Ganapathy Nagarajan

[The Kaipullai @thekaipullai]

In the olden days, when ships used to dock in Mumbai, they used to tie their boats to the door at the harbour.

The Sanskrit word for tie is Bandh and for a door, is Dwar. So the place they tied a boat was called BandhDwar.

The word then travelled to Persia and became Bandar or Bunder. Which meant port or harbour

So any place in Mumbai which has the word Bunder in it, was a place where once upon a time boats used to dock.

So the place where boats used to dock and had a lot of sacks in it, became BoriBunder

The port where Palla or Hilsa fish was available became Palla Bunder, which then transformed to Apollo Bunder

The port where the Portuguese traded Horses with the Arabs, became Ghodbunder

And a port which had no particular significance was called Bunder. In Marathi, this became Vandre. Which over a period of time became what we
know today as Bandra

The word Bunder in Mumbai is not just a pointless word.

It actually represents Mumbai's maritime heritage and importance

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@greatbong How do you feel, man, as an Indian Nri being vilified as an other in the new post truth America?

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@ku1deep 'holy timeline' 😄

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@PunsterX Why does he look like Deepak Chahar in this? 😭

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@_punnaaku When a big tree falls the forest shakes?

[Dhaval Kotecha @dhaval_kotecha]

Some amazing moments from #Wimbledon

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@_punnaaku @suren Sorted ah? Ayyayo, no!

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@NikhilKMusic Bloody brilliant. It took a while to get that the line - one's not enough, three is too many is actually about the collar!

[The Dusty Wheel Inn of The Wheel of Time @thedustywheel]

🥺

#WotShowSpoilers
#TheWheelOfTime
#TwitterOfTime

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@_punnaaku You go man.

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@thealexbanks @ravihanda

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@Listenerbell_ Padan Fain worked his magic on both Elaida and Niall.

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@GabbbarSingh https://t.co/W8YtrHRrUl

[David Boardman @dlboardman]

@JamesSurowiecki @atrupar

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

@agathari0s YOU ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

Sanderlanche. I'm starting a Sanderlanche.

Wish me luck

#WindandTruth

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@suren Yes but dnfed. Couldn't complete. The tabs are still open on Chrome

[Ganapathy Nagarajan @recluse02]

"Non est salvatori salvator,
neque defensori dominus,
nec pater nec mater,
nihil supernum."