Jagat Seth - Worlds Richest Family from 18th Century India | Popularly unpopular

Popularly Unpopular is a new series by me that would cover some very popular faces from the past who are little known today.  

In the first post of the series, we are writing about "Jagat Seth's" who were often recognized as the richest family of their time. His name literally meant "Banker of the World" and was the title given to him and his family by the then Bengal king.

Jagat Seth - The Marwadi who lend money to the kings

Save Lions - The Love story of a lion

Here’s a small story, which I have just written. I hope you will love it.

I have also made a trailer of the story you may check out below..

And Here it goes………….!

I was standing by the side of a river, and was just refreshing myself.  Behind me was the wild grass may be 6 feet tall and ahead a wild river.

I heard some noise and I could see some movements in the tall grass; someone running?

Dowry System in India - A short story of a women's fight against dowry, gender equality & acid attack #StopDowry

2023 UPDATE: Hello Friends, thanks for giving so much love to this post. Back in 2010 when I wrote this post, I haven't expected so much love from every one of you. The story has been enacted in several colleges in India and has been widely appreciated by viewers. It is one of the most read blog posts on my blog with 50K+ reads. 

Also, one positive update, in the last decade India has seen an overall reduction in dowry cases and dowry deaths but the battle against dowry would go on till the day the society becomes dowry free.  Thank you so much once again.

Short Story on Dowry System in India

Tuesday, March 30, 2010: Hello friends, I think story and poems are the best way of fighting against any social issues, so I have decided to write few stories against some social issues, I would like to begin it with the Dowry system prevalent in India and other neighbouring countries.

Before beginning with the dowry story, I would like to share some facts and figures so that it can be realized how serious the issue is.

At least 1 woman will die in a dowry related attack in India every hour.

In 2004, Amnesty International reported that at least 15,000 women were being murdered each year in India, in dowry related cases. Other grassroots women’s organizations in India estimate the number to be much higher. The Ahmedabad Women’s Action group for example has estimated that at least 1000 women were killed each year in dowry-related homicides in the state of Gujarat alone.

Help Others- A short story

Just sharing a small short story with a strong moral of helping others, the story is a self created work of my own, and is the original version..

And here it goes like this...

“ I am  a 50 year old men just attended one of my daughter’s marriage and did kanyadan ( A hindu ritual done at the time of marriage which signifies the transfer of all duties and responsibilities of taking care of Girl from girl's parents to the bridegroom's side), my eyes filled up with her memories, hey! though she is not my own daughter but she is not less than my own.. I still remember how she entered in our life.

2- States from Chetan Bhagat- Book Review

Hello Everyone, I just finished up reading my First Novel of the Year 2010. 2- States written by one of the most read author Mr. Chetan Bhagat.. Chetan Bhagat is one of the most well educated writers(IIT Delhi, IIM-A) of India. And i am one of his big fan, i am also following him on twitter.. He also writes for Times of India..
Oh.. Let me write something about the book.. The book is a love story of two people which starts in IIM- Ahmedabad. Mr.Krish and Miss Ananya Swaminathan. Krish from Punjab and Ananaya a brahmin Hindu from Tamil Nadu..

A short love story- 5th Jan, 2010

 Hi,
Today when i was coming back from college to home. Ha i.e from surat to Kosamba..
I was walking through platform 4 on surat station, and peeping inside the 1st memu train (Train which i am supposed to board) in order to get a place to sit or better a place to stand with good surrounding people..

My First Novel: Love is Everywhere. A love story of a UK girl who falls in Love with an Indian Engineer..

Major CHARACTERS
CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH (Pet name Chandra) : A young IT Engineer
EMILY : A beautiful girl from UK.
PURSHOTTAM SINGH : Chandra’s FATHER
Piyusha : A young Indian girl, who felt in love with Chandra.
Aditya: Chandra’s Younger brother.
And lot more characters revolving around them…