Monthly Archives: April 2014
“Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent.”
-Gore Vidal
Last week, I was having a conversation with my mom when she suddenly brought out the fact that I was eligible to vote this year and asked me, who would I vote for? I casually answered, “ I don’t know...
The liberal arts- many people do not even bother to inform themselves of the term. While an education in the liberal arts has historically been considered essential for a wholesome education, for most students in India, it remains a choice between the highly coveted fields of science (medicine or engineering) and increasingly, commerce.
For me there was never a choice,...
2014 BMW X4
BMW launched the X6 a few years back and surprisingly it turned out to be a huge success. So now they have launched their second sports activity vehicle, the X4. It’s based on an X3, except for a few changes like the dashboard and front end. Mechanically the X4 is very similar to the X3. Customers can...
2015 Acura TLX
Acura has launched the TLX which will replace the ageing TSX and TL sedans. At first glance the TLX sedan looks much better. The design is futuristic and the car is packed with technology and equipment. Powering the TLX will be a 2.4l petrol engine mated to an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox which comes with Acura’s PAWS all-wheel steering...
‘Poor’-a word which brings to one’s mind, images of people deprived of the most wanted ‘roti kapda makan’.
Does that happen with you too?
Well, that's not the case with me anymore! And there is a reason to it!
Nowadays this ‘poor’ tag belongs to individuals who can’t afford branded clothes or the latest smart phone or a big fat birthday bash....
Are there times in your life when you feel like crying out loud, “Is there anyone in this world who can be with me. Am I all alone here?” Do you feel like killing those people who do not reply to your messages and just trigger off a feeling of being ignored? Wait! Wait! You cannot do all this...
In the seventh season of Indian Premier League, Punjab is the only team which has won 5 matches in a row, also setting a record for winning 8 matches consecutively (three being played in the last season). The IPL auction took place this year hence forming a new team full of great vigour and enthusiasm. It’s been observed that...
Secularism stands tall this election season, The UPA has made it, it’s agenda and they go on and on about how the Congress is so secular in its views, they want inclusive development and they never leave out minorities etc. The BJP on the other hand are trying hard not to project their ‘Hindutva’ image. The political parties make...
Dear diary Amelia,
You know there’s always one question which haunts my mind that will I be able to find my true love? But more importantly I wonder in today’s times is love nothing but just lust?
Let’s go back and think about that time Amelia where the tradition of courtly love existed. Oh, before you get confused about what really...
The amount of time advertisements take up of a prime time one-hour television show has increased from 20% in 1990 to almost 32% in 2013. Typically, I watch ads in a state of dull haze, with my mind switched off because I have a firm belief that watching them can make me only dumber. They are fabricated lies anyway,...
I was on cloud nine when I heard that my dearest cousin was getting married the next month. The season of fest and fervour was here at home. I was a bit startled to hear some of the mausis and taijis praising the young bride and calling her ‘agyakari’ just because she was marrying the person of her parents’...
Someone has very rightly said “Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans”.
Yes, indeed!!
Life goes on, people come and leave. We fall for some and forget some but, in the end, what we are left with are loads of memories. Memories that we treasure!!
Out of all these, here are just three things you will...
A very famous saying goes - “As you sow, so shall you reap”. Your each and every action has its consequences, some are apparent immediately while others, after a period of time. This principle applies to our ancestors as well. The initiatives taken by them have effects on today’s generation; some positive, some negative.
Looking at the sweeter side...
The bottle was spun again. Round… round… round… and it pointed towards her. “I pick truth”, she said. “Ok, so… umm… are you a virgin?”. This was the moment she always dreaded. Maintaining the sanctity of Truth-n-Dare, she answered “No, I’m not”. Silence!
Why is losing one’s virginity such a “haw haye” issue in Indian society? Why aren’t we allowed...
Think Positive. Be optimistic. Stay hopeful. Have faith in the affirmative. While this might sound like a simple thing to do, it is really a lot easier said than done. But it can be… and should be… a priority in life. Why? Because our thoughts determine our habits, our habits influence our actions, and our actions change our circumstances....
1. Health and fitness are the first steps in beauty. If you put good things inside of your body, this will shine through on your exterior. Try to eat as many grains, nuts, fruits, and veggies as possible. Eat more fish, poultry, and get in good proteins. Don’t forget to work out! It doesn’t have to be strenuous, either...
Hey guys, thanks good response on my last article about thaats. Coming back to instruments, this article is going to be about the string instruments used in Hindustani Music.
String instruments are those which produce by vibration of strings. There are many playing techniques of strings instruments such as-
Plucking- Instruments such as sitar and guitar are covered under this technique...
Looks like David Moyes has "managed" to piss off the right people (everyone including the owner) this time! The club's owner, The Glazer Family along with the executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, have decided to fire Moyes from his job. He's getting sacked for making one of the world's best football clubs look like losers for more than an year now. He...
“The food is amazing”, my aunt exclaimed! “Your husband is going to be a really lucky man”. And she chuckled.
“I didn't cook”. I replied. “I served it though. And I’m sure that added to the taste” It was my time to chuckle now. I was so funny, I thought.
Well, I was not. My aunt didn't find it funny. She...
An appropriate title for a book written by a master juggler: judge, lawyer, social activist, mother.
Justice Leila Seth is many things to many people. For those that read the newspapers last year, she is a member of the Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law chaired by Justice JS Verma, constituted in 2012 in the aftermath of the December 16...
Acumen is one of the leading global non-profit venture funds and one of the few in the world that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Since 2001, Acumen has invested more than $83 million of 'patient capital' in 75 enterprises touching 100 million low-income customers with a focus on education, healthcare, energy, housing, water and...
The day I shifted from a small town to a 'dilvaloon ki city, Delhi' I knew that my life was not going to be the same. Obviously, a shift from school life to college, a journey from well-protected homely environment to a challenging hostel life had begun. There were many new things to learn and adjust. However, there was...
Dirt. Filth. Garbage. Take a walk in any Indian city and you will know what I am alluding to. The miraculous thing is, we are so indifferent to it, we do not even bother to think or look twice before spitting or littering in the middle of the roads. After all, Uttar Pradesh is famed for its red-stained roads-...
Did it ever happen that you got the perfect dress a day before your birthday without even asking for it? Did it ever happen that your uniform was pressed before you shouted off for it in the morning from the bathroom? Did it ever happen that you got your dinner before you screamed your lungs out with an...
Here’s a SARCASTIC insight to why women get raped in our country
1. Because women wear provocative clothes: the main reason why women get raped in our country is because they are skimpily dressed. Also because men have eyes and its difficulty for them to control their suppressed horniness. Not to forget all women after all dress up for men...
