A thread about advisories issued to various countries' citizens in Ukraine. Consider both the language and the dates when they were issued. (1/9) USA: Feb 11 '22 - "U.S. citizens ... in Ukraine should depart now using commercial or other privately available transportation options." ua.usembassy.gov/travel-advisor… (2/9)

For weeks starting on this day (or actually December 7) 29 years ago, Bombay descended into a maelstrom of vandalism and slaughter. I realize half this country wasn’t even born then, but many of us lived through those horrible weeks. #Bom9293 (1/many. Follow along please.) And we remember what happened. How it happened. Who was responsible. We remember. We don’t plan to forget. Especially not that it was the mob that demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6 1992 that sparked the violence. #Bom9293

For the first time in many months, I went to a theatre to watch a film last night. Also on show was the trailer of "Sooryavanshi", in which a voice rattles off terrorist violence in Bombay over the years. (1/4) #BOM9293 It starts with the March 1993 bomb blasts that killed about 250 of my fellow Indians. It does not so much as mention the homegrown terrorism three months earlier, that killed four times as many fellow Indians. (2/4) #BOM9293

Gathered some excellent knowledge from Hima Kolanagireddy. e.g. "If people ask me was I ever treated unfairly? I would say 'rarely. Come to India, you will know what racism is.'" (1/4) Hima Kolanagireddy: "I come from a country where a lot of things go wrong. Our countries are known for corruption." (2/4)

For weeks starting on this day (or actually December 7) 27 years ago, Bombay descended into a maelstrom of vandalism and slaughter. I realize half this country wasn’t even born then, but many of us lived through those horrible weeks. #BOM9293 And we remember what happened. How it happened. Who was responsible. We remember. We don’t plan to forget. Especially not that it was the mob that demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6 1992 that sparked the violence. #BOM9293

For weeks starting on this day (or actually December 7) 26 years ago, Bombay descended into a maelstrom of vandalism and slaughter. I realize half this country wasn’t even born then, but many of us lived through those horrible weeks. #Bom9293 And we remember what happened. How it happened. Who was responsible. We remember. We don’t plan to forget. Especially not that it was the mob that demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6 1992 that sparked the violence. #Bom9293