I worked in Sri Lanka (Colombo) for nearly two years, consulting for MTN (Dialog Telekom), during the peak of the LTTE war (2007–2009).
Believe me, it rains there like cats and dogs for months - May to September, and again November to January.
Yet, even when the country was dealing with an almost civil-war-like situation, I never saw roads crumble because of rains the way ours do every monsoon. So frustrating!
This is how Colombo looks these days.
Ok so the Basavakalyan Empire hype is real. What a fine end to the birthday weekend.
Also, while public reviews sing songs about their lamb charsi, the Afghani had me believing in their art of meatology.
On 26 July 2005, I asked my boss at IBM in BKC Mumbai if I could leave after lunch & go home to finish my tax returns. Boss said there's still 5 days! I said I really want to finish it off. He said okay go. So I went home to Kalina. It started raining. Hard. Really hard! 🧵
Bengaluru friends!
A friend’s brother (27 yo, BBA, sales professional) is going through a rough patch due to business fraud by one of his clients. He is battling suicidal tendencies and we are trying to find a good therapist in the city. Please recommend if you know of any. Thank you!
@jaipalpuli@nani2356 I didn't see the video. I used to think like you. But my friend lost 20L. Scammers applied loan for 20L which was deposited to his account. They changed notification mobile number. And transferred the amount to their accounts.
An Open Letter to the Parents
If your son or daughter is among those whose videos went viral for hurling extreme abuses at the Prime Minister, I genuinely hope you watch those clips once, not as supporters of any political party, but simply as parents. The internet never forgets. Those videos will outlive this protest. Years from now, employers, colleagues, relatives, and even their own children may come across them. One emotional moment can become a lifelong identity.
Every parent wants their child to be remembered for their character, education, and achievements, not for a viral clip filled with abuse. Governments will change, leaders will come and go, but a person's conduct stays attached to their name. Rightly or wrongly, people often judge a family's values by the way their children behave in public. That's the reality of the world we live in.
Teach your children to question the government. Teach them to protest. Teach them to disagree with every politician if they want. But also teach them that losing respect while demanding change is never a victory. A person can win an argument and still lose their dignity. That's a lesson no classroom can replace.
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You're always welcome. ❤️🙏🫂
India grew at an unprecedented growth rate for almost three decades and lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. But a lot remains to be done. And to remind us of what happened, how it was done, and the policy reforms that remain unfinished, five years ago, the India program @mercatus started the 1991 Project. We built a live, public repository with the details of the 1991 reforms, over 100 expert committee reports and policy documents, timelines, essays, and more. https://t.co/PS5RGyQzS4 2/n
📢Thirty-five years ago, on July 24, 1991, in his Budget speech, Dr. Manmohan Singh quoted Victor Hugo, “No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.” The idea was economic freedom for Indians. It meant dismantling the License-Permit-Raj, allowing market prices, free trade, and pursuing rapid economic growth in a country plagued by poverty and self-imposed shortages. 🧵1/n
12 million views for a message recorded on selfie mode and posted just after midnight. Quite a departure from earlier style of communication. Innovative and effective.