Amidst The Mountains—Travelling Through Kashmir
Sprawling lawns once adorned by the Mughals, Gondola rides providing the view of the vast valley below, and tangible proof why world peace is needed, Kashmir is God’s gift to mankind.
Monthly Archives: December 2017
A Whole New World—Evolution of the Disney Movie
Since the release of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Disney has come a long way, replacing poisoned apples with guitars and Prince Charming with self-sufficiency. Modern day Disney is moving towards being more inclusive of cultures and gender identities with the release of every new movie. It’s a whole new world, indeed.
Two Bits vs. Qubits—The Age of Quantum Computing
As technological advancement in computers extends its arms to quantum physics, their entanglement proves to be a truly remarkable development, embedding futures in lightning-fast computation as well as artificial intelligence. With groundbreaking progress in the field, it’s time we ask ourselves—is the future truly here?
The Politics of Pretension
Politics has regressed to a dormant state where principles stand only if they help score brownie points. The fundamental concept of principles and standing up for them has become completely irrelevant. Hypocrisy inherently surfaces on both sides of the political spectrum.
North Korea – The Nuclear Uprising
The media has recently been rocked by international debate regarding North Korea and its nuclear policy. With Trump and Kim exchanging verbal abuses on the trot, how to effectively curb this menace becomes the paramount question.
Trustless Transactions: Banking on the Blockchain
2018 saw the cryptocurrency scene explode, with words like Bitcoin and Ethereum going mainstream. While this technology has been around for almost a decade, this year saw the world’s curiosity directed toward the field of trust-less transactions. Bitcoin is the first killer app of a new paradigm in anarchist democracy.
Last Humans Standing—History of Our Evolution
The inexplicable disappearance of the Neanderthal species has been deliberated over years with many theories supporting possible events of the past.
The Gujarat Elections 2017: Lessons and Repercussions
While the exit polls may predict a victory for BJP in tomorrow’s Gujarat elections, the polls also predict a significant drop in the party’s voter base, along with a steady growth in the number of voters for Congress.
On Vimeo, VoIP, and What Almost Happened
With the United States risking its net neutrality restrictions, it is essential to realise the implications of having fought for the same against TRAI, as the citizens of India, a few years ago.
Why Half the World’s Population is Scared of the Other Half
On the fourth of February, 2014, the Gawker published a post summarising the multiple sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby. The ensuing scandal lead to the cancellation of most of Cosby’s TV and film projects. It also revealed to the public his many years of atrocious sexual