tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50379675249934145672024-02-19T14:31:16.921+05:30Thus Spake Tan!Tan, Tanmoy Das, Lifestyle, Travel, Reviews, Recommendations, Events, Success & Failure, Misc. Gadget Reviews, App Reviews, Amazon Affiliate, Cricket, Books, Agartala, Bangalore, Dharamshala, India, Father, Blogger, YouTuber, The Indian Freelancer, Dreamer, DoerTanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-92231131045599112562019-03-19T07:30:00.000+05:302019-03-19T07:30:02.332+05:30Top 10 Deals in Home Decor on Amazon India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<o:p> </o:p>Home is where all of us love to retire after an eventful day. Home is where we wake up in the morning. Home is where we stitch those relationships, weave those dreams and build those bonds with other family members. Home is where the family is.</div>
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We all love to come back home!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some come back home tired and exhausted, while others come home with a big smile on the face, denoting a piece of great news or a triumph. But whenever we come home, we want to relax, calm down and put a brake on our fast-moving life. And when we come back, we want our family to be welcoming us with a smile and a happy face. Along with the family, the home should also welcome us with compassion, love, and care.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We love to be at home. All of us try to make our home look cozy and welcoming. And in the pursuit of building a perfect home, we often take help from the home decor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What is home decor? All those things that we purchase and put inside our home to decorate it to our heart’s content, is collectively called home decor. Starting from the curtains, to the lamp shades, to the wall clock and the photo frames that we hang on our walls; each of these things adds up to our home decorations or home decor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We want our homes to be decorated to look beautiful, welcoming and comfortable. But most of us do not have a clue on how we can decorate our home. What home decor should we buy and how should we arrange things in our home so that it looks the best. It is often the biggest challenge we face while selecting the right home decor for our home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In this article, I am going to try and help you out with selecting your home decor. I will be talking about the top 10 deals in home decor which is going on right now on Amazon India. We all love deals, don’t we? All the products I am going to list here will have an awesome deal associated with them. Please avail the deal and save more!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am sure these products that I am going to list here will not only be the best buys that you can get but also, they will help to give you a good choice of products which you can probably get for your home. These will certainly provide you with a lot of ideas in which you can decorate your home. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, without any further ado, let’s get started with the products that I have selected for you in this article. I will talk about 6 categories and then from each, I will be selecting one or two products which you will simply love to have in your home. Let’s go!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wall stickers have actually taken the Indian market of home decor by storm. In Indian villages, we have a culture of painting various designs and art pieces on our walls and floors. This gives our homes a grand look. Wall stickers are actually a variation of such wall arts and graffiti; however, they have a great aesthetic sense and are perfect for our modern urban homes as well. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are a plethora of various wall stickers available on Amazon, which you can choose from based on your designs and the features of the room in which you are going to put these up. In my home in Bangalore, we have two big stickers. One in our living room and the other in the hall. They look awesome. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You can choose from the below stickers or select from an entire lot of stickers available on Amazon’s website. These two are best suited for living rooms. Avail the top deals that are available all over the website now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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No matter how big or small your rooms are, a wall clock can definitely change the look of it just by simply being there. Whether you are choosing a small and cute clock hanging from the wall or you are going for a big grandfather’s clock standing at the corner of your room, this particular home decor will definitely change the way your room used to look earlier.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Check these from my selection and let me know if you bought one of these or one of your own. I would love to see the wall clock that you liked more.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Photo frames have been part of our home decor since I was a child. I can remember printed photos hanging on our walls, framed and designed in a way so as to try and hold those moments forever. Smiling and bright photos set our moods up and fill our hearts with positivity and happiness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Check out these photo frames which can keep a lot of your photos together and help you spread happiness whenever you look at them. There are a lot of deals going on right now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again, like the photos hanging on our walls, good paintings can also brighten the day for us. Awesome paintings are available on Amazon for very low prices too. I am sure these paintings will fit into anyone’s budget. Take a look at these or the hundreds of other breathtaking paintings that are available on Amazon India and choose the best one that will suit your mood and your idea of your home decor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, this is something uncommon and not many Indian households use fragrances in their homes. Aromatherapy is slowly finding its feet in the Indian market. This is how the room fragrances these days form an integral part of your home decor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Room fragrances are not room fresheners. These are different and are often much milder than room fresheners. Room fragrances are mostly battery or electricity operated and they spread the fragrance inside your room periodically, as set by you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If it is something new for you, take a look at the description or at some unboxing video on YouTube which will tell you how they work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Room fragrances are an awesome way to welcome guests too and are far better than room fresheners. The former does not fade away and does not annoy the guests with its strong stench like room fresheners do. So, this is the right choice in any condition. Check these ongoing deals out here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is all I have actually thought of to include in this list, but then I cannot complete a list of home decor items without mentioning or listing a few <b><span style="font-size: large;">idols and figurines</span></b> which form the most common room decor instruments that are used by the typical Indian households. Here are a few from my list of choice. You can find more on Amazon India website.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here is a list of <b>Top 10 Mobile Phones under 15000 Indian rupees</b>. I have taken the phones from Amazon India’s website, and if you buy any of these through my link, I will get a little bit of commission from Amazon. I hope you already know that by now.<br />
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Mobile phone review?</h2>
But why mobile phones, suddenly? Yes, you have every right to be <b>surprised</b>!<br />
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Not every day do I look into the mobiles available on Amazon India. And you might not have seen me reviewing any mobile phone at all. I am not too technically savvy to be able to compare mobiles and their specifications. This is why I keep away from actually talking about mobile phones.<br />
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But then, I am getting a lot of queries from friends and the internet about phones, off late. So, I thought to create a list of <b>top 10 mobile phones, </b>purely based on secondary research on the internet. Amazon reviews helped a lot too. This is exactly how I buy my phones too.<br />
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Now that <b>Christmas </b>and <b>New Year 2019 </b>are coming, many people are looking for buying new mobile phones for themselves or for their near and dear ones. So, this is one more reason that I thought it is the right time to bring out a list of <b>top 10 mobile phones </b>for my readers.<br />
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I think it will be a good idea to start reviewing mobile phones with the one that I am holding in my hand right now. Which mobile phone do I use? Stop reading any further and comment your guess. Check it later once you read also and tell me if you were right.<br />
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The mobile phone that I use is a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Xiaomi Redmi Note 4</b></span>. Yes! This is what I am using for almost two years now, and I am still loving it.<br />
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There were a lot of talks about this phone or the brand. Many of my friends do not like Xiaomi for various reasons, and a few make fun of its users and makers. In spite of all these, I am still using the phone, and it has been a good friend to me.<br />
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Let me tell you about a few things that I always look into as a user before I buy a new phone. I will review my phone based on these features here.<br />
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With my phone, I record videos for my YouTube channel. The video recording on Redmi Note 4 is really impressive. And I am not comparing with the latest phones, but when I bought the video quality of this phone was one of the bests.<br />
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If you are recording outside, in broad daylight, then the videos come out very crisp and impressive (<i>those are the adjectives I know for video quality</i>).<br />
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However, in low light or in artificial light, the quality is not too good. If you are looking for creating Udemy course videos or professional videos indoors, you might need a lot of artificial lights.<br />
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The image quality is also good. It is not great, I agree, but I have taken all of my images in the past two years using this phone. I have covered many places across India and Thailand, and the photos are there on my Facebook page for everyone to see.<br />
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Those were not bad in any way. And talk about the selfies. With this phone, you can take a lot of mind-blowing selfies. The front camera has a beauty mode, which helps in the cause as well. Even videos with the front camera are excellent!<br />
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You may check my YouTube Channel to get an idea about that.<br />
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The other thing that I need to mention is the battery life of this phone. I remember when I bought, it smoothly went for about 3 days without me having to charge it. That has decreased considerably now, but still, I get one full day of battery life even after 2 years of usage.<br />
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I think this is incredible. I play a lot of games. I read books on Kindle. I watch a lot of YouTube videos. I listen to songs on Gaana all day! And after all this, I get a day or a little more of life.<br />
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My wife says that I am always on the phone. My friends say that I am still on WhatsApp and Facebook. And I think they are not entirely wrong. So, I use this a lot. And this is why I think the battery life of this phone is just brilliant!<br />
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My phone has 32GB of inbuilt memory and 4GB RAM, and that is more than sufficient for installing all the apps that you need, and a few big games too. I never saw “low memory” on my phone ever since I bought this. Remember Xiaomi phones come with a lot of bundled apps already, which take up a lot of memory too.<br />
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So, this is my review of <b><a href="https://amzn.to/2Qx4MHN" target="_blank">Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 phone</a></b>. I hope you like it. It is a shame that the old model is not available on Amazon anymore. However, there is a certified refurbished unit available if you want to check it out.<br />
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With this, let me get into the real list of <b>top 10 mobile phones</b>. I am keeping the <b>price limit to INR 15000</b> because this is the price range where I buy my mobile phones. I never bought any phone costlier than that.<br />
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Again, I am choosing these phones, purely based on their reviews on Amazon India’s website. So, I would suggest that you kindly go through the reviews before deciding which one should be good for you and your near and dear ones.<br />
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I hope you can buy an excellent phone for yourself this <b>Christmas </b>and <b>New Year 2019 </b>or choose one to gift it to your near and dear ones.<br />
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Check out this list here and do let me know in your comments which one did you buy.<br />
Also, for more gadgets, electronics, and various other items which I love and recommend, visit my shop <span style="font-size: large;">Buddhir Dhenkir Dokan</span> on Amazon at <b><a href="http://www.amazon.in/shop/BuddhirDhenki">www.Amazon.in/shop/BuddhirDhenki</a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello friends, how have you been? Are you availing this Amazon Great Indian Festival which was brought back on public demand? I am sure you are browsing through all the awesome products with so many discounts and cash backs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In this article today, I am going to draw your attention towards the two big categories where Amazon has put a lot of focus and are promoting their products all over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Here are the Top </span><a href="https://www.amazon.in/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag=theind0e-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=b95e21082b5b2c9c55d2c1ac20d13f64&camp=3638&creative=24630&node=976442031" target="_blank">100 Bestselling Items in Kitchen and Housewares Category</a> which are selling like hotcakes on Amazon India’s website at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Great Indian Festival is going on and will be there from October 24<sup>th</sup> to 28<sup>th</sup> and if you are still thinking of making that purchase done, now is the best time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, before we continue further, let me tell you that I am using Amazon affiliate links in this blog post and if you purchase through these links, I will get a small commission from Amazon for absolutely no extra cost to you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have you ever wondered which is the top-selling category on Amazon? Well, there is no particular product category which sells the most on Amazon because it has a lot of awesome products from all categories and we all buy from all those categories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, Kitchen & Home and Personal Care & Health are the two categories on Amazon which sell a lot more often and this time, these categories are on focus during the ongoing Great Indian Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When you visit Amazon India website, you can see all the major banks are offering cashback and huge discounts on products from these two categories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the image above, you can see a lot of discounts of up to 80% in <a href="https://www.amazon.in/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag=theind0e-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=f950404084deb62b7f65e03e6f16d80c&camp=3638&creative=24630&node=4951860031" target="_blank">Kitchen and Home Appliances</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-in.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theind0e-21&l=ur2&o=31" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, Home Products, and 75% discount on Kitchen and Dining category. There are a lot of discounts on other categories as well, such as furniture, fitness and sports, tools and home improvement products, car and bike accessories, safety and measurements too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">On top of this discount, all these categories also feature 10% cashback on the various cards too. When you checkout on Amazon you will see this cashback shown on your order page. This is simply awesome, isn’t it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check out <a href="https://www.amazon.in/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag=theind0e-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=5715d618c5f1d3645e8a38e2bfe574d0&camp=3638&creative=24630&node=3150026031" target="_blank">Personal Care & Health Appliances</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-in.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theind0e-21&l=ur2&o=31" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> category as well for more discounts and cash backs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is great to see that Amazon has a special and dedicated section for upcoming Diwali. They have Spotlight deals for Diwali and all those are already marked under a separate section. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag=theind0e-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=d3e97bc39f58c172d2b979a3fce03b30&camp=3638&creative=24630&node=1350385031" target="_blank">Click Here</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-in.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theind0e-21&l=ur2&o=31" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and scroll down to reach this special section now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was thinking to have a separate post only focused on Diwali. Do you think that will be beneficial to you? If yes, please leave a comment and let me know. I will try to get that done before Diwali.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This brings us to the end of this post where I have focused on the two fast moving and heavy selling categories on Amazon – Home and Kitchen Appliances and Personal Care & Health Appliances categories. If you are looking for more in-depth information on these two, please do let me know in your comments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you have any other category or product line which you want me to focus on the upcoming posts, please feel free to mention that as well. I would try to put my best to bring out all the information that I can regarding those as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks again for reading my blog till the end. I hope the information I provided is helpful to you. If it is, please do let me know in your comment. Also, please share this post on Social Media and with your friends and family as I am sure that this information is going to help those who are looking to purchase during this festive shopping season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Durga Puja is going to start in a few days and it will be followed by Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami. I am sure most of you have already planned <b>Durga Puja gifts</b> and <b>Dussehra gifts</b> for your near and dear ones already.<br />
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As many of you know, I am always a late planner and more often than not, I end up buying gifts for my friends and family at the very end.<br />
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If you are also one like me or you are still doing the final round of shopping for <b>Durga Puja and Dussehra gifts</b>, you are going to love this post. And if you are on a budget, then you will love these items for sure.<br />
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In this post, I am going to tell you about the top 10 products which I found on Amazon while I was looking to purchase a few last-minute gifts myself.<br />
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These products are mind blowing and I loved them for their features and usability. The best part about these products, I feel is that all these are available <b>for less than Rs. 1,500 on Amazon</b> (at the moment).<br />
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Also, now is the best time to buy on Amazon because of the ongoing Amazon Great Indian Festival. You will get a lot of discounts and cash backs on most items on their site.<br />
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The products that I am going to list here are all Amazon Prime products. So, if you are an <b>Amazon Prime member</b>, you can get the fastest delivery of these products for no extra cost as well.<br />
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If you happen to read this post after Durga Puja or Dussehra, you can still use these items for Diwali. I think these would make awesome <b>Diwali Gift ideas</b> too.<br />
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Add these up on your wishlist, if you want to and you can buy them even when Diwali comes, in a couple of weeks from now. However, the price may change after the Great Indian Festival gets over.<br />
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<i>Dear friend, please note that the links that I am going to use in this article are all Amazon affiliate links and I will get a small commission if you purchase using these links at no extra cost to you.</i><br />
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So, without any further ado, let’s start going through the list of <b>top 10 Durga Puja, Dussehra & Diwali Gift ideas for less than 1500</b>.<br />
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I myself use this speaker and I have the red one. You can very easily connect this with your computer or mobile phone and play music.<br />
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These are best for small rooms where you want to play in limited volume as well as a louder music directly from your phone or computer.<br />
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I love the ease with which it can be paired with multiple devices and its portability. If you have to, you can even carry it in your pockets.<br />
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If you are looking for some awesome performance of a budget in-ear headphone, then this is the one that you must go for. The sound quality at this price may not be available elsewhere.<br />
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I have purchased this product for my father who uses this with his mobile phone to chat with us on Messenger and WhatsApp. Yes, this also has a mic which makes it perfect for long and hands-free calls.<br />
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Fitness is a major aspect in everyone’s life these days. People who care for each other often gift fitness products and this fitness band from Fastrack suits perfectly in budget too.<br />
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There are a lot of good reviews about this product on social media and a lot of people have obtained this from Amazon. It is available for <b><i>less than Rs. 1500</i></b> at present.<br />
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However, as mentioned in the previous post and my YouTube channel as well, I am using <a href="https://amzn.to/2El8Shj" target="_blank"><b>MI Band 3</b></a> for the last few weeks, which I love a lot.<br />
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A hand blender is an awesome addition to any kitchen. With more people moving toward baking and cooking various different types of food items, a hand blender is very useful.<br />
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But most of our homes do not have it because our mothers, sisters, and wives always postponed the idea of purchasing one.<br />
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This can be the best time to gift them a hand blender – and if you think that there is a budding cook in you too, you can gift one to yourself too.<br />
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An iron is an integral part of any household. With the fast pace at which our life is moving, it is not always possible to go to the laundry and get your clothes ironed.<br />
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This is why most people these days buy steam irons and this one is one of the best sellers on Amazon. You can check the number of reviews this product have. People praise the spraying option of this iron a lot.<br />
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Do you like coffee? Well, I do not drink coffee or tea very often. But when I do, I love filter coffee. Do let me know in your comments what you like to drink. What is your favorite beverage?<br />
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This coffee maker is something you cannot miss if you love coffee. Or do you know someone who loves coffee too? Then this is the best gift, I am sure.<br />
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An awesome gift idea for someone who loves gardening or at least likes to hang small pots on their balcony or grills. Do you have someone in mind who loves to plant and grow flowers?<br />
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Various pots with various flowers look just awesome, and I am sure you must have seen such arrangements somewhere and wished to have them yourselves too. If you have, then this is the perfect time to gift yourself one such set of 10 hanging planters.<br />
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This is one product which is in my wishlist for a long time and I need to purchase it this time. An outdoor barbeque.<br />
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If you are a lover of outside and open sky cooking, grilling or roasting, then this can be the perfect thing to obtain this Durga Puja or Dussehra or even during Diwali.<br />
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Do you have anyone in mind who can use this product and whom you can gift this to? Well, this Barbeque set from Prestige is just a few clicks away!<br />
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If you know anyone who does a lot of things at home on his own and does not believe in calling the carpenter for petty issues, then this can be the best gift for him.<br />
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Skil is a renowned brand that makes various toolkits even on the industrial level. Their products are very handy and have a long life.<br />
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This can be an awesome Durga Puja gift or Dussehra gift or Diwali gift which can be cherished by the right people for a long time to come.<br />
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A very common, yet widely loved gift for the men whom you want to gift this Durga Puja, Dussehra, or Diwali is this beard trimmer.<br />
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This is one of the highest sold products on Amazon and you can check the reviews and ratings that this product has received. It can be simply an awesome gift.<br />
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Do let me know how you liked this list. You must tell me your feedback on these posts, which I am making these days. Based on your feedback, I will create more or not. So, please comment and let me know how you like this list.<br />
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Also, do write in your comments if you have chosen any of the items that I have mentioned. And if you have gone for something else, do leave a link to those items in your comments too. I would love to see and probably feature that in the next post.<br />
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I wish you all an awesome <b>Durga Puja </b>and <b>Dussehra</b> and I am sure I will write more on my blog before Diwali. So, let’s keep the <b>Diwali</b> wishes for a later post.<br />
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Take care everyone and enjoy the festivities. Have fun and stay safe.</div>
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Hello friends, how have you been? It has been some time that I wrote here, but then I am always in touch, isn’t it?</div>
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Yes! And I am back with a new post on the upcoming <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Indian Festival</b></span> on <b><span style="font-size: large;">Amazon</span></b>. This time it is the <i>festival special edition</i> and comes with a lot of discounts and cash back!</div>
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The <b>Amazon Great Indian Festival </b>is going to be available from <b>10th to 15th of October, 2018</b> on both their website and on the app; and those who have <b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_2103995542"></span>Amazon Prime Membership</a> </b>can access the celebrations from 12 noon, on 9th October under Prime Early Access Scheme.</div>
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In this post today, I am going to talk about top 10 items (and a couple more, in addition) which are in my focus for definite reasons. This time, I am going to cover items for everyone and from different categories, so that none of my readers leave empty handed from here. There are actually items from my wishlist too.</div>
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Before I get on with the list, I will also like to tell you that there are a couple of other offers that are available on Amazon India website and app, right now.</div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.in/b?node=15663702031&pf_rd_p=c3abfcfd-c908-4f5d-ab5b-9a9c1f60ff3b&pf_rd_r=F7SZGATK5M92TXQP65KV" target="_blank">Rs. 300 Additional Cash on Wallet Recharge </a></h3>
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The first one is an offer where they give you additional cash on recharging your Amazon Wallet. You can <b>load a minimum of Rs. 3,000 Amazon Pay balance and get flat Rs. 300 additional cash </b>in your wallet. However, this offer is effective only from the <b>28th of September 2018 00:00:00 PM to 8th of October 2018 23:59:00 PM.</b></div>
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So, if you are looking to buy things at this festival, better recharge now and use this extra cash. You can also purchase your favorite items without this offer.</div>
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Apart from this, there is an app only offer that will be activated during the festival. You can shop at the Amazon Great Indian Festival and get up to <b>Rs. 2,300</b> as cash back if you pay using Amazon Pay on your Amazon app. </div>
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So, if you have not downloaded the app yet, please download the Amazon App and take advantage of this offer. Non-Prime Members can reap benefits of up to <b>Rs. 1,650.</b></div>
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Those were the two offers going on apart from the huge discounts on various items all over Amazon. Let’s start with the list of items I have handpicked which you can purchase during the Amazon Great India Festival.</div>
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2CtYimq" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Amazon Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote | Streaming Media Player</b></span></a></div>
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If you like watching TV and are fed up of paying extra to the cable guys for unused channels, you can switch to Amazon Fire TV Stick. Watch TV even when you are away or on the move. They say, “Connect Amazon Fire TV Stick to your HDTV and start streaming movies, TV shows, and songs from Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Netflix, Gaana and many more services. Subscription fees may apply.”</div>
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It even has a voice remote.</div>
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Amazon Echo is a path-breaking technology that was introduced in India only recently, by Amazon. I am sure you know about this by now and may be waiting for some sale to buy it. If yes, then this is the time. Go ahead and purchase this smart-speakers set which can connect to Amazon Alexa as well as all other online music streaming sites, like Amazon Prime Music, Saavn, and TuneIn.</div>
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You will have to just ask for a song, artist, or genre using our own voice and it will play it for you! Cool no?</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2NpJ3vC" target="_blank">3. Ajanta Royal Classic set of 12 Individual Photo Frames (12-6x8 Inch) - WPC-13</a></span></b></div>
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Now, most of us have that one thing they wanted to buy for sometime now to decorate their home or a wall. And I am no different. </div>
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For a long time, I wanted to buy this photo frame and I am sure it is going to give my big nude wall a great look. This item is directly taken from my wishlist! Check it out…</div>
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Just a word of caution: please check the dimensions of the entire frame before choosing it for your wall. If it does not match, you can find a bigger or a small product on Amazon too. Those may be also available on discounted price.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2Cy7B4C" target="_blank">4. Panasonic 80 cm (32 inches) HD Ready LED TV TH- 32F204DX (Black) (2018 Model)</a></span></div>
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If you were looking to buy a Television for your home or for parents or anyone else, here is your chance. This product is available for a huge discount on Amazon and it is available on Amazon Prime too.</div>
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It is a mid-range television with sufficient audio output enough for a big 12x10 living room I believe.</div>
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However, it is an HD Ready model and not Full HD. If you are looking for a bigger and 1080p display, then you may go for <b><a href="https://amzn.to/2yjqB2a" target="_blank">Panasonic 101.5 cm (40 inches) TH-40F200DX Full HD LED TV (Black)</a></b> as well.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2C02mtp" target="_blank">5. Fitbit Versa Health and Fitness Smartwatch, Onesize (Black) (Unisex)</a></b></span></div>
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Well, enough of pushing away that fitness band that you have always wanted to have. Now is the best time to get that too. Fitbit is a renowned company and their products are feature rich and are loved globally. </div>
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However, it is a little on the costlier side. If you are looking for something cheap which will do the job for you, go for <b><a href="https://amzn.to/2zVW1xJ" target="_blank">Xiaomi's MI Band 3</a></b> which is very new in the market as well.</div>
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In fact, I have purchased MI Band 3 earlier this week and took advantage of the Rs. 300 extra addition to the Amazon Wallet. I am wearing it right now and it is providing enough information that I need. Works for me. It is my first fitness band as well.</div>
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You will soon see an unboxing and review video on my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/TheIndianFreelancer" target="_blank"><b>YouTube Channel</b></a> on MI Band 3. Subscribe to the YouTube Channel as well.</div>
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The big guy in my list now! Get ready for the discount on this mobile phone and I guess Amazon is going to have a big discount on OnePlus 6 mobile phone.</div>
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Are you having your eye on this phone since it was launched in India? It took the market by a storm and rocked all over the country. It is one of the highest and fastest selling mobile phone in the country.</div>
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So, if you are looking to get this phone, probably now is the best time. Take advantage of the Great Indian Festival on Amazon and purchase it NOW!</div>
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Friends, before I proceed, I just want to request you guys to please comment and let me know if you have purchased and what you have purchased during the <b>Great Indian Festival.</b> It would be awesome to see what you have bought.</div>
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Well, this is a cheaper phone, but in no ways is it ignorable. If you can check the reviews and the number of purchases made, you will find that Redmi 6 Pro is one of the most frequently bought mobile phone in recent times in India. </div>
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Xiaomi is bringing in a wide range of phones and accessories in India and I am a big fan. Most of you already know that both my phones are Xiaomi phones (<b>Redmi Note 3</b> & <b>Redmi Note 4</b>) and now I have an MI Band as well. </div>
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So, if you were looking for a budget phone, this is one of the best choices available on Amazon right now.</div>
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When it comes to sound quality and noise cancellation, very few can match Bose headphones. This one is no different. </div>
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So, if you were looking to purchase a headphone and were waiting for the Amazon Great Indian Festival to start, your time has come! Go for the headphones and since you are buying, buy the best available in the market. This one certainly ranks high up there.</div>
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The festivals are starting and we are getting ready with gifts for our near and dear ones. So, I thought I must add a gift item in this list too. </div>
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Check it out and if there is someone whom you want to gift this to, you can get this during the Great Indian Festival on Amazon. This will best suit a couple whom you know very closely and have a close friendly relationship.</div>
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So, here is that one item specifically for our kitchen. It can be an awesome gift too for your wife, mother, sister, friend or anyone who loves cooking.</div>
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The clip-on pressure cookers actually are very easy to handle and they cook food a little faster, I believe. We have the exact product at home, which was bought recently and I am sharing with you my first-hand experience with these types of cookers.</div>
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If you cook regularly at home, I am sure that this is going to bring a smile on your face for sure. You will remember me while you will be using this pressure cooker.</div>
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In this gym kit, you will get the most useful equipment in one single bundle which can give you a holistic experience of the professional workout. Check this out and do let me know if you bought this. </div>
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This product is one very close to my heart. I need to get one of these for myself!</div>
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So, my dear friends, with this gym kit, I come to the end of this particular list of <b>top 10 items in focus for the upcoming</b> <span style="font-size: large;">Great Indian Festival on Amazon</span>. It is kind of my own wishlist which I am sharing with you through this blog post.</div>
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How have you been? I hope and wish that you are having a good time, both personally and professionally. If you are stuck somewhere or you want to know anything in specific, regarding your business, freelancing or anything else, please feel free to comment or get in touch with me on Social Media. I will try to help you as much as I can. I write on <b><a href="http://www.theindianfreelancer.com/">www.TheIndianFreelancer.com</a></b> on freelancing and online entrepreneurship. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In this post, I am going to talk about a recent event. Many of you know already that <b>I went to Thailand</b> in the recent past – last week, to be exact. This was my first international trip along with the family. The trip was awesome as we were able to do a lot of things and be present there at the time of their New Year function – <b>Songkran</b>. We saw so many things and learned a lot too. I am going to talk about all those on this blog so that it helps people who want to know more or learn about Thailand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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However, this post is a teaser, in which I will only list out the things that I am going to write about in the future posts. I will include the things that I will write about and use this list as a guide for the future articles that I write too. It is going to be fun as I will try to incorporate as much information as I can and cover my entire trip step by step, as and when things happened. I am sure you will love reading the posts. Do write in your comments and I will be happy to see your excitement as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the future posts, I am going to cover my entire trip to Thailand – <b>Bangalore to Bangkok</b>. This is the name of this series. I liked this name as it occurred to me, though we have traveled to Pattaya as well. I will start with the planning of my trip and then slowly move into the execution of that – how we actually went about from Bangalore to Bangkok and then to Pattaya and then back home. I will try to include as much information as I can and make the travel log interesting too, with the weird things we did and places that we visited. I am sure you will be thrilled.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will start the log with information from our planning period. I will talk about how we bought air tickets, how we booked hotels etc. Then, I will talk about the legalities of the Passport, VISA, documents that you need to carry along etc. This information will be very important to those who are looking to plan their travel in recent future. Information is latest that I will share and hence, it will be a perfect place to obtain all that you need to know in one particular place – The Indian Freelancer blog.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Once after the planning is done, I will move to the actual trip. We will see how the trip was actually executed and how we went from Bangalore to Bhubaneshwar and then to Bangkok and Pattaya and back home. It was a long journey and there are a lot of things that you better know before you plan your trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first journey was from our home in Bangalore to Bhubaneshwar, Odisha where we had to take the international flight. Yes, it was not a non-stop flight and we had to change over in Bhubaneshwar that day. Next, we went to Bangkok from there on the same date and in the same flight as well. I will talk about what we did upon arrival at Bangkok and how we reached our hotel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next thing is the travel from Bangkok to Pattaya, the sex capital of the world. Well, at least a few think it is. I will tell you about our experience of the journey – how we reached there. I will talk about things we did in Pattaya and places that we visited as well. I will also talk about our hotel, where we stayed. It was awesome, just to tell you now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Throughout the stay, Songkran was following us from Bangkok to Pattaya. Why do I say, “following” when it is a national festival? Well, you will get to know about it in the articles too. It was fun!<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the end of the travel log, I will tell you how we came back to Bangalore from Pattaya, what all we went through in the journey and how we survived 30 hours of travel without sleep. It was tough on my family, though we did it with a smile on our faces.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Indian history is full of legendary women who fought against adversities and hardships in life – whether it was the colonial rule, social injustice or domestic violence. Indian women have consistently shown resistance against any kind of atrocities and social evils and have raised a voice in favor of justice, righteousness and peace. If we open the history books we can find innumerable Indian women who have put their foot down when it mattered the most – be it while saving the weak, her children, her husband, her family, her own or someone else’s chastity, or her people, her land, and her country. We should be and we are proud of being the decedents of such women (and men alike), who raised to the occasion, on countless times and exemplified feminism to the truest meaning of the word. Indian women have been the epitomes of womanhood to the world. Feminism is not new in India.</div>
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Having said so, modern India is seeing a different kind of feminism these days and it is gaining popularity amongst the young Indian women or I better say the entire Indian population. There is a lot of confusion about the word feminism in today’s minds and thanks to the western intervention in our day-to-day life, we have borrowed the examples and explanations of feminism from them as well. This has not only diluted the inherent thought process of our women but also successfully created a division in the population – of those who are in favor or those who oppose feminism. And these two groups include both boys and girls alike.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And then, more sadly, there is a huge difference between the understanding and practice of feminism to an urban woman than that to a woman living in the Indian villages or states which are a little detached from the mainland. To some, feminism has transformed into lipsticks, short skirts, and night outs while the others still search feminism in veils, rituals and female feticides. The urban woman curses the village woman for getting stuck in these age-old superstitions and customs and she advises her to come out of these lingering social evils. The former wants the later to get educated, empowered and in most cases, civilized! “Be a feminist and fight for your rights!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the exact same reason, weirdly enough but most interestingly, the village woman blames the city woman and tells that the later has no sense of our own prolific antiquity, culture, and customs. She does not know how to even dress properly and behave with the elders, family members and people of the opposite sex. The village woman tells the urban woman strongly that what she is doing by working in offices, rubbing shoulders with the men and wearing revealing dresses does not fit into the “image of the Indian woman.” What is going on in our villages is what should be followed and practiced by women from all over the country. “If you don’t follow our culture and rituals, you are not being an Indian feminist.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, both the parties are actually going away from the true sense of feminism and with every passing minute, this gap is only increasing. The meaning of feminism is getting blurred and hazy and is almost getting obscure amidst this mental turmoil happening in the country these days. I am seeing it happen. Probably because I come from a village where I spent most of my childhood and now I am staying in a metro for last 14 years. I have seen both the worlds very closely. Maybe you can see it too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am sure that when this term “<b>feminism</b>” was first introduced in English (from the Latin word fēmina meaning woman) towards the middle of the 19<sup>th</sup> century (and from French word féminisme, later on), it only meant feminine qualities, characteristics or character of a woman. But more often than not, this word is no longer used in that sense. If you search Google, you will get a definition that reads and I quote, “<i>the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.</i>” The synonyms that Google provides are, “<i>the women's movement, the feminist movement, women's liberation, female emancipation, women's rights; post-feminism</i>.” Maybe this is how the world interprets the word in today’s date.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But that’s what the world does! If we want to draw the line and find ourselves, as Indians, we need to look into our own history and find out what feminism means to us. I would suggest that we read about ourselves first – our women, like Rani Laxmi Bai, whom I started this article with. And then build our own definition of feminism. I totally understand that not every one of us will feel the same about feminism (or anything else, for that matter) as we perceive things differently, but all I want is to research, learn and know for yourself what feminism means and then build your own ideology around that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Feminism and India are related since a time when this word was not even in the English dictionary. We are proud of our women. We have every right and right reasons to be. Happy Women’s Day!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So sad to see what these Indian Newspapers are doing within the country, to the countrymen! They are dividing us and we are falling prey as well.<br />
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Blew my head off! This is what I wrote in the comments. I know that there would be a lot of those who will jump in and fight against what I wrote, but I really do not care. This is actually what I feel. Read this comment, if you like, Unplugged!<br />
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Awesome Post. Create more hatred. Spread more religion based disputes. Well done. Suggestions: Use more such words like "Cow Terrorism", "Muslim Terrorists", "Hindu Mobs", "Beef Eaters", "Pork throwers", "Poor Hindus", "Downward Dalits", "Minority Muslims", "Muslim Stone Pelters", "Hindu Anti Romeo Brigade" - if you use these words, you will get the maximum TRP!</blockquote>
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And for us who are crying over this topic - yes, I won't understand because no one from my family died and I am a Hindu. Only YOU will understand because they were all your family members as you are a Muslim! All Muslims as your family members whether they are in India, Pakistan, Iraq or Seria. But others who get killed are not yours even if they are Indians! Hindus need to come together to 'save' India, isn't it? </blockquote>
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Give me a Break!!!! </blockquote>
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There was a time when Newspapers used to bring the country together and fight for a common cause. And now, they are doing just the opposite. </blockquote>
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I guess we need another British (or some F-king alien community) to take over and give us a cause to get together as a nation. Till then, we will be slaves to such TOIs and others and react (like I am doing) to all the shit that they produce and share with us! </blockquote>
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Reminds me of a song we used to listen when in school:<br />"Bharat Abaar Jagot Shobhaay Shrestho Ashan Lobe"<br />(Judge me, I wrote that in Bengali and intentionally want to create division)<br />- But when will this happen? When will India be at the top of everyone else - AGAIN? </blockquote>
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All I want is to address that person, in TOI, who wrote this article and published it for money - to save his or her job. And everyone involved in publishing that NEWS. Are you guys still breathing? Breathing in Indian air? Do you realize that this air that you breathe has passed through the body of a "Cow terrorism supporter Hindu", a "Stone Pelter and Anti National Muslim", a "beef eating Christian?" Ek dam andar ghuske bahar aya hua hawa hai wo - what now? </blockquote>
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Do you realize, this air which all of us Indians have breathed in and out with the ultimate hope and faith that it will help keep us alive, is poisoned by you, when you inhale and exhale? </blockquote>
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Do you realize?<br />If yes, give me a hug - you know what to do.<br />If not, I guess you have a lot to answer to the questions of us and the next generation, who is going to breathe in this polution you create now and grow up to an already poluted life! You won't be thanked...</blockquote>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-60525137475483929172017-01-18T15:39:00.001+05:302017-01-18T15:39:32.242+05:30Happy New Year 2017: I Quit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wish you all a very <b>Happy New Year of 2017</b>. Hope all your dreams come true this year.</div>
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One of the important things I started doing or shall I say stopped doing is to smoke! Yes, after almost 15 years of smoking, I've finally taken a step towards quitting. <b>December 31, 2016 </b>night was the last time I smoked, in <b>Hemmady</b>!<br />
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The only help that I've taken is joining two Facebook groups of fellow quitters. And they have been very helpful indeed. Met people from all over the world who are fighting it out! (If you're one, please join the groups - <b>Quit Smoking Community</b> & <b>Quit Smoking Support</b>).</div>
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One of the friends there posted something today which is this:<br />
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In reply, I wrote something long, and I think I should share that here as well. I've not actually thought about what I told that friend until this time, when I did. I should have talked with myself the same way, I guess, but I didn't until now.</div>
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Firstly, a hug 😍 You know I mean it!<br />Its been a good journey so far with you guys around and YOU have been close!<br />I thought you've come out of it already, but it seems not.<br />See Lori, smoking is bad, it harms us in various ways. This is why we all (including you) want to quit. But we are humans and not machines that we will just switch off that cravings and it will go off!<br />There are lot more things that harm us. If you are in India or few other Asian cities, probably you'll cause yourself the same damage without even smoking. Too much pollution.<br />So, what I'm saying is that it is not necessary to quit if you do not WANT to! I've seen people dying of cancer who never smoked or drank. I've seen 80 years old guys smoking. So, that again doesn't tell us whether to smoke or not!<br />Its only you. Its your life and you've got only one to live.<br />Smoke if you find pleasure in it. Quit if you want to. Don't spend your precious days in between these two, you'll not be happy.<br />If you're smoking, light one more and sit down. Think if you want to quit. Quit if you want to. Don't quit if you don't want to quit. But after these 5 minutes of thinking and talking to yourself, just stop bothering about it!<br />Whatever is your decision, just stick to it. Don't look back.<br />You'll be happy and that is the main thing, my friend!<br />I hope these words help you. If you want to talk, ping me and we will...<br />All the best 👍😊😊💐</blockquote>
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I Quit. If You have not and you want to, please quit. If you need help, pick up the phone and call me up - let's talk. Let's quit smoking. It is not a good thing to do - obviously not something to be habituated with.<br />
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-91649946844830406702016-10-28T20:54:00.000+05:302018-10-07T22:31:19.824+05:30Tomorrow may never come<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Today Tan, just ask yourself: </b><br />
What have you done since morning & what will you do till you sleep?<br />
Have you done something for yourself, that satisfies you?<br />
Something for the soul?<br />
Are there things lined up to do next?<br />
Do these things excite you?<br />
Did you triumph on anything yet? Is there a scare of failure in something you're going to do today?<br />
Is there a plan for tomorrow?<br />
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If the answer to these is <b>NO</b>, then probably you have to look at the situation more keenly!<br />
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Setup an agenda & work towards it today.<br />
You can't do it tomorrow.<br />
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-38144581405539889762016-07-06T09:49:00.001+05:302018-10-07T21:19:41.835+05:30Who are you? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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God only knows how many around us are getting brainwashed right now by these radical and cunning groups who are making fun of religions and these fools don't even know what they're getting into. While education should help rationalize their acts, these days more and more educated people are being used by this inhuman & less human groups to get their work done. The ones who proudly act like giving up their own selves, families, friends & lives for a bigger cause are merely fools & puppets in the hands of anti social beings. Sadly, these people from both the groups are present in houses near us, around us and within us. Some hold up the gun, some get into politics, some mock entertainment for us & few get into academics teaching the young generation openly in colleges and universities, what they teach terrorists in remote jungles & hilltops, hiding from the mass. And those who do not fall in any of these groups, take to the social media and still continue motivated heinous acts - spreading terrorism, separatism & anti-national thoughts & acts. All these from behind the veil of education, college degrees, and professional experiences. The worst thing is that they themselves do not realize what they're doing - they think its great for themselves, their families, their faiths & beliefs, their community and above all, their religions.</div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-91074372951609879862016-03-17T03:04:00.001+05:302018-10-07T22:16:32.567+05:30What's wrong with this guy? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />Today, I was talking to a guy, about 26 years old, from UP, working in HP for last 2 years, an engineering graduate, rearing to do MBA, who's all over his office festival, key member of his college groups and arranges outings & events for both office & friends, is very fit - runs in gym continuously for over an hour - and is always ready to help, is polite, humble & obedient to family, friends & employers.</div>
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However, when I was talking to him, I found out that he does not know about <b>Bofors issue, India's Nuclear Deal with America, World Wars, Gulf War, Kargil war, America's war in Iraq & Afghanistan & even Saddam Hussein!</b> All that he told me is that Osama is not dead & is still loitering around at some place identified by someone, sometime ago.</div>
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He doesn't know who won the <b>World Cup Cricket</b> a couple of years ago. Interest नहीं है. Neither in sports and obviously nor in politics or history.</div>
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He assured me he knows everything about <b>Mahabharat</b>. So I asked, who had <b>100</b> sons (to follow up with the real question, who else?) He replied, <b>Draupadi</b>...</div>
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That's when I bid him good night and left for a cigarette.</div>
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Is this actually the case with our education today? I really felt terrible after talking to him.</div>
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And I'm so damn sad with this situation. Was this लाखों लोगों में एक लड़का, या फिर there are more like this in this generation? And who represents them? <b>Rahul Gandhi?</b> No wonder!!</div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-23932236033171181442016-02-18T17:55:00.001+05:302018-10-07T22:38:56.099+05:30What to do? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here I am with the most sorted answer to a question that we often ask ourselves - WHAT TO DO?</div>
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Not many of us know what to do, I thought. In reality, most do! They know that they've to wake up at 6 am, go to gym for an hour, have breakfast, go to the market, come back & take bath, get ready and go to office, work for a stipulated time, come back home, spend time with family, dine & hit the sack by 10 pm. Few do this happily everyday & are contended. Few earnestly want to do this everyday & are sure that they'll start this from next Monday. And a majority of those who know what to do, consider themselves rebels & do not want to remain bound by such earthly plans - they don't follow what they know - and are in search of Nirvana! That sums up almost everyone, with their own schedules.</div>
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However, most of us fall flat when we extend this question with two words - with life. <b>What to do with life?</b> Now the situation changes by a lot, doesn't it?</div>
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Yes! Today I'm going to talk about this. What to do with life?</div>
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There are a lot many things that can be and should be done - Global, national, political, economic, social, cultural and personal! It actually boils down to personal choice and our choices tell us what we can do with life. People who have questioned themselves and have searched for an answer have their own list of things that they want to do in life and with their lives. I'm sure that the list is not a short one. At least for those who are adventurous & not focused on specialization have a long list. </div>
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Specialization has its own benefits, but not many are specialized. Most people, like me, tend to do multiple things. Few have a focused list of multiple things and most have a vague idea, which they regard as a list of things they want to do. Once we have that list created, the next question comes in mind - which of these items on the list can be done? Again, many of that list can be done & few cannot be done, depending on our selection. The topic of this discussion is to find out what to do from the final list of things that can be done!</div>
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With this one life where we are bound to grow up and old every day, comprising of a mere 24 hours, we have always a crunch for time. So, how to do all those that we intend to do? We have to use the principle of deduction, where we make a list of things that we should & can do, and keep on striking out those which can't be done due to the time crunch and various other excuses that we can give ourselves. This should give us at least a few items that we can do. This is the only valid way of finding out what we can do in life and what we should do with our lives. This is a proven method and I'm sure if we do this, we can at least get down to a focused list. We can definitely achieve success doing these things religiously & repeatedly. But achieving success doing these things is a completely different topic, and we will talk about that some other time.</div>
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The reader should understand that I'm not focusing on specialization here, which would challenge the very quote on top of my blog, which I earnestly believe in. If you don't want to be a specialized & successful insect in life, you can follow this method to build the road to success.</div>
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I hope this helps you or anyone else who wants to do something in life. If you have any comments or suggestions, please use the comment section below. I'd like to know that as well...</div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-77845716393336186722016-02-18T15:25:00.001+05:302018-10-07T22:22:43.098+05:30Reward Me - India <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-47124625665903439232016-02-16T09:22:00.001+05:302016-02-16T09:23:46.080+05:30The Blogger Android App! <p dir="ltr">Good Morning! February 16th, 2016. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It's been a year since my first book was published. Time flies, for real! </p>
<p dir="ltr">This is going to be a short post. It's just to celebrate & tell you that I found the much awaited Blogger Android App! I always thought it would be there. I always wanted it. I always felt I'll blog more frequently if I'm doing that from my mobile. But I failed to bring these three together and finally one fine morning, which is today, I went to Google Play Store, searched, found, downloaded, installed that app & see, I'm blogging now - right from my mobile! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Hope this helps & boosts my blogging habit. Only time will tell... </p>
<p dir="ltr">Take care my friends. Hope to talk to you soon again. If you have anything to say, please use the comment section below. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers! </p>
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A couple of questions:<br />
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<li>Why would someone want to stand apart from the crowd?</li>
<li>What is that one motivation that makes people to want to be different?</li>
<li>Why would someone want to sway away from what people around do, be different and even go to the extent to disown or disapprove things that the mass loves to do, and they do not or vice versa?</li>
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"আমি এমন না!" (I'm not like this) and then they start off saying, "according to me..."<br />
What the hassle!! Who are you? I mean, seriously!!<br />
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I see people posting on Facebook, against using Facebook. They do not like:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>1. Selfies</li>
<li>2. Check-Ins</li>
<li>3. Tagging</li>
<li>4. Forwarded messages/posts</li>
<li>5. People liking and commenting on these forwarded messages/posts</li>
<li>6. Updates mentioning one being sick, or eating Ice-Cremes.</li>
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I also see people dislike the use of technology - and they find pleasure in pretending to have achieved a lot in life by avoiding the use of technology, may be for a few minutes or hours! Better yet, they post that on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, right after that! Hahaha...<br />
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People have a problem with these other group of people who bought high end DSLR Cameras and keep shooting from the leaf to the left out and post those snaps on Facebook. There are jokes saying every monkey behind a lens thinks himself to be a photographer. Some also argue that people become photographers to post on Facebook. How atrocious!! Another abominable theory says that because of Facebook and other social networking, the sale of Camera phones has increased. I can't imagine!!<br />
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And then there are few who will login to Facebook every half an hour to check your updates but seldom post anything themselves. And then, they would abuse you for writing so many posts (everything, they say) on Facebook - I mean, preposterous!<br />
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Just because I do not do something, does not make everyone else who does that, a minnow or an outcaste! It’s time we grow up. We talk about <b>live and let live</b> and the moment we see someone who is different from us, the base sets itself on fire! We want to be different – do something that majority does not do. <br />
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<i><b>I do not have a Facebook account </b>– I do not give in to the temptation of going social. I am exclusive; you post daily – you do not respect privacy of yourself, your friends and family.</i><br />
<i><b>I am non-communal</b> – I do not write about anything related to religion; you wrote about Syria and Taj Mahal – you dip each of your bread-sticks into a communal dish of stew.</i><br />
<i><b>I am a photographer</b> – I have spent all my salary for my passion; you do not have a DSLR – you are so non-creative.</i><br />
<i><b>I write</b> – I have so many websites and my blogs have so many views; you don’t know what a blog is – you are an illiterate.</i><br />
<i><b>I work for an NGO</b> – I serve the nation; you work in an MNC, in an AC office – you are selfish and not adding value to the society, which has provided you with education, security, food and shelter.</i><br />
<i><b>I run</b> – I am the one who’s doing great, fit and celebrity; you do not run – you are just a baggage for the society.</i><br />
<i><b>I ride bikes</b> – I travel across the length and breadth of the country, through scenic paths with my gang from all over; you don’t do that – you are crippled.</i><br />
<i><b>I own my own business</b> – I take decisions, I create jobs, I have all the money; you work for others – you are no less than a slave!</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>This needs to change!</i></b></span></div>
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Well, I call all these people who think like this, hypocrites, sadists and anti-socials. In a want of being different, these people are creating a distance between themselves and the world around. Pretending to be different, elite and exotic individuals, they are actually getting left out only with their challenged individuality – and nothing else. <i><b>It is important for our growth and peace of mind that we come out of this syndrome, where we look down upon people who are actually different from us and we fail to appreciate their stand.</b></i><br />
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Well, do not sabotage the above and challenge my intentions. It has been long time that I am seeing these kind of two-faced people around me and on Facebook and other social sites. It is time that someone tell them the reality and show them their actual place in the society! <b>Push to Evolve!!</b><br />
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I do not want to know how it is according to you. I know what it is. Who are you to tell me? Actually no one! Hahaha…<br />
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Peace!!</div>
Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-77297270880609820972015-04-09T18:48:00.003+05:302015-04-09T18:49:08.379+05:30An answer to a query on Quora<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently, I opened an account with <b><a href="http://www.quora.com/">www.Quora.com</a></b> and after spending a couple of days, I am really getting fascinated with it. It's more about answering queries raised by someone you may or may not know and adding content to the internet! I'm sure you guys know about it, so let me get straight into a recent answer that I posted on a question. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">The Question was: </span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>How do I find out if a guy can be a good husband?</b></span><br />
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Here was my answer to it. Let me know if you liked it, anyways:<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">No! Don't marry!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">Marriages are made in heaven - so, you will get the right one that you deserve. There is nothing to waste time choosing the best one, because there is none! </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">Marriages are successful, only if you stack up one compromise after another and same does your spouse too. Today, how you see your husband/wife, will change over a period of time - and then you cannot blame anyone, saying that day, during the marriage (or whatever) you looked to be a good husband/wife!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">Things change, people change, we change - and what is good to us today, may not be that good tomorrow. We cannot force someone to change the way we want him/her to be. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">How would you define goodness? I mean, ask yourself, what would you want from your husband? Would he cook for you? Take you to foreign strands? Take care of your child when you attend kitty parties or come home drunk, humiliate and abuse you? What would you like? If you have a checklist of 'Likes' and 'Dislikes' do you think you will find one falling in both the lists?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">No, my friend! Don't marry!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">The more you would try to define a frame/boundary around the goodness and want your husband/wife to remain within that, the more will you find him/her bulging out of it. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">Marriages are adjustments made day in and out. Rather than framing the boundaries beforehand, define them when you get into the relationship and start learning more about each other. The more you know each other, the better you will be able to set boundaries - and in a few years, if you continue adjusting yourself and fitting into his set boundaries for you, both of you will realize that these boundaries are not needed at all!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">Don't Marry! Don't marry if you have this question in mind that you would marry the guy who can be a good husband. Marry the one with whom you enjoy walking around, watching a cricket match, drinking tea or reading the newspaper and who as much wants to spend time with you. That's all that matters - now, and forever.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">If you belong to a middle class Indian family, all the thoughts and dreams and desires that you are building up now, will vanish within a span of couple of years. I am not saying all marriages will break, but if your's does not then you will not find time to even think about it. You'll remain entangled with the duties that the beauties of a relationship will fly out of the window and disappear! Whoooshhh!!! </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">Life is too tough to worry about the future... Live for the moment and when you are in a relationship, try to adjust and fit yourself into it.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">No! Don't marry! </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">Don't marry if you want to move in to a ready made high class flat in a posh area of the town. Marry, if you look at a empty plot and have the determination of soiling your hands, building your own house, and staying in it, with the one you love, forever and a day!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #660000;">All the best, my dear friend :)</span></div>
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Check my Blog there, on Quora: <a href="http://tanpicks.quora.com/">Tan's Picks</a></div>
Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-88580783441612537052015-03-13T09:43:00.000+05:302015-03-13T15:48:44.089+05:30Colors of Life in Black and White<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After all the writing, all the dreaming, all the planning and all the pushing from friends, my first book was published on Feb 17, 2015 – about a month ago. I have been going through a lot of options, talking to a few publishing houses and finally, after over 3 years since I thought first of publishing the book, I had my first published book, in hard copy, in my hands. It was a feeling very different, to hold the book in my hands, with my name printed on it. <br />
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And then, my parents came home. I handed over the first copy to Maa and that was it – a dream coming true! Maa was happy, but not exuberant because of two important reasons:<br />
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2. The book is not available at the Agartala Book Fair</blockquote>
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Well, I could not have done anything about the point 2, but I could have definitely published the first book in Bengali. I did not think about this aspect, though. But then… not sure when and how would I be able to do that. Anyways, my next books would feature a Bengali book for sure. Only time will tell…<br />
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I want to thank all my friends who have helped me designing the book and those who have read me and given me their feedback regarding that. This will surely help me in writing more and writing good.<br />
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The book is available both in print version and as eBook. Here are the links, where you can buy it from:<br />
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Print Book on Pothi: <a href="http://goo.gl/g4SDBJ">http://goo.gl/g4SDBJ</a></div>
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eBook on Pothi (PDF): <a href="http://goo.gl/K5sbTM">http://goo.gl/K5sbTM</a></div>
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eBook on Kindle: <a href="http://goo.gl/h9Iq3s">http://goo.gl/h9Iq3s</a></div>
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eBook on Google Books: <a href="http://goo.gl/YSwLdu">http://goo.gl/YSwLdu</a></div>
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eBook on Google Play: <a href="http://goo.gl/DKxwwg">http://goo.gl/DKxwwg</a></div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-71218586276182044752015-02-07T21:11:00.000+05:302015-02-07T21:11:31.808+05:30Happy New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, this year on the New Year, we were on a happy trip to Delhi and it was nice. We went to Dehradun, Missouri, Agra and a few places in and around Delhi and met a few people there too. It was a nice trip that let us get into the new year with happiness in the eyes. Though late, but let me wish you a very Happy New Year, people. <b>Hope you have a wonderful, prosperous and blissful year of 2015!</b></div>
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There are many things to be done this year. I feel, this is THE YEAR and I am sure this is going to change a few things in life too. Already, with just a month gone, I am seeing things both at the professional and the personal front which are telling me that this year is going to be special. Let me not spill the beans right away. Time should bring in the news one by one.</div>
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Just ending the post (I know it is small) with this thought, which is making me feel sad intermittently these days. We are surrounded with people and few of them are our friends. When we are distressed we seek empathy from them and vice versa. But at times a few of them forget what we did for them and just keep reminding what they did for us. I think there should not be a balance sheet in friendship with all the credits and debits of help, empathies, sympathies and comforts that the friends share; but I may be wrong.</div>
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There are also instances where we can see our friends in very bad conditions – troubled, helpless and disturbed – and yet we can do nothing to help or comfort him/her. <i>How can you see someone whom you love so much, someone whom you consider your close friend, someone whom you care for, die a slow death?</i> But at times, as I said, you will also have to live with it.</div>
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<b>This world has become so complex.</b> It is hard to maintain a friendship and extend selfless assistance. The amount of jealousy, wariness, distrust and pessimism in other relationships which are equally dear to you will prevent you from doing what you want to or are able to do for a friend; or for anyone else, for that matter! I am not sure if I could express what I want to say now. I have not been writing these days, and it is somehow becoming tough for me to put my thoughts in words, I can feel it. </div>
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Anyways, with the Valentine’s Day around the corner, I wish you all a very good time ahead. Try to respect your relationships and provide same level of comfort, space and ease that you would want to enjoy. Do not make things complex – neither for yourself nor for others. And I wish those who are searching, that you find THE ONE for yourself who LOVES you in all varied meaning of that word. </div>
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<b>Have fun!</b></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">PS: I normally do not preach through this blog, but then I think this post has gone wayward.</span></div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-70133234405154239312014-05-08T16:58:00.001+05:302014-05-08T16:58:34.846+05:30Dealing with the not dealt with<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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“I am thankful for the difficult people in my life. They have shown me exactly who I do not want to be.” – <i>unknown</i></blockquote>
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Well, to start off with a quote suits the exact motive of me writing this first post of 2014. 2014 so far, has been a year of initiations. I can say for sure that there are lots of things that I have initiated this year; a few of them were reinstituted. I am feeling happy as of now, because I now know that things do work. Things work when we stop speculating and start working – things will work. And when things work, it gives an immense pleasure that rises from the inside, which is not at the mercy of any outsider to approve. </div>
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Sitting on the sea shore, looking at the fleet of ships hovering on the waves and guessing which ship will make it to the destination and which one will be quaffed by the ocean en route, is the most foolish yet easiest job in the world. Most around us keep busy doing that. However, only real men (<i>What do you mean? Big man? Me? Nuh! Not yet…</i>) can take the stride towards having a ship of his own and sailing it across the grumpy ocean. Even if you are not sure about reaching the destination, getting your first ship and then building a fleet will probably give you the reason to sail for – time and again.</div>
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But then, the question is whom are you sailing for? Whom are you doing this for? Your family, friends and your close ones, of course! May be to have a better future; to get out of the droning syndrome; to beat the inflation and probably leave behind a legacy for the next generation. </div>
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And all these would not just happen to you – you got to hit the road yourself, walk on it yourself, and make it happen yourself. You need to get it yourself. Yourself is the keyword. The interesting thing that you need to understand and notice here is that even if (<i>you think</i>) you are doing it for everyone else apart from thyself, it is you who has to walk the mile. </div>
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Everyone else will not be able to appreciate how you are going to do it for them, or even for your own. This is just because their views and yours do not match – probably because they cannot see what you can – and most undoubtedly because their dreams are not as big as yours are! </div>
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So, when you show them what you do, or when you ask for their hand, they will not be interested. They will not even be ready to share the responsibility or the ‘burden.’ They may not even give you the scrawniest sympathy or support. On top of that, most of them will put you down for getting involved in anything like this (<i>Like what? Like that something, that they do not understand; they have never done or even thought of doing something like this, and do not have the mettle to actually try it out</i>). They will never come a step forward and hold your hand; nor will they give you any moral backing. Instead, they will negate everything that you say or do.</div>
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These are the difficult people I am talking about. Well, it will be much easy for anyone to say, “Just ignore them, and move on.” But how do you do that, in reality? These are the people with whom you spend your days and your nights; these are the people with whom you share the morning newspaper, the TV remote, the cricket pitch, the office lunch, the jokes on WhatsApp and the cigarettes near the bakery!</div>
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You cannot move without them. They are constantly holding you back. But yet, you need to move on. How do you do that? How do you deal with these people around you, without whom you are no one? These are the people who define you. These are the people who you care for, no matter what they think of you! </div>
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This is what I want to know.</div>
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And on the second thought, if you are not able to deal with these ordinary people you know so closely, how do you think you will take on the unknown, covert and ever stranger world?</div>
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My search for an answer to this question is still on!</div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-42552498813880505272013-09-01T21:12:00.000+05:302013-09-01T21:12:26.553+05:30Life changes in seconds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yea, life changes in seconds – the seconds which you use to decide upon things – things that matter the most – which mold your life – the way it is today!</div>
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All that we are today is because of the decisions that we have taken in our lives. Every decision matters – in a small or big way. A few of them had short term implications while others had long term consequences that you need to carry for the rest of your life.</div>
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Those decisions that are of most significance are often taken in a few seconds. We find out, only at a later stage whether those decisions have left us happy or filled us with sorrow – at a stage, when we cannot mend them or revert them anyways.</div>
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<b>What to do at that point in time?</b></div>
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The easy way out is to blame others or circumstances (or destiny, like losers) and try to be satisfied for a short time. Put everything on things that ‘made you’ take those decisions and relax – it’s not entirely your fault, you see!</div>
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The other way, seldom taken, is to stand up and say, “<i>Yes, I did it. And I am responsible for all that is happening to me today. These are all because of the decisions I took throughout my life.</i>”</div>
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WOW! Doesn’t the second option seem great? It does! While it is very easy for people who are happy and successful today to tread on this route, it is extremely tough for those who are not! For them, it is hard-hitting and quite punitive to accept this truth and move on. These are the ones who often try to attribute the responsibility to their friends, relatives, office, school, college or anything that comes to their minds. We, the society, call them losers!</div>
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There is still something that can be done and I think one should go for it. Wait and watch!</div>
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May be you need to wait for that to happen, with a hope that one day things will change and the new morn that comes will bring your share of happiness. May be one day you would smile again. May be one day you will have no more sorrows and you will be successful in life.</div>
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If you are sad today and you are still alive, the day will come when you will smile again – because, “<i>…Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost!”</i></div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-66515127351013187422013-08-08T20:24:00.002+05:302013-08-08T20:24:41.274+05:30The Job Hopper - FB Feed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Something I got on Facebook - I experienced the same in my professional career, but still could not learn the true lessons in life... This man did! Read Along...</i></div>
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Some, rather most organizations reject his CV today because he has changed jobs frequently (<b>10 in 14 years</b>). My friend, the job hopper (referred here as Mr. JH), does not mind it. well he does not need to mind it at all. Having worked full-time with 10 employer companies in just 14 years gives Mr. JH the relaxing edge that most of the company loyal employees are struggling for today. Today, Mr. JH too is laid off like some other 14-15 year experienced guys the difference being the latter have just worked in 2-3 organizations in the same number of years. Here are the excerpts of an interview with Mr. JH:</div>
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A: To get financially sound and stable before getting laid off the second time.</div>
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A: Well I was laid off first in the year 2002 due to the first global economic slowdown. I had not got a full-time job before January 2003 when the economy started looking up; so I had struggled for almost a year without job and with compromises.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Q: So from Jan 2003 to Jan 2009, in 6 years, you have changed 8 jobs to make the count as 10 jobs in 14 years?</span></div>
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A: I had no other option. In my first 8 years of professional life, I had worked only for 2 organizations thinking that jobs are deserved after lot of hard work and one should stay with an employer company to justify the saying employer loyalty. But I was an idiot.</div>
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A: My salary in the first 8 years went up only marginally. I could not save enough and also, I had thought that I had a <b>permanent </b>job, so I need not worry about <i>what will I do if I lose my job</i>. I could never imagine losing a job because of economic slowdown and not because of my performance. That was January 2002.</div>
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A: Well, I had learnt my lessons of being company loyal and not ?money earning and saving loyal. But then you can save enough only when you earn enough. So I shifted my loyalty towards money making and saving. I changed 8 jobs in 6 years assuring all my interviewers about my stability.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Q: So you lied to your interviewers; you had already planned to change the job for which you were being interviewed on a particular day?</span></div>
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A: Yes, you can change jobs only when the market is up and companies are hiring. You tell me, can I get a job now because of the slowdown? No. So one should change jobs for higher salaries only when the market is up because that is the only time when companies hire and can afford the expected salaries.</div>
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A: That's the question I was waiting for. In Jan 2003, I had a fixed salary (without variables) of say Rs. X p.a. In January 2009, my salary was 8X. So assuming my salary was Rs.3 lakh p.a. in Jan 2003, my last drawn salary in Jan 2009 was Rs.24 lakh p.a. (without variable). I never bothered about variable as I had no intention to stay for 1 year and go through the appraisal process to wait for the company to give me a hike.</div>
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A: Yes, in 2003, I could see the slowdown coming again in future like it had happened in 2001-02. Though I was not sure by when the next slowdown would come, I was pretty sure I wanted a debt-free life before being laid off again. So I planned my hike targets on a yearly basis without waiting for the year to complete.</div>
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A: Yes, I earned so much by virtue of job changes for money and spent so little that today I have a loan free 2 BR flat (1200 sq.. feet) plus a loan free big car without bothering about any EMIs. I am laid off too but I do not complain at all.<b><i> If I have laid off companies for money, it is OK if a company lays me off because of lack of money.</i></b></div>
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A: All those guys who are not getting a job to pay their EMIs off are complaining. They had made fun of me saying I am a job hopper and do not have any company loyalty. Now I ask them what they gained by their company loyalty; they too are laid off like me and pass comments to me ? why will you bother about us, you are already debt-free. They were still in the bracket of 12-14 lakh p.a. when they were laid off.</div>
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A: Like <span style="font-size: large;">Narayan Murthy</span> had said<b><i> love your job and not your company because you never know when your company will stop loving you</i></b>. In the same lines, love yourself and your family needs more than the company's needs. Companies can keep coming and going; family will always remain the same. Make money for yourself first and simultaneously make money for the company, not the other way around.</div>
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A: When a company does well, its CEO will address the entire company saying, well done guys, it is YOUR company, keep up the hard work, I am with you. But when the slowdown happens and the company does not do so well, the same CEO will say, It is MY company and to save the company, I have to take tough decisions including asking people to go. So think about your financial stability first; when you get laid off, your kids will complain to you and not your boss. </div>
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<i>... I wish I could know what happened to the interview! God Bless JH!</i></div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-724366936076907822013-06-27T20:40:00.002+05:302013-06-27T20:40:58.219+05:30Agartala Shining<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After almost two years, today is my first day in Agartala. I came here with my family – my wife and my 5 months and 27 days old son. Last time we went, we were the two of us – this time, when we return we are three!</div>
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He had his first airplane ride today – I had mine when I was about 7 years old, and I know many people who have never experienced this yet! Well, so much for the modern age kid. </div>
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There was one more thing to be noticed – my first airborne ride was departing from Agartala and his first one has been arriving at Agartala. Hmmm…</div>
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So, the first chance I got to get into the streets of Agartala, I jumped into it. The road trip included ride in an auto rickshaw, a man-pulled rickshaw and the most part of it on foot.</div>
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The recent visit by the president of India has left its effects on the roads and the roadsides. They are still exceptional – at least far better that what we are used to see in Agartala. </div>
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There are many changes – huge shopping complexes, wide roads, lot more cars and parking space for them along the roads. I felt there were not many people on the roads today; probably because it’s a working day here.</div>
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The roads were dampened by the morning rain. So, it was cooler outside – unlike the back burning scorching heat that the people here are experiencing these days.</div>
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The best thing of this place, is everyone speaks <b>my language</b>! Can you believe this? I found myself turning head twice, when I heard the passerby speaking in the Agartala Bengali – the local language, only to realize a moment later that everyone here is speaking the same language – my language! This is actually a habit that has developed while being in Bangalore for last 9 years!</div>
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Well, the day also had Duck Egg Rolls, Alu (Potato) & Chicken Chops from Post Office Choumuhani in the menu. Awesome it was.</div>
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Well, tomorrow is wife’s day out. So, I will stay with the little one. </div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-50253830249088128352013-05-12T19:24:00.000+05:302013-05-13T19:35:16.291+05:30Ancient Aliens – truth or lie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ancient Aliens</span> is a series of documentaries created and broadcasted by the <b>History Channel</b>. Have you seen any of the episodes? Well, the facts and evidences provided in there are unbelievable and mindboggling. The idea behind the series is to try and prove if aliens exist and if they have a dominant impact on us being what we are today. The research is based on the <b>Ancient Astronauts Theory</b> that came forth some years ago.</div>
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I got attracted to the series, which spreads over a few seasons and multiple episodes now, after <b><span style="font-size: large;">Maitri </span></b>told me about one of the episodes she saw on TV, the other day. She was very excited about what they showed and the way she described it to me, made me jump – I was thrilled too. The next time I could get on to internet, I hit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> and searched for the series and to my astonishment, I found the episode one of the first season too. I watched 4 episodes and I was ecstatic. </div>
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There was a huge amount of research vividly gone in making of the documentaries. I could see historians, archeologists, scientists, authors, publishers and many others getting involved. Their hard work and months/years of research went in that. Tremendous work! Only a group of incredible human beings, with lot of passion for what they do could have made this possible and they did make it possible. The sources, proofs and evidences that they provided will definitely make you think – were there Aliens who visited the Earth years ago?</div>
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These sound stupid questions, but one might tend to ask these when they watch the episodes of Ancient Aliens. These questions looked silly and brainless to me too. So, I went on to read a few things and while doing so, I stumbled across a blog comment, where the commentator was suggesting to watch the (documentary) movie ‘<b>Ancient Aliens Debunked</b>’ before actually believing whatever was shown in the initial episodes. This was a suspicious comment and I paid no heed, until when I reached to the episode 4 of season 1. In the very beginning, in the fifth minute or so, there was a mention of <b>Mahabharata </b>and the <b>Bhagavat Gita </b>and the narrator said that these literatures were talking about the life of <b>King Rama</b>! How weird! How can such an incredible team of researchers do such an elementary mistake? Then I remembered that in the previous episodes also, I have heard a few times about the same.</div>
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I searched for ‘<b>Ancient Aliens Debunked</b>’ and found the movie, their <a href="http://ancientaliensdebunked.com/">website</a> and people talking about this. I watched the entire movie at one go! How true – as I went past each of the parts of that movie, I heard myself saying this – how true!</div>
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Well, this movie proved almost all the analogies provided by Team Ancient Aliens as wrong! They provided anti-evidences, if I could call the evidences they provided so, to oppose the ones provided by the first group of people who made me get into this, at the first place.</div>
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Now, my question is not about who lied – the Ancient Aliens team or the movie team, who tried to expose the former. As the professor at the end of the movie rightly questions if we are in a position to say that they are wrong when we see the program on TV? Do we have the appropriate knowledge of ancient civilizations, their customs, costumes, writings, architecture, engineering, eating and sleeping habits? NO! I do not have such knowledge of any race – not even my own – at least not to that extent which is needed to say, “Yes, you are right” or “No, you are wrong.”</div>
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<b>My question is: <i>Why do we become slaves of people who look to be or are actually more talented, knowledgeable, smart and educated than us? Whatever they say, we tend to believe at the first place. Do we question? We do not!</i></b></div>
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There are thousands of reasons (mostly fear) because of which we do not questions things told by our elders, teachers, bosses and even so called spiritual gurus. We would ask them why only if we have at least the basic idea of the topic they are talking about. And that would require us to have basic knowledge of almost everything under the Sun! </div>
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Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613642883793373191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037967524993414567.post-83668380176332472362013-05-05T14:58:00.001+05:302013-05-05T14:59:08.890+05:30Being Lazy...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Today is Election Day!</b> <b>Karnataka </b>votes to select their new legislative assembly. I wanted to vote this time, but no response was obtained after duly applying for voting card. So, I stayed home!</div>
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There was zeal inside during later part of school days and in college, where I was almost sure that I will spend my life being with the people, working for the people and helping build a formidable nation – and being part of it. Those were the times when I used to read Mao Tse Tung, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Gandhi, Nehru <i>et. al.</i> Their writings instigated (and still do) patriotism, communism and at times, extremism too and there were intermittent urges to run away from home and get engaged!</div>
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All those ended in smoke! This smoke is still there inside somewhere – day by day it is becoming darker and darker – turning toxic, acidic and poisonous – might kill me someday.</div>
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I was watching this movie again today – <b><span style="font-size: large;">OMG! Oh My God</span></b>. Near the climax, I was thinking how exotic and ‘<i>khatarnaq</i>’ that day would be, when someone much unknown, would actually pray for me – would pray to his/her God for my wellbeing. Would that not be a day of great achievement – a day when I can say that I have done something big?</div>
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Somewhere inside me, there is a want to become famous – become big – being respected, honored, feared, loved and being talked about. A day when this happens still comes in my dreams. Because of this very reason, I will not be able to leave everything and get mixed in the crowd, toil for them and add values to their lives, in the way I used to think I would. There would be a want to do something and get something in return – just like the exchange offers that were talked about in the movie mentioned above.</div>
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There is one more reason for this too. I firmly believe that charity does begin at home. A man who is good at home is more likely to be good everywhere else (though my childhood heroes from my own family proved this utterly wrong). Somehow, since I started leading my own life I have not been able to be good at home. This is another reason I feel that I will not be able to be good anywhere else.</div>
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God said, “<i>Do not think about the rewards – just keep doing your job.</i>” But I do expect something good to happen to me, while I do a good job – before and after the job too. On top of this, when I know that what I am doing may not be good or ‘that good,’ I hope – or rather pray – that nobody finds this out.</div>
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Following anything is so tough – a regime, a diet, a schedule, an order and even your heart! It has always been tough for me. I have been lazy – in all walks of life. As days past in my life, going has gone tougher. As I evaded these routines, jobs-in-hand, to-do lists and so on…, my head became heavier and heavier – because my mind always used to remind me of the plenty of pending things. As much as I remember, I avoided more of it – slept off!</div>
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A lazy bone would not be good at home. The head will be full with household chores that were to be done, but remained undone because of the sluggishness. Out of the home, he would rush through the busy roads – seeing a lot to be done and at the same time dodging them. The head becomes heavier. At the workplace, there would be even more things to do – much more as compared to home and road – to be done in lesser time. He would not do that too – may be he would do just as much that would prevent him from getting fired, but not all that were scheduled. Returning home through the (still busy) roads, he takes cover in the couch, switches on the idiot box and pray, “<i>Hope nobody saw me today</i>,” and sleep off!</div>
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This has been my story for a long time now. People, who meet but not know me, may not agree with this – rest will do!</div>
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I once read this and quickly wrote on my desk, so that I am reminded of – “<b><i>Quality is doing right things when no one is watching.</i></b>” That day I thought, “<i>Yea! Here is something I waiting for. This would now take me places. I will stick to this thought and will be the most successful person in the world soon</i>.”</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Damn!</span></div>
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How can you do things right, when your mind is always full with things you have not done?<br />
How can you do well when no one is watching, as every second you wish that no one should watch you?<br />
How can there be quality in work, when the body, heart and mind are degraded?</blockquote>
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The God in the movie (mentioned above) said, “<b><i>I am God and so I do miracles. I am not God because I do miracles!</i></b>” He could say this because he is who he is. For us all, he showed the path of work – ‘<b><i>Karma</i></b>!’</div>
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Smoking would not kill me. Neither will the unrelenting urge to do something and be spoken of (the toxic smoke inside). It is this laziness that is killing me from inside – second by second, day by day, year by year.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Laziness diverts the thoughts; destroys the intent and extinguishes the fire in me.</span></div>
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