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The Monk who set himself on Fire

   We all have seen people dripping in kerosene, matches in their hands, screaming that they would kill themselves if their demands aren’t met with. We all have witnessed instances like this since years either in movies or on the news. This is called ‘Self-Immolation.’ This article is about how this act of burning oneself has become an iconic act of rebellion worldwide. The United States of America (USA) has always been a dominant country but of course - just as any country would- lost some. While a conventionally educated US citizen would disagree and point out things like, ‘It wasn’t our war, we were just helping. That’s what powerful friends do’ or ‘What we have achieved even though we lost the war is important’, there are four/five debatable losses. But the one in the context is the Vietnam war(1955-1975). Back when North Vietnam and South Vietnam existed (Reunified in 1975), the Communists backed North Vietnam and the anti Communists backed South Vietnam kept fighting for their ow
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The Curious Case of Sheena Bora

Imagine this! Follow my words clearly. A lady is convicted of killing her daughter from her first marriage with the help of her second husband because the daughter was in a relationship with her third husband’s ex-wife’s son. Confusing & shocking, right? This is precisely what happened in Indrani Mukerjea (formerly known as Pori Bora): the mother. On April 24, 2012, Sheena Bora (the daughter who got killed) took leave from the office, and by the evening resigns from the company over an email and never returns. The office doesn’t care . Why would they? The boyfriend/ Husband - Rahul Mukerjea (there has been no/little evidence that they got married) gets an SMS that she is going out with her mother and would be back the next morning. But instead, switches off her mobile, and disappears. When he probes in, Indrani tells him that Sheena went to the US because she isn’t happy in the relationship. Just like that! But he cares and tries to file a complaint with the police, but police do h

Over-dramatic Worldview: We are partially wrong about the world.

* Many lines used in this blog are excerpts from an amazing book. It isn't plagiarism. It is a tribute. Let me ask you a question before we start. 1) What do you think is the change during the last 20 years, in the number of people living in extreme poverty in the last decade?  More or less, no change. It is almost halved. It almost doubled. 2) What percent of the population, according to you, live in poverty? 9% 61% 45% 32% Remember your answer. Let's get to the issue. The hype of the occurrence of the third world war made it clear regarding the prevalence of the vast number of pessimistic people around me. They believe, with all their heart, that the world has degraded, and is on the verge of destruction. The culmination of Australian bush fires, the talk of third world war, acted as a way of assurance for their thoughts. You might think I am crazy, but all this is false. True, at the same time, if WW3 occurs, but it might not be

THE INFINITE LOOP OF THE 3 F'S...

Congratulations mankind! We have the least number of people dying due to starvation at present and is predicted to plummet in the long-run too. As soon as you start feeling happy about this fact, let me tell you a far more alarming fact, "The rate of deaths caused by Obesity is highest at the moment and are not predicted to be plummeting but to be surging in the near future". " We got lost in the war against one enemy and were so blinded by our victory against that enemy, we didn't see the modern enemy's army taking lives of our own kind." So what are the 3 F's I was talking about? FOOD FITNESS FASHION   Let's just go back in time for a few minutes and try to remember the busiest, buzzing streets in your place. And now compare those pictures with the current scenario. Did you observe the two fitness centers built on the top floor of a congested building? The countless fast-food chains/centers that were considered luxury item

The Power Of A Single Vote

While all the politicians, celebrities and paparazzi are going crazy on this quotation ' One Vote Can Make All The Difference', all the chill niggas are growing more skeptical on the credibility of this statement. And the answer to this question is... . . . Wait for it... Hell Yeah!!! It does make a difference..!! In fact, It can make a lot of difference..!! The decision of invading and killing the poor, innocent Germans was taken just because of a single vote majority. Can you imagine the opposite of this happening if just one person stood for the Germans rather than the horror? The world would have been a different place, heaven maybe. You might be thinking, it is just a single case, but just see the next topic to get your mind blown. There are a number of situations across the globe where the success and failure differed by a single vote. It had a fair amount of share in India too. From my considerate amount of research I can assure you that C.P

Dear Police, Let's Live In Harmony

Apparently, most of the people (I'm using the word 'most', as I don't want to go into statistics) have this uneasy and scary feeling around the police. Let me say this loud and clear enough one more time..!! THE POLICE FORCE IS TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY BUT NOT TO SCARE US If you've got some visions (Oh! Hello Bran Stark. TheThree-EyedRaven, big fan) that you are going to be beaten up by the police, you are wrong unless you are participating in a protest or dharna organized by anAnti-Ruling Party or association. Well, we have to admit that sometimes few of the police tends to overdo for their own sake or their interest's sake. So unless you are a supporter and participant of such activity, you can have a beer and chill..!! And also when you are traveling, this feeling is inevitable. I can understand that you don't know all the 20+ rules to be followed by a commuter and the chances of getting pulled off are high in this situation. But it is completely ir

That One ETERNAL Problem In Middle Class Youths

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." Paulo Coelho, Quoted in 'The Alchemist'. Sure, it does sound fairy and exciting that one has to chase and pursue their dreams and give a meaning to one's life. And in contemporary lives, we also have great examples to support this way of thinking like Zuckerberg and Gates. It might be your family or your friends (except for Asians)pushing you to chase your dreams, while hell of a lot of movies, books, motivators sometimes even babas force the Asian kids to chase their dreams. Dreams are like medicines which allow you to feel and they actually make you better. But the contrary situation would be taking too many medicines which will destroy the basic senses. So one must be aware and know when to stop. I may not be a qualified doctor in this topic but I want to be your local drug store pharmacist in this situation and help you in deciding when to stop. Just because you