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Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone – Issue #65: The Problem of unsolicited Answers

Lectures are dictated and confined Divinity. Solicited Answers are Spiritual Journeys. Have you ever listened to a sad song? Despite its pathos, one can enjoy its sorrow and experience a distinct beauty of its effect. The question that follows is: Is Sorrow Beautiful? If the sad rendering of the song

Desh Kapoor

16 Jul 20 9 min read

Angriya

First Voyage of Mumbai-Goa Luxury Cruise from Oct 12

On Oct 12, a Japanese made seven-storied cruise ship will sail out of Mumbai Port trust dock to Goa. It is called Angriya. Mumbai is working to become a regular cruise terminal with regular cruise liners from Royal Caribbean and Costa Cruises also planning to use it. Source: LiveMint [https:

Desh Kapoor

07 Oct 18 1 min read

Society

Autorickshaws: Amazing Rides and Engaging Drivers

Auto-rickshaws are a common sight in many many developing countries. For those who are from India, they know that a “rick” is a life-saver. There are many names for a rickshaw – three-wheeler, samosa, tempo, tuk-tuk, trishaw, autorick, or even bajaj (after the company which makes the most popular version in

Desh Kapoor

25 Oct 15 5 min read

Movies

7 Most Crazy Cliches from Bollywood Songs that are Completely Unbelievable!

Bollywood is the only movie tradition in the world, which compulsively has songs. Indians just cannot do without songs in their movies it would seem to a non-Indian. And these songs are for most part truly over the top. The way the protagonists – the hero and the heroine – have behaved,

Desh Kapoor

18 May 15 5 min read

Education

IIT-B students find their Professors are incompetent and boring!

Students at IIT-B (Bombay), Mumbai are saying that [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/88-of-IIT-B-students-say-professors-inept/articleshow/19435098.cms] the professors at the Institute are not serious or worse incompetent! > Around 88% Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) students claim that they do not study as their professors do not manage

Desh Kapoor

08 Apr 13 2 min read

India

Lady who is responsible for mobilizing 85% of eye and 95% of skin donations in Mumbai from her community

Getting eyeballs, goal of many in the online businesses, has a completely different meaning for an incredible person in Mumbai – Kusum Vira. She collects eyeball donations from her community for Mumbai. 85% of all the eye donations in Mumbai come from the Gujarati and Jain community. 500 eyeballs a year.

Desh Kapoor

30 Mar 13 2 min read

Terrorism

Who the Heck is Markandey Katju to Canvas for Sanjay Dutt and Zaibunissa Kazi?

Lately India has become a “free for all”. Now, there is not even a pretense of being “above board” and impartial. Markandey Katju, the ex-Justice and the present Chief of the Press Council of India has done it again. He had earlier discussed his disdain for Narendra Modi and a

Desh Kapoor

27 Mar 13 2 min read

Health & Medicine

Trend of Kids Chewing Gutka on the rise in India

This is the result of mindless commercialization without preparing the population or having structures for proper education. This is absolutely scary if its a trend, and from the figures it seems to be becoming a trend. This can lead to very poor oral health and will require treatment from a

Desh Kapoor

14 Jan 13 2 min read

Environment

Micro-climates in Large Indian Urban Cities Contribute significantly to higher temperatures

Large Indian cities – specifically Delhi and Mumbai – are adding significantly to the climate issues around those areas. The heat index that these cities have due to concrete structures, population and pollution also impacts the smaller towns and areas nearby. > Now, Indian government-backed research shows that both Delhi andIndia [http://www.

Desh Kapoor

10 Jan 13 2 min read

India

Two reasons why Pakistani Army is Encouraged to hit at India at will

Brahma Chellaney shares some important points on what issues face India in its Pakistan policy. He is of the view that India has presented itself as a weak nation and has abandoned the vigor to go after the main issues, including terrorism. It is a shame that in a hurry

Desh Kapoor

10 Jan 13 3 min read

India

62 yr old lady accuses courier guy of rape after being caught having sex with him in Mumbai

Rape is a serious crime and it shouldn’t be belittled by some just for their own purpose. These stray and nonsensical acts can then be used by apologists to go slow on the creating tough laws for Rape Accused. > A 62-year-old retired schoolteacher from Powai, who claimed that she

Desh Kapoor

20 Dec 12 2 min read

India

Why is US State Department shielding ISI and its Jihadi ex-DGs in NY District Court?

“For three decades, consecutive US administrations, Republicans and Democrat, as well as the governments in Britain and other European countries, had allowed Pakistan to acquire highly restricted nuclear technology. In a disastrous epoch, ket state assets were then misdirected and countermanded in order to disguide how Pakistan had sold it

Desh Kapoor

19 Dec 12 5 min read

Education

52 year old Professor in Mumbai begs on trains to create schools for underprivileged

Here is an incredible story of a Professor in Mumbai who begs on local trains so he can collect money to set up schools for underprivileged kids in slums for English Medium education, that can change their lot. The 52-year-old Professor Sandeep Desai is quite a hero for the kids

Desh Kapoor

17 Dec 12 1 min read

India

Why Pakistani Establishment Planned the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks?

A very interesting and credible argument from Najam Sethi on why 26/11 was planned by the elements in Pakistani Establishment at that time. Why not earlier, why at that time only? The Mumbai Attacks in 26/11 brought the two nations back into a war like situation and any

Desh Kapoor

13 Dec 12 1 min read

Humour

10 Excellent Lifehacks for India from Reddit users

Here are some excellent “Life hacks” for India from Reddit. #1 (Link [http://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/14npdb/what_are_the_lifehacks_in_india/c7ew6a0] ) * Pretend to talk on your phone when taking an auto/cab late night and casually mention that you are travelling in a cab

Desh Kapoor

13 Dec 12 5 min read

India

Narendra Modi gives it back to Sonia Gandhi!

Gujarat [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=23.2167,72.6833&spn=1.0,1.0&q=23.2167,72.6833 (Gujarat)&t=h] election campaign is bringing in sharp repartee from both the sides and Narendra Modi [http://www.narendramodi.in/] has probably decided to not take it lying

Desh Kapoor

07 Dec 12 3 min read

Creative

“Koi Diwana Kehta hai, koi pagal samajhta hai” by Dr. Kumar Vishwas

Dr. Kumar Vishwas has revolutionized and popularized Hindi poetry and Kavi Sammelans like no other person has ever done. He is single handedly responsible for bringing in audience in thousands to a Kavi Sammelan. Numbers that were unheard of and even unimagined. Here is Dr. Vishwas reciting his most famous

Desh Kapoor

05 Dec 12 1 min read

Creative

Paris Hilton dances to Chammak Challo at orphanage and visits Siddhivinayak Temple

Paris Hilton seems to be having fun in India – dancing around and doing some spiritual stuff for herself. > American Socialite Paris Hilton grooved to Kareena Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan’s song Chammak Challo at an orphanage in Mumbai on Monday. And soon after, deglammed and covered up quickly for

Desh Kapoor

05 Dec 12 2 min read

India

For Kasabs to go, the cost of even Oblique interest in Jihad by ordinary Muslims has to be made exorbitant!

Kasab: Brainwashed Pawn or Young Sadistic Jihadi?Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab is suffering from fever – possibly dengue – and undergoing treatment [http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Kasab-down-with-dengue-being-treated-in-prison/Article1-954751.aspx] in the high security Arthur Road jail in Mumbai. He currently lives in a bomb proof, egg-shaped cell in that jail.

Desh Kapoor

04 Nov 12 2 min read

India

8 Interesting Facts related to India from Twitter

> India has more citizens with IQ’s over 120 than the total population of the U.S. — Funny Facts (@FunnyFacts) October 28, 2012 [https://twitter.com/FunnyFacts/status/262690345274466304] Mumbai Smog and pollution> Breathing the air in Mumbai, India for just ONE DAY, is equivalent to smoking 2.5 packs

Desh Kapoor

29 Oct 12 1 min read

News

India’s $45 tablet – Aakash – succeeds commercially

The low cost tablet from the Indian Government seems to have been a rather unusual success. In just two weeks of the launch, the sales topped 1.4 million units [http://www.zdnet.com/news/indias-47-aakash-tablet-tops-14-million-sales-in-two-weeks/6335693?tag=search-results-rivers;item0] ! Now, the tablet is being used by Universities for their

Desh Kapoor

31 Jan 12 1 min read

News

Ex-IITian donates $5 mn to IIT-B for Cancer Research Center

The successful IITians are coming back in investing in fundamental research in India. Such Centers of Excellence (CoEs) for various areas will go a long way to promote scientific research back home. > Living up to his promise made nearly four years ago, a US-based Indian and IT entrepreneur came to

Desh Kapoor

30 Jan 12 1 min read

Corruption

Quantum of Corruption Money Earned by Public Officials

In a new book called “Corruption in India: The DNA and RNA”, authors Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari have estimated that India’s public servants loot Rs.92,122 crore ($18.42 billion), or 1.26% of the GDP due to corruption. They have used data from Central Statistical Organisation

Desh Kapoor

09 Dec 11 2 min read

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