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Earth Day: For the Planet we live on

A mother tells her child to keep the house clean while she is away. The kid agrees. But when the mother steps on the road, she checks her handbag and throws unwanted papers and dirt on the street. Why? To keep her bag and her house clean. But what about the street she's walking on? Doesn't it deserve cleanliness?

They say Save Water. Its scarce. How many of us do? They say Plant Trees. They'll help us breath. How many of us actually plant trees? They say Avoid Plastic Bags. But its one of our daily necessities, so we ignore. Such ignorance towards most of the good things has landed us here. Today it has become a priority to look after nature. Let's not ignore our nature and our earth. We have just one.

Earth day is celebrated on 22nd April. But is just 22nd April the day when we should care about or spread the awareness? No! It has to be 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A small step taken by us and simple good habits will lead us to a better future. Here are few steps which can be part of your daily life.

Let that water tap be off when not needed. Scrubbing your palm with soap or brushing your teeth in front of the wash basin, you can put off the tap.

Plant a tree/sapling at least once in a year. It could be any day: Your birthday, Earth day, The new year or on a bright Sunday.

Save trees by using lesser paper. Why not work digitally when you can? The more paper you use, more trees are made to fall.

Keep your environment clean. Its not just your home that needs cleanliness, your surrounding does too. While traveling, preserve the waste till you find a dustbin. Isn't this one easy?

My shopping bag made of cloth

Avoid plastic bags and if you have one reuse it. Preserve those plastic bags for next use instead of throwing them in the bin. Purchase or get cloth bag for your grocery shopping which can carry the weight and will last long. Obviously they are washable too. Trust me, money spent on a cloth bag never goes waste.

Walk or ride a bicycle: Human powered transportation are always better than those powered with fuel. So let's ditch the car and bike, and choose bicycle for short distances. It will not just be earth friendly, but save your fuel, get away from the traffic and help you stay fit.

Let your actions inspire others. Good deeds begins from home. If you  have started your contribution towards saving earth, spread the word. Educate others. Let's end the ignorance.

One organisation which spreads awareness to save earth is Green Yatra. Let's join the movement and do our bit for the planet we live on. Here's a soothing music video by Studio NH47 for the auspicious Earth Day.

World Heart Day - Is your Heart Healthy?

Ideally, there shouldn't be a World Heart Day. After all, the heart has to be taken care of every moment of our life. The modern day eating habits, busy schedules, stressful day doesn't permit our heart to stay healthy.

The World Heart Day is not the only day when you have to take care of your heart. It is the day on which the awareness should be spread by each one of us.

Some simple healthy routines if followed, will keep our heart pumping with joy. The first step towards a healthy  heart is to do a check up and see how healthy your heart is. Believe me the health checkup report will give you the confidence and the necessary boost to keep yourself healthy.

Here are few tips which you can follow if you really care for your heart.

Chapter 15: The Suspects

 

Read the previous chapter here - The Redeemer

The story continues..

While Shekhar desperately waited for Roohi and his nightmare to end, he wondered what kind of torture his little child Sophia must have gone through. How much pain she must have experienced while she was away. Why such a monstrous treatment would be given to a 9 year old girl?

His heart wept when the investigation officers said,

“She was tortured physically and mentally for 6 months. No part of her body - internal and external, was spared from the torture. Finally when her body couldn’t take the pain anymore, her soul left the body and got dumped by the killer.”

Shekhar couldn’t forget the day he had heard her last voice. Although he was on the phone, he could visualize what must have happened when Sophia was just about to call Roohi.

He thought,

‘I wish I had stayed with them. I wish I hadn’t come back. With more people around, may be the killer wouldn’t have thought of breaking the window glass and kidnapping her from her house. May be she would have still been with Roohi and me….’ Little did he know that the actions were planned long time ago.

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Tara had got used to the way others treated her. She would usually be left alone even in a crowd with family members, friends or colleagues. And in a way she liked it as it allowed her to be the way she wants to be. She was never happy living with Shekhar as he was quite her opposite.

Both were supposed to take care of Roohi and Sophia. Shekhar took his responsibility gladly. But Tara couldn't take their giggling, smirking and running all around the house. It irritated her. It made her beat them up till they get hurt.

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While watching Cyrus and JJ moving out from a corner of his eye, Duryodhan immediately picked the phone and set up a plan to keep an eye on them. The case being on priority, he didn’t want to miss a single clue left by the suspects which were Cyrus and JJ currently. Pressing the phone receiver on his left ear, he waited for his informer to give their location update.

Their first halt was at a café. He instructed the informer to grab a nearby table and listen to their conversation. All he could hear were the facts already known to Duryodhan, except for Aryan Ahuja who stayed in Mumbai. On investigating about this new character in the case, he found out Aryan to be Dutta’s neighbor. Duryodhan didn’t want to rely on his present informer any more. He chose to fly to Mumbai and personally witness Cyrus and JJ’s next plan of action.

While the duo entered Aryan’s house, Cyrus could sense someone watching them from the street near the gate, but a quick glance didn’t help him discover anyone. However he got an assurance from Aryan that the  security inside and around his house is quite efficient to prevent any such interception.

All Duryodhan could do now was wait in his vehicle till his suspects get out of Aryan’s house.

Read the next chapter of the story here.

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Chapter 7 : Her Last Voice - by Writers' Den - Game of Blogs

Chapter 1: Mens Rea by Mahesh Sowani

Chapter 2: A Morning Star by Rohini Varun

Chapter 3: The Cursed One by Sreesha Divakaran

Chapter 4: The Vanquished by Aurindam Mukherjee

Chapter 5: The Insurmountable by Vinay Biradar

Chapter 6: The Vulnerables by Shilpa Garg

The story continues....

Shekhar took Roohi in his arms and caressed her. Moving his palm on her head, he planted a kiss on her forehead and managed to persuade her to go back to sleep. As he stared at the wall, a flash of memories screened in front of him.

He was missing his little ones and had called them up at their grandpa’s place. Busy with their game of hopscotch outside the veranda, none of them cared about the phone ringing. Grandpa walked over to the room to pick up the call on his cell phone.

Sophia ran over to Grandpa stealing the phone and yelled,

“Daddy, we are playing hopscotch! You know I have won all 3 games! Roohi stepped on the line each time and lost.”

Her voice bought a smile on Shekhar’s face. He replied,

“Baby, I don’t know how to play hopscotch. Will you teach me when you come here?”

Hopping all around the house, she chuckled,

“Sure Daddy”

“Ok. I have bought a game for you and Roohi. So when you both come here you both can play more!”

On the background, Shekhar heard Grandma’s voice searching and calling for Sophia.

“Really Daddy? I love you! Oh wait, I’ll call Roohi. She will …..

Sophia could never call Roohi neither did Shekhar get the chance to hear Sophia’s voice again. Next, all he could hear was the sound of glass crashing and the thud of the table heavily dropping to the floor. The last and most heart piercing was that of Sophia’s shrill painful cry.

The phone got disconnected. And silence.

Shekhar went all numb. He wanted to dial the number and call back. But his fingers started quivering heavily unable to dial. Somehow after a few moments, he managed to call but this time instead of Sophia, it was Grandma crying “Shekhar…”

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Cyrus mumbled on the phone

“The Actus has been committed, Mens rea is known. The person behind this will not be spared”.

JJ raising her eyebrows, “Huh?”

Cyrus ignored her reaction, “JJ, I’ll need your help. I would like to know more about Sophia’s parents, Tara and Shekhar. I believe you and Tara are connected. Could you come to Delhi?”

The photographs of the innocent child and intentions of the killer made JJ’s determination to hunt the killer even stronger. She made her decision to visit Cyrus right away, “I’ll take the morning flight to Delhi. Hope to see you at 1 in the afternoon”.

Cyrus agreed and the call ended.

Resting on his ergonomic chair, he stared at the ceiling. He wondered if he can give justice to the innocent girl. He wanted to take up this case as a part of his law internship. But in spite of several appeals his father didn’t let him do so because of the complicated nature of the case and incomplete police investigation. Cyrus was never given a choice, but this time he created one. He decided to take up the case surreptitiously. He told JJ to meet up at a café in Saket area. Although this idea of meeting up at a café planted a seed of doubt in JJ’s mind, but all she knew for now is that she needed an aid to crack the case and Cyrus is the one.

Ready to visit the lady for the first time, Cyrus waited at the café with his laptop placed on the table. Comfortably seated on the couch he scanned every woman sitting in the coffee shop to find out if she had already arrived. But she was yet to reach. He turned on the laptop which had pictures sent by JJ, necessary documents and information hunted by him on the number 666, Nero Caesar and Lucifer. As he peeped though the slightly open wooden door, a lady wearing a sleeveless blouse and denim skirt entered. Cyrus instantly recognized JJ. He couldn’t take his eyes off the beautiful lady. He had seen her picture in the Forbes magazine where she was featured in 30 under 30. But she was all the more gorgeous. Her gladiator sandals didn’t go unnoticed neither did the tattoo on her arm, when seen by Cyrus, left him jaw dropping.

Read on the next chapter here Chapter 8: Survival of the Fittest by Aswin Madhu

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Heading towards her Gateway

After many years of planning, I finally managed to visit her. In spite of living in the same city, I always just had the thought of actually stepping out of my house and head towards her door step, but never actually did! The guiltiness grows even more when I realize that I had been very close to her several times for various events like Kala Ghoda festival, Mumbai Marathon, Leopolds, a walk at the Marine Drive,.. But didn’t take the efforts to stopover in her area.

But the day had finally come! After having a yummy continental lunch at Café Mondegar, I headed straight walk towards Churchgate. Stumbled in the street market and checked out the beautiful artifacts, ornaments, bags, clothes and everything else that would charm a woman. But, I didn’t get distracted. I knew my destination very well. When the market ends, I took a left and the cool breeze touched my waving hair. There I felt I am so close to her. Now.. a few more steps and I’ll be able to see her.

Pigeons love her too...

Yeah, there she is! Standing high! Surrounded by sea on one end and Taj Hotel on the other. Admired by Indian and Foreign visitors – Gateway of India. A food outlet besides the monument selling not-so-tasty food was crowded with the visitors. I had a falooda which was actually worth half the amount of what the outlet charged. After the useless food or eatable (whatever it was) I headed to my long lost love. On the way, the chana seeng walas, ice creamwalas, instant photographers kept distracting. But I kept walking. The amazing view of Taj on the way made me halt for a few minutes and I looked high at the beautiful structure. Fearing my betrayal will break a heart today, I again started heading towards her. A few more footsteps and I was welcomed by security guards who touched me and my bag. Next welcome was by the Gateway with open arms (rather an open ground) filled with kids, families, couples, photographers and more.

The Beauty

The Taj

Gateway of India is truly a tourist attraction in Mumbai which should not be missed. Be it a visitor from Mumbai, any other city in India or a foreign country, this place is a must visit. It’s not just the monument that you’ll fell in love with. It’s the surrounding – Taj Hotel, the waterfront, ferry rides towards Elephanta caves, Alibaug and Mandwa. An ample space for you to look around, the ferries starting from Gateway and moving away to get disappeared within minutes. The staircase located in front of the monument is the resting area for the visitors and tourists and stare at the beauty. 

From the staircase

Univercell Sync Colaba - Indiblogger Event Experience

Yippie, another IndiBlogger event had come and we were excited as ever for this one too. Univercell, the mobile phone and accessories store gave us the opportunity to know more about them. A well organized store with amazing experience for its visitors.

All the mobile phones and accessories are placed so strategically that nobody will get confused on what they are looking for. The camera lovers, music lovers have a dedicated section where they can spend hours looking at the devices and know more about them. Kids need not get bored with their parents and parents need not constantly keep an eye on their kids wondering what mischief they’ll have to witness. Kids are kept busy at the tablets section with games and wonderful seating arrangement for the little ones. There’s a new & noteworthy section displaying the newly arrived phones and accessories. Best part about Univercell that I liked is that they have displayed a checklist in each of the sections which will help the buyer purchase the right product they’ll need without regretting later.

The creative head of the store gave us complete information about the brand and their offerings with a tour of the entire showroom. We got to click pictures of the beautifully designed showroom. It is well designed with relevant pictures and backgrounds. For e.g. a wall filled with Smileys, ladies clicking their selfies, the fun area where one can click pictures within a frame, my God, that is so us! They know well what their customers would like.

With the growing trend of online mobile purchases, the mobile & accessories stores are just a medium to look at the phones physically whereas they are actually purchased online because of the discounts & offers buyers get. But Univercell gives a little extra for the amount we pay which no website or store gives. They give an years service for your phone if it gets damaged by chance by getting it repaired at the ease of your home. They pick it up from your home or office or any place, get it repaired by the authorized service center and return to your preferred place. Also they give a replacement phone if you require. I found this service simply amazing. Which store has it?

Have a look at the video. It explains my experience in the showroom in greater detail. Do share if you like it and I'll be thankful to you for the rest of my life ! :D