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CulturePosted on July 11, 2016Love, Justice, Balance and Forgiveness!A little boy goes to his dad and asks: What is politics? Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom,...
CulturePosted on November 29, 2015Astro-Analysis / Antariksh Vishleshan!In some months, number of friends I wish “Happy Birthday” is more than other months. In some months, it’s literally nil and a month like this, end of November, beginning of December; I...
CulturePosted on May 9, 2015The Curious Verdict!Today I was listening to Christano Ronaldo, remember the "Ballon D'ore" . Such a hunk, right hey girls? The best football player in the world today!!! What do we think of him? Brat, Grumpy, full of...
CulturePosted on January 28, 2015The National Role-Model of India!A role model is a person whose behaviour, example, or success is or can be emulated by others. The ever-widening reach of the media in popular culture has elevated certain celebrities to worldwide acclaim. This boom of...
CulturePosted on January 14, 2015Happy Makar Sankranti 2015!Makar Sankranti is a harvest festival which is celebrated in almost all parts of India. This festival marks the transition of Sun into the Makara Rashi (Capricorn) which is a zodiac sign. It is also believed that it...
CulturePosted on December 31, 2014Happy New Year - 2015!2014 is just about to end, has been quite a year so far! Traditionally the New Year is a time for making resolutions about things one can do better the next year. New Year’s Eve is often seen as a time of...
CulturePosted on December 24, 2014Merry Christmas 2014!Santa is about to come into our lives, not by way of sleigh and reindeer but by way of the hearts. It is not just the customary, the religious or the conventional who find themselves surprisingly able to summon the...
CulturePosted on October 5, 2014The curious case of THE MAVERICK “Rishi Rehan Mohanty!End of Dussehra and start of Eid festival. What an eventful weekend it is! Today is the most important day of my life. The day I celebrate the most important achievement of my life, the birth day of...
CulturePosted on October 4, 2014Ya Devi Sarve Bhuteshu Shakti rupen Sansthitha....Happy Dusserah Everyone! Mother Durga came out on this day in view after summons from all the other Gods and Goddesses. It was their combined appeal to end the existence of Mahisasur (The Devil). Maa Durga was...
CulturePosted on September 10, 2014Sorry for the inconvenience!Friends! For last few months my social media platforms were heavily used for the testing, of their integration with my website. So at times you may have received test postings, repeated posting and scribbles...
CulturePosted on March 19, 2014Historic & Prehistoric ages - Still a mystery!!!Dwapara Yuga is the third out of four yugas, or ages or era of human existence, described in the Puranas (ancient scripts on Hinduism). This yuga comes after Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and before Kali Yuga (current one...
CulturePosted on February 4, 2014Jai Mata Di!!!Sometimes, Indian parents seem to be harder to deal with than the rest. With high academic expectations, the no-dating rule, and their cultural differences, many Indian teens while growing up often feel overwhelmed....
CulturePosted on January 12, 2014Agar Gabbar ko koi maar sakta hai, toh woh Gabbar khud!A gar Gabbar ko koi maar sakta hai , toh woh Gabbar khud ! (If anyone can kill Gabbar, it is only Gabbar himself!) Gabbar said this, the iconic villain of the iconic Bollywood movie...
CulturePosted on December 31, 2013Happy New Year Eve - 2014!In 3000+ years of our NATIONAL history, people from all over the world have come and invaded us, captured our lands, conquered our minds. From Alexander onwards, The Greeks, the Turks, the Moguls, the...
CulturePosted on December 25, 2013Merry Christmas!Often I face this question in the western world – do you celebrate Christmas? That question, can not have a short answer, if I am to answer. I try explaining, so that it does not come back again....
CulturePosted on November 2, 2013HAPPY DEEWALI!Ex-Indian cricket captain and now a television commentator, Sunil Gavaskar, said: “There are lots of Diwali sale going on today, every shop has a label “Everything must go”. Everything is going out, in...
CulturePosted on October 13, 2013Return of Super-cyclone!The return of super cyclone wrecked many coastal homes, uprooted trees and blocked roads in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states of India. Eighteen people have been killed. All but one of the deaths were in Odisha. In 1999 a...
CulturePosted on July 29, 2013I consider myself RICH, VERY RICH!I consider myself RICH, VERY RICH...not because I have big fat bank balance but because of this clan, standing together! They were, they are and they will be standing together (smiling...and posing for pictures!!!). We...
CulturePosted on July 28, 2013Solution is in the UNITYStunning! No? I think so! So why is it OUT-OF-FASHION? I think, these bring out the true concoction of Indian beauty, culture, intelligence, personality & divergence in such a way, as none other. Indian ethic wear,...
CulturePosted on July 22, 2013....I love Iftar, even better from today!Iftar, refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. And I will tell you what - every Muslim household makes it a royal affair, the food range, drinks (non-alcoholic),...
CulturePosted on July 10, 2013There are three gates that open the way to hell!A Ratha-Yatra or Chariot Festival is a Hindu festival that involves transporting deities on a chariot (called a ratha). Not sure, when it was started, must be thousands of years ago in the city of “Puri”,...
CulturePosted on June 30, 2013If you get 90% marks in your exam, you’ll get you a watch!“Ninety %cent marks laoge tow Ghadi…nahin to phir chadee….Riswat Dena to Papa ne pehle sikhaya!”. English: If you get 90% marks in your exam, you’ll get you a watch, else you will...
CulturePosted on June 16, 2013I love you very much, my son, a lot.Mein tumse, bahut pyar karta hoon bête! Bahut pyar karta hoon. Baas, Baas keh nehin saka.In dus saloan mein, har din, har paal, maine tumhein kitna yaad kiya hey. Itna yaad kiya ke, dil kiya ke, mein tumhe gale laga...
CulturePosted on June 16, 2013How do the good friends graduate in our life?How differently we treat/should treat cousin brother/sisters from own brother/sisters. They often try to add me in FACEBOOK with RELATIONSHIP as a “Cousin”. And I reject it all outright. Nope Nope Nope/...
CulturePosted on May 19, 2013100 years ago, no Indian really drank Chai/tea !100 years ago, no Indian really drank Chai/tea (it was marketed by traders only when there was surplus production. Otherwise they were produced for export outside). Must be, because in none of the mythologies, we have...
CulturePosted on May 12, 2013A Mother is someone who makes us realize how good we are!When I was keeping track; it was 14 times. Fourteen times I had watched the movie, may be all of them I watched when I lived in Singapore and I didn’t have a TV but a laptop and my favourite pastime during the...
CulturePosted on April 26, 2013Professionals should ALSO PERCEIVED TO BE GOOD.BORYS, man who sells flower outside the underground station I use regularly to go to the city. I know him since 2007, when he ran away from his mum’s house in Poland and started this stop outside the train station....
CulturePosted on April 19, 2013Sadness!A good friend called early morning to inform the sad demise of his father. As if last two days have not been hard enough. Two days ago; I learnt accidentally about passing away of a good friend, when tried to reach...
CulturePosted on April 15, 2013Happy Vaisakhi!Happy Vaisakhi! Thanks Baljeet & Aman for allowing me to celebrate this festival with you. The festival bears a great significance for the Sikhs due of the fact that on the Vaisakhi Day in the year 1699, the 10th Guru...
CulturePosted on April 6, 2013Vividh Bharati (Indian Radio Station)!While playing up with YouTube today, I discovered this amazing tune of Vividh Bharati (Radio Station), which I used to wake up to; every morning, for all of my childhood; with its "Vande Mataram" at 6.00am....
CulturePosted on March 31, 2013My Grandfather!Guuud ddai! Taking a break from studies today. Managed to finish all three study books, of three papers, I am appearing this semester. Break to banta hai! (I deserve a break.). I'll start with audio visuals...
CulturePosted on March 10, 2013Happy Maha Shivratri !It is Maha Shivratri today - A Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva! My great grand-father accidentally dug up a ShivaLinga, while gardening in his backyard and my grand-father...
CulturePosted on March 5, 2013I come from the land of 1 billion sparks.DAY 1: My Mind - There is something COOL about saying; I come from the land of 1 billion sparks. People, Curiosity, Excitement, Colours, Languages, Religions, Food, Rivers, Mountains, Ocean, Deserts, Varieties,...
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