S Siddharth

Loyal friend, passionate traveller

[D Prasanth Nair @DPrasanthNair]

The movie "Anand" hurts differently once you grow older.

As children, you notice Rajesh Khanna’s charm.
That smile. That warmth. That impossible ability to make even illness look full of life.

Then adulthood arrives and suddenly Babu Moshai starts making sense too.

Amitabh Bachchan’s silence in that film is extraordinary. He spends half the movie watching Anand live loudly while quietly preparing himself for loss. And somewhere between them, Hrishikesh Mukherjee creates one of Hindi cinema’s gentlest heartbreaks.

“Babumoshai… zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahin.”

That dialogue survived generations for a reason.

Notice how simple the film looks today.
No manipulative background score screaming for tears. No dramatic hospital glamour. Just conversations, humanity and the unbearable knowledge that some people enter life briefly only to leave permanent emotional damage behind.

Even the ending feels strangely quiet.
Like somebody important just left the room… but their voice is still floating around somewhere.

Rcvd from WA (courtesy FB page Timeless Indian Melodies)
@SanjayMuthal

[Helle Lyng @HelleLyngSvends]

Primeminister of India, Narendra Modi, would not take my question, I was not expecting him to.

Norway has the number one spot on the World Press Freedom Index, India is at 157th, competing with Palestine, Emirates & Cuba.

It is our job to question the powers we cooperate with.

[S Siddharth @ssiddharth2000]

@LetsTalk_FPL Yup, I'm gonna start him too. Hope for the best 🤞

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@iameshansharma_ That's become the new "norm" sadly

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@Yaduvam @DalrympleWill Where is it placed now? It's so intriguing. I have spent 3 years in Jajpur Road

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@HollyShand Happy Birthday Holly 🎉

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@iameshansharma_ Well deserved,Eshan.

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@DHLManUtd From Delhi, India

[S Siddharth @ssiddharth2000]

@iamrana @joybhattacharj Buster was my favourite of all ❤️❤️

[Rana Safvi رعنا राना @iamrana]

500 Years of Mughals: How Babur Won First Battle of Panipat in 1526
by Prof Ali Nadeem Rezavi https://t.co/xmd34WLu4k

[S Siddharth @ssiddharth2000]

@iamrana I just finished this amazing book today ❤️

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@RegretFpl Best ever deadline day tips!

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@KirkusReviews @DalrympleWill @columbiajourn @niemanfdn Congratulations @DalrympleWill

[Sam Dalrymple @SamDalrymple123]

Have a read of my latest Substack for more, where I go in depth into the crosses of ancient Kerala, the Armenian churches of Mughal India and the Cathedrals of modern Pakistan!

https://t.co/42hcLGwzB3

[NASA @NASA]

Even in darkness, we glow.

In this image of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew, we can see the electric lights of human activity. In the lower right, sunlight illuminates the limb of the planet.

[S Siddharth @ssiddharth2000]

@SamDalrymple123 What a fascinating account of a Mughal princess. Thanks for sharing, Sam. There's an equally compelling story of the life and death of Queen Ketevan. Hope you cover the story someday soon

[AbuBakar Siddiq @BigManBakar]

Thanks for reading and wishing you guys all the best for the Gameweek❤️

For more of my FPL content, follow me on Instagram:

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[AbuBakar Siddiq @BigManBakar]

GW31 Preview 🔥

Blank GW chaos, key questions and chip strategy covered 👇

[S Siddharth @ssiddharth2000]

@FPL_JianBatra Very useful tips, thanks!

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@DalrympleWill @SvenBeckert Congratulations