Balaji

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Balaji

Balaji

@Balchandra

practice what you preach... Lawyer fighting for social justice

Mumbai Tham gia Haziran 2013
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Balaji
Balaji@Balchandra·
@MohiniWealth Please... if you don't want to buy expensive ice cream... don't.. you have a choice, the same way Ambani or for that matter any other business man has a choice to invest in any business they want.
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MOHINI WEALTH (NRI)
MOHINI WEALTH (NRI)@MohiniWealth·
🚨 SHOCKING TRUTH: Anant Ambani's ₹750 Ice Cream is PROOF India is DOOMED to Stay Poor Forever? The Dark Secret No One Dares Say! Hey friends, stop everything. While you're struggling with ₹50 ice cream cones in this crazy heat, Anant Ambani – son of Asia's richest man – just launched Vantara Creamery selling scoops for a jaw-dropping ₹750 each. Yes, you read that right. Seven hundred and fifty rupees for one scoop of fancy ice cream. The internet is exploding with memes, anger, and questions. But here's the real bombshell: This isn't just about rich people flaunting luxury. It's the deadly symptom of why India keeps failing to build real tech giants like China. We're trapped in a dangerous illusion. The Ice Cream Empire While the Nation Starves for Innovation Think about it. The Ambani family has unlimited money, power, and brains. They could pour resources into AI that changes the world, semiconductors that make India independent, or batteries to crush Tesla. Instead? Premium ice cream targeted at the super-rich. Why? Because in today's India, selling fancy scoops, protein powders, or hair oil makes way more money with zero risk than betting on hard tech. One viral Instagram post, beautiful packaging, and boom – cash flows in weeks. Deep tech? It takes 7-10 years, massive risk, and government red tape that kills dreams. This is controversial, but someone has to say it: Our entire startup culture is a massive scam. We brag about having over 2 lakh startups. Sounds impressive, right? Wrong. Less than 1% work on real future tech like AI, chips, or biotech. The rest? Shampoos, popcorn brands, and food delivery apps. Shark Tank India is basically a D2C fashion and food show at this point. The Heartbreaking Reality of India's "Tech" Unicorns India has 117 unicorns worth billions. Their total patents? Just around 2,129. Shockingly, over 110 of them have ZERO patents. Zero! Compare that to real tech companies abroad that file hundreds every year. Our biggest "tech" firms are actually delivery apps and e-commerce. Engineers from IITs – the best brains in the country – are delivering Swiggy and Zomato orders because the pay is better and faster than risky startups. This is heartbreaking. We're wasting our demographic dividend on gig work. China? They're building BYD electric cars, TikTok-level apps, and dominating semiconductors. India? We're busy copying foreign tech and paying them $14.3 billion every year in royalties just to use their inventions. That's money leaving our country while we sell ice cream. Zoho tried to build semiconductors – a massive ₹3,500 crore project. They had to shelve it because finding real tech partners in India is nearly impossible. Even big corporates run away from deep tech. Why This System is Broken (And How It's Keeping India Down) India's economy has three layers: - Top 15 crore rich people who buy ₹750 ice cream - Middle 30 crore aspirational folks loving convenience apps - Bottom 100+ crore fighting daily survival The system rewards quick consumer wins over long-term nation-building. Foreign companies laugh all the way to the bank as we import their tech and export our talent. This isn't hating on Ambani – they are brilliant businessmen playing the game perfectly. The real villain is our broken incentive structure that makes ice cream the smartest bet. We say we want an Indian Elon Musk. But our ecosystem rewards the guy selling overpriced dessert instead. The Wake-Up Call We Desperately Need India has the talent. We have the population. We have ambition. But we're stuck in "trader mode" instead of "builder mode." Real change needs: - Massive rewards and protection for deep tech risk-takers - Education that teaches invention, not just dropshipping tricks - Government buying Indian tech first - Culture that celebrates patents more than valuations Until then, expect more ₹750 ice creams while China builds the future. What do you think? Is Anant Ambani's ice cream a smart business move or a national embarrassment? Drop your hot takes below – let's debate this like our future depends on it (because it does). Like, share, and subscribe if you want more truth bombs on India's real challenges. Turn on notifications – the next one might hit even harder.
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Rais Khan
Rais Khan@raisnkhan·
@CMOMaharashtra @mieknathshinde @AshwiniBhide @mybmc @mybmcwardKW @AmeetSatam @TawdeRitu @rohanrathodBJP @discoveryofmaha @fytforjustice @mid_waytimes "Despite statutory obligations and enforcement powers vested with the concerned authorities, Beat No. 65 Shanti CHSL and the shop owner have allegedly encroached upon and illegally occupied the compulsory open space without any sanctioned approval plan and are unlawfully using the said area for commercial purposes. Such unauthorized occupation and commercial exploitation of compulsory open space raises serious concerns regarding violations of building regulations and possible administrative negligence. The continued inaction of concerned BMC officers Mr. Vishal Chaudhary and Mr. Kuber Shinde Saheb, despite the apparent violations, creates a perception of protection or deliberate omission. Immediate site inspection, verification of approvals, demolition of unauthorized occupation, and strict legal action against all responsible persons are requested."
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Kushagra bajpai@bajpai_kus47690·
Disturbing experience with an auto driver after exiting Terminal 2, Mumbai Airport. He refused to use the meter, threatened me near Cargo Signal, and even snatched my phone when I called 100. I have the auto registration number. @MumbaiPolice @MTPHereToHelp @CPMumbaiPolice
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Balaji
Balaji@Balchandra·
@MaldeNimish @dennism___ @mybmc @mybmcInfra @PreetiSMenon @rubenmasc @mumbaimatterz @public_pulseIN @mashrujeet @richapintoi @Hepzia @Apoorva_Agashe @sameerreporter @mid_day @MumbaiFootpaths @fpjindia @AndFootpath @mid_waytimes @AamAadmiWale @AAPMumbai @mumbaimirror @Mumbaikhabar9 @AlertCitizen5 @WadalaForum @MTPHereToHelp Sir, I didn't expect you to be so naive, you really thought I had not complained about this, must have done umpteen times and @MTPHereToHelp standard response..'thank you for informing us', this is Dudhwala building footpath next to ST depot Bellasis road Mumbai Central
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Balaji
Balaji@Balchandra·
@CMOMaharashtra @mybmc @mybmcInfra @mybmcwardKW @CPMumbaiPolice @AshwiniBhide @mayor_mumbai @TawdeRitu Sir @Dev_Fadnavis @PMOIndia @narendramodi whatever great infrastructure you make,if you are not able to maintain these, it's meaningless... expected better governance
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Inspite of repeated requests for 2 years - @mybmc @mybmcwardKW @MTPHereToHelp - when will these people understand the problems that we are facing because of illegal, unrestricted, uncontrolled cooking of these favourite hawkers polluting Versova Beach and blocking the full roads.

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Ramesh Bhagwaan
Ramesh Bhagwaan@RBhagwaan·
Inspite of repeated requests for 2 years - @mybmc @mybmcwardKW @MTPHereToHelp - when will these people understand the problems that we are facing because of illegal, unrestricted, uncontrolled cooking of these favourite hawkers polluting Versova Beach and blocking the full roads.
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Dennis
Dennis@dennism___·
@MaldeNimish @mybmc @mybmcInfra @PreetiSMenon @rubenmasc @mumbaimatterz @public_pulseIN @mashrujeet @richapintoi @Hepzia @Apoorva_Agashe @sameerreporter @mid_day @MumbaiFootpaths @fpjindia @AndFootpath @mid_waytimes @AamAadmiWale @AAPMumbai @mumbaimirror @Mumbaikhabar9 @AlertCitizen5 @WadalaForum Footpaths in Mumbai are sloped in the walking direction. No wheelchair user will be able to use footpaths. Removal of bollards only helps scooterists to use the footpaths to bypass road traffic.
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Balaji@Balchandra·
@smitadeshmukh A major reason for this unfortunate situation is unaccountability... audit all the officers and politicians connected to that area in the last six decades, you will get to know the reason
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Smita Deshmukh🇮🇳
Smita Deshmukh🇮🇳@smitadeshmukh·
The massive demolition drive at Bandra’s Garibnagar shows how Mumbai's land mafia turned shanties into vertical goldmines. Horizontal space ran out, so they built 3 storeys high, right over Harbour line tracks, complete with modern kitchens and tiled bathrooms. ​How did we get here? Decades of political patronisation, vote-bank shield walls, and illegally managed civic utilities. This wasn’t poverty; it was a highly organised, multi-crore encroachment ring completely choking the city's lifeline. Long overdue cleanup by @WesternRly
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Balaji
Balaji@Balchandra·
@ananyashasau People who pay the police are the suspicious ones, when you are hiding something you bribe police to get through
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Ananya
Ananya@ananyashasau·
Is there even a single person in India whose passport was made without paying a bribe? 😭 Are any of you here that lucky? And if not, how much did you have to pay?
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Balaji
Balaji@Balchandra·
@TawdeRitu You were given this post to look after the city's problems, not to visit such insignificant unrelated events to the city's wellbeing. Please do something about illegal hawkers/ parking on the footpath, show some positive results then think about enjoying your perks
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Ritu Tawde
Ritu Tawde@TawdeRitu·
मी एक महत्वाची माहिती तुम्हा सर्व मुंबईकरांना शेअर करत आहे. मला नुकतंच फ्रान्समधील कान्स शहराचे महापौर डेव्हिड लिसनार्ड यांच्याकडून ७९व्या कान्स आंतरराष्ट्रीय चित्रपट महोत्सवात मुंबईचं प्रतिनिधित्व करण्यासाठी निमंत्रण मिळालं आहे, खरंच एक सुवर्णसंधी! परंतु, आपल्या देशाचे आदरणीय पंतप्रधान श्री. नरेंद्र मोदीजी यांनी सर्व लोकप्रतिनिधींना आंतरराष्ट्रीय दौरे मर्यादित ठेवण्याचे आवाहन केले आहे. राष्ट्रहित आणि नियमांचे पालन हे वैयक्तिक मान-सन्मानापेक्षा सर्वोच्च असल्यामुळे, मी कान्स दौऱ्यावर न जाण्याचा निर्णय घेतला आहे. हे सोपे नव्हते, कारण या प्रवासाशी अनेकांचे कष्ट, कला आणि भावना जोडलेल्या होत्या, पण देशासाठी नेहमी ‘राष्ट्र प्रथम’. रेड कार्पेटवरील क्षण पुन्हा येतील, पण देशाची प्रतिष्ठा आणि शिस्त जपणे हे आपले कर्तव्य आहे. आपल्या सर्वांचे मनःपूर्वक आभार! जय हिंद 🇮🇳, जय महाराष्ट्र! #NationFirst #RashtraPratham #ModiJiAppeal #CannesFestival #JaiHind #JaiMaharashtra #MumbaiMayor #RituTawde #mumbaichiprathamsevika @BJP4India @BJP4Maharashtra @BJP4Mumbai @narendramodi @NitinNabin @AmitShah @Dev_Fadnavis @RaviDadaChavan @ShelarAshish @MPLodha
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