Dhruti :)🇮🇳🪷🕉️

An avid reader, a dancer, enthusiast, nature lover, traveller, a huge Tennis (RF) fan, Proud Bhartiya and ofcourse A Dentist:) 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🦚

[Dhruti :)🇮🇳🪷🕉️ @dhrutich]

@novemberpain_ @rishimervana @DhiramShah Haiiiishhhh for a second I was like whatttt???’ Meeee? No wayyyy!

[shobhit mathur @shobweet]

Today is the beginning of Adhik Maas.

Ancient Indian astronomers realized that the lunar year is ~11 days shorter than the solar year. Without correction, festivals and seasons would slowly drift apart.

Their solution was Adhik Maas, an extra month added roughly every 32.5 months to create a self-correcting calendar system based on actual celestial motion.

One of the world’s oldest living examples of scientific timekeeping integrated with civilizational life.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

A year ago, our armed forces displayed unparalleled courage, precision and resolve during #OperationSindoor. They gave a fitting response to those who dared to attack innocent Indians at Pahalgam. The entire nation salutes our forces for their valour.

Operation Sindoor reflected India’s firm response against terrorism and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding national security. It also highlighted the professionalism, preparedness and coordinated strength of our armed forces. At the same time, it showcased the growing jointness among our forces and underlined the strength that India’s quest for self-reliance in the defence sector has brought to our national security.

Today, a year later, we remain as steadfast as ever in our resolve to defeat terrorism and destroy its enabling ecosystem.

[Nabaarun Barooah @BarooahNabaarun]

I wasn’t alive in 1947 but I was alive during 26/11, 2006 Bombay blasts, Pahalgam, 2005 Delhi blasts before Diwali, Pulwama, Uri, 2008 bombings in Delhi, Jaipur &Ahmedabad, Samjhauta, etc. Trust me, the hatred is not enough.

[Preethi Kasireddy @iam_preethi]

So many new moms think they have low supply in the first few days because only drops are coming out.

The baby wants to be on the breast constantly, which makes it feel like they're not getting enough. Some start supplementing with formula almost immediately because they're scared their baby is starving.

But colostrum isn't supposed to come in large quantities. A newborn's stomach on day one holds about 5-7ml per feed. That's roughly a teaspoon. Those few drops of colostrum are designed for that tiny stomach. It's thick, concentrated, and packed with immunoglobulins, white blood cells, and growth factors that protect your baby in those critical first days. Ounce for ounce, it's more immune dense than mature milk.

The constant feeding isn't a sign of low supply. It's how the baby signals your body to bring in more milk. That demand is what triggers the transition from colostrum to mature milk.

I wonder how many women gave up on breastfeeding or supplemented too early because nobody told them this is exactly how it's supposed to work.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

Left: a human lung. Right: a tree.

You are not a standalone organism. You are merely the fleshy, inverted half of a planetary-scale respiratory cycle spanning millions of miles. You are just a biological node in a massive terrestrial machine.

[Jasveer Singh @jasveer10]

Why so many global CEOs are Indian is the wrong question. The real question is what kind of system produces them.

This isn’t about Indians being genetically smarter or IITs magically creating genius. It’s only about selection pressure. India is not a talent factory. India is a high-pressure talent filter.

Most Indians are born into middle class or lower middle class families. There is no safety net, no fallback plan, no cushion. From the day you’re born there is an unspoken contract. Do well or the whole family stays stuck.

Education isn’t optional. It’s survival, now add population. Five to ten lakh people fighting for a few thousand seats. Even after years of preparation, effort doesn’t guarantee success. You still have to win against insane odds.

What comes out of this system is not creativity. It’s endurance. People who can sit for long hours, delay gratification for a decade, operate under pressure without breaking, and don’t feel entitled to comfort.

That profile matters - Large global companies don’t reward raw brilliance at the top. They reward people who can survive complexity, politics, scale, and boredom for 20 to 30 years straight.

That’s why Indian origin leaders show up disproportionately in operator roles. CEOs, presidents, heads of massive systems, not founders.

They didn’t rise because they were the loudest or flashiest. They rose because they had already been trained by a brutal system that rewards consistency over brilliance.

Compare that to a child born in a developed country. There is pressure, yes. But there is also a safety net. More options. Less existential fear. That environment is great for creativity and risk taking. It produces founders and innovators.

India produces survivors who become operators. That’s the difference most people miss. And let’s be clear, this system is not something to romanticize.

For every one person who makes it, millions burn out. Talent gets wasted. Mental health gets crushed. The system is inefficient and cruel. But it does one thing extremely well. It filters for people who can endure.

That’s why Indians don’t dominate early stage innovation globally, but they dominate long-run leadership in established systems.

So no, Indians aren’t exceptional because of IQ. They’re exceptional because they were never allowed to be comfortable.

The uncomfortable question is not why this works. The real question is whether this is the only way we should be producing leaders. And whether the cost is worth it.

[maithun @Being_Humor]

More people have come out in support of stray dogs than of Rahul Gandhi.

Kaisi zindagi hai ye 😭

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Today, on Shravan Poornima, we mark World Sanskrit Day. Sanskrit is a timeless source of knowledge and expression. Its impact can be found across sectors. This day is an occasion to appreciate the effort of every person around the world who is learning and popularising Sanskrit.

[Urrmi @Urrmi_]

Show me something cuter than this on the internet today! ❤️🤌🏻
Are you eagerly waiting for Bappa too? 😍🙏

[Mark Austin @markaustintv]

Tennis is in good hands with Sinner and Alcaraz. Sinner generous in victory, Alcaraz gracious in defeat . Classy stuff.

[Veronica Kropf. @VeronicaHoungan]

I miss the goat everyday. I love watching Sincaraz and some of the youngsters like Fonseca, Tien, but there is still a gaping hole where Roger was. Someone who has been a part of your life for over 22 years is simply irreplaceable.

[Swish 🍒 Tennis @Zwxsh]

Roger Federer hasn't played a match at Wimbledon since 2021, but he's still owned the tournament each and every year he's been back

[Arpit @ag_arpit1]

Why Must Hindu Rituals Always Prove Themselves to Be Respected?

#longthread

A Christian lights a candle in church - it’s devotion.
A Muslim bows in prayer - it’s discipline.
But a Hindu lights a diya or chants a mantra - the world asks,

“Is this even scientific?”
“Why are you doing this?”
“Do you even know the logic?”

Why? Why are Hindu rituals always forced to prove their worth?

Let’s break this down - not with anger, but with truth.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

On this day 24 years ago, Roger Federer beat his childhood idol, Pete Sampras in a 5 set match at Wimbledon.

He 19 years old at the time.

Pete was a 7-time champion.

A piece of history… oh how the time flies.

🥹

[Tejasvi Surya @Tejasvi_Surya]

Over the past few days, a certain class of Indians — fluent in English, insecure in identity — has been mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking ‘polished’ English in global forums. Their ridicule reveals not his weakness, but their own deeply entrenched colonial inferiority.

Modi, unlike Nehru, didn’t have the family background to be sent to Harvard or Oxford. He didn’t grow up speaking English in Lutyens’ drawing rooms. He comes from absolute poverty, had no formal elite education, and built his life brick by brick. He perhaps speaks more languages, including English, than most leaders who come from one language speaking countries. And yet, this very man — self-made, self - taught, grounded, and driven — has led India to global prominence and cracked billion-dollar deals with world leaders in boardrooms from Washington to Abu Dhabi. All without putting on a fake accent or fake impression. He is as OG as it can get.

When he stands next to the British Prime Minister or French President and speaks in Hindi — as the elected head of a country that now has a bigger economy than its former coloniser — that is not a moment of embarrassment. It is a moment of civilisational confidence. It is India standing tall, on its own terms.

For far too long, English fluency — not intellect, not ideas, not integrity — has been the passport to power in India. Many geniuses were sidelined, laughed at, or dismissed for not speaking the “right” English. And many undeserving elites coasted purely on their accent. Modi represents every Indian who was told “you don’t belong” because of how they spoke.

So to those sniggering behind your keyboards and trolling a real achiever: you’re not mocking Modi — you’re mocking the millions who finally see a leader who looks like them, speaks like them, and never pretended to be anything else. Modi is aspirational precisely because of his story.

And if your biggest problem with the Prime Minister of India is that he doesn’t speak like a BBC anchor — maybe it’s time you enrolled in a course. Not in English, but in self-respect.

It’s time to retire the brown sepoy mindset. English is just a language. Narendra Modi is a phenomenon. And India, led by him, is no longer taking permission to rise — it’s rising on its own terms. 🇮🇳

English is just a language.
Self respect is a civilisation. 🇮🇳

[Served with Andy Roddick @Served_Podcast]

A mental, physical, and INDIVIDUAL sport- this is pure and complete athleticism 💪

[D.⛅ @Deep_Take001]

Ppl calling this Wimbledon 2019 truly don't understand what it feels to watch your favourite player at the end of his career defeat his biggest kryptonite in the semifinal & then play incredible tennis in the final only to fall agonizingly short & never win a slam again.

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi | On being conferred with the Padma Shri, Jonas Masetti, founder of Vishva Vidya Gurukulam in Brazil, says, "I was not expecting this. It's a great honour... Many people in Brazil are studying Vedanta, and this is an honour not just for me but for our family striving for this tradition... I used to work in the stock market. I'm a mechanical engineer. I used to work with the biggest companies in Brazil. But I felt empty and was looking for meaning in my life. Then I learned about the Vedic culture and ended up in Swami Dayananda's ashram in Tamil Nadu... I understood that I had to go back to the place I came from and spread the knowledge and message of the Vedas... There are so many teachers in India that a Westerner doesn't need to come here and teach their own culture. I see a lot of youngsters losing the opportunity to value their culture and being so enchanted by the Western way of thinking..."