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Prakhar Gupta retweeted
i genuinely like what @prvkhvr is trying to do with the “global indian” movement.
it’s the first time someone named the feeling, the experience: you grow up somewhere, your standards get set somewhere else, and the internet does it quietly, so you end up more confident in what indians can do and more annoyed at what india still calls fine, and it doesn’t even feel like a crisis, it just feels normal.
prakhar is trying to give people a third option so they stop getting sorted into the old bins. nri makes you a guest, south asian or brown erases the specific purpose, local community keeps the ambition circumcised. global indian keeps both. you stay indian, you’re just allowed to want something bigger than the room you were born in.
the ultimate danger is that it boils down to another status quo. better english, a foreign degree, a softer accent saying the same hierarchy. the real version is simpler. you’ve already seen what good looks like, now you have to decide if you’ll keep letting the local version of “enough” be the last word. not the passport. the refusal. you ready to have the conversation?
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
entire anti india racism on this app is 10 MAGA accounts and a million bots together. that's it
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
India may not have 9,000 satellites in low Earth orbit, but we have:
- 3X America’s connected users
- At least 5X the number of towers
- Half, if not the same, OFC route length as the US
- And we’re the largest consumers of data in the world
India’s approach to Starlink cannot be compared directly with the US, and @prvkhvr had made an important point:
“We’re not like the US, where you have oceans around you. We’re actually surrounded by Pakistan and China.”
“Anything that we do, having a free market reign of all kinds, is also not an easy consideration for a country like India. We do actually have to be very careful.”
Dear Prime Minister Ambani,
Please accept my humble apologies for not realizing that you are the real boss of India.
Naturally, you would prefer to maintain your monopolistic exploitation of the great people of India, but would you nonetheless consider allowing Starlink to compete?
There are many areas of India, as there are in all countries, with no Internet access, which denies children the opportunity for education and for small businesses the opportunity to sell their goods to a global market. Starlink would change their lives for the better.
Thank you 🙏
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
went on an hour-long walk with @prvkhvr’s latest live playing for the second time. the sociology of a global indian.
the clarity of his thinking during a livestream is unmatched. this is one of the clearest, most concise explanations of why we’re bullish on Indians.
india, maybe. indians, without a doubt.
he covered five big ideas:
1. geography and the algorithmic world are no longer the same thing. someone in maharashtra can have just as much exposure to global culture as someone in argentina.
2. representation matters. as indians, we shouldn’t give up the chance to speak for ourselves and let someone else define us in whatever shape they choose.
3. ambition is unusually dense here. compared with much of europe, indian dreams can feel larger than life.
4. we make up for what we lack in infrastructure with speed and zidd. as the world moves online, we’re shifting from a position of disadvantage to a head start: a huge, english-speaking, globally connected population.
5. building in India is hard. but the people who figure it out will be remembered in the history books. we’re already on that path.
+ understanding people’s most basic emotions, and how grandiosity works, can change how you think about your own position in the world.
he also talks about personal, selfish goals versus longer visions, how comparative missions are false to judge as they change with age, the list goes on. take an hour out for it today.
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
Rashmika Mandanna & Vijay Deverakonda on Prakhar Gupta Podcast.
Vijay's reaction to Prakhar being married at 30 was honestly surprising. 😭
I don't think getting married at 30 is "too early" at all. If you've found the right person and you're ready, that's all that matters.
And Rashmika casually saying "Tum late the" was easily the funniest part of the whole conversation. 😂
@prvkhvr
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
Good conversation with tough questions n depth @prvkhvr with Jon Finer, Deputy National Security Advisor to former US President Joe Biden
youtu.be/uKHj95mstqI?si=mJZ-…
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
WHY MESSI COULDN’T RETURN TO BARCA
Lionel Messi and Barcelona were talking about a possible return — and according to Xavi, those conversations lasted for four months.
Messi was a good friend, and Xavi says they were discussing the possibility of him coming back.
“It was the moment I think that we were to Montjuïc to do like a Michael Jordan last dance.”
They stayed in touch throughout those four months. Xavi says they were even speaking with Joan Laporta during that time.
Then came the decision that ended the idea.
“It was the decision of president Laporta that he didn't want to recover Messi, that Messi come back to Barcelona.”
Xavi admits it was difficult to tell Messi that it wasn’t going to happen.
“It was difficult to say to Messi that we will not do it.”
Four months of conversations, the idea of one last dance at Montjuïc — and then, no return.
ft. Xavi Hernández
via Prakhar Gupta
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
Excellent podcast with Xavi by @prvkhvr got to know a lot about the mentality of a footballer and a manager. The most interesting part was the way he is planning to use AI in his coaching with the Kognia tool. Maybe that would become the new world order in modern coaching. The tool can point out the defensive gaps that even a coach cannot see with the naked eye and improve them tactically in training period so the attackers do not have a breathing space.
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
@prvkhvr what a great convo man and i am not even a barca fan but still like crazy job🔥🔥 i wish it was 3-4 hr long conversation but hopefully you do this with more such legends
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
Thank you @prvkhvr for bringing our club legend and my childhood hero to an Indian podcast.
If messi made me fall in love with football, this guy and Iniesta were the 2 reasons I started loving the art of midfield in football. Why I love mid field as a position and especially the intricacies of football much more than scoring goals is all thanks to legendary players like Xavi.
Could have actually asked him more questions at his time with barca and more of his iconic games played, especially during the Pep's barca era. But let it be, this too was a great experience 🔥
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
🚨🎙️| Xavi: “I was very very close to joining AC Milan in 1998. They had already paid my release clause and everything depended on my wish, but then I said NO I want to stay at try hard at Barça.” [Prakhar Gupta Podcast] #fcblive
Prakhar Gupta retweeted
“Perhaps the real frustration is not that I have too little knowledge, but that I have finally acquired enough knowledge to realize how much of my life remains unexplored.”
youtu.be/p-JLdH__9NA?si=DJlz…
@prvkhvr @JasonSilva
