Chinmaya Desai

Banking, Author, Politics, Fitness, Health, and in pursuit of hedonism !!!

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

I am changing my phone from Apple to Samson! #INDvsWI #T20WorldCup #T20WorldCup2026

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

On Mahashivraatri, Kishan Shining!! #HarHarMahadevॐ #INDvsPAK #IshanKishan

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

It was not luck, it was “Tilak” #INDvsPAK

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

@chesscom @chesscom_in . A brilliant move to take me to a 1300 blitz rating! I must say that your new UI/ UX for game reviews is amazing!

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

Rock bottom! #indvsnz

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

Ash wali life! Just brilliant! #INDvBAN

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

@chesscom_in @NorwayChess @rpraggnachess @photochess It’s neither Huge nor Breaking any more. We are getting used to @rpraggnachess beating Magnus!

[Chess.com - India @chesscom_in]

🚨HUGE BREAKING: 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeats 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen with the white pieces in the third round of @NorwayChess!

This is @rpraggnachess's first win vs. Magnus in the classical format. Congratulations to Pragg on playing a great game! 👏

📸 @photochess

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

Unbelievable stuff.. legends @rpraggnachess & Vaishali! What a proud moment for India and supermom Nagalakshmi! India will be the chess capital of the world in the next 2 years. Mark my words! @chess com_in

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

Vaishali and Pragg are the first-ever brother-sister duo to both earn the GM title and qualify for the Candidates. This year, Vaishali was invited to the inaugural Women's Norway Chess Tournament due to her extraordinary performance, and Pragg is also playing his first Norway Chess!

After Round 3, this incredible duo leads both tournaments! Praggnanandhaa R. secured his first classical game victory over Magnus Carlsen in Round 3, and Vaishali achieved her first classical victory against Humpy Koneru in Round 2.

Their proud mum, Nagalakshmi, is always there, waiting to share in their post-game feelings and moments.

Even on Gukesh's, the 2024 Challenger's, birthday, Pragg and Vaishali are the ones making history!

📷 #NorwayChess / @StevBonhage

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

Whew! Finally RCB! #WPLFinal

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

It would have been a whitewash but O Pope interred! #ENGvsIND #INDvENG #INDvsENG

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

Brilliant India U19 team! I never thought I would root so hard for another Sachin ever! Well played @Sachindhas #U19WorldCup

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

Jazzball! #INDvsENG

[Osborne Saldanha @os7borne]

It's here! We're hosting the final Fintech Happy Hour of 2023 in Bangalore. Details below:

📆 Wed, 29th Nov 2023
🕕 6pm to 9pm
📍 Indiranagar, BLR

Huge thanks to @falconfstweets for being our series sponsor this year! Thanks also to @AWSstartups and @WebEngage

Register now!

[Priyanka Kanwar @PriyankaKanwar]

They say this is India’s decade. The energy at GFF was a testament to this.

Impressed by the innovation and collaboration we saw in Mumbai. Reflecting on Prabhtej and my early days in fintech, during UPI's inception in Bangalore back in 2016, the growth has been staggering. Now, with $10Bn in monthly UPI transactions and the introduction of the credit line on UPI, the trajectory is even more exciting. We look forward to continuing to pioneer global solutions from India.

A nod to NPCI and RBI's teams for not just orchestrating this grand event but for leading fintech innovation in India.

And of course, cheers to Team Falcon! Thrilled to see your exceptional work come alive.

P.S. Don’t miss Falcon's t-shirts at GFF. They read, "The Future of Fintech is Female” ;)

@prabhtejb @cpdesai80 @NPCI_NPCI @os7borne @twifintech

[Priyanka Kanwar @PriyankaKanwar]

Aaaand we’re back! Always a pleasure to host this with @os7borne :) see you guys soon, right after GFF on Sept 5th.

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

@TMCaTweetAway - important Receipt delayed because of lack of wifi at Vartak Nagar Prabhag Samiti! Need intervention

[Priyanka Kanwar @PriyankaKanwar]

There's nothing quite as fulfilling as having a heart-to-heart chat with one of your earliest champions and close friends! Thank you, @utkarsh_amitabh, for sharing our story and for being a constant cheerleader.

The community you've built at @netcapglobal is truly phenomenal, and I couldn't be prouder of everything you've achieved!

[Priyanka Kanwar @PriyankaKanwar]

Bangalore was such a blast (pictures soon!) Delhi folks, we're excited to see you this Thursday :)

[Chinmaya Desai @cpdesai80]

David vs Goliath! @mipaltan @timdavid8 #MIvsRR