Colorful Memories #KhulKeKheloHoli

Good always triumphs over evil ! Celebrating that today & believing it everyday happy Holi! And to the child in you ! A very happy paint fight !!

Happy Holi to all my readers, I know countdown has begun and only two days left for our favourite Colourful festival Holi. We all are waiting desperately to celebrate this festival of the joy & happiness, togetherness of love and most of all celebrating without any Castism and status barrier in mind and heart. Really friends, when we talk about Holi so first thing comes to our minds, are Sweets like Gujiyas, Kachoris , Mixtures and lots more Snacks with Thandai. I remember how my grandmother, mother and aunties all were started  preparing sweets three four days prior to the festival to serve all family friends, relatives  & Guests comes to our home for celebrating Colour of joy.

Let me tell you the history of this festival first, many years back there was a demon King named Hiranyakashyap has the kingdom on earth. He was an egoist person and has so much of egoism about the Kingdoms. He loved to call himself a “God King of the Earth”. If anyone refuses to worship or call him God, he punishes badly so of the fear of losing the life, all people worships him as God. But his son Prince Prahlad  is very brave , bold and deep faithful on Lord Vishnu. King Hiranyakashyap warned so many times to Prince Prahlad that “I am an owner of this Earth, Respect me and worship me as a God”. Prahlad answer was always “I respect you as my father & King of this Kingdom, but my God is only my Lord Vishnu”.  Finally failed  Hiranyakashyap plans to kill Prahlad, for then he calls her Sister Holika, who has the boon to burn anything without hurting herself, whereby she enter the fire with Prahlad sitting on her lap. With the blessings of Lord Vishnu Prahlad came out unhurt from the blazing fire but unfortunately, Holika lost her life.

To celebrating Holika bonfire all children, collect's donation a month prior to the Festival from the nearby house to house. With collected money, children arrange dry wood for the bonfire, Nagada (musical Instrument played with wooden sticks to create music Especially in Holi festival for entertainment and Traditional enjoyment), batashash (sweet dish)and all worship items.

I remember my childhood  days Holi festival when we were waking up early in the morning  and   to arrange bucket coloured water for our Balloons & Pichkari. Amplifier with big sound boxes to play loud music and lots of sweets and homemade snacks to serve the entire guest on the Holi Festival. 

“I’m pledging to #KhulKeKheloHoli this year by sharing my Holi memories at BlogAdda in association with Parachute Advansed.”

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Meet the VWoman Achievers -Women's Day Special

Happy Women’s Day to all the lovely ladies on this special occasion of  International Women's Day, VWash has  given a tribute to those women who have dared to question "WHY", redefine the situations and rediscover and reinvent themselves.  VWash and Glenmark Pharma  Awarded Five most inspiring Indian women and the ideal face of 2016. I am feeling proud to write their story on my blog. These are the ladies who has raised their voice louder and brought  the changes in our society. by their hard work, confidence, and willingness to serve the society for better future.

Here are The Five Discovery of VWoman Achiever 2016.  

 Swati Bedekar  has convinced so many ladies of backward and rural society to use sanitary pads for their menstruation hygiene. Her effort for  writing  innovative lyrical songs, banners of inspiring messages and so many awareness programs to communicate with those shy and introvert rural women. She is also  helping them to get Sanitary Pads on cheap and lowest prices.

 Anuradha Kedia co-founder of the better India an online news portal with a difference. This site aims to put the limelight on 'positive & inspiring stories. She  left her well-settled job to give full attention to her portal "The Better India".

       Rajni Pandit- she is  a real Charli's Angel, James bond and Sherlock Holmes of our country. Her 25 years of handwork  in the detective  profession with  sharp Mind and confidence gave her ability to close more than 7000 cases and also made her one of the  famous detectives in India. 

          Now meet our Geeta Shridhar popularly known as Geeta Maa who has really defined the word maa with sharing her motherhood, love and care by adopting 28 kids fighting for their lives from various kinds of cancers and scuffle between chemo sessions and heavy doses of medication. Geeta maa is really a charming lady with full on enthusiasm and an idol for all women. She has been inspiring the current generation by her efforts & contribution towards humanity & social causes. She is also a teacher & wonderful cook- foodie by nature. You will surely feel the energy & love when you will meet her.

 Proud Moment for Geeta maa 

                                                   

 Group photo with Geeta Maa

Rajani Paranipe- the founder member, popularly known as Rajani Tai.  her  motivation in life is service to society, by bringing a school to the doorstep they have changed more than 62000 poor children lives.  

Overall it was an awesome event, met some super women's of our country. Really felt excited & we also took lot's of  Selfie's and photos with all the lovely ladies at the event.

"If you have the faith in yourself, if you have the confidence to do something better for society, then do not think about the results and follow your dreams. you will definitely get succeed." 

these were the golden message given by VWoman Achievers. Really these women are the true inspiration for all of us. A big shout out for women power !!

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What kasams do you want from your man? #SadaSexy

Last month was full of love, because of so many wedding functions and most importantly valentine day and pre-valentines week celebrations. I know you all were also busy celebrating valentine day with your special loved one. Right.., Well, this time, I celebrated this day with some promises of my special Man. I asked some of Kasams and Vaadas (promise) from him as a gift. And friends really the occasion was perfect to make him agree what I wish for. Some promises were heart touching, some of funny and some were emotional. Here is a list of promises, kasams and vaadas I want my #SadaSexy man to make:-

1.      First of all promises me that you will be with me in all the emotions. Whether it’s happy or Sad, Positive or Negative. Good or bad.

2.      Promise me that, you will always give a compliment to my cooked food, especially if it’s not that much tasty as all the time.

3.      Promise me, you will always be supporting me for my career plans.

4.      Promise me, you will always be with me in my all the decisions.

5.      Promise me that you will always feed me food with your hands and on the same single plate.

6.      Promise me you will always come to receive me at the station every single time with the same excitement and happiness.

7.      Promise me that every weekend you will cook for me.

8.      Promise me that you will never get angry on my madness, craziness.

9.      Promise me you will always be understanding, even when I come late from late evening parties.

10.  Promise me that you will never stop me to use your credit card for my shopping’s.

11. Promise me, someday you will come to my house and tell my parents you want to marry me and ask for their blessings.

 Forever is a long time, but I wouldn’t mind it spending by your side, you are the one to whom I can trust for everything. You are my best buddy. Love you sweetu.Well friends, this was my list of promises for my special Man. Do let me know what’s yours by commenting on the below comment box. I am happy to hear from you.It gives so much of positive energy when you know that you’re someone special is there to keep your promises even if it is tough to accept but he does. Just to bring a cute smile on your face.

“I’m blogging about the kasams I want from my man this Women’s Day with the #SadaSexy activity at BlogAdda in association with Set Wet.”

Whisper Out Loud Blogger Hangout 2015

Let me start my first post of 2016 with a new year resolution."Look like a girl, Act like a lady, Think like a man & Work like a boss". The last year 2015 was fantastic for me, before giving farewell to 2015, the last month of 2015 came with an invitation for the 'Whisper Out Loud Blogger Hangout' an exclusive blogger only previews for selected female bloggers from Mumbai for newly launched "Whisper Ultra clean" sanitary napkin brand Whisper India.

The event was all about to launch New whisper ultra and to broke all the irrelevant period myths which are still in practice like not exercising, not wearing white, not entering to kitchen & the most funniest one restricted to touch the pickle. This one I really hate !!Really? Guys can anyone tell me, how does pickle bottle know about our menstrual cycle.  Well,  'Touch The Pickle' campaign success was the fight  towards this. These period Taboos are irrelevant in today's world. Now with the new whisper ultra  #OwnThose5Days, challenge women should not feel restricted anymore on their periods days.

The venue for the event was popular St.Regis  Hotel Mumbai. The panel guests for the event included  Stand-Up Comedian Aditi Mittal, Gynaecologist Nandita Palshetkar and Actress Kalki Koechlin along with P&G’s R&D Expert Chetan Kotyalkar.

Kalki & Aditi shared some personal experiences & opinions expressing the need for a superior sanitary napkin for a woman to b truly unstoppable. Dr Nandita showcased her expertise to explain the mensturation process and the Do's & Don'ts including menstrual hygiene every woman should follow. In an exclusive preview, Whisper India showcased a never seen innovative & powerful demonstrations. R&D expert Chetan kotyalkar's powerful live demonstration highlighted the unique features of new whisper ultra that come with 1000 suction holes to offer better protection and up to 100% wetness lock for long hours. The event previewed the top sheet upgrade & boosted core of the new whisper pad that offers more absorption for a long hour with better dryness for clean feeling.

New whisper ultra also offers five times more protection quality than ordinary pads -

1. More absorption for long hours.

2. Better dryness for clean feeling.

3. Faster absorption for sudden heavy flows.

4. Better comfort with a soft top sheet.

5. Better odour lock.

The 'Whisper Out Loud Blogger Hangout ' culminated with Whisper's super fun #OwnThose5Days challenge. To celebrate the spirit of being unstoppable,  go beyond the limit and most importantly enjoying freedom during those five days of periods some day to day physical activities were  organized. All the blogger took the initiative & participated with enthusiastically.

After we all were told to write our  messages that, what quality of new whisper ultra helps us to go unstoppable with the initiative of  #OwnThose5Day.

My message

Finally, the event had finished off with lots of fun, entertainment, selfies, delicious lunch and a memorable day for all the lovely bloggers.

Selfie with fellow bloggers

A Gift to Every Women - New Whisper #OwnThose5Days

This year my birthday has become so grateful because of the most special and unique gift I received from one of the world best brand P&G.

It was a joyful moment when my doorbell rang and one beautiful gift packed basket came my way with a new whisper ultra clean, sanitary pad along with a very nice message that I was amongst 100 women in the country who was getting first chance to #takethatstep to own those 5 days of each month with newly launched whisper ultra clean with 5x power protection than other ordinary Pads. 

These days it's pretty common & women are confident enough to talk about sanitary napkins. The  new whisper ultra clean pad has that quality which encourages that confidence within to conquer our embarrassing five days of every month and #OwnThose5Days to live with freedom. It has  up to 100% lockage system gives wetness and irritation free satisfaction.

New whisper ultra clean pad has extra-large wings (317mm) with one thousand suction holes.

It has below features to give you smooth menstrual cycle.

• Longer lasting absorption - Which supports to stay comfortable during long hours of blood flow.
• Better dryness –Which gives freedom from wetness.
• Faster absorption – Which helps to be more relaxed during sudden heavy flow.
• Better comfort by softer top sheet – Which gives a soft touch to our skin.
• Better  scent – Its consist with good fragrance,  so no more bad odor.

After using and examining the new whisper ultra in my very own those five days of the month, I can now loudly say that,"Yes you Go, girls, Go unstoppable touch the sky and Do whatever you want to do." Do run, jumps, cycling, dancing, wearing white colors, climbing and traveling, but do not forget to carry new whisper ultra clean on your pocket. Because this one will grab all your areas concern of stain, rashes, and bad odors during those five days of menstruation. If you want to try one here is the link  to get a sample. Click here

One right step with whisper ultra to power a thousand steps to success.

Run For your dreams

Through meetings and traffic.

Chase Your passion

against each day’s challenges.

Play For success

all round the clock, on your feet 24x7.

Feel free to share your experience with new whisper Ultra clean.

Plan For Your Children's Future - Do Your Home Work

In today’s generation, children's are aware of various  career choices and have the lots of dreams in their little eyes and they have very strong views about what they want to become in future.  It's not the case nowadays where kids used to follow the profession their parents want or what  their family business suggest. Sometimes  they think beyond the traditional choices. Every day they woke up with a new profession. The cost & expense related to children's education take a major chunk of parent's salary. As parents,  it's our responsibility to be prepared at the earliest and create a financial bridge to support  our children's aspirations to become what they want to be in life.

For creating awareness amongst parents on the need to plan for the child's future.  Axis mutual fund has come up with a new investor education awareness campaign DoYourHomework. The #DoYourHomeWork  platform homework.axismf.com provides the WHY, How  To & WHAT for parent reference. 

When I came to know about this platform I asked my elder brother  to assess the product & analyse the  micro-site & Do his homework for his 6-year-old son. We together explored the available sections on #DoYourHomeWork  platform. This Microsite consists of various elements, including a SIP calculator to help identify the amount you need to invest in SIP's to reach the career aspirations of the child. Also, it consists of various fun activities for kids while parents can plan for kids future. Children's can have fun with, Short Stories book & they can explore their creativity with the Painting book & Crossword Puzzles.

In India, children's education comes as last goal options because we have a mindset of education loan. But this is the time for all of us to think why going for education loan option when we have an option of investing today, which helps to secure our child's future by investing on right thing on right time and plan a bright future for our child.

In future, it is possible that more global brands will come to India & their fees will be very high. My brother wanted his son to be a Doctor, but when we asked my nephew about his career aspiration he said he wanted to become an engineer. Today a 4-year engineering degree costs roughly about Rs 7 lakh right now, In 7-8 years it would be Rs 14 lakh approx. By 2028, it would cost Rs 28 lakh to get an engineering degree. We easily ignore such important calculation in our day to day life. But we never thought about planning it in a proper way. Some surveys suggest that the cost of higher education is rising at the rate of 10% each financial year. Inflation & lifestyle too has affected the cost of children's education. The big question for parents is: will they able to fund their kids education? The answer to this is yes they can, if they plan ahead & take the proper steps to make right investments & opt for  correct SIP's, putting together a correct investment portfolio of mutual funds to achieve the goals.

In my view, whatever results we get out of such activities it's imperative that parents need to prepare themselves financially and need to understand the how much money they will need in future to fulfil their child's dream.The #DoYourHomework platform provides an online test for parenting. Parents can share the experience through social media using #DoYouHomework which will be crafted together in a video to share with other parents to learn & understand the career aspiration of their children.

Five Things for Baby Soft Skin

Baby's skin is ten times thinner, sensitive and delicate than yours, which continues to develop through the first year of life is more vulnerable to irritants. It’s always a better idea to use natural and branded baby products for your baby. Here are Five Basic thing which may help to protect your baby skin soft, safe and smooth.

Baby Cleaning Therapy:- 

A fresh cleaned skin is always remains soft and healthy. Proper cleansing helps to keep the skin free of unwanted substances, including dirt, transient germs, and irritants such as those from saliva, nasal secretions, urine, and feces (including fecal enzymes).  You should bath your baby daily with Luke warm water; because hot water can cause dryness of baby skin and cold water can catch cold. After bath completely drying baby is a necessity, most importantly to drying baby’s folding parts such as behind the ears, crease of neck, elbows, knees and wrist area gently with a soft towel.

Comfort Clothing’s:-

We should always prefer to choose soft and comfortable material clothing’s for your baby to avoid occurring chafing and marks by tight clothes on baby skin. Always check the material before buying by touching inside out to assure nothing hurts or pokes on the skin. Wearing fresh, clean and cotton fabric clothes daily keeps baby’s skin irritation free.

Oil Massage & Exercise Therapy:-

 It’s an ancient therapy, which goes on and on by ages. Our entire granny’s are following this oil massage therapy to make baby’s weak bones and muscles strengthen and healthier. A routine herbal oil or baby oil massage with same baby muscles exercise helps to circulate blood circulation for softer, smoother and growing skin.

Baby Diaper Freedom Therapy: -

 Yes, all baby has so many things to do all day even while sleeping baby grownups, every parent doesn’t want to disturb them by any chance because each moment of playing and interacting are learning & developing experience for your baby’s. Oh! You worry about baby pee? Now no more interruption of baby pee and rashes. So keeping this in mind, pamper has launched new pampers premium baby care pants with five star protection features, which actually gives the freedom to be on diaper without noticeable to your baby. New pamper premium pants also keep wetness away from baby’s skin.

 “Pampers brings you the softest ever Pampers Premium Care Pants. Its cotton-like softness is #SoftestForBabySkin and allows it to breathe, thus keeping baby’s skin soft and healthy, and your baby happy. ”

Sun Protection:-

Do not forget to cover your baby with soft clothes before stepping out of the door especially facial area because it’s amazingly soft and more delicate, sensitive and fragile than your own. Which is easily gotten infected. We should try to keep clean and fresh environments around for happy & safe baby.