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For last few weeks, I read many reviews about smart phones, Android, IOS from Apple, Windows 8 etc. that I was almost tempted to book a domain and start blogging about smartphones, Mobile OS reviews! And I was so confused that I could not decide which mobile phone to buy.

I have been a Blackberry user and occasionally used IPhone. My attempt to use IPhone did not work out. I had Apple 3GS and IOS version 4. While, It was fun to use it, I did not feel very comfortable using it. I felt using a toy more than a serious equipment, mobile phone, a high end, modern communication device.

SO, this time I decided to buy an Android Phone and keep it continue with it. I almost became mobile retarded as I was not using either Android or IOS which I found, everybody else were using. People used to talk about ‘Apps’ while I used to look blank!
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My opinion about democracy in India is not good. In fact, in my opinion, democracy is not good for India. It is creating some major problems which require urgent attention and fixing. These problems are responsible for unsatisfactory progress in India.

And that is just my personal opinion, I am neither political science expert, nor any have seen politics in India closely. But, I have so far experienced two things about democracy in India which has convinced me that democracy is not fit for India, at least as of now.

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While I do not support censoring news, but I think there are certain types of news which actually need censorship. They just are not worth getting published and getting spread and should be kept under Official Secrecy Act, if that kind of law exists!

Here is the news which I think should be censored and never see publications.

‘Girls go to govt schools, boys to private‘, says a Times Of India news!
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In last month, I was in Assam, visiting places like Dhemaji, Jonai, Gogamukh, Jorhat etc. and it was quite an experience. While I learn many new things, realise new realities, but this trip home during this hot summer May was quite an experience.

The first thing which struck me was,  National Highway 52. Well, it has changed, finally, I see a change in our district Dhemaji, thanks to NH52. It is still just a two lane road, not like four or six lanes  national highways in Gujarat, Delhi etc. but still, it is awesome.  Way back in 1992, we used to get down from bus while bus used to cross some wooden bridge on some small river. Bus had to stop on the road, in order to let another bus pass it, either from the front or the rear. We had to wait in front of railway bridge to cross Simen river. We did not have bridges on National Highway 52 on any rivers which was little bigger in size, say 50 meters wide or so.
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This year, Bihu in Assam has surely shown some ‘Bihu’ to all where a separatist terrorist organisation tried to become cultural protector, popular Assamese singer stood up for Indian sovereignty and Chief Minister informed about a thing called ‘Assamese Blood’ to the world!

I live away from Assam, but try to keep myself updated about Assam ( my home state), Arunachal Pradesh ( because I live in a transferred area) and North East India as whole.This episode of ULFA asking Assamese singers not sing Hindi songs in Bihu functions and retort by Zubin Garg by singing a Hindi song in his next stage appearance in a Bihu Function. ULFA retaliated by warning Zubin Garg of terrorist attack ( not responsible if anything bad happens to him) and Assam government provided him security after this threat.
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Recently, I had a chance to drive State Highway No 25 ( SH-25) between Rajkot to Jamnagar in Gujarat in March 5, 2013 and I felt so good driving there that I thought I must post an article about it.

Well, before I drove on this road, I thought the Delhi Panipath National Highway was the best in India. Not anymore. I think State Highways in Gujarat are better than any National Highways anywhere in India.
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I have been a Nikon DSLR user for last 12 years and now finally decided to sell off all my Nikon bodies, Lenses, Flash lights etc. But before doing so, I would like to advise anyone not to buy Nikon DSLR anymore. I think, Nikon was good till the time they manufactured their DSLR bodies in Japan. The day they started outsourcing it to Thailand, their quality has gone down the drains.

I bought D7000 some 10 months ago and my problems started after it has crossed 25k actuations. Before that, I had owned d40, d90, d3100, d5100, and I never had problems. Here are the top 3 reasons why you should not buy Nikon DSLRs
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After waiting 20 agonising days, I got my 8 Months old Nikon D7000 repaired ( well, they replaced the complete prism box, cleaned the sensor), after 10 days and after 800 clicks, a bright sensor spot started appearing! Well, I put the lens Sigma 150-500mm on this body Nikon D7000 on 21st Feb 2013, at Nikon Service Centre, Jaipur and never removed it once! I even shot few nigh portrait shots with flash using the same lens, just to avoid getting any dust!
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Recently, I observed a small spot on the sensor of my Nikon DSLR D7000 while viewing through its viewfinder. I also noticed a small spot on printouts of photos with sky or white background!

I almost got panicked and decided to handover the camera to Nikon service centre in Udaipur as my camera was not even 10 months old! I first called up Nikon toll free number, listed in their website www.nikon.co.in and I was informed about a service centre in Udaipur.
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I almost respect Airtel, how they come out with innovative ways to ‘steal’ money from its subscribers in the name of Value Added Service (VAS)!

My domestic helper, who has been living with us for many years in Assam and who came to live with us recently as we have an infant in our house. We got her a mobile phone so that she can speak to anyone she wants in her privacy or any one can call her in her own number!

But sadly, she is illiterate, but knows how to press the green button, and red button to make and receive calls. But she can not read SMS!
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