Aravind S

மாசில் வீணையும் மாலை மதியமும் வீசு தென்றலும் வீங்கிள வேனிலும் மூசு வண்டறை பொய்கையும் போன்றதே ஈச னெந்தை யிணையடி நீழலே. நமச்சி வாயவே ஞானமுங் கல்வியும் நமச்சி வாயவே நானறி விச்சையும் நமச்சி வாயவே நாநவின் றேத்துமே நமச்சி வாயவே நன்னெறி காட்டுமே. Ragam: Nadhanamakriya #LearnThevaram

Exactly my thought as well.

@woolgatherer108 True. Enforcement is always a problem.

And who will enforce it? May be metro it may happen. No other public transport is safe. You try to argue for this and end up with a knife in your stomach in Mumbai (going by recent events)

@_the_train_guy Is this HSR or normal railway? Locomotive driven or trainsets?

Quite a lot of British engineers work in the Emirati, but given the way Etihad Rail has completed their project, I think HS2 needs to be done by engineers from the other side of the world. India's MAHSR and UAE's Etihad Rail leave much to learn for HS2.

Finally!!! Wish this is extended to all public transport modes.

The doctor in the post claims she was "inspired by swimming in the ocean" to invent a "sinus power wash treatment" using pressurized saline. In reality, she did not invent a single thing. She just mechanized Jala Neti, a foundational practice of the ancient Indian knowledge system that is 1000s yrs old. Long before Western medicine understood the concept of sinus congestion, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika & the Gheranda Samhita (ancient texts on physiology & yoga) outlined the Shatkarmas: the 6 purification techniques designed to cleanse the body's internal channels. 1 of these primary cleansers is Neti. The texts describe 2 types: - Sutra Neti: Using a soft thread passed through the nose & out the mouth to physically clear the nasal tract. - Jala Neti: Using a custom vessel (a Neti Pot) to pour lukewarm, salted water (isotonic saline) into one nostril, allowing gravity to pull it through the sinus cavities & out the other nostril. When the West 1st encountered the Neti pot, it was dismissed by mainstream doctors as a primitive folk ritual. But over the last few decades, Western otolaryngology (ENT) conducted clinical trials & suddenly realized the ancient rishis were brilliant biochemists. Here is how it works: The inside of our sinuses is lined with microscopic, hair-like structures called cilia that wave back & forth to push out dust, bacteria & excess mucus. When we are congested, the cilia get bogged down & stop moving. Saline water restores their fluid dynamics & increases their "ciliary beat frequency," allowing the body to naturally flush out pathogens. This is a recurring pattern where ancient Indian empirical knowledge is stripped of its cultural roots, repackaged & commercialized in the West: Turmeric becomes a patented "Curcumin Golden Latte." Ashwagandha becomes an "Adaptogenic Cortisol-Lowering Serum." Pranayama becomes "Box Breathing" taught by Navy SEALs. Jala Neti becomes a "Sinus Power Wash Treatment" priced at a premium clinic rate :))

1918: they sold radioactive water as a health tonic. It was radium, and it dissolved men's jaws. 1898: they sold heroin as a children's cough syrup. It was heroin. 1863: they sold cocaine wine as a daily pick-me-up. Popes and presidents put their names to it. 1946: they sold cigarettes on a doctor's recommendation. Whole campaigns ran on which brand physicians preferred. 1960s: they sold margarine as the heart-healthy fat. It was loaded with the trans fat that actually stops hearts. Every one of these came with an expert's blessing and total confidence. The people telling you today which fat to fear are the institutional descendants of the ones who put radium in your water and a doctor's face on a cigarette packet. "The experts recommend it" has a body count going back a century.

@somasundaram18 @UpdatesChennai Are there any in unelectrified BG lines in TN assuming this is thrown open?

🚆⚡ Tamil Nadu's last Broad Gauge diesel stronghold is slowly turning electric! The Pattukkottai – Aranthangi – Karaikkudi stretch of the Mayiladuthurai–Karaikkudi line is witnessing electrification progress. @UpdatesChennai YT video link :youtu.be/6GmIC6FN8rs

Imagine a boy in the 1960s walking barefoot to a rural govt school in Appanaickenpatti, a tiny village near Coimbatore. His father is a landless, struggling farmer; his mother buys a single buffalo to sell milk just so the family can afford 2 meals a day. In a house where poverty is a daily reality, this boy grows up realizing something profound: when you are already at the absolute bottom, you cannot fall any lower. You can only climb. Yrs later, that same boy would look back at his multi 1000 cr empire & say: "My biggest asset was that I was born poor. Poverty gives you a unique superpower: it eliminates the fear of loss, because you have absolutely nothing to lose." This is the story of Arogyaswamy Velumani.... Velumani lands a coveted job as a lab assistant at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Bombay. For a middle-class Indian family, this is the ultimate lottery ticket: a prestigious, highly secure govt job with a steady salary for life. He spends 14 comfortable yrs there, completing his PhD in Thyroid Chemistry. But comfort breeds restlessness. He realizes that while he is secure, his potential is trapped. In 1995, at the age of 37, he walks into his boss’s office & hands in his resignation. His family thinks he has lost his mind. With just ₹100000 from his provident fund, he rents a tiny 200 sq. ft. garage in Byculla, Bombay. He buys a basic testing machine, puts down a mattress on the floor to sleep on & launches Thyrocare. At the time, thyroid testing in India was a highly expensive luxury. Labs charged up to ₹500 for a test, a massive amount back then. Velumani looked at the chemistry & realized the actual cost of reagents & processing was tiny; the high prices were driven by inefficient labs that handled low volumes. He decided to run a massive gamble based on a simple mathematical law: Volume drives down cost. He shocked the medical industry by offering the exact same thyroid test for just ₹100. Competitors laughed, calling it a fast track to bankruptcy. Velumani refused to build expensive individual labs across India. Instead, he built just 1 mega-centralized lab in Bombay. He set up a vast network of 1000s of collection franchises across India (the spokes). Blood samples were collected all day, packed in ice & rushed to the nearest airport by evening. By midnight, flights from Delhi, Madras, Calcutta & Bangalore landed in Bombay. The samples were driven straight to the mega-lab, processed overnight by automated machines & reports were emailed back before the patient even woke up the next morning. By scaling up the volume to 10s of 1000s of samples a day, his profit margins soared even at a fraction of the market price. He turned healthcare into a high-volume, hyper-efficient logistics business. When Thyrocare went public in 2016, its IPO was oversubscribed 73x. A few yrs later, Velumani sold his majority stake to PharmEasy for ₹4000+ cr. He still talks with the raw, unpretentious energy of that village boy. He famously did not own a luxury car/a lavish mansion for the longest time, choosing instead to reinvest everything back into his dream. His journey is no just about business; it is a masterclass in audacity. He proved to a generation of young Indians that you do not need an MBA from an elite global university/a massive inheritance/a wealthy godfather to build an empire. All it takes is a brilliant grasp of simple logic, a stubborn refusal to stay comfortable & the courage to treat your struggles as your ultimate weapon.

The difference is everyone accepts Rama and Krishna as Hindu God Vishnu who took avataram as a king for establishing dharma. The so-called Dumeel stock don't want to accept Murugar as a 'Hindu God'. There lies the problem. What is your problem in accepting that fact?

@Lallaguda22313 Welcome da!

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Well said.

Shouldn't this be ஆனி 32 and not ஆவணி 32? Sarangapani Koil, Kumbakonam. Photo taken today.

@venkate04577878 Look at how the 3D view is depicted. Look at the emotions! We are blessed to have been born in a generation that can relish these gems.

A vie in #Nellaiappar kovil. Tirunelveli. Sketch by #artistsilpi

@aravind @RoseTint4 More importantly, Iron!

@RoseTint4 Dried Moringa leaves. They offer more protein than 10% fat beef per gram. Also fiber and so many minerals.

Which one is your favorite source of protein as a vegetarian? I guess curd is missing from the list.

An array of greens while the starter is taken off. 📍Aduturai Dn Uzhavan gets LC towards KMU after Up Chendur is received in Road 3.

@ChaiBiskutBhai @CYBTRAFFIC @TopDriverIndia Lack of roundtana manners is a pan India problem Doc...

@CYBTRAFFIC This is what happens when you allow cutting across and create shortcuts like in red instead of going the correct route as in green. @TopDriverIndia @hydroad

🚨 Traffic Alert 🚨 ⚠️ Vehicle Accident reported at Gachibowli Junction. 🚗 Traffic congestion is expected on the stretch from Telecom Nagar ➡️ Indira Nagar. 🚔 Traffic Police are on the spot and regulating traffic to ensure smooth movement. 🙏 Commuters are advised to: 🚘 Drive cautiously. ⏳ Expect minor delays. 🛣️ Use alternate routes, if possible. 🚦 Follow the instructions of Traffic Police personnel on duty.

@PantryCar I am in your RSA vandi now. Uzhavan to KMU. Enjoy the sunset days of conventional coaches da!

While booking it was just one seat available and it was luckily side lower 😌😊 Back to Voodu after a week in Native! 😃 #IndianRailways #SideLower #IRFCA

@circusthuppaki @Alrightnowfine Thala, confuse aagaadheenga. The post is correct. Vasanth intentionally used a slap scene from Muthu in his film Rhythm, to give it back for the wound from Annamalai back out.

@Alrightnowfine Vasanth was supposed to direct a film which became Annamalai not Muthu

Nope. I see in another way. Dir Vasanth got grudge on Rajinikanth as he walked out from Annamalai a day before shoot.Rajini took that project and made success with SK.Vasanth used a scene intentionally where Muthu was called Prandhan & a person slapping him.

@Aprameyah_ செந்தமிழில் செய்யுள் செய்ய பயன்படுத்த வேண்டிய நான்கு வகை தமிழ்ச் சொற்கள் 1 இயற்சொல் 2 திரிசொல் 3 திசைச்சொல் 4 வடசொல். முழுதும் வடசொல்லால் செய்யுள் செய்தாலும் அது தமிழே என்பதுதான் வேதமொழி மரபு மயங்காமல் இலக்கணம் செய்த தொல்காப்பியன் கருத்து.

@matkashbakihai @Ugrashravas IIT-M alumnus nu potuko! Not a lie. Not entirely honest. Borderline.

@Ugrashravas I learnt swimming at IIT Madras, can i add that on linkedin?

That BS thing is an online course btw, not an actual IIT Madras education.