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MehulBhandari-aninteriordesignerbyprofession,isonesuchselflesspersonwhose
onlyaim isto‘SpreadHappiness’.Thisinitiativeiswidelyacceptedbypeopleonsocial
mediaplatformssinceitmotivatesandinspirespeoplebyshortvideosandmessages.

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Thesecrettoastylishandaffordablewardrobe?Knowinghow towearthe“Boyfriendshirt
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Asharedpassionforfitness

”Ialwayswantedtoliveaworthylifeandmakemy
journeyamemorableone”saysthemom.Itisfrom
herchildhood thatshe wasalwaysaselfdriven
fitnessfreak.Neverbeingforcedbyherownparents
fordoingsomethingwhichshedidnotlike.Thisisthe
sameprinciplewhichshefollowedonherdaughter
aswell.’Ineverforcedmychildrenforanystudiesand
told them to do whattheywant’.Herdaughter
TrishalaAshokalwaysfoundaninspiraonfrom her
mother.
”Sheisagoge er,areallytalentedwomanwhocan
doanythinginthisworld,Ofcoursesheisalsoagood
homemakertoo.Seeingheracvenessandenergy
inspiresmetobethesame’.

Sharingahobbyisagreatwayforpeopleto Ifyouhaveanexcuse,then
Ihaveanexcercise.
createabond,andamotherdaughterteam is
doingjustthisbysharingapassionfornutrion -wanithaAshok
and fitness.Together they are building an
awarenessbyhelpingpeopleliveahealthier
lifestyle.
Mom wanithaAshokwhoiswellknownas
Bangalore’s fitness queen and a body
transformaon expert has channeled her
passion into profession.’Athlec mind and
Athle cbody’isthelifelongmantrawhichshe
repeatsaloudandwantstoenlightenpeoplefor
thesame.Herpassionforfitnesshasovertaken
herlifeineveryway.
Todayherinterestrevolvearoundavarietyof
fitnessacvies,from aerobicstocardioand
strengths,something she introduced in
Bangaloretoenthusefriendsontothefitness
journey.Sheisknownforherboundlessenergy
whoconstantlymo vates,inspiresandeducates
onvarioussocialmediasites,printpublicaons
andradio.Sheisarecipientofmanynaonal
and internaonal awards for community
services.Herveryrecentbeing the ‘Mahilla
Ra an’isforheroutstandingcontribu onsin
variousfieldstowardsthesociety.

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Easy,flourlessandsugarfreebananaoatpan- {GlutenFree}
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6.Whentheedgestartstolookdry(2-3minutes),flipandcookanother
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Withandrogynousfashiongainingmomentum inthesociety,moreandmorepeopleare
becomingexpressiveabouttheirfashionchoices.Withabove10kfollowerson
Instagram alone,stylistandmodelNirjalBasnetisheretoleaveaneverlasting
impressionthroughhisAndrogynousfashion.

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NGOspreadsjoyofbuyingfor
underprivilegedkids.

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In this fastmoving digital
world the most important
stream thatpeopleareaddict-
edtobesocialmedia.Social
media platforms like Face-
book, Instagram, Snapchat,
and twitterhavebecomethe
trendsetterthesedays.

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“Beinganartistanda designstudenthasconstantlypresentedmewithunusualandinspiringchallenges.
Overcomingallthosechallengeshasmademeaconfidentjewelrydesigner.”

SafaMansabdarisanIraniwhoisbornandraised Thethemefor2017was“Futureorigins”whichsupports
Sustainability,ethicality,andInnovaon.ShechoseEthicalas
inBengaluru.Shehascompletedhermastersininterna- hermaintopicandpresentedhercolleconwhichhadrecy-
onalbusiness,butmanagementstudiesneverinter- cledmaterialandwascompletelyhandmade.Shealsowon
theawardfor“TheMostethicalcollecon”.
estedher.Shewasalwaysdrawntowardsfacepain ng, When shevisited herhome-town Iran,shevisited the
sketchinganddesigning.Thereiscutthroatcompe on mosques.ShewasinspiredbyPersianarchitectureandits
infashiondesigningandverydifficulttogetthroughit. structure,carvingsandglassreflectorsinthosemosques.
Seeingupcomingscopeforjewelrydesigningandseeing Thegrandeurandthemagnificenceinspiredhertoreflect
oneofherfriendhavingherownsuccessfullabelin- thisinhercollecon.ForthiscolleconshechoseMiranda
spiredhertochoosejewelrydesigning. Kerrashermuse.
Shepursuedherdiplomacourseinjewelrydesigning
form JDinstuteoffashiontechnology.Shepresented “Thesedayscinema,celebritiesandsocialmediaareplaying
herfirsteverjewelrycolleconinJD’sannualdesign importantroleinsettingjewelrytrendslikeBahubali,Bajirao
awardscalledDaria-I-Noor(SeaofLight).EveryyearJD mastaniandrecentlyPadmavatiandcelebritieslikeSonam
hasannualthemeforstudentstopresenttheircollec- Kapooronredcarpet,andtheirweddinggownwithgold
threadsanddiamondaregettingsopopularandpeopleareat-
on. tractedtoitandwantstowearit”.

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ThisarscpieceiscompletelymadewithCrochet.Thestandout “InIndiapeoplearefoundofGoldanduncutdia- F
featureistheTiara.Twooverlappingcrochetrolls,heldatthe monds.Thereis noparticulartrendbutthereare a
centrewithaflowershapedmirror,with nypiecesofmirror differenttypesofdesignslikeNakshatra,Polki, s
stuckonthe ara.Alongwiththis,thereisachoker,whichstarts Jadauandetcthatdiffersfromstatetostate,example h
from theneckcoveringthelengthoftheshoulders,dropping insouthpeoplelikegoldandtemplejewelryandin i
downtoalmostchestlevel.Thenecklaceagainhascoloredglass- norththeypreferuncutdiamonds.” o
estobringoutanextrarazzmatazzforthispieceandthedesign n
languagebeinginspiredbyPersianarchitecture.Thechokeristhe
maina racon.Alongwiththisthereisapairofglovesthatgo
alongwiththispiece.

Thejewellerydesign,canbeaveryfuturisconeintermsofin-
novaonaseverymaterialusedinitcanbere-cycledandre-used
toformdifferentdesigns,withoutanyhasslesandinanenviron-
mentfriendlyway.Thedesigner’saimistocreateafusion,where
werelyonourpastfortheinspiraonofthedesign,thepresent
fortheavailabilityofresources,forabe erfuture,isfullymet
throughthecreaons.
Thereisshi intrendnowyoungstersaremovingtowardsilver,
gemsandplanum.Socialmediaishelpinginadversingand
makingpeoplemoreawareofjewelrytrends.
CurrentlySafaisinterningatShreeGaneshdiamondsandjewelry
SadashivnagarBangalore.Shebelievesinterninghashelpedher
ingainingpraccalknowledgeandimprovedhersketchingskills.
Inhereverydayworkshedesignswearablejewelryaccordingto
clientsneedandgetsinspiraonform books,natureandart
work.

Butshepersonallylikestodesignsomething
uniqueandexclusivedesignerpieces,sheisin-
clinedtowardcreangarscpieces.”Shefeels
Jewelryitselfdefinesluxuryanditcomplements
thelook.”

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i bill coming up to ‘zero’?”Is it even
f possible?”.Yesitis,iftherestaurantinqueson
e isSevaCafe.SevaCafeisarooftopeateryin
s thecityofAhmedabadwhichfunc onsinthe
t spirit ofAthithiDevo Bhava which means
y Guestsisourgod.Usuallywefindgoodkarmas
l in our books or as an advice from our
e elders.But here’s a chance to witness the
same.Thiscafeleadsanexampletothiswhenit
comestothejoyofgiingamealtosomeone
you don’t know.Unlike the conven onal
restaurants,itrunsontheprincipleof-“Love
all,serveall”.
VolunteeringatSevaCafe,haswelcomedme
andsomanyothers,notjustwithopenarms
,butwith kkasandwarm wishes.Assoonas
youenter,onewillrealizethatitisn’tjustany
foodjoint.Thereisagenuinesmilefrom those
who serve and cook.Entrepreneursto home
makers,allcometheretobeapartofit.If by
chanceyouarealone,youarewelcomedand
encouragedtositwithastranger.Don’tthinkit
asablinddate.It’saboutaconnec on,aheart
to heartbond which we o en do notfind
anywhere else.Volunteers too are heart
warming.Before assigning tasks to
everyone,theyshared theirown experiences
with the cafe and amongst
themselves.However in between the
conversa onyouwillrealizethattheydon’tdo
itformoney.Itisselfdriventhoughtforthe
society.
ThecafeisbasedontheprinciplesofMahatma
Gandhiwhobelievedinthena onasbeingone
hugefamily.Theambianceofthecafeisnoless
thananyhighendcafe,extremelyethnicand
givingaverycomfyandhomelyvibeinsideit.

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