Pankaj

Banker, Avid Reader

[Meme Supplier @ImMemesupplier]

Not everyone can understand this

[Amit Paranjape @aparanjape]

My regular pet peeve - people using speakerphones for calls, watching videos/reels, playing games, etc on their mobiles in public areas.

We need a mass campaign to push people into using headphones in public spaces. Noise pollution is a huge and growing problem.

Railways, Airports, Buses, Malls, Offices, Restaurants... everywhere.

We need signs and clear messaging in public spaces and in public transport.

'NO SPEAKER PHONE ZONE'

[Dr SHRADDHEY KATIYAR @Wegiveyouhealt1]

Every morning, millions of people drive to work carrying the same biological panic our ancestors felt while being chased by predators.

The red lights.
The horns.
The rushing clock.
The fear of being late.
The constant stopping and accelerating.
To the modern mind, it is “just traffic.”

But to the nervous system, it is danger.

Your body does not fully understand the difference between a lion chasing you through the forest and chronic stress chasing you through city roads.

Cortisol rises.
Heart rate climbs.
Muscles tighten.
Breathing shortens.

The human nervous system was built for short bursts of survival,not endless hours of silent panic repeated every single day.
Modern life has turned emergency mode into a lifestyle.
And the body quietly pays the price for it.

[Pankaj @Panks_O]

@MrNarci Darr... Because of music & script.

[Amit Tandon @amitandon]

Dear Banks,
Stop pressurizing your employees so much for targets that they drive away the customers.
Now I am almost scared of maintaining a healthy balance because someone in the branch will see it and start pushing me to invest in some low return
/ high commission scheme.
Every time I have bought a plan from the bank, the yields have been shitty because client welfare is not their focus, their targets are.

[Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 @FI_InvestIndia]

Dear Jio, Airtel,

It is a Duopoly, Unfortunately. BSNL is trying hard to get some good plans. But their slow service has led to a Duopoly in India. Most towers are with both of you now.

On behalf of all of us, I have two Suggestions:

- Most Indians have Wifi access. Senior Citizens use Wifi mostly. Please provide an affordable 1 GB per day plan with options to choose (28 days onwards). Also a yearly plan.

- Provide affordable Voice only plans for less than ₹100 every month. Anything above this is forcing people to take data, even if they don't need it.

There are many who use only voice and also less than 1 GB per day. Need inclusive plans. Let users decide.

Urging my audience to repost this (if you also feel this way) until @JioCare & @Airtel_Presence ACTUALLY Cares 👍

#FI

[ThoughtsOfPoet @Thoughtofpoet]

हम ऐसा भी सोच सकते है ?

[krishna kumar @kmarkri]

#5DayBankingNow
It is time for the government of India's ministry of finance (DFS ) to deliver its commitment made to bankers on 08/03/2024.
Implement 5 days banking week now .

[Newton Bank Kumar @idesibanda]

Why demanding #5DaysBankingNow 👇

[Newton Bank Kumar @idesibanda]

5-day working in Banking Sector is not a “luxury demand” But It is about:

✔ Mental health
✔ Family life
✔ Reduced burnout
✔ Better compliance

#5DaysBankingNow

[Nilesh Pawar @nilesh_pawar15]

India is 100% digital… but bankers are still working on a 1995 timetable.

UPI runs 24×7. ATMs work 365 days.
Digital payments never sleep —
only bankers are expected to.

🔹 90% routine banking is mobile & UPI, yet humans follow a 6-day “legacy protocol.”
🔹 Cash counters dropped by 60–70%, but pressure didn’t get the memo.
🔹 Technology upgraded instantly; human recharge time is still “under review.”
🔹 A 6-day week fuels burnout and fatigue — clearly not the smartest digital upgrade.
🔹 5-Day Banking saves thousands of crores, but rest is still treated as a premium feature.

The irony is that India built a lightning-fast digital economy but forgot to update the humans running it.

The simple truth is bankers are asking for 5-Day Banking not for comfort, but because humans — unlike machines — need a restart.
#5DayBankingNow

[PSB Punch @PSBPunch]

Why banker demanding 👇

#5DayBankingNow

[Newton Bank Kumar @idesibanda]

Technology Upgraded,
Work Culture Outdated

Time to fix Banking Sector
#5DaysBankingNow

[Newton Bank Kumar @idesibanda]

Working Days in Week 👇

▶️RBI- 5days
▶️DFS - 5 days
▶️LIC - 5 days
▶️CVC - 5 days
▶️SEBI - 5 days
▶️BSE- 5 days
▶️NSE- 5 days
▶️NPCI - 5 days
▶️IRDAI- 5 days
▶️Ministry - 5 days
▶️State Govt - 5 days
▶️NABARD-5 days

15 Lac Bankers still waiting....
For #5DaysBankingNow

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

When the world is moving to a 4-day week, and banking is already 24x7 in the digital era, bankers asking for a 5-day week isn’t a luxury. It’s justice.

IBA has agreed. The understanding is signed.
Now the Government must honour its commitment – no more excuses, no more delays.

Respect the Settlement. Deliver it.

We demand #5DayBankingNow

[CH VENKATACHALAM @ChVenkatachalam]

#5DayBankingNow
5 Days Banking is our Rightful Demand

@DFS_India @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @IbaChairman @ChiefIba

[Sunderdeep - Volklub @volklub]

Introverts are civilised by default.

They don’t create noise, don’t push blame, don’t interfere unnecessarily, and don’t seek attention.
They mind their own work, help when needed, and stay productive in their own space.

More introverts would automatically mean a more disciplined society.

India needs more Introverts.

[Suraj Kumar Talreja @suritalreja]

I am genuinely surprised why more people in India aren’t talking about this openly.

If you want clean drinking water, you have to buy a water purifier and then pay 18% GST on it.

If you want clean air, buy an air purifier again, 18% GST.

If you want 24×7 electricity, don’t rely on the grid buy an inverter.

If you want quality education for your child, forget government schools, you have to go private, where fees run into lakhs.

Government schools are not even a serious option for most middle-class families.

If you want good healthcare, you go to a private hospital and once you step inside, your bank balance starts bleeding. Many families literally take loans to survive medical emergencies.

Now leave all this aside.

Even pure food is hard to get.
Paneer is adulterated.
Dal is artificially coloured.

Street food?

Nobody knows what’s being mixed dirty hands, sweat, sometimes worse. We just hope nothing happens.

Try walking outside:
• Footpaths barely exist.
• Vehicles come from all directions.
• People don’t follow lanes.
• Potholes everywhere.

One wrong step and:
you might get hit by a vehicle, or
you might fall and injure yourself

And who takes responsibility?
No one.

Ask questions and suddenly you’re:
• called deshdrohi
• told to “go to Pakistan”

Why should expectations from my own country be compared with Pakistan?

When India plays cricket, do we compare ourselves with Kenya or Zimbabwe?
No.

We compare ourselves with Australia, England, big teams.

Then why, as a country, shouldn’t we compare ourselves with: China, the USA, Japan, Australia other large economies?

People say “India is Vishwaguru.”

If that were true:
• why are so many millionaires leaving India?
• why are top celebrities and athletes settling abroad?
• why do people with money still choose foreign education, healthcare, and passports?

Loving your country doesn’t mean staying silent.

Asking questions is not anti-national.

Expecting clean air, safe roads, honest food, affordable healthcare, and quality education is not a crime.

Patriotism is not blind worship.
Patriotism is demanding better because we believe India deserves better.

If this made you uncomfortable, maybe it needed to be said.

Share it.
Talk about it.
Silence won’t fix anything.

[Ankit Kumar Avasthi @kaankit]

पहली बात तो ये कि यह कविता एक सांस में पढ़ जाइए!!

और दूसरी बात ये कि इसके रचनाकार का नाम मुझे पता नहीं है-फेसबुक/व्हाट्सऐप से मेरे पास आई है, इसलिए लिखने वाले क्रेडिट आकर ले जाएँ।
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हम ज़्यादा खाते हैं — इसलिए बीमार हैं

दिन में तीन बार खाना
मानव इतिहास के सबसे बड़े धोखों में से एक है।

कोई डॉक्टर यह साफ़-साफ़ नहीं कहेगा।
कोई मेडिकल पाठ्य-पुस्तक इसे स्वीकार नहीं करेगी।

क्योंकि यह झूठ
अनेक उद्योगों को ज़िंदा रखता है।

इस भ्रम को समझने के लिए
हमें 1750 से पहले लौटना होगा।

अंग्रेज़ों से पहले।
घड़ी के शासन से पहले।
उस समय से पहले
जब भोजन आज्ञाकारिता बना दिया गया।

भारत समय से नहीं — सूर्य से खाता था

भारत ने कभी
घड़ी देखकर खाना नहीं खाया।

यहाँ भोजन होता था—
सूर्य के अनुसार,
ऋतु के अनुसार,
श्रम के अनुसार,
और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण—भूख के अनुसार।

अधिकांश भारतीय
एक ही मुख्य भोजन करते थे।
कभी-कभी दो।
तीन कभी नहीं।

भोजन प्रायः
देर सुबह या दोपहर में होता था।
सूर्यास्त के बाद
भारी भोजन लगभग नहीं होता था।

उपवास कोई दंड नहीं था

उपवास
सज़ा नहीं था।
वह संस्कृति था।
वह जैविक बुद्धि था।
वह आध्यात्मिक अनुशासन था।

एकादशी।
प्रदोष।
नवरात्रि।
चातुर्मास।
ऋतु-आधारित व्रत।

भूख से डर नहीं था।
भूख का सम्मान था।

भोजन स्थानीय था — जीवन से जुड़ा था

खाद्य पदार्थ
ताज़ा थे।
स्���ानीय थे।
ऋतु के अनुरूप थे।

मोटे अनाज—
ज्वार, बाजरा, रागी।
कंद-मूल।
दालें।
देशी घी, दूध।
वन-आधारित भोजन।

चावल और गेहूँ
देवता नहीं थे।

रोग थे।
लेकिन मेटाबोलिक रोग नहीं थे।

मोटापा दुर्लभ था।
मधुमेह लगभग अदृश्य था।
हृदय रोग जीवन-शैली नहीं बने थे।

शरीर दुबले थे।
मांसपेशियाँ कार्यशील थीं।
किसानों के शरीर
जिम के बिना सिक्स-पैक थे।

फिर अंग्रेज़ आए

और उन्होंने
सिर्फ़ भूमि पर क़ब्ज़ा नहीं किया।

उन्होंने
समय को उपनिवेश बनाया।
भोजन को उपनिवेश बनाया।
चयापचय (Metabolism) को उपनिवेश बनाया।

उन्हें चाहिए थे
अनुमानित मजदूर।
अनुमानित घंटे।
अनुमानित उत्पादकता।

इसलिए उपवास हटाना पड़ा।
अनियमित भोजन हटाना पड़ा।
भोजन की स्वायत्तता खत्म करनी पड़ी।

धीरे-धीरे, च��पचाप
एक नया ढाँचा खड़ा किया गया—

सुबह = नाश्ता
दोपहर = भोजन
रात = रात का खाना

यह स्वास्थ्य मॉडल नहीं था।
यह कर वसूली का मॉडल था।

अगला वार: खाद्य संप्रभुता की हत्या

हर भारतीय घर
कभी एक खाद्य इकाई था।

स्व-संरक्षित।
स्व-निर्भर।
स्व-पोषित।

इसे नष्ट करना ज़रूरी था।

विविध अनाज हटाए गए।
चा��ल और गेहूँ थोपे गए।

क्यों?

आसान भंडारण।
आसान परिवहन।
आसान कर।
आसान नियंत्रण।

रसोई बाज़ार बन गई।
खेती नक़दी फसल बनी।
खाना निर्भरता बन गया।

1947 आया — आज़ादी आई, पर व्यवस्था नहीं बदली

सरकार ने
अंग्रेज़ी मॉडल को देखा
और मुस्कुराई—

“कितनी शानदार कर मशीन है!”

फिर आई
हरित क्रांति।

1950–60 का दशक।

गेहूँ और चावल
सीमेंट की तरह जम गए।

MSP का नशा दिया गया।
मोटे अनाज ग़ायब हो गए।
विविधता मर गई।

क��सान संप्रभु नहीं रहे।
वे आपूर्तिकर्ता बन गए।

फिर दूसरा उद्योग फूटा — बीमारी

कार्बोहाइड्रेट-भारी आहार आए।
और साथ आए—

मधुमेह।
उच्च रक्तचाप।
हृदय रोग।
मोटापा।

बीमारियाँ अनुमानित थीं।
मरीज़ स्थायी थे।

बीमा फला-फूला।
अस्पताल बढ़े।
दवाइयाँ फूटीं।

सरकार फिर मुस्कुराई—

भोजन कर।
दवा कर।
अस्पताल कर।
बीमा कर।

नागरिक
बैटरियाँ बन गए।

खाओ।
काम करो।
दवा लो।
कर दो।
दोहराओ।

काग़ज़ों में उम्र बढ़ी — जीवन नहीं

लोग अधिक नहीं जी रहे।
वे केवल
ज़्यादा समय तक ज़िंदा रखे जा रहे हैं।

गोलियों पर।
इंजेक्शन पर।
रिपोर्ट्स पर।

स्वस्थ रहने के लिए नहीं—
कर देने के लिए ज़िंदा।

यह स्वास्थ्य नहीं है।
यह सभ्यतागत पतन है।

और हम अब भी
इस मैट्रिक्स में फँसे हैं।

असल प्रश्न यह नहीं है…

“आप बीमार क्यों हैं?”

असल प्रश्न है—

जब आप दिन में तीन बार खाते हैं,
तो लाभ किसे होता है?