Radha

Dear expat techbros of Bangalore. That Y Combinator gig is not where you will get your next investment. Neither is it that 9000 rupee run event or that pure veg thindi walk in Gandhi Bazaar/Malleswaram. The really big funding deals happen in Century Club, Bowring Institute, the Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore Club and Karnataka State Cricket Association, over beers and baby corn Manchurian. If you are not a member of these clubs, find a co-founder who is. These guys have not studied in your nouveau riche Greenwood or DPS or Narayana or Brigade type schools. Nor are they former IIT aspirants from dummy schools in Kota or Vizag. They don't subscribe to Finance with Sharan. Their dads wear safari suits and are board members in nondescript co-operative banks, which they treat as their private piggy banks. They have land in Devanahalli and Maddur. Bathroom fittings showroom in Kumara Park. Your co-founder needs to be from Mallya Aditi, Valley School, Bishop Cottons, Baldwins, Frank Antony or St. Josephs (European). Management quota seat in RV or PESIT, or BCom from Surana College. Old money. Political connections. ICSE English. No Fear Sticker. Basically get a Danish Sait as your co-founder.

Kolkata is not just Howrah and Victoria memorial - kolkata is this - each lane tells a story ❤️

Absolute delicacy 😋 Mysore Bonda 😊

It’s officially 6 months since I moved to Amsterdam. Here’s a non exhaustive list of things that have changed in my quality of life and are different from my life in Bengaluru, India Might be helpful if you’re planning to move to Amsterdam. 🧵

Prannoy Roy was once the face of left-leaning media. He owned NDTV, and many leftist journalists used to follow him and treat him like a leader. Then his bad time came, and he had to sell NDTV. Now, at the age of 76, he is doing ground reporting alone with just a mic and a mobile in his hand - what a situation he has come to. Where are the leftists for whom Prannoy Roy raised his voice his entire life? Why does he still have to do journalism even at this age?

They put scars on women’s faces for a job interview experiment… then secretly removed them. The women went in believing they had visible disfigurements — and came out reporting massive discrimination, with interviewers supposedly referencing their “scars.” Konstantin Kisin used this study to make a powerful point: constantly telling people they’re oppressed or disadvantaged primes them to see discrimination everywhere, even when it isn’t there. It’s the same psychological effect as buying a new car and suddenly noticing that model on every street. The ideology of victimhood doesn’t just describe reality — it actively shapes it. We should be teaching young people they’re strong and capable of overcoming adversity, not training them to see themselves as permanent victims. What’s one way you’ve seen this “victimhood mindset” play out in real life?