Author: DESI-STORIES

Do I even need to type an introduction here? Bah, seeing that I’ve already started, let me at least tell you that biryanis are actually of two kinds (which I had no idea about before) – pakki meaning cooked and kacchi meaning raw….ah hell, who cares. Just read the list. 1. This Adorable Picture Is Found Amongst Your Other Awkward Childhood Pictures Source And you goddamn love it. 2. And Even When You Grow Up You’re – Yup, Still The Gawky Biryani Lover Source 3. It’s Been Months Since You’ve Eaten A Good Plate Of Biryani, So…

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We live in a society where marriage is as equivalent as education, employment or healthcare. To not get married is still unconventional and unwise according to many. Anyone who chooses to not get married is either seen as bohemian or lunatic or even gay and diseased. So, here’s presenting 10 reasons for all those who don’t want to get married and couldn’t find a reason to validate their choice. Now you can pull up these 10 reasons and shove it into those who object your choice. 1. To Avoid In-Laws Source Well, because we have been taught that you…

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With the increasing number of rapes happening in the county, we have taken an initiative to show you what a women faces everyday of her life. How many times a girl gets raped in a day is an eye opener video, made in response to the plight faced by women on the street- a piece of experimental ethnography. Our crew goes undercover to expose eve teasing/sexual harassment in India. One of the crew member walks down in different areas in the posh locality and waits for a bus, auto, while genuine members of the public stare at her, uses filthy…

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Dads are important. Exactly as important as mothers are in a child’s life. Father’s influences the lives of their children tremendously and have critical roles to play in a child’s development. Today we are going to take a moment to recognise how remarkably our dads have helped (and are still helping) to shaping our live. 1. He recounts to you how he met your mother and how he went insanely happy when you were born Source My dad had been recounting these stories to me for several years, over and over and over again. 2. When you were just…

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“We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial…..”  ― Erich Maria Remarque Soldiers are the only lot that actually deserve the name ‘hero’. There is no country without an army and there’s no army without its soldiers. Let us take a moment in our busy little lives and think over the kind of experiences an Indian soldier has to go through in his/her life. 1. They are awestruck, overwhelmed, proud and happy (all bundled up together) at the first sight of the army academy Source 2. And then almost immediately it’s…

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To all those single folks out there, we know single-hood has its highs and lows. It is neither a bed of rose, nor a sea of thorns. Yet, non-singles just love to rub it our single-hood status on our faces. In a tribute to the single-hood community, we present 10 Things Singles Are Tired of Listening To. 1. Settle Down & Take Charge of Your Life Source Apparently, by settling down, people don’t mean financial security, they mean getting into a relationship, and until and unless one has a partner, they are seen as a laid-back person. 2.…

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Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one ― C.S. Lewis. Know the signs of a potential best buddy and stick with them for the rest of your life. Trust me, it’s worth it. Here are 15 amazing things only best friends will do for you. 1. They have always got your back, always Source Quiet literally! 2. Remember your buddy who whispered answers to you at school at the risk of getting caught and spanked Source 3. No matter how lame the topic…

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http://youtu.be/nMPqsjuXDmE Varun Agarwal is a 25 years old filmmaker, entrepreneur and a bestselling author. He is the co-founder of Alma Mater, India’s biggest college apparel/memorabilia company, author of bestseller ‘How I braved Anu Aunty & Co-founded A Million Dollar Company’, and also the co-founder of Reticular, a social media marketing firm. The pursuit of his interests brought about collaborations with A.R. Rahman, Preity Zinta, and many others. In a world where everyone around us want us to “think” and follow the conventional route to success, INK Fellow Varun Agarwal shares a very different mantra of success — “Don’t think.” Watch…

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Featuring Political Kal Ho Naa Ho – Michael Steiner, German Ambassador to India as Shahrukh Khan, Eliese Steiner, Michael Steiner’s wife as Preity Zinta and Salman Khurshid, former Foreign Minister of India as Saif Ali Khan This video is actually a tribute to the Indo-German Bollywood fans which are present in both countries. Traditional diplomacy was about government-to-government relations. Modern diplomacy is more about people-to-people relations. And culture is central here.

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After the immense success of ‘If Batman Was From Chennai’ Put Chutney is back with a brand new video, ‘What If Avengers are from South India’… This will surely get peeps on a laughter riot… Ever wondered if superheroes really have a place in south India? Considering that we never get attacked by aliens or need super-heroes to save us from imminent threats, how will they find alternate Employment? Like this? May be like this through an app? You can hire them as individual or as a team – Check out their rates in the video below Providing some serious comic relief from these questions is…

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Baby Adam was born terribly deformed, his face was disfigured, his organs weren’t in the right place. His natural parents wanted to have him killed, but two of the staff at the hospital saved this boy’s life. They adopted him… and now he is growing up in America. AMAZING. You can follow and get more updates about Baby Adam on the blog written by Jessica URL – http://www.babyadamsjourney.com/

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When TV series around the globe are evolving every day, Indian TV series since the 2000’s seems to have been stuck at the same harbor. International TV series like Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Orange is the New Black, Downtown Abbey, White Collar, Suits, Hannibal, among others are experimenting with wide and varied genres. But when it comes to India, most of the TV shows are mere jokes. They have been going on with the same age old story-line and lies. Yes, you heard it right! Lies! Let us look at the 10 Lies Indian TV Series Promote Shamelessly. …

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In a heart wrenching incident, a baby in Singapore was struck and dangling from the second floor. It took a valiant and quick reaction from migrant construction worker from Chennai to rescue the Baby. The savior and Hero from Chennai, who climbed first, was identified as Shanmuganathan. Thanks to Singaporeans irrespective of race for recognizing their brave act of these Tamil workers from India and awarding them. First video where the baby is struck and dangling from the first floor Second video where Shanmuganathan climbs the building and saves the baby

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Remember the mother, not just mother Teresa but your ‘24/7/365 Mom’. Mothers are curious beings. Service and sacrifice are their central motto. Your mother has been crazy enough to love you even though you probably aren’t worth it. It’s about time we start appreciating them. It’s about time we admit the things they do out of love for their children. 1. Feeds you more than your stomach can take and eats leftovers herself Source “Aur ek roti, bas ek aur. Nai nai main baad mein kha loongi.” 2. When you were a kid, she’d check your lunch box every…

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Hot- Hot-Hot- Top 10 Super Hot Men From The World Of Politics It’s just not the glossy magazine covers from the world of fashion that can leave you breathless; our boys from the political field can play with your visual senses too. Irrespective of how dark and shady the world of politics seems to be- reality is there are hot leaders (brain and brawn) who know how to walk the talk and dress to kill as well. If you thought our netas and mantris across the globe dressed in shabby couture (stereotypical perspectives) – think again! 1. Jyotirao Scindia source…

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George Clooney! Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Dermot Mulroney, super-hot! Alec Baldwin, OMG yes, yes, OH YES! And Mr. President (USA) Barrack Obama – the brother flaunts it the best. Back off 50 Shades of Grey, we like our men real and not some fantasy fiction. Men with salt and pepper hair, anyday and any time over the gelled spiked wannabe blokes doing the rounds for sure! Ladies and some men; if you like your man nice and spicy – a dash of salt and pepper on him for sure would keep you hooked and cooked – maybe booked later on! Here’s our top…

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Do you love pani-puri? Prove it. How many of the following things you can relate to, huh? Now read the damn article and let us know, for damn sure, if you really are a super crazy pani-puri lover! 1. When someone tells you, you’re wasting money on unhealthy street food, you practically explode Source Lesson learned, did you?   2. Your girlfriend/boyfriend asks: what do you do on weekends? You say:  eating pani-puri and drinking chai!  Source   3. You eat pani-puri like a beast and embarrass your friends  Source 4. Your face goes like this when you spot a pani-puri stall…

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As we grow old, specifically once we cross 20, the way we see the world changes dramatically. But we are one helluva thick-skinned badasses who after heroically facing failure after failure, rejections after rejections, disappointment after disappointment, are still in the game. Why? Because its life, stupid! Now check out the 15 life realizations you start admitting to only after crossing 20.  1. Some people are meant to be only in your heart and not in your life  Source 2. Money will give some people opportunities that you’ll have to struggle for Source Life is unfair damn! 3.…

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SPOILER ALERT! For once let us all forget the fact that NH10 has got a lot of similarities with a number of Hollywood films and simply appreciate that a group of people has had the courage and tenacity to make a meaningful film, not to mention, without a hi-fi A-lister Bollywood actor in it. These are the utterly bold statements that make NH10 a must-watch. 1. Women can be as power-monger and violent-minded as men Source Deepti Naval’s small but significant role is the exact reason why NH10 is a league ahead of most films portraying social idiosyncrasies. ‘Power’…

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Please, just don’t watch this if this happens around you. Call 011-26224899 or 011-26475481 Everyday in India, almost forty girls under the age of fifteen, are forced into prostitution. Everyday in India, almost forty girls under the age of fifteen, are forced into prostitution. This film suggests a simple way by which we can help stop this inhuman practice. Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) was established in 1980 by Kailash Satyarthi in India, as the pioneer organisation against slavery, trafficking and other such exploitation of children. From rescue operations for recovering enslaved and bonded child labourers in 1980s, the largest civil society campaign…

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Arranged Marriage. Most of us and majority of western world call it stupid and say ‘it will never work out’. Around 75 percent of Indians, including 82 percent women and 68 percent Men, are conservative and still prefer arranged marriages according to statistics. Astonishingly, the percentage of arranged marriage in the world is the majority at 55 %.  And also statistics prove that the divorce rate of arranged marriages in India is 1.1% only. The point here is, do not judge that arranged marriage will not work out, blindly. Arranged Marriage has it’s own morals too. Watch this beautiful video of an…

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This is truly one nostalgic collection of newspaper advertisements form the 80’s and 90’s which will take you back in time. Remember those days when the newspaper and magazines were the big medium for advertisements  before the television took over? Enjoy the best collection of ads posters from good old days featuring now famous celebrities of india. 1. Zeenat Aman in Lux 2. Salman Khan in Hero Honda CD 100 3. Amithab in Bombay Dyeing 4. Rajesh Khanna in Fabina 5. Hema Malini in Lux 6. Jackie Shroff in Savage…

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The singer confesses that his haters provoked him to compose this song. “It’s My Life what ever I wanna Do ” is a non-fictional, psychological and philosophical song written by Me. My Life inspired me to write the lyrics, lyrics inspired me to compose tune, lyrics and tune inspired me to Sing. That’s what the actual happened to the ” Born of the Song “. The words I penned for the lyrics of the Song are genuinely written from the bottom of My Heart which describes about ” My Attitude”. The Idea to write the Song came from My Hell…

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Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway officer in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. Any guesses why this letter is of Historic Value?It led to the introduction of TOILETS in trains in India!!!Yes that’s correct. So are you stepping back because your english is not good ? Then don’t be. This letter by Okhil babu is the reason why you have toilets in the Indian trains today.  source Dear Sir, I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefor went…

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