The Global Financial Meltdown and shit like that.

To be very honest, I've never really understood what financial meltdown is or how it would affect the price of onions( yes, out of all things on Earth or the Universe for that matter, the regional news channel folks always worry about onions when there's a price change). I've been reading and listening to numerous stuff and Finally ( yes, I had to use a capital) I've found the perfect video. Enjoy by clicking HERE :You might also run into some weird terms, especially "subprime crisis". Here's something that should give you a brief idea of US and its underdog's policies watch this ...

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Phobia Blues

To Jose Xavier, Who thought Mr. Bond had no right to wake up from the dead.. FEAR There was a lot of panic. Pandemonium, as I struggled with my limbs in an asymmetric pattern. Desperate attempts to escape. Frantic cries to wake oneself up from a very bad dream. Everything shambolic… Noise amplified by the denser medium. I could hear my legs glide, my torso displacing the water beneath… I was scared. Beyond everything I had experienced in my life so far... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am scared of water. And it doesn’t have anything to do with kidney stones or sun strokes. I’ve always been that way. I guess a lot of it has to do with my upbringing. ...

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At The Plaza

 Yet another story with a female lead role. Just learning the trade. Do be honest with your comments. It was unlike him to reserve a table at an expensive restaurant like ‘The Plaza’. Infact he had been acting strange for the past few weeks. Something was troubling him but he refused to say anything. Was this it? The end of the road. Was my panicking uncalled for? Something Shruti said last week kept ringing in my ears – “It’s only fun for them when we are elusive. The moment you give in, their interest ends. After a while we are nothing but a head ache.” I got inside and caught him looking around uneasily. He was definitely troubled by something. I waved at him and conveyed the need to use the washroom, to which he nodded. The...

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Love In The Time Of Facebook

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE It was Facebook that prompted the first move by suggesting her profile. It had been nearly six weeks since he moved from Chennai to St. Joseph’s (Kochi) and he had managed to talk to almost everyone in the class except Norah - A tall, dark girl with distinct green eyes and a voice that had sounded all too familiar (and soothing) to Joshua. ...

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The Average Indian Woman

She wakes up with the sun, And ties her hair like a bun. Makes tea for everyone, And coffee for her son. Water her green plants, while making the daily plans. Does the dishes, maybe, Regardless of her wishes. Wraps a long piece of cloth around her, In a way that only she knows how. Clings on to the back seat of a scooter, That would take years to master. At office, its work,work and work. Back home, its work again. "It's midnight, let me sleep", she says. And............. She wakes up with the sun, And ties her hair like a bun... Yet they call her the 'average' Indian woman. ...

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The Indian Male Syndrome

Wants to screw everything that moves, Rapes everything that refuses. Dreams of sex all night and day, and then, Calls 'her' a whore who thinks like 'him'. And then on the wedding day he asks, Are you a virgin my dear woman? Fascinating really, how absurd he is, Considering the number of 'sluts' he kills at birth. Image courtesy : old-photos.blogspot.in...

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AD-ventures

Movies are a great way to connect with people. 'Ad-ventures' is a campaign looking to integrate that factor into making Ads. I've used screenshots of major movies and tried to associate a brand. Originally inspired by the Tom Hanks starer 'Castaway'. The movie was a great advertisement for FedEx. Little Rascals, 1994 Psycho, 1960 Shawshank Redemption, 1994 Truman Show,  1998 Schindler's List,  1993 UP, 2009 The Matrix, 1999 Inception, 2010 Movie shots used as advertisements.  I seriously hope nobody will sue me for doing thi...

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Where Love had to Be Arranged

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Killed in the name of God

On 4th August the life of Satnam Singh Mann, a law under graduate from National Law university, Lucknow, came to an abrupt end due to unnatural causes in judicial custody of the Karunagappally Police Station in Kollam District of Kerala. Satnam who was arrested on 1st August on charges of trespassing the sabha of Maa Amritanandamayi, was also a former student of Bishop cotton Shimla and belonged to a respected family Gaya District, Bihar. He had simply gone there to seek Maa's blessings and he was overtaken by anxiety when he tried to barge on Maa's podium and speak to her and he has been suffering from mental illness for a while. On 3rd August Satnam's brother Vimal Singh had met him and found him in good health and spirits. Next day when his body was produced before...

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When Love Was Arranged

“Life isn't weird: it's just the people in it.” I distinctly remember that day when I travelled alone in a private bus for the first time. I was the first fourth grade girl to do that. My dad was away on his usual business trips and mom couldn’t get out of the bank due to ‘closing related activities’ if I remember right. And I had always wanted to travel alone. Dad had agreed but only after being promised that I would stay away from strangers. Somehow ever since that school annual day I’ve lived my life with an aversion for strangers, which is remarkably ‘strange’ for a fashion photographer, who has to deal with weird people all day long. But that’s how I’ve been all my life. Some guys even used to think I’m a lesbian because I kept turning...

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