Viveck Vaswani

I’m completely stranded at Moscow airport… alone, helpless, and running out of hope. No one from @makemytripcare or @etihad is answering my desperate messages. Russia doesn’t accept Visa or Mastercard anymore. I have ZERO cash left. Not even for food or water. The Etihad ground staff is avoiding me more than my ex ever did — literally turning their faces away and telling me “just call customer care”… which has been busy for hours. I’m standing here like a beggar in my own nightmare. I don’t know how I’m going to get home. I’m scared. I feel abandoned by the very companies I trusted with my journey. My family is waiting and I can’t even tell them I’m safe. Please… if anyone from Etihad, MakeMyTrip, or even the Indian embassy sees this — HELP ME. And if you’re reading this, just one RT could save me. I’m begging. #StrandedInMoscow

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This is horrific and cataclysmic for the environment not to mention bees. In case you thought u were being friendly to nature. Drink your coffee black for a start Do read

Somewhere in the fine print, I'm hoping we have quietly inserted visa-free entry into the EU. That would definitely make the India-EU deal the 'mother of all deals'.

A man died of hunger, but food was served at his funeral. When you're less busy, think about it.

Kindness loses its meaning when it’s done for the camera, not the heart. 🤳💔

Happy birthday #SudhirMishra!! ❤️❤️

@VVA__ ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Remembering Dad , Birth Anniversary.

We are all proud India is now among the world’s largest economies. But distribution matters. About 40% of India’s wealth is held by the top 1%, while the bottom 50% own barely 3%. GDP tells us the size of the economy. Inequality tells us how most Indians actually live.

Ram Rahim comes out of jail today, on the same day that Umar Khalid’s bail application is denied. Let that sink in. A child rapist has more rights than a student who dared to question the government. #NewIndia

Umar Khalid arrested for his alleged role in Delhi Riots All he did was give a speech promoting unity. But these people caught on camera with weapons + inciting hate are still free. This is new India for you. Kangana Ranaut rightly said there is no democracy in the country.

The Supreme Court has denied bail to Umar Khalid saying that the charges against him are too serious. The question is why if the charges are so serious has his trial not begun in five years??

Sent by an eagle-eyed friend, a Disclaimer of the Times at the end of Ikkis. It says, Nisar, the character played by Jaideep Ahlawat, "is an exception; Pakistanis are not to be trusted".

Adding to this : Bachchan’s angry young man was a direct byproduct of the rage the average Indian felt at the system that failed them repeatedly, at its core it was anti-establishment. The hyper masculinity onscreen TODAY however is SOLELY a byproduct of misogyny and jingoism.

Reflecting on the milestones and moments of 2025 — at @KashishFilmFest , @KuchSapneyApne @SolarisPictures and our own journeys — we’re filled with gratitude. To our community, collaborators, audiences, & friends: thank you for believing and walking with us. - Sridhar & Saagar

Every single Indian should demand justice for Anjel. Our fellow citizens from the North East must feel that their country fully stands with them - and that a few thugs don’t represent the rest of India. Punish the guilty. #IamAnjel

I am genuinely surprised why more people in India aren’t talking about this openly. If you want clean drinking water, you have to buy a water purifier and then pay 18% GST on it. If you want clean air, buy an air purifier again, 18% GST. If you want 24×7 electricity, don’t rely on the grid buy an inverter. If you want quality education for your child, forget government schools, you have to go private, where fees run into lakhs. Government schools are not even a serious option for most middle-class families. If you want good healthcare, you go to a private hospital and once you step inside, your bank balance starts bleeding. Many families literally take loans to survive medical emergencies. Now leave all this aside. Even pure food is hard to get. Paneer is adulterated. Dal is artificially coloured. Street food? Nobody knows what’s being mixed dirty hands, sweat, sometimes worse. We just hope nothing happens. Try walking outside: • Footpaths barely exist. • Vehicles come from all directions. • People don’t follow lanes. • Potholes everywhere. One wrong step and: you might get hit by a vehicle, or you might fall and injure yourself And who takes responsibility? No one. Ask questions and suddenly you’re: • called deshdrohi • told to “go to Pakistan” Why should expectations from my own country be compared with Pakistan? When India plays cricket, do we compare ourselves with Kenya or Zimbabwe? No. We compare ourselves with Australia, England, big teams. Then why, as a country, shouldn’t we compare ourselves with: China, the USA, Japan, Australia other large economies? People say “India is Vishwaguru.” If that were true: • why are so many millionaires leaving India? • why are top celebrities and athletes settling abroad? • why do people with money still choose foreign education, healthcare, and passports? Loving your country doesn’t mean staying silent. Asking questions is not anti-national. Expecting clean air, safe roads, honest food, affordable healthcare, and quality education is not a crime. Patriotism is not blind worship. Patriotism is demanding better because we believe India deserves better. If this made you uncomfortable, maybe it needed to be said. Share it. Talk about it. Silence won’t fix anything.

Have worked with most of these amazing people. Look forward to working with them again. @FanViveck #Akbarkhan @Kidnylo @IuliaVantur #Joerajan #Deepaktijori

Aravalli judgement of the Supreme Court is to be reviewed on Monday, a suo moto matter taken up by the CJI. Hope good sense prevails.