Mahesh Shantaram
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[ Why is Metro's Math Not Mathing? 😵💫 ]
Last week, @OfficialBMRCL put out a celebratory tweet announcing "a milestone of record boarding" and the "highest-ever footfall". They thanked us, the public, for this moment.
I have doubts… I have such doubts 🧵
x.com/OfficialBMR...
Last week, @OfficialBMRCL put out a celebratory tweet announcing "a milestone of record boarding" and the "highest-ever footfall". They thanked us, the public, for this moment.
I have doubts… I have such doubts 🧵
x.com/OfficialBMR...
April 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
[ Why is Metro's Math Not Mathing? 😵💫 ]
Last week, @OfficialBMRCL put out a celebratory tweet announcing "a milestone of record boarding" and the "highest-ever footfall". They thanked us, the public, for this moment.
I have doubts… I have such doubts 🧵
x.com/OfficialBMR...
Last week, @OfficialBMRCL put out a celebratory tweet announcing "a milestone of record boarding" and the "highest-ever footfall". They thanked us, the public, for this moment.
I have doubts… I have such doubts 🧵
x.com/OfficialBMR...
[ The Ride that NammaMetro Takes You On 🚇 ]
I've been studying ridership trends based on the data that BMRCL publishes. While the data tells many stories, it leaves us with some mysteries that only BMRCL can/should solve. I'm putting it out here for public scrutiny. 🧵
I've been studying ridership trends based on the data that BMRCL publishes. While the data tells many stories, it leaves us with some mysteries that only BMRCL can/should solve. I'm putting it out here for public scrutiny. 🧵
March 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
[ The Ride that NammaMetro Takes You On 🚇 ]
I've been studying ridership trends based on the data that BMRCL publishes. While the data tells many stories, it leaves us with some mysteries that only BMRCL can/should solve. I'm putting it out here for public scrutiny. 🧵
I've been studying ridership trends based on the data that BMRCL publishes. While the data tells many stories, it leaves us with some mysteries that only BMRCL can/should solve. I'm putting it out here for public scrutiny. 🧵
India Votes Data
The Freshest Data from Indian Parliamentary and Assembly Election Results
www.kaggle.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“90-hour work week has provoked our outrage because it threatens our privileges, not because we fundamentally oppose the exploitation of labour.”
Missed Karanjeet Marx's conscience-pricking writing from the days of Arre.
theprint.in/opinion/ceos...
Missed Karanjeet Marx's conscience-pricking writing from the days of Arre.
theprint.in/opinion/ceos...
CEOs want us to work weekends without overtime. Don’t we ask the same of our cooks, cleaners?
Written contracts? Fixed working hours? Clear job descriptions? Rest and recovery? These basic rights suddenly become radical suggestions when applied to our homes.
theprint.in
January 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“90-hour work week has provoked our outrage because it threatens our privileges, not because we fundamentally oppose the exploitation of labour.”
Missed Karanjeet Marx's conscience-pricking writing from the days of Arre.
theprint.in/opinion/ceos...
Missed Karanjeet Marx's conscience-pricking writing from the days of Arre.
theprint.in/opinion/ceos...
Breathe, Victor, Breathe! At times like these, ensure enough oxygen is rushing to your head.
January 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Breathe, Victor, Breathe! At times like these, ensure enough oxygen is rushing to your head.
Look at BT diligently reporting a wayward tweet like a frantic aunty at a kitty party.
www.businesstoday.in/personal-fin...
www.businesstoday.in/personal-fin...
'I'm going to become an Indian slumlord...': American man's post on rupee-dollar gap stirs debate
The post is set against the backdrop of India’s struggling economy and currency. As of December 27, India’s foreign exchange reserves hit an eight-month low of $640.28 billion, marking the fourth cons...
www.businesstoday.in
January 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Look at BT diligently reporting a wayward tweet like a frantic aunty at a kitty party.
www.businesstoday.in/personal-fin...
www.businesstoday.in/personal-fin...
Every dickhead Indian media is reporting the same falsehood. The single source is MP Surya's post. The trains are being dispatched from Titagarh on Jan 6th; the line NOT launching anytime soon.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/bengalu...
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/bengalu...
Bengaluru Namma Metro Yellow Line to start next Monday: Here are route, stations, other details
Bengaluru's Namma Metro Yellow Line is set to start operations on January 6. The new metro line will connect RV Road to Bommasandra, including Electronics City. MP Tejasvi Surya confirmed that the fir...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Every dickhead Indian media is reporting the same falsehood. The single source is MP Surya's post. The trains are being dispatched from Titagarh on Jan 6th; the line NOT launching anytime soon.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/bengalu...
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/bengalu...
Reposted by Mahesh Shantaram
The difference between Dr Manmohan Singh and Martin Wolf.
December 31, 2024 at 9:41 AM
The difference between Dr Manmohan Singh and Martin Wolf.
When Priya gets back home — this is what we all hope for — she should immediately work on a film. Because... What. A. Story!
www.ndtv.com/world-news/e...
www.ndtv.com/world-news/e...
Yemen Sanctions Kerala Nurse's Death Sentence For Murder, India Responds
"Extending all possible help": India after Yemen president sanctions Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya's death sentence
www.ndtv.com
December 31, 2024 at 6:50 AM
When Priya gets back home — this is what we all hope for — she should immediately work on a film. Because... What. A. Story!
www.ndtv.com/world-news/e...
www.ndtv.com/world-news/e...
A truly extraordinary intellectual whose life has been a string of extraordinary opportunities to make a positive impact on several generations of Indians.
indianexpress.com/article/poli...
indianexpress.com/article/poli...
‘Happiest period of my life’: Manmohan Singh on his time at Panjab University
Singh had served as an assistant professor before assuming charge as a full professor of Economics in the varsity, which later award him two honorary doctorates
indianexpress.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:22 PM
A truly extraordinary intellectual whose life has been a string of extraordinary opportunities to make a positive impact on several generations of Indians.
indianexpress.com/article/poli...
indianexpress.com/article/poli...
Here's a little one on my wishlist – Clicking on a directory on ls command's output opens in Finder. Would be great if it ran a cd and took me there.
December 16, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Here's a little one on my wishlist – Clicking on a directory on ls command's output opens in Finder. Would be great if it ran a cd and took me there.
With half a century of Arab World journalism behind him, Rami G Khouri concludes “that not a single Arab country has passed the four cardinal tests of stable statehood, genuine sovereignty, citizenship, and sustained and equitable human development.”
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
What the collapse of the Syrian regime says about the Arab region
The failed governance that plagued Syria is not unique. It is a power model that has devastated the whole region.
www.aljazeera.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:19 AM
With half a century of Arab World journalism behind him, Rami G Khouri concludes “that not a single Arab country has passed the four cardinal tests of stable statehood, genuine sovereignty, citizenship, and sustained and equitable human development.”
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Enjoying some of the talks at @gitkraken.bsky.social GitKon Day 1. Especially the one on collaborative storytelling using git. Seems like an impossible task but the case has to be made, and so Jason Gates makes the case. Tech talks should be more like this.
www.youtube.com/live/rEzZsIJ...
www.youtube.com/live/rEzZsIJ...
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December 11, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Enjoying some of the talks at @gitkraken.bsky.social GitKon Day 1. Especially the one on collaborative storytelling using git. Seems like an impossible task but the case has to be made, and so Jason Gates makes the case. Tech talks should be more like this.
www.youtube.com/live/rEzZsIJ...
www.youtube.com/live/rEzZsIJ...
Tell me oh great Willow, One-State Solution or Two-State Solution? What is the Final Solution?
December 11, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Tell me oh great Willow, One-State Solution or Two-State Solution? What is the Final Solution?
Watching this as a kid in the 90s, I was convinced that I simply didn't have the appetite to suspend my disbelief to the extent that Bollywood demanded. All these years later, the opinion remains steadfast.
December 11, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Watching this as a kid in the 90s, I was convinced that I simply didn't have the appetite to suspend my disbelief to the extent that Bollywood demanded. All these years later, the opinion remains steadfast.
Reposted by Mahesh Shantaram
I’ve decided to indefinitely extend FREE online viewing of #FinalSolution, my film on #2002GujaratRiots, and the rise of Narendra Modi, now the Prime Minister of India.
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Final Solution (2004)
by Rakesh Sharma; India; 2004 For Individual/ Home Viewing only (not for institutions); PG-rated Awards: Wolfgang Staudte award (now rechristened the Golden Bear…
vimeo.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:59 AM
I’ve decided to indefinitely extend FREE online viewing of #FinalSolution, my film on #2002GujaratRiots, and the rise of Narendra Modi, now the Prime Minister of India.
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Reposted by Mahesh Shantaram
2002 Gujarat violence against Muslims. A memoir recounts that day.
December 8, 2024 at 4:10 AM
2002 Gujarat violence against Muslims. A memoir recounts that day.
Everything written here is from the basic talking points distributed to bhaktyakartas of the delusional junta party since the last couple of years.
Looks like they open sourced it just now.
Those in my close, unavoidable circles use it at every family gathering.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
Looks like they open sourced it just now.
Those in my close, unavoidable circles use it at every family gathering.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
U.S. State Dept. behind anti-Modi ‘agenda’: BJP
BJP accuses U.S. State Department, OCCRP, and Congress of conspiring to destabilize India through targeted attacks and false narratives.
www.thehindu.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Everything written here is from the basic talking points distributed to bhaktyakartas of the delusional junta party since the last couple of years.
Looks like they open sourced it just now.
Those in my close, unavoidable circles use it at every family gathering.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
Looks like they open sourced it just now.
Those in my close, unavoidable circles use it at every family gathering.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
This is a ploy to sell more cosmetics.
Pantone has named an “evocative soft brown” its color of the year for 2025, continuing a tradition that has now run for more than a quarter of a century.
Pantone names its color of the year for 2025 | CNN
Pantone has named an “evocative soft brown” called Mocha Mousse its color of the year for 2025.
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:50 PM
This is a ploy to sell more cosmetics.
On the fascinating relationship between pictures and words: What I love (despite the sordid scene it sets) about Anand Mishra's Power Play in today's @thehindu.com Frontline is... only half-way into his editorial is the full meaning of this picture unlocked! 😷
frontline.thehindu.com/newsletter/p...
frontline.thehindu.com/newsletter/p...
December 6, 2024 at 10:38 PM
On the fascinating relationship between pictures and words: What I love (despite the sordid scene it sets) about Anand Mishra's Power Play in today's @thehindu.com Frontline is... only half-way into his editorial is the full meaning of this picture unlocked! 😷
frontline.thehindu.com/newsletter/p...
frontline.thehindu.com/newsletter/p...
Sonneting my way from zero to wherever I am now on a relatively affordable plan... I knew it was too good to be true. But I totally get the move behind this pricing change.
December 6, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Sonneting my way from zero to wherever I am now on a relatively affordable plan... I knew it was too good to be true. But I totally get the move behind this pricing change.
One of the great features of @bsky.app is that the very unpresidential future President of the United States won't be on it. By design, really.
December 3, 2024 at 12:11 PM
One of the great features of @bsky.app is that the very unpresidential future President of the United States won't be on it. By design, really.
I live in the hills of Bangalore. And I just found a leech crossing my work desk 2mm at a time. I'm at a loss for words so over to you @thattai.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 10:11 PM
I live in the hills of Bangalore. And I just found a leech crossing my work desk 2mm at a time. I'm at a loss for words so over to you @thattai.bsky.social