The World is my Playground

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...

Past decade, community service, awareness of serving the society and formalising a law of giving 2% of income as compulsory contribution was put in action. April 2014 onwards, it was formally announced under section 135 of companies act that organisations earning over 5 crore profits have to contribute and they get tax benefit too.. Now Ahmedabad gets a restaurant where you will contribute 2% of your bill amount to Visamo kids, with a proof on the bill. Rather than putting your cash contribution in boxes where you aren't sure where the money goes, this is a better approach. The concept has been introduced by  Dr. Shankharupa Damle who used to be completely into social projects. Another USP of this restaurant is the direct employment given to local chefs of various pockets in India. They have a menu serving cuisine of West Bengal, UP, Maharashtra, MP etc. And the local people who have hands on experience have been roped in to serve authenticity. Hence it's ...

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...

Getting off on a hot Sunday in the month of June when the temperatures soar to 45 degree celcius, enthusiastic bloggers and some entrepreneurs under guidance of Anil Mulchandani set off on two extremely off beat experiences. One to a shooting range and the other to a Maratha Royal food sojourn at Madhav Bagh. 1. Misirote farm is run by Sardar Ishwar Singh and Sardarni Gyaneshwari, who also manage Savli Taluka Rifle Association. The farm set amidst a rural backdrop is an eco friendly get away which also imparts residency certificate courses in Rifle shooting. They have high end computer integrated, voice simulated trap shooting range. S. Ishwar Singh has been instrumental in promoting trap shooting in India as a sport. Misirote is a two hour drive from Ahmedabad, it is located in Parthampura on banks of Mahi river. The place is a good option for day picnics or weekend stays. 2. Madhav Bagh: the Indo British Royal Mansion now has four rooms ready for tourists to exper...

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 ...