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Desh Kapoor

Desh Kapoor

Seeker. Searching. Exploring. Indiscriminately chronicling his times.

#SpreadTheVibe: Varun Pruthi’s Inspirational Videos Bring Cheer and Learning to the World

Media and larger social narrative thrives on the negative and the gory. Very few stories survive without a villain. Hardly any epic can be worthy without a war or battles. In this world of anger, war, fighting, rape, murder and abuse, it is often a breath of fresh air when

What if Modi-Doval Orchestrated Pathankot for a Greater Objective?

Pathankot and Mazar-i-Sharif Consulate attacks came soon after the Indian PM Modi’s visit to Pakistan, where he met Nawaz Sharif for a tea session, wished him on his birthday, gave blessings to his grand-daughter on her marriage and touched his mother’s feet. The situation for Modi is further

Delhi: A City That Connects the Diverse

Delhi: A City That Connects the Diverse

India’s capital New Delhi has seen it all. Kings born, killed and thriving, traitors selling away the nation, poets of incredible eminence write and share their best works, pacifists and the most violent call it their home. Over the last many centuries the city has expanded beyond what was

How the Historically Intolerant forces are now Preaching India and the Govt On the Virtues of Tolerance

How the Historically Intolerant forces are now Preaching India and the Govt On the Virtues of Tolerance

When belief is paramount in your sense of being, then imposing it on others and resisting others’ is a natural consequence. Short of a dishonest act of resisting violence of an uneasy truce, the only way of living in the societies powered by beliefs and ideologies is constant death and

This Diwali Light a Lamp for Humanity’s Future

This Diwali Light a Lamp for Humanity’s Future

Diwali celebrations in India start with Dhanteras, followed by Naraka Chaturdasi and then Deepavali on the third day. Diwali is followed by Diwali Padva and then Bhai dooj which celebrates the love between sister and brother. Diwali is celebrated for two main events. Narakasura was killed by Krishna and Ram

Live This Diwali with your loved ones via Sony LIV

Diwali is the time for rejuvenation. Of relations, space and our very energies. For someone who has grown up spending every Diwali with the family, being alone on that day is a devastating thing. When I first came to US way back in 1997, it was in August as the

As an Indian, What is There to Rejoice about Bihar Results?

Bihar elections are done and gone and BJP’s NDA has lost heavily. While the combine of Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad and Congress won a 2/3rds. In this combine RJD came out the winner with 80 seats. Congress also gained 23 seats. Interestingly, it was JD(U), Nitish’s