Dheerandra Palipi

Anti-fascist. Consultant. Cricket savant. If you’re a Led Head, you’re my friend by default!🤗

[Dheerandra Palipi @dheerandra]

I feel, in retrospect, that this tweet aged well. For someone who was pummelled, pulverised & ridiculed for years together, to bounce back and revive the failing fortunes of a Grand Old Party needed relentless grit, perseverance and gumption. Seems to have paid off!
#Results

[Dheerandra Palipi @dheerandra]

Save this tweet.

A leader MUST emerge from the ranks of the total opposition combined who is willing to sacrifice the next 24 months of his/her life and embark on a nationwide ‘Padayatra’ That is the only way a plausible opposition can set a narrative…(1/3)
#ElectionResults2022

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

Not everyone can be controlled the way the govt controls you, Tihari ji.

[Narendra Nath Mishra @iamnarendranath]

सोनम वांगचुक और लोगों के साथ एक संजीदा अपील दिलचस्प इंसान से

[Tarun Gautam @TARUNspeakss]

Sonam Wangchuk as a teenager!! The clarity of thought, the wisdom is unparalleled.

He is fasting. He is doing Satyagrah against the evil people who are waiting for his death

It was not even his battle, but he is here anyway!! Please protect him🙏🏻🙏🏻

Every voice matters!!

[Arya @Arya_Patel19801]

When privatization isn't a policy, it's a survival tactic.

[Vinodsrinivasan @vinodsrinivasan]

The petroleum ministry published a long defence of E20 this week.

The most revealing sentence in it was not about fuel, engines, or mileage.

It was about banks.

[Tarun Gautam @TARUNspeakss]

This is embarrassing as a Hindu & Indian

Bro why would you go to a museum in Azerbaijan and start chanting Gayatri Mantra so loudly?

What is this insecurity? This is disrespectful to both cultures!!

No civic sense at all!!

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Dear friends, good morning!

For the BBC, Vikas Pandey, India Editor came all the way down to Kochi to spend time with me.
https://t.co/foWrFt9zsh

He visited my home, spoke to my family and friends, and then spent two whole days with me in my outpatient department at Rajagiri Hospital, watching me diagnose and treat patients and interact with their family.

This report is the culmination of that visit and I am very glad for this opportunity. I hope you will like this read.

Loved and loathed: The making of India's viral liver doctor
https://t.co/foWrFt9zsh

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

Passport lets you travel from India.
Voter ID lets you vote in India.
PAN lets you pay taxes in India.
Aadhaar lets you reside in India.
You can have all four.
You can live here, travel, pay taxes and even vote.
But you still can't prove that you're a citizen of India.
What da?

[Kapil Sibal @KapilSibal]

Why Elections ?

If the party symbol
Sends you to Parliament

How can you walk over
Join another party with another symbol

You did not get elected on that symbol !

No principle of constitutional law can permit this !

Immoral
Illegal
Unconstitutional

Over to Court !

[Akshay Marathe @AkshayMarathe]

Abhijeet Dipke has risen to the occasion in a way that literally no one expected him to. With a page of 22 million + followers, the choice of cashing out as an influencer was the easiest choice to make.

Instead, he read the writings on the wall, heard the voice of the cockroaches, and has embarked on a historic journey to build humongous youth pressure against the Modi government.

One often wonders what it takes to be a mass leader, and watching Abhijeet go makes me realize - it takes strong intuition, the ability to understand the moment, and the insane energy of a man on a mission.

On 15th May, exactly one month ago, he was sleeping on his sister’s couch in the US, applying for jobs in the US. In less than 30 days, his life has turned upside down.

He flew out from the US on the night of 4th June, travelled 24 hours to arrive in Delhi on the morning of 6th June.

He spent the full day protesting at Jantar Mantar, fighting jet lag and 45 degree C heat.

That same night he flew to Mumbai. Drove to pick up his parents who he had shifted to a friend’s home for their safety. They drove all night to arrive at Aurangabad on the morning of 7th June.

Abhijeet regrouped, consulted with his supporters across the country and in the next 2 days planned the nationwide protests led by CJP against the Education Minister.

In just 3 days, he left for Pune on 10th June, conducted two press conferences and one massive protest rally on 11th June.

That same night he flew to Lucknow and arrived around 3 AM of 12th June. After addressing a student protest in Lucknow, he needed to get to Amritsar by the next afternoon.

Without a direct flight or connection available, he drove overnight from Lucknow to Amritsar, his car broken down during the ride and then he rented a taxi and arrived in Amritsar a few hours before his protest on 13th June.

Early the next morning he left for Bengaluru, spent the first half of the day traveling and arrived in the evening of 14th June to address a huge protest rally in the city.

Late tonight he will arrive in Jaipur and lead the protest tomorrow, 15th June afternoon in the pink city.

On 16th June, he will be in Nagpur to lead a CJP protest.

And it’s all being done to mobilize the youth of India to come to Delhi on 20th June to demand the Education Minister’s resignation.

Nobody knows what will happen next, but one thing is for sure - Abhijeet’s ability to create a movement from nothing in one month shows what is possible and what he’s capable of with more time and resources and organization at his command.

[TopShagger @Plentyshit]

The Hangover 🍻🥴 Star Wars edition 🤔

[Sujit Nair @sujitnair90]

Vishwaguru Without Civic Sense?

Many Indians genuinely believe the world looks at us with admiration and awe. We are constantly told that India is becoming a “Vishwaguru.” A moral and cultural guide to humanity. But step outside India and observe carefully. The reality is often very different.

Across airports, hotels, beaches, public transport systems and tourist destinations worldwide, Indians are increasingly developing a reputation that should worry us deeply. Too many Indians travel abroad carrying entitlement instead of civic sense.

Anyone who has travelled extensively has seen it. Families speaking loudly inside silent trains in Japan. People cutting queues at airports in Europe. Tourists touching protected monuments despite repeated warnings. Groups blasting music on peaceful beaches in Thailand and Bali. Passengers aggressively arguing with airline staff over baggage rules that everyone else quietly follows. Some even proudly try “Indian tricks” abroad, sneaking extra people into hotel rooms, hiding food in restricted places, or treating every rule as a system to outsmart rather than respect.

In India, this behaviour is often romanticised as smartness or “jugaad.” Abroad, it is seen for what it actually is, dishonesty, disorder and lack of civic culture.

Not all Indians behave this way, of course. But enough do for the stereotype to now exist globally.

A few years ago, a viral incident from Bali showed an Indian family caught stuffing hotel accessories into their luggage. Hair dryers, decorative items and bathroom fittings. The defence was immediate, offering to pay once caught, as though money could erase the behaviour itself. The incident became social media comedy. But the deeper issue was the mindset. The belief that rules apply to others, not to us.

And unfortunately, this mindset travels with us everywhere.

We speak emotionally about India’s ancient civilisation. But civilisation is not measured by old scriptures alone. It is measured by how citizens behave in public spaces. Do we keep our surroundings clean? Do we respect silence where silence is expected? Do we follow rules without supervision? Do we think about the comfort of strangers?

Slowly, the consequences appear. More scrutiny at immigration. More stereotypes. More silent distancing. More frustration from hosts who no longer see Indian tourists as easy guests.

The uncomfortable truth is this. No country becomes respected because its citizens loudly declare themselves superior. Real respect is earned quietly. Japanese football fans clean stadiums after matches. Singaporeans follow rules even when there is no policeman in sight. Many European societies function smoothly because people treat public spaces with dignity and think collectively, not selfishly.

Meanwhile, many Indians increasingly mistake loud nationalism for global admiration. It is not the same thing.

If India genuinely wants respect on the world stage, we need less chest thumping and more introspection. Less obsession with “Vishwaguru” and more focus on civic sense, humility, honesty and discipline.

Because the world is judging us by how we behave when nobody is watching

[Spencer Althouse @SpencerAlthouse]

this was so sweet. Stephen Colbert just ended his final episode of The Late Show while singing "Hello, Goodbye" with Paul McCartney. his family and the show's crew then joined them on stage before Paul turned off the lights to the Ed Sullivan Theater

[Joy @Joydas]

Tale of 2 Countries, 2 Supreme Courts. In Canada, SC nullified a closely fought election because 1 Postal Vote was not counted due to administrative error. SC ruled that every Vote should Count. In India, 91 Lakh Voters deleted, 27 Lakh in adjudication but SC allowed it to happen

[The Tonight Show @FallonTonight]

May the Fourth Be With You! Happy #StarWarsDay ⭐

Jimmy, @theroots & @starwars: The Force Awakens cast sing a #StarWars medley! #MayThe4thBeWithYou #FallonFlashback

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

The original teaser for Back to the Future (1985) is brilliant, building pure intrigue around the DeLorean while revealing almost nothing about the story.

[Nagrik 🇮🇳 @indian_nagrik]

This is the full submission of @ArvindKejriwal for his recusal application.

He lists 10 brilliant point.

This is masterclass in how to argue your own case in court and even the judge got impressed.

This is peak Cinema and Peak Legal detailing!

[AstroCounselKK 🇮🇳 @AstroCounselKK]

Never leave your phone like this ..
You never know ..

[𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃🇩🇪 @Legend_ElBashir]

Il est passé où la légende Khaby Lame?

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Ewan McGregor and Ray Park performed the lightsaber duel in The Phantom Menace with such speed and precision, the crew had to overcrank the camera just to slow it down for the final cut.