u/OriginalWalaAditya

I'm literally very scared to try a hair transplant and literally have zero knowledge about it. Can anyone please help me out?

M22 looking for someone fun to talk and spend time with.

Into crime thrillers, investigative films, romcoms and Bollywood music that randomly ruins your mood at 1am.

I like people who can actually hold a conversation, have a sense of humour and are not painfully dry. Curious minds, chaotic energy and a slightly flirty personality automatically get bonus points.

I can talk about anything from weird theories and films to random late night thoughts. Looking for someone fun to vibe with, flirt with and maybe become each other’s favourite distraction.

If you are funny, interesting and a little toxic in an entertaining way, send a message.

M22 looking for someone fun to talk and spend time with.

Into crime thrillers, investigative films, romcoms and Bollywood music that randomly ruins your mood at 1am.

I like people who can actually hold a conversation, have a sense of humour and are not painfully dry. Curious minds, chaotic energy and a slightly flirty personality automatically get bonus points.

I can talk about anything from weird theories and films to random late night thoughts. Looking for someone fun to vibe with, flirt with and maybe become each other’s favourite distraction.

If you are funny, interesting and a little toxic in an entertaining way, send a message.

M22 looking for someone fun to talk and spend time with.

Into crime thrillers, investigative films, romcoms and Bollywood music that randomly ruins your mood at 1am.

I like people who can actually hold a conversation, have a sense of humour and are not painfully dry. Curious minds, chaotic energy and a slightly flirty personality automatically get bonus points.

I can talk about anything from weird theories and films to random late night thoughts. Looking for someone fun to vibe with, flirt with and maybe become each other’s favourite distraction.

If you are funny, interesting and a little toxic in an entertaining way, send a message.

M22 here. A few days ago, I applied online for police verification because it was required for an internship opportunity connected to a Defence Ministry related organisation.

I paid the official fee online itself to West Bengal Police, around ₹300. Everything seemed fine initially. Then after around 10-12 days, the officer from my local police station contacted me regarding the verification process.

What disappointed me was how casually “chai-nasta” money was brought into the conversation. Slowly it became clear that unless I paid around ₹1000 unofficially, the process would either get delayed or become unnecessarily difficult.

Honestly, this is not even about the money. I could somehow arrange ₹1000. What hurt more was the mentality behind it. We already pay official government charges, yet ordinary people are still expected to pay extra just to get basic administrative work done peacefully.

I currently stay in Delhi and have interacted with systems in different states, but personally I have rarely seen this level of normalised informal corruption elsewhere. In Bengal, many people genuinely seem scared while dealing with police or government paperwork because they already assume pressure, delay or harassment is part of the process.

And before anyone makes this political, I know governments do not magically change systems overnight. Bengal has carried decades of political culture, red-tape bureaucracy and fear-based administration from one regime to another, whether people want to admit it or not. Sometimes it honestly feels like the system itself never changed, only the flags did.

I genuinely love Bengal because it is my home state, which is exactly why experiences like this frustrate me even more. A state with so much intellectual and cultural legacy deserves much better governance and accountability. Why is ‘chai-paani’ still so normalised in Bengal?

Has anyone else faced similar issues during police verification or passport verification in West Bengal?

M22 here. A few days ago, I applied online for police verification because it was required for an internship opportunity connected to a Defence Ministry related organisation.

I paid the official fee online itself to West Bengal Police, around ₹300. Everything seemed fine initially. Then after around 10-12 days, the officer from my local police station contacted me regarding the verification process.

What disappointed me was how casually “chai-nasta” money was brought into the conversation. Slowly it became clear that unless I paid around ₹1000 unofficially, the process would either get delayed or become unnecessarily difficult.

Honestly, this is not even about the money. I could somehow arrange ₹1000. What hurt more was the mentality behind it. We already pay official government charges, yet ordinary people are still expected to pay extra just to get basic administrative work done peacefully.

I currently stay in Delhi and have interacted with systems in different states, but personally I have rarely seen this level of normalised informal corruption elsewhere. In Bengal, many people genuinely seem scared while dealing with police or government paperwork because they already assume pressure, delay or harassment is part of the process.

And before anyone makes this political, I know governments do not magically change systems overnight. Bengal has carried decades of political culture, red-tape bureaucracy and fear-based administration from one regime to another, whether people want to admit it or not. Sometimes it honestly feels like the system itself never changed, only the flags did.

I genuinely love Bengal because it is my home state, which is exactly why experiences like this frustrate me even more. A state with so much intellectual and cultural legacy deserves much better governance and accountability. Why is ‘chai-paani’ still so normalised in Bengal?

Has anyone else faced similar issues during police verification or passport verification in West Bengal?

M22 here. A few days ago, I applied online for police verification because it was required for an internship opportunity connected to a Defence Ministry related organisation.

I paid the official fee online itself to West Bengal Police, around ₹300. Everything seemed fine initially. Then after around 10-12 days, the officer from my local police station contacted me regarding the verification process.

What disappointed me was how casually “chai-nasta” money was brought into the conversation. Slowly it became clear that unless I paid around ₹1000 unofficially, the process would either get delayed or become unnecessarily difficult.

Honestly, this is not even about the money. I could somehow arrange ₹1000. What hurt more was the mentality behind it. We already pay official government charges, yet ordinary people are still expected to pay extra just to get basic administrative work done peacefully.

I currently stay in Delhi and have interacted with systems in different states, but personally I have rarely seen this level of normalised informal corruption elsewhere. In Bengal, many people genuinely seem scared while dealing with police or government paperwork because they already assume pressure, delay or harassment is part of the process.

And before anyone makes this political, I know governments do not magically change systems overnight. Bengal has carried decades of political culture, red-tape bureaucracy and fear-based administration from one regime to another, whether people want to admit it or not. Sometimes it honestly feels like the system itself never changed, only the flags did.

I genuinely love Bengal because it is my home state, which is exactly why experiences like this frustrate me even more. A state with so much intellectual and cultural legacy deserves much better governance and accountability. Why is ‘chai-paani’ still so normalised in Bengal?

Has anyone else faced similar issues during police verification or passport verification in West Bengal?

M22 here. A few days ago, I applied online for police verification because it was required for an internship opportunity connected to a Defence Ministry related organisation.

I paid the official fee online itself to West Bengal Police, around ₹300. Everything seemed fine initially. Then after around 10-12 days, the officer from my local police station under the Siliguri Commissionerate contacted me regarding the verification process.

What disappointed me was how casually “chai-nasta” money was brought into the conversation. Slowly it became clear that unless I paid around ₹1000 unofficially, the process would either get delayed or become unnecessarily difficult.

Honestly, this is not even about the money. I could somehow arrange ₹1000. What hurt more was the mentality behind it. We already pay official government charges, yet ordinary people are still expected to pay extra just to get basic administrative work done peacefully.

I currently stay in Delhi and have interacted with systems in different states, but personally I have rarely seen this level of normalised informal corruption elsewhere. In Bengal, many people genuinely seem scared while dealing with police or government paperwork because they already assume pressure, delay or harassment is part of the process.

And before anyone makes this political, I know governments do not magically change systems overnight. Bengal has carried decades of political culture, red-tape bureaucracy and fear-based administration from one regime to another, whether people want to admit it or not. Sometimes it honestly feels like the system itself never changed, only the flags did.

I genuinely love Bengal because it is my home state, which is exactly why experiences like this frustrate me even more. A state with so much intellectual and cultural legacy deserves much better governance and accountability.

Has anyone else faced similar issues during police verification or passport verification in West Bengal?

M22 here. A few days ago, I applied online for police verification because it was required for an internship opportunity connected to a Defence Ministry related organisation.

I paid the official fee online itself to West Bengal Police, around ₹300. Everything seemed fine initially. Then after around 10-12 days, the officer from my local police station contacted me regarding the verification process.

What disappointed me was how casually “chai-nasta” money was brought into the conversation. Slowly it became clear that unless I paid around ₹1000 unofficially, the process would either get delayed or become unnecessarily difficult.

Honestly, this is not even about the money. I could somehow arrange ₹1000. What hurt more was the mentality behind it. We already pay official government charges, yet ordinary people are still expected to pay extra just to get basic administrative work done peacefully.

I currently stay in Delhi and have interacted with systems in different states, but personally I have rarely seen this level of normalised informal corruption elsewhere. In Bengal, many people genuinely seem scared while dealing with police or government paperwork because they already assume pressure, delay or harassment is part of the process.

And before anyone makes this political, I know governments do not magically change systems overnight. Bengal has carried decades of political culture, red-tape bureaucracy and fear-based administration from one regime to another, whether people want to admit it or not. Sometimes it honestly feels like the system itself never changed, only the flags did.

I genuinely love Bengal because it is my home state, which is exactly why experiences like this frustrate me even more. A state with so much intellectual and cultural legacy deserves much better governance and accountability.

Has anyone else faced similar issues during police verification or passport verification in West Bengal?

A few days ago, I applied online for police verification because it was required for an internship opportunity connected to a Defence Ministry related organisation.

I paid the official fee online itself to West Bengal Police, around ₹300. Everything seemed fine initially. Then after around 10-12 days, the officer from my local police station contacted me regarding the verification process.

What disappointed me was how casually “chai-nasta” money was brought into the conversation. Slowly it became clear that unless I paid around ₹1000 unofficially, the process would either get delayed or become unnecessarily difficult.

Honestly, this is not even about the money. I could somehow arrange ₹1000. What hurt more was the mentality behind it. We already pay official government charges, yet ordinary people are still expected to pay extra just to get basic administrative work done peacefully.

I currently stay in Delhi and have interacted with systems in different states, but personally I have rarely seen this level of normalised informal corruption elsewhere. In Bengal, many people genuinely seem scared while dealing with police or government paperwork because they already assume pressure, delay or harassment is part of the process.

And before anyone makes this political, I know governments do not magically change systems overnight. Bengal has carried decades of political culture, red-tape bureaucracy and fear-based administration from one regime to another, whether people want to admit it or not. Sometimes it honestly feels like the system itself never changed, only the flags did.

I genuinely love Bengal because it is my home state, which is exactly why experiences like this frustrate me even more. A state with so much intellectual and cultural legacy deserves much better governance and accountability. Why is ‘chai-paani’ still so normalised in Bengal?

Has anyone else faced similar issues during police verification or passport verification in West Bengal?

From not being able to speak a single word properly for almost the first 2-3 years of his life… to confidently standing on a stage and anchoring an entire school event at just 6 years old.

My little cousin has come such a long way and I genuinely cannot explain how proud I felt watching him today. 🥹❤️

Life moves quietly sometimes. One day you’re worried sick about a child not speaking properly, and another day you’re sitting in the audience trying not to cry while he speaks into a microphone in front of hundreds of people.

A few days ago, I posted here because our cameraman backed out right before our interview with the Philippines Ambassador to India.

Thanks to some incredibly kind people from Reddit, we somehow managed to pull it off. I genuinely still cannot believe strangers came forward to help us like that. READ THIS

Now we need one final help.

We are looking for someone who can help us edit the interview footage.

We’re a small youth-led organisation working on national security, geopolitics and diplomacy related discussions. Since we are a voluntary initiative, we honestly cannot afford professional editing costs right now.

The interview includes discussions around India–Philippines relations, Indo-Pacific cooperation and regional geopolitics, so it’s genuinely a meaningful project for us.

At the same time, I also want to be honest that this content is important and sensitive to us. The interview has not been released publicly yet, so we are looking for someone mature, trustworthy and genuinely interested in editing meaningful conversations professionally.

We are not looking for flashy meme edits or random transitions everywhere. We want someone who understands pacing, clean cuts, subtitles, audio balancing and documentary/interview style storytelling.

What we need:

* Basic to decent video editing

* Clean cuts and professional pacing

* Audio balancing

* Subtitles if possible

* 1 long-form interview + a few short clips/reels

This is unpaid, and I want to be completely transparent about that beforehand.

But we will definitely provide:

* Proper editing credits

* Certificate of contribution

* Public acknowledgement from our organisation

* And yes, another biryani treat if you’re from Delhi NCR 😭

Honestly, even if someone can guide us properly, suggest workflows or help partially, it would mean a lot.

Reddit genuinely restored a bit of my faith in people this week, so I thought I’d ask here once again.

If interested, please DM me with:

* Your editing experience

* Software you use

* Sample work if possible

Would genuinely appreciate any help.