Viji Venkatesh 🇮🇳 وجی وینکٹیش
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So dear NDTV i have lived for 69 years in this country and have never had to pay for any vaccination ever . Vaccinations have always been administered to the people of india at no cost .
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I somehow felt Rahul Gandhi spoke in Parliament yesterday as my spokesperson . His voice was the voice of an Indian , many Indians .
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My Vaccination Certificate OR
Never leave home without your Bindi
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Can you believe this ? I hope they get called out real bad - Kent go purify yourself !!!!! Shame !!!
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Glaucoma is incurable Early detection & prompt treatment are the only keys to save your eyes & prevent vision loss.
@glaucomacare
@GLAUCOMA
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Glaucoma called the Silent Thief of Sight is the leading cause of blindness Early detection saves vision arrests deterioration This is
#GlaucomaWeek
& as a patient myself I urge all to be alert & aware
@glaucomacare
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I mean what’s you’re problem guys it’s a free country you can wear what you want to … oh but wait ! Can we really ? Wear what we want to ?
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Thanks
@RahulGandhi
Here’s my
#FlyingKiss
to you and to all the good people in the world .
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Is no one going to say anything ? Assam Police shot a man in the chest and a lackey photographer did a horrible dance of death over the body of the dead man . Do we have any kind of message from the Government?
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Indian delegates at Cannes 1976 Showcasing their film Nishant. When India was truly great not just on the cusp of greatness (whatever that means ) How I love this photograph (from a friend on Facebook)
Smita Pati , Shyam Benegal & Shabana Azmi
@AzmiShabana
@Bollywoodirect
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My 92 year old uncle , Babuji’s brother , the only survive sibling , is delighted I’m acting in a Malayalam film . Here he is serenading me with his favourite Md Rafi number . He is such a delight and I adore him
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I somehow cannot believe that women voted for this Government
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So many of you on Twitter loved this little clip I posted just in Feb of my 93 yr old Uncle in Kochi singing with / for me,our Babuji’s brother & only surviving sibling . Such a lovable man such a charmer always . He passed away this morning , peacefully - leaving us all bereft
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What I really like and admire about Punjab CM Channi is his calm and dignified demeanour and his well modulated , low pitched voice . Dignified . No raised voice no raving and ranting no threats no calling names
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I will not share that really horrific video but shame on you Karnataka Govt for doing what you are doing to a woman , to a teacher , to girls , to students - to your country women . You shame all of India . All of humanity .
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Raise yr
@chaiforcancer
cup with
@BeingSalmanKhan
& I on May 14 Gift hope & dignity to cancer patients Donate online
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When I was in Uttar Pradesh last . I swear !
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When did we begin talking about Hindu money ? When did a Bindi become a Hindu symbol ? What a very unpleasant thing to say to another woman. Who is this Shefali Vaidya ?
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Can you name the monument in the background? I cannot get over this photograph
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If none of us can raise our voice against this tamasha hapenning then we deserve all the nonsense that’s coming our way .
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My funny sweet kind quirky lovable aggravating gentle old man is no more. He was always too good for me. I’m going to miss him.
A peaceful moment after we came home from the hospital last week listening to the birds chirping outside his window .
♥️
Venky 27/04/1945 - 02/10/2023
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Glaucoma is incurable & lost vision cannot be restored.Early diagnosis is the only key to save and preserve vision.
#WorldGlaucomaWeek
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Being introduced to
@msdhoni
by
@BeingSalmanKhan
at his birthday do in 2017.
If there was a dream never even dreamt come true then this was it.
Two wonderful human beings I admire & respect and quite adore 🙂 Delighted & humbled as SK in his inimitable manner described my work
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The chemotherapy began today. Here’s how life can turn upside down in just a few days. My old man has been diagnosed with an aggressive Non Hodgkin Lymphoma . He is under the best care possible. Need your love to turn into our strength.
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Ordered a carrom board from Amazon as New Year gift to the fishermen gang who let me play with them daily after lunch on their old battered board. The last time we played I realised the pockets were torn & one had to keep a palm underneath when striking. Oh the joy on their faces
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Who all remember Bombay like this ?
This is a photograph from the 60’s . I’m afraid I don’t know who to credit it too ….
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Dec 26th 2016 on my way to Arpita Farms in Panvel to wish Salman Khan ... it has become tradition this annual gathering of close family and friends on the eve of his birthday and this year feels so strange not to be going ... all good wishes always to
@BeingSalmanKhan
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So one of the most successful, respected , admired & effective Chief Ministers of a state in India needs to be taught a lesson ? Mr Home Minister , there’s much we all need to learn from this Chief Minister . We owe our lives to him .
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Bombay was re named Mumbai exactly 25 years ago today . For quite a few us though it will always remain Bombay .
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I need another living room . Old man insists on watching Times Now . 😡
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All the world is a stage and in india it is mostly theatre of the absurd .
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A precious moment a cherished memory from 1970 I was this gauche 18 yr old & completely bowled over by the elegance , charm & kind demeanor of Mrs Gandhi This was at an event at Rashtrapati Bhavan the Investiture Ceremony & I gathered courage to go up to her
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How can conversion be illegal in a democratic country where you can follow a faith of your choice ?
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Did someone say
#HairTwitter
Of course this is some 30 odd years ago . With my boys and baby niece
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Britain’s prime minister spent Thursday spinning yarn in Gujarat—a welcome break from doing so in Westminster *-- The Economist*
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We the people of Maharashtra have been governed by a CM whom we have admired and who has been an exemplary leader . What a shame that we have no role in ensuring he continues as CM
@OfficeofUT
@UdhavThackeray
perhaps we don’t deserve you
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And suddenly I have 7050 followers on Twitter … 😱
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Listening to the Prime Minister speaking in Punjab Just wanted to know what the BJP is telling them All I hear is the Congress being rubbished & a question to the Delhi CM “aap ke pet mein choohe kyon daud rahe hai?” Doesn’t sound like a Prime Minister at all ! Switched TV off .
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No not with my consent ! What rubbish is this ?
Ram temple coming up with consent of every Indian, says Congress leader Kamal Nath
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I had met
@BeingSalmanKhan
first in 1995 when he attended a patient meeting I had organised in
@TataMemorial
. At that time he had told me to call him whenever I felt he could be of help to any patient related cause. This was maybe a couple of years later ...
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The one & only Sharmila Tagore ! How gracious & gorgeous is the lady. We compared notes about our sarees - both over 20 years old ( the sarees not us ) and foot wear that’s kind on bad knees. She liked my Hush Puppies. I live in them I said.
#LaTagore
we called her in our day 💕
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#IndiraGandhi
I met her once many years ago ( 50 to be exact ) and was so impressed with her calm demeanor and the dignified manner in which she spoke. So elegant . Like a Prime Minister should be .
1966: Newly elected PM
#IndiraGandhi
talks to
@TIME
magazine’s
#EdwardBehr
about caste and arranged marriage.
@RadioTeleSuisse
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He loved coming to Delhi in November. He came here to marry me in 1974 & then almost every 27th Nov to wish Maiji on her birthday. Perhaps this is the first time without him in 50 years. And of course he loved his (mild) winter wardrobe & walking in Lodhi Gardens
My
#OldManTales
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For the first time I saw myself the adoration this man commands Truly, the Arabian Sea on the other side of the road was no competition for the sea of humanity that had gathered on the road outside Galaxy waiting to greet
@BeingSalmanKhan
on his return from Jodhpur
#Flashback
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He loved Elvis . Went to Capitol Cinema opp VT to watch G I Blues instead of the IIT Entrance Exam. I was an ardent Cliff Richard fan . Those days you were either an Elvis fan or Cliff Richard’s . Couldn’t be both. My old man converted me before long & I was Jail House Rocking 😍
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8th Nov 1974
This man came from Bombay to Delhi to marry me
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12 years since
#Dabangg
! 10 minutes into the film and I was hooked !
@BeingSalmanKhan
’s best ever along with
#Sultan
and
#BjarangiBhaijan
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What a happy day - the David Sassoon Library opens after 16 months - restored and resplendent .
#AbhaLamba
take a bow !
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Keep Calm and look your age
This July Inshallah I will complete 69
#happytolookmyagechallenge
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Aiyyo !!! No Drumstick No Saree I’m so done for people
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Delhi, June 2023
Grandson behind the camera & the sons clowning behind me. Wondering if the old man spotted them too & I was the only one who didn’t know they were there. He could sing very well but it was rare he sang in public. How precious this little holiday was to become ❤️
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13th Aug - Vyjayanthimala’s birthday. How I treasure our friendship
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Sometimes you have to do some things - just like that .
#fangirlmoment
with
@beingsalmankhan
at Being Human Clothing
#JLT
A 2018 memory
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Simply loved
#Bharat
Both father
@bindasbhidu
and son
@beingsalmankhan
happy to pose after the screening ... worth it all ! aliabbaszafar take a bow !
And thank you Mr Shroff for waiting with me till Azim drove up…
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I came to Bombay 50 yrs ago, a skinny girl from Delhi who my mother in law immediately decided needed fattening up and in her strictly ‘pure’ vegetarian kitchen herself cooked an egg for me every morning without fail. Boiled or Bull’s Eye- it was my choice. On Akhil Sathyan’s…
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He never presided over a genocide . I don’t care how nervous or unformed he may have appeared to anyone .
#RG
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So 9 lakh diyas to be lit in Ayodhya . Who’s going to pay for the oil ? Just asking .
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Cannot wait for this one .
@ZoyaAkhtarOff
already did that with
@RanveerOfficial
in
#DilDhadakneDo
Imagine a film with this brilliant actor in the lead !
#Gullyboy
I look at this poster and the first thought (and hope) I have is that finally someone like
#ZoyaAkhtar
has been able to control this man’s intense energy and bring out the quieter actor that he often hides.
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So I thought and thought so much before buying this candy stripe shirt. Barbie type & certainly not for someone this side of 70 I said to myself. But the shirt called out to me and said hey I’m on sale and you can’t get a better deal. So people you tell me . Deal or disaster?
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You
Cannot
Go
Wrong
With
Cotton
Black &
White
This is Dhaka cotton I bought on my visit to Bangladesh many years ago. Picked it up from a small shop in a bazaar. This one and a coal black one . Even after so long just look at the fall and the way it drapes .
#buyhandloom
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Oct 1974 was when we first met - in Bombay & we were married in 4 weeks.!Slowly the old man began to like it when I put together his outfits ; he loved his Veshti and cotton shirts but what he enjoyed most was wearing winter clothing no matter he did not like the cold so much.
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Grateful for life’s blessings.
Age is not just a number. Aging is very real. It brings many gifts with it and also demands a return gift - Respect. So look after your body and keep your mind fit too. Never stop learning. That’s my mantra 🙏
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An encounter with Mrs Gandhi 50 yrs ago when I must have been 18 or so. At a gathering at Rashtrapati Bhavan. In my first & favourite Bengal cotton saree. Hearing me describe the colours on the border on my
#100sareepact
post my friend Prashant from Patna sent me the 2nd photo
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“If anyone deserves the Padma Award then it is Dr Ravi Kannan. He is worshipped alike by his patients & their families. What he had done for cancer patients in Cachar, Assam is beyond imagination . Leaving behind a successful practice in Madras he moved to far away Silchar …
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When told the reason for Daylight Savings time, the old Native American said "Only a white man would believe you could cut a foot off the top of the blanket, sew it onto the bottom of the blanket, & you'd be left with a longer blanket."
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When Gayatri Smita the Casting Director called me about a role in a Maiayalam film I told her I had a full time job and did not speak Malayalam . She insisted I meet the Director who was in Bombay on a Sunday to see me . So I met him , Akhil Sathyan who turned out to be such …
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Happy Diwali from my old man and me . He would want everyone to celebrate and be happy . Thank you
@ranjona
for another special day and
@Naa_Cheese
for this photograph
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No women in your tomorrow Hindustan Times ? Wish you luck with the fellows you’ve chosen . I wouldn’t want to be even caught dead in their company.
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The Shahi Mosque in Lahore ... 2007
I will never forget this visit
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I met
@BeingSalmanKhan
for the first time just after the release of the film . Which means I’ve known him for a quarter of a century and he’s still remains that humble , earnest family man I liked so much on that first meeting
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So I believe some one said the Saree is not smart enough ?
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The first born turns 46 today … and now i feel ancient 🧡
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Surreal couple of days as we begin shooting for
#AkhilSathyan
’s
#PachuvumAthbuthaVilakkum
#FaFa
#FahadhFaasil
The man is a genius & his coiled energy leaps out at you without warning . Such a perfect gentleman to boot - courteous & gracious. Looking forward to this experience now
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