Culture Odd Offbeat People

5 Ways People Have Been Warding Off Evil Around The World For Centuries

All of us have been brought up to believe that there are certain practices and techniques which can ward off the evil eye. Superstitions are normally attributed to a lack of education and literacy. We live in a country where 61 percent of our employees believe in superstitions and 67 percent of our scientists believe in seeking God’s blessings before a rocket launch for good luck. Today we are going to share some these that followed in various cultures around the world.

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Featured Culture India Travel

Bhubaneswar: An amalgamation of Cultural Heritage and Modern Outlook

Often depicted as Ekamra Khetra (temple city), Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, boasts of architectural grandeur, cultural roots that can be traced back to 3rd century BCE, and economic importance to Eastern India. Being one of the first three planned cities of Modern India, it offers a holistic experience to its tourists in terms of heritage, excursions and resplendent reminiscence of Odiya culture along with modern amenities to take care of their comfort.

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Technology

How To Build A Scalable SDK The Right Way (Learnings From AWS SDKs)

AWS SDK maintains and publishes SDK for over 110+ services with simultaneous and multiple updates on all SDKs each day. They have achieved what all big companies strive for, launching new APIs seamlessly and effortlessly. During AWS’s flagship conference Re:Invent, the SDKs are updated with new APIs that were just announced in less than 2 hours for the world to use.

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Entertainment Bollywood Movies

10 Must Watch Movies With Great Storylines

The storyline is what keeps the audience in their chairs. Storylines in multiple genres have proven to be blockbusters. However, the most interesting storylines are unpredictable, where the makers have done something not done before and the audience are left wondering what is going to happen next. However, there are some amazing movies with simple storylines yet turn out to be an excellent film.

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Entertainment WebSeries

ZEE5’s The Final Call Trailer: A Thrilling Web Series With Dense Themes

After building anticipation for a spine-chilling thriller with teasers starring Arjun Rampal, Sakshi Tanwar, Neeraj Kabi, Javed Jaffrey and Pradeep Rawat, the trailer of The Final Call a ZEE5 Original Web-series, is finally out. The first episode will be released on 22nd February. The series is a thriller with a lot of suspense and mystery elements sprinkled all over it.

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Fashion

Reuse, Recycle, Restyle!

Fashion is an industry that’s ever-growing and changes by the second. As Heidi Klum proudly says, “In fashion, one day you’re in and the next day you’re out”, it’s surreal how true the statement actually is. With the constant evolving and experimenting that goes on in the world of fashion, it’s hard for everyone to keep up. We might splurge on bell bottoms one day and a couple of months later, bell bottoms are a major turn-off. We then begin to notice that a few years later they may become trendy again! Does that mean we discard our old bell bottoms and buy new ones when they’re back in vogue? And have you ever wondered the impact of all this waste on our planet? Fashion Revolution is the answer!

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