If you don't raise your voice against deprivation of people's rights, then surely, yours are at risk.
Irrespective of their race, religion, color, place, history and ethnicity, everyone has a right to breath, eat, work and live.
Without Unix and Linux and tons of libre and open source software worked on over 40 years, Openclaw wouldn't exist and Nvidia, who never helped open source (remember Torvald's middle finger to GPU makers), wouldn't be where it is now.
This is the condition of freelancing in India.
I don’t usually use X for this. But sometimes you have to speak up so other freelancers don’t walk into the same trap.
Around August 2025, I worked on a project with Honey Veda (they also appeared on @sharktankindia )
The workflow was standard: 50% upfront, 50% after delivery
Everything was delivered fully documented and completed.
After delivery, the person I was directly working with this guy Vivek Rajoria — suddenly changed the narrative. The project was apparently “not complete” anymore, despite receiving 100% of the deliverables.
Then the classic move started: Ghosting. Delays. “Talk to the CEO Hardik Joshi instead.”
The CEO Hardik Joshi apparently hardly have time to check his email, whatsapp, and all the communication media, even a cellular call. Must be an extremely busy schedule lol.
After months of chasing a payment that was already earned, I eventually gave up for my own mental peace.
That was 7 months ago.
Today something unexpected happened. They accidentally added me to their SEO strategy call that was meant for another freelancer. I joined the call, greeted everyone normally. They said I was added by mistake.
But since the CEO was on the call, I thought it was the perfect time to ask about the pending payment.
The moment I started speaking: The CEO instantly left the call, then Vivek Rajoria started abusing me, and then he left the call as well. Professionalism at its finest.
Fortunately, I recorded the call.
The video below shows exactly how the conversation went.
I’m posting this for one reason:
Freelancers deserve to be paid for work they deliver. If you’re working with HoneyVeda, make sure your payment terms are protected.
Learn from my mistake.
India blocked Supabase and Firebase.
Thousands of apps.
Student projects.
Production systems.
Startups.
All broken overnight.
You can't call yourself a tech superpower
while blocking your own developers. 🇮🇳
Minimum Recharge to talk with someone on Call in 2014
- Rupees 10
Minimum Recharge to talk with someone on Call in 2025
- Rupees 199
No one is speaking about this Open loot.
Jio is harassing customers through repeated calls for not recharging numbers.
Dear Reliance Group & TRAI
@reliancejio@TRAI
I was repeatedly harassed and humiliated on calls by a Jio representative simply because one of my Jio numbers wasn’t recharged for months, something that is NOT mandatory.
When I objected to the language used, the call was disconnected. The same representative then called me again multiple times, not for resolution, but to continue the humiliation.
What is extremely alarming is that the representative used my OTHER personal number, which I did not provide for this purpose.
This indicates a serious privacy and data misuse issue.
This incident occurred after I tweeted about spam messages received after registering on JioMart, raising serious concerns about retaliation and misuse of customer data across Reliance platforms.
I am raising this publicly for consumer awareness and accountability.
I have call logs and audio recordings as evidence.
I expect an immediate investigation, strict action, and assurance that my personal data is not being misused.
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