Kashyap Chanchani

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In the olden days, when ships used to dock in Mumbai, they used to tie their boats to the door at the harbour. The Sanskrit word for tie is Bandh and for a door, is Dwar. So the place they tied a boat was called BandhDwar. The word then travelled to Persia and became Bandar or Bunder. Which meant port or harbour So any place in Mumbai which has the word Bunder in it, was a place where once upon a time boats used to dock. So the place where boats used to dock and had a lot of sacks in it, became BoriBunder The port where Palla or Hilsa fish was available became Palla Bunder, which then transformed to Apollo Bunder The port where the Portuguese traded Horses with the Arabs, became Ghodbunder And a port which had no particular significance was called Bunder. In Marathi, this became Vandre. Which over a period of time became what we know today as Bandra The word Bunder in Mumbai is not just a pointless word. It actually represents Mumbai's maritime heritage and importance

The Chettiars are role models for modern capitalism. Merchants for 75 nondescript villages rising together, and building a transnational empire that lasted over a hundred years and created infinite wealth for all their kinsmen. Survived calamities, wars and the empire.

Mobile services in India launched in the year 1996. And in the last 30 years, we have come from an era where we used to pay for incoming calls to paying the price of an eye and a kidney for 1 GB of data to a place where call services are so cheap that they might as well be free. And in this amazing journey that we Indians have taken, there is one little thing that if we look into it today, reminds us of our own life's journey. Our Phone Contact list. Most of us don't change it. Update it. We simply move it from one phone to the other. And by doing so, we might have actually recorded the story of our lives or the lives of the people in our contact list. You might have saved someone's number as Milkman Ravi, Cook Sabu, Cleaner Raaka. Today one might be owning an entire store or a mall even, one might have become a michelin star chef with a world famous Youtube channel and the other an owner of a cleaning company which employs many cleaners, but they will still be will be Milkman Ravi, Cook Sabu and Cleaner Raaka in your phone. To preserve the secrecy of your love life from your parents, you might have saved someone's name as a bunch of random alphabets, cartoon characters. or names starting with AA or AB so that the name comes first in your contact list. That person may not be in your life anymore, but the name still stays on. You might have saved your best friend's no with an nice expletive predicating the name. So Bhaskar becomes Bloody Bhaskar. Amit might become Mota Amit. Mahesh might be Chota Mahesh. Anything that differentiated that person. Today that guy might be a billionaire, a CEO or even the Prime Minister of our country, but he will still be the Mota Mahesh in your phone book. Then there is the art of how you store the names of your office colleagues. You might use various techniques to store those names, but it mostly involves prefixing the name of the company or its shortform. You might have saved names like HUL Nithya, Flipkart Farhan, Amazon Anand, Naaga Semiya Naresh or Idhayam oil Issac. You move companies and your friend may move with you. But the name in the phonebook rarely changes. The best ones are the names we store for one time or temporary requirements. You might have names like Ice Cream Babu, Bhel Puri Bhaiya, Istri waale uncle or Temporary Maid 1. You might move cities, countries even but the temporary maid 1 that you hired for one day 15 years ago, stays on in your phone book. World is making so much rapid progress these days that it becomes difficult to remember things. But there is one thing in your phone in some way tracks your life's journey and people with whom you made that journey. Your Phone Contact List.

Leaders come as late bloomers. Leaders come as nice unassuming guys. Leaders come without being primary donnas. Lovely ode to @surya_14kumar

There is no food in the fridge. The garage where I slept is on the right. The shower only has one towel so I left it for Elon. That was okay with me. When I was a child, I’d spend three weeks in the Kalahari Desert without showering. Many times. There was no water. I think my parents prepared me for this luxury.🤣

The best take that you'll read on how Bumrah changed Indian cricket.

That roar by zak after getting akmal! Those legendary words by munaf patel to hafeez after getting him caught behind… the roar from yuvi after getting younus khan! And that ball of the tournament by munaf patel to razzaq

"I am satisfied — that itself is the only celebration," says Sanju Samson’s father when asked how the family plans to celebrate the victory. He also thanked Zubin Bharucha for his contribution to Sanju’s journey. Listen in for more. #Exclusive #SanjuSamson #TeamIndia #T20WorldCup2026 #WorldChampions #INDvNZ

One of the most fascinating stories on why Jasprit Bumrah learnt to bowl a yorker

The morning after: Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are life lessons for each one of us - you may be banished, you may be going through a horrible phase but just like golden leaf in autumn, wait for another day, another door and just be ready for God’s plan

A question is asked on struggle in life in general. Abhishek - mein jawab deta hoon, mera zaada hai abhi. Ishan - tera ek mahine ka hai, mera 2 saal ka hai be. Laugh looking at each other. #T20WorldCup

Generational icon. 🫡

A team full of elite players that, despite the brutal fluctuations of T20 cricket, subpar management, key players struggling, being the worst catching side, and changing strategies mid-tournament, they're still strolling towards the title with such ease.

Now look at that record. Just look at this record. THE BEST. ACTUALLY I WILL GO TO SAY UNBEATABLE @GautamGambhir - I salute you my friend. You have done a remarkable job. Like I said to you shut your years when someone talks nonsense about your capabilities. No one can take your place. 🙌🏾🙏🏽👏🏻

So this is how the Australian fans felt in their golden era, eh? No crazy, over the top excitement. Just a job well done.

Lot of chat around the "inevitability" of these recent ICC events - echoes of Australia's 1999 to 2007 run where each ODI World Cup felt predictable. Just it wasn't Australia's fault that they were miles ahead of the pack, India have every right to enjoy the "inevitability" 1/2

Men's test cricket had Bradman's 'Invincibles.' ODI cricket had that amazing Australian team that won 3 World Cups and didn't lose a WC match between 1999 and 2011. And T20 cricket has this Indian side. Two WC T20 wins and a stunning 85% win record in between! Bumrah, Varun, Arshdeep and a batting assembly line that could dismantle any opposition. What a side. The greatest T20I team ever in the 21 year history of this format.

4 finals in a row. And three wins. The greatest white ball dynasty ever #IndiaVsNewZealand #INDvNZ