Monthly Archives: November 2014
Smoking has become a difficult pastime in the country. You ask why? The sky-rocketing prices - thanks to over the top excise duties, increasing publicity about related health risks, restrictions on marketing strategies of tobacco companies and now the proposed ban on sale of loose cigarettes- All of these have made dhumrpaan a difficult luxury to afford.
Wondering, why am...
So this is the third and the last article in the series which is based on the classification of Raagas in the ancient, medieval and the modern period. I have already explained the classification of the raagas as per the ancient and the medieval period, this article will focus on the modern period classification of raagas. You must refer...
“Calligraphy” a very rare and skilful art form attracts only adroit people. A contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as, "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skilful manner". Amazed by the stylized design of a wedding card and the calligraphy done for it, Rahil Malik started practicing calligraphy about ten years ago. Starting...
“Cricket is the Great Indian Disease. Worse than dengue or polio or tuberculosis; no heartache, no ulcers, no plunge in productivity during a match and no stupid bets that make you lose money.” Anuja Chauhan has aptly penned down the Cricket fever for Indians. And making Cricket a religion for the nation are the miracles by the blue jersey...
It's the 9 reasons why I love Yo Yo Honey Singh! These are completely my views. I am sure no one would have expected such a post ever in his or her lifetime. He’s like King Khan; you hate him, you love him, but you really just can’t ignore him. He grew to fame only about a couple of...
Everyone loves the man, the legend. Even sportsperson all across the world come specially to see him play. He is a person who inspires everyone, across all classes all across the world. He is the person who hits ridiculously amazing shots and wins the point. In every single match I see, no matter whom he is against, the crowd always...
A lot of times, it is the matches that are labelled "one-sided" that end up being the most exciting ones. They're the ones, where the team that has been written off beats all odds to emerge as the winner. They're the ones where the underdog entertains, impresses and takes everyone by surprise.
In such matches, records (and some hearts) are broken. New...
Staying true to the name of our platform, let us discuss and explore the word economy and it’s consequent state in the country. Now one can indeed take up ET, FE, BS or BL for a week to get a dose of the Indian economy, and yes, there is nothing better than that. But (and it’s a big one)...
A picture is worth a thousand words, so it wouldn’t be wrong to say that a photographer seemingly becomes the “author” of a beautiful piece of art. Photography in its own sense is an art which is one of the most powerful tools in bringing a change or impacting the society. An art that transcends all boundaries by generating...
Call it vote bank politics or appeasement politics, ever since Narendra Modi has come to power as the Prime Minister of India, with a share in the majority seats in the Parliament, things could have gotten heated up between the religions in India, it is also common assumption of the people, that Narendra Modi isn’t going to do anything...
What is moral may not be legal and what is immoral may not be illegal. There is fine yet distinguishing line between the two acts that have helped in defining the matters of wrong and right. However, this distinguishing line is always blurred when the actions of public displays of affection are in question in the land that gave...
A wedding that tinsel town had been waiting for. A wedding all the paparazzi have their eyes upon.The matrimonial alliance between Bollywood’s Tiger, Salman Khan’s adopted sister Arpita Khan and the aspiring actor Aayush Sharma. For all those who are unaware of who this man is, his roots lie in Himachal Pradesh. He is the younger son of Himachal...
Bollywood, Paprazzi and Controversy; these go hand in hand. With a century of cinema, we have got more than millions of controversies. Every new day brings with it a new chapter of the Scandal book. Years pass by, people change, they resolve the issues but the hype created remains well intact in the minds of the audience. But one...
Last week, Rohit Sharma went on to become the only cricketer to have scored two double hundreds in One Day Internationals and he also attained the highest individual score of 264 in the same format of the game. Just like that, he has made his way into the record books once again!
Rohit Gurunath Sharma, born 1987, Nagpur, is an...
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With the advent of technology, we have new concepts springing up everyday. One of such things is Space Tourism. Who could have imagined the possibility of the idea of Space Tourism? However, what is Space Tourism? Space tourism is space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. A number of companies, across the globe, have sprung up in recent years,...
Seven days ago, two masters of the game of chess sat across a table to fight the battle for the ultimate crown. The clash of two geniuses attracted much enthusiasm from around the world and millions tuned in to witness this mega-event. 64 squares, 32 pieces and a dozen games separated them from winning the World Chess Championship. As...
Music speaks what can’t be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the sole. We know, we know, that’s a deep thought. But we will all agree on the fact that music speaks what can’t be expressed in words. Gives expression to thoughts. Makes them all heard.
In...
Codes, Science and Religion; The three words instantly bring in the picture of a Dan Brown novel. After all that’s what he bases his fiction books on. Dan has always given historical facts a new dimension. Whether it is the description of Mona Lisa in Da Vinci Code or following the ‘Path of Illusion’ in Angels and Demons or...
Bromance, what is it exactly? Is it the way boys act around their oldest and most trusted buddies, or is it the relationship between two guys, which is so intense, that eventually, somehow, borders onto them being termed as a couple? Well, all I know is that in a film industry like ours, true friendship is rare, almost forbidden,...
The cabinet reshuffle on Sunday has created a lot of hubbub around. So, what’s the big deal with a small rejig?
Before going further let’s just understand the word Cabinet in simple terms.
Cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory. According to India’s Constitution, the PM is assisted by...
On Sunday 9th of November 2014, after a long wait by many (myself included) Burger King finally opened in India to much fanfare and brought with it just the hint of royalty…a red carpet for all the guests at the launch.
Yes, that’s right, a red carpet for all the customers on their first day was a brilliant move on...
Who can say that India is known only for its curries, films, mathematicians and pretty ladies? Well well…here’s the news which will change the manner world perceives our nation. Our PM, Mr. Narendra Damodardas Modi has been adjudged by Forbes Magazine as the 15th Most Powerful Person in the World.
Hi five, you guys.
The fact we’re being headed by one...
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We are all fighting some battles. Battles for ourselves, for others, for things we don’t fully know about and also for things we know nothing about. But, are we truly fighting for the right cause or just making complete fool out of ourselves? Have the true causes been lost amidst the entire craze for ‘doing it right’? Someone has...
Sachin Tendulkar. You may remember him for his hundred centuries, or his perfect mastery of the game, or just the way he stole your heart when he came out to bat, every single time. Well, God (at least the God of Cricket) is back! So once again, hold your breath, put away everything else and get those reading glasses...
We’ll pick up this article from where we left the last one as this the 2nd part and is in continuation from the previous article. If you haven’t read the previous one then please follow the link and read it otherwise you won’t be able to understand this one. http://edtimes.in/2014/10/classification-raagas-ancient-period.html. Just to summarize quickly the previous article was all about...
