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Soldier by passion. Founder by purpose. Parent by participation. Helping kids do cool stuff @ PowerParents.
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My son, Lakshveer, enters an important phase in his life with the sacred thread ceremony.
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Irony of my startup life.
In the last 8 years, I pitched to 50+ investors. I needed funds. None invested.
Last 2 months, 5 investors pitched to me. I don’t need money now.
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An unfortunate incident happened today when a construction worker fell from the 4th floor at a nearby site. She had serious head injuries. People were gathered around, asking questions. I quickly got my car and took her and her husband to the hospital for emergency care.
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@baldwhiner
They must have charged the passengers for this amazing under the sky, out-of-the-plane dining experience.
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My son, who is in grade 1, cannot read the time from an analog clock but can make these connections.
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The Upanayanam ceremony is arguably the most important rite for the Brahmin male, ensuring his rights and responsibilities as a Brahmin and signifying his advent into adulthood.
My son, Lakshveer, enters an important phase in his life with the sacred thread ceremony.
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Captured his aha moment when he got the code to control the car.
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Children should be taught practical skills that will be useful when they require them in future.
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Meat is meat. Plant is plant. What is this plant based meat?
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Today’s homeschooling lesson. How to peel and cut a jackfruit.
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This is how food is savored during every function or family gathering at our home.
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I asked the School Principal why they don't decrease school hours. Her response was, "What are you talking about? Other parents want an increase. They even want the school to be open on all Saturdays."
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One simple activity that helps core, calf, quads and stabiliser muscles.
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Mission 1,00,000 jobs.
To place one lakh military retirees in suitable* corporate jobs by 2030.
Here is how. A thread 🧵 👇
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Kids should know that in gardening, it's not only about plucking flowers and fruits but also about getting the soil ready.
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I was felicitated along with other Stalwarts by the Hyderabad Chapter of
@alislam
@pressahmadiyya
at the Peace Symposium 2022.
My work helping military veterans find better opportunities was recognized.
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And then Faujnet gets mentioned. I am proud of everyone who helped me build it.
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My son is in UKG. He tells me ‘troublesome’ students are made to temporarily sit in ‘nursery’ classroom to ‘shame’ them. He too was made to go through that once.
Schools resort to shaming when they can’t deal with kids.
Bad!
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Don’t blindly trust anyone with your child. My son stopped visiting a friend’s house he once liked. Later, Junior told me that his friend’s father pushed his face into a wash basin. He seems cool otherwise, but I found out he has anger issues.
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My gym buddy asked me to teach him a workout which he has never done before.
I did this. Faujis would be familiar 😀
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Day 1 of live selling experience: Junior had an idea, and I gave him an opportunity to try it. In the process, he learned his lessons on his own to improve it next time.
He was trying to sell his DIY car.
Lessons learnt: pricing, Daytime, better loc, better board visibility.
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21 days since launch of our nonprofit veteran-hiring platform. Sharing the progress. Open to partnerships, sponsorships, donations or grants.
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Heights of confidence back then-
Selling the books immediately after the exams without waiting for results.
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My late father sustained bullet injury in OP Pawan, Sri Lanka.
Other than the war-injury pension he never availed any other benefits accruing to war wounded soldiers. He was unaware.
As a son, I could not help him.
As Xainik, I want to help others.
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8 months practice and 1000s of failed attempts, I managed to learn hulahoop at 45.
Started from the lighter weighing ones, I graduated to heavier gym hoops weighing 3.5 kgs.
I was never able to do it during my childhood, but being like a child now helped me learn.
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11 PM. We heard some cries and rescued this fellow from an open water pit. He was shivering to the core. Wifey is highly compassionate, got him home and now giving him heat treatment with her hair dresser.
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They deserved a reward after this hard work.
Day 1 of live selling experience: Junior had an idea, and I gave him an opportunity to try it. In the process, he learned his lessons on his own to improve it next time.
He was trying to sell his DIY car.
Lessons learnt: pricing, Daytime, better loc, better board visibility.
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Announcement: Introducing Lakshveer, my co-founder for PowerParents, who has empowered me as a parent. Our aim is to help kids become self-driven, independent learners. Both of us will lead by example and continue to build a community to further our vision. Wish us good luck.
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Ab tak toh kar paa raha hoon. Aur kitney saal tak, pata nahin?
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Zabardast! Junior made this off-roading diy car in true sense. It can negotiate any terrain. Made with simple components and some common sense.
Sharing its capabilities in the thread 👇
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Junior was at his favorite drone stall when the lady, impressed by his interest and passion, gave him her number so he could reach out anytime with drone-related questions. She also offered him a research job at their office in Jamshedpur. He said, "Papa has to come with me. 😅
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Would you buy this? My son Laksh is creating a 50-card deck game called Circuit Clash—fun for everyone, with a cool electronics twist!
Price: ₹250-300.
We need 50 people to show interest to print the first batch!
Comment or DM if you're in—let's support young creators! 🙌
Laksh explaining the card design of his upcoming ‘Circuit-Maker’ card game.
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Junior never leaves any chance to lay his hands on favourite things. He convinced the photographer. This is real time learning.
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This after-military job portal helps retiring and retired soldiers get jobs.
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Last night, our cab driver, who was on a call with someone throughout, hit a scooter, skidded, and then hit an electric pole with such force that the bonnet got split in half. I suffered a minor impact, and my wife got a swollen leg and is unable to walk. We are both fine.
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Junior has agreed to teach our house help's kid starting today for 1 hour a day to learn alphabets, numbers, and basic words, etc. I will compensate him for this.
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Today marks the 9th anniversary of my father's death. He's the man who granted me the freedom to become the person I am today, a soldier who passed on the lesson to never give up to his son.
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Col Vidhyasagar is a defence machinery and drone expert. He had a 10 minute uninterrupted discussion with Junior on motors and new projects.
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Simple exercises without any equipment that can be done anytime, anywhere.
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Junior will be conducting his maiden workshop. He has been wanting to do such things for a long time. Let him have fun. I asked him if he is confident in handling other kids. He said he is. Let’s wish him good luck. He made his own poster on Canva minus a couple of things.
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@Sidzepp
I have conveyed this to my son’s school,
1. They should not give age-inappropriate projects/ activities
2. Even if they give, they should be willing to accept what the kid submits as a 100 pc self-done effort
3. They must not expect parent-does-kid-submits projects from us.
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Junior’s work was showcased at
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@ramavenu
for providing this encouraging platform for him.
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Our Shera will roar no more.
His bark that used to strike fear will no more be heard.
Our beloved breathed his last this morning.
6th Oct 2014 - 29th Nov 2022.
RIP.
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No tech. No funds. No full time team. No problem.
I just put together a wordpress site with a job manager plugin. Jobs can be posted and veterans can apply.
As we move forward, will figure out technology. For now, work should not stop. is a nonprofit.
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This guy came from nowhere. We found him inside our compound this morning. Junior gave him a cozy place.
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How incredible it is when the game creator understands the work that goes on behind the scenes! To explore printing options, we visited Pragati Printers, the best in the country. The MD, impressed with Junior, kindly let us a detailed tour. A thread on our visit: 🧵
Would you buy this? My son Laksh is creating a 50-card deck game called Circuit Clash—fun for everyone, with a cool electronics twist!
Price: ₹250-300.
We need 50 people to show interest to print the first batch!
Comment or DM if you're in—let's support young creators! 🙌
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A simple hang and legs up exercise everyday keeps boredom away.
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Driverless cars in India would still be better than drunk, ignorant, and arrogant drivers.
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Heavily funded startups supported by funding. What happens when funding stops?
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Junior and I attending the Republic Day Celebrations being held in our colony.
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Junior’s flex when the school tells kids to come in coloured dress. Today is the last day of this session.
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One confession: Whatever I've learned about electronics with my son in the last 400 days surpasses everything I learned in the last 40 years.
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This Diwali I gifted a personal website for myself, the best investment I could make as a working professional.
You can too.
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Junior is roasting mood this morning. He fixed the luggage mover to his school bag in a symbolic gesture to convey the weight of the bag. 😀
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Almost everyone will say “i will do farming after retirement”.
Most equate it with a holiday home.
The reality is farming is for those who don’t get tired and not for the retired.
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Throwback pic. I can't quite remember what we were both looking at.
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My mom and son are trip partners. They were in Dubai from the last 1 week.
“Papa, I am missing you. I want you to take me around” he called me yesterday.
Here I am today, taking him on a tour, starting with Dubai Frame.
Little things fathers do.
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Pistol Squats. First part ✅.
Now for the tougher second part- getting up.
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Today I went to Decathlon with my 5yo. Damn, the Byju’s sales guy kept pestering us for a demo class. 😀
Even this place is not left.
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I had dreams of becoming a ‘shaolin monk’. Settled down with ‘old monk’.
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When I informed him that he couldn't join me on a bike ride because he didn't have a helmet, here's what he did 😀
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My kid’s curiosity motivates me to take him everywhere I go. He observes carefully and asks a hundred questions.
Today’s session is at a tyre shop.
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Junior has been given an exclusive 10-min slot to showcase his projects on their School cultural fest.
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Like a majority of transitioning soldiers, I too struggled in the initial phases of my entrepreneurship.
Decided that others should not.
Created a directory app for soldiers to list their businesses, view investor contacts and connect with potential partners.
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I wait inside the car, while Junior does the shopping, managing his interactions with the shopkeeper.
This is one of the ways of picking up real world socia skills.
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My father-in-law was a proud military veteran who won every other battle in life, but lost to cancer.
He left the world this morning. May his soul rest in peace.
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