The World is my Playground

"An artwork gets made on its own...." Piraji Sagara ....no plans hence unique. We all as individuals are pieces of art crafted by some natural, supernatural and human powers... this is what exactly this Art show is all about: “Eternal!!” as these powers are, so is Piraji... eternal! and his art which is still living. We are living in era of mobility, mobile phones...Piraji through his paintings has actually crafted mobile HERITAGE. He amalgamated various mediums like bead embroidered fabrics, various forms of metal pieces like nails made of aluminium & copper, burnt wood, burnt adhesive. All these are layered, painted, polished, carved, drilled, charred, framed and installed at various galleries to relive Piraji. Each piece is clearly a mix of life and life beyond, the forces which control life, five elements, God... I could spot an art piece holding carved flying creatures on which clearly reflect feelings of freedom and liberation which i...

Going green is not only the tag of environmental health but also one for the health freak community, a fad that is growing... unlike a viral that in the era of net is healthy but this green going viral is anti- oxidant!! Last few years, a decade, to be precise ,witnessed  that green tea and various other ‘avtaars’ of these leaves, Chinese in origin,  have captured a big space in market shelves, be it Super markets or just a nearby small ‘kirana’ store. Most recent ‘Green’ tag carrying its own bouquet of benefits in the health conscious era is Green coffee. To focus more on its primary health benefits, lemme begin.... after going through the research papers, I would thrust on the bigger aspect - Diabetes over weight loss benefits. Green Coffee has a chemical ‘ Chlorogenic acid’ above 45%, which actually restricts the absorption of glucose into blood stream by not allowing the complex sugars to break down into simple. Hence it is quite clear that these complex sugars w...

Ahmedabad, 15th March: At times we say it's all in the genes... that with right timing, exposure and enriching experiences matter the most. Yes! Mudit Mehta at the age of 16 carries with him 10 long years of vivid experiences, those driven by passion and patience clubbed with a strong inclination to explore his creative side. Mudit started handling cameras at 6, a phase of life where they have just learnt holding pencils properly (motor skills) and the parents generally at this age don't allow kids to play with expensive gadgets. Credits for such an extensive exposure do go to his father Mr. Bhasmang Mehta, a renowned wildlife photographer and conservationist. He made Mudit travel along with him in various challenging journeys where he gained more experience over typical classroom sessions. They have been to almost 60 sanctuaries, multiple times, across the world, in which to get the best of frames Mudit not only learnt patience and perseverance but also to be one w...

Place: Saveur 360 at Venus Atlantis Pralhad Nagar, Ahmedabad  Gawliori Biryani –  a Vegetarian delicacy cooked with succulent soya chunks. I savoured their unique culinary delight – Gwaliori Biryani. The owners hail from Gwalior so does the recipe, therefore different. This is made of Soya chunks cooked with rich Indian gravy and fresh spices, then layered with rice in a ‘handi’ which is then put in oven to let the aroma of spices infuse with rice, finally topped with fried onions and dryfruits and served with Raita. White Chocolate Cake with hot and cold sizzle.. ie chocolate  Ice-cream on top and chocolate sauce spread all over, over a sizzling plate. This is a unique combination of both white and dark chocolate; not like those regular sizzling choco brownies. The icing on this sweet delight Savoir 360* is that the white chocolate cake is home-made and a specialty of Rigvetida’s own oven. Rigvedita Mahurkar is a young entrepreneur, h...