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Those who ask questions.
Those who find answers.
Either this or that.
#simple

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@Nrvs90s Sorry, what were Lillee and Thomson doing with Sandeep Patil and co in the 81 series

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@icelandcricket

[Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket]

Someone arrest Vaibhav Sooryavanshi right now. This violence on the field against the English bowlers is X-rated!

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@navdeepdahiya55 I had loved your forecast warning for this long weekend. Maybe we all need a tougher stick.

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@Wisdom_HQ 45, simple

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@HaYoMiDe_ 18, prove me wrong

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@it_unprofession The trick is in who calls the bluff

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India becoming the 4th largest economy of the world is again proof of the fact that money isn't everything

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Now, is this deep
#respect

[Jaunism @jaunism45]

Father 🥹🥹🥹

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Knowledge and thodi si planning. That's all you need.
#LifeHacks

[A Sidhu @asidhu_]

There would be no one else like S. Mohinder Singh Randhawa.

#Chandigarh

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Prime wit-ister

[Zucker Doctor @DoctorLFC]

A politician whose party has only recently lost an election can not possibly display more wit and class in 40 seconds than Rishi Sunak does here. A brilliant summary of the turn of events in his political career 😅

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Woooowww!

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How cigarettes were once packaged in France in 1930.
https://t.co/76k6iBMbC7

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Devanagari. The OG.

[Navin Kabra @NGKabra]

Devanagari is an extremely elegant script. But this was never explained to us in school.

A thread on the awesomeness that is devanagari.

Let's start with the things that my teachers did *not* teach me in school:

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Spot on. Great observation and well articulated 👍🏽 #LaapataaLadies

[Neeche Se Topper @NeecheSeTopper]

laapata ladies.

[a review thread]

-through the lens of cinema. 1/13

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Respect

[Every Movie Plug @everymovieplug]

Tommy Shelby once said,

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ICONIC 💪

[Bollywoodirect @Bollywoodirect]

When Bullet had a Qawwali jingle: A rare ad for the Royal Enfield Bullet (1985).

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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

An elephant which was brought for the arat ritual at Mandarakadavu in connection with the Arattupuzha pooram, attacked a fellow elephant.

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Golden words 🙏

[Abhimanyu Saxena @asxna]

People with very high expectations have low resilience. And unfortunately resilience matters for success.

There is no way to learn resilience except for going through suffering and I hope that suffering happens to you.

Greatness is not intelligence, greatness comes from character, and character is not formed out of smart people, it’s formed out of people who suffered.

I wish upon you ample doses of pain and suffering!

What a GOAT! 🙇‍♂️

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Peel off the top few layers and you see a whole new world. Wah janaab!

[Akshay Chaturvedi @Akshay001]

My wife, @BahriAditi, is a Judge

Most people who know us, know how madly proud I am of her. But all of that pride comes at a cost ..
I also, unfortunately, need reminders to “understand” the meaning of why she does what she does, while bearing all that she has to in that process

So kudos to the makers of #MaamlaLegalHai on Netflix, a satirical show that depicts in each of the 8 episodes courtroom highlights beyond the courtroom that’re lifted straight up from real incidents, bound by a central narrative around some super endearing characters in VD Tyagi, Ananya Shroff, Sujata, Munshi Ji, PP Saab, & others. It’s a kickass show that anyone and everyone will love, for its humour and emotion, & yet, it shows so much of the “judiciary”, so much of how one of the most important pillars of our country operates, with incredible detail

Sharing two clips from the last episode, which made Aditi’s eyes tad bit wet, and my chest swell each bit of those 56 inches. I realise though that I can do better than just feeling this pride. It isn’t easy in first place. We see each other not more than 5-6 days in a month. We are not able to be with each other on days good and bad, when ‘that magical hug’ would have meant everything. We give up a lot. Rather, she gives up a lot. Driven by some unknown force, a deep-rooted emotion to do “justice”

I live in a world where everything is simplified, productised, incentivised, and even then “motivations” aren’t easy to build. And on the other hand, is this world. Somewhere in a remote corner with remote amenities. With no line of sight on pay, incentives, promotions etc. With no team engagement, no offsites, no ESOPs, no awards. Yet, mad work ethic. Yet, passion to play every day, every hour, with your everything. Yet, a commitment to sacrifice your prime to serve others.

I keep wondering what she’s made up of ..

There is a life she leads inside the courtroom. Which I have had a chance to “witness” a few times. Just about always manages to send chills down my spines. And there is a life that she leads outside it. Half a day / long train ride away. Where she works incredibly hard again to make everyone ‘feel her presence’ in fullness

To be able to do “justice” in your own life, with your own people, while putting yourself out there, is an unbelievable feat that goes unnoticed and uncelebrated ..

Every Monday morning when she heads back, we all (including Buzo) remain a bit numb for a few hours … and then life catches up. Waiting for the next opportunity to see each other, hold each other, laugh with each other, cry with each other, just “be” with each other. Which also always makes us feel very ‘grateful’ for whatever time we get. My job doesn’t help. But I try. She tries harder. We make it work. Having been in love since forever helps ..

Few weeks back, when Aditi’s dad was in the ICU, she rushed back late in the night only to head back right next morning on that 6 am train. I asked her on the platform that morning if it was necessary to go, and she said a hundred people, across age groups, were waiting for “justice”, and even a single day missed means these ‘files’ which translates to “human lives” get pushed by 5-6 months, such is the sheer volume of litigation in our country’s courts

Like the series pretty well shows, a great number of times, what happens inside the court affects. Even as I write in the moment, I am rubbing my temples, shaking my head in disbelief, as I recall the absolute horrid state of criminal and civil suits I’ve seen play out. She’s become thicker with time, you don’t have a choice, but a lot of these cases, when I narrate them in my founder/VC/tech brethren, almost a cent percent are shell-shocked and don’t relate to this India

But here we are :)

As obsessed as I am with what I do for a living, I realise in moments like these that part of my diktat in this life is to help Aditi win, and do better, for the millions that are invisible to the India that I serve ..