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The History of Afghanistan is Extremely Convoluted. Let me try to break it up. 1. The History of the tribes. Due to its location, Afghanistan has been a hub of diverse cultures, prompting one historian to dub it the ‘roundabout of the ancient world’. Afghanistan consisted of  many Pashtuns in 18 Century (They had other populations too). Pashto is classified under the Eastern Iranian sub-branch of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Those who speak a Southern dialect of Pashto refer to themselves as Pashtuns, while those who speak Northern Dialect call themselves Pukhtuns. These native people compose the core of ethnic Pashtuns who are found in southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. As all problems had to  start somewhere, this is now like a template. One country had invaded Afghanistan  in  the 19th century (Everyone knows its the Great Britain ).    Wait weren't they busy conquering India? As it goes, I would like to congratula...

 As of writing this one, Zomato IPO Update as of 5:00 PM on Day 3 - final day Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) subscribed  51.79 times Non Institutional Investors subscribed  32.96 times Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) subscribed  7.45 times Employee Reserved subscribed  0.62 times Total subscribed  38.25 times Source: BSE What got me curious is that the employees had not subscribed as expected. Why wouldn't you subscribe to your own companies IPO,  Wouldn't you want to be the owner of the company that you are an employee? Hmmm are the employees stupid? They probably know something else. Wait am I stupid for writing this after the IPO ended( I Probably am. I should deal with my self-consciousness. Well let me dwell upon that on my own time.)? For any rational basic investor; Lets see the basic data. Just looking on the above would have wanted me to try for this IPO. (My worthless MBA Finance grad alter ego kicks in. He would probably write next...

SPOILER ALERT. IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED HARRY POTTER FILMS SKIP READING THIS. (Where have you been all these years though? Living under a rock?).     I was thinking, my mind exploded. My dreams were shattered, my mind thought about an imaginary character, heck, I would even go as far as calling him as the world-famous lover. Life was never fair for him? Was it? Emi ra idhi, are you talking about vijay devarakonda? You ask me? At this point of time all my female readers would be simp-ing for devarakonda. (Wait I have female readers? I don't know. You tell me, If you are a female reader leave a comment, an anonymous one though). It's none other than,  Severus Snape, AKA: , He was the hero of Harry Potter series.           1. Snivellus/Snivelly by the Marauder,' 2. Half-Blood Prince- in that one movie, 3. Sev by Lily Evans, 4. The Potions Master by the student's of Hogwarts,  5. The World-Famous Lover/ Wor...

What is Suez canal? If you have been living under a rock, or skipped Social science's through middle school, read through. The Suez Canal’s importance for Egypt The 150-year-old canal was controlled by British and French interests in its initial years, but was nationalized in 1956 by Egypt’s then leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. Over the years, the canal has been widened and deepened. In 2015, Egypt announced plans to further expand the Suez Canal, aiming to reduce waiting times and double the number of ships that can use the canal daily by 2023. As per an AFP report, the canal is a major source of income for Egypt’s economy, with the African country earning $5.61 billion in revenues from it last year. The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it officially opened on 17 November 1869. The canal offers wat...

 Before going in depth read what is meant my a short squeeze? A Short Squeeze: A short squeeze is a rapid increase in the price of a stock owing primarily to technical factors in the market rather than underlying fundamentals. A short squeeze can occur when there is a lack of supply and an excess of demand for the stock due to short sellers covering (liquidating) their positions. 1. What is Gamestop/GME? Gamestop is a retailer that sells video games. Not online, in physical form. Which has been a problem, because people are increasingly buying games online. Gamestop, listed as ticker GME in the US, has recently lost $275 million in the past 12 months, on revenues of $5 billion. Gamestop was a loss making business, it has been gaining interest because Ryan Cohen, the founder of Chewy, Inc (a pet food retailer that’s incredibly successful) has bought nearly 13% of the company, wants it to go bigger online, and has recently been added to their board of directors. This would be good, b...

2016 in a interview with film critic Rajeev Masand, composer Amit Trivedi made a surprising admission about the film score that truly inspired him. "One of my friends introduced me to the album and I was awestruck by the kind of music my ears were listening to", he said, "That sound still inspires me, it makes me think how the hell can one think like this. It's fresh and still gives one the feeling of not having heard something like this before." The album  which made Amit trivedi go gaga was  Thiruda Thiruda (1993)   Directed by Mani Ratnam and composed by none other than our AR Rahman. Hmmmm.... I had heard it multiple times... It was good. But why did Trivedi go gaga over it? I gradually picked my favorite Bluetooth earphones. Opened spotify , My faint memory had failed me. Damn the songs were so good. I had played those songs in LDAC codec (its just a high quality audio codec). Damn , I literally cried listening to the instrumentation. A  Rece...