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  So the USBRL project got inaugurated yesterday and it took me back to my Reasi days.  Man, that bridge the one everyone is talking about deserves all the hype it’s no less than a marvel. Look it up and you'll find what all contribution were made from different prestigious institutions across the country. And honestly, not just the bridge. The whole railway line is something else. It’s almost all tunnels and bridges, barely any stretch of flat terrain. Just pure engineering madness. As someone who’s always been into infra, these were my weekend spots. I used to just roam around visiting under-construction tunnels, bridge sites. If there was a site I could access, I probably went there at least once. Apart from the railway stuff, there were other go-to places too. Salal Dam, a couple of waterfalls around. Peaceful corners. Reasi itself is a small, quiet town. Though it’s a district HQ, it didn’t really have even the basic amenities you’d expect from a third-tier town in the ma...
 There are very few books which have the capability to change the way you look at the world and I must say "Sapiens" is one such book. Written from a broader perspective this book presents the timeline of our species by highlighting the events that shaped our history and eventually led us to our current civilization. Accompanied with the findings of science(including historians) it gives reader a sense of understanding about various aspects and their evolution from language, human behavior to changes in biosphere caused by us. Personally, it helped me connect the dots from my vague knowledge of history to answer some of the questions that have perplexed me over the years. In the end it discusses the current advancements that we have made and the tools we have by our hands which will be used for progress of our species in turn shed some light on what lines one should think when contemplating about the future.

Giving up smartphone.

  Alright! This is my very first blog, and the reason why I took up this interest is the subject matter of this blog itself. It's been a couple of months since I gave up using a smartphone. Due to the same I often find myself seeking for things to keep myself involved and writing this blog is one of them.  About one and a half years ago, I was more than excited for my parents to buy me a new smartphone as soon as JEE results were out. The fact that 'I was residing in a hostel back since 9th and hostelers weren't allowed to keep a smartphone with them thus did not have one for four years', had its own share in my excitement of getting it. CONTEXT: My aversion started after a few months in my new college, as I became conscious about how much time I was wasting on my phone. Thoughts like 'how I had thought I would get a lot of free time in college for things like reading novels and stuff instead I was wasting hours scrolling through irrelevant stuff on Facebook, and In...