Monthly Archives: February 2016
By Deeksha Aggarwalla
For somebody who was venturing into the sea of wedding shoppers at Chandni Chowk, I was pretty confident that I would get by okay. Think about it – a tiny little girl with her jhola out with another slightly taller girl, out to shop in Chandni Chowk? When? On a Saturday in the middle of November, the peak shadi shopping...
By Preeti Kumari
Heard about the remake of titanic? Oh no, it’s not a remake of the movie, but the ship. An exact (not exact exact) replica of the ship, Titanic- a dream voyage, is being built. The rebuilding of the ship is taking place using modern safety and design techniques, keeping in mind the change of time. But is...
By Dashmeet Kaur
Namastey Indians, this is no Ramesh-Suresh five-star debacle. This article solely belongs to the man who has put in direst of his efforts in the Indian Railways' sphere to ensure more connectivity and also make India stand on a higher 'platform'. Let's take you on an inquisitive ride about India's railways minister, Mr. Suresh Prabhu and his...
By Arpita Mahapatra
Economy Decoded officially brings to you style tips from a professional designer and stylist for Bollywood- fashionista extraordinaire Chandni Sahu. - She is a fashion designer, stylist, and blogger who has worked in the fashion, film and advertisement industry for years and emerged as one of the coolest, most grounded yet AWESOME fashionistas in India.
(Chandni Sahu)
In this exclusive...
Late night.
A bus stop.
A man is sitting at the bus stop, probably waiting for the last bus to travel somewhere.
A prostitute comes up to him and solicits him for her services. She had hoped to bag a customer, earn some good cash. But what she ended up with is the strange story of how the man woke up three...
By Kabir Chaudhary
We are back with the next chapter of Fake Friendly Fridays. So without any delay let's start straight off with our (fake) interview with Agent 47 or Hitman, as we all know him better.
ED: Today we have in our studio the man whose face itself is scary enough to give you chills, and his name is ‘Agent...
By Kabir Chaudhary
2016 U.S. Presidential Election is around the corner and the series ‘House Of Cards' has certainly been helpful in entertaining us and also making us understand how the government of United States is formed and functions.
So we at ED decided to do a comparison of the US presidential candidates with the characters from the show and get...
By Suryansh Upmanyu
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper-like column that reports an incident from the past as though it has happened just yesterday. It allows the reader to re-live it several years later, on the date it had occurred.
For this incident, we go back in time to 1930.
Flagstaff, Arizona, February 18: The astronomical society is abuzz with excitement here as reports...
By Aastha Anupriya
Marc Andreessen is quite an accomplished man. He co-founded the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, Netscape and co-authored Mosaic. He sits on the board of directors of eBay, HP and most importantly, Facebook. Facebook, which has made its way into the simplest of social processes. Heck, entire student bodies function over Facebook.
Much ado for what?
In other news, after...
By Siddharth Sharma
We live. We laugh. We learn. We love. And we dream. All of us do. Whether it is a child dreaming of the day he'll touch the stars, to an old woman who dreams of holding her grandchildren in her arms, our dreams are our own.
Need and position never really affects how we dream. Big or small,...
By Siddharth Sharma
If you’re up on the road, feeling lonely and so cold, all you have to do is call my name and I’ll be there on the next train. Ah! Nostalgia. :’) Set in a fictional town of “Stars Hollow” in the romantic climate of Connecticut, 16 years ago in the era when music was on CDs and...
By Medha Malaviya
Fashion changes faster than the speed of light. To keep up with the new, upcoming trends, each market equips itself to please it’s shoppers. But some markets go a step ahead and become favourites.
Some such fashion freaky streets of the country have found a place on our Street series.
1. Linking Road, Mumbai
Established in 1940, Linking Road...
By Ayesha Bashir
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper type column that reports an incident from the past as though it has happened just yesterday. It allows the reader to re-live it several years later, on the date it had occurred.
For this incident, we go back in time to 1990.
Paarl, South Africa February 11th, 1990: Nelson Mandela, leader of the...
Lady Shri Ram College Model United Nations Society is organizing the 7th edition of its annual conference this year from 12th to 13th February 2016.
The theme of the conference this year is ‘War, Human Security and Development’. The concept of human security emerged in the post Cold War era, as a way to connect various economic, social and humanitarian...
By Shubham Goswami
Recently Coldplay along with Beyonce came up with its latest song themed on India: Hymn for the Weekend. Chris Martin and Beyonce Knowles teamed up to produce one star-studded affair in this one and could a music lover ask for anything better? No wonder the song hit 35 million views on YouTube within a week of its...
By Hitee Singh
Fashion designers apply their art to make a garment or any accessory aesthetically appealing. Politicians apply their art to make themselves look good in the public eye. Belonging to the opposite ends of the social scale there are more similarities in them than meets the eye.
1. Change is the only constant in their lives
It’s strange how their...
By Jinelle D'souza
Many of you might have already been to Goa, for it has always been such a rage all over the world, not just in India. But if I were to ask you do you know the little secrets about the all so beloved place? The stories behind its beautiful way of life?
What if a local were to...
By Shruti Sharma
Ever composed a song and dreamt of performing it for people, having a worldwide audience appreciating your music, collaborating with other musicians, vocalists, lyricists and moving beyond the few likes thrown at you on uploading an instrumental piece on Facebook?
Or thought of earning money off poetry, pencil sketches and short stories, sitting within the confines of...
By Gayathri Naga
If you've come out alive after your time in a girls' hostel, trust me, you can survive anything and everything in this world. That is the place where you'll find all kinds of characters, right from the bitchy girls to the introverts. With all its strict rules, bland food and high curfews, girls' hostel feels like a...
By Dashmeet Kaur
Hi there! Love art and fond of other-worldly, wacky and distinctive tastes? Here are some very spellbinding art museums that will boggle your senses and hey, don't shy away from indulging in these hedonistic pleasures. *Ace the brave-heart face bro*(for the inferior-average people reading this).
1. Franz Kafka Museum in Prague
First up is this much-hyped exhibition on the...
Goa, that is famous for its booze, beach and bikini (though don't forget about Sunburn) is the only state to have the Uniform Civil Code. It is called Goa Family Law. While other states are engrossed in regional politics, Goa has actually done something to prevent discrimination on the grounds of religion.
For the first time in their lifetime Indians would be...
By Rusel D'cruze
Any idea WHO exactly is Daniel Amos, or Liam Dineen? Who are the Logical Indians? And why do you like Spirit Science or Laughing Colours?
AND why are they all viral?
Perhaps you only read the post and didn’t pay attention to the names…well after all, we hardly pay attention to things we see everywhere.
So these are the people...
By Richa Sharma
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper type column that reports an incident from the past as though it has happened just yesterday. It allows the reader to re-live it several years later, on the date it had occurred.
For this incident, we go back in time to 1894.
Pennsylvania, February 9th, 1894: Milton Hershey – confectionery businessman and owner...
By Richa Sharma
There is a lot of activity in New Orleans today… that’s because the city is celebrating its grand festival of Mardi Gras! Each year, New Orleans goes crazy on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This festival is ancient and has a lot of importance in the people’s lives.
Here’s a bit you should know about Mardi Gras…
What is Mardi Gras?
Mardi...
By Upcoming Writer
There have always been challenges to the notion of love. The word itself has varied connotations, ranging from different feelings, states and attitudes which range from interpersonal affection, to pleasure and to intense affection.
Therein lies the first problem to love.
Like far too many concepts that govern the daily lives of men, from start to finish, love too...
