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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 59m

No one can? But it has happened thrice already, no? Sardar Patel could... did.

Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 12h

For Indians accustomed to obsequious, fawning ads featuring the PM's photo with only 'Aye Maalik tere bande hum' level of devotion left out, this NYT full-page ad may be a stark surprise 😏

Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 14h

Terrific social media flex 😁

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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 16h

TIL insurance brands mention a prominent number at end of the title in the search result itself. Works similarly for health insurance, car insurance too, among others.

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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 21h

"Indianness in anything survives precisely because it is unfaithful to itself, constantly retranslated, mispronounced, misidentified, reimagined."

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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 22h

Milliblog music review of Agam's (the band) 3rd studio album, Arrival of the Ethereal tinyurl.com/agamaote —A short, phenomenal album with the band sealing the legacy they created over the course of 22 years!

Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 22h

Milliblog Weeklies, Week 287 tinyurl.com/OCT12-2025 A very rewarding musical week with excellent songs by Vishal Bhardwaj, Nivas K Prasanna, Sachin-Jigar, Leon James, Bheems Ceciroleo, Ajaneesh Loknath, Judah Sandhy, Berny and Tansen, and Agam!

Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 1d

"Administratively Bangalore is a disaster. India’s cities urgently need power over their own fate. Yet the likelihood of any state voluntarily handing over power is remote. The GBA is a grand experiment in whether India can improve its cities within the constraints of its imperfect system".

Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 1d

"Stop virtue signalling. You’re literally profiting off the tradition. This isn’t a non-profit documentary. While it’s wrong for people to perform these rituals in public places, it doesn’t give you the moral high ground"

Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 1d

Hahahahahahahahahahaha 😂

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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 1d

Lesson for founders/brand owners: settle the salary of the social media team first while thinking of shutting shop, take charge of all social handles, and change the passwords.

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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 1d

Doesn't ED fall under central government (BJP)? If the central government is using ED as distraction (which BJP does all the time, including as a weapon, and we all know that anyway), doesn't it amount to saying BJP is trying to protect a non-BJP Kerala government? 🤔

Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 1d

From mocking India because Taliban praised it... to letting the Taliban enforce their no-woman policy in a press conference IN THE INDIAN CAPITAL.