Hardik Rajgor

@komal_42 Exactly we are mumbaikars and the correct way to address people is kya bolta bantai

I am a mumbaikar who is now living in another country So are you So why are you using words like “BLUD” and randomly inserting “ain’t” in your sentence? You used to live in Chembur before this I used to live in Andheri East Yeda hein kya?

The biggest political misrepresentation in India isn't North vs South, or East vs West, or OBC/SC/ST vs GC, or Men vs Women. It's Urban vs Rural. Urban India contains almost all of India's taxpayers - direct and indirect, investors, policy makers and educated populace. Yet they have no meaningful representation in Parliament or in local assemblies. And this skews policy towards targeting unproductive rural doles, rather than than improving urban infrastructure and efficiency. Not delimiting seats based on population is deeply undemocratic. But it also impacts growth.

@unraveaero Your move @ShivamVahia @_pripan_

In 24 hours, Mikel Arteta took Arsenal to first league in 22 years, Andoni Iraola took Bournemouth to Europe for first time ever and Unai Emery took Aston Villa to first European trophy in 44 years, first of any kind in 33 years. All born within 30 miles of each other. Gipuzkoa.

@_pripan_ congress to u & ur fmly

In other news, it's been an entire month since I graduated B-School.

@_pripan_ @ShivamVahia Lmao

@ShivamVahia Unfollowing rn

@_pripan_ If there are exceptions, how is it universal? (5 marks)

Is there any real reason why tribals are exempted from UCC? Don't tell me they have different customs. All hindu ethnicities/castes/tribes have pluralistic customs.

Looks like PTI is leading the charge to try and start a dialogue with terrorists. The brainlessness on display is appalling. But it all seems orchestrated. One can understand an RSS guy getting it all wrong, but a former army chief? 🤯🤬 the level of ignorance, cluelessness, wishful thinking, delusions of peace, utter lack of empiricism, total absence of knowing the mindset of an enemy country and its people, and the brain fade that makes these people think that people are different from their states. On the bright side, they will get invited to junkets and can travel the world preaching peace which will remain elusive and illusory.

@bitchybothe Yes it’s a joke

is this a joke or what?

@enngees Indeed!

@Hardism Empathy goes a long way.

If you see elderly folks struggling at a metro station, please take five seconds to help them out. They are already overwhelmed by the idea of traveling in a metro. They are not a smartphone generation. The QR code tickets, the electronic gates, language barriers, figuring out which platform to get on. It is a very different and intimidating world from the one they grew up in. But the reason they are traveling alone is because they don't want to be a burden on anyone. They also want to navigate this new world on their own. Get around without having to depend on anyone. You have no idea the enthusiasm and pride with which they will tell their children (and grandchildren), that they "travelled alone" in a metro from X to Y. All by their self, figuring out everything! It costs us nothing - to tell them to just stand a bit behind at the electronic gates, or show them where to scan the QR code, or help them with the platform on which their metro will arrive. But it means everything to them. They will give you the biggest smile, and bless you for taking out that tiny bit of time to assist them. Most of all, it gives them that confidence that they can do it all over again.  And navigate this new world like the rest of us!

@anshulix So heartening to read this. More power to her! :)

Its true, we have a joke at our home that its my mother’s passion to travel alone. honestly she finds that convenient, and she always believes in travelling via public transport, it saves money and she likes to just witness the world. (that’s also the reason she travels by herself as she doesn’t like it when we all either book a cab or take out our cars) for her saving money is critical - if she can, she will, even if it isn’t the need. I have 100s of stories of her narrating how one day a girl helped her with elevator, how a bystander helped her walk the busy subway, or cross road using foot over bridge (mostly she is scared of height and automated walking surfaces) and still wants to do it but with help. I have never heard her say that someone refused to help her, on the other side most times people initiate helping her by seeing her hesitation on the elevator or roads. these things do tell you world is still a good place. and all this in Delhi. and there are so many like these, like my mother.

@kashmeera22 :)

@Hardism Thanks for saying this

@dryashtiwari makes your day!

@Hardism They’ll say “beta ho gaya” with the biggest smile ever

A six-minute VAR delay with 25 replays to decide which of the multiple set-piece wrestling manoeuvres was clearly and obviously worthy of punishment. A fittingly decisive moment for the 2025-26 Premier League season.

when @ShekharGupta rues that a new 'enlightened' Hindu coalition is needed - he forgets that stalwarts like Tagore, Gandhi, Nehru and many Independence leaders (mostly Hindu) tried precisely this - to build a coalition across religions. And that project largely failed. Tagore in later life, became a critic of Islamic/Christian exclusivism. Instead of unity - a horrific bloody partition resulted which even Gandhi was unable to prevent. Nehru & his dynasty got a fresh start and ~40 years after Independence and that project too has also firmly run aground. A reasonable person would infer, that like the repeated failure of Communism, it was not because the execution of the idea or the people leading it were flawed. But that the idea itself doomed to fail. After all if a genius and an intellectual giant like Tagore could not leave a sustainable legacy of universalism and brotherhood behind, or even as popular and universal a leader as Gandhi prevent the Partition - who else could make these ideas work? IMO - just like Communism was fundamentally incompatible with the natural human greed, the idea of politics agnostic to religion - is fundamentally incompatible with human tribalism - and for the very necessary competition of ideas that is fundamental to how nature and evolution work. *Unless* the people have become largely irreligious or the religions reformed. The presence of unreformed originalist religions with believing masses, still competing with each other for 'souls', cannot allow this kind of politics. That is why today - we are even seeing countries like UK slip into religion based politics. Not because they have a dominant Hindu right - but much more simply because a importing of hordes of Islamist believers has gotten the centuries old 'enlightened' liberal/secular story unstuck. And this is just starting. It is amply clear where the responsibility of failure of Secular politics and Liberalism lies - and unless those who stand for these principles pull their head out of the sand and speak up and point the finger at where it should - no matter how politically incorrect and uncomfortable - religion based politics is here to stay - and to get worse in many other parts of the world.

One of my absolute favourite television presenters, Sir David Attenborough, turns 100 today. Heartiest wishes to him on this remarkable milestone. Around 2006, David Attenborough’s series ‘Planet Earth’ was released. That was still the era of DVDs. From that time onwards, I became almost obsessed with the work of this extraordinary man. Watching every new series that followed Planet Earth - first on DVDs and later on Blu-rays, as soon as they were released - became a passion for me. Then came ‘Africa’ in 2013. Its opening montage was so breathtaking, such a masterclass in visual storytelling, that I have lost count of how many times I must have watched it. Whenever I watch Attenborough’s documentaries, the way he narrates, I feel as if I am listening to a fairy tale. You become immersed in the story he tells, and once you enter that world, it remains with you forever. Many people have made documentaries over the years, but very few have possessed the rare storytelling gift of David Attenborough. When one looks at Sir David Attenborough’s life, one is astonished at the life this man has lived, and how much he has given to the world. From black-and-white television to colour broadcasting, from high definition to 3D to 4K, he remained present through every technological transformation, narrating the story of nature with the same sense of wonder. And while doing so, he never tried to dominate the screen himself. Instead, he kept nature, the very thing he deeply loved, front and center. Many people live to see 100. But there are a few rare individuals who spend their entire lives searching for something, and for whom that search itself becomes their lifelong companion. Over the last hundred years, what has Attenborough not witnessed? The rise of television, the Second World War, the transition from black-and-white screens to colour, the satellite revolution, the jet age, the digital age, the internet age — and perhaps most importantly, humanity’s own transformation from being merely a part of the nature to becoming a force capable of destroying it in the name of development. In many ways, he witnessed the fastest century in human evolution. Yet despite all these changes, he continued to tell the story of nature with undiminished passion and curiosity. The Attenborough who once introduced the world to the sheer beauty of nature gradually became the Attenborough who began warning us, with visible anguish, about how humanity itself is destroying that very world. If one wishes to see the scale of ecological decline that has happened within just five or six decades, one can trace it through the journey of David Attenborough’s documentaries themselves. BBC’s public broadcasting demonstrated that deeply enriching content on science and nature could be created in a visually stunning yet accessible way. But it was David Attenborough who showed how powerful, precise and emotionally effective such storytelling could truly become. I could write much more about Attenborough. But instead, I would especially urge Marathi youngsters to watch his documentaries. Watch them not just for the storytelling, but also to understand how beautiful nature truly is, and how recklessly we are destroying it in the name of roads, bridges and endless development. There is one more reason why my colleagues in the media should watch Attenborough closely: when your understanding of a subject is deep and authentic, you stop worrying endlessly about whether your content will be watched or what needs to be done to make it “viral.” Attenborough was born in an era when humanity was still discovering the mysteries of of our world and nature with curiosity and wonder. Today, at 100, he is witnessing a time when that same humanity risks pushing the planet and nature towards destruction. May he live long enough to once again see this Earth flourishing, vibrant and alive. Heartfelt birthday wishes to Sir David Attenborough once again. Raj Thackeray

May is for mangoes. A once a year U.S. extravagance. Thank you India.

i know a super hot shower is bad for your skin and hair but being boiled alive is important for my mental health

@HaramiParindey Same phone. I replaced the battery last year. Life has easily gone up by another 3 years.

One good thing about Apple devices is the longevity. I still use an iPhone 13 Pro. Battery health has deteriorated but no real issues. I have a MacBook M1 Pro bought in 2021, still working like a charm. My iPhone XS Max also works perfectly fine. It is 7 years old.