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word junkie; papyrus addict; compulsive lazybones. alumni of @KingsIndiaIns
May 23, 2023 18 tweets 8 min read
Yesterday I tweeted on b’lore’s shabby #infrastructure that killed a 22 yo. Today I write about what happens if you survive an accident on B’lore roads. My story. Of 2 accidents & 2 surgeries. In 2 years. See the pictures below? That’s my leg that I have to live with bcos of bbmp twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Ironically I was walking & cycling both times I fell. Was a big believer in sustainable mobility. Now? Am not sure. I share this story to highlight two issues - money & mental health that shatter because of bad infrastructure. Statistics can only give you numbers. I am the face. Image
May 21, 2023 16 tweets 5 min read
The tragic death of a 22yo in Bangalore as her car submerged in the rains at KR circle brings us back to the labyrinth that is #bangaloretraffic. Clearly we have it terribly wrong. But where did it start? Why do our underpasses flood? Somebody should ask him - Dr S Subramya Image #Subramanya became the BBMP commissioner in 2007, handpicked by #hdkumaraswamy. Bangalore was growing exponentially. We had shut down HAL and the swanky new Bangalore airport had come up (close to Goa). The Cauvery Junction was pivotal to the smooth flowing traffic to the airport
Mar 25, 2023 7 tweets 5 min read
To be a sportsperson in our country is not the easiest. There aren’t enough facilities and most of our sportspeople are now roadside vendors. Now imagine being a para athlete in a country that isn’t for the specially abled. If that isn’t bad enough, read this beauty. Here is a checklist that you will need to meet to be a paarathlete in india. A)there is a registration fee that you need to pay to participate in the qualifiers. The national dept stipulates it at ₹1000, the karnataka state demands ₹3000.
Mar 24, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
It is a week since I am constantly getting calls from numbers which show up like this on Truecaller. The lady tells me this is an election survey and they would like to know which party do I support!!! The last I checked we were a democracy. @ceo_karnataka this is a thread FYI With the upcoming #karnatakaelection, We expect campaigning. When asked whose office is conducting the survey, the girl on the other end told me they were not at Liberty to disclose this. My questions to you are - how is accessing my private number by random people legal?