Ganpati devotees from Thailand took Darshan of Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati, and also participated in the 'Aarti'.
via @News18lokmat #Pune #Ganeshotsav
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- Remember this tweet from 11 years ago this day, by a techie in Pakistan? Became one of the most famous tweets of all times.
- If you know what this is, you are old😉 Bonus points for listing alternative uses of this container.
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- Today is the 100th death anniversary of the amazing mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. He passed away at a young age of 32 on April 26, 1920, at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa…
- A request to Non Marathi speaking media: Maharashtra CM's last name is pronounced as ' शिंदे ' - 'Shin - They' ...not 'Shin - Day' Note - ' दे ' not ' डे '.
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- Great interview with @elonmusk - conducted by @Erdayastronaut at the new @SpaceX facility in Texas. "Manufacturing is underrated and design is overrated." Musk highlights how 10-100 times more effort goes into the manufacturing system than the design.
