As the noises from the street died away and the world around me fell asleep, I would lay in bed, often past my bedtime, with one or both earbuds, listening to good music with eyes closed. Music has been a big part of my life since the time I was a middle schooler. It was…
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Best Music Service in India (2019) (Spotify vs Apple vs Google)
Exclusive content has made it much easier to choose between video streaming services. The best content on these platforms is unavailable anywhere else. That makes it easier to choose one. Game of thrones and Star Wars? Hotstar. Stranger things and Brooklyn Nine Nine? Netflix. Seinfeld and Harry Potter? Amazon prime video. With music streaming apps,…
Should India End Death Penalty?
International organizations including Amnesty International stand for abolition of death penalty all around the world, no matter what the crime. The advocates of this notion often subscribe to an extended view of natural law which stands as: One man cannot be allowed to take the life of another man. This noble notion stems from the…
Indian Console Gamers vs Nintendo
Am I a pro-gamer? I consider myself a ‘casual gamer’ because I play around 2-3 hours in a week and prefer easier games with least complications that I can just pick up and play anytime and not have to remember a lot of the story or moves. I dislike the addictive nature of endless games…
The Underrated Mastermind (Bose: Dead/Alive Review)
The Story Bose: Dead/Alive is a very short web series created by AltBalaji and based on the book “India’s Biggest Cover-Up” by Anuj Dhar. The series comprises of 9 episodes, each lasting around 20-25 minutes. The language is primarily Hindi, some dialogues are English and other languages like Bengali, Japanese and German are used (YES…
Are we having an identity crisis?
Photo by Saurav Kulkarni http://instagram.com/saur_123 Over the years I saw myself lose my identity both as a Hindu and an Indian. As I grew up and learnt more about the world, I was so caught up in becoming a world citizen that I forgot who I was. I started to scorn my culture and my…
Why motivation fails (and discipline wins)
Do you find yourself reading and watching motivational content online for hours at a time but never take action? You watch the videos with uplifting orchestral music and deep male voices telling you to conquer the world, yet you just keep watching more and more videos. At the end of the day, nothing gets done….
How to tame your smartphone addiction
A smartphone in today’s world is an essential tool to enhance our lives. However, more often than not, they end up disrupting our lives if we let them. The bottom line is- we need to have a healthy relationship with them in order to use the good stuff and ignore the rest. If you haven’t…
Feminism Part IV: Bollywood
Image by me https://www.instagram.com/gauravae86/ It is pretty shocking to note how Bollywood movies have always normalized horrendous behavior in men since ages. We see men stalking women day in and day out. Catcalling women all around town in public while singing some song is normal for Bollywood. It doesn’t matter if its harassment. And yeah,…
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