Srinivasan Mohan

I am the one who knocks........and runs away!!!

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

Places to have a conversation

In other countries: pubs, coffee shops, home

In India: riding on 2 bikes in parallel in the middle of the road

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

England football fans have been chanting “it’s coming home” for 30 years

Matt Damon has been trying to come home for 30 years

Same energy

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

@Vikrchan @peakbengaluru @slangaluru @phalgooon @kripalamanna @vasanthihari @NammaBengaluroo The terrorists who attacked IISc in 2005 also planned an attack on a seminar at IIM-B, but they got stuck in traffic and the event ended and that plan was foiled

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

@thekaipullai Only one side of the story through rapid weight loss. Without adequate muscle building you stand to suffer a lot of long term problems as you creep towards your late thirties and forties

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

@TifeRMFC Brazil

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@WG_RumblePants Bill Lawry and Tony Greig. Too difficult to choose between the two

[Naveen Kopparam @naveenkopparam]

delhi doesn’t know how to celebrate festivals 🙏🏼

i stepped out now at 10am and don’t see a single house with maavina ele? no kids dressed in new clothes? not even bevu bella offered on yugadi in temples.

why is this city so boring

[rohanbabu @rohanbabu]

There is an invisible layer that affects many friendships in Bengaluru.

That layer is called urban and civic exhaustion.

Friendships don’t fade because people don’t care. They fade because the city quietly drains the energy required to sustain them.

The traffic takes an hour out of your evening. Work spills into what used to be personal time. Weekends become recovery periods rather than social ones.

You start saying things like:

“Let’s meet soon.”
“Next week for sure.”
“Once things settle down.”

Things rarely settle down.

What earlier required a 10 minute auto ride now requires planning, coordination, and stamina. You have to build stamina to be rejected by drivers on apps, to cross under constructed sites, to take long jumps over open drainages and collect dust on your face.

Friendships slowly move from physical spaces to WhatsApp reactions and Instagram replies.

The affection is still there. The intent is still there.

But the civic friction of the city sits between people.

In cities like Bengaluru, maintaining friendships has quietly become an act of effort. And sometimes, effort is the first casualty of urban and civic exhaustion.

[bhatnaturally  🇮🇳 @bhatnaturally]

South Bangalore lady should land up in Chandigarh and say 'how come this city has no vibes - no one celebrates Varamahalakshmi'.

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

@GunnerPuls @footysxn Benayoun Anelka and Sterling

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

So bloody true! Every member of the team is under the impression that they are too big to fail.

[Parth MN @parthpunter]

Arrogance isn't a problem.

Some of the greatest cricketers ever have had that arrogant swag about them.

But that arrogance stemmed from being bloody good at what they did.

The current Indian team, however, seems to be high on the fact that they're playing for the richest board in the world.

And the coach is the greatest embodiment of this obnoxious attitude.

They may well win the T20 World Cup, but it's becoming harder and harder to celebrate this Indian team's success.

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

@purnacool @nbasandroid @thekaipullai Crap you beat me to this 🤣

[Parth MN @parthpunter]

Thank you @Athersmike for saying what most commentators won't

[Vasant Shetty | Building Mundhe Banni @vasantshetty81]

We are in the middle of exam season for children, and once March ends, there will be a flood of messages everywhere asking parents to enroll their kids into summer camps. Most of these camps focus on fairly standard things. Swimming, art and craft, some STEM based science experiments, maybe a programming or robotics bootcamp. All of these are useful and important in their own way, and I am not dismissing them at all.

But I do think we are missing something fundamental.

Children today rarely get opportunities to use their hands to fix, repair, or even understand how everyday things around them work. In our childhood, summer holidays often meant opening up an old fan or mixer, trying to repair a bicycle, washing vehicles, fixing a leaking tap, breaking things, getting our hands dirty, and slowly figuring things out through trial and error. That kind of tactile learning is almost completely missing today.

I feel there is a strong need for a different kind of summer camp, one that is built around real world, hands on exposure. Imagine a well structured 4-6 week program where children spend time with mechanics, carpenters, plumbers, car wash units, kirana stores, small repair shops, or even simple direct to consumer sales activities under proper guidance. Not to turn them into plumbers or mechanics, but to help them develop problem solving skills, understand how physical systems work, and build confidence in using their hands.

This also becomes a powerful way to introduce the idea of dignity of labour early in life. In a country like India, we still unconsciously rank professions as superior or inferior, with digital jobs sitting at the top and physical work often undervalued. That mindset needs to be challenged early, and there is no better way to do it than through direct experience.

Such a program would not be easy to execute, and it would require careful design around safety, mentoring, and structure. But if done well, children would come back not just with a certificate, but as more grounded, confident problem solvers who understand how the real world actually works.

Feels like the right time for someone to pilot something like this. It will be challenging for sure but it could also receive good traction.

Any thoughts?

[Aishwarya Ananthkumar @Aishwarya_A_K]

For over a decade, Bengaluru has seen the cost of living soar, but if there is one segment of our community that has been left behind, it is our Auto Drivers.

The simplest way to understand this is by looking at our daily breakfast. In 2015, a standard plate of Idli-Vada in a local Darshini cost approximately ₹30, while the auto minimum fare was ₹25. Today, in 2026, that same Idli-Vada costs between ₹85 and ₹90, yet the auto minimum is only ₹36. While the price of a basic breakfast has surged by 183%, auto fares have grown by a mere 44%.

In fact, auto fares are the slowest-growing essential service in the city, lagging far behind the costs of fuel, milk, and house rent.

Furthermore, the input costs for drivers have not stayed stagnant; since 2015, the price of a new vehicle, insurance, and routine maintenance has nearly doubled.

Our auto driver community is the backbone of Bengaluru’s last-mile connectivity. We should not only support them but also request the GoK to re-evaluate the auto fare structure immediately. Aligning fares with the current cost of living is essential to ensure that our fellow Kannadiga drivers can lead a life of dignity and maintain a stable livelihood.

[Srinivasan Mohan @SudSuddenly]

@js19nine Maradona

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@LegacySiu Radamel Falcao

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@Adityakrsaha @luckkybaba The Americans

[Anupam Gupta @b50]

And @kaul_vivek calmly fisks and essentially tears apart whatever Goyal saab (or AI) has been tweeting. Excellent and vintage Kaul saab.

https://t.co/hrmXxYXPnZ

[Satya @solidview]

Dear Bengaluru commuters,

Fare brokers cannot ask for tips at the start of the trip. This is a new mandatory guideline to protect consumers.

If the app asks tips or additional fares before trip, screenshot & post it copying @tdkarnataka

Pay only fair fares for autos & taxis.

[Madhu Menon @madmanweb]

Guy contemplating his next supercar purchase tells us all "That ₹800 order might equal their entire day's earnings after fuel, bike rent, and app cuts." And that it's OUR fault they don't make enough money because WE don't tip the people HE employs. 🤡