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He was sitting alone praying to the Gods. “ Prayers work ” he thought. He could hear the loud screaming of his beloved. She was in immense pain. The loud screaming, the murmurs, the unnecessary muttering suddenly stopped. Hoping to hear his child ’ s first cry, he joined his hands for prayers and asked for a child since his wife ’ s previous endeavour failed. He ’ d lost his first child on the second day of his birth. The only day of his life he would never be able to forget. It still scares him. Suddenly, there was utter tranquillity, absolute calmness. He got up panicky and walked dubiously towards the delivery room. On his way, he finally heard his baby cry, cry for the first time. Everything seemed perfect and joyous until he woke up. Before he could feel the presence of his child, the warmth and love, before he could see its face, before he could take the baby into his arms, he suddenly returned to the truth of the world, the Reality. Facing his wife Arya, he thought “ ...

There were no more deafening gunshots, no more blood-curdling screams of anguish and no more need to stay in the cave where he had hidden the entire morning. Cautiously, Leo glanced out onto the fields of Kursk. There was no sign of life. The Germans seemed to have overpowered his troop and stormed towards Moskva. He thought of his daughter in Moskva. It would be her fifth birthday in 3 days and he wanted to go home. But now the Germans were advancing. He had joined the army to protect her, but he hadn't found the heart to fight. Even as his comrades were selflessly fighting the Nazi army, he had run into this cave as soon as the first shot had been fired. Leo cursed himself over and over again. His family was in danger, just because he hadn't mustered the courage to kill. It was all his fault, he thought. It was his  fault that supreme Generalissimus, Comrade Stalin would lose the war, his fault that his homeland would fall to it's ruin. He was the Soviet's biggest c...

Cricket Scenario in India - India, as we know is a cricket-crazy nation. Forget being crazy about the sport, people often follow it like a religion, treating cricketers like gods.     OH so Sachin! - Talking about cricket,the first name that Indians like to take is that of Sachin Tendulkar, someone whom they regard as THE GOD OF CRICKET. Sachin is a cricketer  who needs no introduction.He has been such an amazing ambassador of our nation. His very name brings so much pride to all Indians. Being the only cricketer in World History to hit 100 centuries, Sachin played for India over 25 years. No doubt he is a legend of the game, his fans worship him. No offense to the stalwart, but his fans while preaching about him put down other legends of the game.  They treat other cricketers as amateurs or perhaps even nonexistent at times. As ardent sports freaks, fans mustn't forget that no individual is greater than the sport. Sachin is a great cricketer. It...

The Scenario - Teenage girls really have been sick since the past few years, because according to them, there is NO ointment for ONE DIRECTION INFECTION and BIEBER FEVER ! The Directioners and Bielebers have been fighting since the double-digit years of the 21 st century! They both consider themselves to be on the winning side, while girls like me have our hearts cut into two equal parts! One Direction Infection -  Now a lot of people say that 1D is famous only for their good looks, just to clarify WE DON’T BUY THEIR ALBUM TO SEE THEIR FACE!!!   They are those heroes who carry microphones and not wear capes, but still charge $13,000 in Australia for a meet and greet. (FYI when girls say they are saving money, its for a one direction concert, not for a car or tuition fees as its cheaper) You see, One Direction is supposed to be the richest boy band in the history, well after earning almost a shed load from the concert tickets, 4 albums (that debut at number ...

The classification - There are 2 kinds of students in a class- the outstanding ones and the others who are always standing out of the class. The former being the face of the class and the latter being the backbone. Idiosyncrasies - If a doubt is being asked in the class, the nerds frantically scan the textbooks for the answer while the other ‘chilled out’ kind is like “Just 5 minutes left for the lecture to climax ;)". The first benchers wish to get a degree to get a job (in hope of a ‘bright’ future) while the last benchers consider Facebook as their present and also their future (Who cares if it’s bright or not!?). The former crowd will always be on time, never call in a sick and would LOVE to work overtime (and basically salsa to the teachers’ rhythm). Last benchers, on the other hand, are those who OBVIOUSLY want to attend the class; but for the fun in their own sweet last bench-ly world (it does amaze me that how they manage to listen to the teachers). They’ve ...

It’s been quite a while since I wrote a post and what is a better way to come back than a post on Technology ! Laymen call them competitors, but I tend to think of them as warriors of this modern era. Both of them have touched heights in the field of technology and ushered in a generation of pro and anti supporters. Yes, I am talking about the epic battle between Apple and Google. Apple and google make various products and services and hence it’s going to be impossible to assess each and every one of their services in this small post and so I decided to compare their top two smartphones. Give it up for iPhones on the left and Android devices on the right ! iPhone, the name is enough. No seriously, iPhone ! Ok let’s not stretch the joke too far. iPhone is in more ways responsible for the ‘touch generation’. They may not have been the first ones to get a touch phone out but they were certainly the first ones to do it right. Since then the usual bitten-Apple has undergone...

A tale of two cities - One was an epitome of arrogance, the other an epitome of humility. One prided itself in its gol gappe, the other quietly devoured its pani puri. One flaunted its red beacon cars, the other paraded its haute couture. Both were worshippers of drama though - one of the parliamentary kinds, the other, of theatrical kinds. One was Dilli, the other, Bombay. Mumbai on Delhi - Delhi? Oh yes, the Capital.. Not that one's cared about it since the Commonwealth Games. Nevermind. Three things that define Delhi, though, would be - ARROGANCE, (ANNOYINGLY) HEAVY ACCENT and 'TU JAANTA NAHI MERA BAAP KAUN HAI'. No, seriously, after 'clubbing-shubbing' and driving drunk, all they manage to say on being busted is.. Tu Jaanta Nahi Mera Baap Kaun hai -_- (whatever gave them the impression that we care).  And dear ladies, what's that place where you shop? Oh! SAROJINI! Are we dressing up for Dandi March or what! And oh! Let me tell you a secret, all...

In Mumbai it’s ‘Pav Bhaji’, in Delhi it’s ‘Kulcha-Chhole’. In New York it’s ‘Cheesecake’ and in Philadelphia it’s a ‘Cheesesteak’. Seemingly, every great city has it’s Food rivalries and every local has his/her favourite. How is anyone  supposed to decide where to eat Pizza in Chicago when a simple Google search yields more than 81,300 pizza places! Or the fact that every corner shop claims to be “The Original” yet you walk down two blocks and you find- yet again, another “The Original”. June 7 was celebrated  the ‘National Doughnut Day’ in the US with many bakeries offering free doughnuts to customers. This food holiday gave rise to a long standing debate: which is the better doughnut, yeasted or cake? The pros and cons are that the yeast doughnuts are light and airy with a pleasant squish. They are so delicate that you can eat about six or eight of them before your brain registers that you’re full (perhaps too full). Cake doughnuts on the other hand are crumbly and b...

Everyone who is into rap has definitely heard these 2 names, but the age old question has always been who is the better out of the two, sure people will say that Pac is dead and it’s not fair comparing him with Slim Shady but let’s just get on with it. Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up: Everyone who is a true fan of Eminem (or as some people prefer to call him, ‘Slim Shady’) knows that his first album was the Slim Shady LP, and that the way that this Angry White Blond Haired rapper made people notice his presence in the world of rap was with his hit single “My Name Is”. Since then this man has come to win 331 awards out of which 13 are Grammies and one is an Oscar for his award winning performance in his film 8Mile. All his albums have gone to platinum and been in the top 5 of the billboard, a truly phenomenal achievement in the field of music.  However as popular as Eminem is for his music he is equally well known for his notoriety. The fact is that Eminem has s...

Situation at hand - Those of us who had Economics in high school are very familiar with the concept of 'substitutes'. That is, if I cannot get A then I am happy to stick to B. The most widely used example when we explained 'substitutes' in our exam papers was the so-called alternative between tea and coffee. If the price of coffee beans goes up, we wrote, it's not a problem at all -- we just buy some more tea bags and get on with our lives! The Back-story -  After two years of college, which I can safely say were the most caffeine-intensive days of my short life, I can't help but question this concept, because when your assignment is due in eight hours and you've written exactly three words, will a cup of tea do the job? Or when you're having a laid-back hangout with friends after dinner, who wants to gulp down black coffee and stay up all night? So here was the clincher: are tea and coffee really substitutes? And which one do you prefer? N...