Finally SARS-Cov-2 reaches home. Dad reports positive. He had a mild sore throat in morning, with general weakness and cough at times. Thankfully, wife and daughter are at in-laws, after bro-in-law turned positive on Sunday. Their exposure would be lesser than had they been here.
Looks like I will finally need to download one of those food delivery apps. 🤷♂️
Which is better in Thrissur - Zomato or Swiggy?
Likely positive. Trachea (Not Throat) seems active, chest appears to have a mild congestion with intermittent cough. Temperature and SPO2 normal. Should have a better idea tomorrow once RTPCR results come.
And fever has started - 100.3°C. But feels fine though.
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Stefan Dušan was born in 1308 to Stefan Uroš Dečanski and Princess Teodora of Bulgaria. Stefan Uroš Dečanski was the eldest son of Stefan Uroš Milutin, King of Serbia, and was the governor of Zeta within the Kingdom of Serbia. 1/10
In 1314, Stefan Dečanski rebelled against his father. After defeating his son, King Stefan Milutin exiled his son and family to Constantinople and put his younger son, Stefan Konstantin, in charge of Zeta. Stefan Dušan grew up in Constantinople, learning their culture. 2/10
The uneasy backstory of the Rus' separated by nations - Russia, Ukraine, Belarus & others.🧵
Rus' tribes were once the connection from Constantinople to Scandinavia. They got organized in 10th century, though earlier Rus' nations could have existed. 1/20
By the end of the 10th century, a Rus' state had formed around Kiev. But after every generation, it got divided amongst the Princes, who frequently fought each other. But in 980, Vladimir consolidated the Principalities and expanded his rule. 2/20
In 988, he formed an alliance with Constantinople accepting Christianity in Greek Crimea. Though this was before the split of the Roman Church, this ushered in the presence of the Orthodox Church among Russians. 3/20
Nikolai Pávlovich was born in 1796 to Pavel Petrovich, Emperor of Russia and Maria Feodorvna (Sophie Dorothea) of Württemberg. His brother, Aleksándr Pávlovich, became Emperor in 1801, when their father was killed by Russian nobles. 1/10
Emperor Aleksándr led Europe at the Congress of Vienna to a "system restore" and formed an alliance with Austria and Prussia. His death in 1825 brought an ambiguity to the throne since unknown to most Russians Nikolai's elder brother, Constantin, had renounced the throne. 2/10
"We are all impostors who must deploy a fiction that captures imaginations and capital to pull the future forward and turn rhyme into reason." - The importance of story / narrative in business was one of my earliest lessons in business thanks to dad. 1/12
He ran a biscuit company in Kerala in the 90s with the tagline "fostering health". As someone who got diabetes in his late twenties, health held a strong value for him as he launched an array of biscuits with a focus on health, starting with India's first sugar free biscuit. 2/12
He followed it up with a high protein biscuit (Chickee Bickee), a fibre rich biscuit (Fibrich) and a spicy biscuit (Karu Muru). Of course, the major business happened in the usual variants already familiar to the market, but these products helped the brand stand out. 3/12
Charles Edward Stuart was born in 1720 to James Francis Stuart and Maria Casimira Sobieska. His paternal grandfather was the King of England, Scotland & Ireland until he was forced to flee Britain, while his maternal grandfather was a contender for the Polish throne. 1/10
In 1688, King James had fled for France because of his and his heir's leanings towards Catholicism. In 1701, the English Parliament prevented Catholics from becoming monarchs of England. Scotland, however, tried to make their own path in 1704, with the Act of Security. 2/10
Henry Percy was born in 1341 to Henry Percy and Mary of Lancaster. The senior Henry Percy would become Baron in 1351, after his father's death, while Mary of Lancaster was the granddaughter of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster & brother of King Edward I of England. 1/10
The House of Percy were a prominent noble family in the north of England. Though their origins lie with the Norman conquest of England, Henry Percy's family were descended from Agnes de Percy and Joscelin de Louvain, an illegitimate half brother of Queen Adelisa of England. 2/10