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I love you for a reason, let the reason be love!

After a hectic day at work, thinking of pleasant things always uplifts the mood. Then what better than to think of the first time you saw her, and felt, ‘Man! Am I even breathing? How can she be so beautiful! Was this what my heart was longing for all the time?‘ And bam! Your heart [...]

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Android and iPhone Apps you must download this weekend

The world of apps is growing at a tremendously fast pace. With all the new updates and whacky new apps, you might have missed out some of the bigger apps waiting for you. Here are the top ten apps that you must download straight away! Dhingana (Music and Entertainment) This app lets you listen to [...]

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See how much Facebook knows about you, it’s almost creepy!

The internet is one place where all your dirty secrets are. And secrets are best kept hidden. But with Facebook, buddy your secrets are all out in the open. Did you know your “Activity Log” in Facebook tells so much about you. Starting from the Events you attended to the friends you made and even [...]

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The new addiction of teenagers – Social Networking

I and my friends walked out of the movie theater discussing the dialogs in the movie we had just seen. Suddenly, my friend shouted, “Yes! This will be my FB status…” She ferociously started typing in her mobile phone and minutes later I received a notification saying ‘I was tagged in her status with 6 [...]

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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson – Book Review

A review of  Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Fantasy, 2006)   Elantris, Brandon Sanderson is fond of saying, is the sixth novel he wrote and first novel he published. It is the ninth book of his that I’ve read (the first eight, in order, are: The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, The Way of Kings, [...]

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Turning Points by APJ Abdul Kalam – Book Review

Turning Points, written by A.P.J Abdul Kalam, is a sequel to Wings of Fire which dealt with his life up to 1992. In this book we come to know about how and why he agreed to become President and what happened during his presidency. He has also given some anecdotes from his life. What did [...]

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Things people do when the internet is down

For someone like me for whom the internet going down is a scarier phenomenon than apocalypse, I can’t help wondering what people used to pre internet era. Though my friend politely pointed out one day that they “had a life” (a very direct reference to my obsession with the computer, laptop, smartphone and the internet); [...]

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Wear helmet, for your mother’s sake – Ad goes viral

This short public service advertisement created by the Apogeo Team has been released and is being shown in most cinema halls by the Mumbai Police. Have a look. Wear Helmet – Maa Ad The advertisement starts with showing a regular morning scene in an Indian family, the grown up kids getting ready for college and [...]

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The information age or information overload? Too much social media!

When I was a little girl, it was easy to be polite. You adopted a generally respectful air, and by large, chewed your food with your mouth closed. Occasionally, you forgot the name of a great-great-grandaunt but other than a sharp rap on your knuckles, you were home free as long as you kept quite [...]

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Begging- You are a part of it

The car stopped at the red light. All of a sudden, two urchins appeared out of nowhere and started showing some completely mind-numbing but dangerous acts. My mouth was still hanging open in amazement when they abruptly stopped and started tapping on our window and begging for money. My friend, who was watching all this [...]

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