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Judging playlists.

West Delhi represent.

Curating India’s finest at Brown Culture Co.

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Dhanda is one of the finest, loved by masses sounds coming out of India atm inspite of the edgy, Khadi boli Haryanvi is. Yet somehow $ manages to make that one song unbearable ffs.

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

While it's cool to shit on beerbiceps atm, let's not forget he laid down the groundwork around the spoken word in India - all alone. sab usi ki kha rahe hain.

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

@flyosity @MercedesBenz The world is healing @volklub @ShivrattanDhil1

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

The burn in the comments tell you few know what Singapore was when it started and what it achieved in 20 years vis a vis G town.

[Jasveer Singh @jasveer10]

Only one Indian city can become Singapore - Gurgaon.

Everything is already here - money, talent, companies, density, and infra. The only missing piece is serious governance.

Clicked yesterday Clicked today
Left Singapore Right Gurgaon

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Had the exact same chat with a friend today who expressed his interest in learning woodwork. The bhaagclub-ification of it may be just around the corner

[Blond @BlondB00]

mark my words: there will be an AI pendulum swing in the opposite direction so radical people will grow up to want to become carpenters and herdsmen. reading books will become a trend among the elite. minimalism will become the religion of the everyday man. people will crave the vintage and ancient and historic, and start working with their hands again, and only with their hands. just wait.

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Very little gets spoken of how beneficial motorcycling is for your mental health. Maybe even better than traditional therapy - at least for the male population.

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Pooja Bhatt wrote the most beautiful love letter to the Safari and nothing comes close @AarizRizvi

https://t.co/KV2ZWAKahj

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Car design is dead

[JayPrashanth @JayPrashanth]

Getting back home after checking out the all new Kia Seltos. Two points of reference: old Seltos, new Sierra.

1. The new Seltos' looks will polarize. I personally loved how aggressive the X-Line trim looked but most people will find the Sierra to be more pleasing as it's a universally likeable design. Also, younger people may gravitate towards the edgier-looking Seltos. Finally, pictures don't do justice. The real car looks quite good, especially in X-Line trim. Do check it out in the flesh. The car will be in dealerships soon. Bookings open midnight today at 25K.

2. Fit and finish on the Seltos: go check out the top trims to believe where the Koreans are in terms of finesse. The X-Line trim reminded me of older Bimmers - especially the way everything comes together in the cabin. Here, the new Seltos pulls one back from the Sierra. But again, it's going to be airy vs dark and classy. The last black/charcoal headliner I recently saw was on the Octavia RS. Loved it. Admittedly, I like darker cabins, especially when it has plenty of soft touch materials and a dark headliner.

3. Engines: Tried and tested stuff. Worked very well on the old Seltos. Should be no different on the new one. I'm going to be driving this in a few days. So shall know about dynamics soon. It's gotten longer and wider than before. Let's see if it remains big fun, especially the 1.5 turbo dct. It was, last time around. Even the diesel was super punchy. Expect it to perform similarly.

4. Last time around, suspension was stiff and sporty. Will know if anything has changed once I drive soon. I expect a more comfortable ride given the focus on a more spacious cabin. Will Kia take away sporty from the new Seltos to appeal to more people? No clue for now.

5. Now, for the back seat. Much more leg room than before. Wider than before. Transmission tunnel taller than the Sierra though. So, it could be a tighter fit three abreast. 60:40 split seat and reclining function plus a panoramic sunroof means it'll be a happy place for most. But Sierra leads here, and very comfortably so.

6. Street presence: I like the aggression, and sportiness. Some will like the more upright SUV stance. Side by side, the Sierra will still look bigger: it's actually bigger although I think the Seltos is now longer by a few mm (mainly due to bumpers).

7. Boot space: again Sierra wins but usability: Seltos. Why? Flat boot. Easy to put stuff in and pull it out. This is a small but very significant thing for a lot of people, especially the fairer sex.

8. Features: Sierra again. No contest here. I initially mistook the new Seltos' welcome function for the powered driver's seat as a memory function. Nope, no memory here.

9. Big miss: AWD. I even asked the senior management about why they put 4X4 in the teaser. Answer: it's a global teaser. Not so convincing given the fact that the Koreans never usually slip up on these things: attention to detail is still their strong suit. So was surprised, unpleasantly if I may add.

10. I was asked for my opinion about the car by a Kia official. I did tell him that I loved the looks, fit and finish, and now it'll be up to pricing. To this, he said, don't worry, we have pricing sorted. Assuming that he's right, a cracker of a price tag would make things very interesting. If that happens, the buyer will benefit. More the merrier, always!

PS: before i forget, the mesh headrests for the front seats: pure gold in terms of comfort. So cool!

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

@NimishaChanda Takes a lot to keep going in times like this. Hope it’s only onwards and upwards from here

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

🚨 ANURAG THAKUR : Speaker Sir, e-Cigarette is banned in Country. Have you allowed in Parliament?

SPEAKER : What? No. What happened?🤯

ANURAG THAKUR : TMC MP was smoking e-Cigarette in the Parliament.

Hungama in Loksabha over e-Cigarette !!

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Recorded 25 years ago. Unbelievable. Still sounds fresh.

https://t.co/fTZ1ADKeR2

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Ma deya khasma bamb sit ke dikhawan hun tenu?

[Behram Qazi 🇵🇰 🇨🇦 @DeafMango]

I've lived 20 out of my 31 years in Pakistan and I'm yet to witness the "adaab" greeting that we see so frequently in Bollywood movies.

Don't even get me started on the male eyes full of kohl, extra mole on face, and usage of the word "janaab" 😅

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Irony died a thousand deaths here

[opinionated russian🇷🇺☦️ @Katsbigopinion2]

I seriously wanted to cry watching this because it seems in a world full of fake women Pamela Anderson is on a diehard mission to get women to accept themselves in their most natural beautiful form & her message is so beautiful except urself ladies. We r beautiful the way we r.

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

We should collectively let Sucharita Tyagi out of her misery and downrank her channel to no end so that it’s over for once and all + send their family to the border to serve so they know how the North bleeds so they can continue their frivolous jobs.

[Lakshmi Sharath @lakshmisharath]

What does it look like when an entire village becomes a stage?
A spectacular ritual theatre unfolds — not for tourists, but for tradition.
A thread on #RammanUtsav, a UNESCO-recognised festival you’ve probably never heard of.
#TravelWithLakshmi @UTDBofficial #TravelwithSoul

[diplo @diplo]

I was 20 when I first came to India with nothing but a restless mind and an old Enfield I bought from a friend in Delhi who taught me to ride in one dusty afternoon. He took my money, flew back to Florida, and left me with one rule: don’t hit a cow, and only ride between 2–6 a.m. if you want to survive the heat and smog. Somehow, that became a philosophy for everything that followed.

I crossed the country like a kid inside a dream — Calcutta to Delhi to Rishikesh — sleeping on the bike when I had to, chasing chai stalls to stay awake, tossing the bike on trains when I could afford it. I swam in the Ganges, did yoga with elders who moved like water, bought vinyl in back-alley shops, fell in love the way only your twenties let you, and wrote long confusing emails to my mom from glowing village internet cafés.

In Gujarat I stopped long enough to help with earthquake relief, eat thalis in strangers’ homes, and learn “Kem Cho” and “Majama.” India didn’t just teach me independence — it cracked me open creatively. It showed me how improvisation is its own kind of discipline, how getting lost is a form of education.

I never imagined I’d be invited back years later to collaborate with artists I once watched on café computers — working with actors like SRK, making videos like “Lean On” that crossed billions of views, nearly dying during spiritual side quests in Leh and Varanasi, falling for Bollywood sweethearts, and still believing every strange turn meant something.

Twenty-five years later I returned to these roads, riding nine hours a day across the Himalayas on a much newer Enfield. And then — perfectly — I ended up performing at a massive Enfield festival in Goa and celebrating afterward in a motorcycle garage, as if time folded back on itself.

Two decades have changed India and me both. But every time I come back, I feel the same truth: growth happens when you surrender to the unknown, when the road teaches you more than any classroom could.

India was my beginning. And somehow, it still is.

[Roshan Rai @RoshanKrRaii]

Zohran Mamdani is not your mayor

Neither is Andrew Cuomo.

Your mayor is Raja Iqbal Singh who is responsible for your high AQI, Quit focusing on New York and focus on New Delhi.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

This sound evokes a certain part of the male brain that cant be explained

[shiznit @subeshprakash]

Also wish more people knew of the great sound @GSidhuOnline ‘s been consistently pushing. Peshi’s a banger.