My Favourite Dish

Being an Indori I am always crazy for food as Indore is a place where you get all sort of vegetarian dishes at one place. Though I am foodie but I always prefer my mom’s kitchen and I believe everyone likes their mom’s food and that can’t compete to any 5 star hotels.

I am a Marwari and I love to eat sweet dishes and typical Marwari food. There are numerous dishes like Dal Bati, Bhindi Curry, Curd Curry, Butter Aloo Paratha, Bottle Guard Curry and Besan Laddos which exist in my favourite food list.

Whenever my mom used to cook any of my favourite dishes I always used to help her and provide her all possible ingredients which I can provide to her to make her dishes tastier.  

Being an online user I always checkout what special discounts or offers are available in the online market so that I can save my money and can avail those best offers. Once upon a time when I was using my facebook from my friend I came to know about 27Coupons.com which were providing brilliant discounts and offers on Groceries from BigBasket.com online stores.

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My mom was cooking Dal-Bati for me so I informed her about the same but she didn’t believe though she suggested and told me that “If it is true then you should buy; I will be happy”, Yes, I came to know her wish that she wants it and I used Coupons of 27Coupons.com for the first time. I bought Green Vegetables, Fruits, Dals & Pulses, Dry fruits and Curd. I placed the orders and got great discounts on my purchasing. The products and goods qualities were just like my expectations. My mom’s smile made my day and I had Dal-Bati which she cooked especially for me.

Apart from Desi food I always like to try some new food taste if it is healthy and tasty. When you talk about food then MacDonald’s and Dominos can’t be stay aloof for longer time. Hardly there is any person who doesn’t like their taste and I am definitely not that exception.

After exploring good discounts on groceries I became daily user of 27Coupons.com. Whenever my girlfriend used to come to spend her weekends at my place then I always used to order from MacDonald’s and Dominos by using coupons of 27Coupons.com in order to save more money and she is crazy for Italian food and burger.

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Due to such a great money saving coupons of 27Coupons.com I saved a huge amount of money which I used to spend on my food with my girlfriend.

27Coupons.com is a great combination of travelling, eating and shopping. You can avail all sorts of facilities at great discounts from your all favorite online stores. Not only that you can also explore daily deals from their website.

I would surely love to suggest such an awesome online platform to my readers as it is from my personal experience. 27Coupons.com made my mom happy and saved my girlfriend food expenses as well. So if you are still buying products without any discount then visit 27Coupons.com and enjoy you money saving dhamaka.                  

15 Reasons why Indians settled abroad don't wanna come back !!

1. In India a person is treated according to his religion
    Almost everything in India is related to what religion you belong to.
    Right from freedom of speech & expression, freedom of what you wanna wear,
    freedom of marriage to freedom of equality.

2. Laws are only for common people
    In India laws are only made and should be followed by the common middle class people.
    Unlike in other developed or developing countries, a minister in India has the maximum rights and
    nearly negligible rules to follow, the process is same for his party members, family, friends and
    whomsoever has his number in their mobile.

3. Education is only for Reserved Category
    In India the best pass time today for the people is to include their caste in the reserved category
    so that even having wealth in crores the can enjoy free education in elite colleges that too after
    getting failing marks ( less than 35%) in the competitive exams.
    For a general category guy getting a 98% is also less for the same seat.
    Merit has no meaning and only who has reservation is the king.

4. There is no value of Indian life
     Kill a Israeli soldier and they will kill 10 of yours.
     Kill a US solider and they will kill 5 of yours.
     Kill an Indian solider and the ministers will condemn it, console his family and announce
     Rs 5 lakhs compensation and tighten their own security.

     In US and other countries soldiers are given the utmost respect by every single person of the
     nation and cry on their demise. In India people cry when their favorite celebrity dies in a
     daily TV soap  or in a remake movie.

     There has been so many terrorist attacks in India which has claimed around 2k lives, ceasefire
     violations by neighbouring countries which has claimed live of many soldiers but all this is taken
     as a routine by Indian government and concerned officials of higher departments.

5. Clean India will be a reality by say, year 2100 
    In India people use the roads and public transport as their dustbin and spitting grounds.
    People are so advanced that they can convert any wall into public toilet.

    If you to any other country say US or Singapore, try doing the above activities and the police will
    make you their guest with all due respect also lightening your pocket a bit.

6. Individual ego is higher than everything else
    An Indian ego is higher than even mount everest, you hurt it once and pay the bill lifelong.
    Indians love their ego more than anything else and will die or even kill for maintaining it.
    Btw the fake status in samaj that Indians exaggerate about is actually their ego, in Hindi what we
    call "NAAK".

7. An Indian is for his religion or caste first and then for India.
    Every citizen of a country loves to be referred  by his country name but in India it is religion which
    takes the utmost priority.
    I am a Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian , Jain, Pari first and an Indian later is the awesome
    mentality followed here. Die for the religion and not for the country, disrespect the principles
    of other religions is preached by the dumb religious leaders.
    You can even provoke a person to kill a person of another community in the name of religion.

8. Inflation is  becoming intolerable
    Salary is the only stagnant commodity in Indian market, the cost of anything else always keeps on
    increasing. The prices of daily food items like fruits and vegetables are touching sky.
    Survival of a common middle class man is getting tougher each day.

9. Infrastructure developments and technology advancements are at a snail's pace 
   India is developing but at a snail's pace.
   Main funding of the government goes into the programs or projects through which they can
   increase their vote bank.
   Funding for developing infrastructure, providing basic amenities and advanced technology is only
   on papers, Do these projects meet the Deadline ???????????????????

10. Unsafe country when it comes to life and health.
      India has been ranked 143rd in the global peace index out of 162 countries.    
      The main reason is the helpless Police with big bellies and even more bigger pockets, you know
      for what.
      Crime rate in India is directly proportional to Inflation rate, both love to be high even without a
      beer.
   
      In WHO rankings also India loves to hit a century, you know the love for cricket, ranked 112 out
      of 190 countries. If we consider the infant mortality rate, may be it will be better than Africa.

11. Population Saturation
      India ranks 2nd in the world when it comes to population but lags far behind when it comes
      to providing them even the basic amenities.
      If you talk about the commercial capital of India, Mumbai, it is really difficult to walk for even 10
      seconds without colliding into someone. The means of public transport like trains and buses are
      overloaded, literally giving you a feeling that the human beings are packed like animals in them.

12. You bluff me I will bluff someone else
      In US you go to any private or organisation like Bank, Insurance company or
      Financial institute, you will be responded at the right time, by the right person and with the
      right information unlike India where they will respond to your query after a long time and that too
      with half information.
   
      In India there will be always hidden charges for which you will be fighting for the rest of your
      life.

13. The government system is very unstable and slow
      There are many people in India who are enjoying even without having a birth certificate and they
       even don't care because the government also.
       Election ID cards are a good means of comedy with Rohan having sex as female,
       a dead person still eligible to vote and the most hilarious of all, cows and dogs pics on ID cards.
       Even if you apply for correction it take ages to get it done.
   
       Aadhar cards are just for fun, if you have one it's good otherwise no need to get it done.
   
       The system has lot of spider webs which needs to be cleaned.

14. Corruption is part of everyone's daily life
       In India a person can go to any limit to earn money and get his work done, the easiest way is to
       take bribe and vice versa.
       There is no system in our country where corruption is not prevalent, a truth also holds that you
       can resist it for sometime but in the end to survive you have to be part of the system.

15. Justice in India takes ages 
      Ministers, Dons and other people enjoying illegal power die after committing number of crimes in       India but still cases against them remain pending in courts.

      An Indian prefer to get beaten, humiliated or even lotted then too approach a court to get justice
      as he knows that he has to invest all his lifelong savings without surety of a justice, unbiased
      comes after that.

      

When two bloggers tie the knot.. Part I (Birth of a Blogger)

Blogosphere is full of charming women. Stunning fashion bloggers making their style statement , beautiful beauty bloggers setting the latest trends, gorgeous travel bloggers taking us around the world, cute food bloggers with their lip smacking dishes and finally those charismatic personal bloggers who can talk on love and relationship like no one else.

As a male blogger I felt it and the same would hold true when a female blogger describes the opposite sex.

My intuition says that you won't feel a need to look out of the blogosphere world to find that Miss right or Mr perfect.

Bloggers are the face of a nation. They can talk on almost every topic, are the favorite of brands and the prime attraction of any event. They are stylish, trendy, popular and of course wealthy..;)
Not to forget the huge list of followers and well wishers who consider their opinions and advices
before buying anything.

When a single blogger is so powerful, imagine what can happen when they form a couple.

Aryan, a software engineer by profession also had a passion for writing from his college days.
He used to write for his college magazine and also used to scribble any random thoughts in his personal diary.

One day while coming back from college he forgot his diary in the college library.
He called Ravi, one of his friend who lived in the college hostel to collect it.
As the diary only had some poems and short stories so he was not afraid of it being read by anyone.

Ravi was on his way to meet his gf Ria, so he took the diary along with him.
Ria always loved the articles written by Aryan in the college magazine and when she came to know
that it was his diary, she couldn't resist herself from reading few pages of it.

"Aryan, I am really sorry as I read few poems and short stories from your diary but believe it when I say that you write superbly and should start a blog soon", Ria gave him her piece of advice.

Upon getting the same compliments and advices from few of his friends, he finally thought of starting a blog which he called "From My Diary" as it was the online counterpart of his offline diary.

After blogging for 3-4  months his Marwari mind came into action and he started searching for options to monetize his blog. He lived in tier -II city where blogging was not taken seriously nor encouraged.
Also it was year 2010 and at that time social media had just started evolving as a blogger's paradise.
Blogging communities, sponsored review programs and social media campaigns were in their baby stage. The most reliable option at that time was Google Adsense which was not a difficult thing to get approved as compared to the current time.

Aryan applied for the same and got his Adsense account active in just a week.
Even after a month he only had a mere $5 in his account which was way below his expectations.

Finally he decided to involve his friends also in his strategy to fool google and make some quick bucks.
A PPT was prepared and presented in front of a group of 10 people who were friends and college mates. Google Adsense , amazon affiliate program and other sites related to PPC (Pay Per Click) world were explained in it.

A decision was taken to divide the amount earned in a ratio of 60 :40.
Each friend had to click the Ads which appeared on his blog in a judicious manner.
Aryan was going to take the bigger slice while 40% was for his friends.

The strategy worked and his blog earned a whopping $50 in the second month from google adsense which was the most important source of revenue.

But things didn't went fine the other month as one of his friend who was from world's dumbest species clicked on all the Ads on his blog every hour of the day.

Soon Aryan got a mail from Google Adsense that his account was disabled because of invalid clicks activity. He tried his best to convince the Adsense people but there policy was, "Once removed you can't become a part of it again".

In those days he also realized that his marwari mind had overpowered his creative soul and made him divert from the actual cause of starting a blog.
Finally he got back on the right track and it was a great time to be there as he also got a job in Mumbai, the city of dreams.

Aryan was excited as most of the bloggers he followed were from Mumbai and also it was the top blogging hub of India.

It was now time for him to connect to other bloggers, learn from them and excel as a blogger.
But with that, time had a lot in store for him which he was unaware of !!!!!


To be Continued in Part II (A lot can happen in a blogger's meet)

Problems faced by men carrying a forest - A humorous take

Top 5 platforms to identify Influencers for your brand - A review

You think you are a renowned social influencer who rocks the world when it comes to twitter and facebook. You have a charismatic personality on social media and tons of followers who follow your advice religiously , then here are the 5 most well-known social media influence measurement tools which will tell you how true it is.

1. Klout
    It it the pioneer of the social media influence measurement industry.
    The first company to come up with a measurement algorithm and assign a number to the people
    based on their social influence.
    The number ranges between 0 to 100, the more the better. It displays everything in form of
    presentable charts which let you know which strategies worked for you and which didn't, though
    it doesn't provide a concrete advice why your strategy failed and what should be done to rectify it.
    Klout score is the most widely accepted score across the social media influence industry.
    It is a free tool.
    Sign Up for Klout here.

2. Kred
    Unlike to Klout , Kred not only measures influence but also the outreach.
    The influence score is measured between 0 to 1000.
    Most amazing thing about Kred is the transparency they maintain while determining the
    engagement of a person on social media platforms. A person can easily understand why he
    got a particular score and how can he improve it.
    The only not so good thing about Kred is there is lot of information upfront, a bit cluttered to
    understand. It is a free tool.
    Sign Up for Kred Here.





3. Traackr
    Among all the social media influence measurement tools available in the market Traackr
    intrigues me the most.
    It combines 3 factors or I should say the 3 R's when finding and ranking influencers -
    Reach - What is the scope of each post or tweet, amount of audience covered through it.
    Resonance - The likeliness of the post, how much times is it shared or retweeted.
    Relevance - Content is the king. What different keywords are you using and how relevant they are.

    The USP of Traackr is its emphasis over quality than quantity while calculating the influence of a
    person which is worth considering.
    It is a free tool.
    Sign Up for Traackr here.

4. BuzzSumo  
    Should BuzzSumo be part of your internet marketing arsenal.
    Let's dive into to know more about it.
    You can set up content alerts through BuzzSumo which notifies you when a specific keyword is
    being mentioned, an author has become popular, a link or domain has gone viral.
    You can get notifications for different brands too.
    Apart from content alert you also get content analysis and domain comparison reports.
    Overall its a great tool which helps in cutting through the noise and providing the best
    content and top domains & influencers for a particular keyword we are searching.
    It is a free tool.
    Sign up for BuzzSumo here.

5. Blogmint
    The latest player in the market is blogmint which is one of the best platform for brands to connect
    with influencers and vice versa. I am using it from a long time and I can assure that I am a satisfied
    influencer.
    Being placed among the top influencer marketing platforms, Blogmint has becoming a leading
    influencers community. It has its own algorithm to determine the Blogscore, which is derived
    from a blog's performance, it's global benchmarking and the social influence of the blog owner.
 
    Brands post different campaigns according to their requirements and look for bloggers who are
    willing to be part of the campaign providing them the maximum global reach
    Bloggers accept the offer biding a particular amount for being part of the campaign.

    Once all the bids are done brands check for the Blogscore to determine the popularity of a blogger
    and accordingly invite the blogger to review its product.

    I have been part of many campaigns on Blogmint and had a great time connecting , earning and
    learning something new out of each campaign.
    It is free platform.
    Sign Up for Blogmint here.

Maa...Who means the world to us

A beautiful poem written by dear friend Kavita for her beloved mother.
Our mom means the world to us.
When the angel is called back by the god its becomes really difficult for the people on 
earth to live without her.

Since my childhood I lived with an angel and I call her my mom,

You are the one who turns our house into a sweet home.

Every morning you will wake me up & serve me with tea,

And then you will start working continuously like a machine.

You will make breakfast for us and run in the kitchen to make the lunch,

You will always make our favourite dishes which we loved to munch.

Until we finish our food you won't take a bite,

You will spend whole day with us and also the night.

Cleaning utensils, keeping them at place, Washing clothes and folding them,

Cleaning and dusting home, cooking food, work goes on, the list never ends.

You will accompany us for snacks and tea,

We would always have fun at dominos and CCD.

Seeing you work like this 24*7, we felt so bad,

We would force you to lie down and take rest.

Now when you lie down silently for sleep,

We pray hard for you to wake up and our heart silently weeps..

Those 33 days of pain, seeing you fight,

We would sit next to you, day or night.

Please don't give up we are always by your side,

These tears start rolling down, very difficult to hide.

How god can be so unfair to take you away from me,

Was it our mistake or already written in our destiny.

I will definitely take time to accept that you are gone,

Every  life comes to an end you have shown.

I want to live with you again, a chance I will never get,

Was I even able to pay the interest in these 33 days for your lifetime debt?

I wish there was a road to heaven for me, to come and meet you,

I will miss you at every step of my life, whatever I do.

Now we know you will never come back, even if we try hard,

You will always stay with us though far apart.

We just pray a happy and healthy life for you, wherever you go,

None can take your place in my heart, that's for sure.

If it's about you the thoughts never come to an end,

I can write a book on you, like this poem I penned.

INSTALIVELY- An app to look ahead of Periscope & Meerkat..!!

What is Instalively -:
Instalively is the first android application capable of broadcasting Live High Definition
stream on Youtube using the in-built camera on your phone. The application is designed to
work well over both 2G and 3G networks all over India.InstaLively is the first end-to-end
Live Streaming solution, available both on Mobile and the Desktop.
It rides on similar lines as that of Periscope & Meerkat.

How it Works -:
With just a flick of your thumb, InstaLively helps you broadcast the moments you wish to
share with the world around you.
It uses a technology which can LiveStream to Youtube directly from Android phone using a single click.InstaLively has also built Desktop Apps (Windows & Mac) to Live Stream from a Professional Camera.
The main USP of InstaLively is it has two live streaming modes - "Do-it-Yourself" or
"Get External Help".
In the later you get to hire a professional videographer who can look to your streaming needs
based on your location.




The Roadmap -:
InstaLively, has recently raised ($120,000) from six Angel Investors. The six Angel Investors
who have invested about 75 lakhs ($120,000) into this new venture include some well
known names such as Niraj Singh of Outbox Ventures , Mera Events, Rajan Anandan - MD,
Google India,  Amit Ranjan - Cofounder, Slide share  ,  Rajesh Sawhney - Founder,
GSF, former president of Reliance Entertainment , AECAL - German investor.

The company aims to target the global live streaming market with the fresh funding.
In the past two months, they have successfully piloted with marquee clients of the likes of Google, Mary Kom, NASSCOM for Start-ups, Nritya Bharati, GSF, Meraevents, Belgian Embassy, amongst others.




The minds behind Instalively -:
InstaLively was founded by Karthik Vaidyanath and Prakhar Khanduja in June 2014.

Karthik Vaidyanath overlooks the overall product, leads the company’s strategic direction
and fosters the culture of innovation. He possesses a keen sense of judgment and quick decisive skills.

Karthik previously cofounded a startup in the FinTech space which raised a total of
$170,000 from Investors in the US.

Before venturing into the world of startups, he was also part of the o3 Capital India
Investment Banking team based out of Mumbai.


Prakhar Khanduja takes care of the business side of the organization including strategy, operations, sales, and marketing. His diverse experience inspires him to transform the human potential and empower society to adapt technology to make future generation mobile and independent.

Prakhar is an AIESEC Alumnus and has held keen leadership positions and worked in
various international teams in the organization. After dropping out of college he took
up banking and worked with Barclays Bank PLC. Later he quit his lush corporate job to
join the founding team of Instahyre as head of business.



Instalively - The future of live streaming -:
Instalively focuses on Instant Audio/Video Digitization on low 3G bandwidths using a mobile app. The firm has broadcasted over 1000K+ minutes with 10K + viewers and recently filed a Patent in
‘Mobile Live Streaming to YouTube.’ InstaLively is bringing together the video delivery
capabilities of YouTube with the real time reach of Social Media and is bound to take the
social media landscape by storm in the coming days.
It is definitely an Indian answer to Periscope and Meerkat.