Mridron Pratim Das

Trust the timing of your life. Sharing my learnings through a generalist approach.

[Mridron Pratim Das @mridron]

@Rajmalhotrachd pdf

[Rants&Roasts @Sydusm]

The last time that the country waited for freedom so impatiently and so deperately was in 1947.

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@CseWhy @threadreaderapp unroll

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

INR 2,870Cr is being spent on building Goa's Moppa Airport.

You might say that it would increase the tourism massively. Because a better 'facility' has been built. But, you might be wrong.

See folks, in India people don't like to get into the details of things. For example:-

[1] You will see very few international tourists (except for Russians maybe) who will re-visit Goa.

Compare this to destinations like Thailand, Dubai, they get more repeat tourist.

Why?

[2] Because of ancillary facilities: taxi, connectivity, sensible prices of food, organised activities, stay etc.

People don't travel just to see a shiny new piece of infrastructure. They travel for the overall experience.

And, honestly 0 destinations in India get repeat international tourism at scale.

[3] Problem is: no one gives a crap about doing hard things.

Like actually breaking the taxi union. And, making the price fairer for tourists (so they don't feel ripped off)

Spending public money (or subsidising it for a private player) on building a shiny airport seems like an easier option.

There are enough domestic tourists, who will anyways show up. And, give the impression of growth.

We are 100% fine, landing on a super shiny airport. Booking an overpriced taxi. And, seeing shit along the way.

This is NOT a GOA specific problem. This is an India specific problem.

Go to Shimla, you will see another variant of the same problem.

Change requires doing hard things. But, who would do it?

[Mridron Pratim Das @mridron]

@Rajmalhotrachd downtoearth

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

According to a 2012 RTI filing, there were 8 Lakh people with more than 1 Cr in Agriculture income, who paid ZERO taxes in India.

[1] 1% farmers in India own more than 10 hectare of land. And, they are by no standards poor.

And, as per a paper by the erstwhile Planning Commission, if we could tax even 0.04% richest farmers, it would generate 50,000 Cr of tax gains.

[2] This money is enough to run the MGNREGA scheme for a year.

This post is not against farmers.
It is about getting the rich to pay their fair dues.

[3] It doesn't make much sense why a normal corporate employee making 25K/month should be carrying the burden of taxes for Crorepati farmers.

Widening the tax base would not hurt the government's revenues.

And, it would improve the life of a normal tax payer.

But, guess how many political parties are talking about it?

Share it with others to help yourself.

[Mridron Pratim Das @mridron]

@factsforupsc @rattibha

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

Everyone thinks the countries of the future are:

Japan. USA. China.

They’re all wrong. One country stands heads and shoulders above the rest.

Here it is (and why I believe it’s the future):

[Mridron Pratim Das @mridron]

Lust imitates Love.
Pride imitates Joy.
Sin imitates Freedom.
Satan imitates God.

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@CseWhy @threadreaderapp unroll

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@Rajmalhotrachd The Hindu PDF

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Goodbye Twitter.
Welcome X!

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Good morning people.

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I can't believe he is no longer among us. Rest in power legend #joesthetics 🕊️

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"If you can buy happiness, buy it."

@naval

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@ceozita Agency

[Zita @ceozita]

3 years ago I quit my 9-5 forever

It was all because I took the risk and created my own agency

Now I’m looking to help 1000 people quit their 9-5’s

Like, RT and Comment "Agency" and I'll send you this step-by-step guide on how to grow an agency in 2023

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[Abhi @abhi_izz_here]

#NaatuNaatu wins the #Oscar for best Original Song 😭

#SSRajamouli & team has done it🫡🇮🇳

Indian Cinema on the Rise 🔥 !!

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