~ Amazon's retail revolution ~

This BBC documentary covers how Jeff Bezos built Amazon retailing business, how it works, disrupted the local businesses and how it is investing it's profits into new businesses. It might be making our lives lot more easier at the same time ruining someone's life.

So next time you decide on what you wanna do, support the local business or buy from an online retailing company. Homegrown e-retailing Flipkart is following Amazon's footsteps.

~ Fastfood & Obesity ~

Just another sunny Sunday afternoon lazing at home & changing channels came across this documentary "The men who made us fat" that was being shown on BCC World.

It's a 3 part documentary on how the fast-food giants have made an impact on public health & how young people are consuming more than required food with access to cheap food. The fast-food doesn't really bring in much nutrition rather adds a lot of fat to your body.

US & UK have both experienced obesity due to fast-food chains. It's time we Indians eat some health food & not indulge much in fast-food. As fast-food chains are mushrooming across various cities & towns of India, it's up to the parents to decide what makes a good diet for kids and their health. Hope the adults have enough sense between their ears to decide what to eat.

~ Episode 1 ~

~ Episode 2 ~

~ Episode 3 ~

If you wish to read additional posts related to health.

~ The Vogelkop Bowerbird: Nature's Great Seducer ~

Is it natural that the male has to woo the female? The male Bowerbird puts an impressive display to attract the female bird.

~ Leopards: 21st Century Cats ~

The special episode from BBC Natural World provides an insight into how the Leopards & humans are living together in cities & rural areas. Rom Whitaker takes you through various parts of India highlighting the differences in each region related to how Humans live & respond to the Leopards.

After you have seen the documentary one can conclude that in the ever expanding human settlement the Leopards have adapted their lifestyles with the changes to the environment. We Humans have encroached natural habitats & caused major damage to the wild-life and the eco-system.

We are equally responsible for turn the Leopards into man-eaters. Guess what, Mumbai has the highest Leopard presence compared to any other Urban Metropolis on Earth. That's interesting isn't it :)

~ Best parallel parking ~

Sorry, I don't mean to offend any women here. But this video speaks volumes about parallel parking.



You have to give it to her, that she never gave up even if it took about 30 mins to park.

Via How do you parallel park?

~ Progressive world ~

Problems/challenges are plenty. You just gotta pick your battles & get better at them. 

Collaborative thinking across the globe is bringing people together to solve problems that just doesn't limit to one's surrounding. Tomorrow's world is about how we think & act, to achieve a greater good than innovating to make couple of companies grow rich & dictate. 

A very interesting episode by BBC Horizon. Do watch it. Thanks Naveen for the recommendation.

~ Finding yourself ~

From George Harrison to the late Steve Jobs, there have been countless Westerners who have been fascinated with India for Spirituality, Music, Mysticism, Gods, Culture, Food or what-ever. The documentary - Indian Gurus by Louis Theroux - highlights the number of Westerners who are living in India at various ashrams and following the Gurus. While Indians are fascinated with worshipping the Gods at Temple, the Westerns seem to be fascinated with these Gurus :P

My need for a Guru would be restricted to guidance & direction and not beyond that. I don't feel the need for so much objectivity & projecting themselves bigger than life, to sell spirituality.  For everything else, you just gotta practice to realize yourself better. Start exploring within.

~ Guitar ~

Not really sure of what attracts me to this instrument. I have been fascinated with this instrument from a very young age. My maternal uncle used to play it & was used to see it at my grandparents home every time I visited them.

Been lucky to witness some great performances in Bangalore over the years. Now here is a 3 part documentary title Story of the Guitar from BBC. Enjoyed watching Part 1. Now, waiting to watch the remaining 2 parts.

Via Open Culture.
Image Credit: PRLog

~ Do you torrent? ~

Mr Sherlock started it. I hope and wish season 3 is aired on BBC entertainment in India, so that I don't torrent it and be labelled a thief who steals digital content ;)

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Here is Google Insights on Torrent, US, UK, India, France - http://www.google.com/insights/search/#cat=0-5&q=torrent%2CUS%2CUK%2CIndia%2CFrance&cmpt=q

Also, people do stream paid-content off web for free. Does that entitle to stealing as well? Just asking. Let me know what you think of it.