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Shobha De : An eminent Indian columnist and novelist
Shobha De : An eminent Indian columnist and novelist

Shobha De, who is often known as India's Jackie Collins. She was born as Shobha Rajadhyaksha to the Saraswat Brahmin family of Maharashtra on the January 7, 1947. She completed her graduation from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and obtained degree in Psychology. After making her name as a model, she began a career in journalism in 1970, in the course of which she founded and edited three magazines – Stardust, Society, and Celebrity. In the 1980s, she contributed to the Sunday magazine of Times of India. A feminist, she supported equality between genders. In her column she used to expl... Read more »

Author on the Rise: Chetan Bhagat
Author on the Rise: Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Bhagat is a best-selling Indian author who's most notable novel is a story about three friends in IIT who are unable to cope.- Five Point Someone- What not to do at IIT. Based on real events, his most third and most recent book to hit stands 'The 3 Mistakes of my Life' is a dark, witty tale about modern India. He is also the scriptwriter for 'Hello', the Bollywood movie based on his second book One Night @ the Call Center. So here's more about this Best-selling Author and his work... Read more »

Interesting Facts about the Swiss Alps of India - The Himalayas
Interesting Facts about the Swiss Alps of India - Th...

The Great Himalayan Range or the Himalayas separate the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. It is a massive mountain system in Asia that includes Karakoram, Hindu Kush and some minor ranges within itself. The lofty Himalayas are perhaps the most dramatic creations on Earth. A beautiful gift of Mother Nature, the mountain system is a boon for tourism. Check out some interesting and fun facts about Himalayas. ? Read more »

Freida Pinto- Everything you wanted to know about the Slumdog Actress
Freida Pinto- Everything you wanted to know about th...

Freida Pinto (born October 18, 1984) is an Indian actress and professional model, best known for her performance as Latika in her debut film Slumdog Millionaire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009. Pinto won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. (source:wikipedia.org ) Read more »

All the Scoop on the Off Stage Gossip at the IIFA  Awards
All the Scoop on the Off Stage Gossip at the IIFA A...

The 2008 IIFA Awards in Bangkok , displayed as much of a Show off-stage as it did on. The Rumours and gossip of backstage celebrity couple fights and even kisses are flying everywhere. At only good ol' public events like an Award show, bringing the biggest names and most popular faces together, is something bound to happen that gets the rumour mills churning. This time there was not one, but at least 3 such incidents that got the attention of the media and fans and here's the scoop on them...
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Honda Cars in India
Honda Cars in India

In 1995, Honda Siel Cars India Ltd., (HSCI) was incorporated. It was a joint venture between Honda Motor, Japan and Siel Limited, a Siddharth Shriram Group company, with a commitment to providing Honda?s latest passenger car models and technologies, to the Indian customers. The company has two manufacturing plants and the total investments made by Honda in India till date is Rs 1620 crores in Greater Noida plant and Rs 784 crores in Tapukara plant. The Greater Noida (U.P.) plant was the first state-of-art manufacturing unit established in 1997 spread over 150 acres of land. The manufacturin... Read more »

Kolkata - The New York of India (Part II)
Kolkata - The New York of India (Part II)

Kolkata, The capital city of West Bengal, is full of historic monuments, ancient buildings which are the imprints of the British Raj, religious places and many more other tourist attractions. It was not easy to cover them in one single article "Kolkata - The New York of India ". So I decides to showcase the major tourist attraction of Kolkata in this "Kolkata - The New York of India (Part II)" article. Here I have listed the other top 25 tourist places of Kolkata. Read more »


Butter Chicken, Anyone?

Butter Chicken, Anyone?

Butter Chicken, Ahh! my mouth is watering already, and guess same is with you. The dish originated in the North Indian State named Punjab...


5 Secret Destinations in India

5 Secret Destinations in India

The Beautiful Hills of Cherrapunjee India has a lot of interesting places to visit. Ranging from Taj Mahal, Jaipur, Goa to many exotic...

If not a Celebrity, what they would have been?

If not a Celebrity, what they would have been?

With college admissions in full swing, let's have a look at the celebrities who earned their degrees, but bucked convention and followed...

You Know you're watching a Bollywood Movie when...

You Know you're watching a Bollywood Movie when...

When comparing Hollywood and Bollywood there are more differences than similarities here's a are a few peculiarities of Indian Cinema I l...

Maybach Car Prices in India

Maybach Car Prices in India

Founded by Wilhelm Maybach in 1909, the company was originally known as Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH and was a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zep...

Most common style of wearing a saree

Most common style of wearing a saree

A Saree is the simplest and the most elegant attire worn by women in India. The practicality, simplicity and the elegance makes the 6 met...

Best Winter Sports Destinations in India

Best Winter Sports Destinations in India

Winter season in India is the best time for travel and holidaying, specifically the northern part of the country is a hot spot for variou...

Most common Paneer (Tofu) Recipes from India

Most common Paneer (Tofu) Recipes from India

Paneer / Cottage cheese / Tofu is the most popular ingredient used in vegan cooking in India. It is the most common food item that you?ll...

Jaipur the Royal City of Rajasthan

Jaipur the Royal City of Rajasthan

Jaipur is the largest city in Rajasthan and was built in the eighteenth century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city. Althoug...

MTV Splitsvilla - Episode No. 5

MTV Splitsvilla - Episode No. 5

The MTV Splitsvilla show this weekend was hyped to be the most spicy and interesting one so far and time and again, the promos ran about ...

Take a trip to the Best Fruit Orchards in India

Take a trip to the Best Fruit Orchards in India

India is a land of some of the most illustrious fruit orchards in the country. You should take up an exclusive tour to enjoy the various ...

Jaisalmer, Travel Guide For The Golden City Of India

Jaisalmer, Travel Guide For The Golden City Of ...

Jaisalmer is a town located in the State of Rajasthan and is also called the golden city; famous for its royal palaces, the town is a maj...

Mitsubishi Car Prices in India

Mitsubishi Car Prices in India

Mitsubishi car Prices in India : In collaboration with Hindustan Motors, Mitsubishi announced the launch of 1.5-liter gasoline and 2.0-li...

Journey on a Wheel Chair

Journey on a Wheel Chair

Naga Naresh Karutura has just passed out of IIT Madras in Computer Science and has joined Google in Bangalore. You may wonder, whatâ€...

Chitrakoot - The Niagara Falls of India

Chitrakoot - The Niagara Falls of India

Chitrakoot falls are located in the middle of Vindhya ranges. The waterfall is formed by the Indravati River in Chattisgarh region which ...

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