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Sr Fellow @takshashilaInst | Ex Editor: Mid-Day, The Hindu, HT | ADHD, LD, Autism parent | Two Podcasts | Teach @stpaulsice; Academic Council @HSNCUniversity
Dec 25, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
A popular misconception about ADHD - even if the affected person is a teen or an adult - is that they are hyperactive and run around like crazy.
They are anything but. ADHD has other severe, often invisible manifestations. The toll it takes can be overwhelming, even devastating. ADHD can literally affect a person's sense of surrounding, of time, of occasion. It is not about hyperactivity as much as it is about *inactivity* when it comes to understanding (actually not understanding) time, the consequences of not meeting simple deadlines...
Feb 19, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
THREAD on new Covid rules in Mumbai (update via @Eeshanpriya)
1/n

* FIR against Mumbaiites who violate home quarantine rules if they are high risk contacts of covid-19 positive patients. They will also be compulsorily institution-quarantined. 2/n
* High-risk contacts will be hand-stamped for identification, and will be called 5-6 times a day to check if they are home.

* Entire building will be sealed as a containment zone if more than five positive cases are found.
Mar 27, 2020 15 tweets 16 min read
THREAD.
I had commissioned a series of pictures from our @HTMumbai photo team when the #MumbaiLockdown began last Saturday. For the last 6 days, #Mumbai's been eeriely silent.
#Covid19 #LockdownIndia #Coronavirus
PICTURE 1: Khodadad Circle, Dadar.
CREDIT: @pratikchorge00 PICTURE 2: Shivaji Park Ground
CREDIT: @sattishbate of @HTMumbai
Jul 2, 2019 11 tweets 7 min read
#MumbaiRainsLive Following heavy rain on Monday and a SpiceJet plane overshooting the Mumbai Airport runway around midnight, so far, 55 flights have been cancelled (33 departures and 22 incoming) and 54 have been diverted, according to an official spokesperson, reports @ld_Neha Tweeted earlier, but repeating: All schools, colleges and govt offices will remain closed today (Tuesday, July 2) in Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on account of the expected heavy rain. Private offices have been advised to let people stay at home. #MumbaiRainsLive
Jul 1, 2019 27 tweets 16 min read
A visual thread on the rain situation at various points in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai m photos and videos by @HTMumbai photojournalism team: @kunalfoto @AnshumanPoyreka Satyabrata Tripathy, Bachchan Kumar

Part 1: Western Express Highway at Goregaon and Jogeshwari This is Borivali suburban station on Western Railway. Services are delayed due to a mishap at Marine Lines in South Mumbai. Some construction material fell on overhead wires.
Apr 28, 2019 23 tweets 9 min read
A slightly long thread on life and death, from a personal incident 3 years ago. But before all that, the moral of the story: If something unusual (medically) is happening to you or a family member, DO NOT waste any time. Go to the hospital RIGHT AWAY. The reason I am telling this story is not to get RTs or sympathy from anyone, but because I realised the importance of a few things from that experience, and on the third anniversary of my “second life”, I want to share those.
Feb 24, 2018 10 tweets 2 min read
A thread on why the next generation gives me hope rather than make me despair.

Over the last two weeks, have been interacting with children of ages 9-14 to give away the @htTweets scholarships. I am so proud to have met some of Mumbai's brightest young minds. One nine year old is writing code to create simple, educational games for underprivileged children who don't have access to e-learning courses that most private schools, including his, have.