Monthly Archives: February 2015
Lana Del Rey is a singer and song-writer who is famous for her orchestral retro 60s sounding pop which portrays her sensuously husky singing style. Her song ‘Video Games’ had over 20 million YouTube views within the first five months of its release (yes, she’s THAT amazing).
Here are the five things which you’ll love about Lana Del Rey –
Unconventional...
“I only got 10 likes in the last 5 minutes
Do you think I should take it down?
Let me take another selfie”
The above lines from The Chainsmoker’s hit and trending song #SELFIE reflects the predicament of a vast majority of the generation obsessed with selfie-clicking-uploading. It has become simply impossible to log into our Facebook/Twitter/Instagram accounts without having our senses...
Right from the childhood, we have been moulded to imbibe the ideal clauses of our constitution one of which boasts on equality before law i.e. every citizen of India will be equally treated by the independent judiciary but the privileged status guided by class distinctions and tied with political nexus have always bent law into their favour. This illusion...
2014 saw the release of a movie named Interstellar; this movie presented some scientific facts that made it easier for the general public to understand the functioning of space and its constituents. Some things that everyone should know about- the points made in the movie- here’s a small show for you. A movie nominated for the academy awards, here’s...
Cranking up the speakers so that the windows shake and exploring the actual purpose of the subwoofer. If that defines you then rejoice because we are up with an exclusive review of Dubstep darling of USA, Flux Pavilion. Yes! He's the hottest new property in the Electronic Dance Music Industry.
Journey So Far
Joshua Steele, better known as Flux Pavilion, has...
Last time I wrote about the I-league and how thrilling it is. And now it is time for some important reasons why you should follow the I-league.
The league hardly gets viewership and fans in India are not ready to follow or watch Indian clubs play. If we go through recent history, Indian football clubs have had their fair share of...
Newspapers and social media today are replete with instances from across our country where children have been made targets of violence, pressure and other acts of horror. Over time, our perspective of the sanctity of the parent-child and guru-shishya has become corrupted with the rising number of such incidents. The Ministry of Child and Women Development had reported that...
What sets motion pictures apart from other forms of art is that it serves as an intoxicating combination of sensory experiences.Be it words through memorable dialogues, carefully choreographed moves on screen oreven more, the catchy music in the background. There’s a certain depth that music adds to moments on screen, it sets the tone for the video which heightens the...
social networking
ˌsəʊʃəlˈnɛtwɜːkɪŋ/
noun
The use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one's own.
But. There is just SO much more to social networking than just this very simple definition that Google tells me. For instance, the never ending queue of fads, or as they call it- ‘trends’. Quite often, these...
Leviathan (2014) is a Russian movie directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, who is known for movies that showcase the tragedies of life. His movies, like The Return (2003), and Elena (2011), delve into complex emotional reactions to life’s sorrows in a dramatic and yet realistic manner. Leviathanis the story of Volya who is a rural mechanic in a small village...
So it’s the morning of my sister’s engagement, and I’m sitting, reflecting upon everyone’s “Kitni jaldi badi ho gayi” comments. It occurs to me how kids these days (God, I feel grown up) don’t know of life outside of their gadgets. A 5 year old can operate an i-phone but may not know what ‘kacchi mitti’ in a game...
Imagine you are strolling on the road and happen to find a 10 rupee note lying ahead. You look around but find no claimers and hence pick it up to tuck it in your back pocket. Just then, right at that nanosecond you find your hand holding the note being clasped by handcuffs from behind. You turn around to...
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
Jane Austen, Persuasion
Inequality among the sexes has always been prevalent in the society since the dawn of human civilizations on the earth. Not only were they out casts, they...
Make in India: Is there enough meat in the country for this lion?
One of the major campaigns started by the Modi Government, ‘Make In India’ has been designed to transform India into a global manufacturing hub. The program focuses on manufacturing sector, predicting that it would lead to increase in 15% GDP from the secondary sector to 25% by...
Getting your luck to turn around is one thing many smartphone makers have tried, but have failed miserably. Ask Blackberry or Nokia if you want. But there was one fighter, who did that and did it in some style too.
Yes, I am talking about the Chicago based company, that was down and out earlier but has now become one...
“… O God! Can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?”
-Edgar Allan Poe
Dreams, sometimes magical and sometimes terrifying, often wishful and rarely a denial. I don’t need to tell you what a dream literally is but you might just...
A wise man once told me, ‘If I had a penny for every woman, from an Indian city, who is hooked to Balika Vadhu, I’d be swimming in money.’ The sad truth is that behind every successful man is a woman who watches this amazing TV series, thanks to which he prefers working more than returning home to be...
From the numerous times we paid attention to ‘Yaatrigan Kripya Dhyaan Dein’,
To the never-ending criticisms for the poor facilities in the train,
Commuting with Indians Railways no doubt offers you a lot more than just a ride.
Let’s have a look at some of the experiences which one can enjoy exclusively only if he is travelling by train in the country:
The...
Finding a good gaming laptop that is packed with good hardware and fits your budget can be a daunting task. A lot of people go for a gaming console which does provide a good and smooth gaming experience, but at the cost of a lower overall graphics quality due to the inability to be upgraded, not to mention you...
The future has arrived. From hover boards to tractor beams to invisibility cloaks, Inventions and happenings that were once only dreamt up in the pages of fantasy novels and far-flung corners of the imagination are moving into the realm of reality.
Both in books and movies, Science fiction certainly has a good track record for predicting, or laying the groundwork...
Welcome to another edition of Friendly Fridays people! Our quest to make a talent map of the world is getting crazier and crazier each week and this time we have someone really awesome to blow your brains out. Wanna talk about fashion? She knows the A to Z of Fashion. She is a Fashion Blogger, Yes! Fashion YouTuber, by...
Web Browsers are an integral part of our online lives. We may not realize, but they do a lot more than just simply display webpages, and with the advancement in technology the experience has only improved towards better, with the promise of a complete lag free experience in the near future.
Back in 2010, when Google Chrome was in its...
Football is the most loved sport after cricket in India. What makes this sport interesting and demanding is the fact that to enjoy the sport anywhere outside, you just need the passion and heart and not special equipment unlike many other sports.
Don’t get disheartened if you can’t play because you can always sit in front of your idiot box...
Have you got tired with your routine of checking Facebook and Twitter feeds. Do you also slog for hours scrolling the news feed and reading other people's narcissistic rants? Is the saturation of technology leaving you emotionally drained or are you on the verge of quitting the internet and getting a life? If the answer is YES to all...
These days, cricket matches are often interrupted by 2 players, walking up to each other, and exchanging angry words and abuses, before a mediator arrives in the form of the umpire, or teammates.
These are scenes we are all used to. Sledging has been a part of cricket for a long time.
When I was younger, and I used to watch...
