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I saw her from the corner of my eyes, making sure she won’t spot me staring at her. I was standing just a few inches away from her at the Iffco Chowk bus stop, waiting for the bus to arrive. I never really admire strangers like this. But this girl was different. Yes, I knew her. She used to be my crush in high school. Yeah, from the very beginning, I knew it's never gonna work out. She used to be one of the most popular girls in school and I was such a nerd that hardly anyone ever noticed me. Supriya Vaidya, the mention of her name was enough to spark the fire that almost had me burn to ashes two years ago. And there she was! Still so beautiful, gorgeous and divine. Perfection dripping all over her body. Perfectly styled hair, pale white complexion, mesmerizing dark brown eyes, light pink glossy lips, perfectly manicured fingers. Just…perfect! This word alone is enough to describe her. She was still oblivious of the fact that a guy is continuously staring at her...

“There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors.” James Douglas Morrison (Jim Morrison). The Lizard King. The bad ass musician as they call him, has been one hell of a mystery during the late 60s and early 70s. Since the dawn of Rock culture in early the 1950s, there have been numerous iconoclastic musicians like Elvis Presley , Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles , The Rolling Stones and many others. But being the most notorious artist of all, Jim Morrison definitely tops the list. From performing live on stage in dead drunk conditions to being involved in domestic violence and sexual assaults, Jim has always been famous for all the wrong reasons. Performing shaman dance moves on stage, abusing the audience, showing middle finger to the crowd and not to be forgotten, the man exposed his private parts in front of the audience in a live concert. Yeah, it sounds absurd. But in spite of his wild, obscene behaviour, the audience loved him and he has ...

The 60’s and 70’s. Do you remember that golden era? The world was craving for a change. This was the time of the biggest musical revolution. Louis Armstrong and Elvis Presley had done their part and it was the dawn of some new musical sensations like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Bob Marley. All these musicians will always be remembered for their unique contribution to the musical industry. But despite their music, these iconoclastic musicians were always surrounded by numerous controversies. Some came into headlines for making bold and inexplicable statements while some tarnished their persona for being involved in drug addiction and sexual assaults. For instance, John Lennon once said during their US tour that in America, The Beatles are even more popular than Jesus. After this statement, The Fab Four had to face a humungous outburst and criticism from all over the world and eventually John had to apologize and retract his s...

Second chance. Who doesn't want a second chance in life? But not everyone gets it. Nobody in this world is perfect. We all make mistakes and we all face the consequences. But sometimes a single action can influence your whole life. It takes a lifetime to build up an image. But a moment's mistake can decimate it in seconds. And that's when we all look for a second chance. A chance to recuperate your mess, a chance to start over. But you can't get everything in life. And you may have to wait all your life to get that one second chance. But if you have strength to withstand the odds then sooner or later, you will get that second chance in your life. Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time in a city, there was a guy named Jason. He had a decent job, his own apartment, a car and a beautiful, loving wife. He loved his wife more than anything else and she loved him the same way. The two were living happily together. But bad days always come with...

Your life is like a game of chess Sometimes it's good, sometimes a mess. But why on earth are you sad? You're the one who made it like that. People will always come and go  Like the wind that forever blows.  And all the seasons and all your woes Will be gone as the time flows. But if you're still living in the past  reminiscing the moments that couldn't last. Then it's certain you can't escape  From all this pain and this heartache.  No matter how long you go like that 'Cause if thats you, you're already dead. - Anirudh Bhardwaj

Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder treason & plot.We see no reason, why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. What was the gunpowder plot? Who was Guy Fawkes? Was he good or bad? What happened on November the 5 th , 1605? Questions like this might have come to your mind. Firsts things first. Lemme tell you what many of you already know that Guy Fawkes was one of those conspirators who tried to kill the King James I of England. Their plan was to blow up the entire parliament house, killing James I along with the others by firing the barrels of gunpowder. The barrels were secretly stored in the extensive catacombs just below the parliament house. It was all to be done on November the 5 th , 1605 which was the day of the grand opening of the parliament house. The plot conspired by Guy Fawkes along with his fellow conspirators was called “The Gunpowder Plot”. Now the question worth asking is, was Guy Fawkes a hero or a villain? Was he goo...

How does it feel to be frozen? How does it feel to be frozen while you’re alive? Have you ever thought of that? What if a man isn’t frozen to death but instead of that he’s frozen alive with all his cells, tissues along with the heart and brain are still working but he’s in comma. Is that even possible? In movies we often see that a man is exposed to some extremely cold conditions or is frozon instantly due to some drowning incident in ice-cold water is brought back to life months or even years later. But the most jolting fact then discovered is that the age of that person is found to be the same as it were back then. No growth whatsoever. There maybe some memory loss for sure due to being in comma for a very long time. But now the question worth asking is that is it really possible or is just a work of fiction. That’s what this article of mine is all about. So let’s move further and let’s relate the stories of some such movies to the reality. If I ask you to tell me about a f...

The sudden disappearance of the Malaysian Flight, MH370 threw the whole world into chaos. The flight carrying 239 passengers got mysteriously disappeared on 8 th of March 2014 without any trace. It was as if it never existed. There were all sorts of speculations about the missing flight (like the possibility of conspiring another terrorist attack like 9:11) till the day its wreckage was finally discovered deep beneath the Indian Ocean. Now that we that it somehow crashed into the water and got engulfed by the Indian Ocean, there are certain questions that surfaced about the sudden disappearance of the plane. 1.        Why no panic message was sent during Mayday situation? 2.        Why did the plane make a sharp left turn? 3.        Can we say that the pilots intended to kill himself? 4.        Was there any Hijack situation that le...