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Since nobody else has done it, here's my definitive ranking of Bangalore rains.
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Ritesh Banglani
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Ritesh Banglani
@banglani
Startups, jokes, kids and cricket (my cricket tweets are tagged #Cricket, so please mute that if you don't like the sport)
- I'm in a traffic jam in the middle of a frigging river. But hey, at least the signboards are in Kannada.
- For those too young to remember, this is exactly how 2003 felt like #Cricket
- This is a pooja room in Bangalore, a bar/DJ corner in Delhi and a living room in Mumbaiwhat would you put here?
- Count yourself lucky. Some of us here are losing the principal too.I'm 22 and losing interest in everything. What should I do?
- Someone at hotstar had the good sense to not cut away to ads before the last over. It's the first time I've seen cricket media do the right thing. #Cricket
- The reason that cop shut down Ed Sheeran wasn't to prevent pandemonium on church street or maintain order on a busy sunday or anything. It's the same reason we can't read in cubbon park or visit any public park outside of morning walk hours or hold hands anywhere. Because we
- April 2020. India was in the middle of the harshest lockdown in the world. The economy had ground to a halt. Millions of Indians were in danger of slipping into poverty because of the loss of jobs and business.
- Guy jumping the queue at Delhi airport: I need to go first. My flight is boarding! Me: Sir there's a line. My flight is also boarding. Guy: What are you waiting for then? Come with me!
- Oppenheimer has just ended. There's a moment of total silence in the theatre as the audience takes in the gravity of what has transpired. A voice pipes up tentatively from behind us: "to matlab ye Russian tha?" India remains undefeated
- RTO officer: Pollution certificate needi Me (smugly): Sir this is an EV. Zero emission Officer: Yes, but where is the certificate that proves it? Me: If you can find an exhaust pipe to shove the sensor into, I'll get the certificate Officer: Ok I'll say "Applied For"
- My parents told some heartwarming stories about the vaccination drive in Jaipur. At 6.30 this morning, government nurses went around neighborhood parks to round up senior citizens on their morning walks. "Auntie please come, we are open", it seems.
