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Podcast - Bus Kahani Hai

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T his post is dedicated to introducing my Podcast - Bus Kahani Hai . I have made this podcast with an intention to connect to people through my voice. This is not only a means of sharing my views and stories with the world but is also a medium to talk to myself.   A podcast is a good medium to connect with people as it does not demand the attention of your eyes; all it wants from you is to lend your ears. Often when you are commuting on a bus or in a metro, listening to a podcast can be a great idea: All you need is an earphone and bingo! My Podcast - Bus Kahani Hai has a Trailer as an introduction and episodes that are published from time to time. All the episodes so far have been archived below with dedicated links for one-click listening. Also, it is my humble request to leave your valuable feedback and comments on this post or on my  Instagram page   https://www.instagram.com/neoimaginations/     Twitter handle  Bus Kahani Hai              Latest Episodes Episode 4 : Khidki Ke Baa
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StarWars Arena with HP

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                  "The Force Awakens" is the seventh serial release of the most loved and worshiped Space fantasy fiction the Star Wars . The latest salvation for the die heart fans is on 25 December 2015. It is the first part of the sequel trilogy and also the seventh episode of the Star Wars Saga.                         The StarWars has an epic fan following ever since its first release in the year 1977 as "A New Hope". With every new release in the span of 38 years, the movie series has seen exponential growth in its fan following. It is a hot favorite subject of collection among collectors and anything that has to do with the StarWars becomes a coveted property to own by its maniac fans; That is the charm of the StarWars. Down the same line comes yet another big thing to own for StarWars and Technological lovers alike, the all new  HP  Star Wars TM  Special Edition notebook .   The most trusted and the No.1 computer manufacturing brand o
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South Zone - Hyderabad

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All though I am from Bangalore but if a city is to be chosen with respect to Drive, Design and Connect then Hyderabad is my choice.   It is the fourth most populous city and the fifth-largest contributor city to India's overall GDP. The city has a huge cultural heritage and is famous for pearls and Hyderabadi Biriyani. The city has a very good network of roads and has an advantageous connection with major national highways. Here is the picture showing the network of roads across the city that connects every pocket of the city with the city's Ring road. Hyderabad is an example of design and infrastructure planning. It has a blend of historical monuments like the Charminar and Golconda Fort and modern infrastructure in the form of IT park, the high tech city.This city has some of the finest food joints of our country. The Pista House and Shah Ghouse is undoubtedly a mystic treat to taste buds. Hyderabad is famous for its street food that has an amalgamation of M
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Seviyan Kheer

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  Seviyan is among the most popular desserts in India. It is one dessert that you cannot afford to miss on any Indian festival. I love Seviyan for its superb taste and simplicity of preparation. Here I am sharing my favorite recipe. Also because I am replacing sugar with Sugar Free Natura , so it is ideal for health conscious people, weight watchers or diabetics.  The recipe is very simple and quick. The cooking time is 10-15 mins.  Here is the list of ingredients for two servings . 1. Vermicelli Seviyan  - 01 Cup  2. Milk                         - 1 Ltr 3. Almonds                  - 8 to 10 pcs 4. Resin                        -8 to 10 pcs 5. Cashew nut               -8 to 10 pcs 6. Bay leaf                   - 01 Nos 7. Cloves                     - 3 to 4 pcs   8. Cinnamon                - 1 stick  9. Cardamom               - 3 to 4 pcs  10.Grated dry coconut - 2 tablespoon                     (Khopra) 11.Ghee                    - 1 tables
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Five Steps towards Softest Baby Skin

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Source: neoimaginations.blogspot.com                              There is nothing as soft and tender as a baby skin. The temptation of stroking, cuddling, kissing and smelling a baby's skin is an irresistible feeling. The natural fragrance that babies have is simply magical and another reason we get drawn to them like magnets. But in case of babies "less is best" is the rule. There are various factors that can rob your baby's skin of its natural radiance and moisture. Their skin needs to be kept clean and moisturized all the time. Excessive dryness and exposure to sun can damage their extra soft and tender skin.                     There are a few basic tips that can help you to retain and maintain your baby's skin as soft and tender as God has gifted them. But as a male parent I had less knowledge on upkeep and nuances of skin science. So i took up to reading to imbibe the knowledge of baby skincare. Here are a few tips I feel are share w
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Patriotism Redefined !! Check where you stand.

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The word patriotism has delved a new meaning in India. A meaning far behind the one,  you and I have ever known. A meaning that is actually a kind of mental sickness. A meaning that has nothing to do with country but to do with politics. It is a political interpretation of patriotism. It is dangerous, venomous and destructive. I am unable to figure out when exactly the paradigm shift occurred that secretly manipulated patriotism as love for a political party from love for ones own country.  And because the very meaning has been disturbed we get to see right people being portrayed traitor and what not.  We are tolerant to Mr. Obama s remark on religious intolerance in India but when one among us speaks about his wife s apprehensions, we go berserk and use our facebook walls and twitter handles to malign him in every way possible. This is exactly what his ( Aamir Khan) wife was talking about the other day. By our reactions we have proved her right. By our attempts to prove her wr
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Happiness is Being Together

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A residential locality where people know each other and sit together in the hours of leisure to share notes is a dream for many in the world of digital connections. We find it easy to  text chat for hours but have apprehensions to put in efforts for a real sit together chat. It seems the digital forums of conversation have given people a decent excuse to avoid eyes. But how long can one pull on with just digital forms of communication ? At one stage the passions dies and we tend to part ways without a word of care. During my early days of job, I and my friends used to look forward to evenings. Evenings where the most treasured part of the days. We used to join over  evening coffee at a nearby cafe and then there were sessions of gossips, philosophy and jokes on the same table everyday. We had cell phones but we never made calls to confirm each other's whereabouts. We knew only something very important can lead to missing the evening coffee with friends and that rarely hap
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The Fastest Ever Airtel 4G

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          Mishra Ji is a complete Retro personality. He has a basic cellphone that has not seen the world of Gs. It was manufactured in the year when ringtones were some kind of snooze alarms and phones had nothing to do with the G word. Time changed and the telecom network got names like 2 G and 3 G. But Mishra ji remained a complete challenge to the advancement of network and wireless data transmission. He loved his wire with RJ 45 termination that always winked in exchange of data. Mishra ji had a son like Desktop for winking RJ 45 connector. This was the most modern thing in his retro life. Last time when I insisted him to upgrade his handset which was due for all the retirement benefits on superannuation, Mishra ji rejected my proposal at the outset. He would always ask me, " How to install whatsapp on my desktop ? "  It is an app meant for Multimedia handsets and more precisely for smartphones - I replied. He would frown upon me and say " For you e
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Del Monte Pasta Indiana

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Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, with the first reference dating to 1154 in Sicily. Although it is Italian by origin but Pasta has made its way to almost all parts of the world.  The pasta recipes have also undergone transformation to suit the taste buds according to the regional flavours.  There are a number of interesting ways to cook and savour Pasta  depending upon the season and taste preference. Here, I am sharing my own signature recipe in completely Indian style.  You can call it a fusion recipe because it has ingredients, both from West and the East.  I call it Pasta Indiana . Here is a step by step procedure to prepare this easy cuisine with in no time.  List of Ingredients: 1. Del Monte Pasta             - 150 gm 2. Onion ( Medium)            -  01 Nos   3. Capsicum                       -  01 Nos 4. Green Chillies                 -  02 Nos 5. Carrot                             -  50 gm  6. French Beans            
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Poison on the platter.

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"Are we eating safe ? " is a more appropriate question than asking, "Are we eating healthy ?". Stopping yourself from hogging on junk food or  processed food is just not enough.  Your morning pride, a platter of fresh salad may be more rich in pesticides and pathogens than its wanted richness for vitamins and minerals. The glass of milk to fulfill your daily needs of nutrients may be creating serious damages to your organs of vital importance. Your weekend plans to replenish calcium through expensive seafood may be inducing poisonous chemicals like arsenic and mercury. There is absolutely no escape until you start growing your own crops and vegetables in the backyard of your house to minimize the dangers.   With the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture to increase production, the human body is at stake. It would have been better to remain underfed than to eat something that is as worse as slow poison. You will be shocked to kn
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Balanced Diet Vs Crash Diet

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What is Balanced Diet ? A balanced diet is one that gives our body the nutrition it needs to function properly and optimally.  In order to get truly balanced nutrition, we must obtain the majority of our daily calories from fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. Hence, a balanced diet should meet daily needs of Proteins, Carbohydrates, Vitamins and Minerals in the right proportions. With the fast changing lifestyle our eating habits have also gone a myriad change. We have options of eating things that taste better and are extremely convenient to cook as well. These two factors have completely changed our choice of food. The migration from Chapatti to Pizza, Upma to Maggi is a testimony to this debate. We prefer packed portable fruit juices to fresh fruits. In a bargain we lose healthy nutrients and actually take a lot of excessive sugars and preservatives that the processed branded juice is made up of. The fiber or roughage, essential for metabolism an
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Ayurveda - The Real Cure

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Ayurveda is the ancient Indian system of natural and holistic medicine. When translated from Sanskrit, Ayurveda means “the science of life” (the Sanskrit root Ayur means “longevity” or “life” and veda means “science”). While allopathic/ Chemical medicines tends to focus on the management of disease, Ayurveda bestows us with the knowledge of how to prevent disease and how to eliminate its root cause if it does occur. Core Principles of Ayurveda The knowledge of Ayurveda was passed orally through a lineage of sages in India until it was collated into text more than five thousand years ago. The oldest known texts on Ayurveda are the Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, and the Ashtanga Hrudaya. These texts detail the affect that the five elements found in the cosmic system - earth, water, air, fire, space – have on our individual system, and expound on the importance of keeping these elements balanced for a healthy and happy life. Importance of Ayurveda can be felt by the
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Mother ! My Treasure

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The omnipresence of God is possible only because everyone has a mother. Mother is an epitome of unconditional love, support and emotions. Mother has no substitute in this world. We begin our biological existence from  our mother. We share the oldest relationship with mother because she is the one who knows us even before we were born.  Mother is the first in every order of  our lives. She is the first friend, first teacher, first trainer, first expert adviser and first person we know. Yet sometimes we ignore her importance and give her less than she deserves for being a mother.  I have infinite memories of my mother to reminisce. All so close to heart and touching. I am sure everybody has it in plenty !  My mother has always stood for me whenever I fell in short of confidence in life. She encouraged me to aim higher in life. I was a mediocre by mentality. But she gave me the confidence to believe that I can actually be the topper of my class. She celebrated my success
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Happiness is Cheap yet Priceless

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I find a million narration on the word happiness. With cliche' lines like " happiness is a state of mind " and ''happiness has got nothing to do with materialistic things"  my idea of happiness, only got more and more distorted and confusing.  If it was so, Why do I feel happy after buying gadgets of my   desire ? Also, Why after much struggle I am unable to lift my mood when someone upsets me when  all the while I kept convincing myself inside,  I have to be happy. It did not make me happy that way. Only time served the purpose till I laughed a mouthful the next time. And if that is the pragmatic reality behind the secret code of happiness why not accept it that way rather than in an impractical way.  Although I have some faith on the universal cliches of happiness but today i am not in a mood to see life that way. Lets taste the paradoxical thought of materialistic world.  Yes I am not bit ashamed to accept that material add happiness. If money
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