June 22, 2023 It's been two months since I started working with Mohan to build Tirsa. Once in a while, you come across people who share the same level of ambition and passion for growth. Mohan is one such guy. He is still in his early 20's and I am in my early 30's. This
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The movie ‘Rocketry: The Nambi effect’ and its effect
Let me start by saying 'Rocketry: The Nambi effect' exceeds my expectation on every level. It is the perfect example of how story-telling and direction can make a biopic so appealing that you are glued to your seat for over two hours and write something in the next morning. I remember as a kid I
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Finance Knowledge base
Personal Finance Why do I need to pay taxes? The citizens of India are required to pay Income tax as well as other taxes as per law. Taxes are used by the government for carrying out various welfare schemes including employment programmes. There are Lakhs of employees in various departments and the administrative cost has
What exactly happened in the Super Bowl?
Cryptocurrency companies like Crypto.com, Coinbase, FTX were a major presence at this year’s Super Bowl. However, Coinbase stole the limelight with its Super Bowl debut with a remarkable clever QR code ad. We all have seen movie DVDs where some logos used to bounce around the screen. Likewise, the entire Coinbase ad consisted of a
Indians and their obsession with high beams
I drive a lot. A couple of months back I drove from Delhi to Tripura, crossing 7 states. From tier-one cities to the remotest villages, I drove every type of road in India. And one common practice I found across India is the use of high beams on the roads. It can cause shock, temporary
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Tarini
Aanshi opens the gate and slowly walks into the house. She is lost in her thoughts. Namita, their house help notices this but decides not to get involved. A ten-eleven-year-old kid observes a lot of things around them. They need their own time to process things. Aanshi freshens up and joins her Nanaji (grandfather) for
To the best cricket team in the world
It is the T20 world cup going on. We, India had lost our first game against Pakistan. It is the first time we have lost against them in any ICC World cup tournament. We had lost by ten wickets. It is indeed humiliating. Social media memes, criticism, and opinion are coming from every direction possible.
Afghanistan and Sharad
There was a kid named Sharad in my kindergarten. He was the definition of a naughty kid, jumping and breaking stuff, screaming at the top of his lungs around the school. He does not go out of breath, he does not get tired, and he does not know when to stop. You cannot reason with
Never have I ever.
Some things have made me high. some made me slow, some made me burst into laughter, some took me to the state of hallucination. But one thing was common in all these. One thing, I could never figure out. The game, never have I ever. Here, I always get confused about when to drink and
How to keep me motivated?
It's not a blog where I am going to tell my readers how to be motivated every day. I don't have the answer. In fact, this is a question I ask myself. And if anyone has the answer, please let me know in the comments. How do people constantly be motivated? Do the same thing
Bengali emotions and Food
"Did you have food?" is "Hello" and "How are you?" in Bengali. I have friends from almost every community across India, but I have never seen any community so genuinely concerned about food, all the time. As a teenager, I also used to crave for fast food, stole money to have little snack parties. It