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Features writer @economictimes Interested in social justice, politics, culture | @CheveningFCDO & @ICFJ alum | Views mine šŸ“§ indulekha.aravind@timesgroup.com
Feb 11 ā€¢ 9 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
If you're in Bangalore, you might have heard about Pizza 4P's, the Vietnamese chain that's just opened here. Everyone raves abt the food & justifiably-it's outstanding (best in town, country, best ever- take your pick) But I want to talk about their outstanding service (šŸ§µ) After @javashree told me it's opened, I went one Tuesday night - only to land up and find out it's closed on Tuesdays! Yes, excellent idea to give the staff a well-deserved break but I was too hungry (hangry?) to appreciate that then. Still, decided to return another night
Mar 12, 2023 ā€¢ 9 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
Is it actually possible to reverse (Type 2) diabetes? Seeing a spate of ads claiming this, I took a closer look at startups offering these plans & spoke to doctors, nutritionists, clients and the cos for today's story in ET. Some of the marketing claims didn't add up šŸ‘‡šŸ¾ For eg, I logged into a webinar by Sugar.fit for clients where the founder said it is the only Indian firm to have its diabetes reversal programme accredited by the American Diabetes Association. But ADA denies this (on email) tinyurl.com/5n73hufz
Aug 19, 2019 ā€¢ 8 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
We've been seeing -- and continue to see -- heavy rains, flood and landslide in August. Is this the 'new normal' and is India ready for it? Short thread from the ET Magazine cover story (Link: ecoti.in/DgN_hb ) 1/n Scientists are loathe to ascribe one particular event, like one particular flood, to climate change. But what they do say, based on data so far, is that:
1. Days with moderate rainfall are decreasing, days with heavy to very heavy rainfall are increasing 2/n