ON Galileo birth anniversary (Feb 15 1564) & anniversary of his torture & inquisition by Catholic Church (Feb 1633), remember "E pur si muove". Many continue to place faith over perceptible truth, dogma over science, superstitions over reason. And yet, she moves. #GalileoGalilei

5/n Day 1 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: 5th & the grand finale, masterclass by Venkatesh Kumar. He sang Kaushik Kanada, a tarana in Sohoni, a Raghavendra Swami Bhajan, & Bhairavi. Video snippets 👇 #ICM #Gaansaraswati #Hindustani #ClassicalMusic #Pune #GaansaraswatiMahotsav2026

0/n Day 1 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026 was pure bliss! 🙌 Coming up... video snippets from Day 1 performances. Keep an eye on my posts! 👇 #ICM #Gaansaraswati #Hindustani #ClassicalMusic #Pune #GaansaraswatiMahotsav2026

4.7 miles hike / run through Vetal Tekdi early morning. Spring has sprung! #Pune #VetalTekdi #hiking #Spring #Blossom

MAGA dad in Texas shoots and kills own daughter because she criticized President Trump 😀 #MAGA #Trump #Texas nypost.com/2026/02/10/us-…

As a huge Cricket-India fan, I totally do not get the hype of today's India V Pakistan match. First of all, India-Pak matches haven't been competitive for a long time. (I realize on a given day any team can beat any team). More importantly, this match is completely

LOL... Ignoratio elenchi! I've close friends in Austria, UK, Australia... We don’t feel it necessary to invent fake labels to place ourselves in artificial groups. Wanna-be Pakis like this marooon ophie 🦋💕 wants to force fake identity on others 😀 #IndiansAreNotSouthAsians

3.5 miles hike / run through Vetal Tekdi early morning. Sunrise through trees! #Pune #VetalTekdi #hiking #Sunrise

Pic from 1982. India was not a true democracy till 2014. And will most likely return to faux royalty in a few years; this is just temporary respite. Pic courtesy History of India

0/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: Welcomed by a large portrait of my niece Shruti Marathe Shruti Marathe 😀. Video snippets from Day 2 performances in my posts coming up 👇 #icm #gaansaraswati #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

1/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: Started with excellent vocal concert by Radhika Joshi. She sang Puriya Dhanashri, Bhoop, and a Bhajan. Video snippets 👇 #icm #gaansaraswati #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

2/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: 2nd up a performance by Highly accomplished senior vocalist Raja Kale. #icm #gaansaraswati #hindustani #classicalmusic #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

2/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: 2nd up a performance by Highly accomplished senior vocalist Raja Kale. #icm #gaansaraswati #hindustani #classicalmusic #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

2/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: 2nd up a performance by Highly accomplished senior vocalist Raja Kale. #icm #gaansaraswati #hindustani #classicalmusic #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

3/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: 3rd a virtuosic Santoor recital by Rahul Sharma. He played Janasammohini and Pahadi. Video snippets 👇 #icm #gaansaraswati #hindustani #classicalmusic #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

4/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: 4th an exquisite vocal recital by Devaki Pandit. She played Jhinjhoti and Hemant. Video snippets 👇 #icm #gaansaraswati #hindustani #classicalmusic #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

5/n Day 2 of Gaansaraswati Mahotsav 2026: Final session was a masterful Sitar concert by Budhaditya Mukherjee. He played Bageshri. Video snippets 👇 #icm #gaansaraswati #hindustani #classicalmusic #Pune #gaansaraswatimahotsav #gaansaraswatimahotsav2026 #indianclassicalmusic

Awesome thread by Amit Amit Paranjape on Vasudev Balwant Phadke - 'Father of the Armed Struggle' - on his Smrutidin. #mustread