2 states -Chetan Bhagth book review

2 states- the story of my marriage, the fourth book from the India’s most selling author. It’s not a great story but it’s a usual story told in an unusual way. I agree that the 2 states is the best seller as I had to search a lot for it in stores. All the copies...

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Why do we do namaste ?

Indians greet each other with namaste. The two palms are placed together in front of the chest and the head bows whilst saying the word namaste. This greeting is for all- people younger than us, of our own age, those older than us, friends and even strangers. There are five forms of formal traditional greeting...

Why do we fast?

Most devout Indians fast regularly or on special occasions like festivals. On such days they do not eat at all, eat once or make do with fruits or a special diet of simple food. Some undertake rigorous fasts when they do not even drink water the whole day! Fasting is done for many reasons –...

How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live

by Steven Johnson for TIME The one thing you can say for certain about Twitter is that it makes a terrible first impression.You hear about this new service that lets you send 140-character updates to your “followers,” and you think, Why does the world need this, exactly? It’s not as if we were all sitting...