India’s 71st Independence Day was a huge celebration not only in India, but wherever Indian diaspora has a presence and Qatar wasn’t an exception. For the second year in a row, the Indian Meetup Family celebrated the special day with an extravagant event while adding a cultural touch to it. A large group of members from different cultural backgrounds and with diverse professions gathered as a family at The Golden Ocean Hotel, Doha for celebrations with patriotic fervor and gaiety.  Amongst those present were several young and enthusiastic men and women from different walks of life. With dreams in their eyes to make it worth living, they turned up in their Independence Day-inspired attires and Indian flag pins to adorn the evening. Celebrations started with speech from Hapreet Dev, Co-Admin of IMF bringing in the true spirit with best lines extracts, followed by singing of the Indian National Anthem. All…

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Everyone knows about International Women’s day, but very few people know that there is also an International Men’s day. On Women’s day, Social media sites are flooded with messages harping on women empowerment, their remarkable achievement & sacrifice. But on the contrary, people laughs out at the very idea about the existence of International Men’s day and question the need for such day. There was a time when women were allegedly oppressed and discriminated and so during the course of time they were given more rights, attention & power in the name of equality. But time has changed and today men are at the receiving end and subjected to reverse discrimination. “Men’s don’t cry” or “Men are stronger” are some of the phrases; are as offensive and regressive to Men that feminist feels otherwise. Albeit feminists also feel that women rights are human rights but men rights are not. Men…

This is a guest blog post written by Prachi Varshney, who is a food blogger, writer and content writer based in Doha. You can find more about Prachi and her blog beneath this post. Whenit comes to booking a hotel for vacation, families want comfort, cleanliness and amenities – and all at a budget they can afford. Can you have it all? Yes! By following a few money-saving tips. Let me tell you that whatever we learnt so far from our online hotel booking experiences is really shocking and heart breaking. Here are some useful tips to not get trapped in the money-making tactics practised by hotels and booking websites: 1. The truth about rack rates Several big luxury hotels publish high rates on their websites but same hotel rooms are available at much cheaper rates on various travel booking websites. For example, if you check a hotel for direct booking they will…

This is a guest blog post by Doha-based blogger Nina Mathew. Her blog NinaNotNow.com features some interesting perspectives and shares insider tips on life in Doha. You can find more about Nina and her blog beneath this post. So first things first, NRI or Non Resident Indian is a citizen of India who holds an Indian passport and has temporarily emigrated to another country for six months or more. I’ve been one all my life. And be it through sudden bouts of realisation or friends of different nationalities pointing it out, I’ve realised that we have a few particular traits, especially those of us living in the Middle East. I’ve listed down 10 of mine. 1. ‘Yes I speak fluent English. No it’s not just cos I live outside of India.’ I find myself constantly explaining to people that it isn’t a thing of miracles that I speak fluent English. And it isn’t…