Some Must have Free Android Applications for your Smartphone

It’s been around 6 months, since I got my smartphone. Since then, I have been experimenting with the apps, finding the great ones. Well, if you have an Android phone, you might have already downloaded famous apps like Angry Birds, Temple Run, Words with Friends, Fruit Ninja, Instagram, Google Goggles, Talking Tom, Google Sky Map, Go Launcher, Go locker, Opera Mini/Dolphin Browser and other apps that are trending on Google Play.

But here are some Good Android Apps which you must have and might not find them trending on Google Play.

Free Texting ↔ PC SMS Messaging by MightyText

This app is very useful for the people, who, while using their laptop forget about their phone. Through this app you can Send & Receive SMS Text Messages from your Computer. You also get Missed call alert, can see call logs & have the facility of SMS Backup. Any message received on your phone comes as a Pop-Up on your Laptop Screen.

Hide It Pro

This is the most amazing app that I have come across. With this app you can Hide the Pictures/Videos you don't want anyone to see. It disguises itself as an Audio Manager app which can be used to turn the volumes up and down. But if you long press on the Audio Manager title the actual Hide It Pro app will launch. And no need to worry even if you are caught, because the app has the facility for Escape pin/password for times when you get caught.

Call me

This is a very useful app for the people who need to show a fake call or message. This app helps you in getting out of awkward situation by giving you a fake-call! You can also create fake text message with both fake content and sender. Most importantly you can create call log, specify caller, occur time, type of call (Incoming, Outgoing, Missed), duration of call, etc.

AirDroid by SAND STUDIO

This app is a must have if you own a Computer. AirDroid is a fast and free app that lets you wirelessly manage your Android from your favorite browser. You can Transfer files between Android devices and computers by dragging & dropping. You can also Cut, copy, paste, search, rename or delete files on the SD card.
This app lets you Receive, send, forward or delete SMS messages. Install, uninstall, backup, search apps and do batch processing. Preview, delete, upload, download, and set photos as wallpaper. Share clipboard text between desktop and device and many more facilities.

DroidEmuLite

Miss playing Contra, Mario, Road Fighter, Battle City and other games you played on your TV Video Games. With the help of this app you can play them on your smartphone now. This app lets you run .SNES, .NES, .GBA, .GBC files easily on your phone. You just need to download the Game ROM on your phone. So now relive your childhood with this great app.

Auto SMS (Autoresponder)

Are you driving and can’t respond to a call or SMS ? Are you in a meeting and someone is continuously texting or calling you. Just download this app and it responds to incoming SMS and missed call automatically. This app is able to set a schedule to send SMS in future time. It also can read out SMS in some supported languages. This app can also forward your message to other number.

Glympse

Glympse is the easy way to safely share your location in real-time. No sign-up needed. No social network to manage. Just send a Glympse to anyone via email, SMS, Facebook, or Twitter. Your location is only shared for the duration you specify and then stops. Great way to let friends and family know where you are and where you're going. Also useful for the Employers to know where their Employee actually is.

NewsHunt

This is probably the best app for reading latest news. You can choose from 66 Indian Newspapers, Websites plus other news sources in 10 Indian Languages. Newspapers include The Indian Express, Mid Day, Business Line, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala, Malayalam Manorama, Eenadu, Sakshi, Deccan Herald, Sakaal, Loksatta and many more. Popular magazines include India Today, Business Today etc.

Indian Railway App – Disha

If you travel by trains, then this is the best Indian Railways app for you. You can check the PNR Status, Find Trains, See the Schedule of the Train, See the Fare, View Seat Availability and Find the Running Status of a Train. Also the running status is quite accurate.

Screen Capture Shortcut Free by tomorrowkey

This app does not require you to root your phone for taking a screenshot. Just set the delay you want for the screenshot to be taken and it’s done.

Some good Games :

Space Jump, Four in a Line, Paper Toss, Tiny Robots, Scooter Hero.

Young Leadership in India

India has been the country of Leaders. It has produced great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Jawahar Lal Nehru etc. The far-sightedness and pragmatic characteristics of the leaders can be assumed from the fact that they framed the Constitution of India by inducting the best possible clauses of the world. They led the country from the front, without being showing any inclination to either of the power blocs. In the past, India has had a lot of young leaders like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Rajiv Gandhi etc.


But, as we approach the end of the new millennium’s first decade, India looks more alive, more confident, and more prosperous than ever before. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam once said,” If India is to become developed by 2020, it will do so only by riding on the shoulders of the young”.


A youth leader means a young person who is able to take control of a situation and advice and encourage others to make a difference by any means possible, who doesn’t hesitate to take on seemingly impossible goals and then inspire everyone else around them to help achieve those goals.


Young, potential leaders tend to be open-minded, can absorb ideas, and are more ready to take risks. They bring aggression, speed, and innovation. Needless to say, India needs young leaders in every sphere. It needs great politicians to judiciously exercise power on behalf of its entire people; it needs great businessmen to create wealth for everyone; it needs great scientists, doctors, artists, writers, entertainers, and simply do-gooders.
But, at the time when the centre of gravity of world economy is shifting to Asia, and India, along with China, is one of the pillars on which this new world order will rest, India faces a crisis of leadership, politically. At present, India only has a few young politicians like Sachin Pilot, Agatha Sangma, Jyotiraditya Scindia etc.


Fortunately for the country, the scenario outside of politics looks less dire. Spurred by the dynamics of a free market, many a leader has emerged—in business, civil society, and arts and entertainment. In these fields we have a number of leaders including the likes of Arvind Kejriwal, Harish Hande, KM Birla, Prasoon Joshi, Kiran Desai etc.
Most importantly, these are young leaders. People who’ve made the right moves at the right time to make a difference to their own lives as well as those of others in the country. These are the people who, more than anyone else, will determine the course of India’s journey ahead.


The future of a country rests in the hands of its young population. India has a very high proportion of its population in the young age groups. With an enterprising youth, which is dynamic and optimistic, in a world scenario gripped with fear, we have excellent chances to move ahead, and have our rightful place in the contemporary world and making of history. In the future, as awareness and education in this country increases, India will have more youth leaders who will not only be the change agents of this country but the whole world.

OSAMA DEAD !! KASAB ALIVE !!

I come up with this article, in the middle of my Comprehensive Examinations.. (thanks to the long power cut and intolerable heat of Pilani ), wherein I have questioned two aspects of two different countries – INDIA and USA on terrorism.. Has US really done justice in killing Osama ? And why is India keeping Kasab alive ? Please read and tell what do you feel..

So finally USA found out the most wanted terrorist of the world – Mr. Bin Laden and US President Mr. Obama says “Justice is done”.
Ok.
Although I am happy to know that Osama is no more, but there is one thing that should be realized, i.e. – “Is what they have done - JUSTICE ?”
Look at these figures -
The attack by Laden was achieved with 19 hijackers and an Investment of $500,000.
It caused near about 3000 Americans to die and a loss of US $40 Billion. (Clever Osama, I must say…)
But to take the revenge – it costed USA – lives of 6000 soldiers, injuries to around 55,000 (these were mostly americans) and infinite no. of civilians (who were killed for no fault of theirs). And what was the money spent in carrying out this operation ? 1.3 Trillion US Dollars…. That is 30 times the loss caused by the attack. Its alright that the revenge is taken but what has USA achieved?
To take revenge of 3000 civillian’s death, you killed 6,000 soldiers of your own and to take revenge of a loss of around 40 billion, you spent 1.3 trillion. And after all this have you stopped Terrorism ? I don’t think so.
Killing of Osama might be justified but killing of so many soldiers and spending so much money is not justified.. I personally think that if these 1.3 trillion would have been spent on other areas.. US surely would have achieved more than this...

Although there is one thing in this incident which I liked about USA. They kept searching for the man who attacked their country, for 10 long years, and the moment they found him, they shot him right in the center of his head. 40 minutes.. just 40 minutes and the game was over.. in just one bullet..
While we Indians, who have red-handedly caught Kasab, attacking our country, have kept him alive for so many years and are spending almost the same amount to feed him that the US spent to kill their traitor. We are waiting for first the lower order courts, then the high court, then supreme court, and then finally the president to prove him guilty. (which will take atleast 10 more years considering the speed with which our President is taking these cases – The man who attacked the Parliament of our country has not been punished even after 9 years of catching him).

So on one side, a country spends trillions of US Dollars for ten long years to find their traitor and kills him on the spot on finding him..and on the other side, a country who catches their traitor red handed for FREE.. isn’t ready to kill him without spending trillions on keeping him alive for 10 more years. Who is right and who has forged a false definition of justice and righteousness? If only the answers were so easy!

Common Wealth Games 2012

This post is dedicated to the XIX CommonWealth Games DELHI…

Two weeks before the start of this Mega event, we could only hear all bad about these games.. On Facebook, on TV Channels, on Websites and Blogs.. Everywhere.. Everyone was Damn sure that these games are going to be flop.. Then one day, I happened to read an appeal from Mr. Subrato Roy Sahara in a newspaper (Read it here).. Which totally changed my mindset…

Although even I wasn’t very confident that the games could be as successful as they have been.. yet I believed that criticizing the games just 10 days before their start would only result in less participation, less audience, and thus less Revenue…  Therefore, I had prepared myself to speak only positively about the games…

One fine day, I just checked the CWG site and when I saw the ticket prices were so low, I discussed with my wingies that we could actually go and watch the games in the stadium… And many of them supported the !dea.. So our strong contingent of 18 people unanimously came up with a plan to go to Delhi to see Hockey, Badminton and Netball on 9th October…

And HERE IS MY FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES…

It was around 12 noon by the time we got down the metro and headed towards Thyagraj Sports Complex for Netball..

The security arrangements were very good.. The tickets were checked by bar code reader and when we finally reached the court, we were simply taken aback.. Oh My God !! The Infrastructure was marvellous.. The Stadium was totally astounding aur andar ghuste hi jo feel aayi thi that cannot be described in words here..

We just saw 5 minutes play of two unknown nations and since India’s match was at 5 pm we decided to go on to Siri Fort Sports Complex for Badminton..

The Inter-Venue Conveyance was not good.. Atleast there should have been some feeder buses from the nearest metro to the stadiums.. Anyways, thanks to it that I had a “once in a lifetime” experience of getting my head stuck in the automatic doors of the DTC Bus.. :P

When we reached the Badminton Court, India’s match was going on – P Prakash v/s Michael Brownlee (Falkland Islands) and we also joined the crowed in cheering “INDIA - INDIA”…  Home support obviously gave the advantage to Prakash and he easily posted a 21-8, 21-3 triumph.. Just after that we had another Indian Match – mixed doubles this time – and Rupesh Kumar and Ashwini Ponnappa also zoomed past Steve Hansley and Camille Alisen of Seychelles very easily by 21-8, 21-14..

Although againt minnows yet it was a wonderful feeling to see Indians winning LIVE…

After watching Badminton games we had some relishing Chaat and finally went to the last venue of the day – Major Dhyanchand National Stadium for Hockey match..

The Women’s Hockey match India v/s South Africa was slated to start at 6:30 PM..

And we somehow managed to reach the stadium by 6:15 (This was another wonderful experience – running, clicking pics and running again on hearing the Crowd Cheering from the Stadium)..

But wait, as we reached the Gate No. 3, a 1.5 km long line awaited us to join them for the security check.. By the time we entered the stadium it was 7:15 and India was already ahead by 3-0.. Although we missed 1^st half of our 1^st match yet I should really praise the Indian Security on how quickly they checked all the people and advanced them in..

The moment I entered the stadium I was left dumb-struck.. Such an awesome field.. Just like the one we had seen in Chak-de India… 

The stadium was full as around 15,000 tickets for this game were sold.. We seated ourselves at a comfortable place and the 2^nd half began shortly… The 2^nd half of this match was not good for Indians as the Africans scored a goal.. But India finally won it by 3-1..

Now was the time for our last match of the day – India v/s Scotland (Mens).. This match had a lot of aggressiveness and we were given many moments to cheer as India scored two superb goals within the first ten minutes.. Best moment of the game was when an Indian Player came out of nowhere, dived on the field to stop a hit, got up and took the ball all the way to Scotland’s D chasing down 4 of their players.. (Although he could not convert it into a goal).. Throughout the match India outplayed Scotland in every dimension of the game and finally won it by 4-nil..

What a fantastic day we had.. Starting with the Paranthas at ParantheWali Gali in Chandni Chowk.. Seeing India win all the four matches that we saw.. And Seeing many other things at Delhi as well (jinka Pilani mein sookha hai.. :P ) and finally finishing off with meal at mall in Gurgaon..

I think this should be enough to shut the mouths of those who said that India Can’t host these games.. Coz India really rocked at this CWG.. Finished 2^nd in the medal tally with 101 medals..

And also kept its words, “You came as friend and will go as a FAMILY”

परिवर्तन

मैं अपनी वार्डेन के साथ - 26 मार्च 2002

दिनाँक - 26 मार्च !!

अगर 4 दिसंबर के बाद मेरी ज़िंदगी का कोई महत्वपूर्ण दिन है तो वह आज ही का दिन है ! आज से ठीक आठ वर्ष पूर्व, आज ही के दिन 26 मार्च 2002 को मेरी ज़िंदगी का एक नया अध्याय प्रारम्भ हुआ था | आज ही के दिन मेरा दाखिला देहरादून के एक हॉस्टल "कर्नल ब्राउन कैम्ब्रिज स्कूल " में हुआ था | कुछ लोगों ने कहा कि अभी मैं हॉस्टल जाने के लिए काफी छोटा हूँ !! ( इसलिए नहीं क्योंकि मैं पाँचवीं कक्षा में था, बल्कि इसलिए क्योंकि मेरा वजन मात्र पच्चीस किलो और लम्बाई 131 से.मी. थी !! ) परन्तु मैं तैयार था | अपनी नयी ज़िंदगी की शुरुआत करने के लिए – एक आत्मनिर्भर ज़िंदगी |

जिस दिन मैं वहाँ गया – वो एक अजीब सा अनुभव था | मेरी समझ में ये नहीं आ रहा था कि मैं 'खुश होऊं या दुखी' ?? करीब 50 बच्चों के साथ एक ही डोम में सोना, रहना, नहाना-धोना, निःसंदेह मरे लिए एक नया एवं रोमांचक अनुभव था | मेरे इर्द-गिर्द सभी लोग आपस में अंग्रेज़ी में बातें कर रहे थे किन्तु मुझे ढंग से अंग्रेजी नहीं बोलनी आती थी, इसलिए मैं उनसे थोड़ा दूर ही रहा | जब मैं पहली बार मेस में लंच करने गया तो मुझसे कुछ खाया ही नहीं जा रहा था | रोटी इतनी मोटी थी कि घर की पाँच रोटियों बराबर !! उसे तोड़ते वक्त ही मुझे उसे न चबा पाने का एहसास हो रहा था | परन्तु कड़े अनुशासन के कारण न खाने का तो सवाल ही नहीं था | मगर एक निवाला खाते ही वही हुआ जिसका मुझे डर था – मैंने टेबल पर ही उल्टी कर दी !! ओह !! स्कूल में पहले ही दिन, मैंने ये क्या कर दिया ?? नया होने के कारण मैं डाँट खाने से तो बच गया पर मुझे इस वाकये पर काफी शर्मिंदगी महसूस हो रही थी | शाम को खेल के पीरियड में हमें बास्केटबॉल खेलने भेजा गया | लेकिन क्योंकि मैंने पहली बार बास्केटबॉल कोर्ट में कदम रखा था इसलिए यहाँ भी मैं कुछ भी करने में अक्षम रहा | सुबह के शानदार लंच के बाद मुझे ही पता है कि मैंने रात्रिभोज को कैसे अपने पेट में पहुँचाया (सुबह कुछ न खाने के कारण मुझे डिनर में डबल डोज़ लेनी पड़ी थी !!)

रात को सोते समय मैं यही सोच रहा था कि मैं यहाँ पाँच साल कैसे काट पाऊंगा ???

पर ये पाँच साल एक स्वप्न की तरह इतनी जल्दी कट गए कि पता ही नहीं चला |

ठीक पाँच वर्ष पश्चात् उसी दिन - 26 मार्च 2007 को, उस स्कूल में मेरी आखिरी बोर्ड परीक्षा थी – जीव विज्ञान की | आज मैं इस स्कूल को छोड़ने वाला था | पर अब यह स्कूल मेरे जीवन का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा बन चुका था | यहाँ पर बनाए सभी अभिन्न मित्रों से अलग होने का एहसास मन को दुखी कर रहा था | इन पाँच सालों में मुझे इतना कुछ सीखने को मिला | इंग्लिश और हिंदी डिबेट, एलोक्युशन, निबंध लेखन, क्विज़, आर्ट एण्ड क्राफ्ट, ड्रामा, सभी खेल – क्या नहीं सीखा था मैंने यहाँ आकर ?? (वैसे डांस नहीं सीखा :P) | इन पाँच वर्षों में मैं काफी बदल गया था | अब मुझे मेस का खाना खाने की आदत सी हो चुकी थी | अब और लोगों की तरह मैं भी बिना किसी रुकावट के अंग्रेज़ी बोल सकता था | अब मैं बास्केटबॉल ही नहीं हॉकी, फुटबॉल, लॉन टेनिस इत्यादि खेल भी खेल सकता था | इन पाँच सालों में मैंने इतना सीख लिया था कि मैं एक नए शहर (कोटा) में आराम से रह सकता था | शायद मैं बड़ा हो गया था ( वैसे तो मैं अभी भी मात्र 40 कि.ग्रा. वजन और 152 से.मी. कद का था ) !!

पर अब मैं आत्मनिर्भर हो गया था | अगर कुछ पहले दिन जैसा था तो वही एहसास – आज भी मेरी समझ में ये नहीं आ रहा था कि मैं 'खुश होऊं या दुखी' ??

मैं अपने दोस्तों के साथ - 26 मार्च 2007

अपोजी खत्म होने के बाद कैम्पस सूना-सूना लग रहा है | जहां अपोजी के दौरान करने को इतना कुछ था पर कुछ भी करने का समय नहीं मिल रहा था, वहीं अब तो समय ही समय है लेकिन करने को कुछ नहीं है | खाली बैठे-बैठे सोचा कि चलो इसी के साथ अपना ब्लॉग - लेखन ही शुरू कर दूं | 4 दिन की मस्ती के बाद फिर वही बोरिंग टेस्ट सीरीज़ | अब तो पढ़ने का भी मन नहीं कर रहा | इतने दिन सीनियर्स को लूट कर अच्छा खाना खाने के बाद अब वापस मेस में खाना पड़ेगा | :P
इस अपोजी ब्रह्मोस एयरोस्पेस के एम.डी. ‘ए.एस. पिल्लई’ से मिलने का अनुभव सबसे शानदार रहा | साथ ही हम सब की, वर्ड वॉर्स पर की हुई, लगभग ढाई महीने की मेहनत भी रंग लायी | करीब 120 टीमों के पंजीकरण की तो शायद मुझे उम्मीद भी नहीं थी | हाँ, किसी भी इवेंट में न जीत पाने का मलाल तो रहेगा परन्तु सैमसंग की ओर से मिली टी-शर्ट शायद मुझे अगली बार कुछ जीतने की आशा दे रही है | वैसे शायद ये टी-शर्ट अगली होली पर ही काम आएगी | :P
अकैड्स, क्लब का काम और मस्ती बैलेंस करने के बीच कब ये आधा सेम गुज़र गया, कुछ पता ही नहीं चला | अतीत की गहराई में झांकता हूँ तो लगता है कि अभी कल ही तो मैं बिट्स में आया था और यकीन ही नहीं होता कि इतनी जल्दी मेरी इस पंचवर्षीय योजना का पहला साल खत्म होने को आ गया है | जब कॉलेज में आया था तो कोई ऐसी खास चाह नहीं थी – टेन पॉइंटर बनने की या अच्छी डुअल पाने की, चाह थी तो बस पूरे बिट्स में अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने की | बहुत कुछ नया सीखने की, करने की और अपनी कॉलेज लाइफ में पूरी तरह मस्ती करने की | और कुछ हद तक मैं इसमें सफल भी रहा | संगम नाईट की माइम हो या मेटामोरफोसिस की लघु-चलचित्र के लिए किया अभिनय, या मेरा एक पत्रकार (यद्यपि पागल पत्रकार) बन जाना, इन सभी को पूरा लुत्फ़ उठाते हुए किया | इस साल मेरे अनगिनत नामों में दो और नामों की वृद्धि भी हुई और मुझे “मुन्ना” और “स्टुअर्ट लिटिल” जैसे उपनामों से नवाजा गया ( वैसे क्या ये उपलब्धि है ?? :-) ) | साल के तीनों फेस्ट – बॉसम, ओएसिस और अपोजी में हिंदी प्रेस क्लब के साथ की हुई भरपूर मस्ती की यादें हमेशा साथ रहेंगी | अब तो बस यही आशा है कि अगले चार साल इससे भी ज़्यादा मस्ती से गुज़रें |