Monthly Archives: September 2014
Margarita, with a Straw is a coming of an age film starring Kalki Koechlin, it had its World Premier at The Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema Category. The film received a wonderful response by the audience. Kalki yet again seems set to deliver a splendid performance in her upcoming film “Magarita, with a straw”. Previously...
Hey Guys, thank you for a wonderful response on my last article based on the history of music. I hope now, after reading around 15-16 article all of you have a fair idea about our Hindustani music. Up till now I have given only the general information about music, but I hope that now you all will be able...
When we think about art, we think and discuss about the artist at length, the art form and the medium used for completing the work of art. But hardly do we talk about the models who are posing in order to ensure that the artwork comes out to be nothing less than perfect. I recently came across a creatively...
December 2013 Tarun Tejpal, editor in chief of Tehelka magazine was arrested under the new stringent rape law. It was the first time the nation saw media misusing their power. A person who was known for his progressive values hurt the Indian’s. Cut to September 2014, TOI has done a similar kind of thing. By using cheap journalism, leaving...
The success of the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), launched in November last year has made ISRO the first organization and India the first nation to achieve such a feat in the first attempt itself. Thanks to the Cold War between US and USSR, we have all come up to realize how space travel and exploration is tied to a...
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Bilawal Bhutto goes gaga over Kashmir and later becomes a butt of jokes all around the world. Seems like people have shown him his real position. Seeing stars in the day time really now, Mr. Bhutto? The readers get to decide whether Pappu passed or failed.
“I will take back Kashmir, all of it, and I will not leave...
Lights. Camera. DU. The Drama culture seems to spread like wildfire in the Delhi University. With freshers dying to be a part of the various DramSocs (as the Drama Societies are called), the whole idea of street and stage plays has become an inevitable part of life at DU, and why not, after all most actors and directors trace...
I sincerely thank president Xi Jinping for blocking our roads and making us late for college, the lecture for which we leave an hour early every day, just to get that double attendance or the meeting the mighty CEOs of leading MNCs had to conduct, which, today, wasn't written in our stars. And I would also like to extend...
“Reality is wrong, dreams are for real” or so said Tupac Shakur. Before I even begin with the whole scientific logic behind dreaming( if there is any), I would first like to clarify what dreams actually mean. Dreams are basically the 'imaginary' events seen in our mind while sleeping. Going over a number of definitions of dreams, I noticed...
What-up everyone? It’s your girl IISuperwomanII!
Spontaneous. Stomach-hurting-humour. One-love. Trending. Internet sensation. Never a dull moment. Evergreen; is only a gist of the qualities that define SUPERWOMAN a.k.a Lilly Singh, a YouTube comedian hailing from Canada.
Since her childhood, Lilly Singh wanted to be some sort of entertainer but was unsure of which path to pursue. In order to do so,...
‘Cash back toh banta hai na babuji’. Marriage of the ‘abla nari’ is at stake and she still demands cash back! The second episode of the cashkaro.com online Ad Campaign- ‘Cashback toh banta hai’; remains true to the first one. Keeping the laughter quotient and connect with the audience intact, the advertisements are garnering huge fans. The first episode...
I came across this new promotional advertisement for Satyamev Jayate two days ago and this one out of all kinds of creepy and crazy advertisements gave me Goosebumps. A girl travelling in a bus is being eyed upon by a lustful man, where the conductor comes to the rescue but does nothing. He simply says, “Bhai, Satyamev Jayate fir...
“30% of the population in Bahrain is affected by diabetes, a serious threat to the public health agenda. The internet is a great platform for the dissemination of information (the diabetes) through education and awareness, and Bahrain is doing its part to make best use of it.”
- Hisham Shehabi, co-founder of Diabetes.bh
Statistics show that the Kingdom of Bahrain has...
The most awaited ‘I-am-willing-to-flunk-for-this-ain’t-nothing-you-can-do-about-it’ music festival: Hell Yeah!
An ear-pleasing-brain-numbing entrepreneurial speech by a renowned leader: You betcha!
Desi-boy Gig: Hallelujah!
Lip-smackin’ food with spicy events: Kudos to that.
Upping the glamour quotient for money? Well, that’s the dream, my friend.
And for three long days: Our calendars will be blocked *insert smug look*
So, here’s presenting NEEV - The Annual Business School festival of...
To promote their upcoming Yashraj film, Dawate Ishq, actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra visited certain colleges in the north campus Delhi University. Living up to its name "Daawat”-e-Ishq, the team particularly decided to visit the canteens of the selected colleges. These colleges included Miranda house, Ramjas College, Hansraj College other than Hindu college.
The much awaited star cast...
Photo Credits: Vipin Kumar/HT photos
While surfing Facebook, I came across a post on the HONY page. It went something like this....
(It says "For those of you in Delhi who want to say hello, I'll be in Central Park, Connaught Place at 6 pm.")
My reaction and probably that of many others was that of "Oh My God!!!? I need to...
9th September, 2014. The Flint Center, Cupertino: one of the most awaited smartphones of the year - the iPhone 6- was launched by Apple.
Apple took the entire world by surprise to present three smart-devices and moreover, broke out of their standard compact size to come out with larger-screens. These were the:
1. iPhone 6
2. iPhone 6 Plus
3. Apple Watch
So basically,...
The wrath of nature strikes humankind yet again.
Though official figures of the deaths are not available, by all accounts at least 200 people have lost their lives so far. The massive floods of Jammu and Kashmir have us all glued to our TV screens praying for the poor souls stuck there. Today the situation is highly critical.
The Indian army...
“Oh! Its so hot. I'm sweating like a pig”, my friend told me one day when she returned from her daily stint at the gym. “But pigs don't sweat”, I told her, for they really don't. 'Sweating like a pig' is such a common phrase that no one's really ever questioned this notion.
It's rather surprising most of us live...
Biopics are not easy a genre to explore, especially in the Indian context. The theatre here is not that sensitive to the issues portrayed unless it’s with a twist. Within a year of Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Omung and writer Saiwyn Quadras are here with MARY KOM. Mary Kom as a person enjoys great respect from the...
The Ebola outbreak has left the world in a state of panic. First let us get familiar with it. It is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an “Ebola virus”. The origin of this disease were found in The Republic of Congo where it struck first on 26 August 1976. It was named after the River...
Hey Guys, thank you for your great reviews on my last article based on the gharanas of our music, this article will be based on the history of hindustani music over the last thousand years. The origination of music cannot be linked with any specific time or period as origination of music is linked with the origination of man....
World’s second most followed leader on Twitter has successfully completed his century as the Prime Minister of India. Impressing the world with his style statements and his oratory skills, it is the time to prove his worth. He was here to bring ‘acche din’ for everybody and it seems they have started.
His early initiatives include the newly launched Jan...
It has not been long since the last elections when BJP swept the whole nation, accomplishing its set target of forming the government at the centre with a clean win and clear majority. Where many people give credit to Bhartiya Janta Party for its achievements in various sectors and the work it has done, others call it the party’s...
DO YOU NOTE?
I think most of us swear by it! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about the most awaited flagship smartphones launched by Samsung on 3rd September, 2014; namely the:
1. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 4
2. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE EDGE
Along with the both of these ground breaking phones, two more smart-devices were launched:
a. THE SAMSUNG S GEAR
b. And the...
