Siddharth

I don't Think Inside the Box.. I don't Think Outside the Box.. Either..!!!
I don't even Know where the Box is.

[Parimal @Fintech03]

1987. A room in New Delhi is thick with the smell of old files & cold tea. The United States has just delivered a stinging slap to the face of the Indian Republic. They have officially refused to sell India the 'Cray X-MP' Supercomputer, the most powerful machine on Earth, claiming that India would use it for nuclear weapons.

The American officials mockingly suggest that India does not even have the electricity to keep such a machine running. In the middle of this national humiliation, a young, soft-spoken engineer named Vijay Bhatkar is asked by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi: "Can we build our own?" Bhatkar does not hesitate. He looks at the No of the West & says: "We will not just build it; we will build it faster than you can ship it."

The Americans did not just stop at refusing the sale; they actively lobbied other nations to ensure India remained digitally blind. They believed that w/o their Logic Gates, India would remain a 3rd world backwater.

Bhatkar realized he could not replicate the Single-Processor behemoth of the Cray. Instead, he turned to Parallel Processing. He decided to stitch together 1000s of low-cost, off-the-shelf microprocessors. It was like building a giant's brain out of the neurons of ants.

In 1991, while the West was still celebrating its monopoly, Bhatkar unveiled the PARAM 8000. It was not just a computer; it was a Gigaflop monster.

To prove the PARAM was real, Bhatkar ran a standard global benchmark test. The results were sent to an international conference in Zurich. The PARAM 8000 was ranked as the 2nd most powerful supercomputer in the world, behind only the American machines. But there was a twist: the PARAM cost a fraction of the Cray, performed better in tropical heat, & was built in just 3 years.

When the PARAM 8000 was 1st turned on, the team did not have a high-tech cooling system like the Americans. They used industrial-grade desert coolers & adjusted the airflow manually. It was the ultimate Jugaad that defeated the most sophisticated tech embargo in history.

A major US newspaper ran a story with the headline: "Denied supercomputer, Angry India does it!" The ghost of the Native Engineer had officially entered the silicon temple. Vijay Bhatkar’s history is the story of how India became the IT Capital of the world.

Bhatkar founded the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). He did not just build a machine; he built an ecosystem. Every software engineer in India today stands on the shoulders of the man who proved we did not need the West's permission to compute. Bhatkar was the 1 who realized that if computers only spoke English, 90% of India would be left behind. He led the development of GIST (Graphics & Intelligence Based Script Technology), allowing computers to work in Indian languages. He gave the Machine a local tongue.

Today, Bhatkar is a Padma Bhushan awardee, but he lives a life of deep spirituality & simplicity. He vanished from the corporate headlines to become a philosopher of the digital age.

The West thought they could freeze India’s future by withholding a single machine. They forgot that the Indian mind does not need a 'Cray' to think; it only needs a 'No' to ignite. Forget building a supercomputer; Bhatkar built a mirror, & for the 1st time, the West had to look into it & see that the primitive colony had become the master of the code.

[Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳 @ShefVaidya]

#SpotSurvey

Tell me frankly, in replies, what kind of advertising would you like to see for Hindu festivals?

Do you want to see sad, mournful faces in washed out colours without a bindi like in the ad on the left, or a vibrant smiling face with a bindi like my picture on the right?

If you agree with #NoBindiNoBusiness, say so out loud!

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

@SouleFacts Ground Reality is different.. Booked on 22nd.. Haven't received it till date..

Distributor has stopped home delivery.. and seeing such a long line creates fear and unrest.

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

But no cylinder was delivered as on 30/03/2026.

@PMOIndia we are there to co-operate but give us the true picture. There is no shortage but in the ground the reality is different.
Kindly share the truth.
My Consumer No 7549369496.

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

@IOCL_Assam
Booked and made payment for Cylinder on 22/03/2026.

On non receipt of Cylinder raised one Grievance was raised via WhatsApp service on 28/03/2026 with SR No 1-1503101824339.

On 29/03/2026 received one mail that the matter has been resolved by the Distributor

But..

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

@himantabiswa Sir, Kindly consider declaring a holiday on 21st October (Tuesday), as it has already been declared in many districts. 🙏

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

@rigzen_norbu Why.. This 6th Schedule..???

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

@shivamch_ @anujdhar You should read the book... It's written there.

[KJS DHILLON🇮🇳 @TinyDhillon]

Be a responsible citizen

Enemy is scanning our social media to look for actionable information.

Please DO NOT share anything related to forces type, locations, deployment, movement, that can be used by the enemy

WE WILL PREVAIL

Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY @adgpi]

#PahalgamTerrorAttack

Justice is Served.

Jai Hind!

[Anuradha Tiwari @talk2anuradha]

Reservation in admission
Reservation in no. of attempts
Reservation in college/hostel/mess fees
Reservation in scholarship
Reservation in govt job and promotion
Reservation in even Libraries

And now they want Reservation in private jobs too. Greed beyond limits !

[Garvit Sethi @garvit_sethii]

93.1 vs 47.9 — Is this what "equality" looks like in modern India?

Welcome to JEE 2025, where your caste decides your future more than your hard work.
If you're a General category student, you're expected to score 93.1 marks.
But if you belong to the ST category, you're eligible with just 47.9 marks.

Same exam. Same syllabus. Same competition.
But different cutoffs. Different rules. Different realities.

How is it fair that a student scoring almost half of what a general category student scores gets the same seat, the same college, the same branch?

This isn’t social justice — this is systematic discrimination.

Lakhs of deserving students are being punished every year for the "crime" of being born in a so-called forward caste.
No matter how talented or hardworking they are, the system is rigged against us.

Stop using caste as a tool for vote-bank politics.
End this 75-year-old injustice.
We need economic-based reservations, not caste-based favoritism.

Speak up. It's time to fight for real equality.
#JEE2025
#MeritMatters

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

@TrueIndology 👨‍🎤🍿

[Maj Manik M Jolly,SM @Manik_M_Jolly]

Brig Usman, Lion of Naushera, never married ! This claim that #mukhtar_ansari was his grandson is totally wrong. Heights of stupidity at @ABPNews and @htTweets who’s not only calling Brig Usman his mama, but also claiming that Brig Usman got PVC. At least do basic research before speaking.
Brig Usman raised his sister’s children. One of these was Col Mir Fayazuddin ( CO of 7 Kumaon).

Brig Usman’s close family was three brothers and three sisters and their children ahead. None of them was Mukhtar Ansari.

This exercise of falsely joining them, not only being down reputation of one of the greatest military heroes we have, but also maligns his legacy. Lame attempt to give some legitimacy to a gangster who’s killed hundreds.

@adgpi
@ShivAroor
@gauravcsawant

[Siddharth @soukalinxid]

@ShivAroor @SouleFacts 🤣🤣🤣

[Assam Police @assampolice]

Press Release!

Two top rung leaders of ISIS arrested by @STFAssam.

They were conspiring to carry out recruitment, terror funding and terror acts at several places across India.

@DGPAssamPolice

[SpokespersonNavy @indiannavy]

#INSKolkata, in the last 40 hours, through concerted actions successfully cornered and coerced all 35 Pirates to surrender & ensured safe evacuation of 17 crew members in the evening today #16Mar 24 from the pirate vessel without any injury.

#INSKolkata had carried out the interception of the Pirate Ship Ruen almost 1400 nm (2600km) from the Indian Coast, and forced the pirate ship to stop through calibrated actions which were augmented by #INSSubhadra, HALE RPA, P8I maritime patrol aircraft & #MARCOS PRAHARs air-dropped by C-17 aircraft.

The vessel has also been sanitised for presence of illegal arms, ammunition and contraband.

@IN_WNC @IAF_MCC

[NIA India @NIA_India]

NIA seeks citizen cooperation in identifying the suspect linked to the #RameswaramCafeBlastCase. 📞 Call 08029510900, 8904241100 or email to [email protected] with any information. Your identity will remain confidential. #BengaluruCafeBlast

[NIA India @NIA_India]

NIA announces cash reward of 10 lakh rupees for information about bomber in Rameshwaram Cafe blast case of Bengaluru. Informants identity will be kept confidential.

[LIC India Forever @LICIndiaForever]

A significant milestone in our journey & a testament to our commitment towards Atmanirbhar BHARAT through the official inauguration of our 'LIC International Business Centre' at GIFT City at the hands of Hon'ble Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman ji