viju james

Independent Writer

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

Agree . Most importantly actions by U.S. Navy ship are in total violation of blockade conditions. U.S. declared blockade in a not declared war zone which is illegal ? When ship did not obey instructions from USN , the norm is to fire warning shots & not fire Hellfire missiles ?

[Madhusree Goswami @Madhusree24]

My family runs a homestay in the hills of Darjeeling and it goes without saying that we have to deal with all kinds of people. However, we have noticed some things that seem to be uniform behaviour for all Indians:
a) They will dirty the room, and not spare even the pillows,

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

@bsdhanoa @Moochikal @syedmohdmurtaza @SPS_Shahid @ChandrusWeb @TheRituChaudhry

[Sann @san_x_m]

His name is Harekala Hajabba.

For decades he has sold oranges from a small cart near the bus stand in Mangaluru, Karnataka. He earns around a hundred and fifty rupees a day.

He has never been to school and cannot read or write. By every measure the world uses, he is a poor, unlettered fruit seller.

One day, sometime in the 1990s, a foreign couple stopped at his cart and asked him, in English, the price of his oranges. He could not understand them and could not answer. They walked away.

The moment did not anger him. It shamed him. Then it changed him.

He decided that no child in his village should ever have to stand there the way he had, unable to understand a simple question, locked out by language and the lack of a school.

His village, Newpadpu, did not have one. The nearest school was about seven kilometres away.

So an illiterate orange seller earning a hundred and fifty rupees a day set out to build a school. He saved his coins, approached officials and donors, and donated his own land.

In the year 2000, the school opened with twenty-eight children in a place that had never had one.

Today that school teaches up to Class 10 and has around a hundred and seventy-five students. Children from his village now study in classrooms he helped build from the price of oranges.

People began calling him Akshara Santha, the saint of letters.

In 2020, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, one of the nation’s highest civilian honours. He walked up barefoot, wearing a plain white dhoti, to receive it.

He said it was not his award. It belonged to the school.

He still sells oranges and has said he wants to use whatever he earns and receives to build a college next.

A man who could not answer one question in English made sure thousands of children after him would never be left speechless the same way.

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[viju james @vijujames]

@GuruShareMarket Excellent!

[Sathya NSR @NSRSathya]

Apollo Hospitals has long been recognized as one of the most reputed healthcare institutions in India and globally. Last night, we admitted my grandmother to the Emergency Department at the Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills campus, as her condition is critical.

However, I was disappointed to witness the situation in the emergency ward. Patients with various medical conditions are being treated there, and the current state of cleanliness and hygiene raises serious concerns. Such conditions could potentially increase the risk of infections, especially in an environment where
vulnerable patients are receiving care.

Given Apollo's reputation for excellence in healthcare, I believe this matter deserves the attention of the hospital's senior leadership and management team. I hope the necessary steps will be taken to address these concerns and ensure that the standards expected from a leading healthcare institution are consistently maintained.

@upasanakonidela @KVishReddy @HospitalsApollo @DamodarCilarapu

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

@syedmohdmurtaza @bsdhanoa @Moochikal + Approx 80 % of global cargo transit through seas & oceans .Ships are exposed to environmental conditions & susceptible to many problems. owners , flag state , ship managers, insurers , tech managers & crew are aware of problems .Yet crew risk their lives to earn their bread ++

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

+ Just shows poor understanding of the maritime ecosystem and how commercial ships operate which has many stakeholders. It is a different world and one needs to understand how it works ? @syedmohdmurtaza @bsdhanoa @Moochikal

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Deeply shocking to read this official US statement, which contains absolutely no expression of regret or condolence for the loss of innocent Indian lives. How can a “friend” and strategic partner be so deeply insensitive?

Why couldn’t a non-compliant commercial vessel have been stopped using other, non-lethal means? Is it not possible to disable a ship's propulsion or steering without firing missiles targeted to kill civilian crew members?

Practically every merchant ship navigating these crucial waters has Indian crew on board. Are they all considered fair game for US missiles now?

This approach is unacceptable and I hope @DrSJaishankar had said so to @marcorubio.

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

@sardesairajdeep . Thank you for yet another timely informative discussion on AI 171 crash which happened a year ago . Very professional panelists who gave their insights on the sad accident. Is the apprehension to name U.S. companies causing delay in ongoing investigations ?

[viju james @vijujames]

@ShashiTharoor The most humane nation and people on the planet - Oman and everyone of it’s citizens

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

An inadvertent omission:
Deeply grateful to the Government & people of the Sultanate of Oman for their swift & courageous rescue of 21 Indian seafarers from the attacked vessel MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman. Oman’s prompt action once again reflects the strong bonds of friendship between our nations. Though our hearts are heavy with grief over the three Indian nationals killed, Indians appreciate Oman’s continued support. @badralbusaidi
@OmanEmbassy_Ind
#IndiaOmanFriendship

[Jaivardhan Singh @JVSinghINC]

This is for the first time in history of Indian Democracy that on the basis of a non-cognisance notice a Rajya Sabha candidate's form has been rejected.

This is complete injustice. We are not only fighting for Minakshi Natarajan ji’s candidature but also to protect democracy which is being threatened by BJP’s dictatorial mindset.
@digvijaya_28 @INCMP @Jairam_Ramesh @kcvenugopalmp @VTankha @MNatarajanINC @jitupatwari @Barmer_Harish @UmangSinghar @DrAMSinghvi

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

The denial of a hotel room to a BJP functionary because he is Muslim prompted this anguished rumination on whether India is losing its soul. This was certainly not the India I grew up in.

The Story Of A Hotel Check-In, And An India That No Longer Exists https://t.co/IyUhCzbkgA

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

@kartha_tara . In the 60 s and 70 s life of seafarers was a world of glamour. Things have changed drastically now as conflicts have spread into seas & oceans as they face threats of piracy & regional conflicts.

[viju james @vijujames]

@Arun2981 Brilliant suggestion

[barkha dutt @BDUTT]

EXCLUSIVE- Pilots who ran simulator tests in France to see why AI 171 crashed reveal a BIG DISCREPANCY with the AAIB's preliminary investigation report, revealing that the RAT likely deployed well before the fuel switches ran to Cut Off, probably when the plane was still on the tarmac. These findings accessed by @themojostory also challenge the Suicide Smear against the plane's Commander, Capt Sumeet . My report- In full https://t.co/hoYJGeDoh3

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

@CNNnews18 . You guys need to verify what you are talking on national media ? Your input that Iran holds 10 nuclear warheads is totally wrong .last IAEA inspection & even CIA had confirmed that Iran is weeks away from assembling a nuclear device. Avoid sensational news reporting

[Venugopal Vengalil @vgmenon99]

@AmbRajivDogra @AmbRajivDogra . You are absolutely right sir . Just shows the blatant violation of international norms by the U.S. Navy

[Adv. Vijay Singh @VijaySingh_law]

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