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By Abhirami Pillai
I was in my sixth grade when I found my Dad sitting on the couch watching one of his favorite movie of all time, “Anand”. Even without the slightest interest in the movie, I kept watching it while having my snacks.
In one of the movie scenes, I heard Rajesh Khanna say, “Babumushoi, zindagi badi honi chahiye...lambi nahin.”...
January 3: The young and energetic BJP leader and national president and founder of ABPS (Akhil Bhartiya Panchayat Sangathan), Naresh Yadav, is an empathetic politician with an independent mind by his senior leaders, colleagues and constituency people. In his active political life, he has always propagated his party’s vision by doing much social and religious work at the grassroots...
Every Ludo board game comes with a Snakes And Ladders board attached to it. Once we complete a game of Ludo/ are tired of playing Ludo, we switch to the Snakes And Ladders.
Today, the game is purely based on luck, but did you know, that it was initially invented to focus on destiny? How, do you ask?
Over the years,...
विक्की कौशल और कैटरीना कैफ की कथित तौर पर इस साल शादी की खबरें महीनों से चल रही हैं। पपराज़ी और मीडिया टैब्लॉइड लगातार रिपोर्ट डालते रहे हैं कि कैसे दोनों अभिनेताओं की शादी हो रही है, कथित शादी की रस्में हो रही हैं, शादी का स्थान और बहुत कुछ।
दोनों के फैंस और रैंडम सोशल मीडिया यूजर्स भी इसे...
Breakfast Babble: ED’s own little space on the interwebs where we gather to discuss ideas and get pumped up for the day. We judge things too. Sometimes. Always. Whatever, call it catharsis and join in people.
It was tough shifting to Hyderabad after living 18 years of my life in Delhi, a place very close to my heart. Time flew by...
A true foodie is one that loves to explore not just unique and mouth-watering dishes but also one who has an eye for architecture and ambiance. This piece of information will take you 100 years back and will introduce India’s iconic food joints of all eras, which is still going strong all thanks to their flavors and food philosophy...
भारत समृद्ध विरासत और संस्कृति का देश है और इसके साथ ही प्यारे और प्यारे गुलाब जामुन भी आते हैं। लगभग हर भारतीय की पसंदीदा देसी मिठाई का जवाब निस्संदेह गुलाब जामुन है। पारंपरिक मिठाई हर अवसर के बीच में एक जगह पाती है, चाहे वह एक शुभ त्योहार हो या काम पर उठने का उत्सव। इसे पाकिस्तान की...
Silk Smith is a well known name among actors who changed the game in their own way and brought about something new. The actress who featured mostly in films from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada regions along with occasional Hindi films was one of the most names during the 1980s.
Today, 2nd December, is her birthday and many fans of...
भारत में मीडिया हमेशा से ही पक्षपाती रहा है, विशेष रूप से समाचार मीडिया में सनसनीखेज वृद्धि के साथ। पूर्वाग्रह अब रिक्त स्थान और आहें के बीच छिपा नहीं है क्योंकि वे अब अपने एजेंडे को छिपाने की बहुत कम कोशिश करते हैं। जाने-माने एंकर लाइव टेलीविजन पर ड्रग्स की मांग करते हैं, जबकि केंद्र सरकार का विरोध करने...
भारतीय बाजार शाकाहारी या पौधे के दूध को जानने लगा है। यह पैकेज्ड-डेयरी उपभोक्ताओं के साथ ओवरलैप भी पैदा कर रहा है और इसने कई डेयरी ब्रांडों का भी ध्यान आकर्षित किया है। इन ब्रांडों का मानना है कि पौधे का दूध घटिया होता है, वे अब खाद्य सुरक्षा नियामकों पर इसे पीछे धकेलने का दबाव डाल रहे हैं।...
The 90s was the decade that was full of movies and series that became cults. Be it the F.R.I.E.N.D.S TV series, or the start of Stuart Little.
It is a Friday (hurrah), so why not stay back in the evening and relive some of the Indian 90’s movie cults? You know you miss it. So, today, we’re going to go...
A credit card is something we are all well acquainted with, be it for booking flight tickets or shopping (online and offline both), this plastic currency comes in handy.
This type of card is issued to users (cardholders) to allow instant payment for various goods and services with the promise or deal made on the cardholder's side to pay the...
Newspapers are a crucial part of our everyday lives. They cut across class, caste, gender and are available to all at meagre prices.
They form an integral part of the daily routine, providing information regarding the events happening in and around the country and outside the country. They generate a feeling of solidarity amongst people who have never even met...
Breakfast Babble: ED’s own little space on the interwebs where we gather to discuss ideas and get pumped up for the day. We judge things too. Sometimes. Always. Whatever, call it catharsis and join in people.
One common feature between all of India's metropolitan cities, towns, and trying-to-be-cool "smart cities" is that they all have what is considered to be the...
The Calcutta Tram Users Association is a group of like-minded people who serve towards the conservation of trams in the city.
Its members and supporters include people from all age groups and include environmental activists, heritage buffs, some Indian Railway employees and general tram users like Dr. Debashis Bhattacharyya who is currently the president of the association.
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Being a millennial kid when Pogo and Cartoon Network (CN) were at their prime, my entire childhood was spent in a world where a mysterious mask could take you to a mythical place full of Dinosaurs or where you could learn to be wise from an Octopus or where chicks and rabbits could talk or the most famous of...
It has been over three months since the Taliban officially took over Afghanistan. What followed then were the visuals of civilians trying to flee the country, mass hysteria, and a humanitarian crisis. One section of the population particularly affected by it was the women.
Within the first few weeks of the Taliban takeover, it became abundantly clear that it was...
Having a unique type of number plate is often considered to be a sign of privilege or power. People pay thousands and lakhs to get specific number plates.
In 2020, Ashik Patel, a 38-year-old man from Ahmedabad actually made a bid of Rs. 34 lakhs to get the registration number of 007 for his Toyota Fortuner and then won it...
India and Pakistan are the two most sensational neighbors around the globe, of course after North and South Korea. Like the Korean counterparts, India and Pakistan also emerged from the same piece of land however, that didn’t stop the partition between the two countries on the basis of religion, nor did it stop the two neighbors from hating one...
Blockchain has emerged as a new age technology that has practically left everything behind. The youth is awestruck by it and the middle-aged people are finding ways to learn the new trending technological update, not just for information but for financial purposes too.
The blockchain is the technology behind the cryptocurrencies we hear every day about. Not only in digital...
FlippED is an ED Original style wherein two bloggers come together and share their opposing or orthogonal perspectives on an interesting subject.
The plain sight of a spider gently moving its two fangs while feasting on its prey tangled up in the silken web would spook me up to the extent that I have had nightmares of a gigantic spider...
By Mansi Rawat
Independence redefined.
600 kilometres away from my hometown as I write this I am reminded of days when cribbing about my “independence” was the norm. Today I pen down this very personal take on what it actually means to be feeling free and moving out!
Two years ago I fondly remember myself as the kid wanting to break the shackles...
There was a time when MBA was easy to do. But in today's world, with automation on an exponential rise, human resource is the most precious resource for an organization.
Now, not only is getting a good MBA seat difficult, but some work experience is being demanded in some MBA programs. Such programs are called Deferred MBA programs.
Deferred MBA programs...
Breakfast Babble: ED's own little space on the interwebs where we gather to discuss ideas and get pumped up for the day. We judge things too. Sometimes. Always. Whatever, call it catharsis and join in people.
Having studied in a co-ed school for 14 years, starting college in an all girls’ was a life-altering change for me, for better and...
Every other year, the entirety of the footballing community stops and waits with bated breath as the best player of the calendar year is announced with amazing aplomb. Celebrations ensue as France Football magazine celebrates the bests.
A myriad of players set their differences aside as they won awards of varying degrees. As the curtains for the Ballon d’Or...
