D Venkatesh

Fickle interest in all things. Chess Football Politics & Tech hold my attention a bit more

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

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[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

Election Commission of India https://t.co/RcQV3thMR2 via @TWITTER_HANDLE My name has been suppressed or de-registered on the voter list for 210 (Kothrud) Maharastra assembly seat. Form 8 online submission does not work. What is the recourse?

[Indian Women Voices @Indianpatriachy]

Meet Sonali Mukherjee,an acid attack survivor who once wrote to the President of India asking for euthanasia.
She wasn't broken by the acid attack alone.
She was broken by what came after.
> At 18, Sonali Mukherjee was at the top of her class.
An NCC cadet.
A bright student.
A young woman with dreams of serving her country
She had no idea that saying "no" would change her life forever.
> In 2003, while Sonali was asleep in her home in Dhanbad, three men attacked her by pouring acid on her face.
Her "crime"?
She rejected their harassment.
The attackers were:
• Tapas Mitra
• Sanjay Paswan
• Sanjay Singh
> Acid destroyed her face.
It burned her eyes, her skin, and shattered the life she had imagined.
> In 2004, a Dhanbad court convicted the three attackers and sentenced them to 9 years in prison.
> For a brief moment, it seemed justice had finally arrived.
It hadn't.
> Within months, the Jharkhand High Court granted them bail.
> Nine years behind bars became freedom in just months.
> The men who destroyed a teenager's life walked out of prison.
They returned to normal life.
Sonali never could.
>While her attackers walked freely...
Sonali underwent 22 surgeries.
Hospital rooms became her home.
Agonizing pain became her daily reality.
Every surgery was another attempt to rebuild what acid had stolen.
> Sonali and her family repeatedly begged for the bail to be cancelled.
They filed petitions.
Appeals.
Applications before higher courts.
Again and again.
Their pleas were ignored.
Justice wasn't merely delayed.
It was denied.
>The financial burden crushed the family.
They sold their land.
They sold their jewelry.
They sold almost everything they owned just to keep Sonali alive and pay for her treatment.
No family should ever have to choose between survival and bankruptcy.
> Where was the state?
No meaningful medical support.
No adequate compensation.
No proper rehabilitation.
A survivor of one of the most horrific crimes imaginable was largely left to fight alone.
> Sonali wrote letters.
To the police.
To politicians.
To the Chief Minister.
She kept asking for help.
For justice.
For accountability.
What came back were promises.
Statements.
Photo opportunities.
Not justice.
> The system wasn't just slow.
It repeatedly failed her.
> By 2012, after nine years of endless surgeries, court battles, financial ruin, and institutional indifference...
Sonali reached her breaking point.
> She wrote to the President of India requesting euthanasia.
Think about what that means.
She wasn't asking to die because acid had scarred her face.
She was asking because she felt abandoned by the very system that was supposed to protect her.
Because the men who destroyed her life were free.
And she was the one serving a life sentence.
> Her words still haunt the conscience of this country:
«"They ruined my life, but the law set them free."»
> Sonali Mukherjee's story is not only about an acid attack.
It is about what happens after the attack.
When justice moves too slowly.
When survivors are left to beg for treatment.
When families are pushed into poverty.
When accountability feels out of reach.
> India's daughters deserve more than sympathy after headlines fade.

They deserve timely justice.

Accessible medical care.

Meaningful rehabilitation.

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@UberIN_Support Look at the picture
The one I’ve circled was showing “Black Rentals”. It now says Go Rentals
You’ve fixed it in the meantime
Well done 👏🏽

@kritikakpr 😆

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@Uber_India @UberIN_Support I tried rentals today. Showed Black but after the booking, declared Go Rental

I cancelled and booked again. Same. I cancelled and booked another car 🚘

environment: iOS

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

⁦@AkasaAir⁩ The display board in Pune has flight 1314 on time and heading to Varanasi. Inaccurate on both counts. An hour behind and will hopefully get to BLR… ground staff couldn’t care less

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@ZEE5India your app does not work on Apple TV; Unable to watch the world cup games as a consequence.

@FIFAWorldCup - you should open another channel for India and give the audience an option

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@JioHotstar and @hotstar_helps - when I got home today you had turned off the signal as you seem to have detected some unusual activity. Luckily the rain gods helped shut the game. Please refund my payment and upgrade your bekaar s/w

[Sucheta Dalal @suchetadalal]

Chilling- the positive response is fantastic but I am sure you ans your families will remain traumatised by the experience! 😥best wishes

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

No details … I figured that UPI Lite on your app is a separate + independent reactivation. I did it & recovered my money. Now I know why I love @PhonePe better. No fuss, no questions, just reinstall in under one second…

[Google Pay India @GooglePayIndia]

@dvhubli Hi there. We are sorry we did not meet your expectations and understand this can be frustrating. Could you please follow us and share the details over DM? Thank you. - Lopa

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@GooglePayIndia I lost my phone & got a new one. All my payment+bank apps have been restored except GPay
I’m unable to retrieve my UPILite balance. Is there any mechanism? Your help is impossible to use

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@Cali_Burrito I tried the crispy mushroom rice bowl (regular). Enjoyed it. I ate well. Great texture (important that it didn’t sweat and get soggy). Will be on my short-list for lunch at least once weekly

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@MORTHIndia @nitin_gadkari This URL is collecting fines >>> https://t.co/2CySmdarfi
Is this authorised?
@TRAI

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@grabph after getting used to your service in Singapore, I must tell you that your Metro Manila service is abysmally poor

@GrabSG

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

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[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@MCA21India - I've discovered that you do NOT permit any MCA e-form filing without Microsoft Windows as the DSC for e-sign is distributed only with Windows OS. Why this restriction? Pl allow us use of Linux or other OS. Aatmanirbharata we want
@nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

⁦@nsitharaman⁩ ⁦I’ve to pay advance tax(AY26-27) & a dozen attempts have failed. Amount is not the highest so will you give me an extra day (travelling tomorrow). Fire the collector of direct tax for this. We are supposed to be IT Savvy @nsitharamanoffc⁩

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@AmazonHelp You refuse to read /understand; it doesn’t work when you send an OTP 10 min before the delivery. I suggest you get rid of it & leave the parcel at my doorstep as I have manifold security measures. OTP should be an option and not be such an irritation
@amazonIN @AmitAgarwal

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@amazonIN I received a package and the delivery man insisted on getting an OTP. I’m hoping you would help me with a _choice while ordering to avoid this step

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@AmazonHelp Receiving an OTP after you are out delivering helps _only if I am available. How will deliver if I am not there but there are people at home to receive it? Someone with brains has to listen to this. I need an option
@amazonIN @AmitAgarwal

[D Venkatesh @dvhubli]

@AmazonHelp Could you please display a message or include in your order confirmation that your delivery will require an OTP? That way I _will cancel the order & we can save everyone some effort + cost.
@amazonIN