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"We've romanticised the idea of romance and it's cancerous" - Daniel Sloss Romanticism evolved as an ideology in mid 18th century in the minds of poets, artists and philosophers and it has now conquered the world. Romanticism is deeply hopeful about marriage, it took marriage hitherto seen as practical and emotionally temperate union and fused it together with a passionate love story to create a unique preposition of life-long, passionate love marriage. Romantics put a special premium on the idea that our partner might understand us without needing to say anything. Choosing a partner one must be guided by feelings rather than practical considerations. It has manifested a powerful disdain for practicalities and money. (It is almost unromantic to say that we married someone for their financial stability or our marriage was arranged by our parents).  Romanticism believes that true love is synonymous with accepting everything about some one even if it harms or...

“I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are pedigrees of nations” – Samuel Johnson Indus Valley Civilization is one of the oldest civilizations of the world. Dating roughly from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE it is regarded as contemporary of other civilizations of the world like the Egyptian civilization and the Mesopotamian civilization. Even after being contemporary of such great ancient civilizations, our knowledge of Indus Valley Civilization remains limited as compared to that of others. One of the main hindrances in studying about this civilization is its script which has not been deciphered yet. The writing system of the Indus Valley Civilization remains the most exasperating riddle of it. Over 4200 inscriptions have been found, most of them on seals, tablets or pottery; made up of about 400 signs, only 200 of which are used more than five times. Epigraphists and scholars all around the world had come forward to present their own decryption theo...

Mahatma Gandhi, today, is the most recognizable figure in India. Thanks to the Indian Rupees. We all can clearly recollect within seconds what Gandhi is associated with – truth, non-violence, independence and KHADI. When it comes to assessing the Mahatma on his ‘personal’ style, his magnificent personality comes into a totally different light. He was the man who could lead an entire nation to a revolution by simply boosting their confidence of their indigenous clothing. People of India boycotted the British cotton and turned to their home-grown variety of cotton known as Khadi. This can be regarded as the birth of India’s own fashion industry; the production of Khadi. Gandhi during his lifetime experimented with different clothing styles, which interestingly resonated with the development of his thought and strengthened around his vision. When he was young barrister he was quite a dandy. He imitated the British ‘suit and tie’ hoping to adapt among British barristers in South A...

“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the Universe to know itself” – Carl Sagan  This ever majestic genre of space opera never fails to enthrall all of us. The sensational franchise, Star Wars is one of the most popular examples of this genre. The movie ‘Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Mêlées is considered as the beginning of this sub-genre.  Rising to immense popularity in 20th century, this sub-genre had become a favorite of film fanatics.  Life beyond earth is always an exciting concept and triggers our imagination like no other. We surround ourselves with numerous fantasies, stories, conspiracies or theories which cater to our fascination with the unknown.  On similar lines, can we believe that our own universe is a soap opera too? What if the galactic melodrama we experience on silhouette is also present in our real lives? It is not that ‘strange’ if you start to give it a thought! Thomas Edison once said that, ‘unt...