Popular Superstitions in India

Any belief or behavior that is based on supernatural causes and contradicts current science is referred to as superstition. Superstitious beliefs and behaviors vary greatly from person to person and from culture to culture. In India, a black cat crossing the road denotes ill luck, whereas a crow cawing signals that visitors are on their way.

The word "superstition" is believed to come from the Latin superstitio, which means "to be amazed." The term is also related to the Latin word superstes, which means "outliving" or "surviving," and refers to ideas and values that have survived long after their original meaning has been forgotten.

Many people claim that superstitious practices date back to the dawn of time. Humans tried to construct an understandable universe with forces that could be affected by intervention in the face of natural disasters such as thunderstorms and earthquakes, as well as the unpredictability of disease and food supply.

Actors, miners, fishermen, and gamblers are all more superstitious than the average person, and the performance of all of these jobs is more out of the individual's control.

Suicide: What's True & What Isn't

There is a lot of taboo around suicide. While some consider it an escapist choice, others support it. While I personally have no point of view on it, here are some common facts and myths I have come across about the psyche of those who are prone to commit suicide, common causes, and general misunderstanding of the subject. 

Top 41 All Time Popular Hindi Music Videos

Times have changed. The success of a music video is based on a number of key components these days. A mixture of shock value, distinctiveness, and unexpectedness is required for a music video to go viral. It's far more difficult to surprise folks these days. It's quite an achievement to be able to surprise people when we're bombarded with vivid visuals all day. A large hit will also aid in the viralization of a video.

Hair Care: Get Those Beautiful Locks

When we were young, our mother or grandmother would wash our hair with Shikekai and then massage the hair and head with large amounts of coconut oil. Then the hair would be combed into two nice tight plaits with ribbons woven in them. Older generations still boast of healthy thick locks of hair and scold us about how our changed lifestyle has made our hair suffer too. And they are right. The changes in diet and our environment have resulted in hair issues like dandruff, hair fall, frizzy and dry hair, and hair breakage at a very young age. Major affecting factors are a highly competitive and stressful lifestyle where stress has direct adverse effects on hair growth, extreme diets that result in deficiency of essential vitamins and minerals, and inclusion of junk food in daily diet which increases consumption of harmful factors.

18 Of The Scariest Movies Ever Made!

 

Is it just me, or do you feel like horror movies are always undervalued as well? Have you never wondered how can films fire your adrenal glands, send shivers down your spine, raise goosebumps, and quicken your breath; inspiring not only an intense physical reaction but also cerebral experiences?

Maybe the aversion some viewers may have to the horror genre is a fear of losing control- having to shy away in fright, embarrassing themselves. A lot of people simply don’t want to lose control, no matter what. The irony is, that horror, is a genre in which each filmmaker has to assert his or her utmost control over the material, and has to perfectly calibrate the storytelling so that we as the audience can lose it. The trick is – extreme control of the screenplay so that the audience can lose control.

What makes the 120 minutes of nail-biting anxiety combined with blood and gore inviting to some people? The answer lies in the brains of horror enthusiasts. Yes, studies have shown that people who enjoy scary movies are more sensitive to dopamine, or the reward hormone. It is the exact reason why some people engage in activities like skydiving and bungee jumping. Experiencing adrenaline-spiking scenarios without actual threat is a fix that many people enjoy, making horror movies so popular.