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Mind you, jo Hindu khatre mein hain unhein Corona se koi khatra nahin hai. Jai ho Ganga maiyya ki!

In India we have "Heard" immunity. How does that work? Well, someone tells you that you have immunity and you believe it.

সিধু জ্যাঠা ঠিকই বলেছিলেন, একদম গোবর-নাড়ু। খেতে, দেখতে দুইই অখাদ্য।

This beautiful anthology of contemporary indian poetry in Bangla translation got published last year by Shantiniketan based publication birutjatio.Glad to have my poems included. Parantap Chakraborty Nilanjana Roy 📚🦊 Salil Tripathi (સલિલ ત્રિપાઠી) Roomy Naqvy Ranjit Hoskote Sk Badiruddin Alolika Dutta

I was part of a students organization in JNU which showed black flags to Manmohan Singh in 2005 over his policies. When Delhi Police tried to book us for that, he objected saying it was our democratic right to protest and no charge was ever brought. #HappyBirthdayDrMMSingh

Greetings of Basanta!

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Here is a Bertrand Russell quote to celebrate his birthday, 18 May, 1872. “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”

On the Tambach track in Kenya these shadows cast giant forms, an illusion seen only when the sun is low on the horizon, at sunset or sunrise

Stopped at a tea stall and realised I had got my period. I asked the shopkeeper if he had any sanitary pads. So he sat on his bike, told me to sit down, and brought me pads from a nearby shop. You're like my sister, he said. I feel so grateful for men like Manaf. Thank you.

The Malayan leaf frog, perfectly camouflaged amongst the leaf litter of the damp and cool lowland and submontane rainforests where they live. Laying still on forest floors waiting for unsuspecting prey item to pass by