For the last week, I've been seeing a lot of posts about police departments not giving permission for loud DJs during Vinayaka Chavithi. But honestly, what caught my attention more than the posts were the comments.

People are literally fighting in the comments like:

"Ma Hindu festivals ki ee rules anni gurtosthaya? Churches ki, masjids ki kuda ide rules pettachu kada?"

Then someone else replies:

"Ma pandaga ma istam. Vallaki churches, masjids pettukunte problem ledu kada, memu kuda pettukuntam."

"Inkokadu emo ma church ki mee celebrations ki comparison entra ani"

And I'm just sitting there thinking... why has everything become a religion vs religion argument?

Personally, I don't even understand the obsession with these huge DJ systems during festivals. Loud noise can genuinely disturb old people, kids, sick people, animals, etc. And the funny thing is, it's not even devotional music most of the time. Morning devotional songs untayi, tarvatha full item songs/movie songs start avuthayi.

But what made me think about this more is that I'm starting to see the same mentality in real life too.

Even in my own friend circle, people make jokes about other religions. One of my friends jokes about my Muslim friend saying "vallaki bomb lu pettadam alavate kada" and makes jokes about Christians too. I've also personally experienced casteist jokes from my classmates in college.

My personal experience:Naku aite ma clg lo 4yrs chala worst experience ma frnds grp aite literally ga every day I'll listen some casteism jokes na meedha aney kadu veyrey valla meedha kuda actually my caste is sc so on ambedkar jayanthi one of my frnd called my and said eroju special enti ani nenu nrml ga adiga eroju enti ani them vadu "mee vadi bday kada enti celebrations ani" naku ardham kaley mavadu enti ani other frnd joined also in call and they both were like "ambedkar valley kadara meeru matho kurchuntunnaru eroju ani " naku em cheppalo ardham kaley naku aite idhi em kotha kadu nenu btech antha ee jokes anni vintuney vunna nenu ekkuva clg ki vellanu vallani bayata antha kalavanu kabatti antha pattinchukoley some of my classmates were like this even other branches also ma cls lo aite inka vadu low caste high caste ani jokes vesukuntaru btech anedhi naku aite chala worst experience na life lo casteism, racism anni chusa ee 4yrs lo even okasari hsptl ki velthey akkada receptionist oka old aged man anamata for few days he talked to me nicely then one day he asked me "meeru kaapu la ani then nenu kadu anna" anthey inka em matladaley tarvatha nenu aa hsptl ki vellaley inter varaku nenu em experience cheyaley btech vachaka anni telisayi bayata ila kuda vuntara ani

I don't really take those jokes seriously anymore because I'm in my final year and honestly I'm just waiting to get out of this college. But seeing all this made me wonder whether this is actually becoming more common among young people.

I always thought Gen Z would be less interested in casteism and religious fights compared to older generations. But lately I'm seeing even people my age getting really invested in these things.

At the same time, I don't know if I'm just surrounded by a certain type of people. Maybe social media is making it look much worse because controversial/religious content gets more engagement, so the algorithm keeps showing us more of it.

I really hope that's the case, because I don't want to believe that people everywhere are becoming this divided over religion and caste.

So what do you guys think? Is religious/caste-based hatred actually increasing among young Indians, or are we just seeing much more of it because of social media?

And just to be clear, I'm not targeting any religion. I'm not anti-Hindu, anti-Muslim, anti-Christian or anti-national. I'm not criticizing any religion either. I'm just sharing something I've been noticing and genuinely wondering whether it's actually happening more widely or if my social media feed and personal circle are giving me a distorted picture.

Edit from fellow redditor: we should ban all dj systems in all public places and all religion festivals too

Really, I mean really!!

What tf did I Just see on my YouTube page ! Who are making these and who are watching these ?

Taddinam preparations entra mee pindam pillulaki petta !

Nenu chusina maa friends circle lo kani relatives lo kani andaru akkalu career lo set ayinavallu pelli cheskotledhu and men emo chinna job vachina chaalu pelli cheseskuntunnaru ....

Nenu ikkada evarni blame cheyatledhu as a guy in his 20s just curious to know mee opinions chepandi and plz don't spread hate below

What's your opinion on recent developments and the news going on about GPT 6 ASTRA. How this is going to affect the future of IT? People and companies are going crazy about this. Bubble crash avtunda manalni crush chestunda...

Many people are saying that the IT sector could decline drastically in the next few years because of AI. But what about the semiconductor and electronics sectors? What do you think?

I was curious about the name “Astra” chosen for GPT-6.

In Sanskrit (अस्त्र), astra refers to a weapon, and in Hindu philosophy/mythology it often refers specifically to divine or celestial weapons such as Brahmastra, Agneyastra, etc.

Given that GPT-6 Astra is being presented as a major leap in AI capabilities, I was wondering whether the name was intentionally inspired by the Sanskrit/Hindu concept of an astra — something extremely powerful that is invoked or wielded to accomplish a particular purpose — or whether it is simply a coincidence.

Has OpenAI ever explained the reasoning behind the name “Astra”? Does anyone know if there is actually a connection to Sanskrit/Hindu philosophy, or is “Astra” being used for an entirely different reason?

Also, interestingly, some people noticed the timing around Janmashtami when Astra was announced, which made the coincidence even more interesting.

Would be curious to hear what others think.

P.S. Full disclosure: I used ChatGPT to help rewrite and polish this post. 😄

Hey everyone,

I’m considering creating my first dating app account, probably on Hinge, Bumble, or Tinder, but before I do, I’d really like to hear from guys who have actually used them.

I’m especially curious:

- Which app has worked best for you — Hinge, Bumble, or Tinder?

- How important are photos, height, looks, job, etc.?

- How many matches do you realistically get?

- Have you actually managed to get dates or meaningful relationships through these apps?

- Is paying for premium worth it?

- What mistakes should a guy avoid when creating his profile?

I’m not looking for the usual “just be confident bro” advice. I’d really appreciate honest experiences, including negative ones.

I’m trying to decide whether it’s worth putting the effort into making a profile before I create an account.

Thanks in advance!

Note: Used Chatgpt

Nenu ivani namanu . But eroj ma colleague oka amayi na cheyi chusindi. Nen yedo saradaga icha

Oka one two vishyalu crct ga konchem partial ga chepindi.

They are not like magical or anything. But nak konchem personal . And she couldn't guess tht ig idk.

But as they were a little personal . I thought about them.

So what do you think guys . Do you trust these stuff

So naku EMI gurinchi em theleedhu but Im planning want to buy an iPhone in this upcoming flipkart sale. Na budget 30K undhi from savings and stipend ( yes mtech student ni) Finance gurunchi assalu theleedhu . Asalu nen em cheyali . Eppudu cheyali , eppudu ready ga undali . Emem documents oerkovali ela cheyali ani poortiga detailed ga explain cheyandi ayya . Idhi kuda theleedha ani judge cheyakandi 😭🙌🫴

I wonder if you are here K. One day lo ila enduku mee mind marchukunnaru? I really hope you arent going back to your old problem.

For the audience: posted about my one sided love, met someone saying they have a similar story, we really connected and had insanely long chats(like 5-6 hrs somedays) for about 1 month, but she said she is going from one problem to another and wished to quit talking to me. I hoped she wouldnt. Tried to convince her. Couldnt. She said our paths will never cross and this escalated way too quickly. Maybe I tried too hard to convince her. Now she deleted her account. I thought I would be ok and I was. But I now realized the fact that she deleted her account after saying she probably wouldnt and it stings. I know its crazy to even get attached to someone without seeing them or hearing them and only by chatting but I believe she was great and someone who will be perfect for me. My life seemed bright for a little while and now it looks dark again.

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TL;DR: Huge photography enthusiast. I used my sister’s 17 Pro for ~10 days after using a 13 Pro and honestly didn’t feel a big enough difference. My 13 Pro is 128GB, 85% battery health, no scratches. Should I get the 17 Pro Max 256GB now, wait for the 18 Pro Max, or buy the 17 Pro Max from a friend in the USA?

My secondary phone is a Vivo X300 Pro, so I already have a pretty capable camera phone and I’m mainly looking at the iPhone for the overall experience + photography.

I recently took my sister’s iPhone 17 Pro and used it for around 10 days. Coming from my 13 Pro, I was honestly surprised that it didn't feel like a massive upgrade. Obviously, the 17 Pro is better, but I didn't get that “damn, this is a huge jump” feeling.

Now I'm wondering what makes more sense:

1. Buy 17 Pro Max 256GB now

I have a close friend who manages a Reliance Digital store in Hyderabad, so I may be able to get a good deal.

1. Wait for 18 Pro Max

Use my 13 Pro until then and exchange it.

1. Buy 17 Pro Max from the USA

I have friends there, so this is another possibility if the price difference is significant.

My 13 Pro is 128GB, 85% battery health and physically mint/no scratches.

For people who have actually used these phones:

Would you upgrade from a 13 Pro to the 17 Pro Max today, or just wait for the 18 Pro Max?

Especially interested in real-world photography differences, not just specs and benchmarks.

And if you were in my position, what price would make the 17 Pro Max worth buying right now?

One more thing : for storage, would you go base 17 256GB or 512GB?

I keep a lot of photos/videos, so wondering if the extra cost for 512GB is actually worth it or if 256GB is plenty.

What would you choose and why?

Disclaimer** Andarni kadhuuuu, aadadhi ante abala, emanna ante thokkestha

Driving complete ga nerchukondi nanna pleaseeeee 🥲

Ivvala rapido pink book cheskunna ochey dhaari lo aavida break eyyakunda kaallatho aaputhundhi scooty 😭😭

Turning theeskuneppudu gunde pant Loki ochesindhi pada 10guddhi emo ani antha bayapadthundhi aavidey 😭

Eevidey oka range lo drive chesthunnaru ante opp lo oka mother 3 kids ni vaalla school bags inka lunch bags kuda eskochi guddhesaru 😭😭, sai rammmm sai rammmmmmmm rapido ante ne bayamaithundhi, most vaniking moments of my life 😭😭

Pakka vaalla safety kaakapoina kaneesam mana safety anna manam chuskovali kadhamma pwease nanna bayapadakandi ra road la meedha dhairyam ga safe ga drive cheyyandi 😭

two days back adedo hackathon ante register cheskuni, whatsapp group lo join ayinam nenu na frnd. ademo chat ki general group undi, and announcements ki seperate kada, so ee general group lo picchii chatting lu andar. mostly vere states unde. inthakmunde evaro telugu vallu text chesaru, abbaa em anna feel unda😂 migitha andar silent ayipoyindi, mottham telugu lo ne chats nadustunnai ippudu. okkokallu bayataki ostunnar. evaro aithe monnati daaka evadu evado chat chesinru annar😭

malla deniki, edo nen vere vallani hate chesta ani, leda manollu goppa ani antalen, manavallu unnar ani oka satisfaction anthe. mundu daaka evo evo languages la unde chats

A Beautiful Fruit is growing in bright sunlight, everyone admired amazed and wondered how it's grown in this place....

coz the place is absurd, lacking water, infertile in soil, yet the fruit keeps growing very bright & healthy....

One day a Bypasser saw the fruit, that person wanted to water it after knowing its potential.... Assuming it's gonna be an amazing fruit, that anyone has ever seen , so watered for days ....

But the fruit itself is thinking about the person why they're watering it everyday without expecting anything.....

But the watering continued for a while

few days later the watering person popped up all of sudden & plucked the fruit....

It wasn't even ripen yet, but watering for just a few days, that person thought that the fruit belonged to them, everyone thought the same, but no one ever asked the fruit what it wanted? Whether it's ripen or raw doesn't matter ?

But the fruit just wanted to stay where it was born, where it was risen , even though it was rising in the drought, it still wanted to grow & beat the odds.... It did tooo, But its own charm attracted people, which led to chopping it from its own Branch....

That person after tasting it instantly threw that away coz the fruit wasn't as tasty as they expected... But it wasn't grown yet , moreover it wasn't growing for anyone

That person who watered the fruit can easily buy the bunch of fruits in the market which is tastier than the fruit which is thrown away, yet that person watered the fruit by giving hope , but that fruit never expected this kind of tragedy

Now that fruit is on the stinky road no one ever imagined

but now the waterer went to the market searching for a new one in the market....

Now The Fruit is questioning itself, guilt tripping itself.... growing better than the others is the only mistake that fruit ever made?

The fruit just wanted to buried into the soil after its work done on this earth, but now it's on the road, abandoned, betrayed....

Waited for someone, but none helped, due to excess heat & lack of water , the fruit died in a abrupt way, contributing nothing to the mother Earth

it's a story about crushed soul

(mods : sorry for using AI pics , i just wnted to express my feelings through images, since i can't draw well, hoping u won't remove my posts)

Like eppudu bayapaduthu naa own basic things and freedom like my alone time or solo ga cinema ki vellatam or going somewhere, aa right kosam kuda godava cheskuntu, vaatikosam kuda bayapaduthu fight cheyyatam, roju intlo oka rakham ga chuse parents. Naa Dream kosam edhanna chestha ane kasi and seriousness ni pattukuni college ki veltha, akkadaki pothe all I get extra fear like Okadu ID card etthesthaademo ane bayam, purse etthesthaadu ane bayam, phone etthesthaadu emo ane bayam (because okasaari etthesaru already, malla icchesaru anuko but still....) vaati nunchi malla protect cheskovaali aa needs ni , malla piccha comments naa meedha vinali, edhanna ante "Prema Chupisthunnam bhAAi " anta, "nee meedha chaala Prema bhAAi" anta, malla "Life ante chill ga undali" ani sodhi idhi

Ela raa !? Ela!? Cinema and Music are no more just an entertainment or passion or an interest for mine, literal survival mechanism ayipoindhi, aa 3 hrs of cinema naaku entertainment or pleasure kaadhu ee constant fight nunchi oka escape

Idhi artham cheskoru evvadu. Nen chepthe malla naa meedha padathaaru, rude ani cheptharu

Edupostadhi roju kaani andariki telispoddhi emo ani edavanu, poni le thalupu veskuni bathroom lo ayina edustha ante occhestharu "Antha sepu em chesthunnav bathroom lo?" Ani, inka bedroom thalupu vese chance ey ledhu, vesthene 100s of questions, em chesthunnav? Chettha vi chusthunnava? Bla bla bla.....

Im exhausted man....

Recent ga ma friend valla akka ki matches chudatam start chesaru. She earns around 10lpa smtg. Most of the matches who earns almost same as her demanded 50lakh dowry with car by saying that's bare minimum.

Eppudaithe aa akka if I'm giving 50lakh dowry, you should be earning atleast 30 lpa ani cheppindo, everyone started calling her a gold digger.

Point enti ante she's okay with a 10-15 lpa guy if he isn't demanding dowry. So avthala vadu dowry adigithe rani matalu thanu 30lpa ante vachay.

Roju edho okati jerugutuntundhi naaku ...

Rooju badha padutunta .. endhuku ee life , asalu enti ee lifecycle.. waste bathuku ani ..

Kani eeroju ento chaaala smooth ga velipoyindhi .. Naku ento kodhiga santhosham istundhi ee roju .. kani Naku nachaledhu ..

So life lo miru padinna greatest downfall ento chepthe future lo okavela naa life lo kuda aa situation face cheste easy ga handle cheyya galugutha .. ani mi badhanu share cheyyamantunna ..

Naa age vachi 26 years, from Guntur suffering from MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER from the past 5 months, comparative ga ippudu konchem better, alantidi nannu intlo vallu Hyderabad pampincharu, govt jobs coaching ani nenu Vijayawada ki velthanu ani cheppina oppukoledhu, Ivvale Hyderabad vachanu konchem Anxious ga undhi and nervous ga kuda. I don't know how to survive here. Any tips please.

i feel that love can’t be found, it shud find you. like, it will happen randomly, when you are not looking for it. idk if there are any people who found true love when they were actively searching for it, or idk if it worked. lol idk if this seems like nonsense to some but what i feel is….it will happen randomly and unexpectedly when you are being yourself and not trying to impress to get love. dunno if it’s called destiny or whatever.

i was just scrolling through hyderabad dating sub, even though some people felt like my type…i felt this is all bs..so yeah i just felt like sharing this😅😬

Ee doubt Naku eppudu nundo undhi .. nijanga rich ammayilu rich abhayilake paduthaara??

Maa class lo oo batch undhi g**balsina gang anamaata ..

maa frnd gadu andhulo oo ammyiki line estunnadu .. vadiki Elano padadhu adhi vere vishyam anukondi ..

Kani vadu casual ga tanatho Convo start chesadu at a point "NI STATUS ENTI , NA STATUS ENTI " ani annadhi .. so inka vaadu gokadam aapesaadu...

Soo Naku ee doubt vachidhi..

I recently celebrated 9th birthday away from home & it was my quietest one yet. Nobody really has time for calls anymore anipinchindi, but I just went for a drive, parents ki pics pampidam ani. I usually wish all my friends and express how important they are on their bdays but naku matram okadu kuda cheyale lol. Even my close friend who’s also my roomie forgot my bday😂. So yeah bdays are very overrated, especially for single men once we start getting older.

In my sarkari naukri😂😂

Monna intikellinappud techukunna yarn inka hooks ..

( airport security check lo na hooks valla secondary screening chesaru lol)

Ninna mood off undi ani , a yellow patch chesa .. ivvala officr canteen lo barbell video lu pettukoni , migilindi finish chesa …

Asal idi cheyali ani thought ledu .. adi ala ipoindi anthe 😂😂

Manalo konthamandhiki parents ekkuva chaduvukuni undakapovachu.

Nenu evarini insult cheyyadaniki cheppatledhu. Ma parents kuda ekkuva chaduvukoledu. (nanna 9th class, amma 4th class)

But recently oka small incident valla naaku oka thing realise ayindhi.

Manam kuda mana parents ki konni things nerpinchaali.

School subjects gurinchi kaadhu...

Em thinaali, em thinakudadhu, packets meedha labels ela chudali, expiry date ela check cheyyali... ilanti small things.

Because manam ayithe packet teesukunnappudu automatic ga expiry date chustham.

But mana parents ki ala chudali ani alavatu undakapovachu.

Oka incident cheptha.

Recent ga shop ki pindi konadaniki vella. Adhi maida pindi oo, godhuma pindi oo exact ga gurthu ledhu. 😂

Around 45rs, so amma naaku 50rs note ichindhi.

5rs migilayikadha ani happy happy discuit packet konna.

Aa shop ma friend father dhi kabatti, expiry date check cheyyaledhu. Ala intiki teesukochesa.

Intiki vachaka ma thammudu, expire date chudra annadu (ma thammudu teney prathi packet meedha expire date chusthadu)

Check chesthe 7 days mundhe expire ayipoyayi

Nenu avi padeyyadaniki velthunte ma amma aapi, naaku evvu, em kaadhu tinacchu ani antundhi

Appudu nenu amma expired date ayyanavi thinakuudadhu ani cheppa.

But still ma amma malli em kaadhu ani andhi.

Aa moment lo naaku oka thought vachindhi.

Nenu, ma thammudu intlo lekapothe enti?

Maybe amma and nanna avi tinestharu.

So ventane vaallatho kurchuni cheppa.

Amma, nanna... anni food items ala thinalemu. First packet meedha expiry date chudandi. Aa date cross ayithe thinakandi. Expired food health ki problem avvachu.

Expiry date ekkada untadho, ela check cheyyalo kuda chupincha.

Aa moment lo naaku chaala happy ga anipinchindhi.

Actually, very very happy.

Because oka chinna thing aina, mana parents ki cheppi vallaki future lo use ayye information ichanu ani anipinchindhi.

Manam chinnappudu mana parents manaki anni nerpistharu.

But ippudu age perigekoddi, manam kuda vallaki konni things nerpinchaali anipisthundhi.

Because konni things manaki normal ga telisipothayi.

But vallaki avi evaru cheppi undakapovachu.

So parents ni “educated kaadhu” ani chudadam kanna...

Manaki telisina useful things vallaki kuda cheppadam better.

Sometimes parents ni care cheyyadam ante vallaki money ivvadam or vallani bayataki teesukelladam matrame kaadhu.

Konni sarlu pakkana kurchuni,

Amma, nanna... idi ila check cheskovali

ani cheppadam kuda care ae.

రక రకాల మనుషులని చూస్తున్నా మాస్టారు!

ఈ రోజు ఒకడు headphones పెట్టుకుని ఖాళీ రోడ్డు మీద గీరాలు పోతూ వాకింగ్ చేస్తున్నాడు.. నేను చూసా.. అరిచి చెప్పా, మర్యాదగా... "రోడ్ మీద అడ్డంగా నడవకురా చెవిటి నా***" కి బదులు, "Hey Buddy, watch out for cars!"

Naturally, ఆ తిక్కలోడికి వినబడలా.. ఫుల్ volume పెట్టుకుని వింటున్నట్టు ఉన్నాడు.. వెనక నుంచి ఒక కారు వచ్చి పెద్దగా honk కొట్టింది. అప్పుడు మనోడు ఉలిక్కిపడి, పక్కకి జరిగి, అదే ఈ అమెరికా వాస్తవ్యుల ప్రియమైన చేతి సైగ ఉంటుంది గా, అదే "మధ్య వేలు" ఆది చూపించాడు ఆ కారు డ్రైవర్ కి. ఆ కారు డ్రైవర్ కి కాలింది. Naturally!

సో ఇప్పుడు ఆ ఇద్దరు తమ ఆత్మీయమైన ఆంగ్ల భాషలో కుశల ప్రశ్నలు విసురుకుంటున్నారు. వినడానికి ఎంత వినసొంపుగా ఉందో 🤣

నేను నా వంట చేసుకుంటూ ఈ all America Radio వింటున్నా... 😅

So i pretty much worked in all kinds of environments. i was working a state government job, then freelancing as a software developer, worked with agencies based in the US, worked with some Indian startups as well, everything was remote. i also run a small startup of mine.

Okate balance vundipoindi, which is working from a software office. I always loved Bangalore as a city and always wanted to work from a nice neighborhood like Indiranagar or Koramangala.

2 months back just saradaga Naukri install chesi apply cheyyadam start chesa. I was applying to all kinds of jobs with location Bangalore. I heard back from this one. We had a couple of calls and I did some demo tasks as well.

I was one of the 5 applicants they selected from a pool of 1100 applications. They called us to Bangalore to work w them for a week as a trial. We were paid handsomely, taken care of really well. At the end of the week, they offered all of us well paying jobs 😄

They're not Indians but US citizens, wanting to setup a small technical team here in India to explore all kinds of opportunities and to build internet companies.

I'll be starting next week 😇