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The Reunion

The Reunion I parked the  car and walked past by the big cage-like  rusted   iron  gates which we would cross  every day fifteen years back.  And the lush green lawns welcomed us.  I  could smell the roses, the  daisies and the lilie s  among st many other beautiful flowers.  The aroma of the lush green garden took me back  in times . We would sing morning prayer here. We would eat our lunch and then play some games here.  I spend the best years of my life on these lawns.  Past the lawn stood the main 3- storey building. The main buildi ng  housed  office of the principal and the cafeteria and  the junior section.  Behind the main building there was  the  tall  5 storey building which housed primary  and high  school classes.  I spent most of my childhood in this building.  And to the left of it, stood a new 5 storey building   on the land  where once was a big play garden.  We used to play kho-kho &  kabbadi and foot ball  & cricket.  We would play other random games which

I Love Social Media

The impact of social networking sites on the lives of people is just incredible. While the benefits of social networking mediums can’t be argued however it’s interesting to see how these platforms have transformed people’s life. Let’s take a look on what these social media platforms have turned people into: Passion-followers: Surprisingly no one was living their “Passion” before the social media sites evolved. People were living too dreary lives working 8 hours and spending time with family and friends.  T hanks to social media for making people realize to  live their passion .  Why should people work and live a happy life. Rather they should follow their passion (which is somehow imposed by the social media) even though they have no skills. You like to hear music so music is your passion and you must follow it, no matter if you have the talent or not. No one tells what exactly a passion is and how one should pursue a passion as a career.  Being a foodie or clicking food pictures i

The Story

Did you watch the new Rajnikant movie? Not really, I’m reading this book and didn’t get the time. Which one? Shantaram, a story of an Australian guy’s life in India and ……… Such are conversations which happens daily, in everyone’s life. We all talk love to watch movies, Bollywood and Hollywood. We love to read novels. We laugh endlessly while watching cartoons. And there is one thing common in all of them – Story. And stories are presented in various forms. It could be presented as movies or theatre drama or as novel. Someone would tell stories as television series .   Off course we all love the comics.  Some people love to watch movies as they want to see beautiful world. Some people love to read novels as it gives space to the readers to create their own virtual world.  However the backdrop is the same – story.  Basically, we are all fascinated by stories. We all love to hear  or see some stories. It could be a fiction or a biography. The story might be a drama or a thril