The World is my Playground

Lets change the narrative.. the perspective and positioning !! Well, this is one statement which after a certain age applies to women.. pls note the word "AGE"!! This was mentioned in a book reading session by Sharbari Zohra Ahmed, in her Debut Novel,   "Dust under her feet!" The  Quantico  scriptwriter moves from an International thriller, expressing a high voltage drama series for Hollywood and now back into the 1940s, where her story revolves around Yasmine Khan, the protagonist. Sharbari expresses that it was probably Yasmine Khan, the focal point chose her, cause while writing the fiction,  she could clearly go back into times and see the visuals of the yesteryears when World War II had set in.. There is a lot which Sharbari has contributed into this novel, above her body mind and soul.. fifteen years have gone into crafting the epic! What beyond? The Author has actually gone to the libraries of Kolkata, dug out their archival section, newspapers, magazines, hu...

Upcycle   - the New Cult! Pollution, cutting trees, environment conservation etc. are a few hot burning topics been spoken about a lot.. but our habits and the need for surging economy towards growth and development itself is a hurdle towards conservation. In between, there are sensitive groups who keep taking small initiatives to add their contribution to our own cause of saving some resources than money for the generations to come!!! Upcycle – another cult setting in is the best solution for conservation wherein you recreate and transform anything which probably is of no use. You save many trees from being cut by not getting new furniture made You don’t contribute to air pollution Anything manufactured in factories certainly has effluent emission in the water bodies or environment The noise of course, as output of manufacturing and construction. My recent visits to some eateries in Gurgaon intrigued me to write this piece, high tech enviro...

Gujarat, a land of plenty; it's not only known for it's the longest coastline but there are plenty other natural wonders located in the land of Gandhi. It's home to some of the famous mammals which are: Asiatic Gir Lion and the state is proud for it's growing population which has crossed 600.. second is the Black Bucks and the Wild Asses apart from the hyenas, bears and bats found in plenty. 22nd September 2019, a group of enthusiasts set out on an elaborately planned day trip to capture the entire essence of Little Rann of Kutch. This was the third official outstation trip organised by  # FEAtrails . Greater Rann we all know of.. and the Rann Festival has made it all the more popular with Amitabh Bacchan being the campaign hero. A part of this largest salt desert of the World lies a patch in the eastern side, known as Little Rann of Kutch. This geographical wonder is home to Wild Asses and the Sanctuary details have been submitted to UNESCO in 2006 to be declare...

Saturday 22nd June 2019: Agriculture, call it a tradition, an occupation or being part of the nature and our existence with it!! Just like Kastoori or the musk is within the deer, but it keeps hunting outside, similar is with our Agriculture sector. It had always been our primary resource, but we complicated the same hunting outside, making farmers dependant on complex and manipulative processes. We all know that various climatic and financial factors with overburdened chemical dependency has made this sector gloomy, turning down into a compounded cyclical process which has now started affecting the urban too; giving the realisation to human race now to bridge the gap between the two. Farmer suicides and pesticides in food chain with increase in cancer cases is just the tip of the iceberg. Purvi Vyas, Mentor WGWLO & Babita Jain Chair person FLO With such an initiative Ficci FLO Ahmedabad on 21st June, organised an event Coordinated by Shilpa patel , Kinnery Sh...

Double Tree by Hilton today was home to Divas in Ahmedabad.. amidst the culinary creations by few women, walks in a Tall, fair lady, with a perfect figure, wearing Stilletoes designer dress which is a knee length skirt with a front slit.  Ficci Y Flo, today had organised a session by celebrity chef Sarah Todd under the title 'Food for Thought'. Where Sarah shared her journey for the young aspiring ladies to inspire and guide them. The recipe of her success is; 1. In Sydney she turned to a model by virtue of her vitals at the age of 18, then there was no looking back but loads of hard work for ramps, endorsements and shoots. Sleepless nights and still looking fresh. Maximum changes she has done in a day is 60. All this made her travel the world.. 2. After a decade of toil, her culinary creative skills suddenly started knocking down the corner. She remembered her childhood when her mother used to make cookies and sell them for survival. Later she became a mother...

Manish Patel, known for his vast experience in F & B industry, part of Rajvadu family now ventures out into a completely fresh and new Avtaar where nature is kept alive and so are the traditions which are deep-rooted food as well, the food which runs in our veins. The new Avtaar retains the old values in every aspect, yet branches out into an open sky full of various cuisines. Charvi along with her team has put in all her hard work experience and effort to curate the menu where they have used maximum ingredients that are rich in nutrition, yet very innovative and unique. Vanshree reflects an amalgamation of food and nature, as their tag line goes, ‘Prakruti nu saundarya, swad nu madhurya” . The food connoisseurs when step into this newly renovated place will get nostalgic about old Amdavad food days when this location used to be one of the most preferred gastronomic destination. “Beyond just food, we have put in efforts to a very minuscule level in order to impart th...

8 th March!!! International Women’s day is one of the days to realise and spread the power and ability of a woman who still is fighting for her rights and position in society. Gender Parity, Female Foeticide, Right to Education, Women Safety and protection are still some of the burning social issues. Those who emerge and excel in various fields are either very strongly supported by their parents or post-adolescence they have their own ‘nerves of steel’ and will power, in creating their own niche in the fiercely competitive world where at times her voice is not either paid heed to, or she disappears in the womb itself, dumped after birth or various other complex factors in the male-dominated patriarchal society. On the other hand, however, females or womanhood has been celebrated during Navratras in India, that too twice a year, the biggest question lies... does this kind of respect for gender, where she is synonymous with SHAKTI, trickle down in Reality. Do we Practice what we ...

India is a land of Gold mine for Archeologists and architects.. any region we travel, there are ballads and narratives found in every corner of the country. After various emperors who travelled and did their territory demarcation.. today the politically divided States as per the Sovereign Social Republic clearly reflect the culture and Unity in Diversity in various aspects, be it culture, space, region, food or architecture. Madhya Pradesh, today being the centre of the country is a classic example where you can find historical structures, monuments and living spaces from across eras. Mughal, Marathas, Rajputs, Sikhs, Britishers etc.  Apart from this, there is a lot of correlation found in the architecture of structures found in other states which have been built in other eras. Twin temples with elephant carvings as base Sas Bahu Temple Gwalior (vishnu temple) Sun Temple Modhera in Gujarat and Sas Bahu (as ...