Bibek Debroy Followers

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Chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council.
One of India's top economists. Authored 100+ books. Sanskrit Scholar. Professor.

[Catherine Whitmore @catheriwhitmore]

India ranks 145th among 195 countries in healthcare, disparity among states https://t.co/Bgg9sAGgwQ via @IndianExpress

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

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Having gone for a blood group test,
There is a man with an odd request.
A different lab, a different result,
MCI indifference adding to the insult.
Hopefully the RTI decision will set things at rest.

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

Oh dear, thought the paper,
I have been caught in my caper.
I can't say sorry -
That will be harakiri,
I must try to remain a headline shaper. @bsindia

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

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What does it take
To weed out universities that are fake?
The UGC has a list,
But the sad twist
Is that prospective students are slow on the uptake.

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

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Duty in duty free?
Someone is all at sea -
What does India mean?
That's the legal labyrinthine.
Another transitional problem for GST.

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

I am reminded of what Shaw said. Do not wrestle with a pig (gender neutral). Both of you get dirty and the pig enjoys it.

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

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A skull found in a British pub
The clue was just that tiny stub.
1857 is where we start
Down to Alum Begh, blown apart -
Historical research that belongs to the super club.

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

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This incident is hardly politic
And borders on the slapstick.
A pizza was the asking price
For FIR registration of a vice,
Last known, the cop has been shown the stick.

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

अद्रेः शृङ्गं हरति पवनः

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

Given the recent interest in Sanskrit. Given the recent expertise in Sanskrit on twitter, no translation needed.
विद्या विवादाय धनं मदाय
शक्तिः परेषां परिपीडनाय ।
खलस्य साधोर्विपरीतमेतत्
ज्ञानाय दानाय च रक्षणाय ॥

[President of India @rashtrapatibhvn]

#PresidentKovind addresses 17th convocation of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha; says Sanskrit is the language of science and spirituality. Works of Aryabhatta, Bhaskara, Charaka, Sushruta, and other scientists and mathematicians were composed in Sanskrit

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

अद्य किमपि न वक्तुं शक्नोमि

[Nithin Sridhar @nkgrock]

After reading tweets by a racist scholar stating that Sita called Rama as misogynist pig during Agnipareeksha, if you want to read & verify on your own, I suggest you to pick up easily available translation of Ramayana Critical Edition by @bibekdebroy

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

किमिव हि दुष्करमकरुणानाम्
किमिष्टमन्नं खरसूकराणाम्

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

कमला कमले शेते हरः शेते हिमालये समुद्रे च हरिः शेते सूकरः शेते पङ्कालये।

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

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As nightmares of Air India make,
This quite takes the cake.
A London mobile lost en route
Was evacuated via the emergency chute,
Leaving a trail of dislocation in its wake.

[Bibek Debroy @bibekdebroy]

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We are all floored
By Tipu's missing sword.
Having brought bad luck,
What garbage truck
Has carted it to wherever it is stored?

[TOI Books @TOI_Books]

Bibek Debroy's 'The Book of Limericks' is a quirky and unusually lyrical take on India's socio-political issues of 2017. Read the #TOIMicroReview here: https://t.co/oermO7a2NO @bibekdebroy @PenguinIndia

[सूचना एवं जनसम्पर्क विभाग, राजस्थान सरकार @DIPRRajasthan]

पुलिस और आम आदमी के बीच संबंध मजबूत हो - @bibekdebroy
#PeopleFirst #RajasthanPoliceDay
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