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The Most Transformational Moment: When an abused lady Prostitute walked out on the Promise of Love

You sometimes come across a personal account that is painful, poignant, humane, as well as full of power. This answer from Quora [http://www.quora.com/Life/What-was-the-most-transformational-moment-in-your-life/answer/Sarah-Ouellette] on the question “What was the most transformational moment of your life?” by a lady who lives in UK named

Desh Kapoor

01 Oct 13 6 min read

United States of America

How an Anglicized name – done as a joke – helped Kal Penn make headway in Hollywood

Kal Penn is an actor of Indian descent. Here is the story of how he changed his name and what it did for him in Hollywood, which is said to be full of liberals and multi-ethnic people. Yeah right! Read Quote of Ben Parr’s answer to Personal Branding: What

Desh Kapoor

02 Apr 13 1 min read

Motivation and Personal Development

What are the top 10 things about Life that we ought to be informed about

If you wanted to know just 10 most important things to lead a better life, what would they be? Here are attempts of some folks. Very interesting. 1. Realize that nobody cares, and if they do, you shouldn’t care that they care. Got a new car? Nobody cares. You’

Desh Kapoor

27 Mar 13 5 min read

Relationships

Girls Dating in India: Story of a Girl who stopped Dating and Switched off her Facebook Account

Can the Indian population accept dating – open dating – easily? I am not talking about the “Aunties & Uncles” or the religious and culturally defined mindsets. I am talking about the normal college going men AND WOMEN. Apparently, no. Here is personal story of a girl who used to date freely and

Desh Kapoor

26 Mar 13 4 min read

India

How a Construction Laborer got into IIT thanks to the Reservation Policy

Does the reservation policy in India benefit anyone? Personally, I think the reservation policy is flawed. Yet, one does find that some genuine people do get benefited… big time. And, these are the examples that make you feel a little better with what is going on in the name of

Desh Kapoor

25 Mar 13 1 min read

Motivation and Personal Development

How a guy made a Bike out a car, when it broke down in the middle of Sahara, to come out of the desert

When adversity hits you, how do you react? That is the most important ingredient for happiness and success in life. This is a story of a guy who was stranded in the Sahara Desert with a broken down car. But he used what he had to create something for himself

Desh Kapoor

20 Mar 13 1 min read

Relationships

Logic Framework to test the Question: Why do beautiful women marry unattractive men and good looking men marry beautiful women?

Some people have this idea that although Good-looking women marry not so good looking men, Good looking men do marry good looking women. But is that true? Here is an interesting mathematical argument. Read Gayle Laakmann McDowell [https://www.quora.com/Gayle-Laakmann-McDowell]‘s [https://www.quora.com/Why-do-good-looking-women-often-marry-men-who-are-way-less-good-looking-while-good-looking-men-often-marry-good-looking-women/answer/Gayle-Laakmann-McDowell]

Desh Kapoor

19 Mar 13 1 min read

Humour

Rahul Gandhi Jokes: The joker does make for a good laugh if not much of a politician

Here are some of the best: To start off – it is important to know where does a politician think about “Politics”. Where and what is this “Politics”. Apparently, it is not where you think it is! Have fun! Read Quote of Dhananjay Gowda’s answer to Rahul Gandhi: What is

Desh Kapoor

17 Mar 13 1 min read

Hinduism

The Greatest Warrior in Mahabharat that no one has heard of: Barbarik

The Greatest warrior in Mahabharat War that is not remembered. At least I hadn’t heard of him. But the story is absolutely fascinating! Barbarik is the grandson of Bheema, and son of Ghatotkacha. He is worshipped as Khatushyamji in Rajasthan. Read Quote of Vikram Bhat’s answer to Hinduism:

Desh Kapoor

13 Mar 13 1 min read

Love

Girl Flirts, Stops for few days, then flirts again: What does it mean?

This is a situation that many people have seen or gone through. What does it mean? Two views – different from each other – but very interesting! The Artichoke Way Read Quote of Sanjay Sabnani’s answer to Romance (love): I’m into a girl who flirts then stops for few days

Desh Kapoor

13 Mar 13 1 min read

Humour

How does a Tiger react when he is tickled?

How does a tiger behave when he is tickled? Here is a story of other animals, but the featured image shows the tiger being tickled 🙂 Read Quote of Kaushik Parashar’s answer to Wildlife: What happens if you tickle a tiger? [http://www.quora.com/Wildlife/What-happens-if-you-tickle-a-tiger/answer/Kaushik-Parashar/quote/

Desh Kapoor

11 Mar 13 1 min read

Education

A story of 4 IITians: What they did with their lives after IIT

IITs in India have elicited awe and reverence for others and satisfaction for those who passed through the hallowed precincts. So, how have the alumni used their IIT education and experience? Here is a very interesting take – based on real stories – by an IITian. Read Quote of Shikhar Agarwal’s

Desh Kapoor

05 Mar 13 1 min read

United States of America

Why celebrate a beast like Christopher Columbus?

There are two holidays in the US, which are based on myths and genocidal suffering of a very large population of humanity: Thanksgiving and Columbus Day. Columbus was anything but a normal human. If you look at what he did to the unsuspecting people he encountered on the land here,

Desh Kapoor

27 Feb 13 6 min read

Sciences

Anandi Gopal Joshi: First Indian Lady to have become a US trained Doctor in late 19th century!

These two women are incredible, but I love the story of Anandi Gopal Joshi, a lady of meager means, married at 9, who went on to become the first Doctor from India to have been educated in US. Read Quote of Akshar Prabhu Desai’s answer to India: Who is

Desh Kapoor

27 Feb 13 1 min read

India

India #1 traffic source for Quora ahead of US now!

Quora is a great site for Question and Answers. People ask interesting questions and there are experts who come out with very details and informative answers. And it seems that the Argumentative Indians have suddenly taken a lead on this site. India is now the #1 source of traffic to

Desh Kapoor

27 Feb 13 1 min read

Sciences

Did you know: Can you cry in space?

Do you wonder about this? I was intrigued surely. Read Quote of Robert Frost’s answer to Can you cry in space? [http://www.quora.com/Can-you-cry-in-space/answer/Robert-Frost-1/quote/313829] on Quora [http://www.quora.com] [http://www.zemanta.com/?px]

Desh Kapoor

25 Feb 13 1 min read

Personal

What is the pain of losing a child?

It is said that of all the experiences in life, the loss of a child is the worst pain that can be inflicted on anyone. There is a very interesting story of a Realized man. He got married to a wonder lady and was extremely happy with life. He was

Desh Kapoor

18 Feb 13 6 min read

India

Is it safe for a single American woman to travel in India?

Due to the recent spate in rapes in India, there has come about a question mark on how safe women are in India when they travel alone. Specifically for an American woman, or any foreign woman in general. Here is a very interesting and detailed answer to that question. Read

Desh Kapoor

15 Feb 13 1 min read

Nature

One-celled “Slime” Organism which build networks as efficient as ones built by best human engineers!

We think we are the greatest thing on this planet. Which translates into most intelligent and most able. Actually, we humans may be the most aggressive and our intelligence for most part have been used for survival purposes.. even today! Here is a story of a ONE-CELLED organism, that is

Desh Kapoor

24 Dec 12 1 min read

India

Why are Indians prudish?

Someone asked this question on Quora in this way: > The older codes of Indian law define the following six categories of children (sons) and their legal inheritance rights, excluding adoptions: > 1. Born of a woman through her wedded husband, called the son of the body (ourasa) 2. Born of a

Desh Kapoor

22 Dec 12 1 min read

Motivation and Personal Development

How one small decision can change your entire life

We often make random decisions, that look very ordinary things and even mundane. Yet some of those simple decisions can change our lives unprecedentedly. When we take an action or say something we may never know what ramifications it can have on us and those who are these in our

Desh Kapoor

06 Dec 12 1 min read

Business

How did Satyan Gajwani become Times Internet CEO at just 27? (And his reply!)

Satyan Gajwani, CEO Times InternetIn this day and age of celebrity egos and anger, it is interesting to come across someone who is comfortable being what he is and trying to make sure his work is worth something. In Quora today, I came across an interesting question on Satyan Gajwani,

Desh Kapoor

16 Oct 12 2 min read

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