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It's time to uplift underground music

When it comes to music in India people mostly refer to Film music. So the film music directors always get the limelight. This is normally the case with the general population. This is because most of them listen to music in FM radio or TV. And these channels always play film music. So it is obvious that only those mainline music directors get the recognition in public. Then there are those famous Carnatic and Classical artists who are well known in their circle. But even their visibility is restricted to the audience who listen to this genre of music. There are various theaters which host Carnatic and classical music concerts. But we all forget the underground music directors and groups who don’t get the recognition they deserve. We normally see them in public concerts organized mainly by corporates or colleges. It is normally the youth of the nation which gets to know these musicians through their college functions and office parties. In today’s online world it is very e...

A smart phone with a new experience

It took a long time before I could convince myself to buy a smartphone. I was very comfortable using my basic phone. The main reason for that was I believed phone is best used for making calls and messaging which my basic phone is very capable of doing. Why should I shell more amount of money and invest in a smartphone to do the same thing. All my friends had migrated to smartphones within a period of two years. It all ranged from rupees 15,000 to rupees 60,000 across various brands. I used to wonder why people are investing so much on a phone. My perception changed when I visited my friends place for a vacation. He had a smartphone which I was using for a few days and after using it I realized it is more than a phone. It changed my overall experience with phones. Then I started looking out of various brands in the market and recently I came across this news on the Internet about ASUS Zenfone 2 which will be launched shortly. I looked at the specifications and it really thri...