Together Yet Apart

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September 17, 2016

Recently I saw a cute couple on my way to home. The boy and girl seemed to be in deep love with each other. The boy kissed the girl’s forehead and waved her goodbye. It was a pleasant feeling to see such people around us. So a thought ran into my mind. What if the girl and boy would part their ways? There is no greater agony than letting go a person you care and love infinitely. And then I suddenly struck on the word Loneliness in my mind. So what is Loneliness according to you? Is it only being separated from the person you love? Or is it something more than that? The answer lies within us. It’s our thinking and belief about the over exaggerated word Love. What are the main reasons that lead to an end to this beautiful feeling we call love?

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Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. So do we restrict ourselves towards this dictionary meaning of love? Falling in love can be a slippery slope, regardless of any protective barriers we may have built. It can ease in like a light a mist that settles itself beautifully over your life, or it can blindside you. Falling in Love isn’t a wrong decision. We often fall in love with a person who we know the most and can rely on easily. You have already stretched your heart for someone who is capable of bruising it with care. Love is a feeling which makes us do things that come directly from the heart. To be loved and being loved makes a hell lot of difference. The relationships we see in today’s fast moving world are just vulnerable. There is no real love, even if it’s there; it’s for some cruel devil inside one’s mind. The loneliest feeling does not come from being single. It is being married or living with someone, but yet feeling alone emotionally.

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Relationship’s end not due to lack of trust or being too possessive, it ends due to lack of love for the other person. We being humans are ruled by the orthodox thinking of controlling our partner’s life, we do it and we can’t help it. Our relationship goals are to be always together and never leave our imaginative other half! It may sound a bit off track, but yes we are the same. Being gather always leads to an unwanted feeling in one’s life we call as an Obsession. We literally obsess ourselves with our partner. Better to ask, how do you differentiate fantasy from reality anywhere in your life? Obsessive love is a fantasy expectation of an ego-centered outcome based upon idealized romantic illusion. It is a pre-written script that requires an often unsuspecting partner to memorize the lines and not expect to ever alter them. In other words, to be in an obsessive love relationship is to play a role that is clearly defined before you ever meet that person, and to play that role with passion and commitment. This is what leads to an unhealthy decision in the relationship. We attempt to reconcile the person according to our needs and wants.

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Loneliness is the feeling we get in our heart and soul when we want to be connected with someone, and someone is not available to connect with. This can certainly occur when we are alone, but it also occurs in relationships when one or both partners are unavailable for connection — due to being angry, withdrawn, tired or ill. The meaning of relationships has changed in this modernized world of technocrats. Love has just remained in the books and the ancient love symbols such as Romeo and Juliet. There’s no space and respect for the love which we once used to seek easily.

Love can be excruciatingly painful when someone you love dearly is no longer in your life. Continuing to idealize and romanticize “the one” keeps you living in the past, making it extremely difficult to move forward. Lastly I would like to end the discussion with a poem:-

It’s has been ages you have left,

The roads are the same since you left,

So are the trees and wind.

I still wait for you on the same roads,

With the same wind that still touches my face.

I know deep in my heart that we have lost it somewhere,

But never expected that it would end nowhere.

It hurts and screeches my heart like hell,

For the rest of my life, we’ll be apart.

I’ll always wait for the future to shine,

Till then you’ll always be mine.

Your hands around my shoulders are empty and cold,

Please come back, I need someone to hold.

You will never realize how much I love you,

You will never understand how much I trust you.

You’re officially gone, But forever in my heart

You and me my Love, Together, yet apart

Together, Yet Apart..!

Miracle vs Logic

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Pritha Das

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September 17, 2016

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Do you believe in miracles..

Do you believe in God? These are the questions we face since childhood. When we were kids, we thought miracles are obvious things that are a part of daily life. For example, every parents surprise their children on Christmas nights which their kids think are direct gifts from their favorite Santa Clause. But once we start growing up, reality dooms over us and we eventually come to know the truth. The magical feeling of miracles leaves our minds like a camphor. But no matter what, our trust in God exists. Whether we actually witness God’s blessings or we do not, our hearts can never deny the faith in God. But do miracles actually happen? Does God actually bless us? Is there any existence of him?

The Half moon is peeping through the clouds and damp air is all around because of heavy rain for past two hours. I am resting on my bed waiting for the Sleeping Fairy to put a spell of sleep into my eyes. But every single night, I remember the horrifying night which existed three months ago. The night was exactly same. Th same half moon, clouds, heavy rain followed by damp air. Okay, I forgot to describe my family. It is a small happy family, My parents, my sister Koyel and me. Okay, returning to that night, 17th June, 2016. Our neighbor, Mr. D. kr. Dey and his family and their little daughter Amrita. That day was Amrita’s birthday, she turned 5 that day. The Dey family threw a huge birthday party with every grand arrangements possible. My sister, who is thirteen year old became very compatible with Amrita and she became her so called lubbly dubbly elder sister.

After the party, Amrita fell asleep cuddling on Koyel’s lap and eventually Koyel decided to stay with her overnight. Everything was just great. The night was as pleasant and peaceful as little Amrita’s sleeping innocent face. Me, with cherishing memories from the day set off to bed cuddling slowly into my dreams. I was woke with a jerk by my mom who yelled at me “How could someone sleep like a hopeless useless creature and blah blah blah blah………. ” Okkk.. That doesn’t make sense.

That’s actually true. Whenever my mother is upset, she just talks off her mind and never thinks what she is talking about. But before my mother stopped yelling, I felt the burning smell entering my nose and I got to know something is burning.. But what..?? There was a lot of chaos and confusion outside the house. But about what..??…My mind set to action.. No time to think.. Run, Run, Run.. I went outside the house. Oh Goddddd…!!! Mr. Dey’s house is set on fire…. I was dumbstruck at the scene taken aback at what was happening. I stood like a lamp post for sometime.. My mind froze for a moment, then suddenly my mind said.. Koelll!! Where us Koel? Where is Amrita? Where is the rest of the family..??? People are afraid to go near the huge monster, because it’s quite evident Buckets of water could not satisfy this hungry living monster. Fire brigade was already called by the time, but still did show no sign.

We were just horrified at what was happening. My mother was ready to jump into fire to save her child from the disaster but the neighbors caught hold of her firmly. I tried to stay calm and offered a deep pray to God because that’s all I could do standing there. People were running to and fro, shouting screaming. Children were crying for an unknown fear, the scene was ruthless. But I don’t know how I managed to pray in that situation. I was expecting a miracle. But that’s not possible. It can’t be like the monster saying, my tummy is full, I am going away tonight, stay happy, stay blessed. Come on, be realistic. Finally the fire brigade arrived and set to work. Ambulances arrived too. But it’s not easy to calm down a fire monster, who is spreading out fire like an angry dragon in the whole apartment. After almost forty minutes of watering, the God of fire set mercy on our dear earth.

We could see firemen rescued Mr. and Mrs. Dey from the hell and sent them to hospital. Their condition was ruthless, gruesome and pitiful. A glance at them showed the pain they were going through. I just could not look at them anymore, who were writhing in pain, they were sent to the hospital. My father and many neighbors went with them. Everything was a bit quiet now. But where were the kids..?? The firemen still did not rescue them. “Are they okay..?? Are they alive..?? But where are they..?? ” , these were the questions in everyone’s mouth. By the time the house already looked worse than a cremation ground, there were only burnt debris everywhere. I just didn’t want to expect the worst, still a lurking hope peeping into my heart. After ten more minutes, the firemen called us inside the burning hell. We were stunned. Why would someone get into it..?? But we all went.. Stepping the burnt hell…expecting the worst, hoping for the best.. When we reached the place where firemen called us, we were standing there mouth gaped, spellbound, astonished, surprised. Because we could not believe our own eyes for the first time in life. Guess what.. In Amrita’s playroom, she was sound asleep on Koyel’s lap, the room where the fire monster did not even peep.

It seemed like the room was detached from the rest of the house. From the chaos of the public, they opened their sleepy, puffy eyes with utmost difficulty which seemed to be toughest job for them at that time. Then again fell fast asleep. We took them to our house in our arms and kept them on bed. But the thing is …how is this possible..?? The fire which almost ate the full house, how could no trace of it be found in the playroom..?? A big question mark on everyone’s face but no one cared to know… Why should they..?? The kids were fine and fit.. That’s more than enough reason to forget the question mark, enough reason to be happy and contented.. Their sleepy face ultimately gave us a final good night for that night.

Three months later, today Mr. and Mrs. Das are still at the hospital. They are in much better condition now. The cause of fire was expected from cylinder leakage, as the investigators stated the later day. Amrita still lives with us. She is aware not aware of anything. We just told her a sweet lie to keep her happy. She waits for her parents eagerly but patiently, she misses them a lot. But she is happy. Now, She is sleeping with Koyel in the other room peacefully, their faces reflecting the face if the moon. And finally, the sleeping fairy casts her spell on me, taking me to her world of dreams…

ut what happened that night in that room. Was it a miracle? Was it a God’s blessing? Or was it science? Or was it a combination of all three..??

There are some questions in life whose answers we never get, however hard we try to find out. And there is an immense satisfaction not to know these answers. It’s like we are walking in a world of enigma.. But we would never like to run out from it…because certain beliefs keep us happy, which science cannot..

Infidelity is not the end

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Dr. Aaina Aggarwal

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September 16, 2016

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Rushing through the corridors of my college basement, I was desperately looking for the lecture hall for first year students, and then suddenly I collided with him. As soon as our eyes matched I realized that my brain can’t do any mistake regarding him. Soon I was flooded with the memories that we cherished. The electric jolt after touching him spread to whole of my body, exactly like it used to be in the earlier times.

Someone’s voice woke me up to the reality- lecture# late# first day. Without saying a word, I got away from him and saw my lecture hall and rushed towards it. This all was such a surprise to me that I was still shaking, but somehow cumbered up the courage to turn my head once to confirm what I saw was actually real or not? It was and he was also not able to believe his eyes, and they were penetrating deep inside of me. It was very much real, it was him- the first ever man I fell in love with, probably the last.

Lying in bed away from the daily hustle bustle of college with intertwining fingers of ours hands as well as leg, in this extreme cold environment we somehow remembered the day we met after spending a century long year apart from one another without any contact or information about each other.

This all must be a little perplexing for you, but it’s quite simple, I and Yash shared the same tuition classes in a very diminutive area, so practically everyone knew everyone. We kind off harbored secret infatuation for one another but never had the courage to accept it. Everyone in our batch knew but we seemed oblivious to the fact that we both mutually like each other. There was something about him that that I just adored, may be the way he walked, he talked, that smile that strikes up on his face every time his friend makes a joke.

And then we fell apart, never to see each other again for a year, I went to Delhi for the coaching without telling anyone. I deactivated my Facebook account, and thus lost all my contact with any friend I had from my tuition classes.

Now you already know about the day we met each other again. I still don’t have the words to actually define how I felt at that fastidious moment. May be it was the most euphoric moment for me until today, only to reach a point when whole of my world shattered right in front of my eyes, never to be able to get back to its germinal form, or so I thought.

It’s not easy to see the love of your life, dejecting you to be with someone else when you thought this all was very much veridical to you. It’s really difficult to be neglected by the guy who put you first till today. You start questioning your credibility, your love. You knew exactly what you had; you just thought you will never lose it. And then one day they are gone, and you are left alone in this mean world denounced by the one person you were ready to take a bullet for, only to see him standing behind the gun.

There is a point in a relationship when you just know that something is awry, the same way I did. Even after asking him, he didn’t said a single world rather than making me feel worse about me. But I knew this was all falsity, and then when the reality came in front of my eyes when I questioned him the impervious, to which he confessed.

He was cheating on me with a girl he met at a wedding; they have been talking from a while. All the times when I wanted to talk to him, but he was diligent, those frivolous excuses, annoyed attitude, everything haywire had a meaning, which I was not ready to accept, not yet. I was in denial, but my body knew.

But he realized his mistake a little too early, but quite late if seen from my side. My perfect little world has shattered into million pieces; by the person I never thought has the audacity to hurt me. His apologies didn’t have any effect on me. They were as useless as “ueue” in queue.

But one night when we were together, and his head was on my lap, his tears wetting the surface of my jeans, making it cling to my skin, begging me not to leave him and to give him another chance, they hit a chord in my heart which was untouched till today.

I did what most of girls in my position will never thought of doing. “Forgive and forget” is quite easy to advice but probably the hardest to follow. Never in my life did I cursed my sharp memory, because forgetting is the hardest thing in the goddamn world, when everyday you are reminded of the infidelity of your spouse. He didn’t just break my heart he broke our future.

Relationship is like a house, when a light bulb burns out, you don’t go and buy a new house; you fix the light bulb. That’s what exactly I did. In the beginning it was like walking on burning coal, but later on the pampering, apologies, repentance made it a little better.

“Time does have the power to heal everything”, so it did. May be wounds never heal properly own their own, but with a good medicine they will. His love worked like a medicine and healed the wounds. Now, it’s been a year since this happened but whenever we are alone we think of the times we first met and how we reached to this irrevocable state of our relationship, and not of the time of his infidelity.

Living with one person for this long time makes you get used to the person. May be this was the case with me. But whatever it was, today I am very glad that I took this decision. It is very easy to destroy everything and move ahead, and the most difficult to actually own up to the mistakes of your spouse and forgive him and still be together and remain oblivious to the fact he once betrayed you. “Everyone can take an easy way out, but it takes courage to follow the least exposed part”, I had the courage may be you have it too.

Infidelity is not the end.

Shahrukh Khan- The Mega Superstar

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Akash Ranjan

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September 16, 2016

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There is no need of introduction of Shahrukh Khan. He is more than just an actor, he is a brand in himself. He is one of the best known actor and a film star who is most beloved. He is affectionately called SRK by his fans. He is a self made all rounder. He is also known as King as he is a king as an actor and a producer. He is loved by all his fans across the globe and is known for his gratitude for his fans. He keep in touch with his fans through social media and public appearances. 5.6 millions fans follows him on Twitter (@iamsrk). He gained an immense popularity by playing the role of romantic heroes.

Few of you would be knowing this that in Singapore there is a unique red-orange blooming orchid named Ascocenda Shahrukh Khan about 10 years ago. It is near Dendrobium Amitabh Bachchan at Singapore’s National Orchid Garden. Film industry is an industry where makeups and break-ups are a mainstay but Shahrukh Khan has maintained his clear image. He is married to Gauri Khan and is seen as a faultless husband. He does not feel shy in crediting his wife for his success. He believes in celebrating all milestones with his family.

Shahrukh Khan is a man who grew up on the path full of obstacles, mildstones, struggle and sadness. Abdul Rehman the childhood name of Shahrukh Khan was given by her maternal grandmother which was changed later on by his father. His father believed that he has King like face and that is the reason why his name was changed into Shahrukh Khan.

This was a great change of success in SRK’s life. “Beta, Kuch kaam karna. Aur naa mann ho to mat karna, kyunki jo kuch nahi karte woh kamaal karte hai!” said his father and this statement changed the life of a common delhi ka larka to a man of Stardom.

Born on 2 december,1965 in New Delhi, the first five years of his life was spent with his maternal grandfather Late Ifthikar Ahmed who was posted as a chief engineer of a port in the mid 1960s. Later then he moved to New Delhi with his family. His father was the owner of several business ventures and a restaurant. He lived a middle class life in the Rajender Nagar neighborhood of Delhi with his family. His studies started in the St. Columba’s School of central Delhi and not only in studies he excelled in sports like football and hockey too. He was awarded the Medal of Honour, the highest award of his school. Later on, he acted in different stage playes and recieved immense appreciation for the simulation ofhis favourite bollywood actors like Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. SRK persuaded his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hansraj College. But as his passion was different from studies, he began to spent most of his time on his acting. Under the mentorship of Director Barry John, he studied acting in Delhi’s Theatre Action Group (TAG).

Later on he taken admission for studying Mass Communication at Jamia Milia Islamia college but he left in between to carry forward his carrer in bollywood. But then came a news of his father’s demise due to cancer in 1981 and then his mother passed away in 1991 due to diabetes. This was a hard time for his familyfamily so SRK took the responsibility of the whole family. And then he married Gauri Chibber a punjabi hindu girl by hindu tradition on 25 october,1991. Gauri Khan later gave birth to a boy Aryan (1997) and a girl Suhana (2000). And recently in 2013 they became the parents their third child Abram through a surrogate mother. Shahrukh Khan being a strong believer of Islam also values Gauri’s religion.

Shahrukh Khan a man with countless dreams and passion started his career with teliviesion serial Fauji. He made his debut in bollywood movies with Deewana in 1992 which was one of the most commercially successful movie of that time. Since then he has given numerous critically applausing performances. He has been a most special part of Indian Film Industry. During this part he has won about 13 Filmfare and numerous awards for Best actor category. He has delivered a bunch of Superhit and Top grossing movies like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le jayenge, Kuch Kuch hota hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam, Veer Zaara, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Chak De India, Om Shanti Om and still going on. Not only acting, he has a production company named Red Chillies Production, Dreamz Production and worked in several telivision presenting shows.

In order to bunk the class during his school days, he acted of having an epileptic attack. His acting was realistic that teacher believed him. He makes the people laugh by his comments and jokes. Out of classic hindi songs he makes funny Qawwalis in order to entertain Gauri. He says that his success is Divine and is because of the blessings of his parents and also by luck. One of the most beautiful dialogue by him is Agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaaho to puri kayanat usey tumse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai.”

He has made to the gracing covers of the magazines that are most popular internationally. He is considered to be the first Indian male actor who made it possible to the cover of Time magazine under the category of Asia’s Heroes 20 under 40. There exists a Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai today where you can still catch a glimpse of DDLJ, which is the Bollywood’s longest-running movie. When the theatre management decide to remove this movie then his fans rebelled and the management had to reverse its decision. He has received Pyramide con Marni Unesco award for the work he do for charity.

He has a production house, “Red Chillies Entertainment” and he shares his success stories of the film with the employees. He donates th proceeds which he gets from his concert to the victim’s of natural disaster. That is what makes him different from the other actors. He is not just an actor to entertain or to earn, he is more to it. There is another side of him which makes everyone loves him Especially his actions towards others. Deeds speak more than words and that is why he is a hero in a real life.

5 Must Watch Hollywood Movies

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Shreya Bhatia

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September 15, 2016

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Movies are the best source of entertainment. It is an integral part of one’s life. One cannot imagine their life without such an amazing bash. Movies are often responsible for shapping the minds of the masses. Movies often depicts human life on silver screen. Whether it’s a hollywood or a bollywood movie, action or family drama, romantic or war movie, as long as one can connect, the movie works. So here we go, with 5 such hollywood movies, which one must watch in his/her lifetime.

1. Lucy:

This movie was released on 22 of August, 2014. This thriller/action movie casts Scarlett Johansson as the protagonist. An inncocent young student forced to work as a drug mule for the mob in Taiwan, Taipei. Threatened to harm with her family and friends, Lucy agrees to transport an experimental substance via surgical implantation inside her belly. Unfortunately, when one of the assasin viciously attacks Lucy prior to her fights, the drug packet breaks open, leaking a lethal dose of chemicals into her system. To know what happens next with those chemicals and her system you need to watch this movie.

2. The Notebook:

Based on Nicholas Sparks novel, The Notebook, released on June 25, 2004. This romantic drama film reads the story of Allie and Noah, the two lovers who fall in love in the 1940s and were seperated by fate, to Ms. Hamilton, an old woman who suffers from Alzheimir’s, on a daily basis out of his notebook. An ought to watch love story!

3. Harry Potter Series:

Want to enter the world of magicians, with lots and lots of magic? Then you must watch the Harry Potter series. Written by the british author J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels. The series deals with the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasly and Hermoine Granger, all of whom are the students of Witchcraft and Wizardry at Hogwarts School. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, its first novel was released on June 26, 1997. From there on, the books have found immense popularity and commercial success worldwide.

4. Mrs and Mrs Smith:

Brad Pitt and Angelica Jolie starrer, this action comedy film was directed by Simon Kinberg in June 2005. This film depicts the life of two spies who marry each other without knowing that they are spies working for rival spy network. This film has an electifying chemistry between the two protagonists.

5. Inception:

Often considered as among the must watch movie for Leonardo Di Caprio, this science fiction thriller film was written and directed by Cristopher Nolan. This film stars Leonardo as a professional theif, who steals corporate secrets by using a dream sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. And is offerred a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for a task seemingly-impossible: “Inception.”

So, get yourself involve in watching movies that you gonna enjoy every single shot for sure.

Moral and cultural breakdown

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Shreelekha Singh

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September 15, 2016

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Are we heading towards a moral and cultural breakdown?

The message is loud and clear, repeated and reiterated in every single newspaper, news channel and magazine, every single day. Take a glance around your surroundings, a look into our society of today. Yes, we are heading towards a moral and cultural breakdown. In fact, it won’t be long from now to reach the destination.

Namaskar, the Indian custom of greeting on meeting someone. The custom which has been thrown into oblivion and shall never return. The custom defining Indian values is dead. This is what we are dealing with.

Change is inevitable, in every form, in every way. In fact, it is the only constant thing in life. We have changed so much. From barbarians to civilized, from wheel to rockets, from caves to skyscrapers, from pigeons to social network, and the list is endless. We have transformed technologically, economically, educationally and it goes on. But there’s no hiding of the bitter truth.

The grim reality of today remains that this wall of development and progress comes down shattering when we look at our society and the forgotten values it once nurtured. The aspects of westernization and modernization have become the termites, eating the very roots of our culture.

Every crime – rape, forgery, loot, hacking, and fraud – is on rise in today’s scenario, recording a dramatic increase in the numbers in every police station across the whole nation. Teachers are not give their due respect. Live-in relationships have become the trend and marriages end up in divorces. Old age homes and orphanages are mushrooming up in every corner. The bizarre practice of manual scavenging continues to be a part of our society even in the 21st century. Bribery has become an everyday practice. Girls are raped in the national capital under broad daylight. People are marrying their blood relations to get hold of a mere green card. Caste has become the reason for student suicides. This is the heights of the torture we are inflicting upon our nation, our motherland. A total collapse of the morality within people.

Hypocrisy, backbiting, greed, jealousy, selfishness, conspiracy, superiority complex, showoff, anger, hatred, disregard for each other, inequality, arrogance, extreme pride, haughtiness. People are now ever ready to injure each other in thought, word, and deed. People speak lies freely. Compassion is totally extinct. People hearts are now harder than rock. Real and pure love is unknown. What is left is only selfish love based on selfish motives. Is this is the model of development that we are trying to build?

It is like a cancer spreading to the whole nation. If we do not pay heed to this clarion call now, the loss would be irreparable and the damage irrevocable. Do not turn deaf and blind to this situation. Our nation needs us.

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith. Billy Graham

9 NORTH-EAST INDIAN TRIBES

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Bhavini Trikha

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September 15, 2016

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Northeast India, It is considered as one of the culturally distinguishable demesnes of the world, it is inhabited by more than 200 fascinated tribes. No doubt the region has over the time has captured the fancy of scientists all over the world.

TYPES OF NORTH-EAST INDIAN TRIBES

All these tribes have been vastly spread all over the states of North East. Arunachal Pradesh consists of 25 types of tribes, and Nagaland more than 16 types of tribes. Some major NORTH-EAST INDIAN TRIBES

Bodo Tribe

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It is a heroic tribe that shares a great number of people from Assam. These tribes are spread all over the country. It’s said that these tribes were the ones to invent rice cultivation, tea plantations poultry farms etc. Bodos are nonvegetarians and rice is the typical food they eat, and their favorite beverage is Zu Mai. Bodos weave and rear silkworms in northeastern parts of the city. They start it from a very tender age. Women weave and make their own dhokhnas, which is the traditional dress of the Bodos. They also make beautiful crafts from bamboo.

Kuki Tribe

These are the migrant ones, they are found everywhere, the language here is different, but they’re sort of similar. They usually reside on hilltops, their villages are a group of houses that are built very close to each other. They cultivate dwarf cotton and yarns. They use a dye made of vegetable beautiful designs are made. Kuki men wear beautiful a jacket and a head cover and are usually recognizable easily. Smoking is enjoyed by these people. They use extensively created pipes, made up of stones and brass metal.
Adi tribes

These are found in Arunachal Pradesh, live on hills and have own village council. This group is again divided into various small sub-tribes. The dress of people is naturally weaved by women. Older women wear spiral earrings and yellow necklaces. Tattooing of hands and legs is quite popular amongst the people. Rice cultivation is done by the people and rice is the staple food there. The neighboring tribe is APANTI TRIBE. Adi people keep pigs, chickens and grow vegetables in their home.

Nishi Tribe

This has originated from the Indo-Mongoloid stock. These are mainly inhabited in the lower region of Subansiri district in AP. They are amongst the largest tribes of AP. Their hairstyles are very different and also their language is unique. They plait their hair and tie it on the forehead. Skewers made up brass are passed through the hair. Rings made up of cane are worn around the waist.
Men wear sleeveless shirts, stripped gaily blue and red together with a mantle of cotton or wool are worn around the throat and shoulders. The ornament for females includes beads and pendants.

Angami Tribe

These are one of the major tribal communities of Nagaland, It is found in Manipur and has a population of more than million. The clothes worn by them are very different for both men and women. Men wear shawls and women Mechala, It’s a wrap-around skirts. Both men and women wear ornaments made from natural stones and metals. Angami’s are popular for their woodcraft and artworks, and trae major suppliers of bamboo art and cane furniture. Traditional Music is a part of their group for festivals and rituals. They practice pottery and basket making. Pork with bamboo shoot is their staple diet. Angamis are popular for their woodcraft and artwork and are famous all over the country.

Rengma tribe-

They are a Naga Tribal community, which is found in both Nagaland as well as in Assam. The populace is more than 50,000 in the entire Nagaland itself. The community is further classified in two categories that are Eastern and Western Rengma’s. They are supposed to be expert in terrace cultivation. The conventional Rengma clothes consist of various types of clothes and are worn according to the status and positions of the weavers. Rikho that is worn by men, it is a white cloth. Moyet tsu, is another type of cloth which usually worn by young men which is of dark blue in color. The tribe populace is famous for making yellow dye from the flowers of the tress.

Bhutia tribe-

These are eminent tribal community which belongs from Sikkim that have migrated from Tibet. The tribe inhabit in Lachen and in Lachung areas of North Sikkim. The tribe is considered as one of most developed tribes because their livelihood is developed by agriculture, government jobs and local business. The tribe has a unique dressing status, women carries heavy gold jewelries with sleeveless blouses. The main garment consists of loose gown. Male wears Bakhu, people of the tribe lives in rectangular shaped house called Khin and follows Tantric Buddhism.

Garo tribe

They are the second largest tribal community of Meghalaya as tribal people occupies 1/3^rd from the total state population which mainly shelters themselves in Garo Hills of Meghalaya and also in some districts of Assam and West Bengal. There traditional religion changed from Songserak to Christianity. The tribes speak Garo language. The main feature of the tribe is their women’s as women’s of the tribe are property owners and follows the custom where younger daughter inherits property from mother. The tribe is known for its great love for music and dance as they used various traditional music instruments. The Garo men wears turban with clothes while women’s wears blouse with a cloth that is tied with their waist. The tribe also celebrates various festivals Wangala is one of their major festival which they celebrate as thanks giving ceremony after harvesting of the crops. The important cultivation crops of the tribes are rice, ginger, millet etc.

Khasi tribe

Khasi tribe are one of the most significant tribal populace and covers almost half of the population of the Meghalaya. There residential place are hills of Khasi and Jantia. Their language is known as Mon-Khmer. The tribe gives more importance to the women’s as comparing from men’s, the younger daughter inherits property from her mother. Men’s here wears a Jymphong which is a sleeveless coat without collar. Women’s love to wear jewelry and earrings. They follow their tradition by wearing silver chain on their waist. Rice is their vital food but they also gobbles fish and meat. They use rice bear as liquors, Nongkrem is the famous festival which is celebrated by them.

Top 5 upcoming technological inventions

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Nitin

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September 15, 2016

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upcoming technological inventions

Active Contact Lenses

These will sit in your eyes just like ordinary contact lens but will be containing tiny lasers and micro mirrors that will reflect visuals into our retina. This would generate full 3D totally immersive perfect resolution experience. Using these in daily life would change the everything we do .There would be no need for wrist watch ,TV, mobile, Tablet but still we would have them visually anytime and anywhere.

Exoskeletons

Exoskeletons also known as external skeletons are piece of technology which supports and protects human’s body. Nowadays new and more powerful mechanically powered exoskeletons and being made which enables a normal person to do incredible tasks like lifting heavy objects, running fast. Exoskeletons can help the differently-abled to do stuff they are not able to do now thus making them self sufficient and boosting their self confidence. They have incredible use in war and daily life. It would boost production and reduce work load on workers.

Parallella

parallex Parallella is a low power microprocessor from Adapteva. Parallella’s design makes it possible to integrate 1,000 specialized processing cores on a single chip.

Parallella will change how to computer works and even how they are made. Simply it’s a supercomputer for everyone .It is very power efficient and built for processing complex tasks simultaneously and effectively. This would change the way programmers code and how softwares are made . This chip would make speech recognition , object tracking , holographic display, navigation even stronger than they are right now .

Driverless Cars

driverless-cars Some 30 years ago driverless cars were just a dream but now it’s a reality. Many companies now have succeeded to make driverless cars which are in still in experimental phase. Driverless cars

Will take us into a new era where there would be less accidents and fast and intelligent transportation . These cars sense the environment and use navigation to drive. Its intelligent AI work with cameras and determine the motion of different nearby vehicles and accordingly steer and change speed. They even judge the driver’s mood and physical condition and then decide will the driver should drive or not.

This cannot entirely replace the driving capabilities of human’s but still can reduce accidents and save lives .

Wound Sealing Laser Pens

wound-sealing-laser-pens Everybody loves great outdoors and everybody might have suffered an injury during outdoor adventures. An injury does not always need a visit to the hospital sometimes it can be treated at home too. Now suppose you can seal your laceration just at home by using a laser pen . These pens are not an alternative to a visit to the doctor but still can make you fell better till you reach to the doctor. These use optic fibers to heal the wound . The Carbon dioxide laser concentrates the laser to the wound and heats it to the ideal temperature . This technique is yet not easily available but has been used to do surgeries and treat sores, burns and lower back pain.

True Love Never Ends

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bhavana

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September 14, 2016

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true love stories never have endings quote

It’s too long since I have written about you. In fact I decided to stop writing anything that connects me to you. But I think I should give a last chance in this article. I really don’t understand how we can get so depressed because of the person whom we LOVE and RESPECT the most. How can a person control all our feelings.

Okay fine.. you really don’t remember me. I should recall you everything.. you came into my life without my permission by an unknown number. you are so talented that someone will definitely want to know about you. And finally you revealed and became my best friend with great support. you started caring me such a way that I trust u the most.Suddenly you told that you love me without knowing even HOW DO I LOOK.

Every girl wish for a boy like you who loves her for what she is…Who can understand her feeling without expressing..who admires her inner beauty but not her looks..who gets crazy and feels lucky for having her.. you gave me a wonderful gift in my life for my birthday with a picture having your childhood photo saying that you r gifting you for the rest of my life.I swear I felt awestruck and so happy..I like every small thing relates to you. Your voice, smile, thinking…what not..

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And even I fell in love unintentionally. Then I came to know what a true love is..which connects two hearts.At that time I don’t know that it changes my life drastically..And everyone knows that those are the wonderful days ever in our lyf.. you proved that love is accepting each other for what we are..we starting imagining our life in a wonderful dreams.But…

May be happiness can’t stay at a single place..Suddenly you started to change. you told that you are concentrating on your carrier for my sake.. and for us to live happily in future..I started supporting you .. In spite of my wish to be your strength you told me that u can’t concentrate because of me and I became your weakness. For the first time in my life I felt so low about myself. you used to avoid me for months. Still I tried to understand all your situations. when you talk to me I will respond you normally holding all my pain inside. Sometimes I just want to go inside your heart and want to listen your feelings for me.

Even when you are in my thoughts, it pains somewhere deep inside. I used to wait for at least a single text and if it comes my day will be so good. I started enjoying the pain..Some situations test our love. I became so brave that I travelled long distance alone just to see you once and feel your presence. I was so mad that I used to just stare at your hand.And in your absence used to touch your books, pen and pity myself as you love them more than me.

As a girl from childhood everyone will have dreams and I have seen all my dreams in you and I want you to feel that I am the best girl friend to have in your life.But donno what god decides..I hold all the pain for 2 years and tried all my ways to come out of you.. but at the end,failed and realized that I am incomplete without you . used to cry for hours and days just thinking of you. Even when I was surrounded by number of people,tears roll down suddenly.

I started writing a dairy when I felt like sharing you my sad or happiness.It is the only one which knows all my crying all through the years.I used to be really strong person from the childhood. But donno why love makes someone so weak that they can’t even control some emotions.Sometimes I want to die and see at least then you drop a single tear for me..But I don’t have a right to do that..I hate my self when I expects something from you and you treat me so cheap and kicks me like a dog..and then…..

After 2 years you told me that you want to meet me.i was so happy that I can’t even express in words.I thought for a bit that at least then,everything will become sort out..But on that day when I sat beside you ..Donno why I cried so loud..I tried to explain what I felt over those years..but I realized that…

you came to give a clarity that you don’t want me in your life and decided to move on..its really so great of you ..The worst situation is you can’t understand my love even I yell and cry loudly that I LOVE you and ready to do anything for you ..i felt so helpless..And on that day I decided to quit for the first time in my life.I was fail..yes I failed to let you go..to make you happy and let you free for your life..But no one can love as I do…

In spite of all this..If you come to me and ask to love you again..i will..I cant hate you as you are always top on the world for me..still I really don’t know why can’t I forget a person with such a stone heart and don’t even care my feelings..I became so blind that I don’t even care the one who cares and loves me..ya it happens because we don’t have the person we love the most..Believe me…Still my love for you won’t die..It will be in my heart till my last breath..Because true love happens only once in life.

Maybe it happened in many of the girls lives..just felt like sharing my feelings again for you. I don’t want to make you a Villain..i can’t even bare a single word against you..its just my madness..sorry if it hurts…i know u don’t even care about this..Everything happens for a reason..At Least I learnt a lesson..I came to know that what really matters in our life is our parents.Only their love is pure and will be always with us..just we should move on with time..

And thank you so much for making me so strong that I can withstand any situation in my life..with loads of love… I have realised that True Love Never Ends.

Onam

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Anamika

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September 14, 2016

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Onam is a festival which is celebrated with pomp and show in Kerala. It is considered as the national festival of Kerala. It is celebrated every year during the month of August or September. According to the Malayalam calendar, these are the first month of the year, Chingam. Thiru-Onam, Thiruvonam and Sravanmahotsav are the other name of Onam. It is celebrated for ten days. Young and old participate in all the festivities with equal enthusiasm and zeal.

Names are not useless. They are well thought of and have a meaning. The word Onam is believed to derive from the word Shravamam, a Sanskrit word which means one of the 27 constellations (nakshatars). It is believed to be the constellation or Nakshatars or Lord Vishnu. He pressed the King Mahabali under his foot. King Mahabali was an Asur by birth. It means one who had many negative thoughts in his mind. He was believed to be Sur by virtue, which means one with more positive thoughts.

Like every festival, even Onam has its own importance. It was witnessed that under the rule of King Mahabali, Kerala had a best time. No needy ever returned empty handed from his doors. The myth of the King Mahabali said that the King was ready to sacrifice everything to keep his words and even if it means sacrificing him. He was blessed to be remembered by the people in Kerala in the form of Onam festival for the sacrifices he made.

Onam marks the harvest season of Kerala.

It is celebrated for ten days. Each day is called by the different name and each one is celebrated differently. Onam is celebrated which marks the homecoming of the King Mahabali. He was considered to be one of the great king in Kerala. It is believed that as per the orders of Lord Vishnu, he used to rule the underworld and used to visit his subjects that also only once in a year. This occasion is known as Onam. It is celebrated by the Malayalis and especially this festival is celebrated in Kerala.

Onam-Sadya is the cooking of elaborated meals and it is an important part of the Onam festival. Banana leaves are used for serving it along with rice. Also, at least four dishes of different varieties are served with traditional pickle. The addition of sweet dish, Payasam is also a tradition. onam

There are some major attractions of Onam celebrations.

* Pookkalam: People make designs in front of the gate of the house with the help of different types of flowers. A new layer of flower is added with the each passing day. Even Pookkalam competitions are held at some places.

* Onasadya: At the day of Thiruonam, this grand meal is prepared. It is a nine course meal which contains at least four to five vegetables. It is served on the banana leaves. Some families even cook nine to eleven dishes on this day and even restaurants offer around 30 dishes.

* Onakalikal: This refers to all the games that are played during Pongal. Talappanthukali is a game which is played with the help of ball is the favorite of men. They also involve themselves in the game of archery. Women perform several traditional dances and make Pookalam.

* Vallamkali Boat Race: Snake Boat Race is another name given to it. It is the most entertaining event that takes place during Onam. More than 100 boatmen compete with each other. They decorate their boats with different patterns beautifully. Many men and women witness this race.

* Elephant Procession: It is the most awaited event of the festival. The majestic animal, elephant is decorated with flowers and other ornaments made up of gold and also of other metals. Elephant takes round during the occurrence of the procession. Elephants use their small gestures to interact with people and they also dance.

* Folk dances: This is performed by the women and is one of the major attractions of the festival. Kaikottikali is a form of the dance which uses claps and is performed on the occasion of Onam. Women who perform this dance praise the King Mahabali by singing. Thumbi Thullal is a dance form which is performed by women on Onam. They perform this dance in a circle.

Ten days of Onam:

It is celebrated for ten days. Each day is called by the different name and each one is celebrated differently.

Day 1- Atham: This is the first day of the celebration of the Onam. It is supposed that on this day King Mahabali started his preparation to move towards Earth. Statues of King Mahabali and Vamana are kept in houses. It is designed by the yellow flowers having a name Pookalam, whose size increases with each passing day.

Day 2- Chithira: On this day people start cleaning their houses and another layer of flowers is added.

Day 3- Chodi: Beginning of the shopping starts on this day. Addition of the flowers is done to Pookalam.

Day 4- Vishakam: On this day, the events of sports and competition start.

Day 5- Anizham: On this day, the boat race starts.

Day 6- Thriketa: People starts devoting their time for celebrations and all the schools get closed.

Day 7- Moolam: Ona Sadya and other dance forms are performed. By this time, the state has been beautifully decorated.

Day 8- Pooradam: By this time, Pookalam is very big in size and the statues of Vamana and King Mahabali are added to it.

Day 9- Uthradom: It is believed that it is a day when King Mahabali reached the state of Kerala. On this day fresh vegetables are bought and women cook traditional meals.

Day 10- Thiruonam: This is the final celebration of the festival. Thiruona Sadya which is a special mean of Onam is prepared. People distribute gifts and offer their prayers in the temple.

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