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[Vivek @singh11_vivek]

Excellent lecture to think and then realise that why I am thinking when thinking is already commodities

[Pritam Chauhan @Im_pritam18]

Dr. Pratosh at IISc Bengaluru tells his students that rapid advances in AI are commoditizing intellectual labour.

He raises an unsettling question: if companies stop recruiting on campus in the next 5–10 years—even at India’s top universities—what will the purpose of a university education be ?

A must watch video for everyone in tech

[Harsh Gupta Madhusudan @harshmadhusudan]

Russian communists were Russian nationalists.
Chinese communists were Chinese nationalists.
Indian communists were/are Russian/Chinese nationalists.

[Neelkanth Mishra @neelkanthmishra]

As expected, with the fiscal headwinds fading and monetary headwinds (falling credit growth till 1HFY26) becoming tailwinds (credit growth accelerating), GDP growth is surprising on the upside, and should help push up consensus trend-growth estimates to 7%-plus. That is, with a neutral fiscal and monetary policy, the economy should still register 7.5% growth.

In this light, I was shocked to see the ill-educated and egregiously wrong claims made by some that if the 'original' base of June-2025 quarter was used, growth in the June-2026 quarter would be much lower.

The new series introduced in Feb-2026 cleaned up the data and also significantly improved the methodology. For those who track this for a living (and I used to be one such till 45 days ago) - the downward revision in the base was known in March (see our note published on 1-Mar):
https://t.co/3KCHsbIUV9

As our note acknowledged, the new series increased credibility of estimates of real output.

That claim is so obviously wrong that several logical rebuttals have already been made. But bad information tends to travel further than good information, and so it is important to reiterate and reinforce the argument.

That such claims got traction is itself surprising, given that easy-to-track and not-possible-to-fudge indicators of economic activity have been so robust. While June-quarter data was strong, that momentum has picked up:
- personal vehicle (cars, SUVs) dispatches grew 35% YoY in August despite just 9% growth in exports. Even two-wheeler growth is now >20% (though helped by strong exports).
- And if that was consumption, commercial vehicle dispatches grew >40%.
- tax collection growth has picked up meaningfully. This is as real as it gets.
- Credit growth continues to surprise on the upside (albeit on a low base). Last year most believed the then-weak credit growth was a demand problem, whereas we steadfastly stated it was a supply issue - it has for now been addressed.
- indicators of construction are robust.

Hopefully, now there will be fewer people asking "why private sector investment is weak," given that there is clear evidence of investments.

That said, there is still slack in the economy, as seen in weak real-wage growth. It may take several quarters of above-trend growth for that slack to tighten, and bring back sticky inflation pressures.

[Vivek @singh11_vivek]

We missed this train around 2004-2007, which costed us dearly . I hope this time at least we catch guard room.

[Ashwini Vaishnaw @AshwiniVaishnaw]

The chip journey, simplified.

[Commentary - Sowell Economics @sowelleconomics]

Stephen Kotkin explains the real reason Marxism keeps attracting intellectuals and young people, even after the body count.

It is not because the theory works. It is because it offers something far more seductive: total, rapid transformation and a special role for the intellectual class.

In a market system, ordinary people make their own decisions. Under Marxism-Leninism, the intellectuals get to make the decisions for everyone. They become the engineers of society. Workers and peasants are treated as people with “false consciousness” who need to be led.

The ideology flatters the people who believe they are smarter than the rest of society. That is why the blood does not put them off. The power is worth the cost.

[Vivek @singh11_vivek]

romance and edit it little more tighter, it could have been one of the best war movie/series.

[Vivek @singh11_vivek]

Looks like X has got new series to discuss for next few weeks . After a long time i liked any hindi war series. Kudos to the director and whole team to bring out a well made series #safedsagar. Attention to details was quite good. Though only if they could have avoided some

[Vivek @singh11_vivek]

This is a massive destruction.

[Ryan Rozbiani @RyanRozbiani]

Venezuela looks like it was BOMBED after two MASSIVE 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes.

Pray for the people, this is really bad

[Amish Tripathi | Author | Broadcasting | History @authoramish]

Proto-Elamite?

The Pashupati seal has an elephant, a water buffalo and a rhinoceros. Ancient Elam was centred in southwestern Iran. Elephants, water buffalos and rhinoceroses are not native to ancient Elam. BTW, they are native to India. Also, the figure is seated in a Yogic posture. Is Yoga also Elamite now? Seriously?

Your profile says you are a professor. I don't mean to sound rude, but your students deserve a refund. And seriously, Western universities need to improve their hiring practices.

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

Will Sabeer Bhatia advise the Jews to "appreciate" the Holocaust chapter of their history?

As a matter of fact, only because the Jews remember the history and said "Never again", have they been able to build Israel and all its technological prowess and they have also revived the Hebrew language.

Bharat will do all of it - we will rebuild our great civilization, we will remember our history (Never again!) and honor the memory of our ancestors, and we will also revive our great languages.

[ₙₐᵥₑₑₙ @naveensingh_]

Commendable job in providing the worst service experience and living up to the poor fame of worst service @TataMotors

This is 2nd time in a month and after holding the car for 15 days first time and 8 days this second time & still no response.

UP65EQ0726
Ph. No. : 8299122022

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Remembering the innocent lives lost in the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack on this day last year. They will never be forgotten. My thoughts are also with the bereaved families as they cope with this loss.

As a nation, we stand united in grief and resolve. India will never bow to any form of terror. The heinous designs of terrorists will never succeed.

[Brian Willott Farms @BrianWillott]

They should change the name to "Strait of Schrödinger". It's both open and closed at the same time.

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

🚨 HISTORIC RESULT FT. AYUSH SHETTY

First Indian Men's Singles player to reach the Badminton Asian Championship after 61 Years! 💥

WELL DONE CHAMP! 🇮🇳❤️

[Gabbar @GabbbarSingh]

Rabies is such a terrible way to die, that this alone should move govt to make the strictest rules to curb this menace. Imagine the state of this kid’s parents 😢 https://t.co/NRJmghGNqn

[Harsha Bhogle @bhogleharsha]

So many crucial little performances for India. Tilak Varma at the end, Hardik Pandya everywhere, Axar sensational in the field.... But the diamond that is forever is Jasprit Bumrah.

[Diva Jain @DivaJain2]

In India, as as soon as a sector becomes successful, Mantri-Babus enter in to rent extraction mode with a vengeance and try to milk it till it dies.

[Frontiers Unknown @TheUAPMinute]

🐝 BREAKING: Video captures the exact moment an Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone slams into a target in Dubai exploding in a massive fireball that lights up the night.

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

THE #Dhuroxic PARK
NO, I am not talking about TWO BIG FILMS #Dhurandhar2 and #Toxic releasing on March 19th. I am actually talking about a NEVER BEFORE SEEN or EXPERIENCED mythical archetype EXPLODING in the GRAND ARENA of INDIAN CINEMAS.
It is a BATTLE between DAVID AND GOLIATH

KGF 2’s GOlIATH like collections suddenly looked like a tiny DAVID in front of #Dhurandar ‘s GOLIATH collections.
But now the sequel to that GOLIATH #Dhurandhar2 , is the new DAVID staring up at #Toxic, the fresh GOLIATH

I strongly believe that #Dhuroxic is not about North against South, not Bollywood against Sandalwood. It is actually a brutal clash between two CULTURES , not of regions, but of cinema
The principal difference between the two is that #Dhurandhar respects the audience’s intelligence and #Toxic presumes their dumbness.
KGF 2 was a LOCAL film that aimed at the DUMBNESS in the MASSES and }Dhurandhar aimed at the INTELLIGENCE in the MASSES

THAT is exactly why it became GLOBAL

#Dhurandhar a reported 130 cr DAVID film (both versions together cost some 260 cr) hit some 1500 cr, proving that the so called MASSES are actually far more INTELLIGENT than what the MASALA MERCHANTS ever imagined.

It is IMPORTANT to note that @AdityaDharFilms never once presumed the audience was dumb, but after the film released, the MASSES answered in a thundering, earth-shaking voice: “YES, WE ARE ACTUALLY THAT INTELLIGENT… THANK YOU FOR NOTICING.”
So on March 19th, when the lights in the theatres go down across the world, two DAVIDS and two GOLIATHS will be fighting a BATTLE
The fight will be between these 10 SAVAGE brutal truths

1. Mindless hero worship VERSUS the audience themselves discovering heroes through their moral actions in the story

2. GRAVITY defying stunts that mock physics and insult every school kid whoever studied NEWTON ,VERSUS the #Dhurandhar action so raw and real one actually feels the punches

3. Background scores that scream “CLAP AND WHISTLE NOW, YOU IDIOTS” every five minutes VERSUS dead silence that lets brilliant performances do the TALKING

4. 700 cr spent to make ONE guy look like an invincible God versus 130 cr spent to make EVERY character in #Dhurandhar feel equally human

5. Treating AUDIENCES like dumb idiots who must clap and whistle on every CUE versus treating them like adults who can follow a complex plot, make their own judgements and don’t need to be spoon fed by EAR SHATTERING background music

6. Ultra slow motion hero entry shots and flying hair straight out of a shampoo ad VERSUS cold, calculating intelligence that actually challenges the viewer
7. Reducing Indian cinema to a mass-hero worship ritual VERSUS cinema that excavates the intelligence hidden inside the masses minds

8. Vulgar budgets blown on VFX fireworks, eyesore sets and stars just to hide creative vaccum VERSUS every single rupee in #Dhurandhar spent on crafting lethal, immersive emotions that stay with you forever

9. A film that begs the audience to switch their brains off to enjoy it versus a film forcing you to think, feel and question every frame

MONEY being POURED versus MONEY being PUT TO USE

DISCLAIMER:

NO, it is not my love for @AdityaDharFilms which made me write this, but it is my HOPE for INDIAN CINEMA.
I am waiting with bated breath for MARCH 19th to know if INDIA is DHURANDHAR or TOXIC. 🙏

[Nishant Bhardwaj @Nishant_Bliss]

Most of what we call “podcasting” in India is not actually podcasting.

Raj Shamani and Ranveer Allhabadia are not podcasters, they run a promotion, marketing channel.

Bringing a guest on a couch, asking surface-level questions, and nodding in agreement to everything they say is not a podcast.

That is promotional content with good lighting.

A real podcast demands 3 things:

1. Preparation

2. Domain understanding

3. Intellectual pushback

If you look at conversations by people like Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman, you’ll notice something very different. They do homework. They challenge ideas. They ask uncomfortable follow-ups. They disagree respectfully. They explore depth, not just headlines.

A podcast is not supposed to be a PR exercise.

It is supposed to be a battle of ideas.

A cross-examination of thoughts.

A genuine exchange of perspectives.

When the host agrees with every single statement, the conversation dies. There is no friction. And without friction, there is no insight.

India has massive potential for strong, intellectually honest long-form discussions. But we need fewer cheerleaders and more questioners.

Promotion builds visibility.

Interrogation builds credibility.

And credibility is what makes a podcast timeless.