Modi: Journey of a Common Man is blatant propaganda, feels Utkarsh Mishra.
'I sat in the grass with avatars or 3D digital bodies controlled by others, reminiscing about phuljharis and chakhris, gazing up at fireworks programmed earlier in the day,' says Ashish Sharma.
Kiku Sharda will participate in the dance show Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa as his popular character Palak.
'A small number of players like Sadhguru and Ravi Shankar claims to possess high wisdom attributes, allowing them to unplug from the game, like in The Matrix,' says Ashish Sharma.
'Its 'curators' invite you through peer-to-peer networks (social media sites), and peer-to-peer networks mean there's no centralised authority to destroy,' says Ashish Sharma.
There's little interest in seed funding now as investors are finding it a risky proposition.
In the warped world of anorexia social networks, fans cheer and boo and urge anorexics to extremes.
In a landscape dominated by social media, everything begins to matter less for what it is than for how many likes or re-tweets it can generate.
Worn down by the prospect of filling up a month-long holiday season with forced cheer and parties, Ashish Sharma stumbled upon a self-harm site. There he found community and comfort.
Ashish Sharma wonders what kind of services low skill people provide to high-skill people who increasingly spend more time in virtual worlds, thanks to ongoing wealth gains at the top.
Ashish Sharma remembers a time when he set up the Web Monkeys to save the still new internet from doom.
'What's the point in lamenting widespread toxic work culture, and the capitalist system that gives rise to it if there is no alternative?' 'Actually, there is,' says Ashish Sharma.
Have you ever heard of/or played this longest-running virtual game?
Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging
Will you have it with bacon. No? What about marigold? Bar chefs are really mixing it up these days.
When calamity strikes, it does not discriminate. This was on ample display when floods ravaged Kashmir.
Laugh out loud, have fun and while away time talking to chatbots. They are all yours!
Then, the young would avoid parents at home by joining tuition classes. Today, they avoid their parents on Facebook by joining WhatsApp.
'I felt sorry the handsome woman had to spend her birthday in a war zone, away from her eight-year-old kid and her drifting husband, both in the US.'
Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.
R Vignesh is a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India in Chennai, appeared on Rediff Chat to answer readers' queries on GST.
Are you all set for Palak Dikhhla Jaa, asks Raja Sen.
