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3 years

How Myntra decided to send me nine small teacups

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Too bad this is so rare. Spotted in Goa by a college mate

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@anonymouscl10 No. The amount of bubble wrap inside was enough for a small human

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Adventure vacations now at your front door, right here in Whitefield

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@sharmarekha Talk about victim blaming.

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@sullydish ahem, I am sure the dominant news company in the world appreciates your concern

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6 years

@robjshearer @maggieNYT Bizarre article. Reads like her main sources are the Trump daughter and @PressSec .

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@free_thinker @AltNews Done! Thank you for working to keep the powerful honest

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A really interesting insider take on how Coke's "thanda matlab Coca Cola' campaign helped it beat Pepsi in India - and became so successful that the India team developed local 'thanda' campaigns for other Asian markets

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@zoo_bear @free_thinker @AltNews Done! Thanks for all the amazing work altnews is doing in addressing fake news

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6 years

Some news - @EndemolShineIND has optioned Empire for a tv series. If this makes it to the screen I hope they keep Anantha's scar and Aremis' ordinary face. Am excited and a little in disbelief that this is happening, even after the contract signing.

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7 years

My piece in @the_hindu about Wonder Women, a millennium ago

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2 years

@varungrover Not an NS supporter, but what exactly is she supposed to do? The Fed is raising rates, and the INR has fallen less than most other currencies.

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4 years

@SaketGokhale @ShashiTharoor Worked on campaigns, and Ankhi Das is an actively political player in Delhi and not at all a neutral party. Having her take the calls for Facebook on hate politics is just dangerous.

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6 years

@Ashoksundar @AdityaMenon22 @nprasanna07 Army work is paid for out of the grant the Centre gives the state, and then remainder billed separately to the state government. This is not given freely. You learned something today, congratulations

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5 years

@free_thinker Done! Keep on keeping on.

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6 years

It's a real honor to be part of @TheJCBPrize longlist, alongside writers I love and respect. Thank you @juggernautbooks for supporting Empire from its haphazard first draft.

The JCB Prize for Literature

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6 years

Our longlist has been unveiled! #TheJCBPrize

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3 years

@kshashi One in each! Just nuts

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6 years

@AudreyTruschke They're not engaging with you in good faith - it doesn't matter how many snapshots you provide.

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3 years

@kshashi Vembu should watch Boardwalk Empire (and maybe read a few books on Prohibition)

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4 years

@KiranManral Avasarala is my favorite and is even more badass in the books. It bothered me a little that the show defanged her - she loses an election, her husband gets pissed at her, etc - none of which happens in the book series.

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3 years

I spent most of the weekend saying "deer!" when passing by deer on a drive through the Nilgiris

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4 years

Opened my laptop to find my hometown on the windows wallpaper. Have climbed to the top of this candy cane lighthouse so many times 🌊

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7 years

Interesting - Dravidian languages spread to Gujarat and Sind before the Indo-Aryan branch. Mostly driven by trade.

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7 years

#Map shows the spread of major language families. #Etymology fun :) Source:

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8 years

So much heart @TannishthaC , @radhika_apte , @SurveenChawla . Loved Parched, and how the women relied not on male saviors but themselves. Kudos

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7 years

Will be talking about Empire @juggernautbooks with the lovely Priya Ramani at the @BlrLitFest . Saturday, 1 pm. Come say hello!

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3 years

The sun halo photos are gorgeous - the loveliest one so far imo from my neighbor, is magazine cover worthy

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3 years

Pretty much Modi and Amit Shah in the pandemic

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5 years

Saturday morning chess on the steps

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4 years

The blameless football lily is being renamed the 'Corona flower' by residents in our complex

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9 years

*climbs on in stilettos and ruins bouncy castle*

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11 years

look. life is bad. evryones sad. we're all gona die. but i alredy bought this inflatable boumcy castle so r u gona take ur shoes off or wat

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3 years

Exactly the kind of thing I'd buy for my teenage niece and get scolded for

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4 years

A butter video makes everything better

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4 years

We visited a traditional maison du beurre, or butter house, in Brittany, France 🧈

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4 years

You had one job

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7 years

Think it's important to engage with reviews. If you believe in the writing, talk about it

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7 years

The Scroll.in review of Devi Yesodharan’s novel ‘Empire’: The author’s response

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5 years

My niece (who is 13 and adorable, but this I can't forgive) told me she heard that the Joker and Robin are the same person. Robin is a long con the Joker is playing. Hug your loved ones close and protect them from terrible fan theories.

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6 years

The @juggernautbooks Empire paperback is now available for preorders, loves:

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4 years

@borges My faith will return when this happens with a naked lady selfie

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5 years

@KiranManral At 22, the cheapest (non smart) mobile phone I could find. Was pretty devastated when because of my absent-mindedness, I lost it eight months later.

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4 years

Siddhanth Batra, the kid in the article, is a family member. This is a future case study of bad UX: the IIT link was weirdly phrased, and provided no confirmation message that he was in fact, cancelling his seat:

Orphan who ranked 270 in JEE clicks wrong link, loses seat in IIT-B | India News - Times of India

India News: An 18-year-old man raised by a single mother and orphaned two years ago by her death scored an AIR of 270 in JEE and secured a seat of his choice in t

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3 years

Some pretty cool ceramic figures excavated from a 1,400 year old Mayan site in Guatemala. Including a warrior with a removable helmet.

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5 years

So a pig almost flew

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Passenger escorted off US flight after 80-pound 'emotional support' hog is disruptive http://t.co/HjNLOBHO6G http://t.co/ocKAwvLKcB

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6 years

@Rainmaker1973 why would anyone want to be a walking screensaver

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3 years

@KapilChopra72 @ranjithoskote One of our groups is doing this. Each of us has adopted three families and make cash transfers to them once every month - so far approx 130 families have a sponsor

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3 years

Rajasthani Mewar court painter Chokha painted 'Escapade at Night' in 1800. Check out the blinged out horse - the Mewar king was very fond of his animals (the best hunting dogs got their own zari coats) and Chokha has paid more attention here to the horse than the humans.

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7 years

Upload the cover of a great book without saying why; mention who invited you ( @amulyashruthi ) invite 10 others to do the same: @TishaSrivastav @sushmitas @anjuavinash @noufalibrahim @kshashi @shamli_prakash @shruvee @chiruchat @AKanisetti @InformedIndian

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6 years

A 2000 year old soldier: his face was reconstructed in 1997 from an egyptian mummy, from 3rd century AD #stumbledon

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5 years

@ranyamanivannan Agree with this. Have been to a few, and noticed that it's increasingly drowned in spectacle and attention to the latest 'controversial quote'. Very little discussion on actual books and writing (regional litfests are a bit better with this)

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7 years

@S_Saeen Hard to believe @samharris is citing Afghanistan as a signal for moral inferiority with a straight face, considering that Russian and US interventions made the Taliban into what it is today. And continuing trade restrictions imposed by the US still limit its economic development

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4 years

Some unusual branding (in Cochin)

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6 years

Best story

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The search for your true self

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7 years

Now @PMOIndia is talking about Chola women warriors! @juggernautbooks our work here is done :)

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Most of the world's naval forces allow women on warships, but very few people know that 800-900 years ago in Chola Navy, women in large numbers played a significant role in war. They infact used to participate in war: PM Narendra Modi #MannKiBaat (File pic)

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6 years

Edited for accuracy: A bunch of men in a room pushing fear and loathing against Indian women and minorities.

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Met and interacted with BJP’s social media teams from across the country. It was great to see their energy and enthusiasm.

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7 years

@drlangtry_girl Another of my favorites. Mindblowing in images and even more incredible to see in person.

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@emilynussbaum The Old Man. Great writing and an amazing cast

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7 years

The nerdy girl of Greek mythology, Polyhymnia - Muse of poetry, hymn, eloquence and dance.

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5 years

This is the cutest story.

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4 years

So @samarni and I did a podcast episode for the BIC, on Sex in Indian Epics and Literature. We talk about Parvathi's rain scene in the Kumarasambhavam, Scheherazade's storytelling in the Arabian Nights, and so on. It's sanskaari in all the right ways.

62. Sex in Indian Epics & Literature (with Devi Yesodharan & Samhita Arni) - Bangalore Internatio...

Literature can shape healthier conversations Devi Yashodharan, Samhita Arni

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@_drongo 1) for dishes like pasta, oven roast the tomatoes first. the resulting umami flavor is well worth the effort 2) miso improves any dish which calls for chicken stock 3) stir fries that have onions as an ingredient become much tastier with a leek also added in

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@KiranManral @anujamouli I read a lot of history, but never really planned to write on it until I stumbled on Rajendra Chola. A king with ambitions outside the Indian continent, who took his navy to East Asia for conquests - I found that fascinating! #LetsTalkHistory

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@EdwardGLuce @itihasika Is a propaganda manicure french or sparkly? So curious

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7 years

Journey through a lost kingdom, my piece for @IndiaToday

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6 years

@sidin Also felt bizarre to memorize a poem about daffodils without ever having seen one.

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5 years

This has really bothered me ever since I started filling out college applications, government and finance forms. Yet another signal that no matter what I do, someone else's name and identity matters more.

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6 years

@subtlechat @gaggi_nagra @AudreyTruschke She's saying the opposite. Read clearly.

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4 years

Update: Siddhanth Batra has got his IIT Bombay seat. There was an interim order four weeks ago allowing him to sit for classes, and the SC confirmed his admission today 🙌🏽

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Siddhanth Batra, the kid in the article, is a family member. This is a future case study of bad UX: the IIT link was weirdly phrased, and provided no confirmation message that he was in fact, cancelling his seat:

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2 years

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7 years

@Memeghnad @redditindia Not a supporter of the Nehru bashing, but this game is self-defeating. Vaclav Havel, Lee Kuan Yew (especially with his stance on corruption), and the third since he was the first head of state elected in a fully democratic election - Nelson Mandela.

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@rajsubhasish @AudreyTruschke Give me a break. I'm a Hindu, and a religion or philosophy that cannot handle criticism is no religion at all. It doesn't need you to defend it.

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5 years

Emotional thinking is why we now have five victims instead of one, since the police didn't yet prove that the arrested were guilty.

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Difficult to think rationally in #hyderabadpolice encounter case. The brutality of crime so huge , some strong message needed to go to anyone who doesn’t believe in women’s safety. #EncounterNight

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@ashoswai Gautam Adani and Anil Ambani prosper while Jaisingh gets raided. What a world.

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5 years

Looks like Modi has got the international exposure he always wanted.

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6 years

The Dhanraj Bhagat sculpture exhibit at ngma had some lovely pieces. Didn't know he had worked with metal as well. The sculpture in the photo is 'Cry'.

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@makesyoucakes Also being full US-issues left but half-assed "actually I am Brahmin" Indian-issues left

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4 years

Right, so no convictions. Babri Masjid just slipped on a banana peel and fell

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6 years

Taken during a visit home this week. The state is full of interesting graffiti, done by local artists. Here is @SpongeBob painted on a rock near the sea. #Keralalove

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6 years

@Ashoksundar @AdityaMenon22 @nprasanna07 Talk about missing the point 🙄

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4 years

green on green this Saturday morning

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@_alice_evans zamindari versus ryotwari farm administration is a factor, I believe. Zoya Hasan and others have looked into this

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6 years

Noone's ordering the soup here, that's for sure

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9 years

From the book 'Magic Geography' on Spanish legends. One of @Arrojo_dibuja 's amazing illustrations #rivergoddess http://t.co/jt6VxdZfFY

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@rajsubhasish @AudreyTruschke Islam survived it, did it not? There edifice is not going to collapse because people are discussing the meanings of verses. Get a grip.

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6 years

The lovely Samhita Arni with Arshia Sattar at the @BIC_Blr launch of The Prince

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4 years

10 year old me would've gone nuts for this, and been very disappointed that I'm not eating the whole can at once

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7 years

I don't know much about her positions, but that is an unfortunate first name for a political candidate.

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5 years

@nixxin The Pakistan chant rises whenever BJP feels local support slipping on any issue. It's repellent and transparent

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6 years

Found this during some research, a photo from the late 90s. Worth sharing for 1) the name of the photographer 2) the screen size of the computer 3) online trolling already being alive and well in the early years of the internet.

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6 years

A hotel weighing machine that is also a liar

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4 years

@Sanginamby @ravish_singla Remember meeting this dog owner who in the first conversation is like, 'I own a dog despite being brahmin', and I was thinking, that poor dog, looked down on forever

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@fast756 @Memeghnad @redditindia You don't know much history. Havel was the first president (hence ff, with a great deal of moral authority) of the Czech Republic. And Mandela served out an entire five year term.

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6 years

Story of my life

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This guy's face being a = sign is the only reason he should be in the news

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Rajasthan: Cow slaughter is a bigger crime than terrorism, says BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja

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5 years

How do you combat all the random WhatsApp forwards your family thinks is BBC news

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6 years

Totally blaming the cat for anything that goes wrong

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A mind-controlling parasite found in cat feces may give people the courage they need to become entrepreneurs, researchers reported.

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@DKShivakumar Great. Now we will have a half finished skydeck blocking the koramangala junction for 20 years

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@YWNReporter "Are we the baddies?"

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6 years

Hmm twitter starts a crackdown on fake followers, and look who lost 300K overnight

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4 years

@Schandillia Hmm how convenient that this doesn't include the patriarchy

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@nand_bo I hear this a lot, and to be fair readers of indian writing have a lot of dross to wade through to get the good stuff - and discovery is still hard, unlike with international writers where you hear only about the best

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