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The Soviet-Afghan War was a conflict that has up till now reverberated through history. It moulded and formed the basis upon which the Afghanistan of the present banks upon.
The Mujahideen had always been portrayed during the course of the war as awe-inducing nationalists who had taken up arms against the hedonism of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, they were the...
This is the age of the internet and of travel, food and all other sorts of bloggers! One of the peculiar things that I recently noticed about food bloggers was their feeds full of random fusion food!
Before I continue with my early morning rant over a cuppa coffee, Breakfast Babble is ED’s own little space on the inter-webs where we gather...
Change is inevitable. This is as well true for human relationships which have been highly dynamic since the beginning of time. Traditions are flourishing and perishing, so are the ideas associated with marriage and relationships.
Today, we have many options of non-monogamous relationships to choose from that are flexible unlike earlier times. But before jumping into how these trends...
Crops play an important role in the existence of life on Earth. They are the powerhouse of energy which supports all life forms. However, ever since the 9000 BCE, cultivation of crops has played a pivotal role in the development of Indian agriculture.
However, a new type of crop has been on the rise which apparently needs no land or...
We have all heard and read about the strict stance of Indian laws against dowry and child marriage. The legislative wing of the government has put in place certain legislations to ensure that the cases of dowry demands and child marriage are strictly dealt with.
The Indian dowry laws are even criticised, to the extent that several scholars remain of...
Liv’ED 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.
Yesterday marked the end of the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021, and also of many students' dreams and hopes. This may be a little too heavy of a line to...
The urge of being perfect at all times when it comes to our academics due to the competitive nature of college admissions has been haunting many of us for our entire lives. The willingness to push ourselves beyond our comfort zones just to be a tad bit better than the other kids in class is what kept some of...
Indian laws are strict when it comes to personal matters. Indian laws are only limited to civil and criminal laws in terms of uniformity. For private matters, Indian legislations have been framed in line with the several personal laws of the various religions that cohabit within the Indian territory.
While Muslims follow their personal laws, for Hindus, Hindu Succession Act,...
Recently, the menu card of the cricketers was flashing hot on all the social media, grabbing the attention of all, both on and off the field, even when it had nothing to do with the sport.
There were a humongous number of hate posts against the BCCI and how the sentiments of the religious groups have been hurt since the...
When talking about the rich there are two groups within it, the new rich and the old rich. The new rich are those considered to have just attained their wealth, or within the last one or two generations only.
However, the old rich are the ones who are to be looked at when considering the truly wealthy, who have had...
Comedy is a murky sphere in India. It can lead to a barrage of debacles with an entire crowd of fundamentalists baying for blood and rattling at gates. Comedians have been getting the sharp end of the stick because they made a few people laugh at the expense of a certain celebrity or a certain community.
Unfortunately, the fact...
Facebook has been treading dangerous waters in the past decade. With the company growing over to one of the most influential platforms, one wrong source of information or incitement can spread like wildfire.
Facebook Papers
Facebook employees have time and again warned their supervisors about the platform’s effects on society and politics across the world. According to them, their inability to...
On October 21st, 2021, India accomplished a milestone of jabbing 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine shots. However, several communities and people have still not gotten themselves inoculated. These communities comprise sex workers, transgenders, the disabled, and other vulnerable sections of society.
Fortunately, there are people and organizations amongst us who have taken the responsibility of getting these people vaccinated. But before knowing...
It’s been 5 years since our honorable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had announced Demonetisation in India. If you all can recall, Modi said that currency notes of 500 and 1000, which constituted 86 percent of the money in circulation at the time in terms of money value, would no longer be legal tender.
Many political leaders including our former...
At the end of the day irrespective of our class, religion, gender and creed, we are all human beings and expect to be treated the same. However, marginalized classes, especially Dalits, have been subjected to subordination, oppression and chaos since centuries. They’ve been treated as the pestilence of a society, the outcasts and been made to do menial work...
FlippED: An ED Original style wherein two bloggers come together to share their opposing or orthogonal perspectives on an interesting subject.
Online courses have become quite famous in the past year, owing to the pandemic and the growing trend of online learning. In this article, our bloggers, Shouvonik and Anjali argue whether online courses are worth the hype or not.
Online courses...
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who are exceptionally scared of ghosts, and those who are exceptionally interested in them. We might all have had our jump scare situations. Whether it was a feeling that someone was walking closely behind us, that made us turn only to find out that the road was empty, or...
Seven North Korean high school students have been given jail sentences for watching the Netflix hit series Squid Game. The smuggler who brought copies of the show from China and sold them in USB flash drives is given a death sentence by the state authorities.
The act of consumption of foreign media violates the “Elimination of Reactionary Thought and...
With the new Spider-Man movie set to release in December, the hype can be felt everywhere. It is hard to believe how much time it has been since the first Tobey Maguire movie. We have grown up so much! Twenty years is no joke.
With us, our beloved, childhood dream, Spider-Man also grew, upgraded his suits, enhanced his skills.
Here are...
The last year of college life is one of the toughest years in terms of decision making and the happy/sad realization that the next inevitable stage is about to come.
Pragmatism vs Following One's Dreams
Until and unless one has gone through this phase, he/she won't understand the monumental dilemma between being pragmatic in one's choices or taking a riskier path to do...
Disclaimer: Originally published in August 2018. It is being republished since it still remains an interesting topic till today.
With tourism turning out to be an important industry in this modern age, a new breed of traveler focused on uncovering their family records by searching through repositories of births, deaths, and marriages has been on the rise.
Guess what? This new...
Disclaimer: Originally published in August 2018. It is being republished since it still remains an interesting topic till today.
Do you believe that mutual funds are just a scam? Do you feel that investing your money in a mutual fund is equivalent to losing it for sure?
If you are the one who feels that mutual funds are just a sham...
Disclaimer: Originally published in August 2018. It is being republished since it still remains an interesting topic till today.
There’s this perception that a college degree is a guaranteed ticket to a successful career with a stable income and a secure and reasonably comfortable life.
It’s time to bust this myth as many gen-tech companies now don’t see this as the...
Dubai (UAE), December 28: “Bharat Gaurav Award” was held in Dubai. In which eminent & iconic personalities of the country and abroad were honored with Bharat Gaurav Award. This award ceremony by "Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha" is continuing since the year 2012. Representatives from many countries, including India, the UK, USA, New Zealand, Paris, Malaysia, Dubai, are going to participate...
The world was hit with the pandemic in the beginning of the decade. Complete lockdowns and travel restrictions became the norm overnight. The end of the first wave in India saw people returning to offices so that work could progress once again. Today, almost two years later, we have dared to open up the colleges, the offices and the...
