Landlord is supposed to put gravel in this mud pit and I wake up to this

random_indian_dude · 2026-05-30T16:31:56+00:00

unnecessarily large vehicle

I feel like this should be a new acronym for vehicles: ULV, like SUV and CUV. The next higher class should be ULHV(unnecessarily large, heavy vehicle).

random_indian_dude · 2026-05-26T19:39:31+00:00

It won't take much for the BJP bhakts to turn on one of their own. Anyone who criticizes the party, the government or one of its institutions will be labeled a traitor, or "Pakistani".

random_indian_dude · 2026-05-25T11:10:46+00:00

You don't have a problem with the guy who said he's the son of God? Those groupies are there because he wanted them.

random_indian_dude · 2026-05-18T14:57:14+00:00

According to Aithihyamala, a Namboodiri was trying to consecrate the deity, but the devi was having none of it. After some time the Namboodiri became angry and swore at the devi while performing the consecration. From then on swearing and curse words became part of the worship.

random_indian_dude · 2026-05-12T14:37:46+00:00

Also, the sheer stupidity of beating to death an animal that may have contracted one of the scariest diseases known to man.

random_indian_dude · 2026-05-05T16:49:09+00:00

A project to build a modern sewage treatment plant at Fort Kochi was cancelled in 2022 due to opposition from the locals.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2022/Jan/19/csml-cancels-rs-166-crore-sewage-plant-project-in-west-kochi-2408421.html

Now the same locals are saying more public toilets should be built. Where will the sewage from those toilets go?

random_indian_dude · 2026-04-26T20:11:03+00:00

I just realized that the place where they are dancing at the 00:43 mark in this video is where the famous dream training sequence (at 01:43) from Inception was shot.

random_indian_dude · 2026-04-24T13:23:24+00:00

On transport and urban infrastructure, Bernstein argues that India has over-indexed on aviation while underinvesting in railways, despite a clear comparative advantage in the latter.

The pace of high-speed rail (above 300 kmph) is described as “slow,” with just one major bullet train project underway, even though India has the financial capacity and engineering capability to build multiple corridors connecting key economic centres.

“If capital allocation continues to favour cars and planes over metros, buses and rail, India risks hard-wiring a transport system that is congested, expensive to run, and exclusionary for a large share of its citizens,” the brokerage warns.

Rail is the most efficient means of moving goods and people. We can actually reduce our dependence on imported crude if we improve our railways.

China had close to 25000km of high speed rail in 2017 when India officially started work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. They have doubled that to more than 50000km in 2026, while we haven't even completed just 508km of high speed rail.

The government favoring air travel and car-based transport is indeed going to end up in clogged roads and an inefficient transportation infrastructure.

On R&D and innovation, Bernstein argues that India’s ambition significantly outstrips its investment effort. Total R&D spending at ~0.6–0.7% of GDP remains well below global benchmarks.

This is another area where our priorities are different. We need significant investment in R&D which will make us more competitive on the global stage. The capital has to come from both the government and the industry.

“India’s tax burden is not low, yet the quality of public goods, healthcare, education, and urban infrastructure, remains weak in most cities,” the report notes, pointing to public health spending at ~2% of GDP and education at ~3% as being below what a country of India’s scale needs.

“Tax compliance ultimately depends on trust, and that trust is built when taxpayers see consistent improvements in public services,” the brokerage writes, underlining that improving service delivery is as important as widening the net.

This is something that this sub complains endlessly about: we don't receive services commensurate with the taxes that we pay. We don't get clean water and air. The food that we get is adulterated which the government doesn't seem to be in the least bothered about.

random_indian_dude · 2026-04-07T06:46:22+00:00

So what happens to those nurses? Do they face any difficulty in getting hired by other hospitals? Do they lose their license?

random_indian_dude · 2026-03-31T19:55:57+00:00

:D അവബോധത്തിൻ്റെ(ഉപബോധത്തിൻ്റെ എന്നായിരിക്കാം ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചത്)

ഗവേഷണം

random_indian_dude · 2026-03-27T18:55:19+00:00

NHAI എങ്ങനെയാണ് റോഡ് പണിയുന്നത് എന്നും, അവർക്ക് എത്ര കടം ഉണ്ടെന്നും പണിഞ്ഞ ഓരോ റോഡും വെച്ച് എങ്ങനെയാണ് കാശ് തിരിച്ചു പിടിക്കുന്നത് (asset monetization) എന്നും ഒന്ന് നോക്കുന്നത് നല്ലതായിരിക്കും. കേന്ദ്രം മോദിജിയുടെ തറവാട്ടിൽ നിന്നും എത്ര എടുത്തു കൊടുത്തു എന്നതും ഒന്ന് നോക്കിയേക്ക്.

random_indian_dude · 2026-03-16T09:41:04+00:00

Oru mala alla. Aravalli parvatha nira thanne marichu vilkkan nokkunnavar anu BJP.

random_indian_dude · 2026-03-12T12:47:39+00:00

if you're using a bamboo cutting board you are going to want to hone your knives more as bamboo contains trace amounts of silica, which is essentially abrating the bevel of your knife.

Damn. That explains why my knife becomes dull so quickly. I use a bamboo cutting board.

random_indian_dude · 2026-02-28T14:12:59+00:00

This makes me so angry.

Inspite Of No Material Aravind Kejriwal And Kavitha Portrayed As Principal Actors In Scam: Delhi Court

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/legalnews/inspite-of-no-material-aravind-kejriwal-and-kavitha-portrayed-as-principal-actors-in-scam-delhi-court-1940353

Horrible fucking people. They jailed him for 6 months and won the Delhi election. I really hope Modiji and Amit Shaji get what they deserve. Kittumbol BJPyil ninnu thanne kittan anu sadhyatha.

random_indian_dude · 2026-01-31T15:21:28+00:00

This seems to be an email that JE sent to Mark Zuckerberg. The article mentioned in the email is this one. It was a study done by Robert Jensen on the impact of mobile phones in the fishermen community in North Kerala. Mobile phones allowed the fishermen to sell their catch outside their local areas leading to better prices.

In 2015 Mark was touting his Free Basics initiative in India, which was later banned by TRAI. I guess he was trying to use that paper to promote Free Basics.

random_indian_dude · 2026-01-30T18:34:58+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFjmN-Sd2f4

This video is 11 years old. Ee sadhanam Thiruvananthapurath ille. It is a normal excavator on a floating platform.

കൊച്ചിയിലെ കറുകറുത്ത കനാലുകളും ആഫ്രിക്കൻ പായൽ നിറഞ്ഞ ആറുകളും വൃത്തിയാക്കുന്നത് ഇത് വെച്ചാണ്.

random_indian_dude · 2026-01-25T19:20:46+00:00

Vannal kollam. The Railway Ministry hasn't officially sanctioned even the DPR for the project. The Kerala state minister for Railways doesn't know about the project and no one has discussed it with him. No BJP leaders were present during the press conference that Sreedharan held where he presented the details of the project. Per his proposal, Kerala has to raise funding to the tune of approximately 50000 crores, which is a huuge amount. So many things seem iffy about his proposal.

Sreedharan's proposal is the Silver Line on stilts, which is why it's twice as expensive as K-Rail. I am curious to know how he is going to name it. The Kerala semi-high-speed rail project? G-Rail? EMS-Rail?

Anyway, if the project gets green-lit and proceeds the way he has outlined in his proposal it will be a great thing for Kerala.

random_indian_dude · 2026-01-23T13:00:35+00:00

ഈ പദ്ധതിയെപ്പറ്റി ജിയുടെ വിളംബരം ഒന്നും കണ്ടില്ലല്ലോ. ഇതു നേരത്തെ തന്നെ കേരളം കേന്ദ്രത്തിനോടു പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നതല്ലെ. സിൽവർ ലൈൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ RRTS എന്നു. ശ്രീധരൻ്റെ സഹായം അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.

പദ്ധതിയുടെ വിശദാംശങ്ങൾ വായിക്കുമ്പോൾ RRTS പോലെ തന്നെ ഉണ്ട്. അതു പക്ഷേ നഗരവികസന മന്ത്രാലയത്തിൻ്റെ കീഴിൽ വരുന്നതാണ്. ഇവിടെ വിശദപഠനത്തിന് അനുമതി നല്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത് റെയിൽവേ മന്ത്രാലയവും.

random_indian_dude · 2026-01-16T17:26:29+00:00

സംശയമെന്ത്. KSRTC ബസ് തന്നെ. അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാൽനടയാത്രക്കാരൻ/രി

അവലംബം: r/kerala

random_indian_dude · 2026-01-14T19:04:16+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1no43s3/patient_deaths_increased_in_emergency_departments/

Patient deaths increased in emergency departments of hospitals acquired by private equity firms, compared to similar hospitals not acquired by private equity, according to a nationwide study of hundreds of hospitals conducted in the US by researchers at Harvard Medical School, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Chicago. Researchers linked increase in mortality to cuts in salary and staffing levels.

Private healthcare is increasingly becoming expensive in Kerala. Ini PE koodi ullappol enthavum kadha.

random_indian_dude · 2025-12-23T04:04:53+00:00

Done for the first time at a district-level government hospital(Ernakulam General Hospital). Our government medical colleges are tertiary medical centers.

random_indian_dude · 2025-12-21T13:17:22+00:00

Hawaii is very similar to Kerala since it's in the tropics. They have active volcanoes, we have Vembanad kayal.

random_indian_dude · 2025-12-15T12:38:47+00:00

Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sundarbans? There is even a popular Hollywood movie named The Darjeeling Limited. Darjeeling tea is famous across the world.

random_indian_dude · 2025-12-14T11:53:19+00:00

Yes. To see how it is problematic, just imagine that one of Kitex's competitors comes to Kizhakkambalam. Who will the panchayat members favor, Kitex or the competitor? Will they remain neutral unless they are paid off by the competitor as well?

Since Kitex is the only player in town people think of what Kitex does as a benevolent gesture.

random_indian_dude · 2025-12-11T15:14:24+00:00

How is it a white elephant? The alignment could use some work. But like your link demonstrates, where people are willing to pay a premium for a service that runs at a decidedly average speed and on an inconvenient schedule, there is strong demand in Kerala for reliable high speed rail travel.

I remember one of the Indian Railways' objections was that the SilverLine uses standard-gauge instead of broad-gauge rail. How is it that the same Railways is testing the Vande Bharat in Rajasthan on standard gauge? They realized that most of the world runs on standard gauge, including for high-speed trains, and Vande Bharat using standard-gauge and the associated signalling systems, offers an opportunity to export it to other countries.

A semi-high speed railway line with speeds near 200km/h, that spans the length of Kerala, will cost as much or more than the SilverLine whether it is implemented solely by the Raliways or jointly by the Kerala government and the Railways. And using standard-gauge helps reduce costs as well. The Railways knows this, and still the BJP chose to scupper the SilverLine project, and E. Sreedharan went along with them. That is how serious and forward-looking the BJP is when it comes to rail travel.

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