Saurabh Marya

Thinker. Explorer. Storyteller.

[Niyam Bhushan 🌺 @niyambhushan]

Congratulations @kunalb11 on your incredible progress.
Zuckerberg meanwhile “It’s only been a minute, we have access to all the financial and privacy data of Indian users on Cred. Because Meta Business model”
Thanks Kunal for selling Indian users away.

[Pavel Durov @durov]

Indian telecom Reliance is sabotaging access to Telegram for millions of users OUTSIDE India (including the UAE) via a rogue method called BGP hijacking.

The sabotage seems intentional, as Reliance has ignored multiple reports.

This may be part of a competitive war, as Reliance is partially owned by Meta — the company behind WhatsApp.

Network operators are advised to reject unauthorized BGP announcements from Reliance (AS18101) to prevent route hijacks and ensure stable Internet access for their users.

Such abuse of global Internet routing is alarming. I wouldn’t be surprised if Reliance/WhatsApp were also behind the recent lobbying effort to ban Telegram in India.

[Paras.Singh @appriseParas]

Delhi facing water supply cuts over the last 12 days. The city has also seen a rise in water contamination complaints.

Low pressure, old ageing pipeline and use of submersible pumps leads to ideal conditions for sewage getting mixed with supply water.

Hauz khas joins the list

[vir sanghvi @virsanghvi]

Sharp Edge:The Ugly Indian.
Why have Indian tourists become so unwelcome abroad? Is it because we display no consideration for local sensibilities? Is it because we can be loud & pushy? Is it because we are aggressive & arrogant (especially in Asia?)

https://t.co/L1abCohP4A

[Saurabh Marya @saurmarya]

@ndtv @dpradhanbjp @DeoSikta Roughly 25 lakh students appeared in class 10 CBSE board exams this year. Assuming a similar number of students in class 9th, 1% of that is 25k! The minister seems to think that’s a small number of lives to disrupt in the middle of the session #1%Matters

[Upasana Manocha @ManochaUpasana]

The 3 language policy when implemented from the start of the middle school, may seem logical. But, for the children who have studied English, Hindi as the 1st & 2nd language and French, German and Spanish as the 3rd language, how can they at a crucial stage of their education be expected to suddenly study Sanskrit or any other native language as the 3rd language…. That’s an additional burden for the children. Even if they are expected to study class 6th syllabus, my question is why this expectation at all at this stage? Internal assessment is also an assessment…. Children will have to study nonetheless…. The Board is requested to roll back the policy for class 9th. Let education be a pleasure … not a burden!

[Ratika @Ratika2026]

@ndtv @dpradhanbjp @DeoSikta This feels like a very casual response to what Class 9 students are actually going through right now due to your decision.
Why force students to adapt to such abrupt decisions?
Is it too much to ask for you to prioritise the mental health of these children?

[Ratika @Ratika2026]

You say CBSE never asked schools to teach French and German, then how were board exams held for them all these years?

Even though it’s not true but since you mentioned “only 1% schools affected”, How many students is that as per your calculation? Don’t you think that Even ONE CHILD matters.

Why impose abrupt changes and expect them to take on more pressure? What about their mental health?

[Ratika @Ratika2026]

You can’t change the rules mid-game and expect students to just “adjust.”

Imposing a 3-language mandate in Class 9- when academic pressure is already at its peak- is unfair and poorly timed. Instead of easing stress, this adds to the psychological burden and anxiety students are already dealing with.

The earlier phased approach was thoughtful. This abrupt shift is not.

Students deserve stability, not sudden policy shocks.

I request @PMOIndia @dpradhanbjp
@EduMinOfIndia @narendramodi @cbseindia29 to please withdraw this decision.

#StudentStress #StudentsFirst #3LanguagePolicy #CBSE #MentalHealthMatters

[Saurabh Marya @saurmarya]

Reconsider the three-language policy for Class 9 students - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/YhaNEsAXm9 via @ChangeOrg_India

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

IMPORTANT Data point:
49 constituencies in West Bengal had winning margins lower than number of electors deleted in SiR
26 won by BJP, 21 by TMC, 2 by Cong
Average victory margin of BJP in 207 seats was an impressive 27,805 ,
Note: total of 90 lakh names deleted during electoral rolls. Over 34 lakh appeals pending before tribunals which is a sizeable number.
Net net: SIR may have affected marginal seats BUT did NOT influence final verdict in WB. It was HIGH ANTI INCUMBENCY in several regions that cost TMC after 15 years in power .
More details here: https://t.co/R44Xdn3STH

[Pet Puraan @PuraanPet]

We’ll keep the dum going.

[vir sanghvi @virsanghvi]

After the AI Summit when citizens were treated like dirt because of the VIP culture this is The Economist’s take. It’s the right point: ordinary people should not be victims of VIP worship

India’s VIP culture is out of control (from @TheEconomist) https://t.co/xEeHl0VrFk

[Saurabh Marya @saurmarya]

Another shameful example of mismanagement and poor planning at the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026

[Caleb @caleb_friesen]

Had such a great day at the India AI Impact Summit.

But the way it ended (7:40PM) was a huge let-down.

No cabs, no pre-arranged shuttle. "Road is closed, go for a walk."

Imagine how international visitors from must have felt.

Not to mention differently-abled folks.

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

Very nicely done

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

Thanks @anandmahindra . All I can say: what an idea sirji !👍🙏😊

[Saurabh Marya @saurmarya]

Octopus farming = torture. A fishing giant is quietly preparing for mass octopus farming in Spain. These intelligent beings feel pain — let’s stop the cruelty before it begins! 🐙 https://t.co/dbLr0ygZvJ

[amrita tripathi @amritat]

Excited to share that the #HarperPodcast conversation with @sardesairajdeep is now live! @jilpanz

You have to be honest to the reader, Rajdeep says, dropping some hard truths in his latest book, calling it the most “brutally frank” of his 3 books. 📚

Video 🔗 👇🏾

[DNAforAsia @DNAforAsia]

An Israeli court convicts a man for the 2009 abduction and rape of a woman based on familial matching of crime scene DNA with his close relative whose DNA was already in the national DNA database #DNAfightsRape #DNAforJustice https://t.co/01mIujrnmf

[Whole Mars Catalog @wholemars]

Optimus just made me a drink