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Major Samar Toor on surviving -50°C at 19,000 ft in Siachen, Operation Jhajjar Kotli, Ghatak platoons, and the 2019 Amarnath Yatra evacuation.

Geetu Parmar on leaving media in 2007, becoming a Vedic astrologer, her devotion to Mahadev, whether gemstones work, and why she refuses yearly predictions.

A former Indian Army officer compares Indian and Chinese soldiers, explains why a volunteer army has an edge, and shares why the Kaluchak attack made him join.

Astrologer Geetu Parmar explains why no planet is bad, why Shani's Sade Sati delivers results of past karma, and why it affects everyone differently.

Astrologer Geetu Parmar explains why daily rashi horoscopes don't apply to everyone, how your actual rashi is found, and why she refuses 2027 predictions.

Major Samar Toor on India's rise, the weak rupee, China+1, Russian oil and US pressure, with key claims fact-checked, including the $21 million USAID claim.

Cyber crime expert Dr. Kanishk Gaur explains pig butchering scams, how scam centres run them, and other common frauds. Learn the warning signs.

Neeraj Arora explains bubble warning signs, errors of omission vs commission, Buffett's first rule, and the investing books he recommends.

Saurabh Arora, founder of University Living, breaks down the real cost of studying abroad, the shrinking gap with Indian colleges, and how to choose the right country.

OpenInApp founder Nikunj Jain breaks down the three most common founder mistakes - overbuilding before selling, raising too late, and failing to trust the team.

Nikunj Jain breaks down fundraising into traction, narrative and network, and explains why weak storytelling can cost founders 40 percent of their valuation.

Nikunj Jain explains why passion outlasts greed in building a company, and why he backs founders over industries, drawing on lines from Elon Musk and Jensen Huang.

From writing the first check into Rapido to helping deep tech founders raise capital from global funds like a16z and Google Ventures, a look inside India's post-Series A funding gap.

OpeninApp founder Nikunj Jain explains how broken in-app browsers on Instagram, LinkedIn, and other platforms silently destroy creator reach, and how his tool used by Nikhil Kamath and Rishabh Pant fixes it.

Nikunj Jain built India's vertical video app two years before TikTok launched in China, then shut it down. Here's why timing beat the idea, and what came after.

Nipun Jain compares Shark Tank and Y Combinator, exposure vs equity, B2C vs deep tech, and which platform fits which kind of founder.

Nipun Jain explains why fear of dilution limits founders, and how the right co-founder can turn a small company into something 20x bigger.

Nipun Jain breaks down why most of India's biggest startups are still startups, and what actually separates a startup from an enterprise.

Nipun Jain breaks down the actual difference between a startup and a business, covering scale, technology, funding, and geography in a simple, practical framework.

Jugal Achaliya breaks down which jobs AI is replacing first, from customer support to IT services, and why upskilling matters more than ever.

" A fan swam across a river just to watch Sudesh Berry play Inspector Bharat on Suraag. He calls actors 'puppets' — here's why that's a compliment."

Actor Sudesh Berry breaks down his iconic Drupad entry in Mahabharat, the LOC Kargil speech shot with real Indian military, and why he calls his entire career Mahadev's Blessing.

Singles means one person completes everything. Doubles means two people - both must run the full distance, but the workstations can be tag-teamed. You do 5 meters, I do 10 meters. We share the workload.

He was a 95 KG Infosys employee with a secure corporate career. Then he quit his job, borrowed money from his wife and spent years trying to bring IRONMAN to India.

People like us question the PM. But MLA, MP, sarpanch, councilor - a blind ledger is running.

Farmer is ours. Soldier is ours. We are ours. The poor are ours. That is the truth. Fear-based governance won't create anything lasting.

I was posting something. I typed hashtag Sonam. I wanted hashtag Sonam Wangchuk. As soon as I typed Sonam, suggestions came. One was hashtag Sonam Kapoor. And on that one - 20 lakh 73 thousand posts. On Sonam sir - 72 thousand posts. Nothing against Sonam Kapoor, she is a good actress. But if you are following her, going crazy over her - and she has no concern for you - why are you going crazy?

Even 100 crores becomes new normal. An IAS officer doesn't say every day - wow I'm an IAS. It becomes normal within a month. Any big amount, any big break - you can't be happy every day for it. So then why chase it endlessly?

Gandhi ji's talisman used to be in old NCERT textbooks. He said - look at the last man, the one at the very back, and see whether your work benefits him or not. That was the test.

Look at what's on TV. Melody, snacks, entertainment. Manipur is also an Indian state. Violence has continued there. Mainstream TV didn't cover it. Digital media at least tried.

If you want a modest retirement in India at 60 - Rs 1.5 lakh per month - and you live to 85 or 90, you need Rs 25 crores at the point of retirement. In today's money. Rs 25 crores. 90% of people are nowhere near that. They are distracted with iPhone 16, 17 and Paris holidays.

Kids' education is very expensive now. Kids' marriage. Retirement. Plan for all three.