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@godbole_shilpa This is super!! I still haven't visited "that side" of pune, but I will really try in the next 15 days 😅

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@godbole_shilpa 🤣🤣

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@vineet_mausam @fatnotfit 🥺

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@vineet_mausam @fatnotfit What about later? Aug-Sept? Will the rains be normal then?

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@vineet_mausam @nitinwelde @Niks_2180 Oh no!! Worrisome

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@godbole_shilpa I'm sure he wouldn't have minded learning marathi 🥰

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@vineet_mausam Cloudy in wadgaon sheri.. what time is the rain expected?

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@godbole_shilpa Wow.. that's amazing! Will surely visit.

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@SandeepMall Especially in the weekends!! It's so normal for them, nobody raises hue n cry about it! Amd it's not only Germany, it's all over Europe!

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@gauravsabnis LoL 😆

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@vineet_mausam It is so humid this morning.. any chances of rains in the next 1-2 days?

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@urvish2020 After recently coming back from Bhutan, we have decided not to go anywhere during the tourist season. Better to travel off-season so fewer crowds are seen! Whenever there is a crowd, there is noise and obnoxious behaviour. Not only gujjus, all Indians!

[Sujit Nair @sujitnair90]

Vishwaguru Without Civic Sense?

Many Indians genuinely believe the world looks at us with admiration and awe. We are constantly told that India is becoming a “Vishwaguru.” A moral and cultural guide to humanity. But step outside India and observe carefully. The reality is often very different.

Across airports, hotels, beaches, public transport systems and tourist destinations worldwide, Indians are increasingly developing a reputation that should worry us deeply. Too many Indians travel abroad carrying entitlement instead of civic sense.

Anyone who has travelled extensively has seen it. Families speaking loudly inside silent trains in Japan. People cutting queues at airports in Europe. Tourists touching protected monuments despite repeated warnings. Groups blasting music on peaceful beaches in Thailand and Bali. Passengers aggressively arguing with airline staff over baggage rules that everyone else quietly follows. Some even proudly try “Indian tricks” abroad, sneaking extra people into hotel rooms, hiding food in restricted places, or treating every rule as a system to outsmart rather than respect.

In India, this behaviour is often romanticised as smartness or “jugaad.” Abroad, it is seen for what it actually is, dishonesty, disorder and lack of civic culture.

Not all Indians behave this way, of course. But enough do for the stereotype to now exist globally.

A few years ago, a viral incident from Bali showed an Indian family caught stuffing hotel accessories into their luggage. Hair dryers, decorative items and bathroom fittings. The defence was immediate, offering to pay once caught, as though money could erase the behaviour itself. The incident became social media comedy. But the deeper issue was the mindset. The belief that rules apply to others, not to us.

And unfortunately, this mindset travels with us everywhere.

We speak emotionally about India’s ancient civilisation. But civilisation is not measured by old scriptures alone. It is measured by how citizens behave in public spaces. Do we keep our surroundings clean? Do we respect silence where silence is expected? Do we follow rules without supervision? Do we think about the comfort of strangers?

Slowly, the consequences appear. More scrutiny at immigration. More stereotypes. More silent distancing. More frustration from hosts who no longer see Indian tourists as easy guests.

The uncomfortable truth is this. No country becomes respected because its citizens loudly declare themselves superior. Real respect is earned quietly. Japanese football fans clean stadiums after matches. Singaporeans follow rules even when there is no policeman in sight. Many European societies function smoothly because people treat public spaces with dignity and think collectively, not selfishly.

Meanwhile, many Indians increasingly mistake loud nationalism for global admiration. It is not the same thing.

If India genuinely wants respect on the world stage, we need less chest thumping and more introspection. Less obsession with “Vishwaguru” and more focus on civic sense, humility, honesty and discipline.

Because the world is judging us by how we behave when nobody is watching

[Ankit Damani @AnkitDamani4]

@AnirudhKejriwal Brother if someone wants to display their culture there are much better ways- creating ruckus will only lead to more problems to Indians who want to travel genuinely- instead of showing your culture in foreign land you must learn their culture and respect them!

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@TeaChaiLa You are so ignorant about the gujarati literature... please keep your mouth shut and don't comment if you don't know facts!!

[Nitin Vasant Godbole 🇮🇳 @nitingodbole]

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[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

Here a mother elephant with twine, as seen in Corbett.

Twins in elephants are not just rare; they are a fascinating lesson in population dynamics.

In ecology, scientists often describe species using two reproductive strategies: r-selected and K-selected. These terms come from population growth equations.

“r” represents the intrinsic rate of population growth - how fast a species can multiply.
“K” represents the carrying capacity of an ecosystem - the maximum population that the environment can sustainably support.

Species that follow the r-strategy focus on rapid multiplication. They produce many offspring because survival chances are low. Think of insects, frogs or many fish. Their formula is simple: more babies = better chance that some survive.

Elephants belong to the opposite category; K-selected species. These animals live near the carrying capacity (K) of their habitat, so competition for resources is high. Instead of producing many young, they invest heavily in very few.

For elephants:

Pregnancy lasts nearly 22 months
Usually only one calf is born
Mothers and herds spend years protecting and raising that calf
Population growth is naturally slow

That is why twins in elephants are so extraordinary. In a species evolutionarily designed for “few offspring, high investment,” producing two calves at once is almost an exception to the rule.

In r-selected animals, twins or multiple young are common.

In elephants, even one calf is a major biological investment. Two together become a remarkable event in the story of life history and population dynamics.

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@Pixel_Stripes Beautiful pics ❤️

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@godbole_shilpa 🤣🤣🤣

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@Marvellous_MrsG Drona, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra - par ekdam akele nahi the - movie hall me 5 log the - jisme mein aur mere 2 friends the