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Ganpati devotees from Thailand took Darshan of Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati, and also participated in the 'Aarti'.
via
@News18lokmat
#Pune
#Ganeshotsav
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Today marks the 350th anniversary of 'Battle of Sinhagad'- the near impossible mission led by Tanaji Malusare on February 4, 1670, to capture the fort of Sinhagad near Pune.
The mission was a success, but Tanaji had to make the ultimate sacrifice - today is his 350th Punyatithi.
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Remember this tweet from 11 years ago this day, by a techie in Pakistan?
Became one of the most famous tweets of all times.
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Peak NRI season here in
#Pune
(and in many cities around India).
How do you spot NRIs at a Mall Food Court? 😉
No... not the usual differences in clothing, etc.... Notice how they are the only ones paying with cash :)
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If you know what this is, you are old😉
Bonus points for listing alternative uses of this container.
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Amazing view from Nane Ghat (about 100 km from
#Pune
).
Strong winds driving the waterfall back up in monsoon.
(2021 video, via
@hellobensalt
,
@gunsnrosesgirl3
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Well done!
#Pune
-based molecular diagnostics company Mylab, which specialises in molecular diagnostic kits has developed first made-in-India test kit for
#COVID19
in a record time of six weeks.
cc
@rameshmashelkar
@PrinSciAdvGoI
@PremnathV6
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Today is the 100th death anniversary of the amazing mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. He passed away at a young age of 32 on April 26, 1920, at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.
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A request to Non Marathi speaking media:
Maharashtra CM's last name is pronounced as ' शिंदे ' -
'Shin - They' ...not 'Shin - Day'
Note - ' दे ' not ' डे '.
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13 February, 355 years ago Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj took to the sea — his first and only naval expedition — to free the tiny port town of Basrur in Karnataka.
The people of this town are preparing to mark Basruru Swatantrya Diwas.
via
@swarajyamag
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Great interview with
@elonmusk
- conducted by
@Erdayastronaut
at the new
@SpaceX
facility in Texas.
"Manufacturing is underrated and design is overrated."
Musk highlights how 10-100 times more effort goes into the manufacturing system than the design.
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Great to meet
@ARanganathan72
and
@jsaideepak
in Pune.
Welcome to the historic Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
@BhandarkarI
!
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Good story of
@MylabSolutions
,
#Pune
... 'The woman behind India's first testing kit'
Built in record time, the team leader, Minal Dakhave Bhosale submitted the kit for evaluation by the NIV on 18 March, just a day before delivering her daughter.
via
@BBC
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Do watch 'The Kashmir Files' - a great production by
@vivekagnihotri
, Pallavi Joshi and team.
Gripping, intense and disturbing.
Excellent performances by
@AnupamPKher
, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi...and special mention to
@DarshanKumaar
and Chinmay Mandlekar.
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When was the last time, an entire nation was awake well past midnight, and stayed completely emotionally involved, in a science & technology project?
Thank you
@ISRO
!
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"A 4K digitally remastered version of an anime based on the Hindu epic “Ramayana” was screened last month in Tokyo almost 30 years after its first release, with the makers reminiscing about the barriers they overcame in the groundbreaking project."
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Elon Musk makes a $43 billion offer to buy Twitter, saying the company has extraordinary potential and he will unlock it
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay has received a whopping Rs 160 crore in donation from an anonymous donor.
“This is a rare occurrence in Indian academia that a philanthropist wishes to stay anonymous," Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri,…
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#TheKashmirFiles
: A story of India that the world needs to see
Filmmaker
@vivekagnihotri
has a truth to tell and he has dared to tell it through his latest film, ‘The Kashmir Files’.
-
@MakrandParanspe
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Remember this tweet from 13 years ago this day, by a techie in Pakistan?
Became one of the most famous tweets of all times on this platform!
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Good to see this being highlighted! Especially in hospitals.
Those 'N95' like masks with valves discharge air through the valve, without filtering...and are bad for everyone around.
(They were designed as dust masks - to protect the wearer)
Masks with valves are not cool (for the person in front of you). An advisory put up at various places in Fortis Hospital, Mulund
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April 5, 1663 - one of the great 'special ops' raids in history. Shivaji Maharaj, along with a small team of Marathas, attacked the invading Mughal leader (Aurangzeb's uncle) Shaista Khan in
#Pune
's Lal Mahal.
He barely managed to escape, but not before losing three fingers.
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Interesting map via
@indiainpixels
Look at Maharashtra (not surprising) - closest to the center '0' score --> prefer both rice and wheat.
Among large states, Rajasthan most tilting towards wheat... while Andhra + Telangana are most tilting towards rice.
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India to set up first IIT abroad in UAE under newly inked trade deal
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Jagannath 'Nana' Shankarsheth Murkute was one of the key 'builders' and 'architects' of modern Mumbai, and Indian Railways in the mid 19th C. Today is his 157th death anniversary.
Unfortunately, few people in Mumbai and Maharashtra know about him today.
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#TodayInHistory
345 years ago - Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad on - 6 June, 1674.
Do read this series by
@MulaMutha
: 'Chhatrapati Shivaji: The King Who Cared For His People'
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German footwear brand Von Wellx shifts production from China to India
Production will now happen at Agra in collaboration with Iatric Industries; German brand is sold in 80 countries and has over 100 mn customers worldwide
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Well done
@TataSteelLtd
!
@TataCompanies
are indeed a great role model for the corporate world.
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Good to see strict law enforcement.
Hope to see this level of rules enforcement of the 10 pm deadline, across the board.
Sound/noise pollution is a big growing problem across our cities.
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World champion archers Aditi Swami and Ojas Deotale products of same academy built on sugarcane farmland in Satara (Pravin Sawant's archery training academy)
"Pravin Sawant, a police constable in Satara in Maharashtra, now hopes his archery training academy, built on one-acre…
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Today is the 322nd birth anniversary of Peshwa Bajirao.
Bajirao expanded the 'Swarajya' established by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, into a 'Samrajya'.
Constantly on the move in his 20 year reign, he didn't lose a single major battle.
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In Hyderabad after a long long time... clearly they have built much better infra (roads, metro) than Pune and Bengaluru.
The ring roads are very good.
The road surface quality is also significantly better. No potholes/random speed breakers (in my limited sample size).
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Excellent animation on the rise and fall of Airlines in India over the past two decades.
(link via
@ashishchauhan
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Today, we honor the sacrifices made by Sadashivrao Bhau and over hundred thousand other Marathas, on the plains of
#Panipat
, 257 years ago on this day (Jan 14, 1761).
They died while defending India against a foreign invasion.
#MarathaHistory
#IndiaHistory
#Panipat1761
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It's official...
@ARanganathan72
agrees that 'Modak' is the best dessert...not 'Mysore Pak'! 😉
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#Pune
’s bargain bazaar decides to go China-free: Tulshibaug traders unveil local produce plan
300 shops & hawkers make up this shopping centre for bargain deals on every type of knick-knack, imported and otherwise; with cosmetics, toiletries, household...
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Honoring the valiant sacrifices made by Sadashivrao Bhau and over 100,000 other Marathas - 262 years ago that fateful day (Jan 14, 1761) on the plains of
#Panipat
, over 1500 km away from their homes.
They died defending the country against a foreign invader.
Thread from 2018⬇️
Today, we honor the sacrifices made by Sadashivrao Bhau and over hundred thousand other Marathas, on the plains of
#Panipat
, 257 years ago on this day (Jan 14, 1761).
They died while defending India against a foreign invasion.
#MarathaHistory
#IndiaHistory
#Panipat1761
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Did you know that Lokmanya Tilak, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Maharishi Karve were all Mathematics Professors as well?
The three of them taught math at the Fergusson College in Pune.
While in London
#lokmanyatilak
met many parliamentarians/intellectuals to promote Indian independence. During 1such interaction he was once asked what position would he occupy if India became free, he instantly replied he'll quit politics & go back to his 1st love
#Mathematics
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Today is the 319th birth anniversary of Peshwa Bajirao.
Bajirao expanded the 'Swarajya' established by Shivaji, into a 'Samrajya'.
Constantly on the move in his 20 year reign, he didn't lose a single major battle.
#Bajirao
built the Shaniwarwada and made Pune his capital.
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#Pune
Can't think of any 7+ million city in the world...a city that is a top global mfg and IT destination...a city with tens of billions of dollars of export...a city that is top global vaccine producer - HAVING no proper civilian airport.
cc
@CMOMaharashtra
@narendramodi
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Kohli's bad form continues. Made 3 of 11 balls and lobs a simple catch.
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126 years ago this day - 22 June 1897 in
#Pune
... The Chapekar brothers assassinated British Plague Commissioner Rand, as he was riding back late evening, from the Governor's House at Ganeshkhind.
Rand's efforts to control plague were considered tyrannical and brutal by many in…
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The newly-opened 7.1 million sq ft Surat Diamond Bourse is billed as a “one-stop destination” for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers and traders.
It is now the largest office building in the world, surpassing the Pentagon.
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Hubble telescope spies water raining on distant world
The exoplanet is just twice the diameter of Earth, and could potentially host life. It is located around 110 light years away.
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'Odisha supplies 3965 MT of oxygen to eight states in 10 days'
Thank you Odisha.
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There's activism.... and then there's Puneri activism 😉
This gentleman is apparently 'protesting' outside the 'world famous' Bedekar Misal near Laxmi Road - asking for 'Paav' instead of 'Bread Slices' (which Bedekar serves with Misal).
Oh...well!🤣
(photo via WhatsApp)
#Pune
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Remembering Anant Pai ('Uncle Pai') on his 91st birth anniversary.
(Good
@SwarajyaMag
article(2016): )
#UnclePai
was an educationist, and the creator of 'Amar Chitra Katha'. Millions of children in India grew up learning and loving history, thanks to him.
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Interesting...
How an Ancient Indian Art Utilizes Mathematics, Mythology, and Rice
Computer scientists have studied these “pictorial prayers.”
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Today is the 161th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dhondo Keshav Karve - one of the pioneers of women's education in India.
He lived to a grand old age of 104, and was active in his work throughout his life. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1958 (his 100th birthday).
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#PadmaAwards
Padma Bhushan for Prof. Deepak Dhar of
@IISERPune
Prof Dhar was recently awarded the 2022 Boltzman Medal.
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@elonmusk
🤣 ...one day, we will go to Mars. But will still not be able to resolve this tape issue :)
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Naturals Ice Cream: How a Fruit Vendor’s Son Built a Rs 300 Crore Empire
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.
@nitin_gadkari
rolls out India's first inter-city electric bus service between
#Mumbai
and
#Pune
The 43-seater capacity luxury electric bus has a range of 300 kilometre on a single charge and would be operated twice daily between the two cities.
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Tatas to pay full salaries to temporary workers, daily wage earners amid Covid-19 outbreak
“The current situation is likely to have a large and deep financial impact on the weaker socioeconomic segments of our society”. - Chairman N Chandrasekaran
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Interesting find! ... "A widespread Ganga valley culture, contemporary of the Harappan civilization"
4,000-year-old copper weapons found under a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri
via
@timesofindia
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Indeed...well put. That's Rahul Dravid!
In an office at the NCA in Bangalore, Rahul Dravid must be watching and feeling proud of the India A and India U19 programs he's developed, which gave India their depth.
Then, he'll quietly get back to work planning the next series.
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Honoring the valiant sacrifices made by Sadashivrao Bhau and over 100,000 other Marathas - 261 years ago that fateful day (Jan 14, 1761) on the plains of
#Panipat
, over 1,500 km away from their homes.
They died defending the country against a foreign invader.
Old thread⬇️
Today, we honor the sacrifices made by Sadashivrao Bhau and over hundred thousand other Marathas, on the plains of
#Panipat
, 257 years ago on this day (Jan 14, 1761).
They died while defending India against a foreign invasion.
#MarathaHistory
#IndiaHistory
#Panipat1761
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'The Battle of Peshawar' took place on May 8, 1758, between the Marathas and Durrani Empire.
The Marathas, led by Raghunathrao (younger brother of Nanasaheb Peshwa) and Malharrao Holkar were victorious in the battle, and Peshawar was captured.
(images:
@wikipedia
,
@LiveHIndia
)
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Today is the 100th birth anniversary of the great Purushottam Laxman Deshpande - one of the most beloved personalities of the Marathi speaking world.
He was often affectionately referred to just by his initials, 'P.L.' or 'Pu La'.
#PuLa
was born in Mumbai on November 8, 1919.
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Surprise! Union minister
@PiyushGoyal
inspects Churchgate station, CSMT without warning, at midnight
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June 6, 1674 - The formal establishment of 'Swarajya' and the foundation of the Maratha Empire.
#TodayInHistory
345 years ago - Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad on - 6 June, 1674.
Do read this series by
@MulaMutha
: 'Chhatrapati Shivaji: The King Who Cared For His People'
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Amazing...do watch!
Time-lapsed video of a ship traveling between Rotterdam and Amsterdam through old waterways, canals, channels... with numerous bridges, walkways, etc.
(via
@Rainmaker1973
,
@morah_sarah
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Delhi has a good airport and a good metro to get there.
Bengaluru has a good airport, but no metro to get there.
Pune has no proper airport and no metro to get there.
Took the Airport Metro to Delhi Airport T2 today. Reached in less than 20 mins flat. Would have taken more than 52 mins on road as per Google Maps.
Just see the video to clearly know why more roads is never the solution for traffic congestion. Mass Rapid Transport is the only…
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Today is the 247th Punyatithi of Madhavrao Peshwa.
He accomplished so much in a short span of 12 years, taking over at the age of 16, after Panipat, and after the death of his father Nanasaheb Peshwa.
Stabilizing the Maratha Empire amidst so many internal and external threats.
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Railways' first privately run train posts ₹70 lakh profit in first month of operations:
Tejas Express earned a revenue of nearly ₹3.7 crore in October
The train has run with an average occupancy of 80-85% since it began operations on 5 October
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#Pune
city (PMC) - 6 days in a row new cases less than discharges. That's good!🤞
New cases fall below 4k, today at 3,991. Discharges: 4,789.
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Today is the 134th Punyatithi of Dr. Anandibai Joshi - the first Indian woman to study western medicine. She graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, U.S. in 1886.
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"स्वराज्य हा माझा जन्मसिद्ध हक्क आहे आणि तो मी मिळवणारच."
"Swarajya is my birthright, and I shall have it."
Today is the 164th birth anniversary of the 'Father of Indian Unrest', against the British Raj, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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When it comes to
#COVID19
crisis in Brazil and India, international media seems to prefer burial and cremation photos for their stories.
Don't remember these being extensively used during the coverage, when this crisis was peaking in US, UK?🤔
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Japan is an interesting example in the fight against
#COVID19
... needs more study.
"Japan’s state of emergency is nearing its end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook."
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Today we honor the valiant sacrifices made by Sadashivrao Bhau and over 100,000 other Marathas, on the plains of
#Panipat
, 259 years ago this day (January 14, 1761).
They died defending the country against a foreign invader.
(Old thread on
#Panipat1761
: )
While the Marathas did lose the battle, their key objective of pushing back the invaders was successful. A weakened Abdalli, fearing a prospect of another battle with the advancing army of Nanasaheb Peshwa, went back to Afghanistan, never to return again to India.
#Panipat1761
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#Pune
's famous 'Huzurpaga Girls High School' completes 136 years today. It was established on Oct 2, 1884 by Vaman Modak, Justice M.G. Ranade, R.G. Bhandarkar, Shankar Pandit.
It was one of the pioneers in higher secondary girls education in India in 19th century.
(1895 photo)
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Well done UP!
Ayodhya airport approved/planned: 2018.
Completed: 2023.
Meanwhile Pune Airport ('planning'):
2000s: Chakan, Rajgurunagar, Khed
2010s: Purandar Site 1
2020s: Purandar Site 2
2020s: Purandar Site 1?
Basically, nearly 25 years later... Zero progress.
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From the first virus isolation & analysis (National Institute of Virology), to the first domestic RT-PCR test (MyLab Solutions), to first vaccine shipment (Serum Institute of India).
From Pune to the world.
#MadeinPune
@icmr_niv
@SerumInstIndia
#Pune
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Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai... For too long we have ignored our cities - lack of vision & planning, no accountability and corruption have been major issues.
About time we implement major urban governance reform.
First step - muni. corp. commissioner reporting to an elected mayor.
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That time of the year, every year, when this railway station becomes very popular on social media.
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Today is Veer Savarkar's 54th Punyatithi.
"जयोस्त्तु ते श्रीमहन्मंगले। शिवास्पदे शुभदे्
स्वतंत्रते भगवति। त्वामहं यशोयुतां वंदे
राष्ट्राचे चैतन्य मूर्त तूं, नीति संपदांची
स्वतंत्रते भगवति। श्रीमती राज्ञी तू त्यांची
परवशतेच्या नभांत तूंची आकाशी होशी
स्वतंत्रते भगवती...."
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10 MILLION (1 CRORE) !!!
A big new daily vaccination record. An incredible job by all involved.
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The real Modaks are 'Ukdiche Modak'! ... Rice flour cover with coconut stuffing inside...steamed, and served with ghee on top.
Anything else you see these days are just fried stuff/mithai/chocolates shaped as Modaks! 😊
#Ganeshotsav2022
#Modak
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Why is the PM so popular abroad? For the diaspora, Modi has made it ‘cool’ to be an Indian
Modi’s greatest contribution, in diaspora’s eyes, has been to uplift the country’s image and enhance their own cultural identity that is now finding a fuller expression…
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Students in Japan (as early as 1st standard) clean their own classrooms and school toilets
Cleaning practices followed by students in Japan help build their character to develop them into model citizens.
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This has to be the most tragic 12 months for BJP (in spite of some great electoral wins and consolidation) - the passing away of Vajpayee, Parrikar, Swaraj and now Jaitley.
Great talented leaders - total selfless dedication to India.
Impossible to fill in such a big void :(
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It was great to drive to
#Nagpur
on the Samruddhi Marg last week, from
#Pune
.
Full credit to
@Dev_Fadnavis
and team for this excellent, world class infra project!
Hope this e-way drives significant progress of the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions.
A thread about the drive🧵
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Today is the 99th Janma Tithi of the great R.K. Laxman - and the beginning of his birth centenary year.
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Maharashtra: 72% rise in mangrove cover in 6 years
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Great! Need more such efforts... 'Gujarat town looks to topple China in global toy supply chain'
"The mfg hub of Morbi known for its tiles and timepieces is making a big play to become the toy factory to the Mattels, LEGOs and Hamleys of the world."
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Interesting... Tourists arrivals.
Top-5 (domestic tourists):
1. Tamil Nadu
2. UP
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Maharashtra
Top-5 (international tourists):
1. Maharashtra
2. Tamil Nadu
3. UP
4. Delhi
5. Rajasthan
Excellent report (tons of data):
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WOW!
Amazing timelapse of the 'Earth Rise' over the surface of the Moon - captured by Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft Kaguya.
Credit: JAXA/NHK
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Today is the 184th Jayanti of Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar; the 'foremost pioneer of scientific orientology' in India.
To continue and honor his work, his students established the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in Pune, this day in 1917 (his 80th birthday).
@BhandarkarI
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This has gone viral on whatsapp in
#Pune
😊
Interviewer: Why should I hire you?
पुणेकर: ते पण मीच सांगायचं का?? 🤔
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