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04Sep 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

Can social media cause BREXIT and Amazon fires?

We all are aware of the “Whatsapp” university, Twitter troll army and Facebook fake news. But can you imagine how significant damage can social media cause in the country and world affairs? How political parties and governments use social media as a weapon against their own citizens. You must be wondering for a long time that something is undoubtedly driving these acts. Still, I hope today I can finally connect the dots. BREXIT - was it influenced or not? Let’s start by talking about a referendum conducted in the UK on 23rd June,’19 related to BREXIT. BREXIT = BRITAIN +EXIT. The question asked in the referendum to the UK citizens whether they want to take the UK out of the European Union. Some politicians supported it, and some were against…

01Sep 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

How hate is being used to become popular on social media

Blog, Curiosity questions

Do you know Kenny Sebastian, the standup comedian? On 1st July’20, he was involved in a twitter debate regarding the Tik Tok ban in India. Then the twitter handle replied back calling him a “rice bag convert”, which is a derogatory term often used against the Christian community. Another comedian, Agrima Joshua twitted in support of Kenny Sebastian, after which a chain of events started against her. There were a couple of arrests made by the police in connection to the case, as she was severely abused and thrown sexual threats. These incidents were followed by resurfacing a very old video where she was alleged to be disrespectful to a Maratha icon, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. And finally, social media bullying started as well. The place where she performed on a…

30Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

Is it really required to be an entrepreneur?

Blog, Business, Curiosity questions, Personal Growth

It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case you fail by default!J.K. Rowling The world is changing faster than ever. What used to take decades, is taking months. What we see right now is the illusion which people might have had for many decades about the workplace being the secure place for the rest of your lives. For the first time, we realize that our children will not do as well as us. We have seen our friends get laid off, we have been laid off and receive pay cuts. People are overworked and underpaid. They seem to have less time and less freedom, living under constant pressure. Most of the…

26Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

Understanding inflation rate in the easiest way

Blog, Curiosity questions

Hey! Imagine if I had given you a 100-rupee note back in the year 1958. You had hidden it under your bed thinking that you will use it in an emergency, the sad part is the value of the same 100-rupee note would be Rs.1.20 today. You didn’t get that? Let’s try another angle- If you buy goods worth 100 rupees today, the value of the same goods back in 1958 would be Rs.1.20. That means today’s Rs. 100 is equal to Rs. 1.20 in 1958. This is the magic of inflation. Inflation means a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. This applies to everyone every year. Let’s understand “inflation” through the following questions today:- Why does inflation occur?Is inflation really bad?What is the…

25Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

How the IPL runs and earns money?

Blog, Business

Today I want to talk about IPL (Indian Premier League). In a country like India, where cricket is worshipped and practised every day, the sport coming to a standstill for over 3-4 months is a significant revenue loss. But for a die-hard cricket fan, the good news came last month that this year we will have IPL in UAE. There are obviously many changes brought about this year starting from Title sponsor, IPL moving out of India again, logistics, SOPs, no or partial crowds etc. But today I want to answer the following questions which many of us might have wondered for a very long time. How much money do IPL and franchisee earn and spends?How much money do the players get?How much money the title sponsors- VIVO spent?Why many…

20Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

Incredible Story of the first comic billionaire- Jerry Seinfield

Blog, Incredible Stories

Jerry Seinfield is a household name thanks to the show “Seinfield”, but his success didn’t end with the final episode. Jerry has been busy with other things since the last season went off the air in 1998. But those royalty cheques keep rolling in. This is the foundation of the massive wealth he has accumulated, but there is much more to the story of Seinfeld fame and fortune. We all know that he is rich but did you know that in 2019, he crossed the threshold of becoming a billionaire. Today I want to take a look at this fascinating journey from a broke performer to the first billionaire comic. But first a brief introduction. Who is Jerry Seinfield? Courtesy -Britannica Jerry Seinfield is a comedian, producer, director and actor…

16Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

Ever wondered how Zomato and Swiggy make money?

Blog, Business

We all LOVE food. Be it cooking at home watching Youtube channels or ordering food online. From the time that these online food delivery apps have started, fine dining has definitely taken a hit. People have definitely started order online instead of cooking at home after a tiring day at the office or seeing substantial discounts at your favourite restaurants. But have you ever wondered that how Zomato and Swiggy give away so heavy discounts? And if Zomato and Swiggy do give discounts, how do they earn money and what is their business model? Let’s answers 3 basic questions today- How Zomato and Swiggy give away such heavy discounts?How long will they be able to give away these discounts?Last but not least, how do they EARN money? A common question-…

14Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

15 Reasons why you are not ready to be rich

Blog, Personal Growth

This might not be such a great experience for you. This might be calling you out on some things which you might be doing, that are actively keeping you from progress in your life. Not everybody is ready to accomplish financial success, and that’s for a good reason. But here is an opportunity to take a look on behaviours, practices, habits and overall lifestyle one follows which might be keeping them from success. If you are late in coming here, then a red flag should pop up in your mind signalling maybe its time to make a change but only if your goal is to achieve financial success. Money doesn’t come cheap, it needs way more effort than you think. It pushes you to evolve into something else, to be…

12Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

Conspiracy theories definition – how to factually counter them

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Conspiracy theories are the ultimate refuge of the powerless. If you cannot change your own life, it must be that some greater force controls the worldRoger Cohen Hey, how are you guys? Would you like to hear the truth? You may not be able to bear with it—coronavirus; Bill gates, the world’s richest man at one time. Let’s talk about a small story. Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world bought the coronavirus and used it as a weapon. The virus was produced in Wuhan, China and spread in the world using 5G towers. After that, he uses the money to buy the government, which imposed lockdown across various countries. This is not all! Then we are injected with electronic chips on our fingertips- an ideal…

06Aug 2020 by somshubhra.maity No Comments

Gunjan Saxena – Capability of women in armed forces

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Today I want to talk about a film Gunjan Saxena on Netflix, yet to be released, which addresses many critical severe issues along with being a story about a real-life hero. Suppose if I ask you to imagine army personnel of the Indian Army, you will picture about a male soldier only. Because historically and traditionally, our society hasn’t considered women fit to serve this post. Women have always been considered to take care of the house or cook in the kitchen. Never regarded as capable of the role of armed forces. Recently in February 2020, the honourable Supreme court gave permission that female officers can also take permanent commission posts and position of commands. Before February 2020 it was impossible, but if we see overall the percentage of female…