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[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@MSEDCL 30 hours. What SMS are you asking? It is reported. No supply till now. Entire society.

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@MSEDCL @cepune @CMDMSEDCL @MSEDCLPROJECTS @CMOMaharashtra @IndianExpress @ThePuneMirror @SakalMediaNews @matapune
30+ HOURS OF BLACKOUT!
900+ residents, 223 flats at Mira Society, Salisbury Park, Pune, are left entirely stranded without power & water since Sunday.

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@AdhirSinha It’s a very interesting perspective. You've *highlighted the best of both worlds!* It’s the classic trade-off: India offers a 'service-rich' life, while the West is built on 'self-reliance.' Depends entirely on what someone values more."

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@SupriyaShrinate If a passport is not citizenship proof why do I have to surrender my Indian passport if I acquire a UK citizenship. I can retain them??

[Tribhuvan_Official @TheTribhuvan]

प्रख्यात पत्रकार तवलीन सिंह का यह ट्वीट भाषायी चिंता नहीं, राजनीतिक पाखंड की एक बहुत महीन मिसाल है।

राहुल गांधी कोटा में छात्रों से परीक्षा-व्यवस्था की तबाही, पेपर लीक, कोचिंग के आर्थिक शोषण, बेरोज़गारी, पारिवारिक दबाव और विद्यार्थियों की मानसिक यातना पर बात कर रहे थे।

उन्होंने उस व्यवस्था को चुनौती दी, जिसमें करोड़ों बच्चों को डॉक्टर, इंजीनियर, आईएएस और कुछ गिनी-चुनी परीक्षाओं की सुरंग में धकेलकर बाकी प्रतिभाओं को लगभग विफल घोषित कर दिया जाता है।

लेकिन तवलीन सिंह को इस पूरी बातचीत में समस्या यह दिखाई दी कि राहुल अंगरेज़ी में क्यों बोले!

यह ठीक वैसा ही है जैसे किसी जलते हुए घर के सामने खड़े होकर पूछा जाए कि आग बुझाने वाला आदमी बाल्टी पर हिन्दी में क्यों नहीं लिखकर लाया।

पहली बात, भारत के विद्यार्थी इतने असहाय नहीं हैं कि अंगरेज़ी का एक सामान्य संवाद समझ ही न सकें। कोटा में देश के लगभग हर प्रदेश से आए विद्यार्थी पढ़ते हैं। वहाँ हिन्दी, अंगरेज़ी और अनेक भारतीय भाषाओं का सहज मिश्रण है। अंगरेज़ी में कही गई बात अपने आप जनता-विरोधी नहीं हो जाती और हिन्दी में कही गई हर बात अपने आप जनपक्षधर नहीं बन जाती।

दूसरी बात, तवलीन सिंह स्वयं मुख्यतः अंगरेज़ी में लिखती हैं, अंगरेज़ी मीडिया के मंचों पर बोलती हैं और भारतीय राजनीति पर अपनी राय अंगरेज़ी में व्यक्त करती हैं। तब भाषा लोकतांत्रिक संप्रेषण का माध्यम होती है; लेकिन राहुल गांधी अंगरेज़ी बोल दें तो अचानक हिन्दी की आत्मा संकट में पड़ जाती है। यही चयनात्मक भाषायी राष्ट्रवाद है।

तीसरी और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बात—यदि राहुल केवल हिन्दी बोलते तो यही लोग शायद पूछते कि दक्षिण और पूर्वोत्तर भारत के विद्यार्थियों से संवाद किस भाषा में होगा। वे अंगरेज़ी बोलते हैं तो पूछा जाता है कि हिन्दी क्यों नहीं। अर्थात आपत्ति भाषा से नहीं, वक्ता से है। निष्कर्ष पहले तय है, तर्क बाद में खोजा जाता है।

किसी पत्रकार का काम यह पूछना होना चाहिए था कि राहुल गांधी ने परीक्षा-व्यवस्था को “एक्सटॉर्शन मशीन” क्यों कहा; क्या कोचिंग उद्योग वास्तव में परिवारों को कर्ज़ में धकेल रहा है; पेपर लीक की जवाबदेही किसकी है; और विद्यार्थियों की आत्महत्याओं को रोकने के लिए क्या संरचनात्मक बदलाव चाहिए।

परन्तु जब सत्ता से कठिन सवाल पूछने की इच्छा क्षीण हो जाए, तब विपक्षी नेता के वाक्य की भाषा ही सबसे बड़ा राष्ट्रीय प्रश्न बना दी जाती है। तवलीन सिंह का ट्वीट दरअसल यह नहीं पूछ रहा कि राहुल ने अंगरेज़ी क्यों बोली। वह शिक्षा-संकट पर उठी असुविधाजनक बहस से बचने के लिए पूछ रहा है—हम असली मुद्दे को भाषा की बहस में कैसे डुबो दें?
@RahulGandhi @tavleen_singh

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@tanmoyofc What did the country get our all this is more important? That part never gets told and is also not seen.

[Krishna Rao, K 🇮🇳 @krishnaraobsf]

India's Biggest Economic Challenge Is not Inflation, Oil, or War - It is an Unskilled Population Addicted to Distraction.

Every time oil prices rise, economists panic. Every time a war breaks out in the Middle East or Europe, television studios declare that India's economy is under threat. And yes, both matter. But neither represents India's greatest economic challenge. The real crisis is unfolding much closer to home.

It is a generation that spends more time consuming content than creating value. A workforce that debates geopolitics without mastering spreadsheets, artificial intelligence, coding, welding, precision manufacturing, sales, finance, communication, or even basic problem-solving. An economy where attention has become the most wasted national resource.

India is one of the youngest countries in the world. That should have been our greatest competitive advantage. Instead, we risk turning our demographic dividend into a demographic liability.

The Age of Endless Consumption

Never before has information been so accessible. Yet never before have so many people spent so much time learning so little. Hours disappear into political debates, celebrity gossip, cricket controversies, influencer reels, conspiracy theories, and outrage cycles that have absolutely no impact on an individual's earning potential. Ask someone how many hours they spent on social media last week. Then ask them how many hours they invested in acquiring a new professional skill. For many, the answer is uncomfortable. We have become experts at commenting on the economy while contributing very little to it.

Degrees Are Not Skills

India has no shortage of graduates. It has a shortage of employable graduates. Companies repeatedly report the same problem: vacancies exist, but suitable candidates are difficult to find. Not because people lack certificates. Because many lack practical skills. The world is rewarding competence, not credentials.
- Can you solve problems?
= Can you communicate effectively?
- Can you sell?
= Can you lead a team?
- Can you analyze data?
- Can you use AI to improve productivity instead of merely asking it amusing questions?
- Can you create something that another person is willing to pay for?
Those are the questions that determine economic success. Not the number of degrees hanging on a wall.

Attention Is the New Currency

The biggest theft today is not of money. It is of attention. Every notification fragments concentration. Every endless scroll delays mastery. Every hour spent consuming outrage is an hour not spent building expertise.

Modern economies reward deep work, specialized knowledge, creativity, and disciplined execution. Algorithms reward emotional reactions. Unfortunately, millions choose the algorithm.

The Coming Divide

Artificial intelligence is not replacing everyone. It is replacing people who refuse to learn. The future will belong to workers who continuously upgrade themselves. Those who combine human judgment with technological tools will become dramatically more productive. Those who stop learning will find themselves competing for fewer opportunities at lower wages. The divide will not be between rich and poor. It will increasingly be between skilled and unskilled.

National Growth Begins With Individual Discipline

Governments can build highways. Businesses can build factories. Universities can build campuses. But none of them can force an individual to develop skills. Economic transformation begins with personal responsibility. Spend one less hour arguing online. Spend one more hour learning. Read instead of scrolling. Build instead of complaining. Acquire one valuable skill every year. Become indispensable.

If millions of Indians made that simple choice, the country's economic trajectory would change more profoundly than any fiscal stimulus, any election promise, or any temporary fall in oil prices.

Wars will end. Oil prices will rise and fall. Markets will recover. But a nation that neglects skill development while surrendering its attention to endless distraction will struggle long after those headlines have disappeared.

The strongest economy is not built by the loudest voices. It is built by the most capable people.

#JaiHind

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

Gupta blames our messy, broken cities for destroying India's brand, but it is actually a clever political game. Politicians intentionally keep slums illegal and poorly managed because it creates a permanent vote-bank that relies on them for survival.@navalMH @OfficialPMRDA

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@sushmadate the judiciary needs to stop hiding behind procedural technicalities and start protecting our forests. Words must match judgments. 🌳⚖️ #SaveSingrauli #SupremeCourt #ClimateAction

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@sushmadate The SC says green activism isn't 'anti-development'—yet just dismissed a major forest plea against an Adani coal project over a minor technical delay. If environmentalism is our 'last bastion' against system collapse,

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@aparanjape NYC floods too" has become the official shield for civic apathy in India. A historic cloudburst overwhelming New York's infrastructure doesn't justify Pune's annual waterlogging caused by choked storm drains and terrible urban planning. Stop the false equivalencies

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@arvindsubraman The Kapur-Subramanian article exposes the state "stranglehold" on cities, but misses the raw politics.
When Mumbai or Bengaluru drives 30-50% of state GDP, empowering local bodies means a CM surrenders their biggest piggy bank and creates a rival power center. They never will.

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@arvindsubraman The Kapur-Subramanian article exposes the state "stranglehold" on cities, but misses the raw politics.
When Mumbai or Bengaluru drives 30-50% of state GDP, empowering local bodies means a CM surrenders their biggest piggy bank and creates a rival power center. They never will.

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@Rajmalhotrachd @arvindsubraman @IndianExpress The Kapur-Subramanian article exposes the state "stranglehold" on cities, but misses the raw politics.
When Mumbai or Bengaluru drives 30-50% of state GDP, empowering local bodies means a CM surrenders their biggest piggy bank and creates a rival power center. They never will.

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@GaurieD Pointing at Oslo’s trade deals with China doesn't change the fact that India ranks poorly on the Press Freedom Index. A free press exists to question authority, not to carry the baggage of its home.

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@GaurieD Classic whataboutery. An independent journalist is not a spokesperson for their government's foreign policy. In a real democracy, the press doesn't answer for the state; it holds power accountable. 1/2

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@Anuraag_Shukla The Kapur-Subramanian article exposes the state "stranglehold" on cities, but misses the raw politics. When Mumbai or Bengaluru drives 30-50% of state GDP, empowering local bodies means a CM surrenders their biggest piggy bank and creates a rival power center. They never will.

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@aparanjape WtE plants in India have real feedstock issues. In Pune it is a waste of money

[Bhaskar @getatthem]

@IncomeTaxPune @navalMH . This is a daily practice outside the IT department office outside the Bodhi Towers Salisbury Park. Why keep it outside if it can be kept inside and near the gate. Instruct them.