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Author Archives: workaholicvarun
Food Preferences in a Mumbai Family
When you (Varun Mannava) are from a strict vegetarian family and your partner (Shraddha) is from a strictly Non vegetarian family (from Mumbai) and that too with three siblings – one younger brother, one elder sister and one elder brother, … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged cuisine, family, food, food preferences in family, mumbai, mumbai family, non vegetarian, vegetarian
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Dil Bechara : An emotional farewell to Sushant Singh Rajput!
With all that’s been happening in bollywood industry since the passing away of the 34 year old actor, Dil Bechara movie feels actually like a Crystal Ball prediction for 1 hour 40 minutes. The film is definitely a fitting and … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Review
Tagged a r rahman, dil bechara, kizzie basu, nepotism, saif ali khan, sanjana sanghi, sushant singh rajput
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Lockdown Gyan: Why moving to Chennai was the best decision my Father ever made!
My Father Srinivas Gowtham Mannava was born in Baapatla and studied in Guntur (near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh). He was into stage acting during his childhood and had moved around all of Andhra Pradesh in his capacity as a stage actor. … Continue reading
Posted in Hobbies, Lifestyle
Tagged a r rahman, Amma, Amma Canteen, chennai, illayaraja, Jayalalitha, Lockdown, Lockdown Gyan, mani ratnam, Tamil, Thiruvalluvar
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Vedanta in Dating
Ok, so 5, 000 (yes, Five Thousand!) Years ago, what was the most toughest task in Indian Civilization? Think deep. People were all goodnatured back then. At least that’s what we can deduce since they didn’t have a greed based … Continue reading
Posted in Conversation Starters, Dating workshop, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Relationship Gyan
Tagged dating advice, dating approach, vedanta
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Community based Matrimonials in India : Facilitators or Distinguishers?
I was watching a regional (Tamil) comedy channel on TV. I was inconveniently surprised to see a matrimony ad where two people are happily married because they married within the same caste. Being within the same caste helped them understand … Continue reading
Posted in Hobbies, Lifestyle
Tagged caste system, community matrimony, discrimination, indian weddings, matrimonial, matrimonial sites
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Who Am I? : Part One
When you are a party bee who hangs out with your wolf pack at least twice a week and converted your passion of hanging out and making new friends out of strangers into a Dating Guru, the last thing you … Continue reading
Posted in Hobbies, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Tagged Atma, Consciousness, Lockdown, Who am I
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Similarities between Professional Networking and First Date
As weird as the title of my blog post may sound, the strengths and weaknesses of an individual remain consistent in all domains of life. If one is mentally and physically strong, they could go out there and achieve anything. … Continue reading
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Tagged dating, first date, networking, professional advice, professional networking
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Dating Games in ‘The Game Of Thrones’
Disclaimer : This is my own personal account of Dating instances in The Game of Thrones series. This is not to belittle men/ women/ persons from the LGBTQ community. Most importantly this is not to disappoint or hurt any of … Continue reading
Posted in Dating workshop, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Relationship Gyan
Tagged arya stark, dating, dating games, for the throne, game of thrones, jon snow, khaleesi
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How to win the Online Dating game! Chapter:1 – Tinder
How to win the Online Dating Game?Before we get to the part of how to win the online dating game, let’s take a look at the available options. Chapter 1 : TinderLaunched in September 2012, this app became not just … Continue reading
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Client Feedback on my Dating Workshop
“I can speak to a CEO of a firm easily but when it comes to speaking to a beautiful woman, I freeze! Your workshop helped me overcome that” – Dhrimeet When I started my “Dating Tips by Date Doctor” workshop … Continue reading
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