Posted inFood

Jackfruits are here

Summer is one season where we get a lot of seasonal fruits. Nature made summer hot, but also gave us fruits to naturally keep us cool . Starting with the most revered one - Mango! Some of the other fruits we find during summer - watermelon & musk melon are filled with water. Also, you find Jackfruits during summer. Today I got a few Jackfruits from a road side vendor. Jackfruits are tough to crack and process. First, to crack…
Posted inWork

The real meaning of – “Get out of your comfort zone”

We often hear people saying, "get out of your comfort zone". These are the same people who believe that nothing good happens if you are doing your life happily without any tensions. Yes, once in a while, it is important to come out of our comfort zones and upgrade ourselves when there is a real need for it. For example, I do not know how to use a new software that is crucial for my profession for the next 5…
Posted inMedia and Journalism Politics

Is the new technology replacing experts?

Think of the times 10-15 years ago. You probably consumed good quality news from standard newspapers like The Hindu and Deccan Herald. If you were keen on entertainment and bollywood, you would be reading Times of India. Times of India was known as a relatively substandard newspaper. Some people referred to it as the "toilet paper of India". There were advertisements where The Hindu made fun of youngsters reading The Times of India. The advertisement showed how the readers of…
Posted inLanguage

Wrong grammar getting normalised “already”, “anyways” who cares?

Almost 10-15 years ago, I came across the phrase, "anyways" being used by the youngsters. I even remember in one movie Kareena Kapoor saying, "anyways girls..." I remember some Video Jockeys (VJs) from MTV and Channel V saying "anyways". I felt this was grammatically wrong. But in a few months, this got normalised. But I don't see people using this phrase nowadays. Some one or two years ago, I came across the word "already" being used in the wrong way.…
Posted inInternet & Web Technology

How Mozilla Firefox revolutionized the way we explore the internet

When I first started using the internet, I used to browse through Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape. Netscape was just dying then. And I shifted to Internet Explorer completely. Internet explorer had many issues. One big issue was what we called as "pop up ads". Pop up ads would literally pop up randomly while you browsed any website. There were many websites that promoted advertisements through pop ups. Almost every website used pop up ads to make some money. These…
Posted inFood Memories

Basundi –  milk based sweet from India

Basundi is a popular sweet dish from West India. It's made in Gujarat and Maharashtra households. South Indians have embraced some of the north Indian sweets and Basundi is one of them. The sweet is made by boiling full fat milk until it becomes thick and creamy  and then sugar, nuts and some spices are added. It's kept overnight in a fridge to give it a better taste. The first time I tasted Basundi was at Nalpak restaurant at D…
Posted inGagan Speaks Government Politics

Covid & Cyber frauds: How the government shifted its responsibility on citizens

The Government has overarching control over the citizens. It has a huge government machinery to get its work done. The majority of responsibility is on the government. For some aspects, the government does "citizen awareness". Citizen awareness is only for educating the citizens on certain matters. When it comes to implementation, it is government's responsibility. The problem now is that, the government has smartly shifted its core responsibility on its citizens. Come let us examine how the government got here.…
Posted inFood Health

Fruits in summer season

Summer is here. I am making a list of fruits that I'm finding on the streets. I am finding this "ice apple" also known as tadgola, tataning and many other names in other regions. This is good for your gut health. It looks like a mini coconut, it tastes like the raw coconut kernel. Another fruit is the fresh anjeer fruit. Available in boxes of 6. Check if it is coming from any Indian city. Better don't go for imported…
Posted inIdeas My Ideas People Philosophy

“We are concerned about you…”

Happens a lot when certain people come and show their "concern" about your life situations. It may be about your life, health, career, marriage etc. Having concern is a good thing. But then, at times, it ends up being a situation where they are just transferring their anxiety on you and worsening the situation for you. For example, you are going through issues with your career, they give free advise on what is to be done. The advice is not…
Posted inMemories

Memories of summer

Summer is here. Brings me the childhood memories of summer days. The arrival of summer used to be exciting because we could have ice creams. Some special ice cream parlours would function only during the summer time. One I remember is "Dollops". And then, the classes would be coming to an end. We would have exams by around February end or March. And I would be so excited for the summer holidays. Summer holidays were great because it marked the…