Rohini Lakshané
@aldebaran14.bsky.social
Engineer, interdisciplinary researcher, Wikimedian, polyglot. Writing. Teaching. Gaia is god. Personal views. The personal is political. https://about.me/rohini
NGL, the first thought that the millennial in me had when I first visited Cuffe Parade metro station in #Mumbai was that this staircase goes to platform 9 & 3/4.
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#MumbaiMetro
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#MumbaiMetro
'Platform 9¾, Hogwarts Se Metro Jod Diya!’: Mumbai Metro 3’s Cuffe Parade Staircase Ends At A Wall, Leaves Internet In Splits
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December 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
NGL, the first thought that the millennial in me had when I first visited Cuffe Parade metro station in #Mumbai was that this staircase goes to platform 9 & 3/4.
www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/platf...
#MumbaiMetro
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#MumbaiMetro
December 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
While cleaning up my documents drive, I came across a long list of books that I helped freecycle eons ago. This author's name caught my eye. www.abebooks.co.uk/World-Famous...
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
While cleaning up my documents drive, I came across a long list of books that I helped freecycle eons ago. This author's name caught my eye. www.abebooks.co.uk/World-Famous...
Where is the lie?
Hard relate to: Their parents never loved them and now these 'victims' believe they are entitled to other people's emotional, intellectual and physical labour.
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Hard relate to: Their parents never loved them and now these 'victims' believe they are entitled to other people's emotional, intellectual and physical labour.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Where is the lie?
Hard relate to: Their parents never loved them and now these 'victims' believe they are entitled to other people's emotional, intellectual and physical labour.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR1GZnq...
Hard relate to: Their parents never loved them and now these 'victims' believe they are entitled to other people's emotional, intellectual and physical labour.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR1GZnq...
Comedians will save the world.
[Instagram video in Hindi about the Sanchar Saathi app in India.]
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[Instagram video in Hindi about the Sanchar Saathi app in India.]
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dixitdeveshDil diya hai phone bhi denge ❤️👍🫡
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December 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Comedians will save the world.
[Instagram video in Hindi about the Sanchar Saathi app in India.]
www.instagram.com/reel/DR1YvKm...
[Instagram video in Hindi about the Sanchar Saathi app in India.]
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I've been told I should have been a travel writer.
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I've been told I should have been a travel writer.
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
Disability isn’t a bad word.
There’s nothing wrong with being disabled.
There’s nothing wrong with identifying as disabled.
Ableism teaches us that we have to hide our disabilities.
Self acceptance means we stop hiding.
We won’t go gently for the comfort of others.
There’s nothing wrong with being disabled.
There’s nothing wrong with identifying as disabled.
Ableism teaches us that we have to hide our disabilities.
Self acceptance means we stop hiding.
We won’t go gently for the comfort of others.
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Disability isn’t a bad word.
There’s nothing wrong with being disabled.
There’s nothing wrong with identifying as disabled.
Ableism teaches us that we have to hide our disabilities.
Self acceptance means we stop hiding.
We won’t go gently for the comfort of others.
There’s nothing wrong with being disabled.
There’s nothing wrong with identifying as disabled.
Ableism teaches us that we have to hide our disabilities.
Self acceptance means we stop hiding.
We won’t go gently for the comfort of others.
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
Thread:
Because I'm in #Pune, I'm sharing the most quintessential Pune joke I've ever heard.
पुणेरी wrong number:
"हॅलो, देशपांडे आहेत का?"
"घोडखिंड लढायला गेलेत. काही निरोप?"
"त्यांना सांगा महाराज गडावर पोचलेत. मेलात तरी चालेल."
Because I'm in #Pune, I'm sharing the most quintessential Pune joke I've ever heard.
पुणेरी wrong number:
"हॅलो, देशपांडे आहेत का?"
"घोडखिंड लढायला गेलेत. काही निरोप?"
"त्यांना सांगा महाराज गडावर पोचलेत. मेलात तरी चालेल."
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Thread:
Because I'm in #Pune, I'm sharing the most quintessential Pune joke I've ever heard.
पुणेरी wrong number:
"हॅलो, देशपांडे आहेत का?"
"घोडखिंड लढायला गेलेत. काही निरोप?"
"त्यांना सांगा महाराज गडावर पोचलेत. मेलात तरी चालेल."
Because I'm in #Pune, I'm sharing the most quintessential Pune joke I've ever heard.
पुणेरी wrong number:
"हॅलो, देशपांडे आहेत का?"
"घोडखिंड लढायला गेलेत. काही निरोप?"
"त्यांना सांगा महाराज गडावर पोचलेत. मेलात तरी चालेल."
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you'll find
You get what you need
Rolling Stones, 20th century
#Photography #SpeirGorm #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you'll find
You get what you need
Rolling Stones, 20th century
#Photography #SpeirGorm #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you'll find
You get what you need
Rolling Stones, 20th century
#Photography #SpeirGorm #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you'll find
You get what you need
Rolling Stones, 20th century
#Photography #SpeirGorm #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
"...the 30 million residents of India’s capital region trudge along with chronic headaches and itchy eyes, symptoms of this rising superpower’s failure to provide its people with a most basic need: breathable air."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...
India Is a Rising Power, but Its Capital Is a Lethal Gas Chamber
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November 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"...the 30 million residents of India’s capital region trudge along with chronic headaches and itchy eyes, symptoms of this rising superpower’s failure to provide its people with a most basic need: breathable air."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...
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Thread: 1. This is not a robot. It's a mannequin.
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
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#AI #robot #teacher
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
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#AI #robot #teacher
'I am Sophie': 17-year-old from a small UP city’s Hindi-medium school builds AI robot teacher that can teach any subject
A 17-year-old student has developed an AI-powered robot teacher named Sophie, capable of answering questions across subjects using an LLM chipset. This innovation, demonstrated answering queries on g...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Thread: 1. This is not a robot. It's a mannequin.
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i...
#AI #robot #teacher
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i...
#AI #robot #teacher
Typewriters are still around on Mumbai's sidewalks, outside big government offices. Affidavits, stamp papers and notaries.
If you come to Mysore, I'll show you the street where to find them.
#Mumbai #Mysore #travel #typewriters
If you come to Mysore, I'll show you the street where to find them.
#Mumbai #Mysore #travel #typewriters
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Typewriters are still around on Mumbai's sidewalks, outside big government offices. Affidavits, stamp papers and notaries.
If you come to Mysore, I'll show you the street where to find them.
#Mumbai #Mysore #travel #typewriters
If you come to Mysore, I'll show you the street where to find them.
#Mumbai #Mysore #travel #typewriters
Super excited to be speaking at this event on November 28 in Mumbai.
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#Mumbai #16daysofactivism #TFGBV
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#Mumbai #16daysofactivism #TFGBV
Rohini L | RATI Foundation
“An ideal internet is a digitally inclusive space that prioritizes diversity, equity, and safety for everyone. The digital world as we know it today is often designed without considering structural in...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Super excited to be speaking at this event on November 28 in Mumbai.
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#Mumbai #16daysofactivism #TFGBV
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#Mumbai #16daysofactivism #TFGBV
It is a telling fact that all that they talk about even on International Men's Day is women.
And women from religious mythology at that.
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And women from religious mythology at that.
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In Society, There Are Both Sita Maiyas and Surpanakhas: Ex-CJI UU Lalit Ahead of International Men's Day
There are both
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It is a telling fact that all that they talk about even on International Men's Day is women.
And women from religious mythology at that.
www.moneylife.in/article/in-s...
And women from religious mythology at that.
www.moneylife.in/article/in-s...
The Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity for the most difficult writing I have ever done—a longform article on image-based abuse for the first year of my fellowship at FactorDaily. factordaily.com/the-crying-s...
My LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#LMA2025
My LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#LMA2025
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity for the most difficult writing I have ever done—a longform article on image-based abuse for the first year of my fellowship at FactorDaily. factordaily.com/the-crying-s...
My LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#LMA2025
My LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#LMA2025
I bought Women in STEM by Ramya Julian as a gift for a close friend's daughters. I read it in full. Totally recommended for young children. Great illustrations and dyslexia-friendly fonts and layout.
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#STEM #recommendation #womenintech #womeninstem
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#STEM #recommendation #womenintech #womeninstem
Women in STEM | Ramya Julian's Site
Women from different fields, some with science degrees,Women of different origins, and different countries,Four women heroes all in the fields of STEM,This is a rhyming picture book based on them! The...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I bought Women in STEM by Ramya Julian as a gift for a close friend's daughters. I read it in full. Totally recommended for young children. Great illustrations and dyslexia-friendly fonts and layout.
www.ramyajulian.com/product-page...
#STEM #recommendation #womenintech #womeninstem
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#STEM #recommendation #womenintech #womeninstem
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
Hello! 🍜
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Hello! 🍜
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
Submission made by Sapni GK and yours truly in response to the call for comments issused the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, on the draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Comments on the draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
Submission made in response to the call for comments issused the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, on the draft amendment to the Information Technology (...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Submission made by Sapni GK and yours truly in response to the call for comments issused the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, on the draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
Unlike most other 'relationship managers' who are more bothered about cross/up-selling products of the bank, here's one who truly performed the role of a relationship manager!
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Unlike most other 'relationship managers' who are more bothered about cross/up-selling products of the bank, here's one who truly performed the role of a relationship manager!
Reposted by Rohini Lakshané
Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Did the New York Times ruin journalism?