Suleen Kulkarni

Mamma, Wife, Daughter, Cricket, Travel- Aviation.

[Ananda Nepali @anandanepali99]

AN OPEN LETTER TO ELON MUSK, FROM AN ORDINARY NEPALI

Dear @ElonMusk,

You are building rockets to take humanity to Mars, advancing AI and robotics, connecting the world, and thinking about the future of human civilisation.

Today, I am writing from Nepal, where our question about humanity's future is painfully immediate.

How do we survive what is happening to our mountains?

On August 26, a catastrophic glacier collapse sent ice, rock, mud and water through the Himalayan region. More than 1,200 lives have been lost, thousands remain missing, families have been displaced, and homes, roads, bridges and hydropower infrastructure have been destroyed.

Nepal is now facing billions of dollars in losses and reconstruction.

Yet Nepal contributes only around 0.1% of global greenhouse-gas emissions.

That is the painful inequality of climate change:

Those who contributed least can end up paying one of the highest prices.

I am not writing to blame you for this disaster.

In fact, Tesla and many of your ventures have challenged old industries and pushed cleaner technologies forward.

I am writing because you have something very few people in human history have had at this scale:

the resources, technology, influence and ability to move the world when you choose to.

So, Mr. Musk, I respectfully ask you to consider something bigger than disaster relief.

Lead a $1 Billion Nepal Reconstruction & Himalayan Resilience Challenge.

Start by committing $100 million of your own wealth and invite the world's billionaires, technology companies, foundations and innovators to join you.

Let it help rebuild the communities, homes and critical infrastructure Nepal has lost.

But let it also build something for the next generation:

better Himalayan monitoring, disaster prediction and early warning; resilient infrastructure; scientific research; mapping; communications; emergency-response technology; drones, AI and other solutions that can save lives before the next disaster becomes a tragedy.

Make it a transparent, Nepal-led, globally supported initiative, working with the best scientists, institutions and technologies from Nepal and around the world.

Not simply aid after people die.

Investment so fewer people have to die next time.

Nepal's mountains are not important only to Nepal. The Himalayan system feeds rivers, ecosystems and communities across Asia.

What we learn here could ultimately protect millions far beyond our borders.

You have repeatedly challenged humanity to think bigger.

So today, from a small country in the Himalayas, we are asking you to do the same.

You are investing extraordinary resources to help humanity build a future on Mars.

Would you also help protect the future of people living at the roof of Earth?

This is not about sympathy for Nepal.

It is about climate justice, human responsibility and what extraordinary wealth can achieve when matched with extraordinary purpose.

Mr. Musk,

Will you lead?
We all are looking forward your response 🙏.

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@ThePuneMirror YES

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@DPrasanthNair 20/20 😂

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

“ life is never about the Trophies”……

[Amit T @amittalwalkar]

After India lost the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad, our coach Rahul Dravid told me something that I will never forget.

​The whole tournament, this team looked unbeatable until Ahmedabad happened. The dressing room was silent. The energy was very low. And people didn't know what to tell each other. The hearts were broken.

​I walked Rahul sir to the press conference, and on the way, I told him, "Rahul sir, wouldn't it have been lovely if we had won the tournament?" And Rahul sir, at his classy best, told me, "In life, you won't always get what you want, but if you have given something your whole heart, remember the process, the people you met, the memories you created, and the work that you put in. Life is not always about the trophies." That stuck with me.

​A year later, Rahul Dravid was back at the helm as coach of the Indian cricket team, and we won the World Cup in 2024, in Barbados. That's when I realised, and probably we all should too: life is never about the trophies that you win. It's about the memories that you create, and life will always find a way of giving back.

- Anand Subramaniam, former Media Manager of the Indian Cricket Team

[Johnny Walker @plandidalways]

If any Western Army had pulled something like this off for a casevac in a vintage helicopter manufactured in the 60s, their entire state machinery would’ve gone bonkers praising their own & would’ve called it the sortie of the century. Most folks don’t fully realise that the probability of not coming back from such a flight for the pilots is more than a safe return. Next time in an airshow near you, try if you can get a glimpse of the Cheetah’s cockpit. A Maruti Swift dashboard has more components on it.

And yet, our warriors go on and on. Probably landed back, made a good night call home & went to sleep, woke up today for business as usual. Probably both pilots in their late twenties or thirties. Unreal commitment to duty & professionalism. Indian Army for you.

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@gademanoj @aparanjape We would toss coins and if lucky got bits of coconut as prasad! Did these drives multiple times during summer holidays in the 70s! A different world then 😊

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@SiddharthKG7 Agree, but they could start with education at least now, for the young ones there. Awareness has increased I hope….

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@vikrantkumar @h34j3j8j @eatusha If anyone wants to enter the US they should familiarise themselves. The country you want to enter has its own rules and regulations. Their immigration is NOT the problem, it is THEIR COUNTRY!!

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@madeehamedia When will the schedule change to the NMIA for foreign airlines be announced?

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

Huge impact when sewage is turned into clean water in village near Mumbai 🇮🇳.

This week I had the honor to help open the new water purification plant in Chowk village in Raigad, Maharashtra.

The plant is turning rural sewage into water for groundwater recharge, irrigation and non-potable use.

This comes with massive benefits for the local people. The village pond will be filled up, beautifying Chowk village. The village can sell the surplus water to construction companies or share it with farmers for agriculture.

The plant is powered by AquaKraft Ventures nature based Geo Soil Filter. This first of its kind initiative is sponsored by Birla Carbon, Patalganga unit as corporate social responsibility.

It was great to meet the farsighted village panchayat led by Ritu Thombare one of the youngest leaders anywhere in India.

The model is replicable and Aqquakraft hopes to establish many more across India.

No power. No chemicals. No sludge. No smell. Just gravity and biology, recovering 97%+ water, every single day, rain or shine.

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@Kishore2Amrita 🤔

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@mumbaiheritage @rajtoday Hope it’s not too late to do this! Precious part of history.

[Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday]

URGENT APPEAL & INTERVENTION

Mumbai to Thane is the original line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), the first commercial passenger stretch in the country.

A part of the old Sion station (midway between Mumbai-Thane) with GIPR brackets is currently being dismantled for line expansion.

An appeal to save some of the old brackets for the local heritage gallery or the national musuem..

These relics are the last few central pieces of India's railway history, the first and original line of Indian railways. @RailMinIndia @mumbaiheritage

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Call me a Luddite, I couldn’t care less. Technology is eating the world.

[Cesar JB @CesarJB]

Um pai leu histórias para a filha todas as noites durante 10 anos. Ela descobriu a verdade aos 25.

O pai era pedreiro. Tinha estudado apenas até os 9 anos, quando o próprio pai o tirou da escola para trabalhar na obra. Isso ela sempre soube.

Durante toda a infância, havia um ritual sagrado: todas as noites, ele se sentava na beirada da cama com um livro infantil e lia para ela. Fazia voz de lobo, voz de princesa, pausa dramática, tudo. Eram os melhores 15 minutos do dia. Ela cresceu amando livros por causa daquelas noites. Anos depois, tornou-se professora de português. Nunca foi coincidência.

Aos 25 anos, ajudando a mãe durante uma mudança, encontrou uma caixa de sapatos no alto do guarda-roupa. Dentro estavam seus antigos livrinhos de infância e, dentro de cada um deles, papéis dobrados, escritos à mão, com uma letra que ela não conhecia. Eram as histórias copiadas palavra por palavra. Ela perguntou à mãe o que aquilo significava. A mãe respirou fundo, como quem finalmente decide contar um segredo guardado por muitos anos.

“Seu pai não sabia ler, filha. Até você completar uns 6 anos, ele decorava as histórias. Eu lia cada uma várias vezes e ele memorizava tudo para conseguir contar para você à noite. Depois você começou a pedir livros novos e ficou impossível decorar todos.”

Aos 34 anos, ele procurou uma professora da escola do bairro, dona Marta, e pediu aulas escondidas. Duas noites por semana, depois de um dia inteiro de trabalho na obra, ele ia aprender a ler. Os papéis encontrados na caixa eram seus exercícios. Ele copiava as histórias, treinava em casa e levava tudo para a professora corrigir. Levou quase dois anos até conseguir ler sozinho.

Ela tinha cerca de 8 anos quando, sem saber de nada, ouviu o pai ler uma história de verdade pela primeira vez. A mesma voz de lobo, a mesma voz de princesa, a mesma pausa dramática, sentado na mesma beirada da cama. Ela nunca percebeu a diferença, porque o amor era exatamente o mesmo.

Quando descobriu a verdade, ela foi falar com o pai chorando, com a caixa nas mãos. O pedreiro apenas deu de ombros, como se aquilo não fosse grande coisa.

“Filha de pedreiro não ia crescer sem histórias. Eu só fiz a fundação. Casa boa começa por baixo.”

Hoje, quando algum aluno diz que não nasceu para estudar, aquela professora conta a história do pai que aprendeu a ler depois de um dia inteiro de trabalho, apenas para garantir que nunca faltasse um capítulo na infância dela. Analfabeto era apenas o que estava escrito no documento. Ele sempre soube ler o que realmente importava.

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@brianofarabia Cruelest of all 💔

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@adamr_1776 @BLRAviation There is a different PAID service for any pax that needs help navigating Airports. It’s shameful to see this!

[Tock @yvan_theriault]

Aujourd’hui, une fois de plus, quelqu’un m’a dit :
— Ton travail ? Nettoyer des culs.
Et croyez-moi… ce n’est pas la première fois que je l’entends.

Mais ce soir, je veux répondre clairement.
Oui, je suis aide-soignante.
Et oui, je nettoie des culs.
Mais je fais aussi bien, bien plus que cela.

Je lave des corps fragiles.
J’habille des mains tremblantes.
Je nourris des bouches fatiguées.
J’offre des mots doux là où il n’y a plus que le silence.
Je rends leur dignité à ceux qui ne peuvent plus la préserver eux-mêmes.
Je prends soin d’hommes et de femmes qui ont tout donné à ce monde.
Et qui, aujourd’hui, ne méritent qu’une chose : être soignés avec humanité.

Réduire ce métier à « nettoyer des derrières », ce n’est pas seulement faux.
C’est insultant.
Parce que derrière chaque geste, il y a du respect.
Derrière chaque contact, il y a de la délicatesse.
Derrière chaque garde épuisante, il y a un cœur qui a choisi de servir.

Et vous savez quoi ?
Ceux qui se moquent de ce métier sont souvent ceux qui n’ont jamais eu besoin d’aide.
Qui n’ont jamais vu un parent perdre son autonomie.
Qui n’ont jamais eu à accepter leur propre fragilité.
Mais ce jour viendra.
Et ce jour-là… ils seront reconnaissants de nous trouver.

Reconnaissants de trouver quelqu’un qui ne juge pas.
Qui tend la main.
Qui soigne avec dignité, patience et amour silencieux.

Notre métier est fait de personnes.
Il est fait de courage.
Il est fait de présence, quand tout le reste s’efface.

Ce n’est pas un travail comme les autres.
C’est un travail vital.

La prochaine fois que cela vous fera rire… réfléchissez-y.
Car un jour, peut-être, ce sera votre tour.
Et vous serez heureux qu’à vos côtés, il y ait quelqu’un comme nous.

[Suleen Kulkarni @sulkul]

@Wegiveyouhealt1 What about parents who gave birth to you ? Raised you? Educated you? Gave you values ??