Was in Kolkata last week and interesting to learn that the Americans setup the first consulate in India in 1792, even before British India was setup. Kolkata was the finest city in the East even bigger than Shanghai and HK. Sad to see current state of affairs.

Victoria Memorial , Calcutta

RT @tskrishnan: It was the Privy Council in London which ruled in favour of the claim of the temple to the sacred Tirupparankundram Hill by…

@jeysundhar_d @dagalti Great observation

@NITINKML Nitin, whatever you say or do , you will always be a Sanghi in TN for a totally different reason reason

RT @jsensarma: Dear @m_saharia - let me provide some perspective from Industry in India. As a quick background - I was CTO of Qubole out o…

Dakshinamurthy at Mayuranathar Temple, beautifully sculpted and the temple Gopuram is very well done

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@labstamil Actually in 1937 Satyamurthi advised Rajaji to make Hindi optional as nobody will avoid studying. Rajaji was too headstrong. Though he was right on Quit India movement and partition, Satyamurthi would have been a better CM

@amnigos @khoslaventures @z47_vc @BatteryVentures @BlumeVentures @peakxvpartners @neon_fund @stormventures @atomicworkhq Awesome !

@Saiarav Despite FPM from IIM Calcutta which has a great stats dept.

@RajStockWatch You can comment on FM performance without bringing in idli/sambhar

@naryansrini You were 29 in 2013 and very healthy. Now 39 and less healthy, but atleast you have Ram Mandir

@avataram Is it the Akhand Bharat or current India ?

RT @karthik2k2: A few days back, I met a young man in his late twenties. He used to accompany an elderly couple - both of whom had multiple…

RT @joybhattacharj: Here's the coolest resignation letter ever, from the British run Indian Civil Services, written by a man who went on to…

RT @tskrishnan: Temple inscriptions are not just history. They are invaluable records of the temple properties, which are relevant even tod…

@avataram Actually he spoke pretty well and said if people want to research it let them do. There is no reason for Annamalai to defend a IIT Director. Why should BJP be a spokesperson or defender for Kamakoti ?

@NITINKML He can have his beliefs and head a premier institution. Why are the 2 related ?

@anandsriram @tirumuru_87 Ofcourse, everyone has their freedom to believe or not to. The Sun worship, harvest festival/sankranti are part of the hindu religion and culture. You can however choose to say I dont believe in the Sun god but would love to say thanks to a great harvest on this particular day.