20 Delhi must-dos by Lonely Planet

Many of our students (old and new) come from all over India and sometimes from different parts of the world. So if this is your first time in Delhi, it is imperative that you do everything on this list so you can kick-start the love affair you will most definitely have with this city. This also applies to some dilliwalas that don’t wander far from their comfort zones and haven’t really seen the beautiful parts of the city that are carefully hidden like treasure.  We promise you, there’s a lot more to this city than what meets the eye.

1. Try Dilli-ki-Chaat – Delhi’s tangy local street food, such as chaat papdi (fried wafers loaded with potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt and chilli) or golgappas (fried hollow dough filled with chickpeas and spicy potatoes), in Old Delhi

2. Visit the great sandstone carcass of the Red Fort, and imagine the last days of the Mughal empire and the British era.

3.  Humayun’s Tomb combines Persian style with local craftsmanship, and is surrounded by the fiercely symmetrical Mughal gardens: take a stroll here at dusk.

4. Hear qawwalis (devotional music) sung at dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya; religious songs resounding at around sunset at one of Islam’s holiest tombs.

5. A trip through the doors of the Imperial hotel is like a voyage back into the days of the Raj, with polished hallways hung with chandeliers and works of art. Drink a G&T in its 1911 bar.

6. Lose yourself to shopping, in the temples to Indian craft that are Delhi’s government emporiums on Janpath, close to Connaught Place.

7. Get lost and confused in the narrow bazaars of Old Delhi, and feel like you’ve wandered somewhere medieval.

8. Ride on the Delhi metro: so cheap, so clean, so democratic, unlike the other world upstairs.

9. Get a suit made in Khan Market – take one to copy and get made-to-measure at a fraction of the cost of Savile Row.

10. Visit the former home of Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi Smriti, where she was shot dead by one of her bodyguards in 1984, and learn about India’s most powerful dynasty.

11. Wander around Lodhi Gardens on a Sunday afternoon, the perfect place for people watching.

12. Discover the district of Hauz Khas, with its crumbling Mughal tombs and tempting art, antique and fashion boutiques.

13. Chow down on scrumptious masala dosas at the Janpath branch of Saravana Bhavan, and finish your meal with a deliciously gritty south Indian coffee.

14. Use the map from William Dalrymple’s City of Djinns for a different way to explore the city.

15. Eat a great Gujarati thali at pristine Rajdhani, opposite Rivoli cinema, just off Connaught Place.

16. Shop middle-class Delhiite-style at laid-back Khan Market, browsing its bookshops and hanging out for a chat at Café Turtle, fuelled by coffee and gooey cake.

17. Take a trip out to peaceful Qutb Minar, with its towering minaret resembling an ornate factory chimney.

18. Wind up at the Jama Masjid, climb the mosque’s minaret, then enjoy a classic non-veg meal at nearby culinary institutions Karim’s or Al-Jawahar, famous for their roasted meat kebabs.

19. Get flabbergasted by the wealth of Indian art at the National Museum.

20. Visit Gandhi’s simple tomb in its tranquil gardens, and drink in the atmosphere – nowhere else in Delhi is as peaceful as this.

Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/delhi/travel-tips-and-articles

When dream meets job

At Manav Rachna we believe that college is where dreams of doing something big are longer just dreams. It’s where you start believing in yourself and are able to recognize and identify your strengths. You start to banish fears, uncertainties and the-what-if-I-don’t succeed anxieties. So you can start preparing yourself and moving in the direction of the career you have fantasized about since the beginning of time.

And that’s why at Manav Rachna, we arm our students with enough ammunition to battle against millions of other graduates who are also vying for their dream job.

And today we are proud to announce that despite the uncertain global macroeconomic scenario, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) and Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) continue to remain one of the most preferred destinations for campus hiring by top brand recruiters across diverse sectors.

We have been able to attract major corporate houses for the 2012 batch.

Even before they graduated, 471 of our students have already been placed. The highlights of the season have been hiring of 192 students by TCS, 64 students by HCL Technologies, 17 students by NIIT Technologies and 28 students by Ceasefire. The other esteemed recruiters include Aon Hewitt, Benelexus Software, Fenesta Building, Hilti, Imperial Life Science, India Bulls, Info Edge, Info gain, Jamboree, JBM, Maruti Suzuki, Motherson Sumi, Omax Auto, Oracle, Sushee Infra, Theme Engineering, Vishwa Infra, Wipro and many more.

The employers look for students with sound domain knowledge, polished soft skills and immaculate business etiquettes and values. Our graduates fit right in. They harbour skills that go beyond their years, a great attitude and an air of confidence with great results to back it up.

So when you apply to Manav Rachna, you have already applied to your first job.

I used to know Monday Mornings

Graduating from school is probably one of the toughest phases of ones life. A place that has been your entire world for over ten years will suddenly cease to exist. You know every nook, corner and crevice of your school building. You can identify old cracks and spot new ones. Your corridors belong to you and your friends. It’s your domain and no one can take that away from you, up until now that is. You pack your bags, empty your desk, bid goodbye to those who helped shape more than just your future, but helped you grow into an individual.

Things are going to change. Life is going to take many unexpected turns. Best friends will grow apart and new friends will grow close. New hobbies will replace old ones and you will suddenly be forced to grow up. You’ll have to make choices that will affect the rest of your life. Questions like, ‘should I study abroad? What if I don’t get into my top 5 colleges, what will I do? Should I concentrate on college or pursue my dream of acting or, take a gap year and backpack around the world?’ will take over your very existence.

You will be at constant battle with yourself. You will turn into your worst enemy. You’re biggest fear will stem from what comes next? Because for the first time in all your seventeen years, you’ll have no idea what tomorrow is going to be about. You’ll no longer recognize Monday, or any other day that follows. Everyday will be replaced with uncertainty mixed with excitement and topped with fear.  And as the time to send in your applications nears, your heart beat will be louder than the your ‘drum phase’

But just like your drum phase, this too, is a phase. Soon things will become clearer and the unexpected turns will take you in a whole new direction.  You’ll go down a path of self -discovery all over again. College is like an introduction to real life without the harsh realities that accompany real life. You are still protected yet you’re on your own.

You’ll finally be able to focus on the things you love most and excel. You will learn things about yourself that even you didn’t think were possible. Everyday will bring with it new surprises, expectations, goals, and laughter.

There is a lot to look forward to. Even though you feel the life you have always known is coming to an end, the truth is, the rest of your life has only just begun. 

MacBook Versus Ultrabook

With every new gadget being introduced in the market, a new dilemma is born. Suddenly our phones, laptops and other gadgets that constantly find a way to invade our lives, seem ancient. Blackberry users start rooting for team Apple over night and BBM is replaced with Whatsapp. PC users dump their sturdy machines for a Mac and inform the world about their new buy by updating their status messages to things like, ‘once you go Mac, you don’t go back.’ Tsk. There really is no loyalty when it comes to technology. The once faithful user decides to cheat the minute something shinier with built- in apps comes along.

Of course there are some who know technology better than they know themselves. They don’t fall for marketing gimmicks or an app that talks back to them. They want to know, plain and simple, how the machine can serve them better. They make mental checklists and will only invest energy and precious money once every box is neatly ticked.

So with a little help from our technology gurus, we’d like to answer the question that is on the tip of every almost- college- going- student’s tongue.  Should I buy the MacBook or an Ultrabook?

Now you can finally decide.

http://blog.laptopmag.com/ultrabooks-vs-macbook-air-what-should-you-buy