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Aug 16, 2020 • 5 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Who wants some bacon-pao? Our standard camping sunday breakfast. Image
Bacon-pao, aka a Sam Vimes BLT (read discworld) is basically just charcoal or wood cooked bacon stuffed in a bread of your choice. And when I say stuffed, I mean stuffed!
(Before the buzzkills ask, my cholesterol levels are "shockingly normal" my doctor says) ImageImageImageImage
This @drshruts has taught her daughter the right. "Can I have my bacon somewhat burned please?"
These are the family values that need to be passed on. ImageImage
Fire roasting some assorted local farm chillies to try an ersatz thecha and ended up giving myself मिर्ची ची धुरी 😂😂😂 #marathi
Great end result though. Added salt, crushed them coarsely, and put it in a kaiser roll for thecha-pao. Started the day with bacon-pao, ended with thecha-pao. 😋 ImageImageImageImage

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Nov 2
DMs filling up with "hey can you explain this Zohran phenomenon to me" from friends & Desi columnists lol.

So this will be my NYC Mayor election mega 🧵. FAQ of sorts.

I first truly noticed Zohran in 2023 when he put out an anti Modi statement. As Ro was sucking up to Modi /1 Image
I had known of Zohran vaguely for a couple of years before that, but it was as a huge fan of Mira Nair. I had heard her son was running for state assembly. Not exactly a glamorous & enriching career. But even then I thought, that's sweet. He's choosing public service!
The only son of Mira Nair & Zohran Mamdani, while definitely no billionaire, would still have enough social networks and financial fallbacks to try to make a career in Hollywood. Or academia. Or anything really. Even wall street banker.

But he chose state assembly? Nice.
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Jul 25
The historic reasons for why England (and most of it's ex colonies) and Japan drive on the left but Europe, USA, rest of the world drive on the right are fascinating. And predate the invention of cars.

It's about chariots/wagons vs single horses as primary transportation. 🧵
In Europe, the Romans built highways 2000 years ago for military and supply chains. Lots of chariots & wagons involved.

90% people are right handed, so held the reigns in their right hand. So it made sense to sit on the left. And drive in the right. As a norm, then rule.
Britain tho, until 1800s, was a tiny island without the scale or logistical needs of Continental Europe. Transport there was primarily individual horses. 90% people are right handed there too. But right handers climb a horse from the left, using the right arm to pull them up.
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May 21
Mumbai & Chennai are port cities. Hard to avoid flooding. And Mumbai gets rainfall like no other major city in the world.

Bangalore Pune flooding is the batshit insanity. Both are on an elevation. No history of such floods until IT-fueled "development".

Felt it in Pune! 🧵
Last week in Pune, I went to many cousins' & friends' new or recent homes. In and around Pashan. And I could picture exactly which areas were sure to flood. I've walked those hills for years.

Why is it called Pashan?

Some of the oldest & hardest rock on the planet!
Marathi has a word for seasonal streams. ओढा. Literally means "to pull".

Those rocky hills had centuries, millennia old odhas which took water from heavy rain all the way down to the rivers. Mudslides were unheard of, given how hard the rock was.

Then came "development".
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May 15
Personal story 🧵

Recently I was in Pune for a short trip visiting parents. Had sprained ankle, wanted to ice it. But their fridge didn't have enough ice.

Went on dad's Activa to nearby medical store to get a gel pack. Next door is a barber shop. A dude was outside. /1
Guy in his 30s. Looked at me & gave a big smile, waved.

I was confused. This was Pune not the Midwest. People don't just randomly smile at strangers. Did I know him from childhood or youth? Didn't seem familiar.

But I was limping & in pain. So drove away.
Coupla days later, dad was making chai but we were out of khari. I took Activa to grocery store next to same barber shop.

Again as I was leaving, same dude standing outside smiled & waved. I again smiled. Still couldn't place him.

Maybe it was his way to attract customers?
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May 10
Be it 1993 serial blasts, 2001 Parliament attack, 26/11 or German Bakery, Indian govt identified perpetrators and laid out details of how they happened very soon.

But we still have no answers or details on Uri all these years later. Public was satisfied with Balakot alone.
Will that be the fate of Pahalgam too? Will we get no serious investigation of the terrorist perpetrators and no serious systemic introspection of security lapses, because these missile strikes and dogfights have brought the josh to shallow armchair patriots?
Have you ever been to Kashmir? There are so many security personnel doing security checks everywhere. You can't carry a nailcutter into a sensitive location, much less a truck full of explosives in the middle of a lot of Indian soldiers. Or guns at one of the most popular spots.
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May 4
Why I think Mexican food is the best food in the world. A 🧵

I'm not talking about the "taco nacho burrito quesadilla" snapshot of Mexican food that most of the world carries. That's like thinking chicken tikka masala, naan, samosa defines Indian cuisine.

I'm talking for reals
What I'm saying is I'm an Indian who's been all over the world and food I ate in Mexico is, on average THE best food I've eaten in my life!

Not talking Mexican food in America or your country or Taco Bell.

Actual real Mexican food in Mexico.

Reason 1 - Zero taboos!
Coming from brahminical India, it is so mind-blowing awesome to eat in a country that literally has no food taboos at all! They eat pork, beef, shrimp, everything! They even eat insects. Proudly. And those insects are delicious!

A no taboo culture.. Just imagine!
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