Hi everyone,

I’m a 28-year-old male, and I’ve been in a loving relationship with my girlfriend, who is 25, for the past 1.5 years. We both work in the software industry, earning around 1.5 lakhs per month. Our relationship started at work, and we’ve built a strong connection.

Recently, we decided to inform our parents about our intention to marry. My parents were supportive and agreed, but my girlfriend's father has strongly opposed the idea. Here are the reasons he provided:

1. Cultural Differences: He believes that our cultures are different and worries about how his daughter will adjust to life in Maharashtra, especially since we speak Marathi and they speak Telugu. However, my parents understand Hindi and can communicate in Hindi.

2. Caste Concerns: He fears that marrying outside of their caste will lead to societal backlash. He mentioned that this could impact his other daughter, who is currently in engineering, as potential suitors may be deterred.

3. Rituals and Customs: He expressed concerns about the customs and rituals associated with their caste, questioning how they would be maintained in our wedding.

4. Societal Acceptance: He mentioned that society wouldn’t accept an inter-caste marriage and that no one would attend the wedding.

He has made it clear that he has no intention of discussing marriage with my parents and has threatened to leave the house if she chooses to marry me.

I feel helpless in this situation. We both love each other, but the pressure from her family and the societal implications are overwhelming.

Question: What are some effective strategies for addressing my girlfriend's father's concerns about our relationship?

Thank you for reading.

Hi everyone! I'm developing an Android app that turns learning into an interactive game - whether it's coding, languages, or any new subject. Think Duolingo meets RPG, but more flexible for different subjects.

Core features I'm planning:

• Progressive difficulty levels for each topic
• Real-world examples and practical applications
• Interactive quizzes with immediate feedback
• Global leaderboard system

What I'd love to know from you:

1. What makes learning "stick" for you?
2. What gaming elements have you found most motivating in educational apps? (Streaks? Achievements? Social features?)
3. For those who've used apps like Duolingo/Codecademy - what do you wish they did differently?
4. How important is real-world application vs. theoretical knowledge in your learning journey?

I believe learning becomes more effective when it's broken down into manageable chunks with constant feedback and practical application. But I'd love to hear your learning approaches and what would make you excited to open a learning app daily.

Edit: I'm particularly interested in hearing from both educators and self-learners!"

Day and time while Posting above question, is Monday 4th November 12.39 AM, after every 5 minutes there is loud bang of firecrackers 🧨 disturbing and creating panic wave. That too in the society, area where each flat cost crores of rupees, many of residents owns costly SUVs, but no manners and respect for others peace this 3 days is perfect example that money can't buy you Class ( it doesn't matter how much they earn, how rich they are, still 90% Indians will remain below 3rd class in mannerisms and being respectful towards other living being around them )

I am human father of a little kitten and my furry daughter had spent last 3-4 days in constant stress from evening to late night ( I feel really heart broken because when I see those Indies dogs and cats stressed body language on street and I can't make them feel comfortable and secure, I can only pet them and hold them closer to me, literary hugging them to releave the stress those pure soul had to go through ).

My grandfather get startled because of this sudden loud noises ! My mother can't sleep properly.

These rotten people had made our festivals no more joyful memories !

Andhbhakt i don't want to know what you feel, Don't even dare to show your bhakti to my concern.

Only sensitive , educated and sensible people are allowed to share opinions !

Update : 🫂From the depth my Heart and Consciousness, I am Thankful 🙏🏻 to all those redditors who are showing support by upvoting my post from all over India and Grateful to those who are daring up themselves to post the comments as the support and making shut the mouth of 'some Indians who are below 3rd class in mannerisms and being respectful towards other living being around them !'🫂

It's not about Hate against some perticular festival, it's about the behaviour of humans, and I knew someone will definitely bring up this in comments, that's why I had Pre-dominantly written in my post "Andhbhakt" is not welcomed here

As I watch the movies in multiplex, I ask myself did I purchase the ticket for movie or for the continuous advertisements and that too without a skip button.

I believe that most, if not all, go to IMAX theatre or even multiplex in general to get an experience of cinema which probably they won't get at their home, especially on the large scale feature length movies. The audience pay a decent sum of 250 - 300 and sometimes twice of that in case the movie is popular.

While the experience can be subjective and we have individual opinions about the movie watching experience, what bothers me the most is the advertisement break (or long intermission) between a movie which is designed without one. I bear in mind that there are huge operational costs to run a multiplex and even more in case of an IMAX theatre and to make up for the same, theatre chains decide to markup food and beverage upto 3-5x of what you find in retail, but that's a discussion for another day.

Coming to the advertisement, as you have purchased a ticket you're now subject to a barrage of ads before the show which is followed by the trailers of the upcoming movies. The trick to avoid this is to reach 10-15 minutes after the scheduled time. Okay cool that's a save.

Here comes most bothersome part, the ads during the intermission. The funny thing is that there is no scheduled time for it. It is not an agreed 15 minutes intermission. It can be 10, 20 and heck even 30 minutes (as happened just yesterday in Cinepolis). By the time the movie resumes, you've already lost the immersion and I believe there's no solution to it. It's just one more strategy to simulate endless spending by multiplex companies.

Well that was my rant. Let me know your thoughts on this and if something can be done about it.

I tried canceling Hotstar's auto renewal policy from the app. The app did show a notification when I hit the 'Cancel Auto Renewal' but no SMS/Email alert made me doubt the process. I did it again and this time I took screenshots of all the pages/screen.

Cut to today hotstar actually deducted the money and I wondered on how could this happen. Hotstar's so clever that they do not show the cancel subscription and refund option upfront in the app. I tried calling them but the IVR was bullshit , they didn't display an email address to send them an email on what the issue was. There was one page (https://help.hotstar.com/in/en/support/tickets/new) where you could raise a ticket perhaps they would get back to you once they see it but it could take days so I didn't go for it. Tried solving it over the 'Chat with us' option and there the bot provided a link which was actually helpful. Using that , one could initiate a refund and they would instantly do a refund. No drama over calls or mails.

Just wanted to share this so that in future if someone needs help on the same they could leverage this post cause i saw posts dating 2 years back where people faced similar situation and resorted to rant on twitter to make hotstar contact them and resolve the issue , well i found my approach a bit easier to get back the refund.

The link : https://h.hotstar.com/CancelRenewal

Rating: 1/5

I recently ordered from Biryani By Kilo, and my experience was extremely disappointing.i used to order from.them.for last 2 years. It was expensive , thry take 1hr full atleast. The food quality was non existing , uncooked food, masala and chiken, and the customer service was even worse.

Key Issues:

1. No proper complaint system: When I tried to report my concerns, I was shocked to find no clear mechanism to raise a complaint.
2. Unacceptable solution from manager: Instead of addressing my concerns, the manager suggested I eat the inedible biryani for a 50% discount!
3. Refund issues: The refund process relied on "trust" with no email, SMS, or ticketing system in place.
4. Lack of basic processes: How does a company like Biryani By Kilo receive funding without investing in fundamental customer support infrastructure?
5. Branch managers were extremly rude and keep asking to settle. With just 50% refund. Asked if quantity is still full , meaning if we ate any and trying to get it again.

The absence of a structured complaint system and inadequate customer support raises serious concerns about the company's commitment to customer satisfaction.

Warning: Think twice before ordering from Biryani By Kilo. Their priorities seem to be misplaced, and customers appear to be an afterthought and non existing.

Would not recommend. Edit: Ordered through their own app.

Source :https://x.com/VarierAravind/status/1852963423736189212

This is the website from where the data is obtained:  https://cag.gov.in/en/state-accounts-report