In the past, I have looked down upon small talk. I have now come to realise its importance. It is humanising. It makes people people. When you get into the lift everyday without barely looking at fellow folks, you treat them as fixture. One “Hello” followed by a quick chat

अभी अभी हुए हादसे पर जो दर्द-भरे गीत या कविता लिखते हैं, मुझे दिक्कत होती है उनसे। संभल कर, ठहर कर, वक्त गुज़र जाने पर, पीड़ा को सहेज कर लिखते हैं कुछ। ताकि आने वाले समय में उस व्यथा को समझा जाये। लेकिन कुछ तुरंत लिख डालते हैं। मुझे आपदा में अवसर सा प्रतीत होता है कभी कभी।

Raja - awaaz do, hum ek hain Most of the Western world's economic advantages and scientific advancements have come as a result of centuries-old imperialism, exploitation of human and natural resources of Asia and Africa (often involving violent methods), including abhorrent/now banned practices such as

क्या कभी आपने सोचा है... ऐसी कौन-सी ख़ास बात है हम बिहारियों में, जो देश के हर लेबर चौक को हम ही सुशोभित कर रहे है? 7th बिहार छात्र संसद में युवा हल्ला बोल के संस्थापक और कांग्रेस नेता श्री Anupam | अनुपम जी ने युवाओं को बिहार के समस्या को डायग्नोसिस करके एक समृद्ध बिहार

We know all of this to be true in another part of the world too, don’t we?

Optical illusion time: What do you see? Only rectangles or circles too? 😊 #CoffersIllusion

Shubhman Gill's initiation as India's test captain with three centuries in the first 4 innings reminds me of Graeme Smith's appointment as SA's captain at the age of 22 and him having come of age (as a leader) in the England series in 2003. Smith scored 2 consecutive double

Shocking and shameful! • पीआर अभियान के लिए पैसा है। • बकवास बेमतलब विदेशी दौरों के लिए पैसा है। • बेकार धार्मिक आयोजनों में फूंकने के लिए पैसा है। लेकिन सरकार के पास 60 आदिवासी, दलित वंचित छात्रों की छात्रवृत्ति के लिए धन नहीं है। यह "धन की कमी" नहीं है, मन की कमी है।

Why oh why! What’s this desperate need to do this?

While building Dehaat, I found President awards in village dwellings of master artisans and craftspeople. Some, received through generations. These honours have existed for years, Javed Ji. This sight is lovely but not new. Social media is new.

I had not seen him in four years. Couldn’t afford visiting. 1. Filled his city in the CAT form (with no MBA intention). So that no one questions the visit. 2. Then got a job to be able to afford a flight ticket. Spent the first salary on the ticket. My first flight.

When Merrit checks her phone on the ferry, we see a missed call from Claire Marsh. Later Claire mentions how she didn’t know about their trip when she showed up for work. So she must have called Merrit. Such fine details. Kudos to the makers of #DeptQ

Scratch a little under the surface and you’ll find that any religious conservative (basically all conservatives) secretly want to live in their own version of handmaid’s tale and yeah that includes the women too.

The defence of the killer, justified using patriarchal tropes and “honour”, isn’t new, but it is more blatant, more public, more violent now. I cannot imagine leaving this depraved and ghastly world for my daughter to live in. Do I fight it or make her run afar? #RadhikaYadav

सबसे बड़ा रोग, क्या कहेंगे लोग!

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My friend showed this to me a few mins ago, and all I could see in the women’s sign was her standing with raised hands, defending herself against danger OR with folded hands, taking limited space or standing scared.