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In times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers #MondayMusings

The final words by King T'Challa at the end of the Marvel movie Black Panther is an apt reminder to a world that is increasingly choosing barriers over bridges to look beyond dominance and choose humanity.

A world that is hell-bent on 'avenging' the distant past instead of enriching the immediate future.


“Wakanda will no longer watch from the shadows. We cannot. We must not. We will work to be an example of how we as brothers and sisters on this Earth should treat each other. Now, more than eve...

Clayton Cook - The Groom Who saved a boy during his Wedding Photoshoot #WATWB

It certainly isn't something the bride expected. One moment Brittany Cook of Cambridge, Ontario was happily posing with her husband for the wedding photos and the next moment, he was dashing off and jumping into a pond!

While posing for the photographs by a park bridge, the groom Clayton Cook had noticed a child in the pond struggling to stay afloat. The child had been pushed by other children and was about to drown when Clayton reached him.

Darren Hatt, the wedding photographer, was there at t...

The Top 50 Movies of actor Mohanlal

Cop. Rowdy. Lover. Cad. Don. Common man. Bullock-cart Driver. Casino owner. Killer. Dancer. Doctor. Mental patient. Awaiting the death penalty. Alzheimers. Bed-ridden. Carnatic singer.
In real life : Actor. Singer. Producer. Padma Shri. Superstar. Icon. Lieutanant Colonel. Six Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor. Four National Film Awards. Over 300 films. 
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair. Mohanlal.


Unlike a Bollywood superstar's 'Top movies' list, making a list for actors of Malayalam...

Guest post - Five Television shows I recommend!

Hello everyone! This is Zainab here & I blog at Slimexpectations.com.
I would like to thank Dr Roshan for giving me the opportunity for the guest post. I usually write about fitness, lifestyle & tv shows at times.

I have been a fan of tv shows for the longest time, and if you ever want to chat on it, then I’m your girl! Today, I’m going to list a show from each genre. It could be old or new - but I promise it will hook you!



Here are my 5 TV shows to watch:

Friends Yes yes, I know you...

Book Review: The Vengeance of Indra by Shatrujeet Nath

Book : The Vengeance of Indra
Author : Shatrujeet Nath
Pages :376
Publishers : Jaico
Formats available: Paperback / Kindle

The Vengeance of Indra forms Book Three of the 'Guardians of the Halahala' series by author Shatrujeet Nath. In my opinion, this series is one of the best by an Indian author in terms of blending historical fiction, mythology and pure adrenaline-packed action together.

Recap:The deadly Halahala weapon - created from the same poison that Lord Shiva had swallowed during the churn...

Book Review: Padmavati by Sutapa Basu

Book : Padmavati : The Queen Tells Her Own Story
Author : Sutapa Basu
Pages : 300
Publishers : Readomania
Formats available: Paperback / Kindle

Predating the release of the controversial Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie 'Padmaavat' that had a whole nation debating the significance of the story behind the making of the movie rather than the movie itself, the book Padmavati itself focuses on two voices set in different eras -
a) Mrinalini the journalist who in the present day seeks to discover whether the...

It Costs Zero to be Kind... but it's worth a Million #AtoZChallenge

All month, I have been focusing on individual feats of kindness by one person in each post. Today, as the A to Z Challenge comes to an end, I find I want to share more. I want to show you so many ways that kindness exists in this world. And the best part - It costs you nothing to be kind. Nothing.

It costs you ZERO to be kind. But it is worth a million to the recipient of your kind deeds.

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When bride-to-be Elise Boissonneault lost all her possessions to a raging wildfire including her wedd...

The Unprecedented Sacrifice of Keri Young #AtoZChallenge

“We said hello and goodbye to our sweet Eva yesterday. She was so perfect in her own little way.”
It was perhaps one of the most heartbreaking status messages one could expect to see on Facebook. Keri Young and her husband were overjoyed when they found out they were going to have a baby. But the happiness soon turned to sorrow when an ultrasound scan done at 19 weeks revealed that the child had anencephaly, a condition where the baby is born without a portion of its brain, making it impossibl...

Kindness Trumps Xenophobia #AtoZChallenge #WATWB

How do you fight something with the potential for so much hatred as xenophobia (a prejudice against people of other countries) and religious discrimination? With knives and blades? No. You do it with simple gestures of kindness.

Across the world, millions of men, women and children do it everyday with simple acts. They showcase the ACTUAL best of their race and religion with genuine acts of compassion towards those in need.

Here are just 10 of them.


The International Community School in Atlanta...

Security guard Freddie Wieczorek's Royal Gesture #AtoZChallenge

Retired after 35 years in the German Navy, Freddie Wieczorek was driving his wife nuts at home, constantly bickering, changing tv channels and wondering whether it was lunch time yet. Annoyed, his wife gave him two options - get a part time job or a divorce! (She probably takes credit for her husband's fame now, I imagine.)

Wieczorek eventually got a job as a security guard at Walt Disney World in Florida. While his main job involved checking the bags of people entering Magic Kingdom, it was t...