HateTheBox

   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

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

* 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