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By Ishani Chakrabarti The wait’s over, Coldplay and Chainsmokers finally come together to "fix us" with the “speed of sound” of “just something like this”. (See, what I did there? *wink-wink*) 2017 BRIT awards was a concoction of several emotions that made their way to social media within a matter of few seconds. Starting with one of the most memorable George...
Dehradun billboard
By Shubhani Syal Sounds absolutely stunning, doesn’t it? It really is. But beyond the beauty, there are various other advantages of living in a valley. Trust me, I live in one. While most of what I know is from living here in Dehradun, I can’t imagine why other valleys won’t be just as incredible. The Weather Its never too hot or too cold....
stand with kashmir
On Friday, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram in Hyderabad said that Kashmir is “nearly lost” to India. He added that Kashmiris feel alienated due to the oppressive methods of the Indian government.     Such political remarks read in isolation would perhaps induce panic amongst those already fearing another partition. But instead of panicking, let’s try to get a bigger, more holistic view of...
Two films, Modi ka Gaon, that was due release on February 24th, based on the rural development schemes that PM Modi initiatives and Rambhajjan Zindabad a political satire film are experiencing difficulty in getting approval to release. While Modi ka Gaon has been cleared by the Censor Board, however, it has been sent forward to the PM to get an...
News this week was no better than the last ones. People say something and then do something completely different. Just when I think the world has run out of sarcastic things to say, I happen to stumble upon a host of weird ideas and counter-intuitive arguments I cannot resist wryly smiling at. Politicians having a sudden change of heart, to absurd...
By Kritika Dagar Are you tired of the city life and want to vacation on a remote island that too in the middle of the working week? Then you probably should. That’s better than trying to unwind by going on a shopping spree. A study says that spending on experiences brings us more happiness than spending on material things. But you...
By Sakshi Kanodia All About Essential Tremors Essential tremors are one of the most common disorders which anyone can be a victim of. It is a kind of nerve disorder which is characterised by out-of-control shaking of any of your body parts. Its causes differ from person to person and for its occurrence, neither age nor gender has a bar. As a...
By Anuriti Sarkar We all love the internet, mostly because we can communicate with anyone anywhere in the world. Just type down your feelings and press send. But how do know that what you get in reply is actually what the other person is feeling or is it a very well constructed reply? You don’t, that’s the problem with virtual...
By Prerna Bhandari All of you might have wondered at least once in your life why people smoke up in the name of Shiva. Why is it that Shivratri is celebrated and why does the 'prasad' include 'bhaang'? Well, that's because lord Shiva was probably the most hip gods in the history of hindu mythology. If he existed in today's time,...
By Sanchari Pal What is the first thing you know about Female Genital Mutilation? We Indians tend to believe that it a heinous activity that goes on in Africa and Islamic nations but our own country is free of it. Our government too thinks the same. This might come as a huge shock to you but Female Genital Mutilation is a reality...
By Prashansa Khandelwal I have always been a critic of the Indian education system. So when I came across a stand-up comedy on CBSE board, I clicked the link in the blink of an eye. It was half way through the hilarious comments that I made a breakthrough of parallelism between Indian education system and Indian TV serials! The declining quality...
By Shubhani Syal   There are various ways to do your college studies, one of them being distance learning. However, such courses have been getting a lot of bad rep since their introduction. A boon for people with jobs, financial issues and various other problems, distance learning is a great alternative to regular courses. Since I am doing my B.Com(Hons.) from School of...
By Pratyosh Gogoi  LivED It: It is an ED original style where we write about our personal experiences on experiencing and reviewing any app/place/website which gives us a feeling of coming back for more. Most of us have trekked at least once in our lives and the others want to indulge in this adrenaline rushed endeavor as soon as possible. Come on...
By Ishani Chakrabarti "Wish we could turn back time to the good old days!" Hey hey, we're almost there and here's who you should thank: The Mansarovar Project. A mere effort to revive what was lost in the abyss of time. The project is a synergic effort undertaken by two Pune boys, Shivam Sharma and Anant Nath Sharma. This duo not only...
Cross-Dressing
- By Kritika Malik. Cross-dressing in India has been prevalent in India from the days of Mahabharata with Arjuna cross-dressing as Brihannala, a dance teacher to form a disguise during his exile. During the beginning of entertainment industry in India men had to play women's roles because of the social stigma and the restriction of women in the entertainment space. Things...
By Sakshi Kanodia Since time immemorial superstitions have prevailed on Earth, Universe and Milky Way. It is essential to recognise the reasons which gave birth to these superstitions. The good thing about superstitions is that you don't have to be illiterate to believe in them. A rikshawala believes in the same old superstition that a doctor believes in (Unity in diversity,...
By Vasundhara Chauhan Women must get married before they turn 25, because hey why should they not? My mother got married to my father when she was 19. My best friend's mother got married to her father when she was 20. Was that wrong? All this was before we were born, before social media, before the ton of social awareness campaigns...
Some things we use in our daily lives irk us by reducing the quality of our user experience. What we don’t realise is that some of those bad designs were intentionally made to be so. Now, by definition, bad designs are things which do not effectively serve the purpose you design them to serve. One could argue, by that definition,...
Saathiya-Sex-Education
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched an inclusive Saathiya Resource Kit and Saathiya Salah mobile app to disseminate sex-education to young adults of the country, though the initiative is not just about sex-education. Launched under the Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram of the ministry on Monday 20th of February, the initiative has been much talked about and appreciated...
By Kritika Dagar It has been almost a year now since Jat reservation agitation in Haryana has gained momentum yet again. But does the demand of Akhil Bhartiya Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (ABJASS) to include Jats in the the central OBC list has any merit? Read on to find out how the movement evolved. Before I begin, here are a few...
By Arpita Singh LivED It: It is an ED Original style where we write about our personal experiences on experiencing and reviewing any app/place/website which gives us a feeling of coming back for more. Standing in the herd of protestors, I and my friends marched towards the front of the protests. We were there to oppose the vandalism ABVP caused at...
By Gurpreet Singh Sandhu For all the racing enthusiasts and motor freaks out there, a good news! The much anticipated ‘Akula 310’ is coming soon. The bike will feature an exclusive engine by BMW (Bavarian Motor Works). As the bodyline of the beast speaks, Akula stand for Shark in Russian. The streamlined specs of the bike bears close proximity to that of...
KCR Gold offerings
By Shubhani Syal Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has presented gold ornaments worth about Rs. 5.6 crores to Lord Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala recently. The ornaments included a gold garland studded with fossilised shells called “Shaligram Haram” and a multi-layered gold necklace called “Makhara Kantabharanam”. While fighting for the separate state of Telengana, KCR had pledged various such extravagant...
TVF webseries
By Saumya Tiwari You turn on the television and you see naagin mutants or crazy machchhar reincarnations on shows supposed to showcase some version of real life. I know we all die chuckling when exposed to a seriously real (seriously?) Sasural Simar Ka. And then, one is forced to either find solace in western television series or to curse the Indian masses for...
By Ishani Chakrabarti This one’s for all the animal lovers and of course the pet owners out there (read: everyone).  Aww-dorable, right? Yes, but these pictures are followed by an urgent appeal we all must pay a heed to. Animal lovers are being urged to donate baby socks to the Blue Cross hospitals in Merton, south-west London, Hammersmith, West London and Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Here’s why: https://youtu.be/PqIlZDWQNak Anesthesia...

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