Built a stupidly fast torrent search app. Still can’t believe how well it works.
From Siliguri here, just wanted to share something I’ve been quietly proud of.
A while ago, I was trying to find some old movies online, stuff that’s not on OTT, and torrent sites on mobile were just... a mess. Popups, broken searches, slow apps.
Out of pure frustration, I started building my own search app. Just wanted something that works fast and clean.
Didn’t expect much, but turns out… it’s insanely fast. Like, you search and boom....., results from multiple sources show up almost instantly. Way faster than anything I’ve used.
Built it with a friend over late nights and lots of chai. We made it for ourselves at first, but now 400+ people use it daily. Wild.
Not trying to promote, just one of those rare moments where something you make actually works better than you thought it could.
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From Siliguri here, just wanted to share something I’ve been quietly proud of.
A while ago, I was trying to find some old movies online, stuff that’s not on OTT, and torrent sites on mobile were just... a mess. Popups, broken searches, slow apps.
Out of pure frustration, I started building my own search app. Just wanted something that works fast and clean.
Didn’t expect much, but turns out… it’s insanely fast. Like, you search and boom....., results from multiple sources show up almost instantly. Way faster than anything I’ve used.
Built it with a friend over late nights and lots of chai. We made it for ourselves at first, but now 400+ people use it daily. Wild.
Not trying to promote, just one of those rare moments where something you make actually works better than you thought it could.
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Father made chicken stew. Hope one day I can become a good cook like my father.
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Hello Kolkata People! Please Be Cautious With Matrimonial Sites: Sharing a Personal Experience 💔
Hello everyone,
I’m 25F from Howrah, and I want to share a very painful incident that happened to me in 2022. I am a single child, and that year, I was being forced to get married by my parents. The marriage didn’t happen eventually and thank God it didn’t but what happened in the process still hurts my heart.
We met a guy through Shaadi.com. He and his family came to our house. They were simple, sweet, and respectful. They were not very wealthy, and the guy's salary was also low, but they behaved nicely so my parents thought they were good people, my parents fixed the rishta with them.
The guy also seemed nice he used to show a lot of respect to my parents, behaved romantic with me, and everything looked okay. I had some conditions, like I would continue working after marriage and build my career. They agreed to everything.
We even fixed a destination engagement in Darjeeling. All the expenses hotel, food, everything were handled by my father alone. We were carrying some gold for the engagement. They didn’t spend anything except some basic gifts (like lipstick, mascara etc.) and ₹4000 for my engagement dress. On top of that, they asked ₹30,000 for the groom’s suit (Raymond brand), and my father agreed to that too.
But during the trip, one night my father and his father went to a bar and had 2–3 pegs. The groom’s aunty created a huge drama in the hotel because of this. We thought of cancelling the engagement right there, but she apologized and requested us not to. We decided to forgive and continue.
But when we came back home and unpacked our bags, we found that gold jewellery worth ₹14–15 lakhs was missing. We were shocked! The gold was meant for my engagement. We kept it carefully, but somehow it got stolen. Yes, I know Darjeeling has many theft cases, but we were careful. I begged my dad to go to the police, but he refused he didn’t want badnami. “Log kya kahenge?” That’s what he said.
Later, when we started planning the wedding, the groom’s aunty asked for ₹4–5 lakhs from my father to do their reception. My father was shocked. We had already suffered such a huge loss, yet they were asking for more money. My father said he can only afford ₹2 lakhs, but they kept requesting.
When I told all this to the guy, he said “I can’t do anything”, and acted very casually. That’s when I stopped talking to him.
After some time, they called off the wedding, saying “Your daughter doesn’t talk to my son, she’s not romantic, this won’t work.” Just like that, everything ended.
We were heartbroken. My mother went into trauma for almost a year. We returned all the things they gave us, and they also returned everything except the ₹30k suit. I even asked the guy for that money back, but he never sent anything. It was all a big fraud.
They were from Bankura. Till today, I regret that we trusted them.
I’m sharing this because I want all of you, specially Bengali families using matrimonial apps like Shaadi.com, to please be very careful. Even if the background check is clean (we did one too), you never really know what kind of people you might be dealing with.
Marriage is not a joke. Please don’t ignore red flags. And if anything seems fishy, don’t be afraid to say NO, even at the last moment.
Thank you for reading. Stay aware. Stay safe. 🙏🏻
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Hello everyone,
I’m 25F from Howrah, and I want to share a very painful incident that happened to me in 2022. I am a single child, and that year, I was being forced to get married by my parents. The marriage didn’t happen eventually and thank God it didn’t but what happened in the process still hurts my heart.
We met a guy through Shaadi.com. He and his family came to our house. They were simple, sweet, and respectful. They were not very wealthy, and the guy's salary was also low, but they behaved nicely so my parents thought they were good people, my parents fixed the rishta with them.
The guy also seemed nice he used to show a lot of respect to my parents, behaved romantic with me, and everything looked okay. I had some conditions, like I would continue working after marriage and build my career. They agreed to everything.
We even fixed a destination engagement in Darjeeling. All the expenses hotel, food, everything were handled by my father alone. We were carrying some gold for the engagement. They didn’t spend anything except some basic gifts (like lipstick, mascara etc.) and ₹4000 for my engagement dress. On top of that, they asked ₹30,000 for the groom’s suit (Raymond brand), and my father agreed to that too.
But during the trip, one night my father and his father went to a bar and had 2–3 pegs. The groom’s aunty created a huge drama in the hotel because of this. We thought of cancelling the engagement right there, but she apologized and requested us not to. We decided to forgive and continue.
But when we came back home and unpacked our bags, we found that gold jewellery worth ₹14–15 lakhs was missing. We were shocked! The gold was meant for my engagement. We kept it carefully, but somehow it got stolen. Yes, I know Darjeeling has many theft cases, but we were careful. I begged my dad to go to the police, but he refused he didn’t want badnami. “Log kya kahenge?” That’s what he said.
Later, when we started planning the wedding, the groom’s aunty asked for ₹4–5 lakhs from my father to do their reception. My father was shocked. We had already suffered such a huge loss, yet they were asking for more money. My father said he can only afford ₹2 lakhs, but they kept requesting.
When I told all this to the guy, he said “I can’t do anything”, and acted very casually. That’s when I stopped talking to him.
After some time, they called off the wedding, saying “Your daughter doesn’t talk to my son, she’s not romantic, this won’t work.” Just like that, everything ended.
We were heartbroken. My mother went into trauma for almost a year. We returned all the things they gave us, and they also returned everything except the ₹30k suit. I even asked the guy for that money back, but he never sent anything. It was all a big fraud.
They were from Bankura. Till today, I regret that we trusted them.
I’m sharing this because I want all of you, specially Bengali families using matrimonial apps like Shaadi.com, to please be very careful. Even if the background check is clean (we did one too), you never really know what kind of people you might be dealing with.
Marriage is not a joke. Please don’t ignore red flags. And if anything seems fishy, don’t be afraid to say NO, even at the last moment.
Thank you for reading. Stay aware. Stay safe. 🙏🏻
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