“Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference”- Barack Obama We all seem to go after money. We all think that being ‘rich’ is the ultimate goal.We believe that once we have earned tons of money, our lives are successful. We dream of staying in luxurious hotels, dining in high-end restaurants and […]
Are we really allowed to live our lives our own way?
We live in the world’s largest democracy(India) but I often wonder that are we being allowed to live our lives our own way in this country? The answer that comes to my mind is a starightforward ‘NO’. Now my argument has 2 aspects. One legal and one moral. Let me talk about the moral one […]
Are we all racist and discriminatory in some way or the other?
Being an Indian, I often find people living around me accuse the Europeans and the Americans to be racist and hostile towards our ethnicity. Of course there are some people who are racist towards our ethnicity.The recent example being the whole T-Series vs Pewdiepie saga where people have turned aggressive against Indians calling them names […]
Is Social Media really doing us any good?
Let me start off today’s post with my experience of what people post nowadays on social networking sites like snapchat and instagram.The most common posts I see include driving in a car with some songs on and putting up stories which state how much time is left for a friend’s birthday. I find no sense […]
Do people buy iPhones just for Apple’s brand name .
Those who know me know that I’m a huge apple fanboy. I love apple products and have never liked android products and have never used them as my first choice.So I might sound a little biased here… One of the most talked about topic in today’s technological world is apple vs android phones.In 2007, when […]
Are we consuming more content than what we ideally should?
We are currently living in a world where having a Netflix and Amazon Prime subscription is a must. You can instantly become “cool” if you have watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S or Game of Thrones. In schools, web series and stand-up comedy specials occupy a considerable portion of children’s conversation. Students are on their phone viewing memes the […]
Our education system
As my class X Board Examinations are approaching, I often see people around me discussing about how they can get good marks in these examinations. No one talks about what they have actually learnt. All they care about is good grades.When I ask my classmates who scored decently in previous year’s examinations any question from […]
The mentality regarding career streams in India
“Take Sciences. The commerce and humanities streams are only for failures” These are the words of the parents of a typical middle class home in India. So the aspiring architects are forced to become engineers and those who dream of becoming actors are forced to become doctors. Now, why do parents and the society around […]
My hatred towards “Tuition”
In India, we have a trend of going to tuitions along with going to school and I am totally against it. When I see 4th graders going to tuitions I wonder is the syllabus of 4th so hard! Personally, I have never gone to any tuitions and I still get decent grades. So all those […]
Have people become too judgemental and insensitive?
Have people become too judgemental?Have people become insensitive these days?The short answer is yes Let me allow to explain myself using examples from my own life.People who know me but aren’t that close to me think that I am a serious,studious and a quiet human being.They dont’t try to understand me but form opinions that […]
