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**About me :** * [M]25 years old. * Currently unemployed for 4.5 months. * 2019 pass out with bachelor's in computer science engg. * Almost 2 years IT experience (software developer) * Hobbies : Working out, cooking * Good at cooking (only for myself though) * Have a decent physique (been working out for 5+ years now) * Great at communicating with people, but don't like to do too much of it. **My thoughts :** 1. I have worked for some XYZ IT company, pretty decent pay, the environment was okayish, people were kinda dead, very work centric, work pressure was there, I couldn't pace myself, always had to rush, didn't like the idea of SCRUM (daily meetings) every single day, didn't like having too many stakeholders (team lead, manager etc) judging/commenting on stuff time to time, work life balance was shit. 2. Even though I did CS & kinda liked coding in college, I didn't like it anymore after my experience in corporate, felt too monotonous & boring. I'm kinda afraid of getting back to it too, honestly speaking, I'm not that great at it too, I'm just decent, would ask around, read up, understand, try & get things done. 3. Working out has been my hobby for a while now, I came across this organisation called FITTR, I liked the idea of being a COACH (online personal trainer), like being in control of your life, being active on social media, working with clients online, having time for yourself etc. 4. I don't like continuous meetings, sitting at computer all day (for office work), sometimes till late, I hope you understand what direction I speak in (typical IT thoughts) **My query :** 1. I don't know how scalable being a coach is. 2. I don't really know how will I like handling people every day (but I know I'm great with people). 3. I tried to be clear about my character & my personality, so what do you guys think about my decision? 4. What are your thoughts about fitness as a career? 5. What are your thoughts/advice about my career as I'm really confused currently? 6. I want to go abroad, probably US, but I don't know how much fitness as a career would help as compared to IT as a career.

I(25m) am thinking about writing articles for some entities. I have seen many posts in online forum and wants to know how the process actually works, which place to apply for and how they are going to pay me and what amount they will pay me? I have never worked so I am really nervous about all this, but I want to start my career at least in some way possible and start earning. Thanks

Hello there, Obvious Throwaway account. For the sake of anonymity and whatnot. I understand this post could draw some confusion but i am just looking for a proper answer. I am M(28). I am a BCA graduate from 2017 and i am doing MCA from ignou(Not completed yet), along with my job in the previous company. I recently signed up for a 1year PGDCA from Ignou because the subjects are similar and i want to show16 years of education on paper So, up until recently i worked in a different MNC. I quit a few days ago given that it was a BPO and i was hired for emails but i was asked to take customer calls upon training. Owing to my good English skills, etc. I was ok with this for some months as i wanted to quit and study more to try for development roles but the pandemic put a stop to my plans and the situation around me was such that i couldn't muster the courage to. Then management changed and i was put under a lot of stress and i developed anxiety over taking calls. Add night shifts to this and constant BPO environment, i got sidetracked. I have 2.5 years of experience total at this point. Thats a bit about me. I was offered Vacinnation by my company and i missed covidshield by a week(not due to any fault of mine) and ended up with covaxin. I got a second dose on the 28th of july and i was ok soon after. Last night i read the covaxin wasn't approved by WHO and it is still under a approval list. I can't travel abroad or plan anything of the sort because of this now. My plans to go abroad are to study. I have plans on changing my registered number and taking a fresh 2 doses of covidshield from maybe Jan 2022. Just want to know or if anyone can suggest if this is safe to do. or if anyone has done it for their personal reasons like study abroad. As Covidshield is widely accepted and even with 2 doses of covaxin you are still considered unvaccinated abroad. So no flying international for you. Any suggestions/pointers welcome.

As we all know laptop have become more costlier in the span of last 6-7 months. An average i3 10th gen laptop is costing 4-5k extra. Is there any way to purchase laptop directly from the importer so that I dont have to pay dealer and retailer commission?

Done with school this year , and ready to start a new chapter of my life. But, I have so many books! Notebooks, textbooks, books from coaching class- they’ve taken up a lot of space in my room and I was wondering if there are any organizations (in Bangalore) that I can donate to. I was initially planning to give away most of my books to my school library, but they aren’t accepting anything right now. Please help!

What could be the reason for Indians being so corrupt? Is it due to a fractured value system, lack of real education or the unwillingness to break free from the old world of traditions and systems? Is this a social or a psychological problem?

It's kind of embarassing that I dunno about this much and don't yet wanna tell my dad (and his ca) that I've left the job . So, can anyone here help me with some queries? I've left my last month and my income for this year (counting from April 1, 2021) is less than 2.5L. I've PAN card and one savings account at the moment with some Mutual funds by dad and some savings by me. Am I required to file income tax returns? Can any ca or someone thoroughly informed about this help me out in dm?

So in last week of july , my RAM Stopped working. I mailed corsair support for a RMA . They didn't respond for 3 weeks "maybe cause of covid they have limited staff". this was their initial mail \*\*We have received your help request and routed it to the appropriate department that can best assist you. Your ticket number is (2004\*\*\*\*\*\*). \[ Usually, a support representative will respond to your ticket within 3 to 4 business days, if not sooner. However, our volume has increased exponentially during COVID-19. Furthermore, during the Summer of 2021 there will be occasional delays in response time. We apologize in advance\] **So after a week later** , I finally got my RMA approved. This was the location for the RMA DROP , it's in GURUWAR PETH [Address in Pune](https://i.imgur.com/2CUiN16.jpg) ​ 1. After RMA confirmation , visit the provided RMA hub 2. submit your defective product , fill the form provide EMAIL & Phone number. 3. They do require Original BILL/Invoice of purchase. 4. They will provide you a RMA receipt . 5. you will get a confirmation mail from kaizeninfoserve with a tracking link. 6. It takes approximately 3-4 week for your RMA to arrive , they'll call/mail you when it is ready to collect ! 7. they will require the RMA submission receipt. 8. You will get an OPT on your registered EMAIL ID , and then you can collect your product. \*CORSAIR has a LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY FOR **RAM .** No questions or diagnosis info was required for getting my RMA. Its sad that they don't provide home delivery , cause MY AMD processor was delivered at my doorstep after RMA .Kinda Inconvenient.

I took the J&J single shot in the US back in January. Now im back in India and need to get vaccinated again because local authorities aren’t recognizing the US CDC certificate. Can I go ahead and take covishield. My local doctor has no idea about it. Anyone has a similar problem?

This is a highly unpopular opinion, I know people love privacy. But I think Indians need to be under constant watch otherwise they will not improve. Ideally this should be temporary but history shows once the government gets power they rarely give it up. But honestly I don't see another way. Indian people have no fear! They think they can get away with anything. The majority of people don't give a shit about rules. - I have a 45 min commute every day each way and I see around 75% people are on the phone. Either texting or calling and not even paying attention. They have no fear. If they see a cop they lower the phone for 5 seconds.  In my city once they put traffic cameras everywhere things started changing. Earlier, nobody used to stop at red light. Now 95% people are following the rules. This is because there is a big fine for not following the rules.  - If a serious crime is committed, wouldn't you want it captured so it is easier to find the culprit and have proper evidence? When the delhi rapes happened, everyone rightly wanted justice, but without any cameras/witness how is police supposed to find anyone? This is the same debate USA had after 9/11. To stop terror their congress followed up with the patriate act. People might not realize it, but after 9/11 USA become a surveillance state. Snowden leaks showed how much NSA is spying! I am sure India is doing similar stuff already. But in this post, i am talking more about local surveillance (Traffic cams, littering fines, spitting in public, etc) What do you guys think is the solution to get people to follow rules if not fear of the consequence of not following? I do not think our mindset will change on its own. India has an overpopulation problem. We need to become a proper developed country. And for that to happen, we need to progress. The only way to get people to obey the rules is to give an incentive

I got a text saying that I got my second vaccine shot, but I was chilling at home! I had no OTP sent, I hadn't even booked my 2nd slot.. What now? Is this how vaccination drive being done in such fast rate?

I'm from Bangalore, seems like most people know atleast 3-4 here. What is it like where you're from? [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/pqf8eh)

Is there any way to use paypal the way it was intended,can recieve payments on new and any account.....I was selling some discord currency and I couldn't get the money on paypal and it requires me to turn it into a business account.Any way to skip that?if not,any alternative to get payment from countries outside india

Hi everyone!!! I am looking for someone who is selling their old (good working condition) electric guitar. Preferably fender squier or cort (beginner models). My budget is around 7k. Possible locations from where I can pickup are Jaipur, Delhi, Gurgaon. Even if you are not from these places, pls text we can discuss further. Thanks!

Since I was little kid I have this weird thought stuck in my head. I just cant be myself around humans. I guess this is due to trauma I experienced early in my childhood. Also I was bullied regularly during my schooling. These events have definitely ruined how I connect with people. I am 26 now, unemployed, social anxiety to the roof. I just cant even leave house, cant even make proper eye contact. This is not how I envisioned myself at 26 wtf is wrong with me.

So, what is r/India watching of late? Watched any premieres yesterday? Loved any movie that you saw recently and are dying to discuss it? Discovered any new series lately? Well, this is your space. Go crazy! This is not just limited to Hollywood/Bollywood, nor to any particular language. Feel free to share short films, or podcasts of your choice, too, and ask for recommendations for what to watch! **Movies and Shows Thread is posted every two weeks on Saturday mornings |** [**Old Threads**](https://reddit.com/r/india/search?q=Movies+thread+discussion+&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&t=all) https://preview.redd.it/e3cqi5nuw8n61.png?width=1487&format=png&auto=webp&s=c6623226acf7856bb5a61313af7bec382c8525f1

I've always been alright in studies. I got a decent score in my 10th board exams (80%+), but something terrible happened with me just a few days before my 12th board exams so i completely bombed it. Got 59.2 percent overall and just 49.2% in pcm. I'm doing btech from a private engineering college and I'm in 2nd year right now. The cgpa of my 1st year was decent as well(8.5+) so I was wondering if my 12th marks will affect my chances to sit in a lot of placement exams, even if i keep a decent cgpa all throughout my degree. my_qualifications: 10th from icse, 12th from ISC. Please help.

Some context for this question - I've been married to my wife for a year, we were dating for 4 years before that. Her parents are Indian immigrants from Kerala. I'm the other hand, I'm an American, and although my mom's side is Filipino, I'm a couple generations out. A constant point of strife in our relationship is how she tells to do things instead of asking. As an example: recently, I started working on an art project for her which would involve me using a razor blade often. Because I'm clumsy, she told me to get a tetanus shot. Her words were something like "hey, go get a tetanus shot". To me, this felt like I had no room for discussion, she just decided that i had to go do this. If the same scenario happened to my parents, my mom would tell my dad something like "you should get a tetanus shot" or "could you get a tetanus shot?" - something that seems like it has room for discussion. We've argued about this quite a bit in our 5 years together, because her telling me things makes me feel like she has decided it for me, while she says that it is her trying to open the conversation. We realized recently that her parents talk like this to one another, they never ask each other to do things, just tell each other to do things. While my parents, outside of the occasional demand, would ask each other for favors. So... Is this normal? Is this just a difference in how we were raised, and we need to figure out how to work with it? EDIT: I think I should also mention, her family's native language is Malayalam.

My friend got married in 2016 and in 2019 he had his daughter, around that time only he got an onsite project and went to Canada when he came back, he was suggested by his parents to do a paternity test because daughter was missing family scar. After hesitation he finally went for it and report shows that there is only 1% chance he could be her father. This almost broke him, he is considering to divorcing her and have zero contact with that kid, but he is afraid if he divorce her she would drag him to court for child support and alimony. Which he don't want to pay, can anyone suggest something.

Arguing with a bunch of knuckle dragging anti-vaxers and they keep saying India cut their cases and deaths by using hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin in hospitals across the country, is there any truth to it?

A T.Y BBA student here. So, I won't say I'm exactly a top scorer, but I have maintained an average grade of 8.0 through my First and Second year. I used to get straight A's, and sometimes B+ and rarely B, in offline tests. I believe in honest work, and hate to rely on cheating, and see tests as a method to prove my capability. That's my code, and I live by it. The course I'm enrolled in, unlike 6 semesters over a period of 3 years, we have 12 terms (3 tests and one Internship every year). For each subject, it's 25 Mks. for Projects (group, *vomits*) and 25 Mks. for Term End Exams. It's our Term 9, as of now. We had online tests for the second year due to Covid, and as online tests go, we know how credible they are. I kinda f***d up a few subjects (Indian Political Environment (IPE) and Banking) in Term-8. Straight B's and 7/25 (tests) for both subjects. All thanks to project marks, which saved my butt from flunking the tests. While it was a same situation for IPE. Even the dumbest idiots, who barely attend classes have scored A's in the Banking subject. These few days have been a downer for me, and I don't think my efforts deserve those grades. If it was me just not being prepared, I would've gotten less grades for every other subject. But I've done well in other subjects. I tried inquiring the visiting faculty for IPE, but he's like "we can't revaluate. You should've done better" Crap. I've given up arguing with him as he's teaching us another subject this term, and I don't want to get hostile with him. So folks, I'm somewhat confused rn. Should I consult with my Class mentor, or do I give up and and save myself from going through futile efforts of convincing my colleges rock-headed faculty?

I know that suhagra is the best option for getting viagra in india but every chemist or pharmacy that I go to either get awkward and say they don't have it or tell me it's only prescription basis. Also I realised it's a v awkward thing to ask so any suggestions on that would be really helpful too. I'm 23 I don't "NEED" suhagra but I've been wanting to try it since quite some time and in small doses (half a tab - 25g), I've only heard good things about it. My erections are decent and sometimes I also get v hard but I'm going to be spending a night with my girl after a long time of both of us not being able to meet due to work so I want to make the night extremely fun for the both of us. Any advice is appreciated thank you!

Please share any experiences you have or have heard of from others. Also what do you think of online personal training / online coach as a profession in India? Any experiences are hugely welcome <3

Tweet by Dr. RS Sharma - [https://twitter.com/rssharma3/status/1438757924621352967](https://twitter.com/rssharma3/status/1438757924621352967) says ticker is "near real-time". I don't understand why the vaccination count is still incrementing? At 18-Sep-2021 01:51, count is **2,51,35,840**, check for yourself on your own at - [https://www.cowin.gov.in/](https://www.cowin.gov.in/), and comment the latest count that you see. Aadhi raat ko kon vaccination kara raha hai.!?? Or kon kar raha hai.!!? Can we even trust this data? Whole day, twitter community was rejoicing quoting the vaccination count from here.!! Pata nahi kya hi chal raha hai.!!! Can anyone explain?

I am in search of a co-founder and Some technical talent, While there are many people on r/startups , most of them are focused on western markets. I know there is r/indianstartups but why isn't anyone active on it? It would really help for both recruiters and job seekers to get in touch.

Hello My fellow people of Reddit, I need your advice. I am 22 year old guy who completed his graduation in Arts, I graduated last year and gave a lot of MBA entrance exams but got no luck. I have few questions for you and I will be glad if someone could answer them for me. 1. Is MBA worth doing from an average institute or I should only look for top colleges. 2. I am thinking of doing MBA in Marketing if anyone who has done it could you please tell me how is the marketing scene do we start from sales job then progress or how is the hierarchy in the corporate. It's a rookie and naive question but please bear with me. 3. MBA from India or Abroad? If abroad then which institutes should I look for? Keeping in the mind the return of cost. 4. If I don't do MBA is there anyway else I can do. I am a creative person who is funny too and feel that I can do anything which does not have math in it. My main reason for doing an MBA is to get a job and help my family. I have already wasted a year in preparation and did not clear my exams. So I am currently not sure about how will I figure things out in my life. Any advice will be appreciated.

I'm looking to buy a new pair of headphones that deliver decent sound quality(I'm not a huge audiophile). The AKG earphones I got from my galaxy s8 was the one I had been using since I bought that phone about 4 years ago. It stopped working last week due to eventual wear and tear :( . I've been saving up to get galaxy buds pro or any other good over ear headphones. Lately, boAt has caught my attention, and the prices are surprisingly low. I've searched for YouTube reviews but I couldn't find any credible ones. What intimidates me is that they've got Karthik Aryan and all those people for their branding and they look way too amazing for headphones of that price point. So if anyone here has used boAt headphones, please tell me how they sound, so that I can get one as soon as possible.

Okay, I am not sure if this is the place to ask this but I am a 19[M] currently living in Delhi and have just completed my 12th and wanna have a job in HR department. I looked around google and it usually shows something about 2-3 lakh per annum for starters. Now I have absolutely no idea if this would be a good salary as my family is facing some extremely severe financial crisis and I kinda just wanna get an idea whether salaries that are 2-3 lakh per annum enough for someone to support a family of four people (Parents, sister and me). If this is the wrong subreddit to ask please let me know where can I get some guidance regarding this.

If the opposition somehow manages to get a majority and now they have to form a coalition government. Would you be happy if out of all the other coalition leaders they all decided to support Uddhav Thackeray ad the PM. And if not him then who and why that person. I personally thing Uddhav Thackeray will be better than others and sorry mamta fanbois but she doesn't seem to be a nice person to me for some reason she seems too toxic. NOTE : we're not talking about wether they'll win or not, or if anyone will even support Uddhav Thackeray we're talking about what if this happens.

Hi Folks, Wanted to know if there are any trustworthy Italian marble vendors in Kishangarh Don't want to get cheated. Hope someone can help soon Thanks

I'm looking to buy a non mechanical, high quality wireless keyboard that works well with macos. I did check the Logitech MX keys keyboard, but it's a little too overpriced in India. Any suggestions? Budget is below 7k.

I'm starting a new remote job in latvia. How much tax will I have to pay? Dtaa agreement states 10% of gross amount to be paid in latvia. Is that all of it? Or I'll have to still pay tax according to Indian tax system and I would just get tax credit for that 10%?

Drunk, shall keep it 'brief', and streaming : Early 30s, graduated about a decade ago, engineer, wasted years supposedly writing UPSC civil services, wasn't intellectually tough at all but I wasn't disciplined, and grew to have a dislike for the job itself, have read a fair bit that had nothing to do with the syllabus. Along the way managed to get a freelance gig related to the exam itself, so that kinda kept me tethered to the stupid process year after year until this year when I finally snapped looking at the state I had left my own folks and my career in. Was almost yanked away from continuing the same shit with the state exams by good friends, and advised to go for a tech job as the market for tech jobs is 'hot'. Have never lacked confidence that I can do most any mental work decent enough if only I could chain the self destructive demon within. With this bravado never fell into severe depression even though have developed some debilitating physical conditions related to stress. Jumped headlong into the plan and landed an interview, went through a hectic flurry of a week where I overpromised on my resume, scrambled to cover what I could, and somehow managed to sail through; guess it's some help for socially anxious folks when interviews are remote. After long years, it seems the worm has turned. Now, my dilemma is this : I tend to view the world in black and white, good and bad, part of the reason why I began to dislike the exam. So, as per advise given to me, I projected my experience as related to technology, which it isn't. It's just that I can learn the tech fast. But, apparently no recruiter would have touched my resume with a barge pole if I'd been fully truthful regardless of the skills I brought. Was in a desperate situation so I played along and now the job is mine, i've been told the bgv is weak at startups. Pardon the long ramble I'm really buzzed now, if any good folk could help me think through these pinpricks, I'd sleep well tonight : 1). I plan to work here for a year, then apply to other firms but with a truthful profile; is this sensible? Would this mischief be a liability post that, especially if I end up applying for some firm outside India? 2). Workplace tips to bullshit when in a sticky situation, though I think I'll manage to learn the ropes that justify my projected experience fast. 3). I'm told job hopping to bump salaries is necessary now to salvage some of those missed years. I've got 2 years to go to marriage I'm assuming. So, with a tech related CTC of 17 LPA, what is an achievable target 24 months from now? I'm a total noob in these matters so it helps me to think in terms of targets. 4). I can't take bullshit from folks, but since I'm the underdog here, I'd have to learn to zip it and suck up to company bureaucracies, any tips though I feel as an old 'fresher' this isn't going to be very difficult? 5). Now that the deed is done, and my ethical self image has been dented, what is the worst a firm can do if a bgv is indeed properly done, shall there be legal liability or only monetary penalty? There's lots more but I've bored myself, apologies and thanks to those who had to go through the whole thing. Feel better having written this.

My first pick was asus tuf a15 (2021) r7 4600h with RTX 3050 but since price got increased by 2k my ming got changed. Now i am confused between asus tuf dash f15 intel i3 11300h with RTX 3050 but am skeptical cause it's Quad Core CPU with no web cam and lacks full size keyboard too compared to TUF a15 and also free windows 11 upgrade. i am confused please if anyone own these laptops help me decide. links to both laptop https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09D9X189N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_2B0JBT9X1ERQPQ606GJE https://www.amazon.in/dp/B096KWK1DB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_A7J3T066S0W6HJ7E1WJQ

I used to use yt family subscription but for some reason the payment got declined and when i try to renew it, it says "the subscription option is temporary unavailable" can anyone suggest what could be wrong or how to solve it, will really appreciate it. ​ Pic - https://preview.redd.it/u2v2vkh0n3o71.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=296809ee6578572a73fd1ff7256f0237b254a750

Connecting company insiders With job seekers for career guidance & Job etc I have an idea job seekers can connect with professionals over anonymous 30-minute phone calls, where they can conduct mock interviews or fix-up their resumes. Insiders, who are paid by The customers, can give the honest truth about what it’s like to work in finance, a sort-of real-life Glassdoor. Getting into Investment banking also. Getting into Facebook, Google, Microsoft, DeepMind etc dream for engineering graduates. If anyone interested please let me know, for opportunities in India. 25% commission is the revenue model . 1. Need to create an interface for inside Industry experts and job seekers / students 2. It's a market place just like Amazon Job candidates can book Mock Interviews Resume reviews/help Insights from company insiders via 1 on 1 video calls Mentorship for career My mission is to make the best job access to everyone( no biases on references, top League college network etc), making the hiring process more transparent and meritocratic. Ex:- Guy from Local engineering college in tier-4 city in India, with guidance from experts in companies like Google, Facebook can land up in dream job. They can guide him from skill development, Resume, presentation, marketing, networking etc 3. We need an expert insider to log in - just like Amazon, 4. Job seeker will select him based on company, Reviews & Recommendations, Education, experience on other parameters 5. Calendar syncing, booking a call, payment gateway 6. We are targeting celebrity influencers first on LinkedIn and Twitter Just like https://coldemailwizard.gumroad.com/ Experts post about their availability on social profiles, automatically their existing follower's fans join, we can reach the masses. 7. For jobseekers We can give the first call free by referral mechanism We can tie up colleges and groups 8. Let's do a beta launch Let's make it great - multiple iterations after taking constant feedback. 9. Then we can scale I’m looking for non technical cofounder with Good investment banking contacts, I want to leverage his credentials for the beta launch

It is meant for consumption in India, don't necessarily want to view the content in the US. I just want to pay for it using my cards in the US. When I visit disney+hotstar's India website it redirects to the US website. Please let me know if there's a way or something that I can try.

Connecting company insiders With job seekers for career guidance & Job etc, looking for co founder - IB experience Connecting company insiders With job seekers for career guidance & Job etc I have an idea job seekers can connect with professionals over anonymous 30-minute phone calls, where they can conduct mock interviews or fix-up their resumes. Insiders, who are paid by The customers, can give the honest truth about what it’s like to work in finance, a sort-of real-life Glassdoor. Getting into Investment banking also. Getting into Facebook, Google, Microsoft, DeepMind etc dream for engineering graduates. If anyone interested please let me know, for opportunities in India. 25% commission is the revenue model . 1. Need to create an interface for inside Industry experts and job seekers / students 2. It's a market place just like Amazon Job candidates can book Mock Interviews Resume reviews/help Insights from company insiders via 1 on 1 video calls Mentorship for career My mission is to make the best job access to everyone( no biases on references, top League college network etc), making the hiring process more transparent and meritocratic. Ex:- Guy from Local engineering college in tier-4 city in India, with guidance from experts in companies like Google, Facebook can land up in dream job. They can guide him from skill development, Resume, presentation, marketing, networking etc 3. We need an expert insider to log in - just like Amazon, 4. Job seeker will select him based on company, Reviews & Recommendations, Education, experience on other parameters 5. Calendar syncing, booking a call, payment gateway 6. We are targeting celebrity influencers first on LinkedIn and Twitter Just like https://coldemailwizard.gumroad.com/ Experts post about their availability on social profiles, automatically their existing follower's fans join, we can reach the masses. 7. For jobseekers We can give the first call free by referral mechanism We can tie up colleges and groups 8. Let's do a beta launch Let's make it great - multiple iterations after taking constant feedback. 9. Then we can scale I’m looking for non technical cofounder with Good investment banking contacts, I want to leverage his credentials for the beta launch

I hope this is the appropriate subreddit to ask this question but I need help with something, there’s this Indian movie that I used to watch when I was younger and I wanna remember its name, I only remember a few details. So the movie had a really popular Indian actress Like Shraddha Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra etc and also a really popular Indian actor they were both very famous. I remember a few scenes from the movie were both of them were in a car driving in a city, the girl was driving the car (it belonged to her) and her car had so many random belongings of the girl like soooo much stuff like her makeup etc just so many random things she owned, I don’t remember much from it but I thing the car part makes the movie kinda special like I’m sure this would help any of you know what I’m talking about?? Thank u sm

I have a one plus 5t which stopped working years back when it got drenched in water. I tried to get it repaired to see if it can work but all the places I tried said it doesn't even turn on whatever I try. Is it possible to recover data from a phone in that condition? Has anyone successfully done something like that? Any pointers would be great.

[Neeraj Chopra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neeraj_Chopra) made history when he became first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics in javelin throw. Chopra won the gold medal in the final on 7th August with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt making it India's 2nd only gold medal in individual sports. He's also the second-ranked athlete internationally in the men's javelin throw. [Reddit Talk](https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/19/22391875/reddit-talk-clubhouse-social-audio) is a new way to host AMAs and Q&As that is being rolled out across the website. As part of this, Neeraj Chopra will be doing a Reddit Talk AMA on Sunday, 19th September at 8:30 PM IST • 11am ET • 8am PT. If you have advance questions for him, feel free to use this post to submit them in the comments below and we may ask them to him. Or, you can wait till the event and ask him directly. https://preview.redd.it/fhc9jts7i3o71.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=1d1d5ef3b2abe65cd60155794226205fcf2006e8 Reddit Talk's format is a live voice-chat forum, similar to Clubhouse, meaning that listeners can listen to the speaker and ask them questions directly. **To participate in the Reddit Talk you'll need to have the latest update of the official Reddit mobile app installed on your phone**. At the above starting time, just visit this subreddit using the official app and you'll see a notification that the live event is ongoing. Only mobile users can join a Reddit Talk. Download reddit for [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reddit.frontpage) / [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reddit/id1064216828). **Talk has started.** **Download reddit for** [**Android**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reddit.frontpage) **/** [**iOS**](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reddit/id1064216828) **and join using** [**https://reddit.com/talk/235165de-2633-4fb5-9019-8985d78cc708**](https://reddit.com/talk/235165de-2633-4fb5-9019-8985d78cc708)

Hey folks. Wanted your suggestion for honeymoon locations for Indians. My budget is 80k for both all inclusive. (okay with pushing by another 20k if it's worth). Planning to go in the month of December. As to what we both like, I'm listing a few points below - Someplace cool, laid back, good views ( beach, mountain or greenery). Want the place to be touristy and friendly. If the hotel is good wouldn't mind staying in the room for 60% of the time. I'm thinking of going for 5-7 days incl travel. And stay in 2 or 3 hotels / resorts. Few places that I've though of - Bali, Indonesia, Sri lanka, Andaman nicobar, Maldives, Dubai. Edit : formatting

I want to know how safe it’s to live in Gurgaon. Consider I’ll be living in a PG. How’s the neighbourhoods and everything there?

I’ve never tried any of those till date. When I go online and check the effects and story, it kinds of makes me fear trying it, but I really wanna give it a try this new year’s eve, hence, I’m looking forward to hearing some real experiences you guys had tripping on either of those.

Hi, I will be boarding my first flight(IndiGo) after 2 years. Considering my previous flight was in pre-Covid times, I had two questions: (1) Are you still allowed to carry your own snacks aboard flights? Imo airline snacks(especially IndiGo ones) are just not worth the money. (2)I will be travelling from Mumbai to Kolkata via Hyderabad. Now, West Bengal government states that passengers who are fully(single-dose) vaccinated need not carry an RT-PCR test. However, this rule doesn't apply to passengers travelling from Mumbai, Pune and Chennai. I am confused whether to carry an RTPCR test or not because even though my origin is Mumbai, I will be travelling to Kolkata from Hyderabad. It will be great if anyone previously in a similar situation shares their experience.

Is it just laziness? Drug abuse? Alcoholism? "Being bad with money"? Job market saturation? I'm curious to hear opinions.

I want to know does a service like Patreon or Buymeacoffee is legal in India? If started in India.

Im facing hair fall problem. Before writing here, I applied vitamin e + coconut oil and onion juice on my hair but nothing works. What you do to prevent hair fall?

Bhakts were orgasming when some Eastern European countries said they were OK with visitors with Covishield vaccinations done. Madar Poonawaala also made some noise by saying they will get Covidshield approved by EMA. What is the stance of EU countries on Indian visitors vaccinated with Covishield?

I am from a middle-class in a small town in India. Ever since I've started working professionally, I made good money, and we are considered rich now. My family still live by their old living standards. Very simple life, more or less. I tried to convince them to live more comfortably since we have money, but they never agreed. I eventually gave up. But what makes me really sad is how much they neglect their health. My sister was having some health problem from an year. She kept mostly ignoring it and visiting cheap and not so good doctors. The result is her health problems are very much bad now, and there is a possibility that she might need a small operation for sinus in near future. I kept begging them over the year to see a good doctor in Delhi, but they never agreed because of the cost of doctors. Now I am feeling very sad and angry that that the issue became so big. We are not that poor anymore that we can't afford a good doctor. I doubt their mentality is changed even today now. What should I do?

Any advice in any area whether education, relationships, financial, social, or any other advice or experience you have you want to share that can be helpful!

I was born deaf in one ear and have tinnitus in other ear. My ENT Doctor says I might go deaf in a few years if not months. I'm not anxious about it since I'm mentally prepared for when that day comes. That's it

I've been looking for a good therapist, but when I look up I just find weird ads and the ones with strange reviews. I'm fine with online therapy as well. This will be my first time, and I could really use some help. Any suggestions on where to find one? Any app/place to go? I'd appreciate that. Ones that aren't super expensive would be preferred.

Anyone travelled to India recently (after Sept 3rd) from the US on "direct flights" with negative RT-PCR report? Are there mandatory home quarantine requirements in Delhi / Mumbai / Kolkata? Or is there only a general self monitoring advisory for 14 days?

So backstory, I'm a millennial, born in 90s. We go to this coffee shop everyday and there are bunch of other groups as well. One group gives up company very often so we had a discussion yesterday and came to know they're 15-16 yo, they looked way older, like our age 25-26.

My list : Shukran Allah, Labb Par Aaye, Garaj Garaj, Arziyan, Matkar Maya ko Ahankar, Chidiya, Namo Namo, Mitwa, Iktara (by Amit Trivedi), Dil Beparvah, Ghar More Pardesiya. I would like to extend my list ;)

Hi, I’d like to hear about Indian culture that the west has copied but hasn’t credited India with, example is like Martin Luther King stating he had been influenced by Gandhi but people in the US don’t usually know that.

Hi all, I've a complicated case of a lost Indian passport. I've work permit from the UK and lost my passport on a leisure trip to Greece. I flew to India on an emergency certificate issued by the Indian consulate in Athens. Then I filed for re-issuing of passport at Pune RPO. Today I enquired with the Greek police and they said they found my passport. My question is this: is it possible to cancel my passport application and re-enable my old passport? I asked both the Indian consulate and Pune RPO and got distinct answers: 1. Pune RPO: Yes, cancel your current application. Provide us with all the proof. Bring your old passport to our office and we will enable it again. 2. Indian consulate: No you already surrendered your passport. Don't dare to travel on it again. It is illegal. Pune RPO doesn't know what it is talking of Has anyone been through a similar experience? Who will be the right person to ask such a question? I'm completely running blind on how to proceed with my application, not just this particular scenario. The timeline given in 2-3 months, but I've to return back to the UK ASAP or risk my work permit. I'll be grateful if you guys have any suggestions to fast track the process..

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The Court has now listed these cases for final hearing on October 27, 2021. ## Background On February 25, 2021, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified the [**Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021**](https://www.meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Intermediary_Guidelines_and_Digital_Media_Ethics_Code_Rules-2021.pdf) (‘**IT Rules/the Rules’**). We have provided a [**deep dive analysis**](https://internetfreedom.in/intermediaries-rules-2021/) of IT Rules, where we have pointed out how the Rules are unconstitutional, undemocratic and how they fundamentally change the experience of Indians on the internet. As a recap, Part-I of the Rules provides the definition clause. Part-II regulates intermediaries such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter and imposes upon them the due diligence obligations such as the obligation to identify the ‘originator’ of a message or the obligation to deploy technology-based measures to identify and flag unlawful information proactively. Rule 3 imposes obligations related to content moderation on the social media platforms. Rule 7 threatens that if an intermediary fails to comply with its obligations, it shall be liable for punishment under any law in force, including the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Part-III of the Rules regulates publishers of news and current affairs content (**Digital News Media**) and publishers of online curated content (**OTT platforms**). Rule 9(1), which is contained in Part-III of the Rules, requires Digital News Media and OTT platforms to adhere to a Code of Ethics laid down in the Appendix annexed to the Rules. Rule 9(3) provides a three-tier grievance redressal mechanism that allows anyone to raise a complaint if Digital News Media/OTT platforms do not comply with the Code of Ethics. At the top of the 3-tier structure is an Inter-Departmental Committee that consists only of bureaucrats working for the central government. This committee recommend MIB to, amongst other things, warn, censure, admonish or reprimand the publisher, and even delete or modify content! ## T.M. Krishna challenged the Rules in the Madras High Court In June 2021, Mr. T.M. Krishna approached the Madras High Court, challenging the constitutionality of IT Rules. In the words of Mr. Krishna, IT Rules are particularly harmful to artists like him since the chilling effect the rules create “*tend to altogether quell the creative process and makes it impossible for a person to think imaginatively, beyond conventional boundaries, and create art that is politically and socially salient.*” We assisted Mr. Krishna in filing a writ petition before the Madras High Court challenging the IT Rules on five major grounds: 1. They violate freedom of speech under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution; 2. They violate the freedom to practice any profession under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution**;** 3. They violate the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution; 4. They are manifestly arbitrary and suffer from excessive delegation, thus violating Article 14 of the Constitution**;** and 5. They are *ultra vires* (i.e. beyond the scope of) the Information Technology Act, 2000; ## Mr. Rao made submissions in relation to Part II of the Rules On June 10, 2021, Mr Krishna's petition was listed for the first time. On that day, the Madras High Court [**issued notice**](https://internetfreedom.in/madras-high-court-issues-notice/). Subsequently, the Respondents, the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology (‘**MeitY**’’) and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (‘**MIB**’) filed their respective replies, after a delay of almost 8 weeks, on August 25 and August 26. The [**affidavit filed by MietY**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18NQGJ-9CIt8A2_xkM72ow0ytxcRgAn_1/view?usp=sharing) defended Part II of the IT Rules, 2021 which seeks to regulate intermediaries. Whereas, [**the affidavit filed by MIB**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RfFuE-03jBpkjBZBTdNH7U0xYQ-zkFPy/view?usp=sharing) defended Part III of the Rules which seeks to regulate digital new media and OTT platforms. The matter came up for hearing on September 16, 2021. The Court heard extensive submissions from the counsels, including Mr Rajshekhar Rao who was representing Mr TM Krishna. Since the matter before the Bombay High Court dealt only with Part III of the IT Rules, and the petition in the connected matter before the Madras High Court also primarily relates to a challenge to Part III of the IT Rules, Mr Rao also made detailed submissions on Part II. He argued that Part II of the IT Rules is a classic case of slowly taking away a user’s constitutional rights because they indirectly coerce an intermediary to apply its own mind and take down user-content, lest the intermediary loses its safe harbour or faces criminal prosecution. The Court was persuaded to issue the following order : “*12. ... there is substantial basis to the petitioners' assertion that Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution may be infringed in how the Rules may be coercively applied to intermediaries.* *13. ...Though the petitions have not been brought by hosts of website platforms, social media platforms on the website are used by one and sundry and there is a genuine apprehension, as the petitioners' suggest, that a wink or a nod from appropriate quarters may result in the platform being inaccessible to a citizen.* *14. Accordingly, if there is any action taken in terms of Rule 3 of the said Rules read with Rule 7 thereof during the interregnum, it will abide by the result of the petitions and further orders herein.”* ## A previous stay on Rule 9 was affirmed Mr Rao made submissions in relation to Part III of the IT Rules and submitted that operation of Rules 9(1) and 9(3) be stayed in accordance with the [**order dated August 14, 2021**](https://internetfreedom.in/bombay-high-court-stays-the-operation-of-rule-9-1-and-rule-9-3-of-it-rules-2021/) passed by the Bombay High Court in *Agij Promotion of Nineteenonea Media Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. V. Union of India* for reasons that it prima facie violated Article 19(1)(a) and is ultra vires the IT Act, 2000. In relation to Part III of the Rules, the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court issued the[ **following order**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uaUYSD-0RZlO7AixvndPnwEGraq_4fNk/view?usp=sharing): *“For understandable reasons, the petitioners are wary of the oversight mechanism of the Central Government indicated as the final tier of the process of regulation. Prima facie, there is substance in the petitioners' grievance that an oversight mechanism to control the media by the government may rob the media of its independence and the fourth pillar, so to say, of democracy may not at all be there.* *Nothing more need be said on such aspect of the matter since the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, by an order dated August 14, 2021, has stayed the operation of sub-rules (1) and (3) of Rule 9 of the said Rules of 2021.”* ## Conclusion The case is now listed for October 27, 2021 for final hearing. The interim decision passed by the Madras High Court is welcomed. Like the decision by the Bombay High Court, it provides much needed relief to users on the internet, news writers, editors and content creators. However, this is an interim relief and final hearing awaits. We will continue to provide legal support to Mr T.M Krishna and LiveLaw Media Pvt. Ltd., whom we are representing before the Kerala High Court, in their efforts to protect the right to speech and privacy of Indians on the internet. We thank Mr. T. M. Krishna for giving us an opportunity to lend our expertise in this important case and are deeply grateful to all the lawyers who worked on this petition and especially Senior Advocate, Rajshekhar Rao who led the legal team, comprising Suhrith Parthasarathy, Vrinda Bhandari, Abhinav Sekhri, Tanmay Singh, Krishnesh Bapat and Anandita Mishra. ## Important Documents 1. Madras High Court order dated September 17th, 2021 ([**link**](https://internetfreedom.in/bombay-high-court-stays-the-operation-of-rule-9-1-and-rule-9-3-of-it-rules-2021/)) 2. Previous post titled 'Deep dive : How the intermediaries rules are anti-democratic and unconstitutional' dated 27th February 2021 ([**link**](https://internetfreedom.in/intermediaries-rules-2021/)**)** 3. Previous post titled ‘Madras High Court issues notice in petition challenging the Intermediary Rules 2021 by T. M. Krishna’ dated 10th June 2021([**link**](https://internetfreedom.in/madras-high-court-issues-notice/)) 4. Previous post titled “Kerala HC restrains coercive action on the operation of Part III of the Intermediaries Rules, 2021 for LiveLaw” dated 10th March 2021. ([**link**](https://internetfreedom.in/kerala-hc-grants-a-stay-of-the-operation-of-part-iii-of-the-intermediaries-rules-2021-to-livelaw/)) 5. A copy of the Counter Affidavit of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in respect of Part II of the IT Rules ([**link**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18NQGJ-9CIt8A2_xkM72ow0ytxcRgAn_1/view?usp=sharing))A copy of the Counter Affidavit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in respect of Part III of the IT Rules ([**link**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RfFuE-03jBpkjBZBTdNH7U0xYQ-zkFPy/view?usp=sharing)) Help us watch the watchmen. Become an [IFF member](https://internetfreedom.in/donate/), join our [growing community on Telegram](https://t.me/joinchat/iZMK2oalbt8xMGI1), or talk to us on the [IFF Forum](https://forum.internetfreedom.in/)!

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[Serious] I literally freeze totally whenever I see any sexual assault news... Especially as i grew up, I realise the harrasement is so much more prevalent than I thought it was, I can't even think of my friends facing any such things. Oh god, not just rape, but even thinking of any assault, any boundries crossed grosses me out. Sometimes I feel like as a male, I need to be more hard when these things come up. But I can't, recently saw a small boy saying how his teachers used to harras him. Was watching porn recently, and a litrally a rape scene comes up from a famous internet series. Now can't stop thinking about it ffs. I don't know who to talk to, what to say. Everytime I remotely think of any assault, I feel like I'm personally being subjected to the trauma, and harrasement. Writing this post to know how do other people think, and how do u cope up with the fact that someone is getting groped in the bus you just boarded 5mins ago. From the feeling of helplessness, the courage to speak up, then getting slut shamed by society, to not even getting support by your loved ones, I personally feel everything... Godddd It might have something to do with my experiences with assault too, but... Somehow I don't feel as bad about myself, as for other people.

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So today the guy who supplied our new gas cylinder, exchanged the cap of both cylinders and tried taking the new cap with him leaving us with the old cap. To which I questioned him why he did that, to which he told me he's giving me the good cap. Now I kind of feel dumb for arguing with him for just cap but don't know why he would do that. Can anyone tell me what sort of fuckery is going on?

i feel very sorry to write this note to you, but i am helpless as i am facing the biggest crisis in my life at the moment. i hope my message does not disturb your peace in any form for any reason. i have been married for 6.5 years now and am facing the lowest ever period. my marriage life has been the biggest disappointment of my life no matter how you perceive my message. i know that i never let any social media platform inform anyone of what i have been going through. it is with a sword into my heart i am speaking out. i am being abused, tortured mentally and physically, criticized brutally, gas lighted and so many things that i cannot put words to, by my wife who is tactfully and in a very planned way destroyed my life. my daughter is also being deeply affected and is brainwashed but somehow she knows what her dad really is and does still come back to me very affectionately and lovingly. She has made a mess of my life with very high levels of torture which I could never even imagine but yet I never let anyone know about this. she has not even spared my parents and has abused them time and again and is slowly taking my daughter away from me and my loved ones. she is taking high hand advantage of women's rights in India and abusing the law in all the forms with help of certain sources that she has acquired. she has learnt the law mostly from internet, Russian groups in goa, divorced women in India who are enjoying maintain ace from their husbands on all fake grounds. she constantly threatens me for divorce and alimony and maintenance and keep child away from me. She demands of a separate house, maintenance money and no interference with the way she wants to live her life with whoever and however. Not agreeing to this she has now gone to extent of filing false cases against me to misuse the law that so many other Russian women have done in goa. recently she has demanded a heavy sum of money from me and my parents. She is claiming false things and threatens to make me famous among people in goa and in India because she knows that many people know me and I am afraid of spoiling my image with such things. These things are all lies and now I am no more scared about what she speaks but I want my close ones to know what I am going through as I do not know what is happening next. We were recently in Jamshedpur for 3 months as and I was on the verge of filing a divorce with her there but she somehow convinced me of being a loving person a big lie and brought us back in goa where she is threatening me of filing all wrong cases on me if I don’t comply with her demands. She has also filed an application with National Commission for Women for domestic abuse and many other things because she tried to do this with local police on false grounds and was not believed and was asked to take back her application by locals police, once in himachal and twice in goa. I am really feeling helpless knowing the biased laws for women in India and over and above I am worried of my Childs future. She is not sane at all, and all people that I have met with her in my lifetime apart from some of her few friends all have told me that she is psychologically ill and cannot be trusted but I loved her genuinely and she has taken advantage of that and advantage of India society ethics. These are just the basics that I want to put across not going into details of each to not waste your time but only to have a place to share my real feelings. She is coming across as a mentally ill person who only and only demands money from me. I want to put an end to this but I am in the most difficult phase of my life and have no understanding of what to do and where to go from here. Everything in me is destroyed, all what I was has been destroyed. I am getting ill with her too. I have lost 10 kgs in the last one year and on the verge of a breakdown, but somehow being the man that I am still holding on and sailing through but I don’t know where this is leading to and where will this end. Please read this as a share from me as I feel and see you as my closest souls and nothing else. I am in deep pain and didn’t know of anything else to do. ​ I'm speaking to a lawyer later today, but please help in any way you can think of. Thank you for your help.

I am in 2nd year doing computer science from a local college. Our first year almost went in online classes and got promoted in both semester. Our colleges has started offline classes 9-to-4 which I feel is too much. I am living at home and going to college takes 45 min. I wake up at 7:00am and arrive home 5:30 clock spending 10 hours of day in college. I reach home, take bath, eat food and sleep after getting tired and wake up around 7:00 pm which is again 12 hours of day gone towards college life. I have to sleep buy 11:00 so I can get 7-8 hours of sleep which only leave me 4 hours to do other activities. I am not quick sleeper and due to lack of sleep I feel sleepy whole day. Before offline classes, my most time in day were gone doing coding. In 10 months, I learned C, java, JavaFX library, python, html and CSS and currently doing JavaScript. Now I don't get enough time to study at home, do recreational activities or anything else. I am only into 4 days of college and can feel the burden over my head. My study got shrinked from 7-8 hours to 1 to 2 hours (I love doing coding challenges and this is how I used to kill time). I am an introvert, rarely called my friends on phone and had small but good (or maybe better than me) group of friend circle. Currently no friends. None of classmates is interested in coding until now. How I know this, we are having C training in classes and I am only one solving basic If-else and structures questions in class. How you guys managed your time in college. I am feeling stressed here, I am far ahead of what we are being taught in classes and feel going college at least during training is waste of time. I feel college time should be reduced to 2pm. During schools, I though being in college would be a chill life (f\*ck movies) and it is misery.

I recently disconnected my Airtel DTH service and now I am being spam called everyday from different numbers. The calls are voice recorded and are somehow always passed through by Truecalller as official numbers (not spam). Is there any way I can get some peace. Please help me.

So I posted an ad on 99acres.com to rent out a flat in West Delhi. Interestingly, very soon I got a call from someone who allegedly works in "military". The guy asked me for pictures of the flat so that he could show it to his family. I sent it to him on whatsapp, following which he called back a few minutes later and said he wanted to take it. He said he is in Agra and would be moving to Delhi on 25th and therefore would like to pay some token beforehand so that he can book it. I told him that's ok and asked him to send his adhaar card/Id proof in the meantime so I could get a police verification done in the meantime. He also told me that another guy from the office (further addressed as "sir") would be calling me and paying the amount. (basically claiming that it would be the amount paid by the army that would later be deducted from the guy's salary). I said ok. Also on this call I asked him again if he works for the "military" and where in the military? He said "Air Force, S-32 Unit". Minutes later, he sent me his Adhaar, PAN and another card that read "Canteen Smart Card" which I understood is issued to Armymen. Now interestingly, the card also said "भारतीय थलसेना" (Bhartiye Thalsena) which to my understanding is the army not the air force. Also the adhaar had an address of Lajpat Nagar which I asked him about and he said it's his permanent address. That is interesting cause why would you then rent a place if you have a home in delhi. But then I thought maybe because now he has a family and needs a separate place to stay or could be any reason. The date of birth matches on all 3 IDs he sent. Then, "Sir" called and asked me the PayTM no. This guy is supposed to send me ₹10,000 as token. He asked me to check my account balance in the bank account linked to PayTM. And said first he'd be sending ₹1 to confirm. I said thats ok. So he sends me a QR code and asks me to scan it. This is where I get suspicious. Cause afaik, QR code scanning is supposed to be done when I send the money not when I recieve it. I tried to avoid by saying that I'm not tech savy and hence do not know how to do it. The guy started guiding me. I said I'd do it with some help and call back. And he said "aji ghanta". This seemed clearly inappropriate but I didn't say anything cause I don't want to misbehave without actually confirming the truth. Then the guy whose renting it called me back and said "sir is saying you're not receiving payment". I said "i have my doubts, I'd get back to u". He said "ok". Then I opened whatsapp, the message containing QR code image was deleted by "sir". Albeit, the other guy has not deleted any of his message, nor have any of them blocked me yet, which fraudsters would otherwise do. The truth is my PayTM wallet has ₹0. Also my Bank account doesn't have too much money (less than 3500). So there isn't too much to lose, yet I am ominous about scanning the QR code. And hence haven't done it. (in fact it's deleted now). What do you think of this? Anybody with Army Background can confirm stuff for me? Can we receive payment by scanning QR in PayTM? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I came back to India in October 2019 due to some personal reasons after spending 10 years in US. I was 21 when I went to US for master's, so never really worked in India before. I expected that since I would be working for a product company with talented people, I won't come across the work culture issues that exists in the service companies/consultancies in India. I have worked in 2 companies in almost 2 years I shifted to India and felt work culture was bad. People work like 9 AM to 11 PM. Manager seems to keep pushing to deadline rather than accommodating the view from subordinates. There seems to be some workplace politics too. Like manager is pissed off when someone is not at desk, and has to step out of meeting for few minutes (although its all work from home) saying its not professional. But isnt it unprofessional to schedule meetings at 9:30 PM when its someone personal time. I clearly remember in US many people just walked out of the meetings (including manager) for couple of minutes when they used to get 1 call from home. No one used to mind it at all as they thought it might be something important. Is this something common? Thanks! PS: I am working in a US based semiconductor company, in Indian office. I think the title was bit misleading.

*The last 2 paragraph is actual plan and questions.* Hi, I'm in a sorry situation right now. I graduated in 2017 with BE mechanical with 6.5 CGPA without backlogs. Only IT mass recruiters visited for campus placements. And my dumbass didn't sit for it because I wanted to get in a company which has use of my degree. Also I had fear of programming, never had proper mentors to share even the basic work hows. I was so disconnected with the fact that even freshers with different degrees go into IT companies without much hassle. Now they at least have some years of work experience. Decided to find some internship thinking it might help me get into core companies. Year 2018 did a 3 month unpaid internship in an MNC. Still no job opportunities for rest of the year. Year 2019 got a 1 year apprenticeship in gov company. It was decently paid 25k/month. Since it will bring some money and might give some real work exp I took it. Again bad choice, placed in industrial projects department. Basically did work of errand boy with no learning. Stuck with it anyway since it was bringing money and something to write on resume. That entire year made me detest this field, people with exp also doing supervision trivial stuff, negligible growth and dangerous work environment compared to IT. Year 2020. That apprenticeship ended just before lockdown, when everything was slowed down and people were loosing jobs. Then I there I made up my mind there is nothing in this field. If I'm going to be unemployed I will try to earn by doing my own thing. Decided to start a business based on my hobby. Hobby is art related, I'm not best at it so I dedicated time in learning and be good at it. This was the time I felt most alive and felt I'm going somewhere. Learned a lot as well as real world things. But it was something in low purchase power area and this business is not sustainable was the conclusion. Doing this ate up almost 2 years of my life, but don't have much regrets since I was doing something of my own, and it taught me a lot. Only sustainability and infant market killed it. Now, finally decided to think of challenging the IT. I was so wrong to fear it, had no mentors and no idea of what wonder and how it can do (realized it by looking at all the companies which are booming through IT). So many amazing things and products can be created through programming, and it can also give some creative freedom. **Made up my mind that IT is where it is at for me. Compared to my previous venture it has demand, growth, decent pay even better after the growth, challenging and creativity. I have created a plan but don't know how good it is, given my big gap because of my own venture.** **Plan: Learn the absolute basics, logics, structures & how to make algos. Then learn languages to implement them. Then learn a tech stack which are in demand in most companies and become absolutely good at it. Make fairly complex projects as I learn and research (since I don't have work exp to show on resume). Might try to freelance if I could. Haven't made up my mind which domain to chase, probably web dev or software dev (advice? I heard webdev is getting flooded). Only thing which is handicap for me is I'm 25 now with gaps (wasn't doing nothing) and more gap with learning programming (this plan). Don't know how long it will take, assuming I'll be 27 by then. But I don't want to waste any more time getting nowhere. If its hard (not to the point of nearly impossible), its fine.** **Any thoughts and advice from experienced folks is appreciated.**

I am getting mixed information from the internet whether it is illegal or not to send the passport outside India. I need to send my passport to the person in Poland who will represent me at the embassy to get the visa stamp. Is there any other way?

Every time we create an account or fill our form, our data is getting sold. I'm getting endless spam emails, calls, text messages, etc. There is no respect for personal data in this country. This even applies to large well respected banks. Without regulation, this can never be fixed. Recently did some courses on GDPR as my employer has European clients and we have to adhere to it. It is a really good system - having a dedicated data protection officer, fines which is a percentage of revenue for privacy violations, right to be forgotten, etc. Most large IT services companies in India already follow GDPR for European customers, so its not going to be very hard to implement the same for Indian customers.

Hi, Tapping the great community on this sub, can you please suggest the most comfortable TWS (ear buds). I currently use Google buds A, I love them for the most part, but the right ear buds hurts me a little, the left is pretty comfortable. Also another equally important factor is mic quality, will be using for zoom calls. And don't want anc, if it has anc should have a ability to turn it off. The earbuds range has been growing tremendously in last 1-2 years, so many options with so many features. Thanks.

Now that Google photos has stopped unlimited cloud storage? Which app/service are you using for your pictures?

Starting today, BJP has launched a 20 days or 3 weeks long campaign to celebrate b’day of its most dominant and decorated leader ever — Narendra Damodar Das Modi. I would also like not to miss this opportunity to wish him all the best for his future, and I personally thank him for all his achievements that have now been marked as National Day at least till Modi’s reign on India is not over. So here it goes: Thank You, Modi Ji for marking your b’day as a national day for all your achievements. #National Deaf & Dumb PM Day #National Pakoda Day #National Foreign Policy Failure Day #National Unemployment Day #National Hatred Day #National Jumla Day #National Corona Massacre Day #National BJP Corruption Day #National Economic Policy Failure Day

I'm 22F and currently living with my parents and would have to continue the same until I graduate in 2023. I have been freelancing from the past 1+ month and have managed to earn some money through it but that money needs to transferred to a bank account. I have three bank accounts (created by my parents) all whose documents, passbook, cards are with them. My parents know that I'm freelancing so they allowed me to use one of the accounts back then. The thing is currently I have earned about 25k, the account is technically handled by my parents and I won't be allowed to use that money. Even if they allow me to (actually impossible as they'll tell me that they can pay out of their pockets for what I want), I'll have to give detailed rundown of where the money went which I don't want to. It's not like I want to spend money on drinks or drugs (not that I would say that's wrong) - I just want to be able to use my money to eat outside/travel with my friends, on beauty treatments/products and dating expenses for starters. Basically all the things my parents have never approved of because of wanting to keep me under control. My parents don't exactly know how much money I make freelancing but since I have to transfer into the bank account they handle, they see it reflected in the passbook. I want to open my own account and transfer most of the money there but I'm concerned that they'll get to know about it. I can hide the passbooks/cards given to me but my friends told me that some sort of post comes to our address? Is there any way to go about this? I'll appreciate some general advice in my situation, thank you. Edit: For the numerous dms asking me about freelancing, I work via Upwork and Fiverr. The work obviously isn't constant and I'm only doing it as a side-gig. The market is saturated with Indians and the Western people are looking for cheap labour only. Unless you have a portfolio or actual experience and are actually good at what you do, don't dream of earning "easy" money. It's hard to score jobs and there are thousands of Indians who apply for pay even as low as $1.

I have been a customer of Axis Bank for 14 years and of Flipkart for 6 years. Flipkart keeps messaging me for the Flipkart Axis Bank credit card, but I never apply because it has an annual fee. I already have 3 lifetime free credit cards, including Amazon Prime ICICI credit card; so this one was not required against an annual fee. Recently, I got an SMS from Flipkart offering me the same card LIFETIME FREE as they wrote. I checked on their website, and this offer turned out to be genuine (even now, it is still being announced as a lifetime free card as "Limited Time Offer"). I applied, and was approved within 30 seconds or so; I just needed to put my PAN and an OTP. Then the card arrived, with an annual fee of Rs 500. And, since then, I am trying to contact Axis Bank (the robot at Flipkart only provides me with a phone number of Axis Bank) using the number on my credit card as well as the one the Flipkart robot provided. None of these works; the call disconnects. I need help. RS. 500 a year is not a big issue, but being made a fool is. So either I need this issue resolved, or get the card closed. Can anyone please provide with some reachable contact number or email addresses please. Axis Bank keeps taking me round and round and I can never email them using their system. Please help. Thank you. **Edit: I just got a reply from Axis Bank as follows.** "This is with reference to your email dated September 15, 2021 addressed to Office of our MD and CEO, Mr. Amitabh Chaudhry regarding Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card xxxxXXXXXXXXxxx4. **We would like to confirm you that your Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card xxxxXXXXXXXXxxx4 is a lifetime free card with no Joining and Annual fees. Please ignore the welcome letter.**"

Do not forget, what Fodiji and BJ Pee gobarment did in covid phase II. Hindi, English, Gujrati(original) version provided below: Hindi translation by Ilyas Sheikh एक साथ सब मुर्दे बोले ‘सब कुछ चंगा-चंगा’ साहेब तुम्हारे रामराज में शव-वाहिनी गंगा ख़त्म हुए शमशान तुम्हारे, ख़त्म काष्ठ की बोरी थके हमारे कंधे सारे, आँखें रह गई कोरी दर-दर जाकर यमदूत खेले मौत का नाच बेढंगा साहेब तुम्हारे रामराज में शव-वाहिनी गंगा नित लगातार जलती चिताएँ राहत माँगे पलभर नित लगातार टूटे चूड़ियाँ कुटती छाति घर घर देख लपटों को फ़िडल बजाते वाह रे ‘बिल्ला-रंगा’ साहेब तुम्हारे रामराज में शव-वाहिनी गंगा साहेब तुम्हारे दिव्य वस्त्र, दैदीप्य तुम्हारी ज्योति काश असलियत लोग समझते, हो तुम पत्थर, ना मोती हो हिम्मत तो आके बोलो ‘मेरा साहेब नंगा’ साहेब तुम्हारे रामराज में शव-वाहिनी गंगा ​ The original Gujarati by Parul Khakkar એક અવાજે મડદાં બોલ્યાં ‘સબ કુછ ચંગા-ચંગા’ રાજ, તમારા રામરાજ્યમાં શબવાહિની ગંગા. રાજ, તમારા મસાણ ખૂટયા, ખૂટયા લક્કડભારા, રાજ, અમારા ડાઘૂ ખૂટયા, ખૂટયા રોવણહારા, ઘરેઘરે જઈ જમડાંટોળી કરતી નાચ કઢંગા રાજ, તમારા રામરાજ્યમાં શબવાહિની ગંગા. રાજ, તમારી ધગધગ ધૂણતી ચીમની પોરો માંગે, રાજ, અમારી ચૂડલી ફૂટે, ધડધડ છાતી ભાંગે બળતું જોઈ ફીડલ વગાડે ‘વાહ રે બિલ્લા-રંગા’! રાજ, તમારા રામરાજ્યમાં શબવાહિની ગંગા. રાજ, તમારા દિવ્ય વસ્ત્ર ને દિવ્ય તમારી જ્યોતિ રાજ, તમોને અસલી રૂપે આખી નગરી જોતી હોય મરદ તે આવી બોલો  ‘રાજા મેરા નંગા’ રાજ, તમારા રામરાજ્યમાં શબવાહિની ગંગા. ​ ¹Parul Khakkar’s poem translated into English by Salil Tripathi Don’t worry, be happy, in one voice speak the corpses O King, in your Ram-Rajya, we see bodies flow in the Ganges O King, the woods are ashes, No spots remain at crematoria , O King, there are no carers, Nor any pall-bearers, No mourners left And we are bereft With our wordless dirges of dysphoria Libitina enters every home where she dances and then prances, O King, in your Ram-Rajya, our bodies flow in the Ganges O King, the melting chimney quivers, the virus has us shaken O King, our bangles shatter, our heaving chest lies broken The city burns as he fiddles, Billa-Ranga thrust their lances, O King, in your Ram-Rajya, I see bodies flow in the Ganges O King, your attire sparkles as you shine and glow and blaze O King, this entire city has at last seen your real face Show your guts, no ifs and buts, Come out and shout and say it loud, “The naked King is lame and weak” Show me you are no longer meek, Flames rise high and reach the sky, the furious city rages; O King, in your Ram-Rajya, do you see bodies flow in the Ganges?

I've been planning to write the IELTS exam but the real problem is with the money.. In my current situation, i have to pay the bills and take care of my family and they won't be able to support me financially. I can be able to save 1.5lakhs within 6 months but will that be enough to go there and find a living for some time... I actually had to get a part time job there with some help from my friends and then try to focus on to get a job from my field of study..Thanks for your suggestions in advance

Hey Everyone, First post here and I'm hoping some of you can guide me - I head the Learning & Development division for a company that aspires to transform the lives of household associates (cooks/cleaners/nannies/japa maids/drivers/household technicians, etc.) by offering them free training and help in placing them. The vision is to change the status quo and empower/train these associates to a proficiency level where they are no longer looked down upon by some of the wealthy/affluent (Those who decide the amount of respect to be given to a person depends on their level of education, earning capacity and the nature of work they do). Having lived in Europe and the Americas, I have observed how well household associates and blue-collared workers are treated. I wish to ensure that together we can bring a change and maybe help create a culture where people are no longer disrespected. We will enable these associates to live a better life and will create personalized career paths and also get them educated if they wish to learn). They would be offered PF, Medical, Insurance, and any other support they may think of. We do not believe in making money off these individuals and do not wish to approach brokers who treat these workers unfairly. Hence, my request to you all - kindly guide us in how to find these associates in the following cities - ​ * Delhi NCR * Chennai * Lucknow * Bengaluru * Mumbai * Pune * Hyderabad There's a lot of good karma (non-reddit kind) to be had if you can guide the path of someone's life for the better. Thanks for reading this long post and Thanks again for the support in advance.

Any peeps from Andhra know where I can check the pricing for our electricity from APSPDCL? I’ve tried checking the website but haven’t found anything regarding pricing structure. I’m curious to know why there’s been a recent uptick in prices.

Earlier today, I got a message saying that RT-PCR sample was collected for someone who I don’t know. The link in the message doesn’t mention the testing center, only the patient’s name, address(presumably fake) and the lab where the sample is being send to. Where do I report this?

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Hey there, thanks for clicking. I am a obese guy looking for a good ergonomic chair for long term use. It should also be sturdy enough to withstand my weight as I spend more than 10 hours sitting in a day. My budget is around 30k the current options that I have looked into are Featherlite Optima and Misuraa Xenon. I am in between this huge dilemma as there are so many options and brands available. I am open to anything sturdy and comfy that can take up my weight. Also, I am in a remote place so can’t go to a store to decide or pick one up. Please help 🙏🏼 And thanks again for you time 🙂

I have acko insurance for my current (quite old) car just because they were offering very cheap rates. But I don't have any actual experience with them regarding claims and such. I booked a new car recently and acko is literally half the price of what the dealership is offering, so I was wondering if I should go with Acko... Do any of you guys have any claims etc experience with Acko and would you recommend it for a new car? Also, what is return to invoice add-on? Will it pay me the full invoice amount even if IDV is lesser than the invoice amount? Thanks

Could anyone kindly shed some light on the HT article about 33 districts in UP being covid-free? What is the testing situation like? Is this legit? If so, what do you attribute the lack of cases too?

Modi took birth twice – first on 29th August 1949 (on his degree) and second on 17th September 1950 (available in public domain). Modi, who was born in 1950, sold tea at the age of 6 years in Vadnagar railway station, But Vadnagar only had tracks passing through it. The actual railway station was built in 1973, when Modi was 23 years old. Modi was underground during emergency but did his graduation from Delhi University in 1978. Modi did Masters of Entire Political Science from Gujarat University in 1983 without the graduation certificate from Delhi University. Modi is the only person in the world who has Masters’ Degree in the Entire Political Science. Even Professors of Gujarat University came to know of this course after 2014. Modi took admission in the Masters’ of Entire Political Science degree alone, gave the exam alone, and took the degree alone. So far, no student or professor has claimed to have studied with Modi. Even before the introduction of computers in India,Modi’s degree was printed by a computer. Before Modi’s degree in 1978 and even 10 years thereafter, degrees were hand written by the University staff. The font that was patented by Microsoft in 1992,was used to print Modi’s degree in 1978. Modi’ degree was printed on a Sunday, when offices were closed. Modi used digital camera in 1987 or 1988, taking a photo of advani's rally, even though the first digital camera was available in the US in 1990 and probably 5-10 years later in india. 1988 was a great year for Modi as he also sent an email to Advani, even though mass usage of email around the world hadn't started yet Happy birthday to Narendra Modi. If you guys still don't believe that Modi ji is superhuman, you are Anti-national!

Foodies of r/India, tried out a new dish? Experimented with cooking yourself and lived to tell the story? Share here! Feel free to share recipes, eating places, pictures, experiences etc. **Food and Recipes Thread is posted every two weeks on Friday mornings |** [**Old Threads**](https://reddit.com/r/india/search?q=Bi-Weekly+Food+and+Recipes+Thread&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&t=all) https://preview.redd.it/tti3fyiqw8n61.png?width=1487&format=png&auto=webp&s=899972afbc4bab665798a0f5917960a98ec4f4d5

My father owns a shop in chandi chowk where we sell Sarees and Bridal Wear. The business has been almost non existent since covid and the bills are killing us. We can't let out the property neither can we sell anything except garments (owing to some shitty market rule). Any innovative suggestions for a turnaround in fortunes? We don't sell online, we are retailers and our margins are really thin. From the experience of people who are in the same business, the cost to sell online requires some money in hand to fall back upon because of potential returns. Sadly, we don't have the luxury to afford losses rn and it would be difficult to compete for prices or afford losses on returns. I've only found out about selling on meesho and amazon and retailers on the internet have shared the same sorry experience. Am I missing any tricks here about selling online? Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Good luck!

The state is coming back to normalcy after 5 months, The cases are falling and the recovering rate is increasing. The second wave was very harsh on us, with low seroprevalence rate, monsoons and high population density and elections, controlling the new delta variant was very difficult. (the government tried there best, thats all i can say) With 80 lakh people with at least one dose of vaccine received, we hope something this wouldn't happened again or at least of this scale. This is just a general update and I hope we as a nation will start living normally and come back stronger than ever.

I mean we all are...Getting married to get laid is not the solution. Girls wont sleep with them before marriage. The whole society is made such that they wait for their inner frustration to burst out. I think stopping young adults to get into casual relationship doesn't help them have a good profession. If our society becomes a little more liberal towards the growing generation, the results will be awesome. Plus because men and women are forbidden to take any step outside marriage, makes them even more curious to know about sex. PS Most Indian men marry only for sex. If they are given opportunity to enjoy it before marriage, they may marry for the real reason that is love.

I am currently working as a manager in an MNC. And I want to help students at my old school. My old school was a typical Indian school in Bihar where the focus was on just academics. I want some ideas from you guys which I can propose to the school administration for providing a better environment for students. I have a budget of about 1 lakh that I can spend today. The focus should be on promoting creativity or increasing social awareness. I thought of just creating a scholarship of Rs. 2500 for topper students. But this again will create unneccessary competition. I want some idea that I can carry on or include more people reaching as many students as I can.

Hi Redditors of India, This is my first post here at reddit, I've been a silent reader but I post for the first time. I'm 26 and I have received an offer letter from a German company. Position is of Customer Success manager and I qualify for EU blue card as per the requirements. My questions are: 1) How to apply for EU blue card from India? How long is the wait time for processing in September 2021? 2) Do I need to get a good consultant or lawyer to help me out? If yes, please suggest some names. 3) My employer said they can't provide health insurance as in Germany companies don't do that. They ask me to get a personal one. Which one should I get and how? 4) How to get a resident permit? Process, how and where to apply? My employer says I cannot start working in Germany until I have a residence permit. Please bear with me, I'm unknown to these things and require assistance. Thank you.

Edit - title: ~~where~~ my family's address\* ​ I came to my parents' home (a different city than where I live) for this week. Now my parents are away, and only my younger sister is here (that's why I came). Unexpectedly some guests (my father's cousin - my aunt, and her husband) show up and are staying at our place. They're here to get some medical checkups done. Today it's my aunt's birthday, and they decided to go out for a dinner, and drag me as well (I hate going out but I had to go). Unfortunately, our car isn't here atm, and I booked a cab to the restaurant. Now right after dinner, they decided to go on for a stroll (C'mon! I was already dead). While strolling my great (/s) sister suggested getting some ice cream from her favourite place (I'm pissed now, and I Just wanted to get back into my room asap). I took my phone out and started searching for a cab but before I could book any, my uncle stopped an auto-rickshaw and asked us to hop in. Now, there were 4 of us, and autos have like space for only 3 people, so one of us had to sit in the front with the driver; of course, it had to be me or my uncle. I was like - meh, okay, I'll sit. Now, the auto dropped us at our location, and while dropping the driver asked if we'd like to take the same auto to return as well. I told him that my home isn't where you picked us off from. He told us that he'd drop us back at our home. He also added that he needs this as he has an MBA and currently doing this part-time because he lost his job due to covid-19. Well, okay, "you can drop us home". As we were about to leave the Ice-cream place, I called him to check if he can come to pick us up. Surprisingly, he was already there. Maybe he didn't get any rides. Alright, things start to escalate now. He was chatty. Since he had told me about his lost job, I got curious and started having a conversation with him (I was sitting in front). He told me that he was sales lead or sth similar at Parle, and due to covid, they cut his salary to half (he was earning 35k earlier). I believed him. We started diving deeper into the conversation, about how this is happening to a lot of people, and all. Then he asked me about my job. Now my stupid ass told him the truth (I'm a software engineer in a FAANG like company). He asked me if I'm working from home, and if I live here only. I told him that I'm here at my parents' home, and I live in a different city (STUPID ME, NAIVE ME!). During this conversation, he subtly slides in a question about my salary. I earn \~2L pm, and I didn't wanna share my actual salary, therefore I lied... BUT!!! What a fucking lie - I just said: "1" (Idk what was going on inside my brain). Yes, I'm a really stupid person. I'm not that good with people. I'm naive. He asked - "per month?". My stupid ass brain reacted - "hmm". Yep, my brain cells are fucked up. All of this was happening while my sister, uncle and aunt were having loud conversations in the back about dogs as far as I remember. I don't think they had any idea about what was going on in the front seat. I had disclosed sensitive information to a total stranger. I got quiet all of a sudden. He kept chatting about the roads (potholes, etc). I was replying passively, or not replying at all now. I got paranoid and asked him questions about where his office was. He told me that his office was in the same city as the one I currently live in. I asked the area of his office and he answered the question. I couldn't confirm the correctness of his answer back then. Now, he dropped us home (now he knows the address as well). I asked him to drop us outside our colony gate so that he doesn't know the exact address but the folks in the back seat asked him to drop us inside the colony and told him the exact address. I was like - :\\. As soon as he dropped us, I rushed back into my room, opened my laptop and checked the location of his office. He lied. Writing this post here to tell y'all that I fucked up today. I'm super anxious right now, and I don't know what to do next. Using a throwaway account (sorry for that) as I'm done sharing my info now. Would appreciate any suggestions on what I can do now.

Before 2020 most stuff but luxury good had 20% customs duty levied on those including toys. But on Feb 2020 Nirmala tau imposed a staggering 60% import duty on toys, on the pretense of promoting Make in India but actually trying to prevent chinese sector toys coming to India which made over 90% of the market. Sites like Aliexpress, Wish banned and despite massive protest from wholesellers and retailers they didn't budge from the 60% import duties + 18% GST, which pretty much doubled the cost of toys imported after February. Forward to September 2020, a new Bureau of Indian Standards law was implemented that totally prevented the sell and import of toys by manufacturers that don't have BIS certification. This includes quality checks, factory inspections, safety, etc. 1 year later, the situation has not improved much. While bulk chinese toys are not coming to our country no longer, many private importers and bringing these to the country. Prices have skyrocketed as expected. Big foreign toy manufacturers like Hasbro, Mattel haven't yet got the certificate yet many others with sub par quality have already got it. The market still is full of the same shit, yet overpriced while the best stuff is no longer available. Looking for constructive and a healthy discussion on this matter!

Did anyone travel to india recently. Do you have to quarantine for 2 weeks? I m planning to travel to india from US but just for a week and wanna know the rules around it. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Posting this here because there are career advice subs elsewhere, but most people there cannot answer in an Indian context. My story in a gist: 27 years old this year. Technically an orphan. Hence, didn't get to go to school and had to complete education along side working in BPOs & customer service. I became a graduate this year with completing my Bachelor's in English literature. The reason for choosing this degree was partially naivety and partially just wanting a stream I could study alongside working. Now, all my work experience is in CS and it's not a space I like. So, I am looking for suggestions. PS: I have considered studying Data Science (dropped because I lack a technical degree) and Digital marketing (still mulling over this).

Apparently I cleared the prelims. Now can anyone tell me what is the date of exam for mains. And do we have to fill up a mains form? And is there a last date for mains form filling? EDIT: Here's the notification https://mpsc.gov.in/downloadFile/english/3976

Those people's ancestors worked hard on fields, in the strong sun, lifting heavy materials all day. Does that impact their descendents? I feel like a lot of African American and Caribbean people are stronger on average, could that be because of the work their ancestors did? Even in India, a LOT of poorer people without any visible muscle mass are able to lift things. I wasn't poor either, but my ancestors were, and as a kid I was skinny but I could lift a lot of shit. Could this also be related to the caste system, because lower castes did more labor than upper castes?

Hi everyone. Here's a question for anyone who has grown up in a village or is still well connected to one. The younger the better. Pardon the longish post. My mom passed away a few month's back and my dad is suggesting we install a gate (dwar) of some kind in his native village in her memory. While we can do that, I started thinking if there's any more meaningful ways to honour her memory while helping the community there. My idea of buying some computers for the village school was shot down by dad saying that without computer literate teachers the computers are unlikely to help (I disagree). Anyway, I thought of turning to this community for suggestions. Ideally something that can help children, women or the underprivileged. Ideally something that lasts for a long time. Could pull together upto 10-20 lacs within the family if it's worth it, but doesn't have to be a big or expensive idea. Please suggest!