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Recently, I have been following a multitude of media reports of the Shiv Sena blasting Mumbaikars left right and center for not being Maharashtrians enough.

All of which gives rise to a moot question – who is a Mumbaikar? Is it someone who lives in Mumbai, or is it a so called “Marathi manoos” – an ethnic Maharashtrian living in Mumbai? Having lived in Mumbai myself, I strongly believe it is the former.  It is the people of Mumbai who will define Mumbai, not the Shiv Sena. In any case, Mumbai owes a lot to non-Maharashtrians who have contributed significantly to its growth.

The Shiv Sena promotes itself as a saviour of the Marathi Manoos, but is hell bent on alienating the same Marathi Manoos from the rest of the Indian Diaspora. Maybe the question Sena should be asking itself is “Whose Sena am I?”

Do the new!!! TCS conceived rice husk water filter reaches the masses as Tata Swach. See the report here.

There is no dearth of predictions and even prophecies that the next war in the world will be for water. Today, one person has died in Mumbai when protesting regular water cuts. The death toll has started on the countdown to the water wars.

I have been seeing that increasingly, we can create real mashups and circles online. More and more people are also going online. The Twitter revolution is really amazing, with everyone and their uncle on twitter.

I have been on twitter for the last one year, but only recently became active. I have found the conversations stimulating, the people diverse, yet responsive and a strange sense of belongingness. Have met people who are visible and important, yet ready to talk and exchange ideas. This, I feel, is one thing that can yield enormous benefits to the world.

Soon, I hope, there will be others who will see the potential and online identity has and use the internet as a medium of communication and social change. This can bring about speed and transparency into the daily lives we lead. I am excited to be a part of it

• @enlightenworld Sorry, something amiss here. Which goodbye? in reply to enlightenworld #
• @enlightenworld Ok, now have it figured. Should have said that tuned to NDTV and caught @BDUTT signing off from the panel discussion. #
• @AnupamPkher It makes sense. Media needs to fill 24 hours of news somehow. In the mad world of TRP, beating a scoop hollow is the only way. in reply to AnupamPkher #
• @enlightenworld Not much, except NDTV is running a 48 hour Liberhan special in reply to enlightenworld #
• @DeShobhaa If we wanted to really see the apathy our Paramilitary goes through, the "My Gateway, My Home" is the glaring example in reply to DeShobhaa #
• @virsanghvi We want our money back. We the taxpayers paid for this 900 pages of reruns. in reply to virsanghvi #
• @IshaSesayCNN What does he have to say about the increasing fear in the world that most terrorists are muslim? Doesn't Islam preach peace? in reply to IshaSesayCNN #
• Agrees with @enlightenworld. The media is doing a job, thoug sometimes they overdo it. Amongst all, I have found NDTV to be most ethical #
• @enlightenworld Do you feel that we Indians seem to have this crab mentality where we put each other down a tad too much? in reply to enlightenworld #
• is listening to @nidhiNDTV on the 10 PM news #
• @ShashiTharoor There are concerns on both sides. I could see the tensions in my Shanghai office after the incursions in Arunachal in reply to ShashiTharoor #
• @sanjayguptaCNN A packed joint. in reply to sanjayguptaCNN #
• All tweeps, watch out for @shashitharoor on NDTV News at 10. Coming up in a few minutes. Promised by @nidhiNDTV!! #
• OOOOPPPSSS!!!! Sarah Jacobs insists on calling President Obama President Bush. #
• @enlightenworld I feel this is what will break us in the end. Envy thy neighbour will prevent Indians reaching the height we truly deserve in reply to enlightenworld #
• Does PM Manmohan Singh look unusually frail? #
• @enlightenworld Agree. On a different note, where do you catch up on NDTV? The net or on some DTH? in reply to enlightenworld #
• @enlightenworld Yes, I saw your teeet on the breakfast news earlier In my years of living in China, I used to get it on the net. in reply to enlightenworld #
• Its a pity that @shashitharoor didn't get to the UN Sec. Gen. position. His handling of the questions on PM visit to USA were so erudite #
• http://twitpic.com/qrq78 – @nidhiNDTV between a rock and a hard place #
• is finally logging off for the day #

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So, the anniversary of 26/11 is upon us. Three days of constant terror, with people counting hours passing by and terrorists holed up in India causing mayhem, killing innocent people and breaking the resolve of the country.

One year on, we have one lone terrorist in custody for those three days of terror. The sole terrorist, who, despite documentary evidence, scores of eye witnesses and pictures and videos in the media, is sitting pretty in prison. He confessed and then has retracted his confession. We have investigated and found connections across the world in India, Pakistan and even the US, and have yet been powerless to bring much needed closure to the people of India What a mockery of the Indian Justice System. And as if this was not enough, now Pakistan wants Kasab back, ostensibly to close its own so called “case” against the co conspirators in Pakistan.

My only fear now is that we will again demonstrate our misplaced faith in Pakistan, a country which has demonstrated time and again it cannot be trusted, and release Kasab to them. I pray for some sense to be instilled in our government, let common sense rule and let us sentence Kasab to what he deserves, death by hanging.

• @priyankachopra WOW!!! Amazing views. Love the beaches in Thailand. But, you gotta visit Boracay in Philipines for the best beach in reply to priyankachopra #
• @priyankachopra check this if you have time http://photos.uttiya.com/displayimage.php?album=21&pos=19 in reply to priyankachopra #
• @chetan_bhagat I love HK! Its great to see how this city state has managed itself to bring an order into the chaos in reply to chetan_bhagat #
• @BDUTT I still remember the way Shobha De lashed out against "resilient Mumbai" sentiment on NDTV on 27/11. Justified, but misplaced anger? in reply to BDUTT #
• @virsanghvi Well, shows where the priorities of some of our "leaders" are in reply to virsanghvi #
• @gulpanag Mile has a twitter page? @super_milo? Well, thats stretching it! in reply to gulpanag #
• There are two people I know on Twitter who are going twitter-crazy. @klustout and @gulpanag have pages for newborn daughter and family dog! #
• @gulpanag come on, it looked cool! in reply to gulpanag #
• @BDUTT I just do not understand the apathy of our leaders. When will we see real leadership? in reply to BDUTT #
• @NidhiNDTV Found you, Thanks to @BDUTT. Didnt know you were such a gadget fan! in reply to NidhiNDTV #
• @NidhiNDTV So they forced the deal. Somehow, it smacks of a very well managed political ploy, to take attention away from the other issues in reply to NidhiNDTV #
• @NidhiNDTV Heres a shoutout from another gadget fan! personally, prefer the BB over iPhone (tho am a BIG Apple fan), cos typing is easier?!? in reply to NidhiNDTV #
• @vikramchandra I have always been at peace inside a temple, mosque or esp. a gurudwara. Best place so far, Lotus Temple, Delhi in reply to vikramchandra #
• @IshaSesayCNN What have you been using? Wireless? My friends tell me the network is usually overwhelmed during Hajj. in reply to IshaSesayCNN #
• @NidhiNDTV What does Rajiv Makhni Say about this BB Vs iPhone Debate?? in reply to NidhiNDTV #
• just caught @BDUTT say goodbye on the show. Frankly, getting a bit weary of the whole Liberhan Leak #
• Thank god, @nidhiNDTV mentions three headlines not related to Liberhan. But then, its back to the smae old #
• @vikramchandra Best thing about ndtv.com – not social, not tubaah, its live tv. There was a time I paid to see it! in reply to vikramchandra #

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• @BDUTT "The ones most affected by 26/11 have the most philosophical thoughts". Well said, Barkha! in reply to BDUTT #
• @klustout Hope you have a great time off! Am back in India now, and looking forward to seeing you back on air in reply to klustout #
• @BDUTT Great article and a whole bunch of strange comments below that. Seems Indians and Pakistanis are always at war! in reply to BDUTT #

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Have been watching in absolute disgust the attack on the IBN CBN and IBN Lokmat offices by the Shiv Sena. This shows the height of intolerance and the absolute petty mindedness of the Shiv Sena. To top it all, the Sena mouthpiece Saamna has not only condoned the attack, but they have actually celebrated it by stating that people have welcomed the attack.

Shows how much they are living in cuckoo-land. They cannot get away with it, Maharashtra will not let them get away with it.

• @gulpanag Are you serious?? Thats like a price tag of 4 lakhs. Too much to go green in reply to gulpanag #
• @ErrolCNN I dont think the football scandal came as any surprise. I would be surprised if this was not the case. All sport is tainted today in reply to ErrolCNN #
• welcomes @IshaSesayCNN to Twitter!!!! #
• @BDUTT Aah the spoils of being a celebrity. Congratulations on getting twitter hacked in reply to BDUTT #
• @MariRamosCNN Ok, Now its cold. Though its 25 degrees outside, it feels really cold in reply to MariRamosCNN #
• @RALITSACNN I watch (or used to watch) Oprah. Some of the shows are good, some simply make me go green (envy, disgust, you name it) in reply to RALITSACNN #
• @chetan_bhagat Nice article in TOI. MNS gives me a sense of deja vu, of the way the Shiv Sena rose to power. Son following father? in reply to chetan_bhagat #
• @vikramchandra I think NDTV Social still needs to run beta for some more time, just to iron out the wrinkles (delete posts, edit post) in reply to vikramchandra #
• @gulpanag We have BEE, though I seriously doubt the quality of review they do in reply to gulpanag #
• @priyankachopra So how is Ranbir in person? He seems to be an actor growing in stature. Loved him in Wake up Sid. Does he tweet too? in reply to priyankachopra #
• @ShashiTharoor Sorry to say that an obscene amount of money was spent for Ms. Gandhi's B'day celebration. Does not bode well for austerity in reply to ShashiTharoor #
• @IshaSesayCNN Saw one in the KFC pic. Looks nice! in reply to IshaSesayCNN #
• @priyankachopra I love Burger King. They make real burgers, not the McDonalds production line stuff in reply to priyankachopra #

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