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Beauty with brains - Not a myth anymore.

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Beauty with brains - Not a myth anymore. Indian girl shines bright at world stage in China. Manushi Chillar a 20 year old girl hailing from Haryana studied in St Thomas School, New Delhi is a medical student of Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for women came back home with the Miss World title after 17 years since our very own Desi Girl Priyanka Chopra did in 2000. She isn't just amazingly beautiful and gorgeous but has also her aims to be a cardiac surgeon and has plans of opening non-profit hospitals in rural areas. She is also a trained classical dancer and has a passion for outdoor sports like scuba diving, snorkelling and bungee jumping. She had participated in the beauty pageant with 108 other beautiful ladies all across the world. In the final round of the pageant, when she was asked which profession deserves the highest pay and why, her answer put a smile on everybody's face and the proud faces of her parents glowed amidst the crowd

EMBRACE WINTER WHOLEHEARTEDLY!

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EMBRACE WINTER WHOLEHEARTEDLY!  Winter Care...  It's time to take out all our woollen clothes, warm blankets and other things to protect ourselves from the extreme weather conditions. Winter, a season which can be enjoyable as well as 'hard to deal with', isn't it? Our skin needs an extra bit of care, our body needs hydration and last but not the least, we all want to look gorgeous everyday even with those heavy woollens on! I am sure we can relate to all these points. Let me help you all to spend your winters perfectly! 1. SKIN  CARE  Cleansing, toning and moisturising are the key steps to keep your skin healthy and glowing throughout the year. Along with these, exfoliation is also required to keep away all your dead skin cells. Using natural ingredients is always the best so try to use them. Use good moisturisers so that your skin doesn't become dry.  Don't forget to use sunscreen since the sun may hide itself in winters, still it manag

"We create music, we do it with the purpose of enlightening people’s lives." An enlightening conversation with the band Alo

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ALO- The Band IT IS NECESSARY THAT PEOPLE ARE MUSICALLY EDUCATED TO ENJOY IT, IN ALL ITS FLAVOURS. –ALO-The Band talks about their journey right from its inception till today. Alo is a six member band rooted in urban Kolkata comprising Syamantak Sengupta(lead vocalist), Sarthak Paul(drummer), Aritrya Sadhu(keyboardist), Ranadeep Sen( bassist), Arko Roy(guitarist) and Eric D’cruz (guitarist) aspiring to educated the humongous musically so as to bring a change in their tastes. Interviewer – Who is the founding member of the team? Is this your core team? Syamantak - Sarthak(the drummer), and I are the ones who founded the band, and no this is not the core team. We became so, eventually with time as we got hold of the other talented musicians to add up to us. Interviewer- Why according to you is the name “Alo” suitable for your band? Syamantak - Alo, means “light” in Bengali and when we create music, we do it with the purpose of enlightening people’s lives, becau

Coca-Cola Youth Speak Forum 2017 Mumbai

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  Coca-Cola Youth Speak Forum 2017 Mumbai  Date: 3rd December 2017 Venue:   Rama &  Sundri Watmull Auditorium, KC College, Churchgate, Mumbai AIESEC  is the world's largest youth run organisation present in 127 countries around the world and working towards leadership development through social and corporate exchanges. What is a Coca-Cola YouthSpeak Forum 2017 Mumbai? Coca-Cola  YouthSpeak Forum 2017 Mumbai is a premiere event that brings together both young and senior leaders to form a diverse cross-sector and multi-generational space for inspiring conversations around pressing global issues.  The forum aims to create an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can cross-pollinate ideas, share insights and gain new perspectives to create actionable outcomes to push the world forward. Partners:    Broadcast Partner:   Viacom 18 Music  Partner:  Sony  Co-Sponsor:  BARC Education Partner:

Paanchphoron 4

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Paanchphoron 4 Organised by : Urotaar UROTAAR , are a socio-cultural organization, working on socio-cultural upliftment, awareness & motivational activities through Street Theatre, Short film, Workshops, Exhibitions, Cultural Events etc in various Locations of India. Till date we have achieved More Than, 360 Street Theatre Performances across India 2 Short Films 21 Cultural Events comprising various Art Forms 8 Exhibitions of Paintings & Sketches Motivational Theatre Workshops for many Organizations Art & Culture related promotions Besides all, for the last 3 years (2014-2016) & this year our Annual Live Art Festival ' PAANCH PHORON ' has been one of its kind. It’s a combined presentation of Street Theatre, Folk Dance, Folk Music, Live Sketching & Live Handicraft Making from different parts of West Bengal. It is one such festival which promotes the talents of our State, highlighting the Making of various Visual Arts, and till date

5 Eateries in Kolkata with the best Graphic Walls

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Eateries in Kolkata With The Best Graphic Walls Any Dining experience remains incomplete without the perfect ambience. Bright lights, great music and crazy graphic walls works as the cherry on the icing. We have listed below the eateries with the best graphic design in Kolkata which will give you that ‘ Artistic Feel’ ! 1.      Feast Street –              Located in Purna Das Road this food joint serves with delicious & quirky North Indian Delicacies. It is extremely pocket friendly and the bright walls around will give you the perfect hippie swag. Try out their Kebabs along with rumali roti and chicken preparations.                            Pocket Pinch : Rs 500- 700 for two.      2.      Raj’s Spanish Cafe:            Situated nearby New Market this cafe serves some of the best dessert’s along with mouth- watering Mexican, Italian & Spanish items.  You just can’t miss their Chocolate Souffle, Tiramisu, Roast Chicken &

Coca-Cola YouthSpeak Forum 2017 Mumbai

AIESEC is the world's largest youth run organisation present in 127 countries around the world and working towards leadership development through social and corporate exchanges. What is a Coca-Cola YouthSpeak Forum 2017 Mumbai? Coca-Cola  YouthSpeak Forum 2017 Mumbai is a premiere event that brings together both young and senior leaders to form a diverse cross-sector and multi-generational space for inspiring conversations around pressing global issues.  The forum aims to create an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can cross-pollinate ideas, share insights and gain new perspectives to create actionable outcomes to push the world forward. Partners:    Broadcast Partner:                                                           Viacom18                                             Music  Partner: Sony                                             Co-Sponsor: BARC                                               Education Partner: Athena School o

Class 11 student murders a Class 2 student to postpone exams

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RYAN SCHOOL MURDER The probe into the most sensational murder case in recent times was the murder of a class 2 student of the Ryan International School of Gurgaon allegedly by a class 11 student to postpone exams. Pradhyumn, a Class 2 student, was found with his throat slit just outside the ground floor washroom of the school on September 8 morning, minutes after his father had walked him and his elder sister Vidhi (who is in the fifth standard) to the campus. Pradhyumn had gone to his classroom after saying bye to Vidhi, and then to the washroom at the other end of the floor. First the case was being handled by the Gurugram police. Gurugram Police claimed that Ashok had taken the bus driver's knife with him to the toilet to clean it. There he saw Pradyuman alone and tried to sexually assault him, and when he shouted for help, he slit his neck. But CBI after taking up the case claimed that it was the class 11 student of the same school who did this crime and his m

Razor Takes Nextbit to the Next Level

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Razer Phone - Brilliant First Attempt Credit: Razer Two years back we got to see a very interesting project on the Kickstarter website. It was called Nextbit Robin, an android phone with a special feature. It automatically backed up data (upto 100GB) including apps that you were not using for a long time to the cloud, thus giving you the impression that it had sort of unlimited space, because you could keep on downloading and installing things on your phone without really running out of space. The idea was so well received that within the first twelve hours they reached their funding goal of $500,000 which they had hoped to reach within a month. By the next two weeks they reached their second milestone of a $1 million. Credit: Nextbit The design was unique too, kinda boxy, slightly reminiscent of the Sony phones with a fingerprint scanner-cum-power button to the side. The colours were unique too. The midnight (blue) was my favourit

BEST BIRYANI JOINTS OF KOLKATA

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     BEST BIRYANI JOINTS OF KOLKATA For most of the people in Kolkata, biryani is an emotion and not just a dish. The bengalis are ever thankful to the tenth and last nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah for bringing  this dish all over from Lucknow to Kolkata, the then capital city of India. Although, the Kolkata biryani presently, is not the actual Lucknow biryani which the nawab had bought. Over the years, the actual biryani has undergone changes and the final outcome is the present biryani in Kolkata which the people completely relish upon. The best biryani joints of the City Of Joy is listed below and If you haven’t tried the dish from these places, then you are seriously missing out some yummy biryani . ARSALAN :  To speak about the best place to have biryani in Kolkata, one must definitely visit the various Arsalan outlets. They serve the best authentic Mughlai dishes and they are heavenly to taste. The most famous outlet of Arsalan is in Park Circus and also t

A BOOKWORM? TOP 5 ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOKS JUST FOR YOU!

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A BOOKWORM? TOP 5 ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BOOKS JUST FOR YOU! For a bookworm, a room without books is like a house without windows, isn’t it? We all have different choices of books and the genres might also differ. Hence, keeping that in mind I have tried to pick up the top 5 books which would cater to the tastes of every book lover out there. v PRINCESS: A TRUE STORY OF LIFE BEHIND THE VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA Author: Jean Sasson Genre: Biography This is a true story based on the information given by a Saudi Arabian Princess. The oppressed condition of women and the importance of veil is largely present in the story. Sultana narrates the story of her secluded and chained life where she encounters with male dominance every time. We get to know about her turbulent childhood and her marriage as well. This is for all those who want to make themselves aware of the social issues all over the world. v       THE EGO AND THE ID Author: Sigmund Freud Genre: Psyc

To letters,

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To letters,  There is something intrinsically romantic about a letter. There is also something fiercely exclusive and private about it. Each letter carries a story, those which were replied to, and also those which were stuck forever in a mailbox, having failed to reach their destination. It has its own magic world. The eagerness to read, a page filled with words to reply to and again the same old thing, to wait. You must be wondering why all of sudden I'm being such an old-school and leaving aside our tech-savvy keyboards talking about handwritten letters? Here's to why. With the loss of writing letters we have eventually lost out on people of character who were brave enough to pen down their running thoughts and weave as beautiful an art. Revealing their vulnerabilities, their emotions without a second thought. With the extinction of writing letters we forgot what it is to wait. As we stopped writing letters we lost within us something extremely humane. Perhap