Category: A figment of my mind
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The “perfect” end to an “imperfect” F1 2024 season!
As the final of the 24 races of the 2024 Formula 1 season comes to an epic end, the result as shown in the pic above couldn’t have made the season more perfect than ever! With Norris seizing the win today, he ensured the Constructors’ Title for McLaren after 26 long years…. What an incredible…
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The “South” masala recipe for super-duper hit movies
If you are NOT a big fan of “South Indian” larger than life comedy-action-drama thriller, then no need to scroll down and waste 5 precious minutes of your life! There is nothing new which I am going to talk about, other than reminiscing about the things that make these movies super-duper hit, and why these…
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Going gaga over hefty packages- saga of misplaced priorities!
Come December every year and the placement bells start ringing across many engineering colleges across the country. The exuberance and the paraphernalia surrounding the placement season often creates the hype around the packages that are going to be offered this season. This gives news bytes to the media channels, in terms of evaluating the “Best…
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The ‘bubble’ that is waiting to be burst!
If you have carefully noticed, there is a peculiar thing about the science of water bubble formation. That it is very hard to create a small water bubble because it requires just the right conditions for its formation. But once it forms, it is very easy to grow in size in no time. All it…
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The artificial world of “Artificial Intelligence”-
It’s conflict with “Natural Intelligence” and the rapid rise of moral dilemmas The other day, I was reading an article about how ChatGPT can be used to write a note on a particular subject. Initially, I doubted its capability to write a note and hence was reluctant to use it. But after some nudge, I…
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Are we running faster than we should?
Maybe, it’s time to slow down a little bit In today’s times, everything has become fast paced! The internet has become fast. The electronic gadgets have become fast. The redundancy of obsolete technology (like mobile phones, tablets) has become fast. And even food has become “fast” (food). I wonder that in this transition of life…
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The “Karma” conundrum
If you are not living in Antarctica, you must have heard the famous verse from the holy Gita, which goes like this: Which literally means that “You have the right to perform your actions (कर्म/karma), but you are not entitled to the fruits (फल/fal) of your actions”. On the face of it, it seems very…
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That elusive 1 rupee samosa in school canteen and the nostalgia surrounding it!
Yesterday, on a relaxed Sunday evening I was craving to eat something that could delight my taste buds and at the same time was healthy and nutritious option (as now-a-days I am reading a book related to health science). I was running my fingers through the Box 8 app on my mobile phone, when suddenly…