02 JULY 2022 BW BUSINESSWORLD

AUTO REVIEW

A NEW HATCHBACK
IN THE TOWN:

CITROEN C3 LOOKS & DESIGN

The hatchbacks are disappearing from the Indian The new Citroen C3 is an
market and the sales of SUVs have overtaken the absolute head turner; one
segment, as the prices of the hatchback segment have cannot stop seeing the car
increased multifold in the past three years. But the without having a good glance
customers still demand a hatchback at an affordable at it. At the first look, the
price. Will the new Citroen C3 be able to deliver that? Citroen C3 from the front
looks almost identical to
By Utkarsh Agarwal the previously launched
C5 Aircross SUV with a bit
T HEFRENCHCARMAKER,CitroenenteredtheIndianmarketin2019,lastyearthe of a chrome touchup and
company launched the C5 Aircross SUV in India, which isn’t performing well in dual daytime running lights
the country in terms of sales, though the car has a lot of potential. The company (DRLs). Now Citroen has
is trying hard to make a space for themselves in the Indian market and now they made it clear that this is a
are introducing the new C3 hatchback in India. Yes, a HATCHBACK! We got hatchback but the car sports an
the opportunity to test drive the car in Goa before the official launch to give you attitude of an SUV. The SUV
the first drive review and here is what we think about it. attitudecomesalivewithahigh
bonnet, strong wheel arches,
Now, this is the fourth-generation C3 that is first being unveiled in India, considering the a 180 mm of high ground
company’s expansion plans here in the country. Globally, C3 is among the company’s bestseller clearance or as the company
B-Hatch with around 5 million vehicles on road. likes to call it the flying carpet
effect and a longer wheelbase
of 2540 mm, which is usually
seen in an SUV.

The cabin room inside
the C3 is quite spacious and
gives you a very comfortable
driving experience with height

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SIZEABLE: The cabin room hatchback does its job really
inside the C3 is quite spacious well, even in bumpy road
and gives you a very comfortable conditions, the car goes really
driving experience with height smooth. However, during
adjustable driver’s seat intense driving conditions,
one might feel bumps on the
adjustable driver’s seat. For of the cars today. include: number of cylinders front seats. While driving the
the fellow passenger on the -3; displacement -1198cc; car, our experience with both
front and rear seats also, ENGINE maxengineoutput- 82ps the variants was really good,
there is enough legroom with Now the Citroen C3 will @ 5750 rpm; max. torque but the 1.2-litre turbo petrol
an impressive 1378 mm of be available in two engine -115Nm@3750rpm; fuel engine variant has an edge
shoulder room on the rear options 1.2-litre naturally efficiency - 19.8 km/l; gross over the 1.2-litre naturally
and offers 315-litre of boot aspirated petrol engine and a vehicleweight -1364kg. aspirated petrol engine
space for your luggage needs. 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine variant. The turbo variant
with a choice of 5-speed For the 1.2-litre turbo can accelerate from 0 to 100
At the dashboard, one manual transmission and petrol Puretech 110 ps, the km/h in around 10 seconds.
gets a 10-inch touchscreen 6-speed manual transmission specificationsare: number
infotainment system with respectively. As of now, there of cylinders -3; displacement COLOUR OPTIONS
Citroen connect technology is no diesel or automatic -1199cc; max engine output The new Citroen C3 is
features. The infotainment transmission option in the - 110ps@5500rpm;max. available in four monotone
system is compatible new C3, however, we might torque - 190 Nm @ 1750 body colours as polar white,
with Apple CarPlay and witness an automatic manual rpm; fuelefficiency-19.4 platinum grey, steel grey and
Android Auto. Alongside transmission option in the km/l;grossvehicleweight - zesty orange and six dual-
is the monochrome digital future. 1435 kg . tone colour options with a
instrument cluster that combination of all these four
displays basic information. The specifications for the The fuel tank capacity for colours. Also, the new C3
1.2-litre naturally aspirated both the variants is 30-litre. comes with two interior trim
WHAT’S MISSING ON petrol Puretech 82 ps colour options as anodized
THE NEW C3 Both the variants come orange and anodized grey
There is no rear wiper on with disc brakes at the front and 56 customisation
the hatchback considering and drum brakes at the rear options.
that India is a heavy summer and an electric powered
monsoon country and no steering. The overall length VERDICT
day/night IVRM which is a of both the variants is 3981 Overall, everything seems
must-have feature for most mm and is 1733 mm in to be fine with the new
width without including side Citreon C3, now to give
mirrors. this one a heads up or head
down, really depends on
PERFORMANCE the price point at which this
The suspension on the hatchback will be introduced
in India. We are expecting
The 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine the price to be somewhere
variant has an edge over the around Rs. 4.75 lakh for the
1.2-litre naturally aspirated base variant and around
petrol engine variant Rs. 5.50 lakh for the turbo
engine variant.

The pre-bookings of the
car will begin on July 1, 2022
and the deliveries will begin
on July 20, 2022, right after
its launch the same day.

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GADGET REVIEW

TRUKE BUDS F1:

A RIGHT
BUDDY
FOR YOUR
EARS?

Can you hear what we
can? Try plugging in
the new Truke Buds
F1 and you will be able
to hear the same, but
not as clear as we
thought. Confused?
Read more!
By Utkarsh Agarwal

W IRELESS AUDIO Truke recently launched its with a cobble case design, and are very lightweight,
devices have new device Buds F1 in India a rectangular shaped with which make them easy to
become a major at an impressive price of Rs curved edges. At the bottom wear for long durations.
trend these days, whether 1299. of the charging case you will Hence, with your mask and
you are a travelling to find a Type-C port to charge eyeglasses for some, you
work, or hitting the gym, or This week we got the your device. won’t feel much weight on
listening to music in cozy opportunity to test the your ears.
nights, wireless ear buds capabilities of this device What impressed us is the
or ear phones are a great and should you make this really cool hidden digital The build quality of the
buddy for someone. device your companion? battery display on the buds is average; these are
We tell you all about our front of the charging case, made of plastic body with
Seeing this rise in experience. which lets you monitor the tap to control technology
demand and opportunity percentage of battery left on on the side of the buds with
for an affordable and a LOOK AND FEEL OF your device. AAC Codec.
powerful audio device in TRUKE BUDS F1
the market, German brand, The F1 ear buds comes The pear shaped ear buds The ear buds come with
look compact and elegant changeable silicone ear

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tips with the two different mode for professional IPX4 rating. which is quite impressive
sized extra ear tips available gamers. One would have to as it delivers a long battery
inside the box for the best tap three times on the ear SOUND AND PERFOR- life. You can buy this device
fit. bud to enter gaming mode. MANCE without worrying about
The sound of an audio charging one more of your
However, while we were Furthermore, the F1 ear device plays a major role. If device that you own every
reviewing the device the buds also support Siri and you have a device with quite now and then.
buds kept falling out quite Google Voice Assistant and impressive features and
often with a fear that we are water-resistant with an design but it lacks on the The company claims that
might lose them. audio quality, it’s not worth the F1 ear buds offers up to
INSIDE spending your money on. 48 hours of playback time
The Truke Buds F1 is THE The Truke Buds F1 in this with case and 10 hours of
available in two colour BOX OF area delivers a soothing and playtime on a single charge,
options, black and blue. TRUKE sharp sound to your ears, while we tested, it was
BUDS F1 producing a well-balanced actually close to the claimed
CONNECTING THE audio output that is neither time.
TRUKE BUDS F1  TRUKEBUDSF1 too loud nor too low. Not
The Truke Buds F1 ear (EARBUDS) the best audio quality one VERDICT
buds come with Bluetooth can get but at the price tag I personally don’t like
5.3 with 1-step instant  CHARGINGCASE of Rs 1299 this one is the wireless ear buds or ear
pairing technology which best compared to most of pods as they keep falling
can connect the ear buds  EXTRAEARTIPS the brands. out and there is a constant
with any Bluetooth enabled fear in my mind that I
device in a fraction of  TYPE-C USB BATTERY LIFE would somehow lose either
seconds. CABLE Battery is the true strength of the bud unknowingly.
of the Truke Buds F1. It took I prefer listening to audio
To connect the F1 ear  USERMANUAL us around two hours for the on a speaker but one has
buds to your device, you device to get fully charged, to maintain the decorum
have to just open the while in a public place and
case to power it on and Truke Buds F1 delivers a the Truke Buds F1 proves to
then can easily pair it soothing and sharp sound to be a great companion and
with your device. The your ears, producing a well- would save you from those
device is compatible with embarrassing situations in
smartphones, laptops, and balanced audio output public.
other devices that support
Bluetooth 5.3. What we like about the
device is that it delivers
FEATURES AND a great battery life with a
SPECIFICATIONS great connection range of
The Truke Buds F1 is up to 10 metres that keeps
decked with a Dual Mic you connected even if you
Environmental Noise are away from your phone.
Cancellation (ENC)
technology for a crystal However, what we didn’t
clear calling experience like is the audio quality of
in a noisy environment. the device, it’s a bit sharp
While we were testing the but keeping in mind the
device we didn’t witness price tag that it comes along
any distortions in the sound with, makes this device
quality. The sound quality recommendable. Overall,
is decent. Truke Buds F1 is good
device with decent sound
F1 buds supports up to quality and a long battery
55ms of low latency rate life.
with dedicated gaming

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BOOKMARK REVIEW

SURVIVING arrival of social media.
CULTURE JAMMING Earlier, a consumer was

ABTGRREAONLOLFDPINRGOOINFTHE LEAD a passive recipient and
DOPPELGANGERS REVIEW Henry Ford could disregard
Author: Gaurav Sood consumer opinion saying,
Pages: 248 “If Iwouldhaveaskedmy
customers what they wanted,
Price: Rs 495 they would have told me ‘A
Faster Horse’.” But now it’s
Publisher: Sage a two-way communication
process. The CEO of
Attacks on big brands have entered a new trajectory UrbanClap learnt it the
with social media. Gaurav Sood comes up with hard way, when his directive
strategies for coping with criticism, genuine as well as to employees that they
should disregard consumer
malicious. By Meha Mathur complaints went viral on
Twitter and Reddit.
THENOT-TO-BE- his repeated complains, he of TrollProofBrandingin
MISSED alphabet composed a song (‘United the Age of Doppelgangers by Then there are events
‘M’ in gold along any Breaks Guitars’) and Gaurav Sood. beyond the control of
highway is discernible even to popularised it on social a company – brand
a child who has not learnt the media, forcing the airline to The term ‘doppelgänger’ ambassador Ronaldo
alphabetsyet– itconnotes takecognizanceof it. Andin connotes alter ego of a person pushing aside Coca-Cola
their favourite burger the case of Starbucks, upset in German, and Sood, a bottles and replacing those
brand. Yet, equipped with with mom-and-pop stores professor of marketing with water, Fortune Rice
technology, some activists being impacted, detractors at the Amity School of Bran Oil ambassador Sourav
flipped the alphabet around twisted the brand name to Business, Amity University, Ganguly suffering a heart
to ‘W’, connoting ‘Weight’. Big Bucks Coffee. has demonstrated through attack and a quote falsely
And playing on the tagline numerous examples how attributed to Indra Nooyi
“I’m Lovin It”, they parodied As in the above cases, brands are vulnerable to impacting the Pepsi stock.
it to “I’m gaining it”. dissatisfied users, concerned creationof thismonstrous
citizens, activists or even imagery, something opposite Celebrities and public
When Canadian musician rivals or trolls resort to culture of what they intended. Going personalities as brands are
Dave Carroll saw the United jamming, creation of memes back into the history of not immune to doppelgänger
Airlines staff mishandle his and parodying to highjack branding and marketing by imagery either, and ‘Pappu’
guitar and when upon the the brand proposition, and to companies – the two being and ‘Feku’ nicknames gain
guitar being broken, the create a monstrous image of different – he shows how the traction easily. Since social
airline did not pay heed to the brand. This is the subject game has changed with the media attacks are here to stay,
brands will have to invest in
social media strategies.

In terms of solutions,
Sood suggests social media
listening, monitoring
consumer sentiments,
timely response,andsincere
apology. Several brands have
come back from grave crises,
by engaging with consumers
and resolving core issues.
As to trolls, the discreet
yet firm responses that the
book suggests are valuable
takeaways for each one of
us.

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BOOKMARK REVIEW

A HARVEST the nuances of the trade intertwined with that of the
OF DIAMONDS fast. nation. So, during the 1994
plague when Surat was
Business tycoon Govind Dholakia’s When to pause and when particularly hit, Dholakia
autobiography (as narrated to Arun to grasp an opportunity didn’t hesitate to clean the
Tiwari and Kamlesh Yagnik) provides is a knack that Dholakia streets. In the wake of the
a great insight on how to make a learnt along the way, Bhuj earthquake, or during
business thrive and sustain itself rarely going wrong, even years of drought, he offered
By Meha Mathur when the world was in liberal help in relief kits and
turmoil following the 2008 in cleaning up reservoirs.
MFDOIOARRMEAVOLENSR:D,SSAORAERE meltdown.
GAnovAinudtoDbihooglraakpihay Of A diamond tycoon
The autobiography, wouldn’t perhaps, inspire
TAiuwtahroir&: AKsaTmolldesthoYAargunnik as told to Arun Tiwari, a statesman, but the body
Pages: 338 co-author of Dr A. P. J. of work that Dholakia
Abdul Kalam’s Wingsof had done and overseen
Price: Rs 699 Fire and Kamlesh Yagnik, prompted President Kalam
a long-time associate of to pay him a visit in 2015,
Publisher: Penguin Dholakia, describes this rise, to compliment him on
Enterprise the growth of Dholakia’s skilling the youth. Among
the others impressed by
W ITHALL that his destiny lay Shree Ramkrisha Exports this success story were Bill
counselling in a city, and for him to a billion-dollar business, Clinton, the Dalai Lama,
benefits available to intelligently make his vision of sharing Bachpan Bachao Andolan’s
to city kids in the 21st it big on the world the riches with people Kailash Satyarthi,
Century, career clarity stage, makes for compelling in the form of starting Amul’s Verghese Kurien,
in 14-year-olds is still reading. educational institutes, skills Magsaysay Award winner
lacking. Imagine then the development initiatives, Rajendra Singh, and
awareness level in a farming Govind Dholakia, born hospitals – including super- Ratan Tata. The latter once
village in a decade-old into a farmer’s family in speciality ones – starting commented, “Govindbhai,
independent India, when Dudhala village in Amreli an annual lecture series at you are a self-made man.
means of communication district of Gujarat, with a IIM-Ahmedabad and even I actually inherited my
and transport were population of 700 then, left starting an airline to provide company.”
rudimentary, basic health for Surat in 1964, having better connectivity to Surat.
and education facilities studied up till class VII. One might not agree
were abysmal, and Surat was then emerging It’s a story of an with the standpoints of
exposure to the outside as a diamond cutting and individual’s journey, Dholakia, when it comes
world was negligent. polishing hub and Dholakia to, say, early marriage. One
joined as an apprentice to might or might not, relate
In such a setting, for learn the skills, surviving on to his religiosity, but as a
a pre-teen boy to realise meagre sums but grasping success story in business,
it helps to pay heed to his
business wisdom.

And there is loads
of it. Here is one, in
closing:“Business indeed
grows in steps. You start
doing something small,
learn everything about
everything involved ... Many
businesses go bankrupt
because people failed to wait
and complete their learning
at this stage.”

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AFTER HOURS/ HEALTH By Rachna Chhachhi

Recharge
Yourself
with Some

Zzzz

Just as our electronics need to sign of strength. Less sleep cannot only damage your health,
be re-charged, sleep recharges skin, waistline and make you an older person before the years
and resets the body, brain and hit you, it can push you to temper tantrums, cranky behav-
gut for optimal functioning iour, depression and suicidal thoughts.

I havework!” Here’s what you can do to streamline your sleep and get
“I can’t seem to fall asleep!” better heart health, skin, slimmer waistline and reduced risk
“I wake up within a few hours of inflammation and lifestyle diseases:
of sleeping and then toss and
turn!” u Fix your bedtime. Whether you are sleepy or not, keep-
If any of the above statements ing a fixed time and switching off the lights helps you break
apply to you, you have sleep issues. the habit of late sleeping. Over a period of a few weeks, you
Without eight hours of sleep, you are will naturally begin to fall asleep at that time. Of course, for
ageing faster. In a study of 22,330 the first few days, you will toss and turn. The next point will
adults from 13 countries, less sleep has help you reduce that.
been linked to weight gain, obesity,
depression, suicidal thoughts, higher v Bring chamomile tea to bed. Half a cup of soothing
tempers, hypertension, prediabetic warm chamomile tea releases anxiety and induces a calm
status, hormonal issues, acne and heart state of mind. As we start relaxing, the brain starts to slow
disease. Health professionals all over down and prompts itself into winding down for the day. If
the world are now insisting that we
have to stop seeing skipping sleep as a

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Sleeping for eight
hours a day is like
bathing, brushing your
teeth and clearing
your stomach. It’s
basic hygiene. Without
the habit of good
sleep, good work
output is not possible.
Effective leaders are
compassionate, calm
and take deliberate and
intelligent decisions.
All this can only
happen when you have
a rested brain

you suffer from high-stress levels and you hit the bed by 11 p.m., you have left your worries outside
have trouble unwinding, start drinking the bedroom.
chamomile tea starting 5 p.m. This will
start preparing you towards the end of y Breathe consciously. Practising conscious breathing
the day so that you can switch off men- and cooling pranayamas like Anulom Vilom streamlines
tally when you hit the bed. even the most difficult of sleep issues and insomnia. Do this
twice a day, once in the morning and once when you reach
w Stop caffeine at 5 p.m. Love your home, just before dinner. Remember, when we step into
tea or coffee? Have a couple of cups in our home, we need our brain to transition from the frenzy
the morning and afternoon. Caffeine of work to the haven of our home so we can bond with our
interferes with sleep if had after 5 p.m., family, enjoy our dinner and relax in our safe environment
so either quit it or don’t drink it after of a home. Conscious breathing helps you do all that. Learn
this time. I used to be a coffee lover, now from a certified yoga practitioner to get the right technique
with the introduction of jasmine green or it can be counter-productive.
tea and chamomile tea, I don’t even feel
the urge to get my caffeine shot! Sleeping for eight hours a day is like bathing, brushing your
teeth and clearing your stomach. It’s basic hygiene. Without
x Eat a light and early dinner. A the habit of good sleep, good work output is not possible.
heavy dinner makes your gut unset- Effective leaders are compassionate, calm and take deliber-
tled. And when your digestive system ate and intelligent decisions. All this can only happen when
is not comfortable, you will not sleep you have a rested brain. So fix your daily sleep habits to stay
well. Do remember that the digestive youthful, healthy and excel in your work. You will notice that
system is connected to the brain via the you will be more efficient in getting tasks done and your col-
Vegas nerve. Hence, they both have a leagues will find you a nicer person to work with.
direct channel of communication. So
eat a light and healthy food, and finish Sleep to lead.
your dinner by 8 p.m. under any cir-
cumstances. This will ensure that when The writer is a certified holistic cancer, nutrition and yoga expert and author
of four bestselling books on health. She treats across 27 countries

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AFTER HOURS SELF-CARE

media and think of it as a
form of self-care, and in
your honest attempt to
provide care to yourself,
social media only leaves
you feeling stressed, more
anxious, unhappy.

Fasting
When it comes to self-care
it’s not just about adding
more things to your daily
life. It can also be about
what you can remove from
your daily life.

Disconnecting from
toxicity

Letting go of what does not
serve you anymore, can
actually be the greatest
form of self-care.

M OST peo- Offering forgiveness
ple today Forgiveness is truly a gift
struggle we can give to ourselves.
to answer The inability to forgive,
this ques-
tion that I encourage them WAYS TO PRACTICE
to ask themselves by the HOLISTIC SELF-
end of the day: Do you feel CARE EVERY DAY
good about yourself? How
you feel about yourself at It is so important routine whether it is holding on to
the end of the day, is a to be conscious A solid morning routine is the past, hurt or betrayal is
measure of your quality of about self-care a sacred time you give like rust that slowly eats us
life. Here are 20 ways to (the real kind) yourself before the day from within, robbing us of
practice self-care almost in today’s times begins. It could be some- the finite time we have in
every day. because most of thing as simple as freshen- this single life we have,
us are running a ing up, setting intentions which is quite the opposite
Setting healthy bound- rat race today for the day, or some yoga of self-care.
aries and stretching exercises.
Setting boundaries is a By Luke Coutinho Sitting in silence or
huge form of not just self- Social media detox “BE” ing
respect but self-care too. After a long day at work, It is the gift of silence. It is
you might resort to social a way to find peace and joy
Building a morning

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in the mundane. Every sin- give to yourself. And, it It is the quickest way to ask our clients about their
gle day we are just so busy surely is! feel good about yourself, hobbies during our consul-
doing one task after the and whatever makes you tation with them. Having a
other that we rarely get to Getting your beauty happy is self-care at the hobby means you have
pause and be. sleep end of the day. If you are something in your life that
In a time like now, where the one who craves appre- is beyond your daily
Giving sleep seems so elusive to so ciation, learn and start to chores.
The happiest people are many of them, get your honestly appreciate other
the ones who give what- zzz’s. Not just one day, but people. You get what you Having a good cry
ever they can. It doesn’t every single day. Prioritise give. Although often seen as a
always have to be worldly sign of weakness, crying
things. It could be a help- can be good for you. A
ing hand, a listening ear, good cry is cathartic.
an appreciation note,
anything. Having a good laugh
If crying is so therapeutic,
Unplugging and slow- laughter is even more!
ing down during week- Whether it’s managing
ends pains, improving your
digestion, stimulating the
In this go-go-go culture, a vagus nerve, boosting
lot of us can actually find it immunity, or simply
hard to slow down during inducing relaxation, a
weekends, but this is good laugh can serve sev-
where self-care can step in. eral purposes.
We need to break away
from feeling guilty about Embracing a bad day
resting. Not all days are good. You
can have a bad day too. No
Going for a health it. Sleep is a natural feel- Appreciating yourself! one is entitled to only have
check-up good drug. Its importance This one might leave you good days. When there is
You do not have to be sick in our lifestyle is feeling all happy and senti- light, darkness can still
or ailing from some issue undebatable. mental, but in a good way. find its way.
to get your blood work Record or write a couple of
done. Ideally, this should Asking for help (if you things you truly love about Creating a timetable
be done at least yearly, if need it!) yourself and then read or You might probably
not after six months. So many of us hesitate to hear it over and over again already know all the forms
ask for help and then end for one week. of self-care listed above,
Getting high on LSD up wishing for someone to but to be able to do them,
(Long Slow Deep come forward and offer Engaging in a hobby you need to first learn how
Breaths) help and when that doesn’t (art, crafts, playing an to manage and budget
Before you raise your eye- happen, we get disap- instrument, knitting, your time well.
brows, LSD here means - pointed. whatever you like)
long, slow, deep breaths. There is a reason why we To read the full article :
It’s said that deep breaths Appreciating someone please visit the BW
are little love notes you can
Wellbeing World website
Thehappiestpeoplearetheoneswhogivewhatever
theycan.Itdoesn’talwayshavetobeworldlythings.It The author is a globally
couldbeahelpinghand,anappreciationnote,anything renowned Holistic Lifestyle
Coach in the field of Integrative

Medicine.

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COLUMN By Astro Friend Chirag Bejan Daruwala

What the Stars Weight gain or hormonal imbalance
Foretell for You could occur, though. Drive carefully and
ARIES: (March21–April19) refrain from taking on too many respon-
Ganesha says you should avoid VIRGO: (August 23 – Sept. 22) sibilities. Some new revenue options may
rash financial judgments. You’ll probably have several chances to help you advance your career prospects.
Transits of Venus and Rahu spend quality time with your partner. De- Career and business opportunities im-
may make you want to opt for velop trust and maturity in your relation- prove towards the end of the month.
a luxurious lifestyle. You might ship. Avoiding lending and borrowing
want to resolve legal or tax-related issues money. You may make some wise choices SCORPIO: (October 23 – Nov. 21)
now. Your business partner may bring that could lead to your success. Ganesha says this month can be good for
you success and backing. money and finances. You will be able to
LIBRA: (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) overcome difficulties. You might be able
TAURUS: (April 20 – May 20) You may have noticed a turn in your luck. to participate in a worldwide project. It
Ganesha says this is the time for you would be beneficial to have a business
to increase your income in several partner in your venture.
ways. There will probably be many
opportunities to make extra money, SAGITTARIUS: (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
especially for those who work for Keep your cool now and remain
themselves, enabling them to gain composed. Exercise will help you
recognition and accolades. unwind both physically and men-
tally. Undoubtedly, your cash flow
GEMINI: (May 21 –June 20) could increase. Refrain from impul-
You may meet someone fantastic sive purchases. Try something new
on a trip overseas. You may expe- at the workplace.
rience immune system problems,
like a rapid fever or cold. Opt for a CAPRICORN: Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)
balanced diet. You could anticipate Singles may meet someone incred-
cash gains this month, as well as help ibly handsome and sophisticated at
from friends or business partners. a party. Your managers have been
Take financial advice. keeping an eye on your professional
growth, and this promotion has
CANCER: (June, 21 – July 22) Astrologer: Chirag Bejan Daruwala been overdue. Examine the options
Ganesha says you might need to put before making a career change.
your health first now. Investing in risky WHAT DOES THE
endeavours may not always pay off. Be- MONTH OF JULY 2022 AQUARIUS: (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)
cause the planets are in a nice position, HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU? Ganesha says a friend may develop
work-life balance may be favourable for a CARRYING FORWARD THE romantic feelings for you. You might
few days. Those working on international LATE BEJAN DARUWALA’S be able to accomplish your goals
initiatives may enjoy a great month. LEGACY, THE AUTHOR with a healthy diet and frequent exer-
GUIDES YOU, SO YOU MAY cise. You’ll receive a consistent flow of
LEO: (July 23 – August 22) MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT income. Your teammates could value and
You must give your life partner your want what you produce.
complete attention. Help them become LIFE HAS TO OFFER
healthier. Singles may meet someone PISCES:(Feb. 19 – March 20)
special. Practice pranayama for breath- Ganesha says you might triumph in a dif-
ing problems. Yoga may increase your ficult exam or be successful in research.
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LAST WORD H.G. GAURANGA DAS

Mindfulness is a practice,
and focus is the result

H.G. Gauranga Das explained the concepts of perseverance,
devotion, gratitude, balance, and much more

H.G. Gauranga Das, the author of Workers are overall on an aver-

the book, The Art of Focus, under- age only productive for three hours

scored the importance of humility, a day. It takes almost 23 minutes

how to co-exist with nature, how for people to refocus once they are

frugal living is beautiful, and how distracted by different things.

nothing in life is indispensable. The United Nations loses almost

He believes in the concepts of per- $400 billion annually due to dis-

severance, devotion, gratitude, and tractions. Companies in the UK

balance for a successful life. lose $60 billion annually while the

Also, he believes one has to un- figure in India is a loss of $32 bil-

derstand that consciousness needs lion per annum.”

to evolve.

He said that during the second Importance of focus and bal-

lockdown last year, people realised ance in daily life

how dear survival is. The lockdowns Lack of focus also impacts people

also demonstrated that freedom is physically. He stated that almost 2

one of our greatest privileges. million people die every year due to

Regarding success he said, the work-related injuries and diseases

Bhagavad Gita mentions the con- just because they lose focus at a cer-

cept of karma. “Success and tain point.

failure depend on a lot of It takes almost 23 minutes for He spoke extensively on the
factors and ego has no place importance of balance and
people to refocus once they are distracted by
there.” its importance in our lives.
different things. The United Nations loses al-
Digital adoption and According to him, focus is
most $400 billion annually due to distractions,

people experiencing what it while the figure in India is a loss of $32 one of the most important

is to simply be in the moment, billion per annum factors to achieve success.

instead of constantly rushing He highlighted how focus

around was one of his key learn- and discipline bring out the maxi-

ings from the pandemic. mum potential of a person. The

concept of focus is required in all the levels of awareness we

Social media is a distraction possess.

“I have been observing over the last decade that the digital “Since February 2020 there has been a 300 per cent in-

revolution has cost us a lot as a society. If an employee is in- crease in people searching on Google on how to get your

terruptedbyanemailittakesone-thirdlongertocompletea brain to focus.”

task. Almost 86 per cent of people interviewed across various Parents today face a challenge on how to get their children

levels of organisations say that social media is a distraction”, tofocusonbasicdisciplineswhichcometothemonaplatter

said Das. but they do not realise that for a generation before theirs it

He explained the importance of focus in even our simple was very difficult to get such privileges.

daily activities. Diving into facts and figures he went on to He concluded by stressing the importance of focus and

say, “Chunks of focused time are needed for productivity. 12 balance in daily life.

per cent of workers show an addiction to emails. With inputs from Kavi Bhandari

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