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Desh Kapoor

Desh Kapoor

Seeker. Searching. Exploring. Indiscriminately chronicling his times.

Bird-Brained… Really?! A Case for Incredible Intelligence of Birds Despite Our Misleading Caricatures

Bird-brains is a euphemism for an idiot. It basically means that the person has a rather small brain which can’t do much, and therefore has a low IQ and is a moron. #BirdBrained... Really?! A Case for Incredible Intelligence of Birds Despite Our Misleading Caricatures [https://twitter.com/intent/

My Favorite All-time Top 10 Spin Bowlers in Cricket

Generally in cricket the fast bowlers take all the spotlight. But the real craft of thinking bowling is practised by the spinners. Bowling at slower speeds, spinners have their fingers and wrists to do the talking. They need to use the flight, the pitching and the spin of the bowl

Kissing: Exploring The Intimate Act of Love

Kissing: Exploring The Intimate Act of Love

Kissing is an intimate act that has always held great significance for lovers. We in India had discussed kissing in our scriptures and also the amazing Vatsayana – the sex scholar – had documented 30 different types of kisses in his treatise Kamasutra. One wonders if a normal human being attempts even

History of Lipstick: Prostitution, Sexuality and its Popular Acceptance

History of Lipstick: Prostitution, Sexuality and its Popular Acceptance

Lipsticks of all colors are commonplace these days. No one cares when someone wears it on her. But not so long ago there was a time when wearing of lipstick signaled the wearer was a prostitute! In fact, in 1770, British law was proposed in the Parliament that would annul

5 Most Spectacular Pools in the World to Swim in Before You Die

This is summer time in most of the world and many places are reeling under tremendous a heat wave. Temperatures in North India, for example, have touched over 51 Celsius! In such a weather, there is nothing like a swimming pool. So, we went looking for the dream destinations for

International Yoga Day: Controversies, responses and Why Yoga?

International Yoga Day: Controversies, responses and Why Yoga?

With so many different types of yoga [https://thefitbrit.co.uk/different-types-of-yoga-uk-guide/], it’s no surprise that it has an international day dedicated to it. It has been shown to have amazingly positive effects on both your body and general wellbeing. And wellbeing has nothing to do with your belief

Religious Brouhaha over Yoga Day and Ray of Hope from the Indian Orthodox Church

The hallucinating “greatness” of belief, any belief, is just a stone’s throw away from complete oblivion. For, a belief is only as long as your memory is. A hit by a stone on your head can take away the belief, the god, the prophet, and god’s kith and