Carol Lobo

Loves travel, photography, writing, nature, nostalgia. Freelance writer and editor. Formerly with @ndtv, @TimesNow, @IndianExpress, @mid_day. And I ❤️ Bandra

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This mythical boar is the symbol of Bhimbetka... where layers of stunning rock #art tell the human story going back 10,000 years. A soul stirring visit. #Archaeology #prehistory #History #MadhyaPradesh #IncredibleIndia #India

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@Rainmaker1973 Disgusting waste

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@Adani_Elec_Mum : Awaiting your response. Re: image of damaged pole. No street light = street crime @MNCDFfriends @bandrabuzz @MumbaiPolice

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@Adani_Elec_Mum Pre-monsoon tree trimming caused branch to fall on electricity pole at 2 pm today. Lamp ripped off - 'HAD' series, Bandra (W). Compl No: 1001661120. Please treat this as URGENT. DM for more details @MNCDFbombay @bandrabuzz

[Carol Lobo @sparrowtweet]

@Adani_Elec_Mum Pre-monsoon tree trimming caused branch to fall on electricity pole at 2 pm today. Lamp ripped off - 'HAD' series, Bandra (W). Compl No: 1001661120. Please treat this as URGENT. DM for more details @MNCDFbombay @bandrabuzz

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@Adani_Elec_Mum Job done, thanks for the prompt redressal.

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@Adani_Elec_Mum Street light not working after Adani technician adds a tripper! A bit of advice: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Given the rising street crime, please fix this immediately. Pole No: HAD - 012/001. Complaint No: 1001092599 @bandrabuzz @MNCDFbombay

[Carol Lobo @sparrowtweet]

@Adani_Elec_Mum : Just got a call and visit from your technician. All done. Thanks!

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@Adani_Elec_Mum : Still in the dark - Day 3

Is this so hard to fix?

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@Adani_Elec_Mum : Still in the dark - Day 3

Is this so hard to fix?

[Carol Lobo @sparrowtweet]

Street lights on entire stretch not working... Location: D'Monte Park Road (Extn), Bandra (West), Mumbai. This is a security concern, pls fix immediately. Adani helpline too not working. Pls fix immediately! @Adani_Elec_Mum @RoadsOfMumbai @MumbaiPolice

[Carol Lobo @sparrowtweet]

Street lights on entire stretch not working... Location: D'Monte Park Road (Extn), Bandra (West), Mumbai. This is a security concern, pls fix immediately. Adani helpline too not working. Pls fix immediately! @Adani_Elec_Mum @RoadsOfMumbai @MumbaiPolice

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

You've seen this before. It's the "treasury" of the ancient, rock-cut city of Petra.

But do you know what it actually is — or more interesting, what's inside?

It isn't what you might expect... (thread) 🧵

[Carol Lobo @sparrowtweet]

@ebitduh33 @MumbaiMetro3 @CMOMaharashtra @MoHUA_India @MahaDGIPR @AshwiniBhide @SubodhGupta_ @RamanaR4 Smart observation ;) Ha ha!

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

The terrifying beauty of the ocean 🧵

1. Sitting on the edge of an underwater cliff

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

This 500-year-old portrait may seem ordinary, but it's one of the most mysterious in history.

There's so much detail that you can read every musical note on this small page.

But look closer — an unsettling secret is hiding in plain sight... 🧵

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

A Thread of 25 best infrastructure on the Earth

🧵...

1. "V" shaped bridge in Moscow, Russia

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

This 500-year-old painting is astonishingly detailed.

And its details unravel one of the most important stories ever told — the Tower of Babel.

Look closer and you'll see why it was doomed to fail... (thread) 🧵

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

Thread of hilarious maps you've (probably) never seen before 🧵

1. Bosnians: I wanna swim
Croatia : No

[NDTV @ndtv]

#Video: "Yamaraja" Conducts Long Jump Competition On Pothole-Ridden Road https://t.co/9ts1KmkV4E

[Siddharth's Echelon @SiddharthKG7]

Indira Gandhi was the true angel for wildlife and forests of India.

As India is growing older, very few Indians realise that hunting was legal in India even for 25 years after independence.

Every year, thousands of foreign tourists used to take this Hunting trip to India as they do with poor African nations.

Animals could be killed, anyone could enter the forest and shoot. Tigers, Leopards, Elephants were collected as trophies.

You would not believe but there was a huge market in Delhi for tiger skin and body parts! It was that normal.

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[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

We are deeply disturbed, but this isn’t the first time and unfortunately won't be the last either. As many parts of the country reverberate with cries for justice, we ask the question: Why does it always take a heinous crime to be committed for a positive change to emerge? 1/13

[Nick O'Brien @NickLovesSpain]

A look into why Spain has the highest life expectancy in Europe —

Straight from the Spanish themselves.

Their serious, insightful, and hilarious answers:

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[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

"Mimetic Architecture" is when buildings are designed to look like something else.

Like the infamous National Fisheries Development Board Headquarters in Hyderabad, India.

And though it sounds like a silly concept, Mimetic Architecture is more important than you realise...