Category: A figment of my mind
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Riding on the road- The biker’s paradise!
For some, the journey doesn’t matter, but only the destination. For some, the destination doesn’t matter, only journey does. For some, both don’t matter. And for others, the journey and destination both matter. Here, I will talk about the last category of people, as I belong to this one. Bike riding on the road, is…
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What is your vision for a strong, happy and a prosperous nation?
Strong citizens for a strong nation ✊ There are certain days in the history of a nation which are very significant given their historical and cultural significance. Independence Day, is certainly one of the most important among them. The day when its people became free from the chains of slavery and oppression, when the soul…
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Easy to build but difficult to maintain, when it should be vice-versa!
If you look around any major construction work like metro, highway, airports, etc., you would notice one thing that the maintenance of these public infrastructures is most of the times shoddy, improper and not up-to-the-mark. It seems that construction of such large projects is easier and there is so much fanfare around the inauguration that…
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Everyone wants the benefits, but are you ready to pay the price?
Human beings are strange creatures in many ways. And in ghor Kalyuga, one tendency has increased in human beings- that everyone wants to reap benefits of things, but they are not ready to pay the price or make sacrifices for achieving that thing! (This is a general statement applicable to majority of population, so please…
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Caught between cosmic scale of infinity and nothingness!
Before starting the discussion, here are some facts about the size of the universe to blow away your mind: 1. Earth is very tiny Compared to the Sun You could fit about 1.3 million Earths inside the Sun. 2. Our Solar System Is Much Bigger Than You Think If the Sun were the size of…
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Treading a fine line is very important in a democracy!
The recent Gen Z protests demanding accountability for the fallouts in conducting entrance examinations and educational reforms, have again put the focus on the importance of asking questions to the powers that be and ensuring the answerability of the government representatives to the people of the nation. With the recent turn of events following the…
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The amazing science of balancing in water!
The science behind the floatation of human body which enables a human to swim is just mind blowing! If you have practiced even a little bit, you would know that the body can never sink below the surface of water if the air is inhaled and held back. With air inside your body, you cannot…
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Is language the correct and only marker of one’s intelligence and wisdom?
Once we were a group of probationers having a good time in the swimming pool in Jamshedpur GT Hostel 1. We were from engineering side (B.Tech. graduates) and there were a few others who were from commercial side (MBA grads). There was one MBA chap who was flaunting his English skills even inside the pool,…
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Violence- weapon of the morally weak!
Gandhiji used to say that “Non-violence (ahimsa) is not a weapon of the weak”. I am pretty much astonished to realize how true he was! And this thing among his many other things is so much relevant in the present era as it was back then during our freedom struggle. At the first instance, it…
Anupam- The Dreamer 