The Tale of an old Man

HE was studious and intelligent from his childhood. Despite being from a modest family, he studied well to get scholarship for his education and  then got a job at a well reputed organization. He was fortunate to have all that one could dream of like a beautiful wife,...

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How to make a situation awkward?

Hey this is my favourite!!I was requesting my co-worker to provide me some critical inputs for my assignment which he failed to provide despite several reminders. So, I shoot an email to him which read as  Rajat, I am fed up chasing you for this critical information. Hope you are not interested as it would take you hardly 15 minutes to provide...

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Have you wished your Mom, Happy Mother's Day?

Dad: What happened to him?Mom: I don’t know. He is not talking to me since last night.Dad: (to him) Tell me what has happened?He: ( Keeps Mum)Dad: (Opened the newspaper to read it ) Oh! Today is Mother’s day… have you wished your MomHe: Didn’t uttered a single wordDad: Ok…you have not. It’s Ok. Even I have not wished my Mom. ( when Ma was there we...

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Do your Job Hunting in Style

https://www.quora.com/I-failed-an-interview-for-a-big-company-and-I-feel-broken-What-should-I-do-to-overcome This is an awesome resource on Quora to learn how to apply to different companies. There is a software which works like an excel sheet and it keeps the track of the ongoing job opportunities available for job seeker...

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What is the meaning of Life?

Nothing Life has no meaning. It is meaningless. It is colourless. Life is like a plain paper. You have to decorate it, fill colours, make designs and make it look good. Life is like a Bride. It has to be decorated with experience, memories, smile, emotions, sadness, loneliness, togetherness, etc.Life is like a blackboard. You...

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What if you come to know after 50 years that this life was a dream like we take a dream as a reality

Yes, it was a dream. It was not real. Some days are so good to be real. Some days are so bad to be real. It was a dream. It is a dream. You are too good to be real. You are too bad to be real. You are hopelessly optimistic at one moment and you are the biggest pessimist the next moment.It cannot be real. It must be a dream. You don't carve for appreciation...

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Favourite Things about Night

Sleeping under the stars and asking a secret wish on seeing a shooting star I still miss those days at a sleepy town where I lived as a kid. I remember the power cuts, the darkness and the fun. The summer nights were meant to be spent on the roof of the house. It was...

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Is Life Tough or Easy?

Life is like a house of 1000 mirrors. It shows our own reflection. I once read the story of a house with 1000 mirrors. A dog went inside and barked on seeing 1000 dogs. The result was frightening as the dog almost sweat seeing 1000 dogs barking at him. He somehow came out and felt that it was a horrible place.Whereas another dog went in that same...

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I am in BIT GOA. How should I react if I get taunts for not getting into IITs?

I can totally relate to what it must have felt to get taunts for not getting into IITs.I know how it feels when dreams shatters without creating any noise. I have seen the same road...only thing is that I didn't had the marks to get through BIT SAT, I got into KIIT University.From my experience, here is my response to your query Move On- There are...

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6 Secrets to be Likable

Wish People on special occasions like their Birthday, Anniversary, etc. It makes people feel loved and appreciated. This simple but powerful habit will make people feel special. Appreciate their goodness for no reason. It feels great. Do some random acts of Kindness- Once...

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Different people have different versions of the same story

One old friend called me few days ago to share his frustration that Bangalore is cold about festivals. People don't celebrate any festival with zeal and fervour. He is well educated so he gave examples that Navratri is famous in Gujarat, Chhath Puja in Bihar & Jharkhand, Ganesh Puja in Maharashtra, Pongal in Tamilnadu Nadu, Onam in Kerala,...

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Latest Fad among Indian Girls

Taking selfies no matter where they are (Photo Taken at 7:30 PM yesterday in our quest to meet Mumbai's most famous idol of Lord Ganesh at LalBaug cha Raja... This is less than 2-3 % of the total crowd at that time. But go for it guys if you are in Mumbai) Yesterday, we...

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Two Line story

The world is cruel.  When people can't find anything else, they play with emotions. He was consoling his friend who is unable to move on after a personal setback. Time is the best healer, he will bounce back stronger...

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Some things that people don't enjoy but pretend to enjoy

Laughing at pathetic jokes of one's boss :) I went to a company and noticed that employees were laughing at a joke from the company's owner which made no sense to me. I tried hard to just give a forceful smile as I wanted to behave as a good guest. When he left, I summoned one of his employees and asked, "How could you all laugh at such a pathetic...

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Tips to become Professor at IITs

You need to have PhD in your area of expertise to be a professor at premier institutions like IITs, NITs, etc.The road map will be like: First clear GATE and take admission in the best possible college for pursuing M-Tech. Give proper focus to application of knowledge  during your M-Tech. Build Network: This is a dark horse. You will...

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Best and Worst Feeling

The best feeling is when you love your own company and me time is "solitude" and the worst feeling is when you hate your own company and me time is "loneliness"...

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An Interesting conversation between a strange boy and girl

They met at an Art Gallery and started interacting with each otherHe: You are really good at making sketches. I am pretty bad at it. She: (In a philosophical tone) Practice makes a Man perfect!He: (With a sheepish smile) That's correct. But, what about women?She: (Full of attitude) They are already perfect!He: (Poker Face) ***Blank***Difficult...

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What are the small things that hurts you?

It sometimes annoys but always hurts when people don't understand you. It hurts when people take you for granted. It hurts when people don't bother before hurting you. It hurt when people don't care.But you have to accept it. You have to face all this sometimes.You can't do anything about others. So, it is better to start loving yourself and minimize...

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Most Useless Talent or Skill

I have got plenty of female attention in my life.Almost Mom of all my friends, old ladies,neighbourhood aunties, grannies are full of praise for me. They treat me really well and make me feel special. They all are like my Mom and  they find me decent and good. I am still trying to figure out why girls my age don't feel so.Haha... I guess...

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What if there is nothing left that we can buy with money?

Humans are a race who have always run a race. They believe that " The show must go on".When money was not invented then also some people were regarded as superior and some as commoners. The number of cattle one owned, the amount of gold, wood and food one had was the differentiator. When money will not buy anything then it will be of no value....

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What is more important: Beauty or Brain?

BEAUTYI always give preference to beauty of a person. I am very particular about this particular trait of a person.All my friends are beautiful.There is a slight difference in my understanding of beauty.I don't consider a person beautiful by going through external appearance.Beauty is in the mind and heart. Beautiful is the soul. All my close ones...

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Best Gift that God has given to women

"Her Tears"Strange!!The ability to show her love through tears is the best gift women have got from God. Her tears are priceless. She will cry when she is in pain, she will cry when she gets immense joy. The tears of women are precious. One bad thing is that sometimes she shed it on people who don't deserve it.It is acceptable that a woman...

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Don't get overly attached to someone

Life is like a bus journey. You all are passengers. When you live your life, you get more comfortable with some passengers and hence get upset when they board out at their respective stop. Not everyone will be with you forever.  People will come and go out of your life at every stop (like while moving to a new place, quitting a job, etc). They...

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Aamchi Mumbai: The spirit of the people of Mumbai inspires me

I love the city of dreams, Mumbai. I love Mumbaikars, I love Local Trains, I love Vada Pavs, I love the traffic of Mumbai, I love the crowd of local train. I love the imperfections of the city.May be I am so much in love with Mumbai because the city challenges my beliefs...

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Why people get happy on getting a job in TCS?

I don't know whether they are good for someone or not. But, getting my first job offer from TCS was an emotional moment. I was extremely happy to get selected in TCS.It's not about money or anything else.  A first job is a first job. I am the eldest child of my parents. It was the first time that their child was getting a job. A new...

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How you feel when you Quora Answer get unexpectedly viral?

The God of Upvotes got emotional seeing my answers dying a silent death. So, few days ago, he decided to give me a surprise.I was seeing a question " What is Love?" many times in my feed and so decided to write on it even when my understanding of love is essentric. I wrote about a real life incident related to my Mom. My Mom was so happy when I got...

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What makes a girl interesting?

Her smile (like a sunshine) Her Intelligence (better than mine) Her wit (would be an added advantage) Her anger  (would make things look real) Her care    (with her gestures would make things beautiful) Her mood (that you can never predict) Her giggle (would make you laugh) Her blush (would...

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Five Life Lessons in six words

1. Strength is Life, Weakness is death These powerful words of Vivekananda speaks volumes and help me overcome my helplessness at times. 2. Man is creator of his destiny It gives me power to believe that I have the power to write my future. So, it's not true that you are good for nothing. 3. Whatever happens (in) life, control the outcome This...

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