Arnav's Angle

Yesterday, for the first time I visited the Merchant chamber of commerce in Calcutta and a club (Bengal club) which I hadn't even heard about until then. It is then that I realized how little I know about the city which I live in. If I make a casual estimate I think I would know more about Pittsburgh (where I was for 4 years) than about Kolkata where I've been for 22 years. I think me, myself and our wider generation (16-28) these days involve ourselves so much with the internet and so little with reality that we forget to explore our physical surroundings and rather occupy our time with landmarks on the internet and with sites such as www.stumbleupon.com and www.wikipedia.org and facebook and this one. If I ask someone who has lived in Calcutta for the last 18-25 years if they know where the Customs House is, or  where in India is the Ordnance factory board, or whether they know the best way to get to Sunderbans they will only tell me that I ask ridiculous questions of no

ONE TIGHT SLAP! What are the advantages of beating your children?  Beating your child can have huge advantages in terms of discipline. It counts as speedy action from a parent without much effort to think of a better solution. The practice has however died down in recent times. But, what does beating a child do? Does it harm them? It will make them obey your commands, by putting fear in them. It will make them think twice about doing things they aren't supposed to It does not make the child violent. It will make them beat their own children, thereby continuing the trend It releases stress (scientifically proven on rats) The history of 'one tight slap' a.k.a 'zorr ka chaata'. Where did the phrase come from?  Till much after Indian independence children were beaten up thoroughly if they didn't obey. During late 1960s, just around the time when the Beatles had become popular in the United States, the calming effect was passed on to In

Example of jealousy

ARNAV'S ANGLE: I conjure this blog today to en lighten, dissipate knowledge, interpret my life, interpret your life and the lives of others to ensure that you leave this page with more or less than you came in with. Everything in the world needs an explanation and the ones we've heard of aren't enough, so I am  out to create my own understanding. I will make it my concern to bring you the most random information from anywhere and everywhere and dissect it intensely so that you get the real message. We shall have a unique ANGLE on everything from 'what really happened to appolo 17?' to 'Lalu Prasad's love for farmers and their  चारा ' to 'chicken tikka masala'.  Our Mission: To diminish more brain cells per second of reading as possible. and thereafter, to stop growth of cells altogether, so you are more addicted to what you read than your weed. Vision: To  become the No1 ewaste product and to be more popular than B.Obama. Ma