Dhaval Kulkarni (धवल कुलकर्णी) 🇮🇳
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It was a roller-coaster ride, but I managed to launch three books this year and start work on a fourth
#TheBawlaMurderCase
#ThackerayBhau
#BalasahebAaniShivSenechaPravaas
@HarperCollinsIN
@swatichopra1
@jilpanz
@RajkamalBooks
@theBookwalla
@satya_nirupam
@Storytel_In
#Bye2021
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*The Accident*
My 11-year-old daughter and I had a near death experience on the Mumbai- Pune express highway on November 19 (Sunday).
This is our account and I hope that
@nitin_gadkari
@CMOMaharashtra
@Devendra_Office
@TransportofMAHA
and
@Uber
@Uber_Support
shall take the
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#BJP
may back
#EknathShinde
as
#Maharashtra
CM. This will help it claim that it has tied up with the 'real' pro
#Hindutva
#ShivSena
and not the one which went with 'secular'
#Congress
-
#NCP
for power: Sources
#MahaAghadiRevolt
#MaharashtraPoliticalTurmoil
#UddhavThackeray
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This is a long thread on the
#restaurants
I have eaten in 2023. This covers
#Mumbai
,
#Delhi
and
#Pune
.
#Food
#food
#MumbaiFood
#Pune
#PuneFood
#Mumbai
#Delhi
#DelhiFood
#eatingout
#khaugiri
#khawayya
#hotel
#hotels
#foodscene
Hotel Gomantak Yashwantashram:
No frills joint
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The Rescue
With no help forthcoming, I called up Shri Ravinder Singal, IPS and Additional Director General of Police (Traffic) (
@ravindersingal
), and managed to convey the situation to him. Soon after, I received a call from Tanaji Chikhale, the SP and a team including PSI Anil
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The outrage over the refusal of a Gujarati-dominated housing society to allow a
#Maharashtrian
woman to rent an apartment/ office at Mulund in
#Mumbai
is not the first such instance of housing apartheid directed at
#Marathi
speakers in their own capital. The roots of this
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Hate saying this, but
#Mumbai
is a city in retreat. It was once the cradle of the renaissance & industry. But today, from the intellectual scene to food & education, the city's downslide is evident, thanks to the unholy builder- politician- babu nexus which has led to its
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Public celebrations of
#Navratri
in
#Maharashtra
began in 1926 & are linked to reformers Prabodhankar Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, Dr
#BabasahebAmbedkar
& Rao Bahadur S.K. Bole. This was a form of counter-culture against
#Ganeshutsav
, which was then dominated by
#Brahmins
#Mumbai
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Comedian
#MunawarFaruqui
finally performs his stand up comedy act at the Y B Chavan Centre in Mumbai. Event organised with support from the
@AIPCMaha
@mathewmantony
@sumedhbgaikwad
#munawarfaruqi
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The Aftermath
The truck driver fled without checking on us.
We got out of the car and walked to the edge of the road to take stock. My daughter had a bruise on her right leg. She saw that I was in tremendous pain and kept calm for she knew that her panic would add to my woes.
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Misal paav and kat wada at Chaurang, Gokhale Road North, Dadar West. This is an authentic
#Marathi
eatery. The
#misal
was tasty and spicy and so was the kat wada. This is not like the tasteless, improvised apology of a misal served in most
#restaurants
in
#Mumbai
. This
#food
was
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A 23-year-old is being terminated as a sales exec in a life insurance co, & needs a job urgently. She is the breadwinner of her family--her father is no more, mother is a domestic help & brother is a student. Any leads for opportunities in the financial sector welcome. Pls DM.
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Actor
#SonuSood
arranged for stranded migrants to be sent back home during the
#lockdown
. Read more about the man and his
#Moga
to
#Mumbai
journey in this book project published by
@PenguinIndia
I Am No Messiah
@mileeashwarya
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This textbook will invoke a rush of memories and nostalgia for students of the
#Maharashtra
state board.
#education
#history
#memories
#nostalgia
#ShivajiMaharaj
#ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj
#Mumbai
#Pune
#school
#schools
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In a fresh twist to the
#Pune
#PorscheCarCrash
, a letter from
#NCP
MLA
#SunilTingre
to medical education minister Hasan Mushrif seeking that Dr Ajay Taware be appointed as the medical superintendent of the Sassoon Hospital in Pune, has come to light. Taware, the head of the
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Heard
#SambhajiBhide
's unhinged rant against
#MahatmaGandhi
&
#MahatmaJotibaPhule
. Bhide claims that Gandhi and Phule were anti
#Hindu
& were given the 'Mahatma' title by the Christ Seva Sangh from Sweden. This thread is meant to set the record straight
#history
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These glazed jars were once a regular sight in Maharashtrian homes...
#nostalgia
#Maharashtra
#Mumbai
#Maharashtrian
#heritage
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मुंबईमध्ये मराठी माणसांची संख्या कमी झाली म्हणून मराठी पाट्या नकोत असं फालतू कारण पुढे करून उगाच वाद वाढवू नका. जंगलामध्ये वाघांची संख्या कमी असते आणि इतर प्राण्यांची जास्त. तरीसुद्धा जंगलाचा राजा वाघच असतो.
:)
#मराठी #मुंबई #महाराष्ट्र
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#Kolis
are the original
#Mumbaikars
, yet
#Koli
food is not widely available in
#Mumbai
. Found a nice place at Goregaon (W) that serves Koli
#seafood
. The Maharashtra Koli food stall at M G Road, Motilal Nagar no 2. Do give them your love
#food
#FoodTwitter
#MaharashtrianFood
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Around 17 lakh state govt employees in
#Maharashtra
have launched a strike seeking the implementation of the old pension scheme (OPS). They form the cream of society with job security & retirement benefits. But what about the quality of service that they provide to the tax payer?
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Who is
#EknathShinde
, the man who may topple
#UddhavThackeray
's
#MVA
govt in
#Maharashtra
.
Read about the man who is a product of one rebelluon in the
#ShivSena
and has fostered another 17 years on
#MahaVikasAghadi
#BJP
#Congress
#NCP
#MahaAghadiRevolt
#MaharashtraPolitics
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While
#GaneshUtsav
is celebrated across
#Maharashtra
& India, few know that the genesis of these public celebrations lie in the communal conflict that happened in the late 19th century.
#LokmanyaTilak
#Ganapati
#Muharram
#Hindu
#Muslim
#Pune
#Mumbai
#GaneshChaturthi
#Tilak
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Amidst attempts to divide people on communal binaries,
@aimim_national
MP
@imtiaz_jaleel
takes up cause of Pujaris from Vidisha held up in Aurangabad in the
#lockdown
. A touching story in troubled, polarised times. I write for
@LoksattaLive
@asadowaisi
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PM attending Ram Temple event violates secularism, says
@asadowaisi
, warns that the mandir will open Pandora's box regarding other disputed religious sites like Mathura and Kashi. My interview with him for
@fpjindia
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I have always wondered why many of those migrating for work to
#Mumbai
and
#Maharashtra
from north Indian states fail to learn
#Marathi
despite spending a lifetime here. I was in
#Bengaluru
to cover the 2018 assembly elections. I used to eat in a restaurant at Malleshwaram and
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First Muslim MP elected to Parliament from Maharashtra in 15 years as
@imtiaz_jaleel
romps home in Aurangabad
@asadowaisi
@dna
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This beautiful and talented couple from Japan, Ms Yaka and Mr Kuroda were seated opposite me when I was on board the Vande Bharat express from Mumbai to Pune. A child next to me kindly offered them his unused tea sachet from the snacks served to him. Ms Yaka and and Mr Kuroda
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Ban govt funding for religious events and memorials of politicians; use money for healthcare, social sector instead suggests
@aimim_national
Lok Sabha MP
@imtiaz_jaleel
@asadowaisi
. My story for
@fpjindia
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Very heartening way to begin the morning. Inamdar Chacha who runs a wada paav stall at Sangamner in Ahmednagar dist has a unique style of pitching his wares to his customers. Do listen
#Marathi
#GoodMorning
#Maharashtra
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A large number of
#Marathi
speaking Bene Israeli Jews from Mumbai, Raigad etc migrated to
#Israel
from
#Maharashtra
. They have kept their organic link with
#Maharashtra
intact through their magazine 'Maayboli' which is published in their mother tongue
#Marathi
. Their love for
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Over the past few days, I have been getting a number of voice and video calls on Whatsapp from unidentified international numbers. They cut the call immediately. Anyone else here who is facing this?
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On this day in 1993, a series of 12 bomb blasts ripped across
#Mumbai
, killing 257 & injuring around 1,400. This thread is on a four-legged member of the
#MumbaiPolice
who helped prevent further loss of innocent lives
#history
#MumbaiBombBlasts
#1993MumbaiBombBlasts
#terrorism
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It is claimed that
#VDSavarkar
had no relationship with the
#RSS
. But, this is not borne out of historical evidence. Read this thread to know more.
#Hindutva
#SanghParivar
#Hedgewar
#HinduMahasabha
#RahulGandhi
#Congress
#ShivSena
#UddhavThackeray
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Mumbai's builder-politicians are the worst thing to have happened to the city. The lines between builders and politicians are so blurred that it is difficult to discern where one ends and the other begins. They have hijacked govt and public policy to suit the interests of the
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A ex-
#Mumbaikar
friend who is now based in
#Thane
, spends months in other cities on work and hence has the ability to observe
#Mumbai
and its people with a certain clinical distance. He says that people travelling in the local trains in
#Mumbai
are ready to fly off the handle at
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Update: I have joined The India Today magazine in Mumbai as a Senior Associate Editor. I will do stories on Maharashtra and Goa.
@IndiaToday
#media
#journalism
#Mumbai
#Maharashtra
#Goa
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'Give us food or scrap the lockdown' says anguished
@aimim_national
MLA Mufti Muhammed Ismail. Despite the state govt's promises, the people in his constituency Malegaon are yet to get subsidised grain. I write for
@LoksattaLive
@asadowaisi
@imtiaz_jaleel
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The churn caused by the
#ShivSena
's defeat in the
#RajyaSabha
polls & its likely impact on the
#Maharashtra
legislative council elections:
- The Sena is upset at independents close to the
#NCP
cross-voting in favour of the
#BJP
.
#politics
#DhananjayMahadik
#UddhavThackeray
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I hate saying this, but the restaurants in
#Delhi
serve much better food than those in
#Mumbai
. The kababs, biryani, and Tooti Fruity ice cream at Kwality, Connaught Place in
#NewDelhi
... Just out of the world...
#Food
#DelhiFood
#MumbaiFood
#2023throwback
#eatingout
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Why is just the
#TablighiJamat
being blamed for
#corona
?
#COVID19
virus can be finished, but what about the virus of communalism and Islamophobia that leads to terms like
#CoronaJihad
being coined? asks
@asadowaisi
while speaking to me for
@LoksattaLive
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If this doesn't melt your heart, nothing will.
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#Maharashtra
is one of the most caste-obsessed and history obsessed societies. Bitter truth.
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This is a thread on Phiroz Rustomji Daruwala, a cold-blooded serial killer who brutally killed an elderly family in a
#murder
case that rocked
#Mumbai
and
#Maharashtra
50 years ago. The criminal also planned to abduct matka king Ratan Khatri!
#crime
#truecrime
#murdermysteries
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The famous Poornima restaurant in Fort,
#Mumbai
is a good place to have a typical south Indian working lunch. I had my favorite Bisibele bhaat and idli wada and topped it with a cup of strong filter coffee. I like their sambhar as this restaurant is one of the few places in
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The
#ShivSena
was launched on 19 June 1966 by
#BalThackeray
. Its initial targets were
#SouthIndians
. The genesis of the Sena had its roots in a similar anti-South Indian campaign by his father
#PrabodhankarThackeray
in 1922 Thread:
#UddhavThackeray
#politics
#Mumbai
#Maharashtra
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The
#RSS
& Left inhabit two different ideological spheres. But Gopal Mukund (Balaji) Huddar, the 1st general secretary of the
#RSS
made a transformation to being a Marxist. He fought the Spanish civil war & joined the
#CPI
#Maharashtra
#history
#Nagpur
#Spain
#SpanishCivilWar
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This is a thread on the sleuths of the erstwhile
#BombayPolice
tracing the killers of a family of four using the laundry mark of a shirt. This is how the first quadruple murder case in
#Mumbai
was cracked.
#crime
#MumbaiPolice
#police
#truecrime
#history
#policehistory
#heritage
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Malabar Hill is the most prestigious & well-guarded neighbourhood in Mumbai. It houses ministers, bureaucrats & the elite. The Raj Bhavan is also located here. In the 1970s, there was a robbery in Raj Bhavan, that too from the Governor's bedroom!
#thread
#MumbaiPolice
#history
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I was at senior
#Congress
leader
#RahulGandhi
's
#BharatJodoNyayYatra
rally at
#ShivajiPark
in
#Mumbai
and spoke to those in the crowd. Key takeaways based on these conversations and observations:
- A group of youngsters and first-time voters said that the real issue that was
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#Maharashtra
has a rich food culture. Unfortunately, most restaurants, even in the hinterlands offer North Indian dishes to patrons. But, Hotel Pranjali in Satara serves superb non-vegetarian food & also the tasty ‘Mhadya,’ a dish made from groundnut paste.
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Singer
#UshaUthup
has been honoured with the
#PadmaBhushan
. Do you know that her father Vaidyanath Sami Iyer was one of the legendary sleuths of the
#MumbaiPolice
and retired as the Deputy Commissioner of Police -Crime (DCP-Crime). Sami was part of investigations in sensational
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Anti superstition body 'Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti' challenges astrologers, asks them to predict results of
#LokSabhaElections2019
and win Rs 21 lakh. Participants will have to answer set of 25 questions. In 2009& 2014, no astrologer could predict the results.
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One must note that while the liberal intelligentsia is quick on its feet to denounce any expression of nativist, pro-Marathi sentiment in Mumbai, they often ignore similar regional and linguistic chauvinism, sub-nationalism and xenophobia in their own states. They also fail to
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Thread: One public peeve of the rebel
#ShivSena
legislators led by
#EknathShinde
is that it diluted it's commitment to Hindutva by allying with “secular” parties like Congress & NCP. However, the Sena has always allied with parties across the ideological divide
#UddhavThackeray
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#Maharashtra
was once the cradle of the Indian renaissance. Mahatma Gandhi called the state a beehive of activists. Social movements like Communism, Socialism, and even Hindutva had their bedrock in this state. Organisations like Rashtra Seva Dal intellectually nurtured a
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Of course, Marathis are an accommodating people who are willing to accept and assimilate outsiders. But it is also necessary for Maharashtrians to confront their own deep-rooted sense of casteism and discrimination. Will the residents of Marathi upper-caste dominated localities
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Had the privilege of meeting the legendary police officer Madhukar Zende, who had arrested the notorious international criminal and serial killer Charles Sobhraj twice. He was also the first to arrest the smuggler- underworld don Haji Mastan and earned a reputation as an officer
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A heart-warming story on
#AmbedkarJayanti
:
#DrBabasahebAmbedkar
is known as the architect of the Indian Constitution, an emancipator of
#Dalits
and the weaker sections, a social reformer, and an economist. However,
#Ambedkar
was also a voracious reader with his depth of
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The 1st terror attack in
#Mumbai
happened on 14 September 1946. The fallout of these unfortunate events also have a link with two iconic figures in
#Maharashtra
-Acharya Pralhad Keshav Atre and Prabodhankar Thackeray, father of
#ShivSena
chief Bal Thackeray
#history
#MumbaiPolice
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The poor face a choice b/w Corona & starvation. In Malegaon, the economy has collapsed and promised cheap PDS grain is elusive.
@aimim_national
MLA Mufti Ismail is seeking that grain be given, or the lockdown lifted. I write for
@LoksattaLive
@asadowaisi
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Ground report: A correspondent from a district in
#Maharashtra
says that in the state, the elections are not about who is to be elected. The narrative is about who is to be defeated!
#Mumbai
#politics
#MaharashtraPolitics
#MumbaiPolitics
#BJP
#ShivSena
#ShivSenaUBT
#NCP
#NCPSCP
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I really miss my 'ghati-style' food in
#Mumbai
. Most non-vegetarian
#restaurants
here serve Malvani and Goan coastal fare. So, while on a brief visit to
#Pune
, I dropped in at the tried and tested Aware Maratha Khanawal at Kumthekar Road.
This is my
#foodreview
:
My original
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It will be a historic victory for the
#ShivSena
if it wins the
#DadraNagarHaveli
#LokSabha
seat. The Sena has never won a Lok Sabha segment outside
#Maharashtra
. It's sole assembly victory outside the state was in the 1990s in
#UttarPradesh
.
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#NCP
chief
#SharadPawar
has in a sense taken the wind out of the sails of the
#Congress
and the united opposition on the
#Adani
JPC issue. This is what makes Pawar an unpredictable politician and an unreliable ally .
#Maharashtra
#MaharashtraPolitics
#AjitPawar
#GautamAdani
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@ShashiTharoor
With due respect Sir, the first book village was launched in 2017 at Bhilar, District Satara, Maharashtra
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This was the first
#RajyaSabha
election held in
#Maharashtra
after 24 years. Previous polls have happened uncontested. The last RS polls that took place in the state had also thrown up a nasty surprise that eventually changed the course of
#politics
.
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The Samyukta Maharashtra movement had to fight tooth and nail to ensure that Mumbai was retained as part of Maharashtra and was not hived out as a union territory or merged with Gujarat as big money and capitalists wanted it to. The point to be noted is that the leaders and
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A Doctor can be the greatest criminal of the world. He has the knowledge & the nerve-Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's line was personified by a 40-year old Doctor from
#Pune
who committed a sensational murder in the 1950s. Thread
#crime
#truecrime
#Maharashtra
#Mumbai
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Bhawanrao 'Balasaheb' Pantpratinidhi (1868-1951) who ruled Aundh in
#Maharashtra
was an unusual king. His work at reforming criminals & convicts inspired V.Shantaram's acclaimed ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’ (1957). Balasaheb was born on 24 October 1868
#history
#Marathi
#films
#art
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#Hindutva
zealots like
#SambhajiBhide
claim that
#MahatmaGandhi
's last fast in January 1948 was meant to force India to pay
#Rs55crore
to
#Pakistan
. It is also claimed that Gandhi indulged in
#Muslim
appeasement, but what is the reality?
#thread
#history
#Gandhi
#NathuramGodse
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Madhu Dandavate was a rare politician, a man of great intelligence, honesty and probity who left his indelible contribution in the form of the Konkan Railway. Do they make people like him anymore?
In an age where many mantris swan in and out of big cars, a story sent by a friend: when Madhu Dandavate was sworn in, he did not have a car to take him back from Rashtrapati Bhavan. He took a ride in with a fellow minister and rode pillion on way back on a journalists scooter!
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Watching
#JaiBhim
with my heart thudding away. May our society get more
#AdvocateChandru
's to take on a system engineered to oppress the poor and weak.
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One of the most underrated
#restaurants
in
#Mumbai
is Gomantak Yeshwantashram outside Grant Road station (West). It is a simple and no-frills joint that offers the best when it comes to
#Maharashtrian
coastal
#food
. They have good fish and mutton kheema. I went there for dinner
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#Maharashtra
was a society which was once associated with intellectuals, soldiering, and forward thinking. Now, our best days are behind us and the slide to the bottom has begun.
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The
#Thackeray
family has a complex association with both,
#MahatmaGandhi
and
#VDSavarkar
. Read this thread to know more.
#RahulGandhi
#ShivSena
#Savarkar
#Congress
#NCP
#EknathShinde
#UddhavThackeray
#DevendraFadnavis
#BalThackeray
#Maharashtra
#history
#MaharashtraPolitics
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We are like a boat caught in a storm, we can negotiate our way out only if there is no storm within the boat, says
@aimim_national
chief
@asadowaisi
while decrying Islamophobic campaigns like
#CoronaJihad
. I report for
@LoksattaLive
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The car was being driven by a former pro vice chancellor who had a heart attack while at the wheel. Very sad and scary.
Even as the
#PorscheCarCrash
that claimed the lives of two innocents in
#Pune
continues to shock the nation by exposing the rot in the system, scary visuals of another fatal mishap from
#Kolhapur
in
#Maharashtra
.
Source: WhatsApp.
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The
#Congress
takes on the right-wing, wants comedian
#MunawarFaruqui
to perform in
#Mumbai
. My story for
@htTweets
#MunawarFaruqi
#Munawar
@mathewmantony
@sumedhbgaikwad
@AIPCMaha
@INCMaharashtra
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One way of making workplaces diverse and all-encompassing can be through affirmative action measures in the private sector for weaker sections. A much-needed step to ensure spatial integration in our society...
“The Cisco [casteism] case marks a historic moment. The company would never have faced such charges in India, where caste discrimination is an accepted reality”
India must enact its own laws that punish discrimination by private companies & individuals. This is long due
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New Martin Hotel at Colaba in
#Mumbai
is one of the best places in the city to have authentic
#GoanFood
. This restaurant also lives up to my conviction that the best
#food
is to be had at the smallest, most unassuming places.
Read on:
#thread
#Food
#FoodReview
#FoodReviews
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The
#lockdown
has intensely affected the poor, who will light a lamp in their homes? asks
@aimim_national
chief
@asadowaisi
, demands that every poor household get cash doles of at least Rs 5,000. My interview for
@LoksattaLive
#corona
#COVID19
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The long, serpentine queues outside Mantralaya, the state administrative headquarters in
#Mumbai
are a living testimony to how the administration has failed at the local level forcing people to seek redress at the highest level of the govt. The least that any govt can do for them
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Thread:
#LokmanyaTilak
was a fiery nationalist & the editor of the newspaper ‘Kesari’. But do you know how he shaped the
#MumbaiPolice
by catalysing the establishment of police stations, the Special Branch and an armed wing? Read on:
#Lokmanya
#BalGangadharTilak
#TilakPunyatithi
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The dehydration deaths during the
#MaharashtraBhushan
award function at
#Khargar
are heart-wrenching. Our politicians want to extract mileage from every event. Holding a function at an open-air venue in this heat was a recipe for disaster +
#Maharashtra
#AppasahebDharmadhikari
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Govts implement the salary hikes proposed by successive pay commissions, but do little to increase efficiency and service delivery. No party in power can afford to antagonise this highly-organised and unionised constituency, but lets call a spade a spade and call out this humbug
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Manasi Puranik,Missing from home at Dadar. Studying in VJTI final semester. Pl contact Vishwanath Puranik 9869242948
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N D Patil canteen at Dhobi Talao is a little-known and underrated gem when it comes to the food scene. This hole in the wall place serves good non-veg and veg food at affordable rates. It is one of the few eating houses in
#Mumbai
to offer Aagri cuisine, or the cuisine of the
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Ambedkar was given death threats but was undeterred. As his biographer Changdeo Khairmode writes: “Saheb (Ambedkar) said, one has to die someday or the other. Then, why shouldn’t one die fighting?” Ambedkar went to the function with a loaded revolver in his coat pocket.
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For any lover of non-veg food, a visit to Hotel Grant House at CST in Mumbai is a must. Since work is worship, I had left home early sans a meal. Hungry, I walked into Grant House for lunch in what was one of my best meals of the year so far.
#mustread
#FoodReview
#foodreview
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#MahatmaGandhi
had a complex relationship with Maharashtra, where his mentor Gopal Krishna Gokhale hailed from.
This thread is about
#Gandhi
and his relationship with
#Marathi
(and
#Maharashtra
)
#thread
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After all these years, I am unable to wrap my head around the excitement on multi-crore real estate deals in
#Mumbai
. Most people are unable to afford a house up to Virar/ Ambernath and beyond. Who are these people who pay hundreds of crores to buy penthouses etc? +
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Moti Mahal Restaurant, Dariyaganj, New Delhi
The place where butter chicken is said to have originated. The butter chicken you get here is different from the 'tandoori chicken shreds served in oily gravy' stuff that is served elsewhere. Try the brain curry and kababs too...
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Video of a peacock on the J.J flyover in
#Mumbai
#coronavirus
#lockdown
#Lockdown2
#lockdownindia
#COVID19
#COVID
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