Photo In life, expectations are a dicey thing. They are the root cause of half the problems in the world, and yet continue to be an integral part of human personality because our creator had a twisted sense of humour. The premise of expectation is a lingering sense of optimism, curiosity and disappointment. In theory, […]
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Identity Crisis is a situation where one begins to question his own existence, becoming unable to distinguish his reality from his inner conscience. Changing times, constant pressure, cyclic temporary bouts of depression, unimaginable periods of misery, feeling hated, a feeling of not belonging and an ever so unpredictable timeline. These are just some of the […]
In 2004, an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia caused a massive Tsunami which shook the entire south Indian ocean including parts of Tamil Nadu and Srilanka. Several thousand people’s livelihood was devastated, especially in the coastal areas. Now, a new Tsunami warning has been issued by Indonesia after an earthquake of magnitude 8.2 hit Jakarta. […]
Indians spend half their lives accusing people of racism. The other half of their lives is spent in being racist. The wonderful thing is to see the subtle ways in ways racism manifests itself in our country. No one today says “You’re dark so I’m not employing you. Unless you’re Batman. You’re not Batman, are […]
Jat protest in Haryana, which started off as a mild rallying on February 14, took a violent turn as it escalated into a wild protest that left at least 30 dead and over 200 injured. No matter how far-fetched it may sound, the JNU row was also a cause for triggering the recent violence. According to […]
Average. Average is the one word every Indian dreads. It is difficult growing up in a country like India. It’s always a case of The Average Situation. It really is. People from other countries always look at us and ask us the same godforsaken question over and over again –“You have a population of over […]
We live in an age of undeniably swift technological progress which has changed all methods of communication with the drastic change brought through with the dawn of the digital age. Yet other areas exist where such a technological revolution is yet to take over and transportation is one of those areas. However, the scene of […]
Picked a house yet? Game of thrones has undoubtedly become one of the most watched TV shows on the planet. A wide range of viewership has only enhanced the fact that it is indeed liked. The show’s popularity is evident from the fact that even after 5 short long seasons, the intensity, oomph factor and […]
The bookings for Freedom 251, which is being touted as the World’s Cheapest Smartphone started today morning around 6. Many customers reported that the site often crashed which might be due to the heavy site traffic. Few others are suspicious that it might be a scam. Freedom 251 is priced at INR 251 (Around 4$ […]
Google shuts down Picasa to shift its focus to the new Google Photos service launched less than a year ago. “Since the launch of Google Photos, we’ve had a lot of questions around what this means for the future of Picasa. After much thought and consideration, we’ve decided to retire Picasa over the coming months […]