USTAD AMJAD ALI KHAN’S ‘MASTER ON MASTERS’ BOOK RELEASE BY KARAN JOHAR

NEWS & PIC  KAB!R M ALI    

Veteran Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan brings to life, 12 eminent musicians of the twentieth century -- Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Begum Akhtar, Alla Rakha, Kesarbai Kerkar, Kumar Gandharva, M.S. Subbulakshmi, Bhimsen Joshi, Bismillah Khan, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan and Kishan Maharaj in his book, Master On Masters, a book that will be released by Karan Johar at the Vivanta By Taj President in Cuff Parade. 

Besides Karan Johar, Suhel Seth, Amjad Ali Khan's wife Subhalakshmi Khan and sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, the event was also graced by Milee Ashwarya - Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Random House India, Pankaj Udhas, Tanisha Mukherjee, Milind Deora, Anoop Soni, Juhi Babbar, Suchitra Pillai, Romesh Sharma, Karan Sharma, Omer Haidar of Showhouse Events among others.

Amjad Ali Khan and Karan Johar discussed everything from music to movies and much much more. Suhel Seth, with his characteristic sense of humour,  moderated the discussion. 

A deeply personal book about the lives and times of some of the greatest icons of Indian classical music, the book is dotted with interesting personal anecdotes and details about the eminent artists and their individual musical styles, among others. Amjad Ali Khan effortlessly transcends the Gharana and North-South divide and presents portraits of these great artists that are drawn with affection, humour and warmth. Out on Penguin Random House India.

“Madhav Mantri inspired me to be a cricketer”: Sunil Gavaskar

Mumbai, March 27 2017: Former captain of the Indian cricket team and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar recently revealed how his uncle and former cricketer, Madhav Mantri played an instrumental role in shaping his career as a cricketer.

In conversation with Former Chairman of Selectors and celebrated cricketer Sandeep Patil on his upcoming show ‘Taste Match’, Sunil reminisced about the bond he shared with his uncle Madhav, who he fondly calls ‘Nana Mama’. “During my childhood days, I used to play cricket in my colony and I had an instant knack for batting. Madhav mama inspired me to embark on my journey as a cricketer. I remember an incident where, I had asked him to give me one of his team-India caps. He told me that if I wanted to wear one, I would have to earn it. His words resonated deeply and struck a chord with me. In fact, I remember them even today!”

During the candid conversation, Sunil also revealed an embarrassing moment when he was one of the first players to get a haircut by the umpire on a cricket field!

Sunil was later joined by Mohinder Amarnath who reveals how he and Sunil would always team-up to play pranks on the team. In one such instance, where the team went out for a celebratory dinner in Australia, Sunil ordered the most expensive wine on the menu! Understandably, the restaurant bill was exorbitant and Kapil Dev, who led the team at the time, had to huddle each cricketer and ask them to chip-in by knocking on their hotel room doors!

Sandeep Patil’s debut television show ‘Taste Match’ will air on Living Foodz and &TV, April 8 onwards.

HICSA 2017

Will feature a stellar line-up of speakers that include Dr. A.B. Kerkar, Chairman, Tulip Star Hotels; Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog; Arun Nanda, Chairman, Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India; Ashish Jakhanwala, Managing Director and CEO, SAMHI; Binod Chaudhary, Chairman, CG Corp; Christopher J Nassetta, President and CEO, Hilton Worldwide; Craig Smith, President - APAC, Marriott International; David Scowsill, President and CEO, World Travel and Tourism Council; Jonathan Vanica, Managing Director Asian Special Situations Group, Goldman Sachs; Kapil Chopra, President, The Oberoi Group; Kavin C Bloomer, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley; Mark Hoplamazian, President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Michael Issenberg, Chairman and CEO - Asia Pacific, AccorHotels; Peter Henley, President and CEO, Onyx Hospitality; Peter Kerkar, Group Chief Executive Officer, Cox and Kings; Rakesh Sarna, Managing Director and CEO, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces; Thorsten Kirschke, President - APAC, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, and Vikram Oberoi, Managing Director and CEO, The Oberoi Group, to name a few.

‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट’ जिद्द जगण्याची

मानवी नातेसंबंधात प्रत्येक नात्याची स्वतःची जागा ठरवलेली असते. त्याची गृहितकं प्रत्येकाच्या मनात घट्ट रुजलेली असतात. पण कधी कधी नियती एखाद्याच्या आयुष्याच्या पटावर असा अगम्य खेळ मांडते की नात्यांची जागा क्षणार्धात बदलते. निखिल आणि सच्चिदानंद कारखानीस... नातं खरंतर पिता-पुत्राचं...पण एका घटनेने निखिलचे वडील क्षणार्धात त्याचे माता, पिता, बंधू, सखा, सोबती असे सर्वस्वच बनून गेले. वडील– मुलाच्या नात्याची ही सत्यकथा आपल्याला ‘निखिल फिल्म्स’ प्रस्तुत‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट जिद्द जगण्याची’ या आगामी मराठी चित्रपटातून पहायला मिळणार आहे. निर्माते सच्चिदानंद गोपीनाथ कारखानीस व संतोष यशवंत मोकाशी यांनी मिळून या चित्रपटाची निर्मिती केली असून अनुभवी बंगाली भाषिक दिग्दर्शक दासबाबू यांनी चित्रपटाचे दिग्दर्शन केलं आहे. ‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट जिद्द जगण्याची’ हा हृदयस्पर्शी चित्रपट ७ एप्रिलला प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येणार आहे.

अनेक महोत्सवांमध्ये विशेष कौतुक झालेल्या ‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट’ चित्रपटाला नुकत्याच संपन्न झालेल्या १५ व्या थर्ड आय आशियायी चित्रपट महोत्सवामध्ये देखील सिनेअभ्यासक, समीक्षकांसह रसिकांची पसंतीची दाद मिळाली आहे. जगण्याची जिद्द असली तरी नियती अखेर आपला घास घेते; परंतु नियती तिला निधड्या छातीने सामोरे जाणाऱ्यांना सलामही करते. निखिल कारखानीस आणि सच्चिदानंद कारखानीस यांना तिने अशीच मनापासून दाद दिली असेल. बाप-लेकाच्या या जिद्दीची, संघर्षाची, अर्थपूर्ण जगण्याची आणि लढण्याची कथा ‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट’ चित्रपटात आपल्यासमोर येणार आहे. चित्रपटाचे दिग्दर्शक दासबाबू यांना गेली दोन दशके मराठी मनोरंजनसृष्टीत दर्जेदार मालिका, चित्रपटांसाठी काम करण्याचा अनुभव आहे.

संग्राम समेळ व धनश्री काडगांवकर ही युवा जोडी ‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट’ मधून आपल्यासमोर येतेय. अभिनेते अरुण नलावडे वडिलांच्या म्हणजेच सच्चिदानंद कारखानीस यांच्या भूमिकेत असून संग्राम समेळ या तरुण अभिनेत्याने निखिलची भूमिका साकारली आहे. अरुण नलावडे, संग्राम व धनश्री यांच्यासोबत अतुल परचुरे, सुलभा देशपांडे, किशोर प्रधान, डॉ. विलास उजवणे, विजय चव्हाण, इला भाटे, अभय कुलकर्णी, शमा निनावे, कु. अथर्व तळवेलकर, स्वामीकुमार बाणावलीकर, प्रदिप भिडे, आशिष वड्डे, देव वाघमारे, आप्पा कोरगावकर, धनंजय गोखले, संतोष गाडगे, संतोष पाटील, प्रशांत गुरव, अश्विन साखरे, पूजा होले या कलाकारांनी यात भूमिका साकारल्या आहेत.

‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट’ चित्रपटाची पटकथा-संवाद व गीते श्रीकांत बोजेवार यांनी लिहिली असून अर्नब चटर्जी यांनी संगीत तर पार्श्वसंगीत अमर मोहिले यांनी दिलं आहे. गायक सुरेश वाडकर, साधना सरगम यांनी ‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट’ची गीते गायली असून कवी सौमित्र (किशोर कदम) यांनी या चित्रपटासाठी त्यांच्या खास शैलीत चित्रपटासाठी काव्य वाचन केले आहे. छायाचित्रण विली यांनी केले असून ध्वनी संरचना श्रीकांत कांबळे यांनी केली आहे. चित्रपटाचे कला दिग्दर्शक – संजय तांडेल, महेंद्र गायकर, संकलन – पराग सावंत, नृत्य दिग्दर्शन – श्रीकांत बर्वे, निर्मिती प्रमुख – प्रशांत पवार, सुजित साहू आदी श्रेयनामावली आहे. अनेक राष्ट्रीय–आंतरराष्ट्रीय चित्रपट महोत्सवांवर ठसा उमटविणारा ‘ब्रेव्हहार्ट हा हृदयस्पर्शी चित्रपट  ७ एप्रिललाप्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येणार आहे.

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BRAVEHEART

In human relations, each relationship has a fixed place of its own. The assumptions regarding relationships are deep rooted. But sometimes destiny plays such a move on one’s board that in a moment the entire relationship changes. Nikhil and Sachidanand Karkhanis…father and son…but one incident turns Nikhil’s dad into a mother, father, brother, friend, and companion. We get to see the true story of the relationship between father and son in the forthcoming Marathi Movie ‘Braveheart Jidd Jagnyachi’. Under the banner of Nikhil films, producers Sachidanand Gopinath Karkhanis and Santosh Yashwant Mokashi, have produced this film and veteran Bengali director Dasbabu has directed this movie. ‘Braveheart Jidd Jagnyachi’ comes to the theatres on the 7^th of April.

The movie has won commendations and laurels in many film festivals. In the recently concluded 15^th Third Eye Asian film festival, critics and the general audience appreciated the movie. Even though the will to live is there,destiny does take its bite, but it also salutes the ones who face it fearlessly. Destiny might have responded whole heartedly to Nikhil Karkhanis and Sachidanand Karkhanis in the same manner. The story of the tenacity of the father-son duo, their struggles, their effort to lead a meaningful life and their fighting spirit, is what we are going to see in the movie ‘Braveheart’. The movie’s director, Dasbabu, has nearly 20 years of experience working in the Marathi entertainment industry.

We will see the young pair of Sangram Samel and Dhanshree Kadgaonkar in the movie ‘Braveheart’. Actor Arun Nalawade has enacted the role of the father i.e. Sachidanand Karkhanis and the young actor Sangram Samel has acted as Nikhil. Along with Arun Nalawade, Sangram and Dhanshree, we also have actors Atul Parchure, Sulabha Deshpande, Kishore Pradhan, Dr. Vilas Ujawane, Vijay Chavan, Ila Bhatte, Abhay Kulkarni, Shama Ninave, Atharva Talvelkar, Swamikumar Banavlikar, Pradip Bhide, Ashish Badde, Dev Waghmare, Aappa Korgaonkar, Dhananjay Gokhale, Santosh Ghadge, Santosh Patil, Prashant Gurav, Ashwin Sakhare and Pooja Hole.

The script, dialogue and lyrics are written by Shrikant Bojewar.  Arnab Chatterjee has scored the music and background music is by Arun Mohile. Suresh Wadkar and Sadhna Sargam have sung the songs of  ‘Braveheart’. Poet Soumitra (Kishore Kadam) has done the poetry reading in his distinct style. Cinematography is by Willy and sound recording is by Shrikant Kamble. The art director is Sanjay Tandel and Mahendra Gaikar, editing is by Parag Sawant. Choreography is by Shrikant Barve, Production controller is Prashant Pawar and Sujit Sahu. Having left its imprint on many national and international film festivals, this heart touching movie ‘Braveheart’ is coming to the theatres on the 7^th of April.

NIRD&PR launches India’s first "Rural Innovators Startup Conclave 2017"

The two day conclave at NIRD & PR, Hyderabad is the first of its kind rural innovation and start-up podium connecting rural innovators and global investors in the country.

Hyderabad, 23rd March 2017: The National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) today launched India’s First focused ‘Rural Innovators Startup Conclave’ (RISC2017) at NIRDPR, Hyderabad. The focus of the two day event is to build capacities and promote fresh talent by giving them a platform to display their innovations, encourage greater learning, and strengthen the cadre of young rural innovators and start-ups.

Indian start-ups are mostly IT based and cater to urban services. Innovation and Technology Diffusion for “rural development” is the need of the hour. Other important stakeholders who act as support systems to rural innovators are still evolving. There is a need to develop and nurture mentors, angel investors, faculty, corporates, media so that they play a much more active role in contributing to the ecosystem.

The Chief Guest for the event, Honourable Minister of State for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri YS Chowdary noted, “I am immensely happy to be associated with RISC2017, an initiative very close to my heart. Rural development is an important subject and higher dividends from the rural youth are still at large. This kind of an initiative which focuses on rural urbanisation requires synchronisation modern day development concepts. Since our country is agrarian based we have to take a quantum leap to help farmers improve their income level and reduce cost of living. I believe NIRD&PR can play a major role in capacity building – help farmers get educated in fundamental financial literacy and cost accountancy”.

He also added, “We’ve been talking about globalisation in last 2 decades – we have a lot of potential to tap rural markets. There is need to focus on particular areas in particular technologies for particular people and see that they are saturated. The Govt of India should ensure that a number of initiatives are started by properly coordinating with colleges institutions and state govts. I assure the full support of my ministry to NIRD&PR, besides lobbying with other relevant ministries to muster their support in the endeavours of NIRD&PR”.  

Speaking at the launch, Dr. W.R. Reddy, IAS, Director General NIRDPR, Hyderabad, said, “RISC2017 is the first of its kind platform to connect all institutes and agencies promoting innovation and start-up culture to look at the rural landscape. RISC will be an annual feature that can handhold and mentor the innovators and connect the startups with funding agencies. We believe rural development can be accelerated by infusion of technology tapping the creative minds of the youth across the country”.

RISC2017 is featuring RISC Awards 2017 under Six domain areas viz 1) Agriculture and Allied, 2) Green Energy Technologies, 3) Drinking Water, Health and Sanitation, 4)   Waste to Wealth , 5) Sustainable Housing and 6) Other Livelihoods,  which will be recognizing  Rural Innovations and Technologies in 'Idea with Prototype' and 'Startup Stage'. The award winners will be announced on the second day of the conclave, i.e., 24th March.

Ankit Tiwari mesmerized the audience with his soulful music at Astitva 2K17 - organized by NGO HWARF & students of Grant Medical College

23^rd March 2017, Mumbai: Students of Grant Medical College, Mumbai and NGO Humanitarian Welfare & Research Foundation joined hands for presenting its vibrantYouth Cultural Festival – ‘Astitva 2017’. Famous Bollywood singer and composer – Ankit Tiwari performed live for all the music lovers who attended the concert today at Gymkhana Ground, GMC College Marine Drive. Singing his most loved songs from the Bollywood genre; the audience was truly entertained and encored for the star performer.

Ankit Tiwari weaved magic on stage with his crew enthralling students and the entire audience alike. NGO HWARF and the students of Grant Medical College together organized the entire concert wherein the proceedings would be used to help the under privileged people suffering from life threatening diseases. HWARF firmly believes in striving to uphold the rights and dignity of Women and Children Development across the country.

Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Trustee, HWARF NGO said, “Our NGO HWARF always takes efforts to provide the best possible care and resources to the underprivileged and needy. With this musical concert we are positive of helping more people with the proceedings. We shall organize more events in the future for people to come forward and contribute towards such moral and noble causes.”

Expressing his happiness on being associated with the noble endeavor, Ankit Tiwarisaid, “I am truly happy to perform for such a lovely and enthusiastic audience. I have always been excited to connect with the youth of our nation as they are our future and would like to thank NGO HWARF for their noble initiatives and making such an event possible. It makes me feel good that I have also contributed towards the betterment of our society.”

Honorable Padmashree Dr. T P Lahane, Dean – JJ Hospitals graced the occasion by his presence at the musical concert.

ASTITVA 2K17 throws spotlight on spirit, power, enthusiasm, ideology and the blueprint of future. This time it provides a platform where youth from all aspects of medical fraternity will express themselves on various issues. The central theme for this year is in view to support medically ill patients suffering from dreaded diseases, through joint collaboration with Humanitarian Welfare And Research Foundation NGO (HWARF), Mumbai.

About Astitva 2K17 – Medical students of Grant Medical College are holding a 5 days cultural events fest - "Astitva 2K17" at G.M.C. Gymkhana Ground Marine Drive on 24th March 2017. The 5 days cultural fest is celebrated by medical and engineering students who also participate in the events with different ideas and objectives towards our society. The number of students is expected to be as large as 5000 and more for the event. The students have joined hands with Humanitarian Welfare And Research Foundation NGO (HWARF), Mumbai to support needy patients suffering from dreaded diseases.

About HWARF NGO – Our NGO Humanitarian Welfare and Research Foundation serving the society with Non Profitable Interest. We have been serving medically ill poor people, and have been providing Medication, Education, Counseling, Monetary Support and Immediate Humanitarian Assistance etc. We have been carrying humanitarian services from 2010 till date. Our keen Interest to work towards eradication of malnutrition in tribal areas, medical aid to down trodden people, Educational support to school dropout children’s, adults, women’s and skill training program, we believe in building Institutions support, encouraging sports among under privilege students and sport persons, we are providing support on various medical camps and awareness program, medicines and general administration to people under poverty line. The team of our organization is committed towards the importance of medical aid. They firmly believe in strive to uphold the rights and dignity of Women and Children Development. We are serving with humanity for one objective and greater cause for our society.

Trustees of HWARF NGO - Dr. Rakesh Kumar & Christine Swaminathan. 

MOMENT OF "INTERNATIONAL" GLORY FOR MARATHI ACTRESS SMITAGONDKAR AT TORONTO, CANADA.

pic & news KABIR

 

First ever Marathi actress Smita Gondkar carves her name on the trophy of Best Actress for the Feature film Mr. & Mrs. Unwanted at the prestigious  ALTFF 2017- Alternative Film Festival Spring 2017 at Toronto, Canada.

 
The air in front of a power packed audience was filled with Smita Gondkar' s incredible international acclaim and everyone speaking with a lot of pride and honour for the Marathi film industry. While in the past she has been capturing the imagination of the audiences world wide but with this recognition, she has become an inspiration for every aspiring talent in the regional as well as the Bollywood film industry who identifies with her drive, passion and charisma. This rise to global stardom from a successful Marathi industry star is providing a lot of recognition to SmitaGondkar across a lot of International film festivals.. 
 
Smita Gondkar says " I am over the moon to receive the Best Actress award for the feature film Mr. & Mrs. Unwanted at ALTFF 2017- Alternative Film Festival Spring 2017, Toronto, Canada . It is a team effort & along with my producer, Executive producer Pramod Mohite, director and the Dop, I want to thank  all the technicians including the make up team, the catering team, the spotboys, the lighting men, and every member of the crew who have contributed in my success. But most importantly, I am humbled that people feel and have acknowledged that I have made Marathi cinema more relevant and prominent internationally and this feeling is my real award at the ALTFF, Toronto, Canada."
 
"The real sense of achievement lies in bringing pride to the Marathi film industry and my country on an international platform and I thank everyone who has worked with me and mentored me to have contributed to make all of this happen."

Guess who’s going to Paris?

Have you heard yet?! Corridors are abuzz with news of her brushing up on her French and stocking up on all the latest in Parisian couture. We hear she even tried her hand at some French cuisine while entertaining friends for dinner in preparation for her upcoming trip.

The perfect combination of beauty and talent, this Bollywood actress has this je ne sais quoi, that’s taking the world by storm and got everyone going ‘ooh-la-la’. With her innate grace, and nonchalant elegance, she epitomizes classic French beauty and against the backdrop of the City of Lights, her brilliant streak of success is only set to get brighter… because she’s worth it!

Our lips are sealed on who our newest L’Oréalista is, but we think you’d have guessed already!

POC Medical Systems Inc. unveils ‘MammoAlert’ – A disruptive pre-screening test for early ‘Breast Cancer Detection’

Shri Prakash Mehta (Housing Department Minister), Mr Ramana Tadepalli (Board Director - POC Medical Systems), Smt Amruta Fadnavis, Mr Sanjeev Saxena (Chairman & CEO - POC Medical Systems, USA)

• Revolutionary technology utilizing blood sample for testing Breast Cancer – Affordable, Rapid, Efficient & Accurate Results  
• In attendance of Smt Amruta Fadnavis & Maharashtra Health Minister Dr Deepak Sawant and other prominent dignitaries

Mumbai – 15th March 2017: POC Medical Systems Inc. today unveiled a rapid, portable breast cancer screening test, MammoAlert™ based on its Pandora CDx™ microfluidics-based platform. Smt Amruta Fadnavis, Hon. Dr Deepak Sawant - Health Minister, Hon. Minister Shri Prakash Mehta - Housing Department, Hon Minister Smt. Vidya Thakur - Women and Child Development and Shri Sunil Oza, Sahaprabhari, Uttar Pradesh were present for the global unveiling.

The blood-based test will be launched initially in India where established screening methods are not widely accessible to large populations of women. The test is the first application of the company’s platform.

The Pandora CDx developed by POC Medical Systems is a microfluidic platform for rapid, point-of-care serum screening. It is based on a unique, low cost disposable microfluidic disk. The platform is a very simple and easy-to-use system. This portable breast cancer screening test, which runs on Pandora CDx technology, uses a simple drop of blood to generate results in 15 minutes. It uses multiple cancer markers for high accuracy. The Pandora CDx has a sensitivity of 0.97 and specificity of 1 which implies an accuracy of over 95% and a false positive rate of zero.  This will have a huge social impact enabling thousands of women in India to detect breast cancer in its early stage due to the products efficient, simple, accurate and significant affordability.

Commenting on the launch of MammoAlert, Honourable Smt Amruta Fadnavis said: “I am extremely proud and feel honored to be part of a movement to promote early screening of breast cancer. I would like to congratulate POC Medical Systems for its commitment towards making cancer screening accessible and affordable”. She especially stressed on the ‘Shame’ aspect. In her words, “Till now women had to go through the humiliation of exposing her self to get tested for ‘Breast Cancer’, which was one of the biggest deterrents in India apart from high cost. With ‘MammoAlert’, women can now get screened with the help of a simple blood test.”

While talking about the technology, Maharashtra Health Minister, Hon. Dr Deepak Sawant said, “In India, as per the current statistics, over 1.5 lakh women are diagnosed with breast cancer and almost half i.e. 70,000 deaths are reported every year, a woman succumbs to breast cancer every seven minutes in this country. With this innovation, we can aspire to save so many precious lives. This technology makes cancer screening within the reach of common man across geographies, which already is a big goal for the Government”.

Mr Sanjeev Saxena, Founder President and CEO, POC Medical Systems Inc. says, “Healthcare is still low on priority and in major cities, screening is still an ‘alien' word. POC has developed this technology to strengthen the healthcare system and enhance the disease fighting capabilities. MammoAlert is a screening tool which detects if a particular woman is affected by breast cancer and the intensity of it in real time. Being an Indian American and after dedicating 2 decades of my life to cancer prevention, it is a moment of pride and nostalgia for me to bring a life saving technology to India.”

Breast cancer is a nonexistent entity for a majority of population till a near and dear one suffers from it. POC’s disruptive technology will allow medical diagnostics to be brought to common people, especially in villages and tier 3 and 4 cities through a distributed but connected Point of Care model using a lab in a Box in the form of a microfluidics CD. This new field is called 'Digital Healthcare’ which is working with meaningful samples i.e. blood, where all the body information is stored. This brings us to the intersection of medtech and digital health with a big data component. 

Mr Saxena further added that, “The Pandora CDx Point-of-Care System, over the period will enable the patient screening for life threatening illnesses including different types of cancers (e.g. Prostate, Oral, and Cervical), Malaria, Tuberculosis and Cardiac Disorders. POC’s ultimate goal with the technology platform is to help save millions of lives through early stage screening and detection, and in turn, significantly reduce medical treatment costs.”

POC Medical Systems plans to launch MammoAlert in India by July 2017.

BHARAT PRERNA AWARDS 2017- In recognition of The Silent Heroes

NEWS & PIC Kabir

Chief Guest-Gajanan Kirtikar (Member of Parliament)

Initiative by- Indian Speciality Chemical Manufacturers’ Association ( ISCMA ), Supported by- Industrialist & Philanthropist Dr. Aneel Murarka & Manish Murarka Mirachem Industriies, Ample Missiion & L.N Chemical Industries

Dr. Aneeel Murarka & Manish Murarka – Founders of Ample Missiion present BHARAT PRERNA AWARDS 2017- In recognition of The Silent Heroes - a brilliant and unique initiative to honor the saga of bravery of Specially Abelled Achievers of the country who have never been applauded or appreciated for their brave acts.

The event saw the presence of Pooja Bedi, Asit Kumarr Modi, Manish Wadhwa, Nitesh Pandey, Sooraj Thapar, Jiten Lalwani, Dilip Sen, Kunika, Poonam Pandey, Avinash Dwivedi, Sambhavna Seth and Namish Taneja, Akshat Singh and many more 

The idea behind this noble initiative to honor the saga of bravery of an individual and displayed an extraordinary courage or act which has become an example for fellow citizens to motivate and follow which bought pride to the country is the brainchild of Industrialist & Philanthropist Aneel Murarka & Manish Murarka, who are an achievers in their own right. Hence, they has now have put together a one-of-a-kind award function, a special recognition & award for all those who have pursued meritorious acts against all odds.  

Aneel Murarka playing a strategic role in the company is a known philanthropist mentions “If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, these ordinary people have pursued extra ordinary acts of bravery without fearing for life. I along with my team have worked hard to put everything together & have received immense support from our friends in the industry to make my dream project happen”

Manish Murarka says “The bravery acts these people have performed have gone unnoticed; hence we would to award these people for their saga of bravery and propel the people to pursue acts of bravery”

LIST OF AWARDEES- 

1.      Ms. Sarbani Dasgupta - Patient of Congenital Cerebral Palsy - Written poetry and lyrics for Bengali and Hindi movies 

2.      Ms. Hemali Lalji - Hearing Impaired - Civil Engineer 

3.      Ms. Ketaki Nitesh Jani - Alopecia - Mrs.India Winner

4.      Mr. Hiren Dave - Visually Impaired - Singer 

5.      Ms. Jyoti Dhawle - Hearing Impaired - Community Advisor, Motivational speaker, writer and blogger

6.      Ms. Sara Thadani Patel - Hearing Impaired - US based Makeup Artist

7.      Dr Roshan Shaikh - Can't Walk - Doctor at KEM Hospital

8.      Mr. Chirag & Mr. Devang Nadola - Hearing Impaired - Animation Expert

9.      Mr. Vinayak Jagannath bhise - Visually Impaired - Administration officer at National Insurance Company

10. Ms. Sanam Suraj Karunakar - Can't walk - Opened a home care for Dogs

11. Ms. Awantee Jathar - Hearing Impaired - Works at CRISIL 

12. Ms. Prerna Agarwal - Visually Impaired - Singer 

Bollywood Actress Radhika Apte Encourages Girls To Feel Comfortable In their Skin and Be Truly Unstoppable with the New Whisper Ultra Soft

8th March 2016: Women today are on their individual unique journey but their ultimate goal is the same, they all want to be successful at what they choose to do. This International Women’s Day, in a bid to encourage girls of the country to go all out to chase their dreams, be comfortable in their skin and be truly unstoppable, the extremely talented Radhika Apte celebrated the launch of the New Whisper Ultra Soft.

Talking about the need for women in India to realize their full potential and be unstoppable in life, Radhika Apte said, “It’s important for us women to create a sense of self-worth in everything we choose to do in our lives. We need to be unstoppable and realize our full potential. This is possible only when we feel comfortable in our skin. Comfort is also a factor that matters in a woman’s life. We want to be & feel comfortable not just on regular days but also during those five days of the month. It’s necessary to make our needs priorities which includes opting for the best sanitary solutions like ‘New Whisper Ultra Soft’ that provides the superior ‘comfort’ a girl deserves during those five days.”

Whisper, the country’s leading Feminine Care brand, has always strived to unleash the confidence of women. In this constant endeavour to work towards encouraging women across the world to be truly unstoppable – it has in the past come up with path breaking campaigns like ‘Touch the Pickle’ and ‘Like A Girl’. This has changed the paradigm of conversations about Female Health and Hygiene in India, be it encouraging girls to break free from period taboos or about boosting confidence of young girls as they approach puberty. With this year’s International Women’s Day theme being “Be Bold For Change”, the brand not only continues to celebrate women’s achievements but also continues to work towards their endeavour of encouraging women to be comfortable in their skin and be truly unstoppable.