Guitar chords of Voh Dekhnay Mein (London Paris NewYork movie 2012) This is a very beautiful and simple song based on major chords. Very easy for beginners too. I was able to quickly get a hold of the chords after listening to the acoustic female version of the song. Here are the chords: Intro: [ F F Dm Dm C A# F F ] x1 F Voh Dekhnay Mein kaise seedhi saadhi lagti Dm Dm Hai bolti to ki wo toh kuch nahin samajhti C A# F F Ander se kitna tez hai... [Repeat same chord pattern as above] Kabhi ajeeb ...
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Recipe for quick Mutton (lamb) curry I love cooking, and though I have limited skills when it comes to working in the kitchen, I can still make some amazing North Indian food. Mutton curry is actually quite good for health too. So here is a quick recipe to make simple mutton curry, my all-time favourite. Total time: 1 hour Ingredients: 1. 1 kg mutton (lamb) in small pieces 2. 4 raw onions, some garlic and ginger. 3. 6 table spoons of Olive oil. 4. Cumin seeds (4-5 gm) 5. 2 tomatoes and some cori...
"Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are today" - Mahatma Gandhi. India is a democractic republic, unlike other countries like China which is a republic but not a democracy. We have a system of indirect democracy , where citizens elect certain members of the society as their representatives in the government, who in turn take decisions on their behalf. One of the shortcomings of such a demoractic system is that it is only effective if th...
I am quite an avid cinema lover, and one or two good movies every weekend is a must for me (a habit which a lot of my friends find quite irritating at times :P) . But what defines the "goodness" of a movie? In all aspects, such a definition would be relative to the perception of the viewer. With due respects to this perceptive relativity, before watching any film I always logon to IMDb to check out what ratings it got (if any). IMDb , the Internet Movie Database, is a 30 year old company, launch...
"A hero is a man who is afraid to run away." During a casual discussion with a couple of friends today, I realized that very few of us know about the heroes of modern India. In my opinion, one of the reasons for this ignorance stems from the basic human nature of idolizing do-gooders posthumously. Everyone knows about Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Mother Teresa et al., so here are some of the modern heroes (most of the information here is from Wikipedia.org): Dr. Subramanian Swamy Presid...
White-water River Rafting in Rishikesh Rishikesh is quite famous for its white water rafting on the holy Ganges river. About 30 kms from Haridwar, an important pilgrimage center in India, Rishikesh also is a holy destination for Hindus. But for adventure lovers, Rishikesh offers not only grade 4+ rafting, but many other adventurous options like rock climbing, bungee jumping, kayaking etc. There are the major rafting sretches, in order of ease of increasing complexity: 1. Brahmpuri to Nim beach (...
Hair loss and the hair-follicle cycling We humans, on an average, have around 100,000 hair follicles. Our hair passes through these three stages in a cycle: Anagen Phase (2-5 years) : Growing stage for our hair. The amount of hair growth in this cycle decides the length of your hair. If your anagen cycle is longer, you may grow hair way below your waist, whereas people with shorter anagen cycles might not grow hair past their shoulder length. At any given time, about 85% of your hair is in this ...
Rosemary Hospitality private limited (Palm Floors Gurgaon): A fraud builder Builders in India, due to lax regulations and audits, can get away with anything and usually fleece their customers to the maximum. I had my share of bad experiences with Rosemary Hospitality Pvt Ltd , builder who makes builder floors by the name of Palm Floors in Gurgaon, Harayana. I bought a second floor from them for my parents, the sample which they showed looked all nice and well structured. My parents liked it too ...
Being a Vegetarian Vs a Non-vegetarian Disclaimer: I am a meat-lover, one of those people who prefers non-vegetarian diet but also considers vegetarian food for its fibre and other important nutrients. This is a purely personal choice and via this post I do not intend to convince vegetarians to convert to meat-eaters or vice-versa. In my opinion every person atleast once in their lifetime, voluntarily or not, becomes involved in this age-old debate between vegetarians and meat-lovers on "what's ...
We were planning a trip to Auli (a popular ski and winter sports destination in Chamoli , Uttrakhand) since quite some time, but were never able to finalize our travel plans. Everytime one or the other reason played showstopper but finally everything got materialized last weekend. So we booked our train tickets, packed our bags and left Delhi on 21st January. First, a few important tidbits about Auli (via Wikipedia): Auli , (alt. 2915 mts-3049 mts ) is an important ski destination in the Himalay...
I have this habit of approaching things from purely logical perspective..devoid of emotions which may tilt discussions on the subjective side of the scale..and the old tale about the super model Heidi Klum and the Italian playboy millionaire, Flavio Briatore is one of such discussions where most people, specially the fairer sex, would simply blame Flavio for cheating on Heidi..without even logically considering other possible angles to their tragic love story. Let's accept some facts here..neith...
Here are some really funny scientific jokes, particularly related to Physics: Two atoms bump into each other. One says 'I think I lost an electron!' The other asks, 'Are you sure?', to which the first replies, 'I'm positive.' All the physicists are playing hide and seek. Einstein is the ‘den’ and stands against the wall with his eyes closed and counts till 100 to enable all the physicists to run and hide. At the count of 100 Einstein turns around and finds Newton standing there. He screams, “New...
Few days back I had my own version of the classic "I told you so!" moment. And as expected it had to do with Quantum Mechanics and Chaos Theory, so I am quite excited to write something about it :). Here is my story: ask any theoretical physicist out there, and he (on some rare occasions, she) will boldly tell you that you just cannot observe quantum peturbations on a macro scale.. forget observing, they just do not happen. Simply put: Quantum mechanics == atomic world, Newton's Laws==Real world...
I was quite surprised when I heard about Anna Chapman, the Russian spy girl whose Facebook profile pictures made the headlines of newspapers the world over. This particular red-headed femme fatale , a 28- year old NYC resident, and daughter of a Russian diplomat (some say a former KGB agent), was also a tech enterprenuer who was supposedly working as a sleeper agent for the dreaded Russian intelligence agency, KGB. The interesting thing about Anna is her active "fun" lifestyle, she used to party...
Okay. This is purely my personal opinion based on some of my own basic research and practical experience. I think Facebook games, atleast most of them, should be avoided at any cost. And its not only games, spending too much time on Facebook can have long term permanent damages not only to your health but also risk your privacy and security. Why? Here are some valid and accepted reasons: 1. Health Effect In short, Facebook is very bad on your eyes and body. Everyone knows that most online comput...
Since late March 2010, southern Iceland's "junior" volcano beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier has been spewing tonnes of volcanic material throwing air traffic though Europe to chaos and threatening to cause long term damage to the environment and weather not only in Iceland but to far flung areas in Western Europe and possibly the rest of the world. Few stats about this volcano and volcanic eruptions in general: 1. The last eruption was in 1821 and lasted for about two years. That time it spe...
Not many of us might realize it presently, but the invention of the wheel was one of the biggest events changing the life of us humans forever. Not only was it a major technological advance in the transportation sector but it also paved way for the next generation of tools using the wheel as a core component (like potters wheel, screw, clocks, motors, turbines etc). So when was the wheel actually invented? Wikipedia says: The wheel was originally invented in Mesopotamia in the 5th millennium BC ...
Yesterday I was talking with an old friend, discussing the age-old and widely debated concept of souls,or atmas as commonly known in Hindi. As usual I was quite overwhelmed listening his strong views and belief regarding the existence of souls. And being a strong atheist I beg to differ :) , and here is what I think based on some research and my current understanding of the human brain and consciousness. 50,000 years of modern human evolution and multiple genetic mutations which helped us reach ...
While watching the movie Salvation , 4th installment of the famous Terminator Series , my friend remarked that the movie is good but very unrealistic and too robotic to digest. Even my parents did not like it, saying that the entire series is based on some futuristic figment of imagination which they don't see happening in near future. They would rather love to see a flick where human emotions are embroiled in a gestaltic mix of drama. Easier to understand and relate with. Simple! Being the over...
Another sting operation by an over-ambitious TV channel brought about some old memories of a somewhat heated discussion regarding managed legalization of porn I had with some friends long time back. I call it the Organic Barter System . A pretty, young aspiring actress. A middle aged producer. "Give me sex, and I'll give you your fame" . I think there have been numerous social concoctions of this age old barter system where sex and ambition almost always seem to shake hands in order to reach a d...
Finally after years of having a static website, I moved on and used our own social networking product Communifire to create my personal website. And ofcourse I love the changes! Communifire means not only easy content modification, but also a powerful and flexible content management system with complete RSS support. In case you would like to use Communifire for managing your own personal website, do let me know as I have some free non-commercial licenses available for use. Here in my personal bl...