The Sonance Behind My Silence

     When my friends asked me to download WhatsApp some years ago, I had never thought that the green icon would soon be part and parcel of the smartphones of almost 450 million people. The app is quick, easy to use, and attractive and is downloadable free for everyone except iOS users. All-in-all, it is a really convenient to use fun app which does away with the woes and fluctuating rates of SMS, pervading the barriers of distance. As long as you have access to internet and a smartphone, no one can stop you from staying in touch with everyone.      But have you ever wondered how this company makes money? One way that is the most obvious, of course, is the subscription fee that it charges its users. WhatsApp allows its users to enjoy the services for free for the first year after installation. However, after that it charges $0.99 for continued service. But till date, I have not heard of a single person who has paid for this extension of servi...

     “In religion, India is the only millionaire……the One land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.” - Mark Twain      For a country where over a hundred crore people following 7 major religions speak almost 2000 different languages, rich in cultural and natural resources, India sure is unified in terms of the mentality of its inhabitants. The question that arises is, then why the conflicts? Every day we see news of protests and communal violence where national property is set ablaze and we citizens end up paying for it through increased taxes. It is on this that political and regional parties thrive. The corruption and chaos that arise from this, is not what we would like to see in the India we want.      In India the focus has always been on education and making a good career, especially since a maj...