Vinay Chousalkar

[TOI Bengaluru @TOIBengaluru]

Rare slice of nature in #Bengaluru 👇

The rejuvenated #Ulsoor #Lake put on a spectacular show this morning, with flocks of birds returning to its freshly desilted waters. Recently drained out, the lake is now buzzing with life.

(📹 by visitor Jairaj Daniel)
@timesofindia

[bharatvidya.in @Bharatvidya_in]

Most of us grow up with the stories of Mahabharata.

Yet, we never understand it well enough and know the true account of this incredible epic.

With this online course by @BhandarkarI, we seek to introduce you to the epic world of the greatest epic in the world.

[Vinay Chousalkar @vchousy]

@drsangitareddy An excellent talk that elaborates on the same concept https://t.co/wOHicZ51wc

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

https://t.co/vLmiBKTtX3

[Aravind @aravind]

India enters the big 5 in manufacturing toppling South Korea. At current growth rates, even considering rupee depreciation, India will displace Japan to become the world's third largest manufacturer (> $1 trillion) by 2029.

Also,

1960: $3 billion -> 2015: $328 billion
2015: $328 billion -> 2025: $781 billion

So India has added as much in manufacturing in the last 10 years as it added in the last 70+ years.

[Amit Paranjape @aparanjape]

India's tabla and mridangam aren't just instruments. They're science in action

For centuries, the tabla did something physics said was impossible. CV Raman finally explained it in 1920. The craftsmen who built it never needed to know.

https://t.co/piuIh2hCwJ ...nice read.

[Dr. Sangita Reddy @drsangitareddy]

For too long, we have mistaken a health check for a routine. It was always meant to be a turning point.

Today, I see a global shift from treating disease to predicting it. And the data is undeniable.

Through the Health of the Nation Report, an initiative at @HospitalsApollo , we are uncovering a silent reality:

• 1 in 5 young adults already prediabetic
• 74% with fatty liver missed in routine tests
• Nearly 1 in 2 carrying hidden heart risk
• Mental health risks rising—often undetected

Disease is not sudden. It builds quietly, early, invisibly.
But so does the opportunity to change it.
When we act early: risk can be reversed, health restored, years reclaimed.

This is the future of healthcare predictive, personalised, continuous.

Not just adding years to life, but life to years.

The question is not if you should act. It is how early you will.

#PreventiveHealthcare #FutureOfHealth #Longevity #ApolloHospitals #HealthForAll

Full report : https://t.co/6CG3WtiuGA

@PMOIndia @WHO @MoHFW_INDIA @ShamikaRavi @kiranshaw @PeterDiamandis @drmarkhyman @SuchitraElla @anandmahindra @doctorsoumya

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

He could speak 8 languages and they said he could recite all 37 of Shakespeare's plays from memory. An award winning playwright & stage artist and one of Satyajit Ray's favourite actors.
Also one of India's finest comic actors in films like Golmaal, and Hirak Rajar Deshe. The irony is that the marvellous comic roles in Golmaal and other films, what most people outside remember him for, is what he regarded as the least important "I have developed a technique of shutting my mind off, switching it off, rather. I will not be able to tell you even the names of the films I have acted in or even the name of the character I have just finished shooting.”
He was also a brilliant writer & regular theatre reviewer. “Mr.Dutt as Othello was rather a pitiable sight, with his voice gone, his breathing laboured and his bulk enormous.” This was Utpal Dutt reviewing his own stage performance using the pseudonym Iago.
He also loved classical art and there is this wonderful story told by his daughter. "When we went to Italy, it meant we would have to spend at least one day on viewing each sculpture. We had hired the services of a guide. But, we found that Baba knew more about the place than the guide. The next day, the guide asked us if we would be ready to go on our own."
A true renaissance man and a principled one, not scared to go to prison for his views. Utpal Dutt was truly one of our greats.
97th birth anniversary today.

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Indian deep-tech startup Genrobotics has secured an ₹80 crore contract with Singapore’s water authority to deploy 44 robots for cleaning & inspecting sewer networks over the next two years. The company beat over 600 global firms following an 18-month evaluation.

This was particularly satisfying news for me because I invested in them in 2020.

And I invested because I was moved by the fact that their motive for starting the company was to create the ‘Bandicoot,’ for ridding the country of manual scavenging.

This was not a goal that would deliver them a fast path to an IPO and sky-high valuations & make them extraordinarily rich.

But it was a goal that would have a dramatic social impact.
Our municipalities were not just robbing workmen of their dignity, but putting their lives at risk. The Bandicoot robot would rectify that.

So, to paraphrase Robert Frost: They took the path “…less traveled by / And that has made all the difference”

In other words, they created a purpose-led company

And the news of their win in Singapore was gratifying because it signals that purpose and profits are not at odds with each other.

(Since that win, they also have won a ₹17 crore tender from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for the deployment of its advanced Bandicoot Mobility+ robotic sewer cleaning systems.)

Startups like Genrobotics that are created with a higher Purpose, are my #MondayMotivation

[Dr. Sangita Reddy @drsangitareddy]

AI is not replacing care. It is redefining compassion at scale.

At @HospitalsApollo , we are weaving AI into the very fabric of healthcare through Clinician Co-Pilot, telemedicine, predictive platforms, and data-driven insights to extend access, accelerate decisions, and keep humanity at the center of everything we do.

With @Microsoft as our technology partner, we are reaching the remotest corners of India while giving our doctors what they value most: time with their patients.

Our vision is bold a digital twin for every individual, powered by validated science, enabling earlier predictions, smarter interventions, and a stronger focus on prevention and wellness.

This is what BecomingFrontier means to me:
Technology as an enabler. Humanity as the purpose. Healthier lives as the outcome.

The future of healthcare is not just intelligent it is deeply human.

#BecomingFrontier #AIinHealthcare #HumanCenteredCare
#DigitalHealth #FutureOfMedicine #PreventiveHealthcare #InnovationWithPurpose #ApolloHospitals #HealthForAll

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Let us make 2026 about quality.

Let us focus on ‘Zero Defect, Zero Effect.’

Let us ensure, Made in India = Excellence.

#MannKiBaat

[Vinay Chousalkar @vchousy]

@ABridgen @grok is the video real

[Dr. Sangita Reddy @drsangitareddy]

It’s heartbreaking that where a woman lives can decide how early her #Cancer is found. 💔

In low- & middle-income countries, fewer than 1 in 5 women are diagnosed with #breast, #cervical, or #ovarian cancer early compared to nearly 40% in high-income countries.

Every woman deserves the same chance at early detection and survival.

We must push for stronger screening, access, and equity in #CancerCare.

#HealthEquity #GlobalHealth #CancerAwareness #WomensHealth #CancerPrevention
https://t.co/Lu90dmmhBK

[Vinay Chousalkar @vchousy]

@thedarshakrana @grok can you check the post for fact

[JB @TheDilliMirror]

My wife does not let me step out of the house . Does not let me see my friends . It’s suffocating !

“Come na, Meera… just till the balcony?”

She didn’t look up.
“Not today,” she said softly, her fingers tracing circles on the bedsheet.

We’d been playing this scene on repeat for over a year. Every morning I’d ask. Every morning she’d say no. The last time she stepped outside was the week before Diwali, the year before last.

She used to love this city. Loved bargaining at Lajpat Nagar, loved walking through Lodhi Gardens on winter mornings.But ever since that night, since the fire, the fire that killed our daughter , she hadn’t stepped out. Not once.

The world slowly faded around us. No guests came over. I stopped picking up calls. The doorbell rang less and less. It was just us now, in this two bedroom DDA flat with peeling paint and a leaky tap that I never got around to fixing.

One afternoon, the phone rang .

“Hello?”
“Arre bhai! Kya haal? Chal aaj nikalte hain, I’m picking you up!” It was Rishi. The only friend who hadn’t given up on me.

“Aaj nahi yaar, Iam not up for it ,” I said.

“You’ve been saying that for months.”
“I know. Sorry.”

I hung up.

“Who was it?” Meera asked from the next room.

“Rishi. Wanted to hang out.”

“You’re not going, right?”

“Of course not.”

She nodded, but her voice shook just a little.
“I’m glad. I get nervous when you’re not home.”

That evening, like always, we curled up on the divan with a blanket, laptop on the stool, and an old film playing. She leaned her head on my shoulder. Her presence was warm, real. Familiar.

Then, the doorbell.

Meera sat upright. “Who is it?” she whispered.

“No idea. Must be some courier.”
But it rang again. And again. And again.

I opened the door.

Rishi stood there, grinning like an idiot.
“Bhai, enough is enough. I’ve come to kidnap you. let’s go.”

“I can’t, yaar.”

He pushed past me into the living room.
“Then we hang here. I’m not going back alone tonight.”

I sighed and followed. He plopped down on the armchair we never used anymore .

“Movie night, huh?” he said. “God, it smells like something’s burning.”

“Must be from outside,” I said quickly.

Meera had gone quiet. She always did when guests came.

We sat in awkward silence, half-watching the movie. Rishi cracked a few jokes. I smiled politely. Meera pressed closer to me, whispering comments about the film, as she always did.

But Rishi kept glancing at us. Not laughing anymore. Just watching. Something in his eyes changed.

When the movie ended, I walked him to the door.

Before leaving, he paused. His face looked pale.

“Bro… I have to ask.”

“What?”

His voice dropped.

“Who were you whispering to?”

My mouth went dry.

The shovel made a dull thud against the backyard soil. The earth was damp from the evening fog.

Rishi was a good friend. I’ll always believe that.

But he said something that Meera should never hear.
She still thinks she survived that Diwali fire.That she is still alive .

And every day, I help her believe it.

[Dr. Sangita Reddy @drsangitareddy]

Wow, had to share this incredible work Dr. Nair is doing with Miyawaki forests. Seriously inspiring stuff.
India is quietly creating global benchmarks through such grassroots champions. This Miyawaki forest isn’t just trees—it’s a living lesson in ecological leadership 🙌 #IndiaLeads #Environment #Miyawaki #DrNair #greenindia

[Dr. Sangita Reddy @drsangitareddy]

A hard truth many learn too late. Health isn’t just another priority, it’s the foundation that makes everything else possible.
The challenge is breaking the cycle before a crisis forces the shift. Wise words!

[Dr. Sangita Reddy @drsangitareddy]

So proud to launch the Apollo Clinicians app on our Chairman & my father @DrPrathapCReddy birthday!
This project with @Microsoft is close to my heart. It's not just tech, it's about hope & healing. Empowering Indian doctors, serving patients better, and showcasing world-class care.
Huge thanks to the @HospitalsApollo & @Microsoft teams, and esp @satyanadella for his support! 🙏

#ApolloCliniciansApp #IndianInnovation #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #ApolloHospitals

[Truthful🛰️ @Truthful_ast]

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