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  As we sit down and look back at our year, playing back those memories in our heads, the moments that defined 2014, it would be fair to assume that the one thing common in every sports fan’s 2014 movie would be June-July, Brazil. If you’re one of those people, this is enough for you to understand what I’m referring...
  The onset of winter brings in the blues, especially for tennis fans. Here's why: every year, tennis season ends with the US Open in September, just as the red autumn leaves start falling, leaving fans with no choice but to wait till January for the Australian Open (which we can technically say is in the summer?!). On a more...
  If you've clicked on this link, you've just tuned into prime time sports news (may not necessarily be at 9pm)! The only difference: it recaps the whole year and not just one day. As the year draws to a close, it's only apt (and clichéd) that we do this.   So let's have it: looking back at 2014 (sports lover edition)....
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (27 December 1797- 15 February 1869) is remembered even today as one of the most loved poets of all times. According to Ralph Russell, a litterateur,” Ghalib would have been the greatest poet had he spoken in English”. But just as the Punjabi word ‘Khasmanu Khaniye’ (literally, husband eater) would lose its charm when translated to...
Revolutions and Revelations; Theories and Inventions; Technology and well, societies, have synchronised in ways well-imagined; the same can be said for 2014 – The Year of The Gadget(s). From flying saucers to portable printing, 2014 had it all, but out of them only a few caught my eye. So without further ado let’s get down to the top 4...
#MufflerMan to the rescue! PC-Google images Where Arvind Kejriwal’s muffler went viral last year during the Delhi elections as a part of jokes on the social media, this year his muffler made a comeback via the #MufflerMan campaign. MufflerMan symbolizes the honesty and courage of a common man according to some where people also consider MufflerMan to be the next Superhero...
For some people music is more than just sounds bundled together to make you feel better or give the necessary kick to jumpstart the day. For some people, music is a way of life. As Bob Marley once said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain”. Here, for this next edition of our...
  Guardians of Peace. That’s right, Guardians of Peace or GOP as they like to call themselves, is the name of the group behind the hacking of the world’s most popular technology company– Sony Corporation. It seems ironic, doesn’t it? World’s only superpower fighting an isolated nation in the North East Asia for a Japanese Co. The dots are not that...
When was the last time your neck got uneasy? When was the last time your butt literally went numb? I don’t remember the last time I went for a movie just for the sake of going to a movie. Something reminds me of Taxi Driver, maybe the loneliness of this festival season. I mean yeah, it was apparent to...
The countdown to 2015 has begun and so has the celebrations all across. Year ending reports are on its way. So, let’s pick our paper- pens and sit down to try and analyse the year gone by and how we perceived it to be. Bollywood 2014, was all about – more entries to the ‘esteemed’ 100 crore club, stories with...
  We have all religiously supported our favourite Football club, or Tennis player, or Cricket team, season after season. Those late night match screenings with our friends, complete with bets and all, the finger-crossing and silent praying at crucial moments, the top-of-the-lung screaming and cursing when some player does some stupid thing and misses out on a match-winning chance, the...
After explaining the classification of ragas in different time periods we’ll go deeper into Hindustani music in this article and I’ll be explaining the concept of “Shrutis”.  I would like to give a short and quick recap before we move ahead. There are basically 7 swaras in our Hindustani music categorised as Achal and Vikrit Swara. Vikrit swaras are...
‘To improve is to change. To perfect is to change often’. Winston Churchill was of course correct as he said that and so was Frank Underwood in House of Cards as he quoted Churchill. For as we grow, we change, and as we change we improve. We started this little section 10 weeks ago, and we are happy to...
  I will take the Porsche, what about you? Fasten your belts, this simple play of probability might end up winning you a brand new Porsche! Growing up we all experience luck (influenced by probability) all across. From hoping for questions we study to come in the semesters, to hoping for that chick to run besides you in the gym. Consciously...
In Media Res (In the middle of things): India being pulled in a thousand directions? PC- Google images Where everyone in the country is aware of the rigid norms and mindset regarding the Hindutva politics which certain political parties follow, the religion conversion which took in Agra was no big surprise for many. However, it did raise questions on the freedom...
It was a day like no other, a city famous for its cultural vibrancy, was now covered with pools of blood on the ground and walls covered in pockmarks from hundreds of bullets. It is a senseless act of unspeakable brutality that has claimed lives of innocent young children in their school. The massacre of innocent children horrified a...
  An India-Pakistan match is a dream encounter anywhere in the world, and when it’s here at home, it’s the icing to the cake, and all you wish for is a fairy-tale ending, so that the cake is compete with the cherry on the top.   The water sprinklers, after having done their bit, had just been turned off, and every single...
Every second day a new artist rises, ready to show the world what they are made of. But, not everyone has the good fortune of getting discovered by some hot-shot record company and be able to go on to become the next big thing. Although, thanks to the new age of social media networks, young and upcoming artists, have found...
The ‘Uber Effect’ in Spain: Uber, a German language word meaning ‘over’ or ‘above’, well I don’t know what its owner was thinking while keeping that name but I think I’m starting to get a hint since the company has certainly gone both ‘over and above’(pun intended).  The company is getting banished gradually from all the countries where its business...
  Welcome to the world of Start-ups: Here you’ll find a Start-up to initiate ‘your’ start-up for which another start-up will guide on the ‘top ten’ start-ups to trust based on a survey conducted by a new wannabe census start-up! Confused? Well, so was I. In an era where start-ups are formed every alternate day based on the same monotonous categories...
PM Modi who’s known for the connection he builds with the common man came up with his ‘Mann Ki Baat- Round 3’. As promised, this time he talked about the menace of drugs. Here are the highlights of his personality as well as his 'Mann Ki Baat'. A Father Figure: Every time Modi speaks, he woos the audience; it almost makes...
  In late November, cricket witnessed an extremely unfortunate incident, that shocked people across the world. A bouncer from Sean Abbott hit batsman Phillip Hughes, the ball finding its way below his helmet, under his ear. Hughes collapsed on the spot and unfortunately passed away a couple of days later. The entire cricket fraternity was in utter disbelief, as the...
India has witnessed the rise of the daughter of a rice cropper,in a small village in Meghalaya, she is our very own M.C. Mary Kom. The winner of 6 world championships amongst many more of her achievements, and the first woman  competitor  from the Indian subcontinent in the sport of boxing to win a bronze medal in the London...
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: The more you watch, the more you fall in love; with SRK and his blush and dimples, Kajol and her innocence, Amrish Puri and the headstrong values, Anupam Kher and his care for his son, Farida Jalal and her motherly love, Chutki (Pooja Ruparel) and her sweet sissy manners etc. Even after 2 decades the...
  Oil, is in trouble. The prices of the commodity, widely regarded as the basis of Indian industry, is in distress like never before. The fall has taken the international players by surprise not only because of the level it has reached but how. The excess supply and lagging demand has led to the prices hit rock bottom. To sum...

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