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It is nothing new for the present political parties to dig up the past and bring forth dead personalities for their convenience. It has been the pattern for quite some time now. But what about when these little white lies have the potential to do more harm than good.
Why Is Swami Vivekananda On The News These Days?
The name of...
In 1776, the world witnessed a sea of changes in the Western hemisphere as the British bureaucracy became prey to the roar of the American revolutionaries, which marked the call for democracy.
However, when George Washington jot the declaration down, no one warned him of the bush that would catch fire or the fruit that would make America great...
जैसे ही भारत ने अपने टीकाकरण अभियान को शुरू किया और बांग्लादेश, भूटान और नेपाल जैसे अपने अनुकूल पड़ोसियों को टीके भेजे, एक और पड़ोसी भी भारत में बने टीकों को हासिल करने के लिए द्विपक्षीय व्यवस्था करना चाहता है।
भारत ने बांग्लादेश को 20 लाख वैक्सीन भेजे
भारत बांग्लादेश को 20 लाख टीके भेंट में देगा। टीकों को विशेष रूप...
Culturally, music has always been a part of India’s rich heritage. The country’s music industry varies from classical and Western genres, from Bollywood to Hindustani folk. Indians just cannot imagine their lives without music!
The country also has several instruments of its own that have created a benchmark in the musical instrument industry across the years. Take a look at...
For several years now, I’ve heard my friends and family speak of how stressed they are due to work and how they badly want to be stress-free, so as to lead a healthy life. Somehow, I hardly ever feel stressed due to work. Simon Sinek’s 'Leaders Eat Last' told me why.
Under pressure, it is difficult to work - very...
Ever since the Amazon Prime web series, Tandav, came out on 15th January, it has been embroiled in continuous controversy.
From January 16th itself, people started to trend hashtags calling to ban the show and to have it removed from Amazon Prime platforms.
Their reasons for doing so being that the show is hurting Indian religious sentiments, wrong depiction of caste...
By Mitali Patekar
"Swiped", a Noah Centineo movie, perfectly describes how we are drowning in the swipe culture.
Swipe culture entered the dating world with apps like Tinder, Bumble and has presently changed the whole idea of dating. You can reject or like someone with just a light brush of your thumb!
Easy, right?
Remember the 90s movies, I bet those shared glances...
Do you want a robot that would give the Terminator a run for its money to stare into your soul?
Would you like to sit in front of a humanoid contraption that will make eye contact with you by responding to where your gaze is going?
Do you want to look into the eyes of a creepy droid that’ll...
Historically, our world has been divided into Pre-Christian and Post-Christian eras, but will these be the only division used in the future?
No, as now, we have a pre-COVID and will have a post-COVID era too!
One cannot deny the harm COVID has brought to the world, but did it do any good to anyone?
Education Technology - EdTech
The EdTech companies in...
Disclaimer: Originally published in July 2019. It is being republished since it still remains an interesting topic till today.
Today Hollywood has actors of varied ethnicities performing starring roles, but it was once a place ruled by Caucasian actors.
Casting an Indian in a leading role was unthinkable, let alone having them become a star, a la Priyanka Chopra.
However, Merle Oberon...
FlippED is an ED Original style wherein two bloggers come together to share their opposing or orthogonal perspectives on an interesting subject.
Nowadays, it is not that hard to feel overwhelmed about the world as information about the things and events happening around us is available in the palm of our hands.
Every morning, we wake up, pick up our phone...
Pandas. The cute, fluffy, round black and white animals that pretty much all of us have spent hours and hours watching videos of on YouTube.
The easily millions and millions of views on any YouTube video of a giant panda is a testament to how we are all weak to their adorableness.
Their harmless appearance and round features making them akin...
By Shouvonik Bose
The entire world has heard of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Steve Smith and Virat Kohli. They echo through every household that has any sort of connection to the outside world.
However, if you do not religiously follow a sport, you may not have heard the names Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Ashleigh Barty, Simona Halep,...
As India begins its vaccination drive and sends vaccines to its friendly neighbours like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, one neighbour is looking to have bilateral arrangements to gain vaccines made in India.
India Sending 20 Lakh Vaccines To Bangladesh
India will ‘gift’ 20 lakh vaccines to Bangladesh. The vaccines will be carried to the neighbouring country by a specially equipped plane...
Wikipedia, the world's largest volunteer-made online encyclopedia turned 20 this year!
With as many as 55 million articles, Wikipedia is the 13th most-visited space on the internet. Not many people know this but Wikipedia is also available in 300 different languages including Hindi, apart from English.
The irony is that even though there are a total of 34.1 crore Hindi speakers...
The last time you heard that any woman you know has had a heart attack is probably never.
Why This Sudden Statement?
Medical experts found that all through life, men were about twice as likely as women to have a heart attack. That higher danger persevered even after they represented customary danger factors for coronary illness, including elevated cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has overturned the lives of almost every single person of the world. It has led us to completely change the way we function in our daily routine and more.
The whole wake up, go to office or college, stay there for a certain amount of time and come back home was suddenly out the window. Because of...
Lake Gardens is one of the poshest neighbourhoods in Kolkata, sheltering the gentle breeze of the stately lake blowing off and into the cityscape.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the busy streets of Lake Gardens, the creative minds in Kolkata sought shelter for their creations in an abandoned warehouse in the area, as wall art gained prominence in...
Gender is truly a mysterious business, won’t you agree?
Everything in our society has been gendered and categorized within the dynamics of what it means to be masculine and feminine as per convenience. And, perhaps, because of the same mysterious reason, whisky has been labelled as a male drink.
While vodka, probably mixed with something sweet or tangy or...
As Henry David Thoreau, the greatest American transcendentalist, once said -
“Nature is full of genius, full of divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.”
It is indeed astonishing to witness unexplainable occurrences that nature brings forth temporarily, which has grasped humans in admiration for centuries.
However, some events could also be due to human activities on Earth, which...
As Valentine's Day is coming, love is in the air! The trend that started in 2019 is back again as couples have started posting about how they met on Twitter.
You must be thinking that how can someone find the love of their lives on Twitter, right? If something of this sort is not happening to you, it doesn't mean...
The whole issue with NDTV's former journalist Nidhi Razdan has certainly evolved into a big deal.
On Friday, that is 15th January 2021, Nidhi Razdan posted on her Twitter that she had been "the victim of a serious phishing attack". This was in relation to a job offer she had seemingly gotten from Harvard University in the U.S.
She had publicly...
Mumbai, Maharashtra : Your jewellery is not only a thing of beauty, but also one of your most valuable assets. Jewellers as well as Jewellery Buyers are always worried about the safety of their jewellery, against the risk of loss due to snatching, burglary, etc. We all take utmost care of our jewellery items, even by putting them in...
Dubai, UAE : In the covid-19 era, there has been recorded a substantial increase in poverty, unemployment which has directly affected lives of many, especially those from developing or underdeveloped economies. None of us know when the epidemic will end, we just want to know how to ensure our income in such a global economic downturn? Downsizing happens all...
Even before anyone in this world could think of women in combat roles in the military, there was one woman as strong as iron, doing it all to fight for her country’s independence - Captain Lakshmi Sehgal.
With the Republic Day just around the corner, Indians feel more and more patriotic, eagerly waiting to get up early in the morning...
