Pradhuman Jhala (@ZPrad) profile picture

Software Engineer at @narvarinc Fitness and Machine Learning enthusiast. Here to update my priors.

Bangalore
Joined March 2009
Pradhuman Jhala retweeted
Bengaluru last elected its ward councillors in 2015. Since then the city has spent about ₹38,455 crore a year with nobody local to blame for the pothole outside your gate. The ward elections are coming soon, hopefully 🤞. A few of us are building something for them. 🧵
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I am not sure whether AI will disrupt education or not, but I can’t wait for it to disrupt PTMs.
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IAS officer: Jalwa hai hamara yaha pe
There is a video of a district-level IAS officer visiting a temple surrounded by armed police. In another case, an IAS-IPS couple posted in a district had 56 personnel deployed at their bungalow. These are not isolated incidents. District-level IAS and IPS officers routinely deploy 25 to 40 personnel at their residences, along with 3 to 4 government vehicles and drivers. They routinely block traffic for their movements. Why is this treated so casually in India? This is not privilege. It is misuse of public resources and abuse of authority. Misappropriation of public money and misuse of government personnel, vehicles, security, funds or any other public resource for personal luxury, status or convenience must invite immediate and severe punishment. Anyone found doing this should be removed from public office. They are public servants, not rulers. How can they serve citizens with this mindset? They are unfit for public service. What is shocking is how normal this feudal culture has become. Society is conditioned to treat it as the natural privilege of office. It is not dignity of office. It is VIP culture built on taxpayers’ money and the humiliation of citizens. Then comes the myth that clearing the UPSC makes someone universally intelligent. Rote learning of intermediate-level textbooks and clearing a deliberately difficult examination does not create expertise, yet the system gives them lifelong authority and privilege. That they are not experts is evident from the condition of public services despite their rule over district administration since independence. The police force, one of the most corrupt and insensitive institutions, is totally controlled by the IPS. This is feudalism at the heart of the system: one examination, lifelong authority, extraordinary privilege and presumed expertise over everyone else. That is not how a strong democracy works.
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Horribly organised running event. @Wipro and @NEBSportsEPL, this was easily one of the worst-run events in India. All hydration stations between 10 and 18 kms of the half marathon—and 30 and 39 kms of the full marathon—were out of water. 1/2
Running the @Wipro Bengaluru Marathon was an absolute logistical disaster that fell woefully short of @procamintl and AIMS standards. Running out of drinking water completely past the 10km mark and recycling unwashed plastic cups are severe public health hazards.
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Participants from the 5K, 10K, 21K and 42K races were funnelled onto the same route, leaving no space for run. The stadium finish area felt like Kumbh Mela. Water and crowd management are basic safety requirements, not optional extras. 2/2
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Pradhuman Jhala retweeted
Worst Traffic hit nightmare Stretches of #Bengaluru East & SouthEast, with a crawling speed of 5KM/hour or More & Average commuting time spent by School Kids is 2 hour or more are , based on the listing by aggrived parents 👇 Local MLA @MALimbavali , Local MP @PCMohanMP , @GBAChiefComm , @acpwfieldtrf , must act seriously. Request CM @DKShivakumar & Minister @krishnabgowda to ruthlessly demolish Road , SWD encroachments irrespective of Small or big buildings.
●Considering , Huge, 42 Big Private Schools , 1000 School buses, 40,000 Students, in East #Bengaluru Varthur- Gunjur-Dommasandra stretch, all commuting mostly on same time, only permanent solution is of "Staggered School timings" . ●Start schools from 06:30 AM & stagger it across schools, as done in many KVs Inc. KV Malleshwaram ●Presently, Traffic issue is well attended by @DCPTrEastBCP @dcpwhitefield @wftrps 👏, however the massive No. of school buses poses a big challenge. @DKShivakumar @krishnabgowda 📸 @TOIBengaluru
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Kafkaesque doesn’t even begin to describe this.
#Pune How bad of a rule is this, though? Think about it: an infrastructure project which will improve the quality of life for people cannot be started because of MLC elections, where general citizens are not even a part of the voting process. Make it make sense.
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Met a Japanese lady with masters in Engg from a reputed US college running a Matcha Cafe in Indiranagar. Bangalore is slowly but definitely turning into a global city.
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Totally. The most amazing books I have read lately were the ones I came across on my daughter's desk.
Half the books you were "forced" to read in high school are actually spectacular, you just didn't have the emotional maturity to understand them yet.
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Second unsuccessful attempt for SIR regularisation with EO due to long lines. Just use basic data of Aadhar, tax payments, property registeration, passport etc to figure out who really needs regularisation and cut down the scale of this manual process by 99%. This is a torture.
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Pretty much our entire community got notice after being in the first draft list. Most of them due to "Unmapped with last SIR". A few got amusing reasons like their birthdate is less than 15 yrs from their parents or their kids were born within 6 months.
Karnataka: Even if your name is in the draft electoral roll under SIR-2026, please check CEO Karnataka website to see if any notice has been issued in your name: ceo.karnataka.gov.in/notices… 📌 Last date to file claims & objections: September 23, 2026 📌 Final electoral roll: October 27, 2026 @ceo_karnataka @GBA_office
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I’ve been using the Bengaluru Metro frequently lately, and I have to admit there are moments when it feels like you’re passing through a pleasant part of Europe. Although that lasts only a few seconds, the feel is definitely there.
Beautiful Bangalore -This is not china
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Now that Kerala is officially Keralam, should Keralites become Kerala’mites?
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There is a strong parallel between Mamdani in New York and Vijay in TN in their rise to politics. Youth appeal, anti establishment, social media campaign, enthu supporters..
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If you rotate Bengaluru heat map 90 degrees clockwise, it is quite telling.
🤖 Made with AI
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Dear @HYROXIndia can you stop your relentless promotional emails and just tell me when am I supposed to show up at the venue? That's all I need from you.
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With dissolved Gram Panchayats and GBA not yet effective, Huskur-Dommasandra-Muthanalur has become a garbage dump & burning ground. AQI spikes to 400. PDOs are overwhelmed. Urgent intervention needed, @GBAChiefComm @DKShivakumar
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One undesirable side effect of India AI Summit is that runners going there for Delhi Marathon in the coming weekend will pay exorbitant price for hotel.
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"jo AI ki vazah se pele jaa rahe hai, VO OOR PELE JAYENGE" 😡
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Watched brilliant @HumorouslyVipul show yesterday, toh dimag mai aise hi jokes aa rahe hai. But what a show man, highly recommended.
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