Vj Shanks

What will be his legacy?

Trump: "You know who else didn't help us? South Korea didn't help us. We've got 45,000 soldiers in South Korea to protect them from Kim Jong Un, who I get along with very well. He said very nice things about me. He used to call Joe Biden a mentally retarded person."

I am ready to give a chance to INC in 2030s once all key issues are settled by Modi, which he is doing, provided that Gandhi family leaves politics forever and INC is free of NGOfication

This morning, I was reading Chapter 15 of the Bhagavad Gita. One thought stayed with me. “Have courage. Stay humble. Do your duty without attachment.” Life tested this. Some years ago, Shri Jaiprakash Gaur, who built Jaypee Group, came to meet me in London. He had built an empire over his lifetime with hard work and vision. He reached out more than once. He wrote to me. His only wish was simple that what he had built should go into safe hands and be taken forward with the right intent. He even wrote me letters in Hindi, in his own words, expressing his trust. At that time, we could not proceed. Recently, the asset went into a public auction by CoC in the IBC process. Many strong bidders participated. Suddenly, the sentiment and wishes of Jaiprakash Gaur ji came rushing back to me. One by one, everyone dropped out of the bidding. Finally, we were declared the highest bidder publicly. It was a transparent process. We were informed in writing that we had won. But life is never so simple. After some days, the decision was changed. Don’t want to go into the details. That is for the right forum. But I want to share something from my heart. We have no attachment to this asset. If it comes, it is God’s grace. If it goes, that is also his wish. But one thing we believe strongly. When something is promised in dharma, it should not be taken back. In our scriptures also, we see this again and again. Truth, commitment, and fairness are above everything. So, what should one do? Gita gives a simple answer - do your duty, with courage, but without anger or attachment. That is what we will do. We will place the facts in the right way. We will follow the right path. Rest, I leave to God.

11 years later, and no performance has hit as hard as Anushka Sharma in NH10. Pure raw intensity.

Kannadiga auto driver slams PM Modi, saying India needs an educated PM. He also adds, “Shame on BJP for opposing the two-language policy.” Karnataka together against Hindi Imposition!✊💛❤

Unpopular opinion, but the best dosas in India arent from Bangalore (no offence to Benne dosas but it is what is is 🤷🏼‍♀️) Idli might still be up for debate, but Hyderabad wins this. Every single time ! That thin, crisp dosa, the ghee, that perfect caramelisation, the iconic upma topping… it just hits different. Nothing else in India comes close !!

Bangalore should have nomenclature of Bangalore, New Bangalore and NA Bangalore (Not Actually Bangalore) Much like Purani Dilli, New Delhi, and NCR to encompass the modern age chicken coops of chrome and glass: Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and so on. Should be done, even if only to disabuse people living amongst malls and tech parks stop wondering what is in Bangalore after all?! I see their pain. Once you have had your pumpkin pie matcha latte, looked at a pink tree, spent a fortune shopping in a mall, and conned into eating ghee drenched food in the name of dosa or idli you are left writhing in distress of ‘Oh! what’s there in luru?’ There are tangible things: gayana samaja to venkatappa gallery, Gandhi Bazar steet vibes (even if you turn up your nose and say what’s there-I have seen you pull out your phone to take pictures of hoovina haara vendors) to the tall Veeranjaneyaswamy in Mahalakshmi Layout, from science museum to the fossilised tree trunk in a beautiful botanical garden, from Kaal soup places to gari gari uddin vade places, from a rickety toy train that can chug you back into childhood to neatly kept golf courses, from three storey high bougainvillaeas to parks carpeted yellow with copper pod flowers, from Rangashankara to Chowdiah.. Or if you are a shallow insta influenza you can buy ridiculously expensive artisan cheese in Koramangala or try to fit in with the rizz and aura of the W crowd in Indiranagar. I think such a nomenclature would cure the pain that is felt by some. Go for it Bangalore!

I feel I am rather lonely in the political and cultural space I inhabit in Indian discourse Generally pro Liberal democracy, cultural and political conservative, cosmopolitan, somewhat trad Most cosmopolitans in India are liberal progressives Most trads are casteist and tribal Most political right wingers are raita-ish / anti-trad, and also anti liberal democracy

If the Iranian regime does not accept Trump’s off-ramp, they shift from being the victim to becoming the aggressor