Louis Vuitton has been known as a ‘brand’, a ‘luxurious – a high class brand’ that has been known for decades, eons, to be precise since ‘1854’… when it was founded by Vuitton, himself in Paris, France. However, behind this brand of Louis Vuitton was a man himself who was known as Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton. Of course, today it is shortened to LV – the fashion house and luxury retail company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. Its monogram appears on almost all of its products – ranging from luxury trunks and leather…
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69 years, and don’t you think that’s enough time for us to let go of the past and adopt OUR OWN sense of identity and do you even know what that what – Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress as opposed to the Dominionstatus offered by British Regime? While India had achieved independence from British Raj on 15 August 1947 following the Indian independence movement noted for largely peaceful non-violent resistance and civil disobedience led by Mahatma Gandhi. The country, though, did not yet have a permanent constitution; instead its laws were based…
1995 – it could feel like yesterday for some or perhaps a lifetime ago. Having grown up in the 90s, a lot has changed over the past 21 years. Its quite hard to grapple over the fact that the times can change so much! With fragmented memories of 1995, it was the year the Internet actually gained public attention. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} It was the year of dial up…
Photograph: Courtesy Macy’s/Andrew Kelly November, the last month of the fall season in New York; when you can find the leaves on the trees changing colours and dotting the city roads with red and yellow. It is during this time of the year that it is fairly pleasant and the weather is mild, although it can get chilly at night. It is also the month right before the bitterly cold, winter season. Every single year November has a number of New York City Marathons and other events such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Union Square Holiday Market, the…
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} It all boils down to dopamine and oxytocin – two important chemicals that our brains produce. Facebook may have aced the rankings of top social networking sites, back in 2004, even amongst its predecessors, but before there were social networking sites known such as Friends United and MySpace. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;…
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} Love- Four simple alphabets that are strung together to create one of the most complex yet beautiful emotions experienced towards other humans, animals and one’s self. However, love is more than just these emotions but it is a magical feeling wherein the sight/thoughts of the person (he/she) will/can just about bring about butterflies to your stomach! Love is when you can see beyond…
New York – a city of dream, a city of romance and a city to make money. It is a city many people across the world dream of living in or working in; but you know the stark reality is not THAT beautiful! It’s a place, which has got all the giant financial companies and is home to two of the largest stock exchanges – NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange; it is also the most photographed city in the world! It is iconic for its centers such as Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, Staten Island, and Broadway Theatre…
The transformation of televisions to electronic televisions has changed from a niche invention to a living room mainstay and various sitcoms post 50s have made television audiences beyond loyal. It was surely a golden age for sitcoms and it had the effect of being a great ‘fantasy’ of good guys always there to ‘distract’ us from the cold brutalities of the Cold War. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;}…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} New York is a city that is well known for its skyscrapers, its attitude and economic power. However the Big Apple is worth so much more! Surprisingly it is the ‘Mecca’ for writers, thinkers and artists from all over the world. John Grisham, David Baldacci , Catherine Lacey, Ben Lerner and many more adding to the list of writers.Moreover, some of the most important decisions are made…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} Egotism and high-handed behaviour have been existent in society for quiet a while now and is more so evident with the presence of current US President Donald Trump. Productive narcissists are people who may be charismatic but lack empathy and conscience. When has there ever been a time when you haven’t spotted one? They are so easy to spot – their great first impressions, which are…