She died at 45. Would have been 79 today. Thank you for insisting I read, play rugby, box, act, travel the country before ever going abroad, catch trains not planes, treat women with respect, stand up to bullies, care for those less fortunate, appreciate wild flowers, listen to Urdu poetry, and always finish whatever is on my plate. #mum #kumudthoratbose
Many happy returns, Empress! The cake says it all. May the fortress of incredible talent remain impregnable. #Shabanagarh @azmishabana18 Thank you for the image, the peerless @mantagoyal !
Like all younger brothers, I spent my childhood craving your attention. Which, like all older sisters, you met with a mixture of scorn and indifference. But when our parents picked on me they did so gingerly knowing they had to deal with your wrath at them. Little wonder I heroine worshipped you. (Something which I have fortunately refrained from doing with celluloid versions of the same). On long cross country drives with Ma and Baba across India you let me put my head in your lap and crash out for hours. Forty years later you remain my most acerbic critic and my strongest support. And on long cross country drives across India, I still put my head in your lap and sleep the sleep of the dead. I don’t believe in luck, but if there is such a thing, I lucked out in spades. Happy birthday @anubose189 .
Happy Diwali from Kolhapur.
Co-anchored for two hours with @amitabhbachchan (who is anchoring the entire telethon) on @ndtv ‘s @banegaswasthindia telethon He remains one of the wittiest (and most indefatigable) people I have met. 👍🏾🙏🏾
Delhi. 8pm today. Went to bid goodbye and wish our U18 Girls National Rugby Team the best of luck at the Regional Asian 7s tournament in Uzbekistan. Spirits are high and emotionally and physically the team is prepared. Thank you to our coaches, the legendary Naas Botha and Ludwiche Van Deventer, and all the support staff. All the best #TeamIndia ! 💪🏾🤞🏾🙏🏾 @rugbyindia
Children are the same wherever you go in the world – part wonder, part delight, some shy, others show offs, and always carrying inside them, guileless affection. In Kolhapur, again. Had a candid and intense discussion with children born with HIV (PLHIV) at the Care Centre of the Lotus Medical Foundation. It wasn’t surprising to hear that, more than the disease, what they found more difficult to handle was the stigma they faced. As if the cards dealt to them weren’t hard enough. #breakthestigma
Children are the same wherever you go in the world – part wonder, part delight, some shy, others show offs, and always carrying inside them, guileless affection. In Kolhapur, again. Had a candid and intense discussion with children born with HIV (PLHIV) at the Care Centre of the Lotus Medical Foundation. It wasn’t surprising to hear that, more than the disease, what they found more difficult to handle was the stigma they faced. As if the cards dealt to them weren’t hard enough. #breakthestigma
Children are the same wherever you go in the world – part wonder, part delight, some shy, others show offs, and always carrying inside them, guileless affection. In Kolhapur, again. Had a candid and intense discussion with children born with HIV (PLHIV) at the Care Centre of the Lotus Medical Foundation. It wasn’t surprising to hear that, more than the disease, what they found more difficult to handle was the stigma they faced. As if the cards dealt to them weren’t hard enough. #breakthestigma
Have a brilliant #NationalSportsDay Play true, play hard, play fair.
This is my tribute to @sweety_kumari11 ! Keep inspiring more sportspersons to push their boundaries even further, Sweety! Take care and see you (and all the women who make it to the #NationalCamp) all in #Bhubaneshwar! @rugbyindia
Funny. Feisty. Fiercely talented. Emotionally acute. Massively generous. And god save you if you cross her. Happy birthday, Zoya. The world is a better place with you in it. @zoieakhtar
Spent a memorable evening with these Olympians from @kiituniversity #Odisha It boggles the imagination to think how many Olympians KIIT University has had on their rolls. May there be many more! @bhavanideviofficial @duteechand #namitatoppo @amitrohidas_30 @birendra_26 @shivpalsinghjavelin @sports_odisha
It’s been a long and challenging camp for these girls. Remember, they were 15+ years old before the pandemic stopped all play. They’ve had to go from 0 to 100 in 30 days. That in itself is a win. Proud of this cohort. 💪🏾👏🏾🙏🏾 @rugbyindia #AsiaRugbyU18Sevens #Tashkent #Sep18
Met with the players, some of their parents and officials of the Kolhapur District Rugby Association and was surprised with a cake made by the sister of one of the players. Thank you #ShakhambariPatil for the cake and thank you to all the organisers of this wonderful interaction. Nothing gives us @rugbyindia more pleasure than meeting players and their families in different parts of this massive country. Because for us, it’s always #playersattheheart of Indian Rugby. 💪🏾🙏🏾 (Note the pheta please. Pretty chuffed about it.)
The struggle to find the right frame for a selfie with 14 U18 silver medal winning Indian rugby players! Thank you @sports_odisha for this video. After the blood, sweat and tears that our girls shed in Tashkent, it was time for some fun! What a great bunch of players. You will see much more of them in the years to come, that’s a promise. 💪🏾👍🏾 @rugbyindia
Brilliant, brilliant day for @rugbyindia ! Congratulations to our U18 Girls Indian 7s Rugby team! They lost narrowly in the final of the Regional Asian 7s Championships, 21-17, to UAE. For those new to rugby, that means 3 tries each to both teams. UAE converted all their tries. Congratulations #UAERugby ! Next time, we go for gold! 💪🏾👏🏾
15k run at noon on one of those magic days in the middle of the rains where the sky and air give you the (erroneous and fleeting) feeling that’s all’s right with the world. #mumbaimagic #bandrabay
Research has just begun to emerge that children’s education levels have stagnated, or worse, regressed during the past 20 months of the pandemic. This is perhaps the most crucial time in our country’s history to put your hand up and become a teacher. I have been closely associated with @teachforindia for over a decade and I can testify to their integrity, intelligence and commitment to educating the children of India with wisdom and compassion. If you want to make a difference, register to become a Teach For India Fellow, on www.teachforindia.org The last date is Sep 19, 2021. It’ll be life changing. For you. And for the children you teach. 💪🏾🙏🏾
This happened on Sunday in Bhubaneshwar. The peerless @abhinav_bindra spoke to the Indian Women’s and Men’s National Rugby teams on leadership, motivation and what it takes to get to the very top. Many thanks to #DrAchyutaSamanta and his team @kiituniversity
So this is a short film I made for @rajeshpratapsinghworks that was shown before the unveiling of his collection for @satyapaulindia Shot in one day, finished in record time, with a banging soundtrack composed by @midivalpunditz Enjoy!
Great day for Indian Rugby! Our U18 Girls have made the finals of the Regional Asian 7s Championships in Tashkent! They played with grit, skill and fire to make their country proud. The finals are at 4.05pm live feed on the @rugbyindia Facebook page. Come on, #TeamIndia ! 💪🏾👍🏾
Family home. Kolhapur. @abhathorat @thorat80 missed! #Diwali2021
Very happy to do this tomorrow from 11am to 1pm with Mr @amitabhbachchan on the @ndtv network. Finding ways to see how we can all contribute to ensure that in the India of the future, #noonegetsleftbehind See you tomorrow. @banegaswasthindia
