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Om Dar-Ba-Dar: The Cult Film That Took 26 Years To Hit Theatres
How To Start Your Own Country
6 Affordable And Safe Hotels (Under 1000/Room) To Stay In Delhi (NCR)
3 Sensational Death Mysteries In Recent Indian History Covered By Political Blanket
10 Surefire Ways To Fix Male Superiority Complex In India
Arvind Kejriwal Is So Honest That He Laughs At His Own Memes

Om Dar-Ba-Dar: The Cult Film That Took 26 Years To Hit Theatres

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:44 AM PST

'Om Dar-Ba-Dar' may not immediately strike a chord with you owing to the fact that you, in all fairness, might never have heard of this Indian film. But this made-in-1988 cult film did the rounds of film festivals around the world. Maybe, the India of 1988 was not prepared for this gem of a movie which is why it was never released in the country until now. PVR and NFDC have decided on a national release of a digitally restored version on January 17, 2014. Go catch this cinema before some Bollywood crap forces it out.

One of the high point of the movie, apart from its brilliantly scripted story, is its music. Anurag Kashyap admitted to have been inspired by the song 'Meri Jaan' for the 'Emotional Atyachar' track from 'Dev D'.

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How To Start Your Own Country

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Ever wondered what it would be like to start your own country? Get a nuke. You’ll need one – especially in this day and age. But, seriously, starting your own country isn’t necessarily all that difficult, conceptually. Pulling off the logistics of it might be another matter though.

A country is basically a defined border, a government, and a way to defend the land. Simple enough, right? Well, in some respects, yes, and in some respects, no. The United States set the standard for a free country long time back when the rest of the world was still essentially ruled by kings or dictators.

But, today, the world is a mish-mash of different government structures, constitutions, and declarations of independence and freedom. Forming your own country would require that you define all that. It would also require you to figure out how to become recognised on the world stage. Part of being a country, sadly, is being recognised by others.

Yeah, it’s sort of a popularity contest. But, in this contest, you control an entire piece of land, an army, and you get a cool song all to yourself (your anthem). Here’s how all the details play out. Check it out. It’s fascinating.

How To Start Your Own Country

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6 Affordable And Safe Hotels (Under 1000/Room) To Stay In Delhi (NCR)

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 04:30 AM PST

New Delhi, the Capital of India, is famous for various reasons. It is home to some delectable Indo-Persian cuisine, great architectural monuments and huge flyovers among others. Other than these, it is also renowned for its high cost of living, high hotel prices and high traveling expenses too. In fact, it is often said that New Delhi isn't for the middle income group travelers to explore. Is it? Then let's break the myth and find out a few hotels (good and safe) where you can get rooms at less than 1,000 bucks—

6. Karol Bagh Bangiya Samsad

Especially made for the Bengali middle class tourists and members, Bangiya Samsad at Karol Bagh West Extension Area, also provides lodging options to the non-Bengalis as well—albeit on prior booking. Since it's a "samsad", the prices are very nominal—for a large double bedroom, you'd be set back by 600 bucks per day, and if you're opting for a four-bedded room, then the charge will be 650-700 bucks.

They have got cooler, good room service and other proper amenities too. The best part, however, is there location—7 minutes' walk from Ajmal Khan Market, Gaffar market and Karol Bagh Metro Station, and 2 minutes walk from the Karol Bagh fire brigade. If you're there, you'll have to eat at least one meal there, it's a rule. Although you'll be served simple and pure Bengali dishes mostly, you'll never regret having eaten from there.

5. Hotel India International

Located at the heart of the city, in Paharganj, Hotel India International provides you comfortable, deluxe hotel stay at a very nominal rate. In fact, at 1000 bucks per night for a double bedded room, it's a great deal.

You may not like the fact that it's based at Paharganj, but it's totally a secured and registered place; besides, it's surrounded by numerous other hotels and markets, so no matter how late you arrive at hotel, you won't ever feel weird. If you're in this hotel, try their quintessential Punjabi cuisine like Parantha, Chicken tandooris and dal makhani—we bet you'll keep waiting for more!

4. Hotel Star Villa

Again located in Paharganj, at Krishna Gali, Hotel Star Villa is another favorite among the budget tourists and travelers. Promt room service, good security system and neat and clean ambience make it a favorite among the family tourist groups too. And, you'll get all these at a minimal rate of around 1000 per night.

If you want to stay at Hotel Star Villa, make sure you carry your id proof, otherwise, you might just not get a room for security purposes. This says enough about the tight security that they maintain.

3. Hotel Kaniashka Palace

Located near Chana Market at Karol Bagh's West Extension Area, this hotel provides all the comforts of a super deluxe hotel at very nominal rates—you'll get a nice two-bedded room in the 1,000 bucks range. They offer nice dine-in facility, prompt and efficient room service option too besides the efficient security that they offer. Again, it being located in the Karol Bagh Area serves as an added bonus.

It is located such a place where, on one side, there's a posh residential area while on the other, similar good hotels can be located. This area always remains well guarded by the policemen as well, and at night, all the entrances to the area, except one, remains closed. In other words, if you want a proper budget hotel with a great security assurance, we recommend you Hotel Kaniashka Palace.

2. Hotel Durga Delux

Located at Saraswati Marg, in Karol Bagh, Hotel Durga Place offers a standard living experience for the budget tourists. Well maintained interiors, good and gentle staff, proper food and efficient security system—you'll get everything that a budget tourist requires.

However, if you want extremely polished interiors and other supremely deluxe advantages from the hotel, then you would be quite mistaken.

1. Crown Continental Hotel

Crown Continental Hotel is located at Karol Bagh's New Rohtak Road and is barely at a 30-minutes distance from the New Delhi Railway Station.

With its supremely deluxe interiors, well maintained lobby, courteous staff and efficient security, Crown Continental Hotel is one of the best staying option to all people traveling on a strict budget. In fact, it's one hotel where even a girls' gang can stay without much worries.

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3 Sensational Death Mysteries In Recent Indian History Covered By Political Blanket

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To brush the truth under the carpet is called a cover up. There is no nation in this world that has not had a cover up or two. If it got buried for good, it was a successful one and if the truth came out, it was a failed one. In most cases they have been successful in generating immense curiosity among the common citizens, but inspired information hungry mongers go to great lengths and attempt to offer a logical and satisfying explanation. Walking on the very same line, let’s explore 3 death mysteries in India that found their origin on political landscape.

3. Mystery of Sanjay Gandhi's Death

On June 23, 1980, the all powerful younger son of Indira Gandhi, who had an unquenchable taste for power, died in an air crash under suspicious circumstances in Delhi. He had just been elected an MP and was the father of a three day old baby boy. His tryst with power had rendered many politicians uncomfortable. Sanjay's methods of gaining support were close to that of a cold blooded dictator.

Though he personified the youth of Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and would marked to be Prime Minister one day but people either loved him or hated him immensely. He even managed to make his own mother insecure about her dreams of ruling the country for years to come. His quick rise in popularity and rising number of supporters made her uneasy. He died as a ruthless visionary with unfinished dreams. His plane crashed while he was trying a loop at the Delhi Flying Club.

2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Death in 1966

Our generation knows of Shastri as the second Prime Minister of India. Historians have credited him for being a great patriot, a freedom fighter and a good orator who was always proud of his nation. Strangely the country's second premier died under suspicious circumstances in a foreign country and nobody made a noise about it. We did not vote for him, but sure do find it strange that we as nation did nothing about it. Shastri's wife had alleged that he was poisoned and there were cuts on his body. Her repeated requests for a post mortem were denied.

His personal physician who had accompanied him to Russia was killed in a car accident. A request under Right To Information Act (RTI) about his death papers were denied. A certain lady from a political dynasty did benefit from Shastri's untimely death in a foreign land.

1. Subhash Chander Bose Disappearance

It sure is one of the top most cover ups of free India. Till date we do not know if Netaji was killed, murdered or alive after his plane crashed in 1945. Members of INA refused to believe that he had died in the air crash. Due to conflicting versions handed out by the government, Bose was believed to be alive after the reported air crash death. A few British archive documents now reveal that the plane crash in Japan was pre planned. It has also been reported that Bose was on his way to Russia, on a secret mission, with a plane full of riches from the INA fund.

After studying the documents of British intelligence made public, it is obvious that Nehru knew about his whereabouts. Nehru went to great lengths to keep this information under cover. Shocking as it may sound, if the parliamentary records of 3^rd August, 1977 are checked, you might stumble upon a letter Bose wrote to Nehru asking him to make arrangements for his return. All classified files of INA were handled by Nehru himself and reported missing by Indira Gandhi. A certain Bhagwanji Baba, spotted at various places in UP, was rumored to be Bose but it could never be ascertained.

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10 Surefire Ways To Fix Male Superiority Complex In India

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It’s been over a year now, since an innocent girl was brutally gang raped in Delhi. The protests are over. The criminals have received their punishments. But has anything changed in India? Incidents of Rape continue on as if nothing has happened.

Other than a few apps coming out on mobile phones, what else has changed? Nothing much!

It’s because the problem was never rape. That was just one of the many symptoms of the male superiority complex that exists in India a little more than some other countries. All types of violence against women of all ages, dowry, misogyny at the work place etc. are all symptoms and the disease called "male superiority complex." So how do we deal with this disease?

While some might think that such a deep cultural change is impossible, here are a few ideas that would get the ball rolling in the right direction.

1. Educate Children about Equality of Sexes in School

Children are the only hopes of the future as adult generations are already set in their ways. Children should be taught gender equality in schools and the patriarchal stereotypes about women that exist in our society should be disabused.

2. Start Treating Sons and Daughters Equally at Home

While teachers can only do so much, the major responsibility lies with the parents of young children. They need to see that their sons and daughters are treated equally in their home. Stop teaching your daughters to wash utensils and cook food while your sons play video games. These homemaking skills are useful and so teach them to both sons and daughters.

3. Change the Way Women are portrayed in Soap Operas

Soap operas of Indian television have played a big role in keeping the misogynistic cultural values intact. We need to stop showing the good girl as shy, weak and dependent and all the strong independent women as bad. We need to stop showing that blindly following culture is more important than thinking freely. We need to start showing that it’s expected of men to contribute in homemaking.

4. Make more Movies about Strong Independent Women

Movies too influence our culture a lot and we need to start seeing more movies about strong independent women who are not portrayed either as bad women or as heartless unemotional macho women.

5. Get Celebrities to Educate People about Respecting Women

If Ambitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan and Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan and Akshay Kumar and all other superstars get together and talk against patriarchy and in support of respecting women, then some changes might begin to happen. The question to wonder here is whether they themselves are misogynistic or not?

6. Advertise through Short Gender Equality Messages

Advertisements control us at a very deep level. Instead of using advertising that targets are deep seated emotions and desires to sell cars and skin whitening creams, why not use it to spread the message of gender equality. For once advertising could be used for something good. (Yes I’m talking about propaganda which is already the pith of advertising.)

7. Stop Making Double Meaning Songs and Movies

If we can’t have more movies where heroines have a meaningful role at least we need to stop making movies like Grand Masti that are full of double meaning dialogues and sexist humor. Double meaning song lyrics also need to be checked. We need to stop being that hypocritical country where artistic nudity is censored but double meaning songs are passed just because they hide their dirty meaning.

8. Stop the Trend of an Item Number in Hindi Movies

The double meaning songs are usually all item numbers. What does an “item girl” mean? An item is quite literally an object. This is literal objectification of women as items of erotica and sex. The women who are happily perform item numbers and call themselves item girls need to understand what this means. While sexy songs have been in cinema forever, the trend of putting a special item song in every movie needs to end.

9. Teach Young Men that Eve Teasing is Not Cool

Our movies also propagate another misogynistic culture; the culture of eve teasing. How many movies have we seen where the hero teases the heroine while she clearly doesn’t like it. But the hero goes on teasing anyways till the heroine eventually falls in love with him. This is complete crap that needs to be changed. There is NOT a yes in a girl’s no. No means no. We need to spread a culture where eve teasing is something only cheap roadside Romeos do.

10. Teach All Men that Staring is Not Cool

Another little thing that needs to change is the habit of Indian men to stare at everyone. It’s not just women. Indian people in general don’t think staring at anyone is wrong. It’s NOT cool! Especially if you are openly staring at a women! I don’t even know how anyone can begin to change this culture, but if could be changed, the male superiority complex will start to fade a bit.

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Arvind Kejriwal Is So Honest That He Laughs At His Own Memes

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 11:29 PM PST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is an honest man; there is no doubt about it. The AAP leader’s honesty is so iconic that even a certain southern superstar worshipped for his OTT abilities might feel like a puny god. So here’s to the honest-est man of India. Honestly!