I had a remarkably pleasant experience on an @airindia flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru yesterday. Clean new aircraft, courteous staff, good food, and, most importantly, perfectly on time.
I haven't taken AI for domestic travel for years. Now, will do it more often I reckon.
Last weekend was phenomenal!! Got a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet @sachin_rt I got his autograph on one of my favourite cricket books written by @vikramsathaye. Foreword was written by Sachin himself.
Hope Vikram writes more and I get to meet Sachin more.
Indian cricket slang is fun
Here's a list of some words from chat with @ojasds
Well Left karna (don't leave the ball, do well left)
Humpire or empire
White ball (not wide)
Elbee or LP (not LBW)
L Guard
Well played (don't defend, do well played)
50 Up (scored 50)
What else?
If your @ZEE5India subscription will run out soon and you want to maximise the value of the sub, watch these #Marathi movies:
- Aatmapamphelet
- Frame
- Gulabjaam
- Tighee
- Jarann
- Katyar Kaljat Ghusali
- many more :-)
Can anyone recommend other good movies on Zee5?
I have an original Santosh Mahale creation: BirdsEye depiction of Nandi Hills
Santosh has a lovely perspective on places and brings out their uniqueness
This painting was discussed in detail in the 1st episode of my podcast "The Thing With This One Is" (on YouTube and Spotify)
Santosh's website: santoshmahale.com/
I am so in demand these days. The phone is ringing continuously. Coincidentally, my car insurance is up for renewal in two weeks. :-)
कोणी जीव ओतून काम कसं करतो हे बघायचं असेल तर श्री. रितेश विलासराव देशमुखांचा चित्रपट नक्की पहा.
त्यांनी छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज आमच्यापुढे जीवंत केले.
Amazing effort!!
नुसतेच उत्तुंग नव्हे तर दैवतुल्य व्यक्तिमत्वाचे सादरीकरण म्हणजे शिवधनुष्य पेलणे जणु.
#RajaShivaji @Riteishd
लहान मुलांनी तर नक्की बघावा #RajaShivaji मला माझंच लहानपण आठवलं. माझे वडील शिवाजी महाराजांच्या गोष्टीचा शेक्ट नेहमी अफझल खान वधानेच करायचे. माझ्या बोटांमध्ये वाघनखं असल्या सारखं वाटायचं.
आज माझ्या ११ वर्षाच्या मुलीने तोच प्रसंग बघितला व वाघनखांनी मला अफझल केले :-)
महाराष्ट्र दिनाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!
जय भवानी जय शिवाजी!
#RajaShivaji
Thank you @Riteishd and your entire team.
Wish you all the best for #RajaShivChhatrapati
ती: कोरियन वेब सीरीज बघून माझं वाचन वाढलंय
तोः अरे वा! तिथल्या साहित्यिकांबद्दल आहेत का ह्या वेब सीरीज?
तीः नाही.
तो: मग?
ती: सबटाईटल्स वाचते मी.
तो: 🤷🏽♂️🤦♂️
Inspired by incredible true stories.
A cup of chai is all about emotions! Like in Dhurandhar #iykyk
I had SkyChai today. This is the chai from the Sky Lawns of @bitspilaniindia
Awesome to have Pappu's chai in Bengaluru.
Memories of a lifetime @sinhasamaksh
Found chai glasses on Instamart. So, why not?
#PhirSe
Ep 9 of our podcast "The Thing With This One Is" available now on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Podcasts. Listen to Krishnan Ranganathan of @UdhyamOrg talk about his NGO's work, the ₹100 Cr income uplift for street ironing vendors, and many facts about non-profits
This casual conversation with Velan in Bengaluru is effectively the topic of the next episode of, The Thing With This One Is. The guest is Krishnan Ranganathan from @UdhyamOrg @UdhyamVyapaar
Going from coal to LPG has resulted in ~100 Cr of income uplift for the ironing vendors
Full episode will be available soon on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@ramd316 (Ram Deshpande - The Thing With This One Is)
"Had it been Ben Stokes, it would have gone for four" - Ian Smith.
He said this when the batter hit hard and straight, but it hit the non-striker's bat and got them only one run.
2019 wound has not healed yet.
Smith's commentary is so awesome. So cool to have him here
#INDvsNZ
My conversation with @drmithunmahatme is now live as Episode 8 of the podcast "The Thing With This One Is" on YouTube and Spotify. Links in the thread below.
If you’ve ever wondered how to better understand and help the women in your life, this episode is a great starting point.






