's computers for decades. But not one of them designed a server of their own.

Even the name is a nice touch. Nathu La is the mountain pass in Sikkim through which India traded with the world on the old Silk Route.

Naming your first server after a trade gateway, while building it so India depends less on imported tech, shows someone thought about this for years.

They have a few hundred servers running today and want 2,000 by the end of the year. Small numbers. But the team is trained, the design works, and the path is proven.

Indian software companies spent 30 years building on other people's machines.

One of them finally built the machine. :)

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Companies like KTV Working Drone India is offering such service

[Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw @kiranshaw]

This is what drones in Bangalore can do - wash windows, roads, pavements n more! Come on start ups. Where’s your innovation?

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Outstanding achievement by the Zoho team! The Nathu La server showcases how deep R&D can drive both technological excellence and sustainability.

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

Our Nathu La server, unveiled today, took years of hard work by our Nagpur R&D team, led by Mangesh Sadafale.

It is going into production in Zoho data centers around the world and will save energy and money.

We are also working hard to make our entire software stack much more compute and memory efficient.

R&D to the max!

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

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[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

He came to power by promising to erase corruption in India. Twelve years into it, rate him out of 10 on eliminating corruption.

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Still it's OK. They have got better roads, better sewage system unlike us.

[Swapnil Kommawar @KommawarSwapnil]

A person living in New York shared an interesting reality about a 1 crore salary in the city.

On paper, 1 crore sounds like a huge income. But according to him, federal tax, state tax, city tax, Social Security and Medicare can take away around 35–40% of the salary.

Then come the major expenses - high rent, expensive healthcare, groceries and other daily costs.

His point was simple: what matters is not how much you earn, but how much you keep after taxes and expenses.

That's why he believes someone earning 25–30 lakh a year in India may sometimes enjoy a better lifestyle and save more than a person earning 1 crore in New York.

A good reminder that salary figures alone don't tell the full story.

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

This comment from a follower only made me aware of this initiative. Edited comment:

I reported a bribe I paid through Makkal Saatchi https://t.co/7f45Pwyvia yesterday (06.06.2026).

Today, the Deputy Commissioner personally called me, took full details, and assured me of appropriate action. Two police officers also visited my home - one from the DC office and another from Intelligence and enquired in detail.

This level of response within 24 hours is impressive.

I strongly urge everyone affected by corruption to use this platform and report bribes. Change is possible when we speak up.

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

With all check and balances how corporates cheats crores? All these rules for ordinary law abiding citizens.

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

This is something you should definitely know.

​If you were never used to worrying about your CIBIL score, it is high time you started focusing on it.

​There is a huge structural shift happening. In alignment with global best practices, the RBI is moving towards the 'Expected Credit Loss' (ECL) framework.

​This is a huge subject. I'll tell you what is relevant to you as an individual borrower.

​So far, a loan was considered clean as long as the EMI was paid on time.

​If your credit score is below 730, it is going to be mandatory for banks to create significant provisions. This ranges from 12 month provisioning to even full lifetime loss provisioning. Banks must continuously track SICR (Significant Increase in Credit Risk).

​Interest rates will be high for credit scores below 730 because provisioning and compliance costs for banks are going to be high.

​Especially for unsecured loans like personal loans, consumer loans, and credit cards - banks are already reworking their algorithms. Nothing will be automatically approved if the score is less than 730. The new norm will be manual underwriting, lower credit limit assignments, or outright rejections to protect the bank's forward looking credit parameters.

​Since borrowing from banks themselves will become expensive, you can expect the same with NBFCs and other similar entities.

​You can no longer ignore your credit score. It matters a lot.

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Will it happens in TN? If so we can wipe out all debts

[K.Ashok adv @ashok777_kalam]

இப்போது திருப்பிக் கொடுக்கும் நேரம்:

மேற்கு வங்க மாநிலம், மதாபங்காவில் திரிணாமூல் ஆட்சியில் இருந்த போது தலைவர்கள் மக்களிடமிருந்து மிரட்டி வசூல் செய்த பணத்தை உள்ளூர் மக்களை ஒரு மைதானத்தில் திரட்டி மிரட்டிப் பறிக்கப்பட்ட பணத்தை (ஜசியா) திருப்பிக் கொடுத்தனர்.
@BJP4Bengal
@BJP4India

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

They call it Anna's dream—Dravidian forces coming together for a greater cause. But times have changed. The custodianship of Tamil identity and Tamil nationalism is no longer the monopoly of the traditional Dravidian parties. Leaders like K. Annamalai and Vijay are challenging decades-old political assumptions. The real question is not whether the old narrative survives, but whether Tamil Nadu is ready for a new one.@annamalai_k

[Randeep Sisodia @Randeep_Sisodia]

So perhaps we are looking at a following scenario in Lok Sabha 2029 elections or even mid term state elections before that (highly likely):

A three way fight:-

1. TVK+Cong+Communists

2. Annamalai’s party + NTK (possible)

3. BJP+DMK+ADMK+PMK+ AMMK+DMDK etc

Another MASTERSTROKE by BJP 😜😆🤦🏻😔

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Sad...

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

Dear @NarendraModi,

Is it really necessary to reappoint the same IAS or IPS officers who have previously been caught in bribery or corruption cases? Can't we suspend them permanently? Just throw them out of the system. No post, not even a small job. Transfers are just a way to fool the public.

But today, an officer caught taking a bribe is suspended for some time and then given a powerful position again, where they can do the same thing all over again.

If a thief is caught, we don't hand him the keys and ask him to guard the house.

Just because the court cannot prove them guilty does not mean they are innocent. They know how to play the legal system.

Corruption is so common that even ordinary people face demands for bribes in government offices. Instead of giving the same officers another chance again and again, why not promote honest officers?

I know it.
You know it.
People know it.

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

@annamalai_k, I believe it would be best not to engage in verbal rebuttals with the BJP. There is no need to respond to every criticism. Instead, let us focus our energy on the larger purpose for which this new front was formed. Our priority should be effective execution, clear goals, and delivering meaningful results for the people. Staying focused on the end objective will speak louder than any debate. Wishing you strength and success in this mission.

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

@annamalai_k **Corruption bleeds India dry:**
Every rupee lost to corruption is a rupee stolen from a poor man's hospital, his child's school, or the road in front of his house. It doesn't disappear — it lands in someone's pocket.

**What you can do:**
Simple — walk the talk. Build a party where getting caught corrupt means getting thrown out, no second chances.

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

@annamalai_k Annamalai's Big Announcement — June 5, 2026
After six years in the BJP, Annamalai finally said what many expected: he's out, and he's starting something new. He called it We The Leaders — a people's movement that he hopes will become a proper political party by the 2031 Tamil Nadu elections.
What stood out was how he said it. No anger, no drama. He thanked the BJP, said he still respects Modi, but was honest that he could never fully answer the question — "Am I a BJP man or a Tamilian?" He chose Tamil Nadu.
He's not rushing. He wants to build from the ground up, train candidates through an ethics centre named after APJ Abdul Kalam, and fight "cult politics" — which is a direct jab at how Tamil Nadu has always been ruled through hero-worship rather than ideas.
Over a lakh people signed up on day one. 2.6 lakh watched the livestream live.
Bottom line: It wasn't a speech full of fire. It was something rarer in Indian politics — a calm, confident man who knew exactly what he wanted to say, said it, and let the idea speak for itself.

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Annamalai's Big Announcement — June 5, 2026
After six years in the BJP, Annamalai finally said what many expected: he's out, and he's starting something new. He called it We The Leaders — a people's movement that he hopes will become a proper political party by the 2031 Tamil Nadu elections.
What stood out was how he said it. No anger, no drama. He thanked the BJP, said he still respects Modi, but was honest that he could never fully answer the question — "Am I a BJP man or a Tamilian?" He chose Tamil Nadu.
He's not rushing. He wants to build from the ground up, train candidates through an ethics centre named after APJ Abdul Kalam, and fight "cult politics" — which is a direct jab at how Tamil Nadu has always been ruled through hero-worship rather than ideas.
Over a lakh people signed up on day one. 2.6 lakh watched the livestream live.
Bottom line: It wasn't a speech full of fire. It was something rarer in Indian politics — a calm, confident man who knew exactly what he wanted to say, said it, and let the idea speak for itself.

[அண்ணாமலை மக்கள் இயக்கம் @AMI4TNOfficial]

தலைவர் திரு. அண்ணாமலை அவர்களின் கோரிக்கையின் அடிப்படையில், அவரை ஆதரிக்கும் அனைத்து தொண்டர்களும், ஆதரவாளர்களும் மற்றும் பொதுமக்களும், சமூக மாற்றத்திற்கும் மக்கள் சேவைக்கும் அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள We The Leaders Foundation⁠ அமைப்பில் தங்களை இணைத்துக் கொள்ளுமாறு அன்புடன் கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறோம்.

தன்னார்வலராக பதிவு செய்ய:

https://t.co/SlhTem6kRy ⁠

“மாற்றத்தை எதிர்பார்க்காதீர்கள்; மாற்றத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாகுங்கள்.”

#WeTheLeaders #AMI4TN

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

No. Party is bigger than common people...

[D Seshadri @prarthan908]

BJP proves once again...

𝗡𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Create system how every individual in different capacity can work for your common cause.

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

Let’s step up, take action, and be the change.

Join here to begin our political movement!

https://t.co/oVURDAxIE7

[Vasudha Venugopal @Vasudha156]

“I believe the time has come for me to step out of the
party, reflect on the actual purpose of my entering politics, and sail where the winds take me in the future.” K Annamalai’s resignation

[Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilkumarCK]

Big fishes are still swimming fearlessly.

[Thanthi TV @ThanthiTV]

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