Samiksha Pattanaik
Samiksha Pattanaik is a content producer with HT’s social media team. She writes on trending, viral stories and manages content on Facebook and Twitter. Her interest lies in travel, culture, photography and gender issues.
Articles by Samiksha Pattanaik
‘You are rocking the bald’: Woman’s post-chemo pic leaves Redditors impressed
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Samiksha Pattanaik
UPDATED ON AUG 04, 2017 01:28 PM IST
Her post instantly touched a chord with social media users and received more than 2000 comments and 104,000 upvotes within a few hours.
‘Will go home & have fish curry’: Derek O’Brien at Hamid Ansari’s ‘veg only’ farewell dinner
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Samiksha Pattanaik
UPDATED ON AUG 03, 2017 04:57 PM IST
Derek O’Brien was disappointed with the ‘veg only’ menu at the farewell dinner for outgoing vice-president Hamid Ansari and took to Twitter to share his feelings.
Kerala man flooded with proposals after Facebook matrimony ad goes viral
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Samiksha Pattanaik
UPDATED ON AUG 03, 2017 02:08 PM IST
When Ranjish Manjeri, a 34-year-old photographer from Manjeri in Malappuram district, posted a matrimony ad on Facebook, little did he know he would be inundated with proposals from around the world.
‘Pregnant’ baby in Thane born with twin brother feeding off his body
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Samiksha Pattanaik
UPDATED ON AUG 04, 2017 12:32 PM IST
The baby’s twin, weighing 150 gms and complete with a brain, arms and limbs, was found behind the baby’s stomach.
Watch: Adorable toddler makes flight ‘friendlier’ by fist-bumping everyone on plane
UPDATED ON AUG 02, 2017 01:57 PM IST
The 2-year old seems to be on a mission to make “flying the friendly skies even friendlier with one fist bump at a time”
Snag hits income tax e-filing website, Twitteratti questions Modi’s Digital India
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2017 03:49 PM IST
The site has been experiencing technical snag since Saturday, making it difficult for taxpayers to upload their annual tax statements.
‘Brothers-in-arms for peace’: This photo posted by Srinagar CRPF is winning hearts on Twitter
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2017 06:39 PM IST
The Srinagar unit of the Central Reserve Police Force took to Twitter to share a photo showing the camaraderie between two jawans on duty.
Haunting photos capture the ‘dark side’ of forced marriages in Pakistan
PUBLISHED ON JUL 29, 2017 10:31 AM IST
Rida Shah, a self-taught concept based photo-manipulation artist from Islamabad, focuses on unveiling the “darker truths of the society” through her work.
Shashi Tharoor’s ‘snollygoster’ amuses Twitter, some think it’s a jibe at Nitish Kumar
UPDATED ON JUL 29, 2017 10:24 AM IST
Some were all praises for his linguistic skills, others thought the word was intended as a jibe at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.
Watch: Woman on moped runs over a toddler, doesn’t look back
UPDATED ON JUL 28, 2017 01:27 PM IST
The CCTV footage shows the boy running out in front of the woman who rides over him and races away from the scene.
Sleeping Beauties: This adorable Disney-themed photo shoot will make you go aww
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2017 02:32 PM IST
The photoshoot features six babies portrayed as various Disney characters, including Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Belle from “Beauty and the Beast”, Cinderella, and Jasmine from Aladdin.
US McDonald’s staff shares gross photos of ice cream machine, gets fired
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2017 01:42 PM IST
The Twitter user, who goes by the handle @phuckyounick, shared a number of behind-the-scene pictures from the food joint’s kitchen
‘Oh Dilpreeto’: Despacito gets a Punjabi twist in a new parody video
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2017 04:59 PM IST
Called ‘Oh Dilpreeto’, the parody gives the hit song by Peurto Rican singers a hilarious Punjabi twist.
Here’s the real story behind elderly couple’s photos that broke the internet
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2017 05:16 PM IST
After receiving a lot of queries, Russian photographer Irina Nedyalkova has finally revealed the real story behind the photo shoot
‘Too beautiful to sip’: Korean barista creates colourful masterpieces on coffee
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2019 01:05 PM IST
With over 1 lakh followers on Instagram, South Korean barista Lee Kang Bin creates what he calls ‘cremart’, using simple tools and food dyes
Are you really my friend?: Artist meets over 626 Facebook friends to find out
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2019 05:37 PM IST
Hollander’s project ‘Are you really my friend?’ was recently showcased in an exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
A photographer decided to shoot his own wedding photos
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2019 12:35 PM IST
From London and Venice to Mount Fuji and the meadows from The Sound of Music, the couple can be seen kissing in their wedding outfits, creating memories of a lifetime.
What’s in a name: Twitter shocked that Sasha Obama’s real name is something else
PUBLISHED ON JUN 14, 2017 05:48 PM IST
No one’s sure how she came to be so widely known as ‘Sasha’, which is her nickname, but her real name wasn’t hidden either.
Constipated for 22 years, Chinese man has 13kg of poop removed from his body
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2017 04:33 PM IST
The unnamed man is believed to have been suffering from a rare congenital disease known as Hirschsprung.
Books On The Delhi Metro: A new initiative to ‘bring back the fun of reading a book’
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2017 11:15 AM IST
“Take it, read it, tweet it & once you’re done, put it back for others to enjoy!”
Avoid earphones at railway stations: Mumbai girl ‘run over’ by train
UPDATED ON JUN 09, 2017 02:47 PM IST
A video capturing the chilling moment was widely circulated on social media, with many calling her the ‘miracle’ girl.
ISRO’s ‘Monster’ rocket sends ‘selfies’, Twitter is thrilled
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2017 12:17 PM IST
“Everybody is crazy about selfies these days, why should ISRO rocket be left behind,” said one Twitter user.
Barack Obama dines with Justin Trudeau. Internet goes gaga over their ‘Bromance’
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2017 08:21 PM IST
Obama was in Canada to deliver a speech at an event organised by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal.
Visitors watch in horror as donkey is fed to tigers alive in Chinese Zoo
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2017 05:17 PM IST
According to reports, the donkey was thrown “in a fit of rage” after a dispute among shareholders.
‘I’m not a woman, I don’t have bad days’: Putin’s remark outrages social media
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2017 03:17 PM IST
This is not the first time Putin has grabbed the headlines for making a sexist remark. Earlier he had received flak for comparing Hillary to Hitler and for associating women with ‘weakness’.
This photo of a man calmly mowing lawn with Tornado in background is epic
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2017 09:49 PM IST
He is being hailed as a metaphor for ‘the plight of married man’, ‘suppressed anxiety’, ‘life in 2017’ and much more for his commitment to his chore.
Virendra Sehwag says global warming is not a ‘real issue’, faces flak on Twitter
UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2017 03:45 PM IST
His comment comes at a time when the world leaders up the ante against Global Warming at the G7 summit in Paris.
Dhinchak Pooja’s ‘Selfie maine leli aaj’: Why are cringeworthy videos so popular?
Hindustan Times | By Samiksha Pattanaik
UPDATED ON JUN 11, 2017 12:25 PM IST
Dhinchak Pooja’s latest video, ‘Selfie maine leli aaj’ is breaking the Internet. Music videos that are ‘so-bad-they-are-good’ are popular because they are engaging and whimsical.
Rajasthan judge’s ‘peacocks don’t have sex’ remark has Twitter ROFL
UPDATED ON JUN 02, 2017 12:12 PM IST
He even demanded that the Centre should make cow the national animal because just like the peacock it is “holy”.
These photos of French dancers performing Sambalpuri folk dance at Eiffel Tower are ‘magnifique’
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2017 04:28 PM IST
Photos of French dancers performing Sambalpuri folk dance, Dalkhai, at The Eiffel Tower, have received overwhelming response on Facebook