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We Indians are the most 'Desi' beings of the lot. No matter where we go, and what we do, we always carry a bit of our history, culture and desi-ness with us everywhere. And honestly, we pride ourselves on it, just as we should. While there is no shame in being your Desi-est self at any given point, it also comes with its own set of drawbacks. Drawbacks such as the ones that can destroy your international travel plans, or worse, make your passport invalid for future use. Imagine going through the same, arduous drill of applying for a passport at the local passport office. Scary, right? © Thinkstock/Getty Images Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened to a Kerala local when his wife decided to put her Desi-ness to extreme use on his passport, by turning it into a handy, easy-to-carry phone book and grocery list! In a video that is doing the rounds on social media, a young man can be seen showing an Indian passport that belongs to his father, and describing what has happened to it in his mother-tongue. Turns out, his mother used her father's passport to carry out the most desi thing ever. Scribbling phone numbers on its pages. What's more, the last few pages of the passport turn into full-fledged grocery shopping list! © Facebook Even though he later adds that it was his father's old passport, this still shouldn't be taken lightly, because old as well as new passports are equally important, and shouldn't be defiled or meddled with in any way.

Once upon a time, a few centuries ago around 1631 AD, a man decided to make the memory of his wife immortal, and thus the Taj Mahal was created. The monument became emblematic of the love and devotion Shah Jahan felt for his deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal, and over the years the monument turned into the epitome of undying love. But even though things are a lot different today in the 21st century, and especially the way we love and express it has undergone some major transformations since the 17th century of Shah Jahan, some essence has remained the same. © MensXP People continue to fall in love, and though they have even found some of the strangest ways of expressing it, some things, such as a husband's love for his wife and concern about her well being continues to remain a constant through the years. Vikas Bagaria's love for his wife Srijana is proof of one such modern act of love, which may not involve erecting a marble monument for the beloved, but involves launching an entire movement to improve the personal hygiene situation for not only his wife but lakhs of others women too. Who Is Vikas Bagaria © MensXP Born into a family of businessmen, Vikas Bagaria is an entrepreneur and angel investor, who holds a MCA in Electronics from Jadhavpur University, Kolkata. He started his first venture right out of college in 1997, but is better known today as the founder of female personal hygiene spray 'PeeSafe'. However, Vikas has also been an angel investor in over 15 startups so far. The Backstory Vikas often finds himself in the company of men and women who are curious as to why Vikas takes such personal interest in the area of female personal hygiene, and Vikas is quick to establish the moment that gave birth to this venture. “My wife Srijana and I were on a road trip from Gurgaon to Gujarat. But when be reached Ahmedabad, she fell sick and had to be admitted into a hospital. She was diagnosed with acute Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)." © MensXP This diagnosis made the couple look at their entire journey more closely. They had stayed in the best hotels and eaten in the best restaurants, and yet Srijana contracted UTI. This made Vikas realise that clean doesn't mean sanitised, and became a cause of personal concern for him. “This gave us the idea of making a product that could be sprayed on a toilet seat, would kill germs and reduce the chances of UTI all at once for women. That is how PeeSafe came into being when I was looking for new ventures to soothe my investor's impulse.” PeeSafe Then & Now © MensXP There once came a point in Vikas' journey with PeeSafe, when he wanted to go back to his older projects, which were doing well and were professionally managed at the time. He was almost about to sell PeeSafe when his friend Dheeraj Jain came on-board as the co-founder of a new company called Redcliffe Hygiene which now owns PeeSafe. But the biggest challenge were people's mindset. Vikas' friends and relatives simply couldn't wrap their heads around why a man would want to create something related to women's hygiene. But Vikas only had a plain and simple response to that, “why can't men make a product for women? Why can't he for she?” © MensXP Past this initial challenge, PeeSafe is today available at across 3000 stores around India, and the brand has also launched internationally in countries like Nigeria, Singapore, Kenya but now they are planning to go all out and launch production in first world countries too. What's Next The expansion plans are in top gear, and with their hygiene partnership with 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha' and with famous faces like Akshay Kumar and ace shooter Manu Bhaker as their ambassadors, the brand plans to achieve a lot more in the times to come. © MensXP With close to 65 people on and off the ground associated with the brand directly, PeeSafe wants to become “a generic term for female hygiene”. And if there was one piece of advice Vikas could lend to budding entrepreneurs, it's that “keep doing what you are doing, be honest to yourself, be a job provider, that is the biggest satisfaction. And when it comes to funding, don't celebrate funding, celebrate exit because that's where all the money is.” Learn more about the trade secrets and valuable lessons, from the man himself in this video.

As a rule of life, no one, and I mean no one, should get a tattoo of their significant other's name ever. It almost never works out and then you're left with a constant reminder for life. Who would want that, especially after a breakup? So, here's a cautionary tale for every guy who's even considering getting a tattoo for their girlfriend. Sure, she'll find it romantic and stuff at the time, but just imagine breaking up and then being married to someone else, who spots that very romantic gesture you did for some other woman. What will she do? Beat you up, of course! That's exactly what a newly-married couple in Tamil Nadu just went through. What probably was supposed to be their honeymoon period turned into a literal nightmare for the husband, after his wife beat him up for having an ex's name tattooed. The 22-year-old wife was waiting at a bus stop with her 20-year-old husband when she noticed some other girl's name on his arm. (I mean, arms are a pretty visible area, she should've seen it before, but never mind, let's continue.) Okay, yes, what he did was stupid, but the wife's next step was not at all cool. Yes, you can be angry but beating up someone is never the answer, violence against anyone should be discouraged. But, she was so enraged that she ended up brutally beating him, that too in public. After a point, the husband even tried to run for his life and even feigned a heart attack, but nothing stopped her and her fists of rage. Some onlookers then took the couple to the police station, after first recording the incident, of course. A police officer revealed to TOI that this was the woman's second marriage. “After separating from her first husband, she and her child were staying with her parents. She had married the young man after a love affair,” the officer said.

The loss of a loved one is the hardest thing to deal with and get through and it's also a sad reality that no one knows how to deal with loss better than our military officers. You may have heard of the tragedy that occurred in Assam last week. Two Indian Air Force pilots lost their lives after a microlight helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in Majuli island on February 15. It was a tragic accident and the aftermath of it was equally sad. A heart-wrenching picture of the family of Wing Commander D Vats, one of the pilots who last his life, from his funeral is going viral on the internet. The picture shows his wife Major Kumud Dogra, an officer herself, walking up and paying her last tributes to her late husband while carrying their five day old child. People on the internet can't help but praise the young officer for her strength at a time like this and are showing their love for the new born baby who never got to see her father. Here's what everyone is saying: People sent their best in the comments. So much courage, we salute you as well. This is heartbreaking yet reinstate the emotion of courage in me, both at the same time. This is Maj Kumud Dogra and her five day old baby is in her arms and she is feet marching towards the dead body of her husband Wng Cmdr D Vats. Not only is she strong but courage epitomizes her too. #Salute pic.twitter.com/aZxZF1IZsl — Parul Mathur (@Parul_RajeevM) February 22, 2018 Is it okay to cry now? #Major #Kumud Dogra... In her arms is her five day old baby and her feet marching towards the dead body of her husband Wng Cmdr D Vats... A rare epitome of courage... Salute you #Major #Dogra JAI HINDð pic.twitter.com/NXYwuDTX1q — Shweta (@ShwetaS13301723) February 22, 2018 A big salute. Major Kumud Dogra...in her arms is her five day old baby and her feet marching towards the dead body of her husband Wng Cmdr D Vats... a rare epitome of courage... A very big SALUTE to you Major Dogra ð®ð³ð®ð³ pic.twitter.com/ZtDfrfKTP1 — HFF Pandari Shetty (@bigbullq8) February 23, 2018 This pic is worth a million heartbreaks and a billion salutes to this dedicated family! As an ordinary Indian all I can say is Thankyou! Jai Hind! — Farooq Ahmed (@FarooqAhm) February 22, 2018 What a tragedy. Major #KumudDogra on her way to offer last tribute to her husband Late #WgCdr D. Vats, who lost his life in a Microlight crash in Majuli, Assam. On that fateful day their baby was only 4 days old. We SALUTE the courage, determination and dedication of this young lady officer. pic.twitter.com/hZxOLuP2yd — Shivang Tiwari (@tiwari7_tiwari) February 21, 2018 It's a sad day. So how's the life of an army wife you ask? Major Kumud Dogra on her way to pay last tributes to her husband Wing Commander D. Vats who lost his life in a micro flight crash in Majuli, carrying her 5 days old daughter. That's the life of an #Army wife. SALUTE the courage!ð®ð³ pic.twitter.com/0Z9mi559yM — Nausheen Khan (@DrNausheenKhan) February 22, 2018

It's always a little cringeworthy to see couples fight in public places. But, the worst thing would be if that place turned out to be an airplane, where there is literally no escape. Just stuck in a weird situation, and just watching someone else's drama. Unfortunately, this became a reality for the passengers of a Qatar Airways flight going from Doha to Bali. But, before the flight could complete its 10-hour journey, a married couple got into such a bad fight that the pilots were forced to make an emergency landing in India. So, basically what went down was that after a few drinks, a woman ended up unlocking her husband's phone using his thumbprint when he was fast asleep. First of all, snooping through someone's phone is not cool, seriously. But, as it turns out, the wife was right in not trusting her partner, as she made quite an unpleasant discovery. She found out that her husband was cheating on her and obviously she lost her mind. She, unsurprisingly, made a scene and honestly, we feel so bad for each and every single person on the flight who were now witnessing a very personal fight. Reportedly, the woman started misbehaving when the cabin crew staff tried to intervene and calm down the situation. Well, because of all that rowdiness, the pilots had no choice other than throwing the couple, and their young kid, off the flight altogether. The family was dropped off in Chennai, which is about halfway between Doha and Bali. Apparently, the woman has still a little drunk, so the authorities in Chennai kept the family at the airport until she sobered up. Later, they were put on a plane to Kuala Lumpur and taken to Doha by a connecting flight from there. To be honest, the whole thing sounds like a nightmare, especially for the woman. Just imagine finding out that your partner is cheating on you and then being stuck in an unknown place with them. Moreover, they still had another long flight before they reached back home. Refusing to go into all the details of the matter, Qatar Airways, in a statement just said, “In respect of passenger privacy we do not comment on individual cases.”