vikram sood

Building India's first mobile real-estate POD @hungrywheels_
#foodpod #retailpod #caravanpod "Memento mori, memento vivere"

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@kiranshaw @kiranshaw I believe that captive spider robots would be cheaper and better all weather workers.

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Is the Vatican again funding the new TN CM and this?

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⚠️ DISASTER AT MADRAS MUSEUM! ⚠️

Priceless ancient artifacts dating back to the 3rd century & earlier are being treated like worthless junk. Rushed renovation work is happening directly on top of & around these irreplaceable treasures, leaving beautiful historical sculptures buried under construction pipes, rubble, and heavy machinery as seen in attached images and videos!

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@desaisantosh A contrarian on the lenses invoked: https://t.co/qi0vc5JKSV

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

Rather long but I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did:

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I lack civic sense.

They can burn streets,
and vandalize a city after a championship game.
I dance at an airport excited about my first foreign trip, and suddenly I am the face of poor civic sense.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I steal jobs.

They move factories across oceans,
shift profits through tax havens.
I study, compete, earn a visa, work 18 hours a day, sometimes multiple jobs and somehow I am the one stealing jobs and scamming the system.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am everywhere.

I build your software,
treat your illness,
teach your children,
drive your taxis,
and open your stores.
The world became a village,
yet my presence remains a problem.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am too loud.

The evening news screams outrage.
The internet echoes with anger day and night.
I celebrate a wedding, a festival, a victory,
and I am told my joy is too loud.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I smell of curry.

The world smells of gunpowder,
of hatred,
of division,
of endless arguments about race and religion.
I carry the fragrance of spices from my grandmother's kitchen,
and somehow that is what offends.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I have no culture.

I come from a civilization that counted the stars
when much of the world was still learning maps.
I speak languages older than nations.
I celebrate hundreds of traditions,
yet I am told I have no culture.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am backward.

I send missions to the Moon.
I build vaccines for millions.
I run companies across continents.
Yet a viral video of one fool becomes evidence against a billion people.

I am an Indian.

I celebrate my favorite actor's success
with flowers, music, and a few glasses of milk.

Others worship influencers who sell outrage, turn every disagreement into a battlefield, and every opinion into a war.
Yet my celebration is the one that makes headlines.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I gather in crowds.

We walk together in processions,
celebrating our faith, our culture, our traditions.

Everyone is welcome.
No shops are looted.
No neighborhoods are burned.
No one is threatened for thinking differently.

We sing.
We dance.
We pray.
And somehow our gathering becomes the problem.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I bring my culture everywhere.

I light a lamp in a foreign land.
I wear a saree in the snow.
I teach my children the language of their grandparents.

Others build walls between neighbors,
argue endlessly over identity,
and forget where they came from.
Yet I am told I should leave my culture behind.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I live in the past.

But my past gave me yoga,
mathematics, philosophy, meditation,
and the idea that the world is one family.

The future keeps borrowing from my past,
while telling me to be embarrassed by it.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I should be ashamed.

Ashamed of my accent.
Ashamed of my food.
Ashamed of my festivals.
Ashamed of my traditions.
Ashamed of existing.

But I am not ashamed.

I am the child of farmers and philosophers,
scientists and saints, workers and dreamers.

*I come from a land that taught the world
that truth can be many-sided,
that all paths deserve respect,
and that the entire world is one family.*

*Yes, we have flaws. Every nation does.*

*But judge me by my actions, not by your stereotypes.*

For I am an Indian.

*And before you tell me what is wrong with me, look honestly at what you have normalized in yourself.*

For I am an Indian.

The world may mock my accent,
question my customs,
laugh at my celebrations,
and judge me through a thousand stereotypes.

*Yet I stand tall. For I belong to a civilization older than empires, a culture richer than prejudice, and a people whose spirit refuses to bend.*

For I am an Indian.

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

Rather long but I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did:

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I lack civic sense.

They can burn streets,
and vandalize a city after a championship game.
I dance at an airport excited about my first foreign trip, and suddenly I am the face of poor civic sense.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I steal jobs.

They move factories across oceans,
shift profits through tax havens.
I study, compete, earn a visa, work 18 hours a day, sometimes multiple jobs and somehow I am the one stealing jobs and scamming the system.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am everywhere.

I build your software,
treat your illness,
teach your children,
drive your taxis,
and open your stores.
The world became a village,
yet my presence remains a problem.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am too loud.

The evening news screams outrage.
The internet echoes with anger day and night.
I celebrate a wedding, a festival, a victory,
and I am told my joy is too loud.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I smell of curry.

The world smells of gunpowder,
of hatred,
of division,
of endless arguments about race and religion.
I carry the fragrance of spices from my grandmother's kitchen,
and somehow that is what offends.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I have no culture.

I come from a civilization that counted the stars
when much of the world was still learning maps.
I speak languages older than nations.
I celebrate hundreds of traditions,
yet I am told I have no culture.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am backward.

I send missions to the Moon.
I build vaccines for millions.
I run companies across continents.
Yet a viral video of one fool becomes evidence against a billion people.

I am an Indian.

I celebrate my favorite actor's success
with flowers, music, and a few glasses of milk.

Others worship influencers who sell outrage, turn every disagreement into a battlefield, and every opinion into a war.
Yet my celebration is the one that makes headlines.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I gather in crowds.

We walk together in processions,
celebrating our faith, our culture, our traditions.

Everyone is welcome.
No shops are looted.
No neighborhoods are burned.
No one is threatened for thinking differently.

We sing.
We dance.
We pray.
And somehow our gathering becomes the problem.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I bring my culture everywhere.

I light a lamp in a foreign land.
I wear a saree in the snow.
I teach my children the language of their grandparents.

Others build walls between neighbors,
argue endlessly over identity,
and forget where they came from.
Yet I am told I should leave my culture behind.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I live in the past.

But my past gave me yoga,
mathematics, philosophy, meditation,
and the idea that the world is one family.

The future keeps borrowing from my past,
while telling me to be embarrassed by it.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I should be ashamed.

Ashamed of my accent.
Ashamed of my food.
Ashamed of my festivals.
Ashamed of my traditions.
Ashamed of existing.

But I am not ashamed.

I am the child of farmers and philosophers,
scientists and saints, workers and dreamers.

*I come from a land that taught the world
that truth can be many-sided,
that all paths deserve respect,
and that the entire world is one family.*

*Yes, we have flaws. Every nation does.*

*But judge me by my actions, not by your stereotypes.*

For I am an Indian.

*And before you tell me what is wrong with me, look honestly at what you have normalized in yourself.*

For I am an Indian.

The world may mock my accent,
question my customs,
laugh at my celebrations,
and judge me through a thousand stereotypes.

*Yet I stand tall. For I belong to a civilization older than empires, a culture richer than prejudice, and a people whose spirit refuses to bend.*

For I am an Indian.

[vikram sood @vikramsoods]

#bombaywallas

[Mohammed Futurewala @MFuturewala]

Only in Mumbai Metro you will find three bin tops for the waste segregation with a single bin at the bottom..😂😂😂

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@claudeai you are making others redundant. Well played. Proves, first mover isn't always the smartest strategy, unless you execute on it. #claude

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@RockyEatsX May have to do with who we are when we have no social morays in Bangcock! One, who must expect mature social commentery must do it too.

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@nawabasadjutt @MinOfCultureGoI @PMOIndia @PIB_India @gssjodhpur @Rao_InderjitS @mygovindia @AmritMahotsav @ASIGoI HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA “Civilizational inheritance is not just about geography or ruins; it is defined by living customs, symbols, rituals, and an unbroken cultural consciousness. India is the enduring living continuity of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization.”

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@AmjadXia @MinOfCultureGoI @PMOIndia @PIB_India @gssjodhpur @Rao_InderjitS @mygovindia @AmritMahotsav @ASIGoI HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA “Civilizational inheritance is not just about geography or ruins; it is defined by living customs, symbols, rituals, and an unbroken cultural consciousness. India is the enduring living continuity of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization.”

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@PageBlank @MinOfCultureGoI @PMOIndia @PIB_India @gssjodhpur @Rao_InderjitS @mygovindia @AmritMahotsav @ASIGoI hahahahahahahaha “Civilizational inheritance is not just about geography or ruins; it is defined by living customs, symbols, rituals, and an unbroken cultural consciousness. India is the enduring living continuity of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization.”

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@hvgoenka What we doing is not ok, but Japan was reeling in shame post WW2. So, no comparisons.

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@odbhut_manush @mumbaiheritage Because in Colaba that's the only accaessible landmark. Till today.

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@cockroachpartyI @narendramodi AAP ne manage kiya dilli aur punjab mein?

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@anandmahindra SIr, just an observation, I know F1 may not allow but now with Pratap Bose doing design something can be done to get out flag and our colours in the uniform.

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@RoadsOfMumbai They are a major part of Indian economy, and they need to be rightly given scientifically designed, insured and compliant units/ booths to conduct business from.

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@RoadsOfMumbai Globally 1.35% of a cities population is into hawking. Majorly are unauthorised and secretly organised even in EU, US and Asia.

The issues starts with illegal and non-compliant units/ stalls that they sell from, they provide a service, so clearing hawkers only gentrifies areas!

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@CNN 5000 year old Indian sub continent tree. Do the Americans wanna steal and patent it, like they tried for Turmeric ++ ;-)

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@Suhelseth Inspired by Birbal joke books during chilhood ;-)

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@prakdadlani Marwaris & Parsis even funded the Brits to fight and rule India & China. Because turnarounds were short, and both communities love interest, as in a desert that is the only thing that grew for centuries.

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@prakdadlani Desert dwellers = Marwaris/ Jains been doing this for centuries. They make margin on high-frequency turnarounds due to low cost community capital. What does that mean? Selling stock worth 1cr/ week is 52cr/yr, 1cr/m is 12cr/yr, 1cr/ qtr is 4cr/yr. It's the same 1 cr invested ;-)