The entire list and a brief profile of 'Delhi ke nirmata'⁠— the makers of Delhi felicitated at Kejriwal's oath taking ceremony

New Delhi, Apr 5 () Penguin Random House India has offered a quarantine reading list of books for the coronavirus lockdown period.Among the recommendations for adult fiction are "The Death of Jesus" by JM Coetzee, "The Boy from the Woods" by Harlan Coben, "Soar: A Novel" by Amit Majmudar, "Sarojini's Mother" by Kunal Basu, "Not All Those Who Wander" by Arjun Nath, "Trending in Love" by Pankaj Dubey, "The Girl Who Disappeared" by Vikrant Khanna and "Crown of Seven Stars" by Gitanjali Murari.Some culinary books are also in the reading list - "Uparwali Chai" by Pamela Timms, "Party Like a Star" by Shilarna Vaze, "Bhagwaan Ke Pakwaan" by Varud Gupta and Devang Singh, and Pooja Makhija's "N For Nourish".Non-fiction books include "Bahawalpur" by Anabel Lyod, "The Other Side of the Divide" by Sameer Arshad Khatlani, and "An Officer and his Holiness" by Rani Singh.In sports, some books recommended are "Howzatt Butterfingers" by Khyrunnisa A, "Let's Play!: Puffin Book of Sports Stories" by Harsha Bhogle and "Dear Me", a collection of letters from some of the most-celebrated names in sports by HT Media.There are many books for children too - "The Best of Tenali Raman", "The Girl Who Stole an Elephant" by Nizrana Farook, "Journey to the Forbidden City" by Deepa Agarwal, and "I Hate my Curly Hair" besides few from Penguin's Hook Book Series - "Hey Diddle Diddle" (Anushka Ravishankar), "My Daddy and the Well" (Jerry Pinto), "A Quiet Girl" by Paro Anand, and "Who's There?" by Hansda Sowvendra.Two recommended books for children are science related - "From Leeches to Slug Glue" by Roopa Pai and "Reignited Volume 2" by Srijan Pal Singh. ZMN RDSRDS

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<ul><li>The re-elected leader of the Aam Aadmi Party was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi along with six other ministers in the presence of thousands of followers at the Ram Lila Maidan in Delhi.</li><li>There are no changes to Kejriwal's cabinet. The same six ministers have been retained and popular party members (and election winners) like Atishi and Raghav Chadha have been left out of the cabinet contrary to expectations.</li><li>"I had even invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi (for today's ceeremony) but he was probably busy, he couldn't make it," Kejriwal said during his speech post the oath taking ceremony.</li><li>The Delhi Chief Minister concluded his speech with a Hindi rendition of the American anthem in the fight for civil rights, "We Shall Overcome".</li></ul>Watch the entire swearing-in ceremony here: 
 
 
 
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 Here's the full text of Arvind Kejriwal's speech after he took oath as Delhi's Chief Minister. I have been sworn-in for a third time. It is not just my victory, it is the victory of each woman, each child, each mother, and each and every citizen of Delhi. In the last five years, we have only tried to bring a little relief to the lives for the people of Delhi. We have tried to bring in as much development as I can, and that will be our effort in the next five years too. Call your relatives in the villages and tell them that "our son Kejriwal has become the Chief Minister there is nothing to worry about." Some people Delhi in voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party, some voted for Congress, some voted for other parties but today as I am sworn in, I am the Chief Minister for all of them, not just the ones who voted for Aam Aadmi Party. I have refused to help any voter of Delhi because of his or her political affiliations. We put water pipelines, and got work done, even in areas which are known to vote for BJP. No matter which party you suppoer, no matter what your faith is, no matter what your caste is, turn up with your requests without hesitation, your work will be done. There is still a lot of work to be done in Delhi. I want to work together with everyone. Election is over. A lot of people said a lot of things about each other. A lot of rivals said some mean things about us but today we have forgiven them. I request my rivals too, let us work together to make Delhi a better place. I also want to work with the Central Government to take Delhi a long way forward. I had even invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi but he was probably busy, he couldn't make it. My dear citizens of Delhi, you have given birth to a new kind of politics in the country- one that focuses on real issues like education, health, basic amenities, good roads. It is the politics of the 21-st century. I would like to narrate a few lines to explain this new politics. (Translated from Hindi) "When every child of Mother India is blessed with good education, on then the tricolour will flutter with pride in the open skies. When every child of Mother India is blessed with good healthcare, on then the tricolour will flutter with pride in the open skies. When every young man loses the tag of 'unemployed, only then the tricolour will flutter with pride in the open skies. When every person rises above his caste and religion to feel like an Indian, only then the tricolour will flutter with pride in the open skies." There is now news flowing in from other states that they are following our model in Delhi to make water and electricity free. You have made magic. Anyone in India who doubts the possibility of free water, or subsidised electricity, or good schools, people point towards Delhi as an example. Delhi is not run by Kejriwal or his ministers, Delhi is run by the teachers, doctors, hawkers, factory owners, autowallahs et all. (Names a few people from the he list of Delhi ke nirmata (the makers of Delhi model) Some people complain that Kejriwal is making things free. Some of the world's most amazing things, God has given us for free. When a father goes hungry to provide for his child, that penance is free. The love of the Delhi people that has made me the Chief Minister is also free. It will be shameful for me to charge a poor man for basic healthcare or for a child's education. There will be a time soon, the story of India's greatness will resonate across the world from London to Australia, from America to Africa. Kejriwal sings 'Hum honge Kaamyab', the Hindi version 'We shall overcome' to conclude his speech. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/arvind-kejriwals-in-has-lessons-for-mamata-banerjee-mk-stalin-and-lalu-prasad-yadav/articleshow/74082357.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Kejriwal's spectacular win has five lessons for Rajinikanth, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, and Lalu Yadav</a>

"Best things in life are free,"⁠— here's the full text of Arvind Kejriwal's speech after the swearing-in ceremony

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51584095.cms" /> The most coveted film awards in India, the <keyword id="6429912" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Film-Awards">National Film Awards</keyword>, were announced today for movies released in 2015, at the National Media Centre, New Delhi. The panel, headed by film director Ramesh Sippy, handed over the list to Information and Broadcast Minister Arun Jaitley. 
 
Here is the list of the Hindi movies that were chosen for the honour.

Hindi films that won the National Film Awards this year

<ul><li>The music recognition app turns 20 years old with over 70 billion song recognitions.</li><li>Currently, <keyword id="1359878" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shazam" source="Orion">Shazam</keyword> has more than 225 million active monthly users.</li><li>Most Shazamed Song to the first artist to hit 1 million, check all details below.</li></ul>Shazam, the music recognition app launched on August 19, 2002, turned 20 years old last week. In the late 1990s, when there were no apps or smartphones to use Shazam, people would call a number ‘2580’, put their phone up to the radio, and then receive an SMS consisting the song title and artist name. Be it the song in a nightclub or on television, Shazam could identify songs by filtering out background noises and comparing the audio against its database of 1.6 million songs in less than 5 seconds. Shazam was founded in 1999 by four friends, including an Indian-origin mind, Dhiraj Mukherjee, who was born in New Delhi. The first country to introduce Shazam was Britain, as it was then the third largest music market after the United States and Japan. During the early days, Shazam Entertainment's service was limited to Britain. Like many startups, Shazam's founders were unsure about the business model; later, they joined hands with radio stations to advertise their service on air; they could identify the song. Dhiraj Mukherjee was not sure about this idea, but he took a chance anyway, he said in a 2016 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2016/dec/07/shazam-co-founder-we-were-growing-a-business-in-a-collapsing-market">interview</a>. Shazam then traveled from Nokia’s Symbian operating system to new age smartphones. Fast forward to 2018, Apple acquired Shazam for a reported $400 million and had since music identification service into Control Center on the iPhone. Since the acquisition, Apple has improved the Shazam service by removing ads from the app, adding a concert discovery feature, and enabling Shazam support in third-party apps. Currently, Shazam has more than 225 million active monthly users. Apple made available Shazam a built-in iOS feature in 2020 with iOS 14.2. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about Shazam searches" comment="subhead" text="Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about Shazam searches">Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about Shazam searches</cmsannotation> To mark this milestone, Apple has invited users to take a trip down memory lane with a <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/pl.b642cbf08eaf4f3aa6e6bb53231d5675?ign-itscg=80010&amp;ign-itsct=pla_various_20yearsofshazamhits_081222">special playlist</a> that comprises the most Shazamed songs each calendar year for the past 20 years. The first song identified on the <keyword id="2889750" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shazam-app" source="Orion">Shazam app</keyword> was ‘How Am I Different’ by Aimme Mann. ‘Cleanin’ Out My Closet’ by Eminem was the first song to reach a thousand Shazams in September 2002, while the first song to reach a million Shazam was ‘Tik Tok’ by Ke$ha in 2010. ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ by Gotye feat. Kimbra was the first track to reach 10 million Shazams in 2012. Other than these, there are more interestingg figures to see. ‘Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)’ by Lilly Wood &amp; The Prick and Robin Schulz was the first track to reach 20 million Shazams. The first artist to hit 1 million and 10 million Shazams is Lil Wayne, and David Guetta is the first artist hit 100 million Shazams. Now the most interesting one, the most Shazamed of all time; Drake has recorded for the most Shazamed artist - 350 million times with the ‘One Dance’ track - 17 million. After Drake’s ‘Dance Monkey’ by Tones And I is the most Shazamed song of all time with 41 million enquires. During the early days, ‘Crazy’ by Gnarls Barkley was the most Shazamed song which was enquired about using the calling service of Shazam. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Most Shazamed songs by genre" comment="subhead" text="Most Shazamed songs by genre">Most Shazamed songs by genre</cmsannotation> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Top Hip-Hop/ Rap" comment="subhead" text="Top Hip-Hop/ Rap">Top Hip-Hop/ Rap</cmsannotation> ‘Can’t Hold Us’ by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Top Dance" comment="subhead" text="Top Dance">Top Dance</cmsannotation> ‘Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)’ by Lilly Wood &amp; The Prick and Robin Schulz <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Top R&amp;B/ Soul" comment="subhead" text="Top R&amp;B/ Soul">Top R&amp;B/ Soul</cmsannotation> ‘All of Me’ by John Legend <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Top Latin" comment="subhead" text="Top Latin">Top Latin</cmsannotation> ‘Mi Gente’ by J Balvin and Willy William <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Top Pop" comment="subhead" text="Top Pop">Top Pop</cmsannotation> ‘Let Her Go’ by Passenger <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Top Alternative" comment="subhead" text="Top Alternative">Top Alternative</cmsannotation> ‘Dance Monkey’ by Tones And I <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Top Singer/ Songwriter" comment="subhead" text="Top Singer/ Songwriter">Top Singer/ Songwriter</cmsannotation> Take Me to Church” by Hozier SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/bereal-photo-sharing-app-where-no-editing-is-allowed/articleshow/91065428.cms">BeReal is a photo-sharing app that wants you to be who you are as it only allows posting unfiltered photos</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/list-of-top-new-upcoming-whatsapp-features-in-second-half-2022/articleshow/93103440.cms">From avatars to hiding online status—list of top new upcoming WhatsApp features</a>

20-years of Shazam: From finding songs through calls to becoming the best music discovery tool for smartphones

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 The much-awaited Golden Kela Awards that honour the worst of Indian Cinema are back. This time around, they would be awarding the worst of <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> in 2014, and as always, have some out-of-the-box awards other than the best, we mean, Worst Actors Awards. 
 
The awards would be announced on March 14, 2015 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. 
 
Have a look at the list of nominees. 
 
Worst Actor (Male) 
 
· Arjun Kapoor for Gunday &amp; Everything Else 
· Saif Ali Khan for Humshakals 
· Salman Khan for Jai Ho &amp; Kick 
· Ajay Devgn for Action Jackson 
· Rani Mukerjee for Mardaani 
 
Worst Actor (Female) 
 
· Katrina Kaif for Bang Bang 
· Sonam Kapoor for everything she did 
· Sonakshi Sinha for Action Jackson, Lingaa and Holiday 
· Tamannah for Entertainment 
· Jacqueline Fernandes for Kick 
 
Worst Film 
 
· Kick 
· Bang Bang! 
· Action Jackson 
· Humshakals 
· Happy New Year 
 
Worst Director 
 
· Sajid Khan for Humshakals 
· Prabhu Deva for Action Jackson 
· Rohit Shetty for Singham Returns 
· Sajid Nadiadwala for Kick 
· Sohail Khan for Jai Ho 
· Siddharth Anand for Bang Bang! 
 
Most Irritating Song * Played Endlessly on Radio and TV 
 
· Blue Hai Paani Paani from Yaariyan 
· Yaar na Miley from Kick 
· Baby Doll from Ragini MMS 2 
· Galliyan from Ek Villain 
· Tu Mera from Bang Bang 
 
Most Atrocious Lyrics 
 
· Sameer for Caller Tune from Humshakals 
· Shabbir Ahmed for Ice Cream from The Xposé 
· Yo Yo Honey Singh for Blue hai Paani paani from Yaariyan 
· Vishal Dadlani for Tu Meri from Bang Bang! 
· Mayur Puri for Johnny Johnny from Entertainment 
 
Worst Debutante 
 
· Tiger Shroff for Heropanti 
· The Xposé Girls for The Xposé 
· Mishti &amp; Kartik Tiwari for Kaanchi 
· The Whole Cast &amp; Crew of Yaariyan for Yaariyan 
· Daisy Shah for Jai Ho 
 
Baawra Ho Gaya Hai Ke Award 
· Raj and DK for Happy Ending 
· Abhishek Sharma for Shaukeens 
· Nawazuddin for Kick 
· Ram Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan for Humshakals 
· Shashanka Ghosh for Khoobsurat 
 
RGV Ki Aag Award for the Most Pointless Remake/Sequel 
 
· Shaadi Ke Side Effects 
· Ragini MMS 2 
· Singham Returns 
· Bang Bang! 
· Khoobsurat 
· The Shaukeens 
· Bhoothnath Returns 
· Hate Story 2 
 
Why Are You Still Trying Award 
· Sonam Kapoor 
· Jackie Bhagnani 
· Himesh Reshammiya 
· Subhash Ghai 
· Ayushman Khurana 
· Yami Gautam 
 
Voting opens on February 18th, 2015 at <a href="http://www.goldenkela.com/" target="_blank">www.goldenkela.com</a>. 
 
“This just keeps getting better every year! Bollywood never ceases to amaze, and we at Golden Kela actually look forward to the bizarre imagination of some of our filmmakers!” says, Jatin Varma, Founder, Golden Kela Awards. “After having to sit through the excruciating screenings of the likes of Jai Ho, Humshakals, Action Jackson and “Xpose” amongst many others, we got to the fun part – having a good laugh and listing the nominations for the crappiest movies of the year!”, he went on to say.

Here Are The Nominees For The Golden Kela Awards 2015

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Few days back, we told you how the title track of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/topic/Prem-Ratan-Dhan-Payo">Prem Ratan Dhan Payo</a> is grabbing the eyeballs of <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> celebrities, who can’t help but make <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/The-best-of-Prem-Ratan-Dhan-Payo-dubsmashes-from-Bollywood/articleshow/49646716.cms">Dubsmash videos</a> dancing to its tunes. 
 
However, the latest Dubsmash to have come out on social media is hands down the best one in the list, and we have all the reasons to say so. 
In the latest video shared by <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/topic/Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</a>, the lead actor of <keyword id="2133234" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Prem-Ratan-Dhan-Payo">Prem Ratan Dhan Payo</keyword>, we see yesteryear actresses Helen and Waheeda Rehman, the most beautiful actresses to bless Indian cinema, showing off their dancing skills. 
 
Helen, who also happens to be the stepmother of Salman Khan, has worked as a dancer in several Bollywood movies, appearing in hit songs like Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu (Howrah Bridge, 1958), O Haseena Zulfowali (Teesri Manzil, 1966), Aa Jaane Jaan (Intaquam, 1969), Piya Tu Ab To Aaja (Caravan, 1971), and Yeh Mera Dil Pyar Ka Deewana (Don, 1978). 
 
Waheeda Rehman, on the other hand, established herself as a leading actress in 1950s and 1960s, the golden age of Indian cinema. She was seen in popular movies like Pyaasa (1957), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1961), Guide (1965), Teesri Kasam, (1966), Neel Kamal and Khamoshi (1969), and Reshma Aur Shera (1971). Later in her career, she started doing supportive roles and appeared in Chandni, Lamhe, Om Jai Jagdish, Rang De Basanti, and Delhi 6. She is also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. 
 
Here is the video, and we rightly believe that present generation of actresses can learn a thing or two from these veteran gems of Indian cinema. 
 
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		Prem Ratan Dhan Payo performed by the 2 most beautiful women <a href="https://t.co/PvyufQ0Vhu">pic.twitter.com/PvyufQ0Vhu</a>
	— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan/status/662140159450722305">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Courtesy: <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan/status/662140159450722305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Salman Khan Twitter</a>

This is the best Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Dubsmash there ever will be

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51357929.cms" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /> Fooodies.. Look what we found - A <keyword id="3280104" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="food-map-of-India">food map of India</keyword>! 
	 

	Out of the 29 states we have, each one has a different taste and cooking style, and this map sums it all up just perfectly. It's got pictures of all the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/10-best-restaurants-that-opened-in-2015-in-Delhi-third-one-is-my-favourite/articleshow/50287350.cms">authentic, must haves, local dishes</a> indigenous to each and every state inside the map while the names outside. 
	 
	<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/What-its-like-to-visit-a-Starbucks-in-India/articleshow/51128121.cms">ALSO READ: What it's like to visit a Starbucks in India</a> 
	 
	Just a glance is enough to know what should go down your tummy whether you are in a Shikara<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=kashmir"> in Kashmir </a>or on chilling on a beach in Kanyakumari. 
 

	So, anyone travelling to India or within India, keeping this food map handy is a MUST. Don't forget! Here's the full list: 
	<h3>
		Himachal Pradesh</h3>
	Sidu, Aktori, Dhaam (veg meal cooked by Boti Brahmins) 
	<h3>
		Jammu and Kashmir</h3>
	Gustaba Tamak Maz, Dum Aaloo Hak, Karam Ka Saag, Kamal Kakdi 
	<h3>
		Chandigarh</h3>
	Butter Chicken, Tandoori Chicken, Mutton Pulao
	<h3>
		Punjab</h3>
	Dal Makhani, Makke di roti, Sarson da saag, Channa Bhature, Amritsari Machchi, Kulcha
	<h3>
		Haryana</h3>
	Kachri ki sabzi, Cholia, Bajre ki khichdi
	<h3>
		Delhi</h3>
	Chaat, Paranthe, Nagauri Halwa, Chole Bhature
	<h3>
		Uttarakhand</h3>
	Aloo ke gutke, Kaapa, Jhangora ki kheer, Chainsoo
	<h3>
		Uttar Pradesh</h3>
	Bedmi Aloo Kachori, Biryani, Halwa, Benarasi chaat, Kebabs
	<h3>
		Bihar</h3>
	Litti, Sattu, Khaja, Tilkut, Anarasa, Khubi ka Lai
	<h3>
		Jharkhand</h3>
	Thekua, Pua, Pittha, Marua ka roti
	<h3>
		West Bengal</h3>
	Bhapa Illish, Rosogolla, Mishti doi
	<h3>
		Sikkim</h3>
	Momos, Thukpa, Gundruk, Phagshapa, Sael Roti
	<h3>
		Arunachal Pradesh</h3>
	Apong (local beer)
	<h3>
		Assam</h3>
	Masoor Tenga, Pitha
	<h3>
		Nagaland</h3>
	Momos, Rice beer, cherry wine
	<h3>
		Manipur</h3>
	Iromba, Kabok, Chakkouba
	<h3>
		Mizoram</h3>
	Zu (local tea)
	<h3>
		Meghalaya</h3>
	Jadoh, kyat (local beer)
	<h3>
		Tripura</h3>
	Chakhwi, Mwkhwi, Muitru
	<h3>
		Odisha</h3>
	Fish Orly, Kheermohan, Rasaboli, Chhenapodapitha
	<h3>
		Andhra Pradesh and Telangana</h3>
	Hyderabadi Biryani, Mirch ka salan, ghongura, korikoora
	<h5>
		Chhattisgarh</h5>
	Bafauri ( A sweet made with chana dal), Kusli (a sweet made with semolina and flour), Red Ant Chutney
	<h5>
		Pondicherry</h5>
	Kadugu Yerra, Vendakkai Patchaddy
	<h5>
		Tamil Nadu</h5>
	Dosai, Idli, Pongal, Chettinad Chicken
	<h5>
		Kerala</h5>
	Sadya meal, avail, Malabar parotha, irachi stew
	<h5>
		Karnataka</h5>
	Bisi Bele Bhaat, Kesari Bath, Mysore Pak, Dharwad Petha, Chiroti 
	<h3>
		Goa</h3>
	Vindaloo, Xacuti, Bibinca, Prawn Balchao 
	<h3>
		Maharashtra</h3>
	Shrikhand, Thalipeeth, Vada pao, modak
	<h5>
		Gujarat</h5>
	Thepla, Dhokla, Khandvi, Handvo, Panki
	<h5>
		Rajasthan</h5>
	Dal Bati Churma, Ker Sangari, Lal Maas, Gatte, Pyaaz ki kachori 
	 
	(Image courtesy: Fulldhamaal.com)

Eating through India: 26 culinary gems from each of India's states

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/46723119.cms" /> When it’s an uneventful weekend in the west, the one that’s probably filled with low temperatures or snow, entertaining self with or without friends gains a new meaning. <keyword id="2061638" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="binge-watching">Binge watching</keyword> makes for a bond both with humans and the shows. 
 West has been binging on <keyword id="45225" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Television-shows">television shows</keyword> on the Internet for long. India is waking up to the concept, thanks to better connectivity and high resolution <keyword id="559549" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="video-streaming">video streaming</keyword>. But, has binging caught on as a trend? The answer is both yes and no. 
 
Watching serials like a complete marathon, be it those international entertainment on Star World or some Pakistani serials on Zindagi. Like, if you are living in Mumbai, Lucknow, or Delhi or even Bengaluru – you sure have attempted to catch those Pakistani serials. Zingadi Gulzar Hai, Humsafar, Aunn Zara so on and so forth! 
 Binge watching, is more or less non-existent in India when compared against the total percentage of <keyword id="6357922" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Television">television</keyword> viewers. But, experts do feel binge watching will soon catch up with the country that has been long waiting to join the west in this segment. 
 
Binge watching is the important change that has been ushered in by Internet. It has drastically changed the way world watches television. The busy life that leaves us no time to follow our favourite shows ensures we catch up with them on the Internet. And when all the episodes that we wish to watch are available back-to-back, the joy of watching truly increases manifold, and how! 
 But, hang on. Binge watching has also been ‘cautioned against’ by health experts saying this increases chances of <keyword id="6354802" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="depression">depression</keyword> with decreased levels of socializing. But hey, who cares when your favourite ‘Breaking Bad’ is running an interesting storyline that you wouldn’t want to miss for life! 
 
In India, binge watching is yet to be a trend except for in mega cities. Reasons for this are many. Television watching is also a ‘family time’ which coincides with dinner. Indians who choose to binge watch, prefer their list of English serials over Hindi owing to the easy availability of the content and convenient downloads. 
 
However, this is bound to change because entertainment companies have been making big plans to attract the attention of the Indian youth who can be potential consumers of their products. 
 
However, the only hitch would be to compress those 1,000-odd episodes of the highly successful serials into watchable videos. Binge in India will be a different ball game altogether. 
 
The demand for engaging entertainment in this country is growing with passing day. With increasing numbers of Internet penetration, and better devices that stream video content entering the market, India surely holds a lot of promise for people who would like to bury themselves like an ostrich into their favourite television show or a film on the Internet. 
 
Binge watching can be pretty rewarding and gratifying. 
 
Go, catch your ‘Friends’ or ‘Two and a Half men’ or ‘The Big Bang Theory’ alongside ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ or ‘Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasma’. There is a raging demand among children and elders alike for the new shows that are based on mythological stories such as Mahabharat, Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, or Udaan and of course, Chakravartin Ashok Samrat. Chhota Bheem is the darling of children who get to catch their favourite show on the Internet through summer holidays. Ah, the perks of having given up television and entertainment to study for exams! 
 
But, god save you if you want to watch ‘Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ or the likes that ran for years after years. Because while binge watching is a desirable past time, it also means that your broadband bills will also give you a jolt when they arrive. 
 
Piracy will always remain an issue with serial makers who would feel they have lost a premium with the audience choosing another platform to watch their creation. Though in the immediate time frame this looks like an issue that would be addressed in the near future, this is sure to brighten the battle between the mega segments of television viewing. When clarity emerges, content will be the king, and the viewer will decide who has the best of it for him! 
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