After being locked in #Badrinath for last 4 days due to Red Alert, closure of toads and crash of mobile networks, today we are back to the foothills of Himalyas.
But boy! What amazing 4 days they were.
Badrinath without crowds, walk in for darshan multiple times a day…
1/n 👆 Thats how the weather changed in minutes. We got to see a side of Badrinath most pilgrims miss out.
That is the unrivalled natural beauty of Badrinath.
And Mana, the last Indian village before China border. Their crafts, their people, theor lives, their folklore..
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All those writing their good bye tweets, take a moment to look deep and hard at this photo.
Then delete that god damned goodbye tweet. Aayee demannd the rezignashun of Jack Dorsee of Tuittar!

कोरोना और ब्लैक फ़ंगस ने मृत्यु की वेदना को आंसुओं की क़ीमत से तौल दिया है। रोज़ किसी एक घनिष्ट मित्र का जाना क्रूरता से स्मृति से एक एक कालखंड पोंछता जा रहा है। संवेदना की अभिव्यक्ति अश्रुपूरित ईमोजी, प्रणाम में जुड़े हाथों तक सिमट गई है
ऊँ शांति बेबसी का घोष बन गया है।
1/n पिछले एक पखवाड़े में अपने दो करीबी मित्रों को खो चुका हूँ। मित्र भी ऐसे, जिन्हें परिवार का सदस्य कहना उनके संबंधों को अपमानित करना प्रतीत होता है।
कल दोपहर गौतम का मेसेज आया कि दद्दू का स्थिति क्रिटिकल है। चार पाँच दिन पहले बताया था कि कोरोना के मकड़जाल से छूटकर..
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When @radhabharadwaj decided to tell the story of women in India’s space programme, she innocently started talking to Bollywood production houses.
Little did she know that Bollywood thrives on thieving ideas and scripts. 1/n
#SpaceMoms Her script was taken, idea stolen and without as much as a nod, a hackneyed version was produced by Bollywood behind her back.

Radha was not going to take it lying down. She proceeded legally against the producers while committing to produce her own script.
#SpaceMoms 2/n

It is a rather old story.
Few generations back, our affluent ancestral home was attacked by unknown immigrants.
They robbed our home, set fire to the barn, looted what they could, tried to misbehave with the womenfolk and ran away into the night.
1/n My ancestors fortified their home, made better provisions for security, kept 24 hour guards. A few years later, again one night an attack happened. This time the guards were killed, the cattle stolen, large part of the house burnt down. My ancestors survived but barely so.
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Since the time of these agri reforms, it has become convenient to blame Adhatia/middlemen/commission agents for every ill of farming.
NOTHING CAN BE FURTHER FROM TRUTH.
Middlemen exist because they serve a purpose. It deep rural communities, they are a single point source of 1/n loans and advances, guidance and help. Yes, there are people who may exploit, but that doesn't make the entire system malafide. Where does a poor farmer get advance in emergency? The adhatia who knows him, his farm, his crop and his credit reliability.
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If all subsidies and govt support to farmers is removed, agriculture in India will crash in less than one crop season.
It is an artificially sustained system to help 80% people to sustain their work.
Can any country whose 80% people survive on artificial income progress? We have the lowest land holding per family than most agri nations and it is dwindling with every generation. We have poor yields and mechanisation. Poor crop diversity. Non existent demand intelligence, meagre cold chains.
And agriculture in India is not yet deemed an industry.

The amazing Lotus Valley of MP. This is largest natural lotus spread I have seen.
#Gulawat Take all of them...

Let me share this interesting story I heard last night. Tucked around a bonfire on a hill top forest guest house, our Forest Personnel host shared this little episode. The backwaters that you see here, dry up at a lot of places to no more than 3-5 feet depth. 1/n Most shoreline is Tribal villages where no change can happen. Folks are poor and rear cattle. Across the waters is the Satpura National Park with a healthy tiger population. Even yesterday, there was news of 2 ox attacked by tiger. So here is how the story goes.
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A legend that walked the earth passes away.
Not sure how many of you had the opportunity of interacting with the man behind the maestro.
35 yrs back I had a brief but indelible exchange with him.
It was mid 80s. A music appreciation group had invited Panditji to Bhopal.
1/n It was a small gathering of people who profess to appreciate classical music at Bhopal’s Ravindra Natya Grih. Half actually did, the other half thought it fashionable to attend the concert.
A friend from the organisers persuaded me to design an exhibition on Panditji’s life.
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More thoughts on China:
In last 30 years, China has pumped enormous money in buying, cultivating and using media support. It worked from 90s to 2015s.
Then, to their utter surprise, the world changed. Social Media democratised opinions and information.
1/n The assets suddenly became ineffective. They could not control a democratised SM.
So in the last few years they have been hiring an army of bots.
The trouble with bots is they cannot engage. They cannot argue. They can only cut paste pre determined views and amplify them
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Let me tell you 2 anecdotes about China. While Indians might have harboured confusion about their relationship with China, China has been clear about their POV.
They consider India an adversary to be weakened, broken and subjugated in every way.
And they have been at it 1/n for years now. Let military men talk about military things. As a businessman, let me talk about business.
Back in 2008/09, I had to procure a particularly large quantity of flooring from China for a hotel project.
Indian manufacturers had scant range, Europeans was far too
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Even an illegal hutment in Dharavi costs over 10 lacs.
Pushing migrats to go back with paucity of everything and then helping them migrate is a monumental scam.
Have you seena Muzlim migrating back? All hutments of Dharavi will be occupied if the migrants ever come back.
1/2 In few months, the demography of Mumbai will be changed forever. Most autos, taxis and construction labour will be peaceful. All daily wagers will be from largely one community. Mumbai has been taken over. Absorb this.
Dont come and give me gyan.
Idiots have contributed to this.

THIS IS BIG

Now registration / license in just one day for factories in MP versus current 30 days.
#ShivrajReformsLabour Now in MP, shops and establishments will be open from 6 in the morning till 12 in the night. #ShivrajReformsLabour

#IndoresCoronaStory is a prequel to news of soaring numbers, high morbidity & a contagion spiralling out of control.
From priding itself as the cleanest city in India 3 times in a row, Indore has been brought to its knees by #Corona
This is the back story of how it happened.
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https://twitter.com/nisheethsharan/status/1256982143709806592

Don’t ask me for proofs etc. Mightiest of govts have NOT been able to provide evidence of Corona originating in China yet.
This is the theory that emerged out of discussions with people who are dealing with it.
Spare me silly questions too, google them.
#IndoresCoronaStory 2/n

I had the opportunity to be present at this meeting. What did the community leaders of the peacefuls ask?
1. Allow watermelons and Khajurs to be made available.
2. Allow milk vendors to supply twice a day.
3. Give passes to Maulanas to go to their Masjids daily.

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https://twitter.com/nisheethsharan/status/1253684166417211392

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4. We will be very restrained and only 5 people per masjid will perform namaz as ordained by Shahar Qazi & Mufti.

5. Allow 1 prominent Muzlim grocery in each area to supply.

6. Allow Nafees Bakery ( Remember CAA?) to supply Sheermal.

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A colleague shared key takeaways from a Webinar by Darshan Mehta, CEO of Reliance Brands Limited on Post Corona scenario.

General Outlook
1.India seems to have supressed the curve so far. It looks like it might escape the worst of the pandemic, but will have to be cautious. 2.Possibility of W Curve – i.e. There is a good chance of re-occurrence of the virus, which could see a possibility of regular lockdowns. Businesses need to plan accordingly.

REALITYCHECK
A doctor of repute with experience in Public Health & Adm shared the following insights on #Corona yesterday.

1. 78% of #Covid19 infections are asymptomatic. Which means people get infected with no symptoms, no isolation, no medication and get cured on their own
1/n 2. Of the asymptomatic patients, no trace, isolation or inference is possible.

3. Hardy Indian immunity might be getting the better of asymptomatic cases.

4. Of 22% remaining, 3-5% mortality is being reported. Which means 1.1 person per 100 infected dies of the disease.

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तब्लीघी जमात के मौलाना साद पर कसा शिकंजा...

दिल्ली पुलिस के बाद अब जांच एजेंसियों के राडार पर भी आया निज़ामुद्दीन मामले में तब्लीगी जमात का प्रमुख मौलाना साद। मौलाना साद से जुड़े तमाम इनपुट्स को खंगालने में जुटी इनकम टैक्स सहित कुछ और जांच एजेंसी
#TablighiJamat #CoronaJihad
1/n इनकम टैक्स के सूत्रों के मुताबिक यूपी पुलिस प्रशासन को मिली जानकारी के मुताबिक शामली में है मौलाना साद का बेहद आलीशान फार्म हाउस सहित कई बड़ी और महंगी प्रोपेर्टी। कई आलीशान और मंहगी कारों का भी शौकीन है मौलाना साद।

#TablighiJamat #CoronaJihad
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On March 21st, MHO intimated states an UTs of the Tablighi Jamat foreigners as cariers of #Covid19India and touring Indian country side.

The numbers are alarming.

1/n Apart from the Nizamuddin HQ, there are enough ticking time bombs in various parts of the country. Set out on bonafide errands or malafide can only be a conjecture.

There are 824 Foreign Tablighi Jamat members, possibly contaminated on the loose.

#TablighiJamat
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In economic crimes they say: follow the money trail.

In political shenanigans: follow the gains.

So here are 5 questions to help you inravel #MPPoliticalCrisis

1. Who gained most by exit of Scindia from INC?

2. Who will gain most by the political fall of KN?

1/2 3. Who has enjoyed the most privileges with zero responsibility?

4. Who has forced KN to spend a bomb, draining his corpus?

5. Who has established himself as the undisputed boss of INC realpolitik in MP?

#MPPoliticalCrisis