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Riding solo in the City of Joy @500 bucks!

Let's face it, we all get to a point where we want to be just alone. We're out of money, excitement and probably friends. Yes, it's hard to believe but I guess that's the harsh reality. But, there is a silver lining. Look around you'll find a huge cultural heritage. From each chaiwala to some fried stuff street vendor. They all got their stories. Stop feeling pity for yourself and get out of house. Just wear a comfortable outfit and put your sneakers on. That's all what you really need when you're pretty low on budget but still want to 'treat yourself' with cheap thrills. Here's my own Hitchhiker's Guide to our Galaxy, our "Kokata" kolkata and thats too under ₹500 ($10) No matter where you stay whether it's mainland Kolkata or across the Ganges, Howrah, the rising city. You can always find the heart of it, the lovely tea-stalls. You'll not only find tea but also different people's opinions on different subjects. ...

ADDICTION: It is not what we know!

What causes addiction? Pretty Easy it is, right? We all know that drugs are the cause of addiction. Well, maybe it ain’t that simple. It was almost certain for me to write a blog on this topic after reading ‘Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.’ Written by Johann Hari. I hope we do not break any copywrite laws here. But the book portrayed a very interesting and realistically logical perception about the word we all have heard of – ADDICTION. Let’s say for example if someone will ask you how one gets addicted to heroin, you will instantaneously respond with an obvious answer that heroin is the cause of heroin addiction. Sound fair enough. Let us see how it works. If you take heroin injections for 20 days, by the 21 st day your body physically will yearn for the drug rapaciously as there are chemical hooks in the drug. And this is what addiction is. Right? Well, that is how we all know ...

The Great Weed Conspiracy

Marijuana or Cannabis or Hemp or Ganja, many names for one great commodity - Weed is the most widely used illegal drug in the world with more than 125 million people consuming it in some way or the other every year. In India, marijuana use has been historically bound to religion and mysticism. It is claimed to be a drug that helps the ‘stoner’ attain "ecstasy in the original sense of the word". India has a heritage of charas (hash or hashish, which is made from weed seeds), bhang and weed for centuries. Although, enactment of stringent narcotic laws in 1986 made the production, transportation, sale and consumption of Cannabis illegal in the country. But why exactly is the ban? Marijuana was not illegal from the very beginning, in fact it was completely legal in India till 1985. But after that under the pressure of the United States, Rajiv Gandhi’s Government put up a nationwide ban on cannabis. Although we humans are a bunch of hypocrites leave the politician...

Common Perceptions Among Youth Which Needs to Break

Today , we're going talk about on some matter which we generally face every day but never ever really bother to give it a look. These are some of the stereotypes about the opposite sex, relationship and dating which have housed the minds of youths. One can also call the following a Relation Advice, dating tips, love tips, or anything else but before coming to conclusion lets read ahead. So, those days are gone when you can easily woo a girl by standing next to her porch with a boom box or by performing love songs. Yep, the media is so fixated and the pressure is on both sexes, so that some of these wrong things have become myths. So, without wasting any of your valuable time, here we go busting some myths! Women tends to like an edgy bad boy First thing first, why? Does it not pay to be a good guy? I'm not saying that whether you don't do drugs will get you a date but I'm just saying it's not healthy, not only for yourself but also for y...