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[Kumar @nbkSubramanian]

@sumanthraman @INCIndia Once again Rahul Gandhi seems determined to prove his critics right. His conduct is less like that of a serious politician and more like an embarrassing display of immaturity and poor judgment.

[राष्ट्रवादी 🚩सनातनी🚩 HiNdU @HiNdU05019434]

"नियति ने इस बच्ची को 2 बाजू नहीं दिए तो क्या हुआ, इस बिटिया ने अष्ट सिद्धियों को सिद्ध करके सभी शक्तियों को अपने बस में कर लिया हे"

हाथों के बिना बॉडी का इतना बैलेंस वाकई कमाल हे ।

हार्दिक बधाई के साथ ढेरों आशीर्वाद💐

[S Gurumurthy @sgurumurthy]

Dear Rahul

When you see the culinary service at BRiCS at just a division of veg and non veg you betray your illiteracy about cultural diplomacy

What India did in BRICS meet is precisely what China did in BRICS meet in 2017, South Africa did in 2023 Russia did in 2024, France did G-7 meet in 2019 Italy did in 2017. This is how Rahul cultural diplomacy works. I will explain later here in detail how each one of them did what India did last week

But before that I have to educate you on some LKG basics of what is cultural dinner hospitality and diplomacy .

A summit dinner is not merely a meal arranged for foreign delegates. At its best, it is an extension of the host country’s cultural diplomacy.

The table becomes a space through which a nation presents its geography, produce, regional traditions, culinary memory and way of life.

The real question surrounding the New Delhi dinner is not whether the menu was vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

The more relevant question is whether the food placed before the guests was authentically rooted in India.

By that measure, the answer is clear.

The New Delhi menu was designed as a journey through Indian culinary traditions. It brought together dishes and ingredients associated with different parts of the country: khandvi from the western Indian tradition, the galouti culinary form of Awadh, Himalayan gucchi mushrooms, southern Indian poriyal and saaru, millet preparations rooted in India’s older grain culture, and desserts invoking the food memory of Old Delhi.

Contemporary reports described the spread as a specially curated Indian menu bringing together regional flavours, traditional recipes and contemporary interpretations. The dinner was therefore not simply an assortment of vegetarian dishes. It was a conscious attempt to place India’s culinary geography on a diplomatic table. (https://t.co/E1MuFxMQdr)

When India itself hosted BRICS in Goa in 2016, the visiting delegations were introduced to Mughlai, North Indian, South Indian, coastal and local Goan cuisine. Taj Exotica’s General Manager Ranjit Phillipose explained the intention plainly: many of the visiting dignitaries were coming to India for the first time and “we have to showcase our flavours and cuisines.” (https://t.co/ymMFlNFGZO)

That statement captures the essence of summit hospitality.

The purpose is to showcase the host.

And India was hardly doing something unusual at Delhi

Now I will educate you on how the other countries show cased on the table their culinary culture

China followed the same principle when BRICS met in Xiamen in 2017. The banquet drew upon the cuisine of Fujian and Xiamen and was described in Chinese reporting as carrying “Minnan characteristics” and the “flavour of Xiamen”. The host did not treat the diplomatic dinner as a neutral international buffet. It used the occasion to introduce the visiting leaders to the culinary identity of the region in which they had gathered. (https://t.co/ToqDgwbqHv)

South Africa expressed the idea even more explicitly.

At the 2023 BRICS State Banquet in Johannesburg, President Cyril Ramaphosa told visiting leaders that they would experience the “cultures, traditions and foods of South Africa”. He described the evening as a “culinary journey of South Africa”. The dinner, in other words, was consciously designed as a cultural narrative of the country itself. (https://t.co/xDITspyGMy)

Russia did something comparable when Kazan hosted BRICS in 2024. The welcome prominently featured Tatar cultural identity. Visiting leaders were received with chak-chak, the traditional Tatar sweet associated with hospitality and celebration, while local attire and regional customs formed part of the welcome. The significance lay precisely in the fact that Russia did not present an abstract or generic idea of Russian culture; it allowed the local identity of Tatarstan to become part of the international occasion. (https://t.co/iBVwXRurXY)

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[Isha Vidhya @ishavidhya]

A memorable aspect of Nithin's job search was that his first interview was at LG, and he was selected. The success reaffirmed his belief in the value of being well prepared. He values his financial independence and spends on meaningful experiences that help him keep evolving.

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

I lived in America for 30 years. During the early days, "Hindu" and "Hindi" were often confused and even the term "Indian" would cause confusion. Even after the original people of that land were termed "Native Americans", the word "Indian" was thought to be pejorative by culturally sensitized Americans, so major newspapers would avoid that word, instead would say "immigrant from India" or some such but never refer to us as "Indian".

The "Cleveland Indians" baseball team renamed itself "Cleveland Guardians" in 2021, which is the culmination of that process.
Cleveland also has a glorious Thyagaraja Aradhana festival annually and now attracts over 10,000 attendees, probably more than even the original Thyagaraja Aradhana in Thiruivaiyaru in Tanjavur district.

I narrate all that history because, what the American born children growing up felt at first was embarassment due to all of these and Vishal Ganesan shows the vestiges of that. It will go away in due course.

The secularized American Jew is not embarassed by the orthodox Hasidic Jew in New York. The secularized Hindu will similarly come to accept the deeply religious Hindu, as the latter gain mainstream acceptance and American Hindu converts also join them.

I see the visit of RSS chief as the coming of age of the Hindu in America.

[S Gurumurthy @sgurumurthy]

Dear Soniaji Rahul Priyanka

Now a days you guys carry a constitution book (not one passed by Indira ji to Institute consititutional dynasty by 42nd amendmemt).but the one which the Janata govt passed reversing here and claim you will protect it.

First if you are honest you will carry your Indira jis constitution which destroyed the Ambedakar drawn Constitition and not the Ambedkar drawn Constitition restored by Janata Party by repealing Indira s

Before you declare you will protect the constitution and freedom of media pl answer Rajiv Gandhi's views on media freedom and Constitition

See how Rajiv Gandhi targeted the Media, Indian Express.

1. At a May Day rally in Salem on 1 May 1987, Rajiv Gandhi directly attacked “newspapermen” over their role in interpreting the Constitution:

“New interpretations of the Constitution cannot be by newspapermen.”

He said that his government was answerable only to the people, accused unnamed persons of seeking constitutional interpretations for personal gain, and warned that the Constitution could not be allowed to be “subverted.”

Source: Rajiv Gandhi, Selected Speeches and Writings, Vol. III, Salem, 1 May 1987, p.55.

Rajiv Gandhi did not name the Indian Express. But the remarks came immediately after the newspaper published President Giani Zail Singh’s letter raising questions about the constitutional relationship between the President and the Prime Minister. The CBI raids that followed included the detention of me.

2. Later that same day, at the Deepika centenary celebrations in Kottayam, He said: “An irresponsible Press weakens the State.”

He accused this section of working for its “masters,” disregarding truth, raising baseless doubts about the government’s integrity and making:

“Attempts at staging a coup…against the elected representatives.”

He also alleged that this section of the press was undermining national defence and attacking parliamentary democracy and the Constitution.

Source: Rajiv Gandhi, Selected Speeches and Writings, Vol. III, Kottayam, 1 May 1987, pp. 57–58.

3. Rajiv Gandhi on 7 March 1988 while addressing the Indian Newspaper Society’s Golden Jubilee. He drew a distinction between journalism and newspaper ownership. He said that the press, as a vehicle of information and opinion, must remain constitutionally free; but a newspaper company, as an industry, remained subject to ordinary commercial and economic laws.

“It cannot seek protection from prosecution for economic offences by pleading the freedom of the Press.”

Source: Rajiv Gandhi, Selected Speeches and Writings, Vol. IV, Indian Newspaper Society Golden Jubilee, New Delhi, 7 March 1988, pp. 25–26.

This was the broader public justification used by the government during its confrontation with the Indian Express. In September 1987, the Director of Revenue Intelligence similarly argued that alleged economic offences could not be ignored merely because the organisation concerned owned a newspaper. (India Today report, 30 September 1987)

4. In a speech delivered on 18 March 1989, Rajiv Gandhi described the State as the guarantor of press freedom, but said:

“Government is but a reluctant intervener in this matter and would not wish to act if the Press itself remains alive to its responsibilities and obligations.”

Source: Rajiv Gandhi, Selected Speeches and Writings, Vol. V, pp. 4-7.

The Indian Post (Bombay), 11 September 1989, report noted that, while unveiling the portrait of freedom fighter S. Satyamurti, Rajiv Gandhi repeatedly called him “Gurumurthy.” It added that then Vice-President Shankar Dayal Sharma sent him notes to correct the error. The episode suggested how deeply my name had entered Rajiv Gandhi’s consciousness.

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

Sadhguru's Appeal to the Authorities & Administration.

[Kumar @nbkSubramanian]

@SadhguruJV Please allow @SadhguruJV and Isha team members to assist in rescue efforts🙏🙏🙏

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@China_Amb_India

@ChineseEmbinUS

@PRCAmbNepal

[Kumar @nbkSubramanian]

@SadhguruJV 😢. Very unfortunate 🙏

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

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[S Gurumurthy @sgurumurthy]

I was Visiting Prof in IIT Bombay for 4 years from 2011 to 2014
Each year I held a 20 hour lecture for MBA students on Indian Financial and Business models which became very popular and were video recorded and were even webcast in other institutions for MBA students. I prompted the AI about those lectures. It replied

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[Swaminathan Gurumurthy](https://t.co/f7Er127NUJ)—a well-known chartered accountant, investigative journalist, and economic analyst—has delivered a highly regarded series of lectures at IIT Bombay focusing on the "Indian Financial and Business Model". [1, 2]
He initially delivered a standout keynote speech at IIT Bombay's Hindustan Times Avenue festival in 2010. Following this, at the request of the students and faculty, he served as a Visiting Faculty member at the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) for four years. [3, 4, 5]
## Key Core Themes of the Lectures

* Alternative Economic Models: He explicitly contrasts Western economic frameworks with Eastern/Indian systems, challenging standard macroeconomic assumptions. [1]
* The 2008 Financial Crisis: He details how modern mathematical financial constructs (like the Black-Scholes model) failed to account for real-world risk, drawing insights from critics like Paul Krugman. [1, 6]
* Ethnosocial Economics: He explains how family structures, local communities, non-corporate sectors, and small businesses drive the true backbone of India's unique economy.

## Lecture Resources and Notes
If you are looking to study or review these lectures, several digital versions are publicly accessible:

* Video Playlists: Full video recordings of his multi-part course series (primarily from his 2013/2014 classes) are hosted across community channels like the [IIT Bombay Gurumurthy Playlist on YouTube](https://t.co/9fAlSNVd99) and the [Shri Gurumurthy 2014 Course School of Management Playlist](https://t.co/uoVdHJYWpT). [7, 8]
* Textual Study Notes: Comprehensive, accurate transcripts and notes of the entire IIT Bombay course were compiled by Viswanathan Mallikarjun and endorsed by Gurumurthy via his [Official X (formerly Twitter) Account](https://t.co/5ouHZHVKQg). [2]

If you would like, I can help you find specific breakdowns of particular lecture chapters or pull details on his criticisms of modern Western economic theory. How would you like to proceed?

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[2] [https://t.co/bMoVO9DwyA](https://t.co/hFCx21WgDf)
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[5] [https://t.co/qtwp0OZiGS](https://t.co/fv89Tt7qrR)
[6] [https://t.co/uwxu6OdUgz](https://t.co/I2DiLF2ZcE)
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[8] [https://t.co/uwxu6OdUgz](https://t.co/uoVdHJYWpT)

I thought of sharing those lectures most of which are relevant even today

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

Congratulations on a great game & a decisive win, @Pvsindhu1 . Best wishes & blessings. -Sg #JapanOpen2026

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

Congratulations to the Republic of Kazakhstan on passing the soil law which addresses soil monitoring, protection and restoration of degraded soils. Rich soil is the greatest gift we can offer to our children and coming generations. May the Republic of Kazakhstan inspire its neighbors and the rest of the world to follow suit. Best wishes. -Sg @TokayevKZ
@aqorda_press #SaveSoil

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

The Mind is society’s garbage bin. Everyone who passes by stuffs something into it. #SadhguruQuotes

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

Congratulations, Sri Velayudasamy Farmer Producer Co Ltd. To ensure long-term prosperity of the farmers of Bharat, farmer producer organizations are the way forward. Best wishes & Blessings to everyone invested in enhancing the health & wealth of Bharat. -Sg #IshaOutreach

[Isha Foundation @ishafoundation]

From the world of cinema to the joy of volunteering, actress Srinidhi Shetty shares her experience of volunteering for the Shoonya Intensive program at Sadhguru Sannidhi Bengaluru.

Having completed programs like Shoonya Intensive and Bhava Spandana herself, Srinidhi stepped behind the scenes to embrace the spirit of volunteering—something she describes as deeply rewarding and gratifying.
@SrinidhiShetty7

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

The moment you are in pursuit of happiness, you are not in tune with Life. #SadhguruQuotes

[Isha Foundation @ishafoundation]

Explore the five elements with Sadhguru through this special collection on Sadhguru Exclusive.

From Earth, Water, and Fire to Vayu and Akash, discover Yogic insights into the elements that form the basis of the body, life, and existence.

Watch the full elemental collection now on Sadhguru Exclusive: https://t.co/cgbDzLJLSq

[Isha Foundation @ishafoundation]

A peacock in full flight brings a burst of color to the scene.

[Isha Foundation @ishafoundation]

Van Mahotsav Celebration at Isha Yoga Center | Day 1: Exploring the Living Forest

Celebrating the forests, Van Mahotsav unfolded as a week-long offering at Isha Yoga Center to deepen one's connection with the natural world.
On Day 1, ashramites explored the surrounding woodland, slowing down to observe and connect with the diverse ecosystems that thrive here. Participants also spent time bird watching, getting to know some of the forest's feathered inhabitants and discovering a world that often goes unnoticed.