The Inspirational Achiever of the week is the versatile, dynamic, meritorious and supremely talented Dr Magy Ali Hijazi who has myriad feathers in her cap. Dr Magy Hijazi is a Country Advisor of Positive Thoughts from Lebanon. Dr Magy Hijazi was born at Byblos (Jubeil) - Lebanon. She is 32 years old. Since she was a child, her life was challenging, but she worked hard and always had a special school record. Till she reached university, she had a dream to work in the Biology field in addition to the technology domain. She got Master Research in Molecular Cell Biology (Immunology) from the Lebanese University, Ecole Doctorate of Sciences and Technology (EDST). She is now a biology Educator for 12 years in addition to being a Technology trainer. She has been recognized as a Global Teacher Award 2020 Winner from AKS Education Awards, a Winner of the 1st Rank in public schools in the Lebanese Innovative Educator for 2 consecutive years, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Master Trainer, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Minecraft Global Mentor, a Microsoft Office Specialist, a Microsoft Certified Educator, a Microsoft global connection participant in addition to being a speaker in many Global webinars. Moreover, she is an Expert member at the Experts Committee and an Expert Member at the Edtech & Innovation Committee of the Digital Transformation Network in Lebanon. In addition, she is Lebanon’s coordinator and trainer chosen by ATIE in cooperation with Alecso at ArabcodeWeek, Lebanon’s coordinator at Arab week of Innovation, Lebanon’s coordinator at Education bind Group and a Wakelet Ambassador. In her journey, she is also an Academic Judge at the Global Training Academy: Science & Technology Symposium (Category: Science and Innovation), Asia Director of IDYM Foundation, a Professional Member of the Institute of Global Professionals, Lebanon’s Edukos Unite of Scholars GoodWill Endorser, Lebanon’s Coordinator of Global Education Network and an Honorary Member21st-century of the Global Educators Fraternity. She is also Lebanon’s Coordinator at Chilparco International, and a Global Peace Ambassador. Being well prepared from the Microsoft educator community, she was ready for any lockdown before it even occurred. She was the first in her region to be, with her students, well prepared for corona pandemic lockdown and even able to train her colleagues in implementing the 21st-century skills and on using Microsoft tools like Microsoft teams and forms. In Education, she uses all the 21st-century learning design skills, knowing that she has finished all the related courses requirements and started with the application strategies. She also globalizes her classroom through skype sessions with classrooms in other countries and she uses the available technological tools to conduct the information in a student-centred classroom. From Augmented to virtual reality, PowerPoint presentations, to workshops with global organizations and many other available tools She believes in the power of education and that every student is unique and deserves to show his/her abilities thus she discovers the hidden talents of her students and she gives them the chance to succeed not only in the taught subject but also in life in general. Her students participated in national and global competitions and she supports them to be winners and showcase their abilities outside the classroom as well. She is very grateful for what she has achieved, but still has the ambition to achieve more and miles to go before she sleeps. Her inspirational journey inspires us that as human beings we all want to think out of life success and happiness. All of us are the winners and our idea of success may be different from others but there is one big factor that all of us must learn to deal with it if we are to be successful and happy. The one common nomination to success and happiness is other people's winning attitude. And this is the purpose of one’s criteria of being happy and contended. To connect with this eminent personality, here are the links Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/magy.Hijazi Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magy-hijazi-601b8872 The article is written by Ms Divya Vats (Content Manager of Positive Thoughts)

Satish comes with an innovative and versatile experience in team building, strategy, product development, and overall customer experience. Satish is an accomplished leader with a track record of value creation for the company and for customers. He is passionate about creating new products and showing extensive leadership when it comes to building high-energy teams, setting up robust processes, and finding optimal solutions to deliver value to our business and our customers. After a stint as the Chief Technology Officer, he went on to become the Chief Executive Officer at Medi Assist. Satish's immense knowledge about the TPA and healthcare industry has helped him steer this organization in the right direction and bring in various initiatives to help ease the system of claim processing. He is detail-oriented and has shown incredible responsibility and optimism in exploring new and innovative business and technology ventures, making him a trusted and valuable member of the Medi Assist leadership team. After completing his B-tech degree from IIT Madras and before joining Medi Assist, Satish was a part of respectable corporations including Tech Mahindra, Intergraph, YASU, SAP Labs and redBus. Over 21 years of diversified experience makes Satish a flawless leader and a great problem solver. Budget expectations of Mr Satish Gidugu, CEO & Whole Time Director at Medi Assist Healthcare Services (India’s leading Third Party Administrator (TPA)) are summarized in these words “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an intense focus on the subject of preventive healthcare and implored citizens to secure themselves by purchasing adequate health insurance cover. However, in the backdrop of falling incomes because of medical exigencies or job losses, many Indians are scaling down the coverage of their health insurance policies in a bid to save on the premium amount expended. Adding to this alarming trend is the fact that nearly 30% of the Indian population remain uninsured and you have a dangerous situation that is detrimental to our country's goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. To reverse this course, it is imperative that tax-paying citizens are incentivised to opt for a higher health insurance cover while the Government focuses on its slew of initiatives aimed at the bottom 50% of India's population. There is an opportunity to reduce the GST rates on health insurance premiums, allow input credit on GST paid towards employee health insurance and eliminate perquisite tax completely on employee medical reimbursements. This will create a significant impact on the overall adoption of health insurance. Doubling the existing tax deduction limits under section 80D of the Income Tax Act for medical insurance premiums paid will result in savings for the taxpayer, which in turn can be utilised to enhance the health coverage and include all dependents in the family. If announced in the forthcoming Union Budget, this measure would help the ordinary Indian citizen immensely and will help them to be better prepared for any future pandemic”. About Medi Assist: Bengaluru headquartered Medi Assist Healthcare Services is an InsurTech and HealthTech company that delivers informed healthcare decisions through partnerships with Insurance companies and Healthcare providers. Medi Assist is one of the earliest Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) licensed Third Party Administrator (TPA) in India. The company provides a range of services in claim administration, cashless hospitalization and facilitating pre-policy check-ups. The company also offers insurance to corporates to manage benefits, provide corporate programs, annual health check-ups, and occupational health checks. Medi Assist has over 6,500+ network hospitals connected through a cloud-based data exchange platform that allows for real-time data exchange and scheduling to deliver a superior customer experience. Its network of hospitals, labs, pharmacies is connected either directly or via service aggregators. They are associated with the Medi Assist platform to enable real-time data exchange and scheduling to deliver a superior customer experience

If you think, cricket these days is all about high scoring matches, then you should probably watch the U-19 world cup. In the days of T20 and the game favouring batters, low scoring thrillers are a rare phenomenon. But the future stars of cricket are making it happen in the world cup. Earlier it was the amazing quarter-final between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and yesterday it was the quarter-final between India and Bangladesh. And even though India won victorious yesterday, the truly amazing display of fighting spirit from Bangla players was worth watching. The two finalists of the former world cup were raring to go. Looking at the pitch it was sure that the bowlers can make the most out of it if they bow tight line and length. Therefore it was obvious that the team which wins the toss will bowl first. Accordingly the runners-up of last world cup, India won the toss and chose to bowl. The Indian bowlers ensured they harnessed the conditions to their benefit. With accuracy, they rattled the Bangla batting line-up. Ravi Kumar destroyed the top order with his amazing bowling. While on one hand, he was breathing fire, other bowlers were complimenting him very well too by bowling tight lines and not allowing the flow of runs. Plus, the Indians were exceptional in the field. When Aich Mollah was playing well, his run out by Yash Dhull sent him back to the pavilion, and his team on backfoot. On the backfoot, at 56/7, SM Meherob and Ashiqur Zaman steadied the Bangla ship. Playing extremely cautiously, the duo stitched up to a much-needed half-century partnership. The duo batted sensibly and played the middle overs. But a missed shot by Meherob ensured the end of the partnership. Sooner, an error in judgement by Zaman to steal a second run and a 60-metre direct hit from Siddharth Yadav ensured the end of Zaman. Eventually, with the last catch, Bangladesh was bundled for 111. The Indian bowlers had done their job, it was now the turn of batters to play their role. The target may have looked an easy one, but Bangla tigers were determined to win this encounter. They dismissed the inform Harnoor Singh for a duck. Their discipline in bowling made life difficult for the best Indian batters Raghuwanshi and Rasheed. If at all they tried to time the ball, the Bangla fielders put their sleeves on the heart to stop the ball, increasing the pressure on Men in Blue. It looked like the Indians may have a tough time to bat against the high spirits of the Bangla bowlers. But both the batters held their nerve and batted well after the first 10 overs. It looked like it may be easy for India to win, but Ripon Mondol did something which Ravi Bishnoi did in the last tournament final against Bangladesh. Ripon took 4 wickets in quick succession. He sent the elegant batters Raghuwanshi, Rasheed, Yadav and Bawa back to the pavilion. In addition, the Bangla fielders were denying singles to the Indians. Eventually, the calm head of the skipper Yash Dhull and Kaushal Tambe led India to a victory. With it, India, the most successful team of U-19s have stormed into the semi-final of the tournament. If one looks only at the scorecard, the person might not understand how thrilling the match happened. With both the teams playing their top-notch game, this game was one to remember. Both the teams performed exceptionally well in all three departments of the game. Discipline in bowling, caution in batting and aggression while fielding is what one saw from both teams. The best of ODI cricket is what one can say by looking at what happened. Even though the defending world champions Bangladesh might have lost the match, they should be proud of the way they played in the match. The rise of the U-19 Bangladesh team is pleasing to see. The victory of the last world cup, the fighting spirit they displayed in this world cup will inspire many Bangla kids to take up the game improve their country's cricketing image. In the years to come, this Bangladesh team will give a tough fight to all other nations. And speaking of India , it is still the best U-19 team in the world. With their main players back in the game after covid, and with winning the low scoring thriller, they would want to win the semi-final against Australia. Looking at both, The Indian and Aussie teams, it seems like the match will be a treat to the fans. Let's hope it happens. Authored By:- Ashwin Jangam ( Cricket Analyst, Host and Entertainer) Instagram ID: https://www.instagram.com/cricket_creativity/

Positive Thoughts is coming up with yet another Blockbuster Global Conference on Sunday, 30th January’22, 06 pm IST through Zoom and the conference will be also showcased on the official Facebook page of Positive Thoughts. It is one of the biggest conferences and many eminent guests are joining from all across the globe to discuss a very vital topic which needs of the hour “Life Skills before Life Slips” In today’s time, Positive Thoughts do not need any introduction, but for the new readers, we are sharing some insights about Positive Thoughts, that it is one of the leading Global Community. “Positive Thoughts Family” is a Procert UK ISO certified, GST Registered firm, Registered under the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, along with many International Collaborations. It is a Global Community of Speakers and Trainers, Coaches, Educationist, Healers, Authors, Social Activist from across India and from more than 50 different countries, on a mission to learn, connects, share and bridge the gap between Brands/Organizations/Nations and will work on the Mission of Empowerment for ” STRESS-FREE EDUCATION & LIFE.” This Elite Executive community is for all the minded Positive People from all across the globe, who want to Share, Inspire, and help each other to grow their successes together by empowering one another. This conference is going to be the biggest because it would be moderated by none other than Dr Gaurav Sharma – Founder & CEO of Positive Thoughts Consulting & Training Solutions, Co-founder, 28 Credentials of Entrepreneur, Malaysia. He is a multi-award-winning Motivational Speaker, Life Coach and Social Activist by heart. We all are also going to witness the moderation of Dr Supriya Kumaravelan – Chairperson of Positive Thoughts, International Speaker, Communication & Leadership Coach, Softskills Trainer, Global Motivational & Keynote Speaker. International Host/Moderator, and a Social Activist. Let’s take a deep dive into the theme and the flow of this Global conference – Theme – Life Skills before Life slips Team Positive Thoughts will be talking about essential life skills like communication and interpersonal skills, decision making and problem-solving skills, creative and critical thinking, self-awareness and empathy along with many other skills which are the need The first for an hour. We are going to witness the gracious presence of Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Vikram Dev Dogra - Ironman of Indian Army, Awarded with the “Ati Vishisht Seva Medal” (AVSM). He is a recipient of the “Sword of Honor” and a Gold Medalist from Indian Military Academy (IMA) who has served 41 years in Uniform. He is a Global Motivational and TEDx Speaker. He is also the Chief Mentor of Positive Thoughts. He is going to share his pearls of wisdom as a Chief Guest in this Global Conference. Along with Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Vikram Dev Dogra, AVSM, Conference will be enlightened by Various eminent Guests of Honor and Speakers from all across the globe First guest of honour is Dr Pramod Kumar Rajput (Co-Chairperson of Positive Thoughts), who is a seasoned corporate professional with a rich experience of over 40 years in pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Sales & Marketing while working as Sr. Vice President & Vertical Head in Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, an Indian multinational Leading Pharmaceutical Company, based at Ahmedabad. He always believes in building teams to build a business. He has launched many brands, Divisions & converted them into blockbuster brands & arrowhead divisions in Organisation from acute to chronic therapy. He has given many leaders to the industry while nurturing & supporting them in their career heading to the topmost positions & he is a part of multiple Educational Institutions as their advisory board. He believes that sharing is Caring . The second guest of honour is Dr Tania Simmons from the USA. She is the International Director of Positive Thoughts. She is a Global Entrepreneur, International Humanitarian, Empowerment Speaker and a Professional Educator. She has Results-driven with a forward-thinking approach centred on company success and competitive growth. Demonstrated record of success in building successful teams and Managing profitable operations. Accomplished well-versed in assessing risk, developing solutions and implementing Positive changes to achieve sustainability and growth in challenging market conditions. The third Guest is Ms MireilleToulekima. She is the Country Advisor of Positive Thoughts (PT) from Australia. She is an Award-winning Global Entrepreneur, Thought Leader, Global Influencer, Global Energy and STEM consultant, Women empowerment advocate, International Speaker, published author online talk show host and producer who gained her experience working in a range of technical and leadership roles. She has lived and worked across 4 continents (Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania) and carries out empowerment work internationally. The fourth guest of honour is Ms Puja Talesara Bhandari from Singapore. She is the Deputy Country Advisor of PT from Singapore. She is a Personal leadership coach, Writer, Organisation development consultant and edupreneur. She is humbled to be mentored by John Mattone (Ex-coach of Steve jobs) Puja has over a decade of rich demonstrated accomplished experience in human resources with revered Mnc and family-owned businesses. In her corporate stint, she was the youngest leader in the leadership role. She is being consistently appreciated and recognised for her work in the millennial leadership space on various global platforms. Her life trajectory was published in Stories of Asia, Singapore and was amongst the top 5 stories which resonated deeply across all generations. The next guest of honour is Dr Inderjit Singh from the USA. He is the Mentor of Positive Thoughts. He is a consultant with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montreal, Canada, a specialized agency in the United Nations. He has served in senior-level diplomatic positions in several countries of Asia, South-East Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America in the development of Aviation infrastructure. He was the CEO of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi. He was selected among the 12 “Global Impact Leaders 2020” By an accreditation group in London. He has been honoured to be the “Global Influencer 2021” among 21 Influencers Worldwide, a rare occurrence of having been selected twice in two consecutive years. The next guest of honour is Dr Emi Rajalaxmi Alan, who is Malaysian born and is now residing in the United Kingdom. She represents Positive Thoughts as The Country Advisor for United Kingdom. Dr Emi Alan is an International Best Selling Author, Guinness World Record Holder, International Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Model, Host, Entrepreneur and a World Traveller. She has coached & trained many lives across the Globe in having Self Confidence to achieve their dreams despite the challenges of life. She has travelled to more than 55 World Top Best Attractions and lives by the principle “The World is Beautiful, The World is Here For You & The World Needs You!!! After Dr Emi Alan, we have our next guest Ms Pooja Saran, who is a Passionate Core Behavioral Investigator, Clnc. Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner (ABNLP), a Master Handwriting Expert (USA), Certified Body Language expert (UK), Emotional Intelligence Coach (UK). She is also the Mentor of Positive Thoughts. She works with Teenagers, Parents and Professionals, understanding how the brain works in different phases of life and how to take charge of life in every step. She conducts global training and her program TACT – “The Aware and Competent Tribe” is running in schools for teachers, Parents and Young Adults, bringing life-changing awareness in schools and families. After Ms Pooja Saran, we will have our guest Mr Von Eric Tandoc from Canada. A professional speaker, author, teacher and facilitator, Von Eric Tandoc is a natural leader, influencer, coach and founder of Confidently Speaking Institute. He is also the Deputy Country Advisor of Positive Thoughts from Canada. 2019 saw him found “ Paper Planes”, and initiate a book drive of children’s and professional level publications which were donated to his Alma Mater. Combining a sense of responsibility with gentleness and humour, he states his mission clearly, according to him he was born to bring out the best in people by sharing his experience in the mechanics and dynamics of confident communication so that others can realize their dream. After Mr Von Eric Tandoc, International Speaker and Moderator— Dr Vilma Da Luz Barbosa, will join the show. She is the Country Advisor of Positive Thoughts from Brazil!! She was born in Brazil, South America, where Portuguese is the only language spoken, but her love for English changed her life completely. Vilma is happily married and has a 4-year-old adorable daughter. She is graduated in languages – Portuguese, Spanish and English. She is also a Post Graduate in English teaching language. She has been working as an English Teacher for 16 years now. She has also worked in public and private schools, as well as private English course Schools. She was born in a countryside poor family with four kids, mom and dad. She worked in many different schools: public and private ones. Then she got the chance to work where she is currently working today. She has been there for nine years. She is an International English Teacher at “SKYENG”. She has been taking part in many Webinars, Seminars and Conferences as International Speaker, Moderator, to learn more about communicating and teaching English, as that’s her only passion – “LEARNING AND SHARING”. After Vilma Da Luz Barbosa, we will have Ms Ha Kim Phuong. She is from Viet Nam. She is the Country Advisor of Positive Thoughts from Vietnam. She is 32 years old, an English teacher of Bac Lenh Primary school – Lao Cai city – Viet Nam. She is a Microsoft Master Trainer, MIE expert, core member of the Provincial Department of Education and Training and the national new textbook program training. She has joined many global and international projects and got recognition from national and international teaching organisations, head-teachers, colleagues. She has appeared in major local, national and foreign newspapers as an excellent teacher and leader. She is also a Global Education Ambassador of Global Trainer Academy, T4 Ambassador, SPSC Ambassador, Global School Alliance Ambassador, Chief organizer of Global Class Project, Global community leader of Global education network, and many other organisations. This Global Conference will be Co-ordinated by Dr Inga Kharchilava. Dr Inga is an International coordinator and Country Advisor of Positive Thoughts from Georgia. Educator, Teacher of Geography and Basic Entrepreneurship, Trainer at Junior Achievement, Georgia We all are going to witness 2 Musical performances at the conference. The musical performance will be by Ms Deni Demaj From Albania. She is an 8th-grade student at Betim Muco School, a Piano player. She is an international member of the Student council of Positive Thoughts from Albania. Another Musical Performance by Mr Bharat Raj From India He is pursuing BBA in finance from Symbiosis International University and apart from his academics, he is a musician also. He has completed his graduation in Indian classical music from Prayag University Allahabad, and basically, he is a professional vocalist who knows how to sing with various instruments like keyboard, harmonium, guitar and ukulele. The event will be the best of all time, Team Positive Thoughts is welcoming you all to witness this Grand Global conference. Kindly block your calendar. We are waiting for your gracious presence. The article is written by Ms Saloni Galundia and Ms Divya Vats (Content Manager of Positive Thoughts) If you want to witness more sessions in future, don't forget to follow this Facebook page ps://www.facebook.com/SpeakerGaurav/

We're thrilled to announce the first collaboration conference for this year. International Human Rights Peace and Anti Corruption Foundation in Collaboration with 21ST DIGI Skillz presents THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS - ICISDG 2022 TOPIC: Innovation and United Nations 17 sustainable development goals. Date: 30th - 31st January 2022 Platforms: Microsoft Teams, YouTube and 21stdigiskillz & IHRPACF Facebook platforms. In this international conference 28 Countries such as India, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Việt Nam, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, , Saudi Arabia, Croatia. , Russia, Canada, Egypt, Greece, Malaysia, Colorado USA, South Africa, Birland ,philippines, USA ,Zimbabwe, Kenya, Romania, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Suda-Darfur Region, Iran, Portugal and 61 eminent personalities, International Speakers, Global Educators from all over the world are participating. The list are as follows: Dr. Sheetal M.Randhir, Dr. Krishana Singh Arya, Kusum K, Smily Mukta G,Cliff Ransom Wendell Lilangan, Rudi Salam Sinulingga, Hassan Hussein , Patricia Gonde., Victor Ombaye Aroni, Azra Tajhizi, Laura Stanciu, Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Lucas-Afolalu, Dr. Muthmainnah, Prof.Dr. Luís Cardoso, Prof. Dr. Suraiya Bano, Prof. Dr. Wassef Youssef Elabed, Mihail-Alexandru Stanescu, Amb.Dr. Preeti Phutela, Dr. Kali Charan Rath, Dr TP Sasikumar, Dr. Pratibha Shantaram Kadam, Dr. Prof. Pratik Rajan Mungekar, Busayo Adeyemo, Ha Kim Phuong , Vedrana Šarec, Mr. Amujuri Biswanath , Hadarean Diana, Prof. Husnai Mukhdoom, Željka Jovanovac, Nadezhda Ivanova, Dr Seyed Firdawoosbee Hanifdeen, H.E Prof Dr Amb Mehreen Mia Cassimjee, Prof.Nada Ratkovic, Naveen Gupta, Reema Suneja , Kamaku M Felix , Edward Probir Mondol, Mathews K Thomas , Dr. Kalpana Dixit , Chandani Kinger, Dr. Eng.Neyara Radwan, Adit Kaur, Mr. Mohd Zuber, Dr.Kalyani Rao, Dr. Vishwanath Panigrahi, Haridas Mukherjee, Dimithri Wijerathna, Rania Lampou, Gloria Ifeyinwa Ayogu, Komathy Veerasinghan, Elizabeth Ndegwa-, Lenilo B Capulso, Uche Linda Okpala, Lebura Olawale, Nadeem A Khan Von Eric Tandoc, H.E.Mr Ikramuddin Himmat Yar, Dr. Andi Asrifan, Prof. Dr Frolian Mobo, Mr.Prachetan Potdar, Harshada Potdar, Prof.Hayet Hsini. This conference is organised by Prof.Dr. Pratik Rajan Mungekar, Dr.Uche Linda Okpala and Dr Prateek Singla. H.R.M. Prof.Dr.Queen Eden Soriano Trinidad Ph.D Prime Minister of State of Birland, Philippines would be the Chief guest and Guest of Honour of this conference, Dr. Pratik & Dr Uche are going to be the Moderators for this conference. We wish a great success & looking forward to it.

I have come across many people, friends, family and clients asking me why and how I got into this field of artistry. So Yes everyone has a story to tell maybe grand or humble, we all have had experiences that have shaped us into the person that we are today. My story of why and how I became a makeup artist…. In the Frame : Pranita Waghere With her Mother and Sister So soon after 12th grade, I was thinking of choosing a career option for myself, being a bit lazy in studies I always wanted to be exceptional and didn’t want to join the rat race. So from several options, I thought of opting for my mother’s old hobby of being a beautician because that fascinated me. In the frame : Pranita Waghere I started from very basic but that didn’t give me much pleasure felt quite a distress, but soon heard the humming voice of a makeup artistry course nearby, without any second thought I grabbed the opportunity and started learning the skill of beautifying the souls. Firstly I started with Ujwala mam learnt and assisted her for almost 6 months. Later I kept learning from renowned artists all over India from Rohini mam. I also utilised the pandemic period in learning from various online platforms and online courses like jasmine beauty care, Amrit Kaur artistry etc While learning I was overjoyed and thrilled with the experience and felt immense pleasure. Kept learning, practising and improvising my skills. This Photo is taken from make up catalogue of Pranita Waghere A significant thing I would like to share here is, every parent wants their kid to have some basic platform, has a degree from renowned and reputed universities, but then my mother never had that mindset. To my surprise, she gave astonishing support to my decision of not joining the rat race and jumping into the world of business competition at a very younger age. At such young age, I faced many issues taking decisions where my mother and sister stood strong behind me every time even in my lows. They are the ones who motivated me, build the confidence within me. I can surely say they are my strongest 2 wheels on which my life and Piya the makeup artist ride on. It’s not like I stopped studying, in parallel I completed my graduation and now perusing masters. I am blessed with the best mentors and teachers who guided, supported and trained me. Within 2 years I was well recognized locally. I am 100% sure most of them won’t believe or even imagine the fact that the person behind me who assist me rather better to say my hairstylist is none other than my mother who gave a great rebound to her hobby and now at this age she works full time with me. Hats off to her and yes the woman behind my success. I work with so many people across sectors like photographers, reel stars and even celebrities who are in mere shock when they experience this overwhelming support. Most of them won’t believe that a girl with minimum makeup needs, who had difficulty in putting a simple stroke of eyeliner for herself, would successfully turn into a makeup artist one fine day. I developed a great passion and interest in beautifying, making up and enhancing beauty. Makeup can give the confidence, to change lives and evoke smiles even in tears (I do experience in every wedding function). For me Makeup is special. It helped me through dark days, it taught me to have fun and even experience the worst but then just a look in the mirror, wipe it away and start fresh. Long way ahead, still developing, empowering, growing, learning, falling and rising back. It’s now my full-time job, It has given me wings to fly at such a younger age of 21, where I perfectly know the struggles of a small business, days of the pandemic, nevertheless, I took a plunge and stood up high with my very own “PIYA The Makeup Studio”, Not only makeup but also a rental boutique. I noticed most of my clients facing issues choosing the right set of jewellery, costume, florals for multiple functions. This Photo is taken from make up catalogue of Pranita Waghere So I decided to extend my business to help my clients through their most important days and after all great satisfaction comes from sharing things and making clients super happy here my sister and mother assists me and take care of the boutique. My social network has grown considerably as my hard work and consistency is paying off. But I won’t stop here, many more milestones to achieve, any hurdles to cross and moments to live. Everyone has their endeavour, it depends on how to take it, how to overcome each situation and the circumstances that make our endeavour meaningful. That’s all my journey of Pranita Waghere from Piya to Piya the makeup artist. Here's the link to my account. Check it out https://instagram.com/piya_the_makeup_artist?utm_medium=copy_link Rental boutique https://instagram.com/piya_rental_boutique?utm_medium=copy_link Makeup studio https://goo.gl/maps/5NMXAXWCbbEJoVDX6

As part of observing Swachhata Pakhwada from 16th to 31st January 2022, the staff of Indian Bank at Corporate Office took the Swachhta Pledge on 28.01.2022. The pledge taking ceremony was led by Shri Shanti Lal Jain, MD & CEO of the Indian Bank followed by Executive Directors. As part of observing Swachhata Pakhwada from 16th to 31st January 2022, the staff of Indian Bank at Corporate Office took the Swachhta Pledge on 28.01.2022. The pledge taking ceremony was led by Shri Shanti Lal Jain, MD & CEO of the Indian Bank followed by Executive Directors, Shri. V VShenoy and Shri. Imran Amin Siddiqui and other executives and staff members. A signature campaign for ‘Say-No-To-Single-Use-Plastic’ was conducted followed by the distribution of mementoes to the support staff maintaining cleanliness in and around the office premises. On the occasion, Shri. Jain said, “Cleanliness and hygiene should start from the individual. This will automatically reflect in the society.” In the ongoing fortnight, all field offices of Indian Bank have conducted hygiene and sanitation-related activities Pan-India including distribution of COVID kits, reusable bags, planting of saplings, etc. The Bank has also run awareness quizzes and contests for taking the message to a wider audience. About Indian Bank Established in 1907, Indian Bank is a premier Public Sector Bank with a dominant Pan-India presence. The government of India owns 88.06% of the shareholding. It is the First Public Sector Bank to install ATM at Harbour, Madras in 1989. The Bank has a vast branch network with 6004 branches, 5428 ATMs & BNAs, and overseas branches in Colombo and Singapore in addition to over 225 overseas correspondent banks. The government of India had announced the Amalgamation of Allahabad Bank – a bank with 155 years of legacy – into Indian Bank in 2019. Indian Bank commenced its operation as an amalgamated entity on 1st April 2020. The integration of CBS systems of both the Banks was completed on 14th February 2021. Indian Bank has constantly thrived to adopt the latest technology and modify its techniques. Apart from various initiatives undertaken by Indian Bank, one of the out-of-the-box initiatives was the launch of MSME Prerana – an Online Business Mentoring PAN India Programme for MSME entrepreneurs. To strengthen this initiative, Indian Bank also launched ‘Ind Spring Board’, financing for Startups and entered MOU with IIT Madras. Over the years, Indian Bank has set new benchmarks in providing efficient banking services to its different client groups and has also emerged as a frontrunner in delivering excellent customer service.

The Indian tour of South Africa was a great success for the Protea team. India, with their full strength squad, were the firm favourites right from the start of the series. Proving them wrong, the young Protea side displayed immense intent, and courage and defeated the Indian team. Exactly a year ago, a young Indian team had defeated full strength Aussies, sealing the series as Gabba. Similarly, a young Protea rising from the first test defeat emerged victorious to the best-looking team at the moment. This is why, what Gabba means to India, this series means to South Africa. Speaking about the test series, the visitor's lived up to the expectations by winning the first game at Centurion, becoming the first Asian team to win a test at the venue. But since then, they were opposed by a determined group of Proteas who adapted to the fierce Indian bowling lineup quickly. They had answers to Indian bowlers, and their bowlers did the trick to send Indian batters back to the pavilion with not moving the scorecard much. When their best batter Quinton De cock resigned from his services in the longest format of the game, it seemed a difficult task for Proteas, just like it looked after the Adelaide test for India when Virat was not going to be present for the remainder of the series. But the likes of Keegan Peterson, Temba Bavuma and skipper Dean Elgar had different plans which they successfully executed. Marco Jansen also made his mark on the international test circuit. But at least in the test series, India managed to win one match, leisure which they didn't get in the ODI series. The Men in Blue were whitewashed by the Protea team in the 3 match series. The worst part of the result was not the result of losing matches, it was the lack of intent from the team which was supposed to be one of the top teams. Barring a few names like Virat Kohli, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, no one showed intent. Furthermore, the middle-order woes prevailing for a year continued for the team. The top-order performance was dominant in the first match, but middle-order failure ensured a collapse. The dependence on the top order has been a matter of concern for the team for a long time, and it is the same thing that haunted India's semi-final in the 2019 world cup against New Zealand. And the cherry on the pie for Proteas was the poor captaincy from KL Rahul. Failing on all fronts like team selection, field placements and rotation of bowlers, he created an unwanted record on his captaincy debut series despite having a strong team. On the contrary, Temba Bavuma proved his worth as the limited over skipper for Proteas. Along with his leadership skills, he displayed his stronghold of batting. Every fiery conversation happening with him increased his hunger to score more and more. He was strongly assisted by the other batters ensuring a solid middle order. He used bowlers in a good way to create pressure on the batters and chances for his team. The overall result of all was visible to the world. As an Indian, it hurts to see India struggling to find a form with the best men on the field, but as a cricket fan, it is amazing to see the young Protea team evolve greatly and prove to be a tough competitor for strongest opponents. They will gain tremendous confidence as a young side and would like to take the team forward with the confidence they gained from it. A series in which world-class India came as favourites, won the first game, and then the Protea team turned the tables only to deny India abye victory in the upcoming matches will be remembered as one of the best series in the history of the South African team. It might be a tough pill to swallow for India, but it's a part of the game. With Rohit coming back in the side as a leader in the series against West Indies, KL will get some time off from his duties as skipper. Alongside, the inclusion of youngsters would ensure they are given a chance to prove themselves. The squad could've been better, but it still looks good to go. Hopefully, the Men in Blue would not repeat the mistakes yet again. If they keep their ego and overconfidence aside, there is no denying fact that they will emerge victoriously. Authored By:- Ashwin Jangam ( Cricket Analyst, Host and Entertainer) Instagram ID: https://www.instagram.com/cricket_creativity/

There is a huge strategy capacity and skills gap needed to be closed for us to accelerate the successful implementation of sustainable development goals and bring our planet back on the sustainable path. Sustainable Development aims to bring a balance between meeting the requirements of what the present demands while not overlooking the needs of future generations. Sustainable development is all about creating new technology, companies and the environment, without causing harm to the environment. The author, Dr Pratik Mungekar put everything linked with us through the book and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and focuses on key areas to protect people and the planet. This book is now part of the Atlantean Education Program. Another uniqueness of " Introduction to Sustainable Development Goals" simplifies complex terms to first-time readers who are yet to explore these kinds of topics. The idea behind the book is to always introduce the approach at the present conditions without paying heed to what its impact may be on the future and the generations to come. While Communicating with Dr Pratik Mungekar, he opened up like this "I am happy to share that on 24th October on the occasion of United Nations Day celebrations my book Introduction to Sustainable Development Goals has been launched in Hyderabad & within 10days my book has got 2 International Recognitions. Best Diwali gift ever. 1. Letter of Commendation from Institute of Leadership and Peace (ILP), Manila Philippines 🇵🇭 Heartfelt gratitude to the founding Chairman Honourable Sir Dr. Emmanuel M. Cabusao, DPRJ, PASMU PGEA PYPMT for the prestigious recognition and blessings. 2.International Institutional Award from The International Literary Cultural Community 🇨🇴 Colombia,South America. (Translation: The International Literary Cultural Community presents this institutional award for its dedication and perseverance, carrying out the arts as the scene of peace and tranquility, its talent continues to grow, and your triumphs each day you harvest with dedication.) Heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Cristian Camilo Serna Villada sir for giving me this international recognition and blessings. This has been possible only due to the blessings and guidance of my Parents and gurus". Dr Pratik Mungekar with his guru World Renowned Scientist, Padma Vibhushan Dr Raghunath Mashelkar The author is successful to convey in easy words with deep meaning. What is sustainable development? What does sustainable development focus on? Why is it useful for the environment? It's always difficult to wrap up all the key points you have mentioned in your book and provide some important suggestions to implement sustainable development. Dr Pratik Mungekar managed the length of the book along with the motto so well. There is an increasing understanding that sustainable development needs a paradigm shift in our understanding of the interaction between the real economy and quality of life. There would be many social, environmental and economic benefits in changing our current model. and adapting it with the inclusion of SDG. Hence, Introduction to Sustainable Development Goals gives the correct idea about the science of making change. We, Team Stay Featured Congratulate Author Dr Pratik Mungekar & Nitya Publications for taking this concept in front of us in an understandable manner. To know more about the book, The book is now available on Amazon. So hurry up and grab your copy by clicking on the link below. 👇🏻 https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09K6B7GF1?ref=myi_title_dp Nitya Publication Link : https://nityapublications.com/product/introduction-to-sustainable-development-goals/

Netflix India has announced Take Ten, a short film workshop and competition that aims to discover and support emerging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds in India. As a part of this, 10 filmmakers will be given an exciting opportunity to attend workshops by the best in the creative industry and then to make a fully-funded short film with a $10,000 grant. The films will be showcased on Netflix’s India YouTube channel. Take Ten is sponsored by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, which has dedicated $100 million a year over five years to setting underrepresented communities up for success in the TV and film industries through programs all around the world. “We’re excited to launch ‘Take Ten’ in India - a short film workshop and competition that will open up the chance for aspiring filmmakers from anywhere in India to tell their stories. Supported by Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, ‘Take Ten’ shows that great stories can come from anywhere and it creates new opportunities for filmmakers to receive training from some of the best in the industry,” said Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Head of External Affairs, APAC, Netflix. “Take Ten is a celebration of storytelling and originality. The workshop and competition aim to be inclusive and showcase the diverse voices behind and in front of the camera in India,” said film critic, author and Film Companion editor, Anupama Chopra, who is leading the program. “I hope Take Ten enables artists across India to find their footing and soar.” Rules of application for taking Ten: • Anyone in India can apply • There are only two criteria to join: Applicants must be a citizen or resident of India and over the age of 18. • Registrations open on 7th February 2022 at www.taketen.in. To enter, applicants are to submit a film of up to two minutes based on the topic ‘My India,’ which should be shot with their phone and represent who they are as a filmmaker. The applications will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis. • The shortlisted participants will not only get to bring their short film idea to life but they will also get a chance to learn about writing, direction, production and more from award-winning talent including Abhishek Chaubey, Hansal Mehta, Juhi Chaturvedi, Neeraj Ghaywan and Guneet Monga. • Inclusion behind the camera leads to inclusion in front of the camera. Take Ten aims to build a more inclusive creative industry, while giving the next generation of storytellers a platform to share their voice and perspectives through their stories.

Stories have been implanted in you thousands of times since your mother took you on her knee. After all, a well-crafted story can even transform a seemingly hopeless situation into an unexpected triumph. Now we are heading towards a future where visual storytelling is the only way forward. And the challenge is people won’t bother having a second look if your visual story doesn’t make a mental impact. Instead of narrating the story verbally, use animations that can give life to your storytelling. And What's the role of an Animator, VFX Artist as a Storyteller? To have a look at this perspective, the Team of Arena Animation, Tilak Road Conducted a session "Meet Founder of Stay Featured, Prachetan Potadar" Mr Prachetan Potadar is the one who delivered creative and engaging solutions across brand identity, print, and digital media. Every brand has stories to tell—stories that will not only engage, inform, surprise, delight, and impact their audience, but that will also deliver on measurable business goals. And I am the conduit between brand and consumer. He helps clients find the subject and medium that best fits their unique identity, and then I produce high-quality content that meets their objectives. His specialities include digital media, consumer behaviour, brand awareness, Ad Film Making, Creative Direction, Story Writing. Apart From This, Prachetan is a popular host, a comic poet who loves to spread a smile. At the Entrance, Head - Marketing and Placement - Pooja Purohit welcomed him with an amazing poster designed by Arena Students. Later on, She introduced Mr Prachetan to Dr Sunanda Rathi, Founder of YIC-Yoga Center where he got a lot of blessings and valuable tips for the future. After this interaction, Pooja Madam introduced Mr Prachetan Potdar to Mrs Renu Parmar - Center Head, Mr Aashish Rathi - Director, Arena Animation In this short duration talk, Mr Ashish Rathi appreciated the growth of Stay Featured and conveyed best wishes for future Around 2 PM, Arena Students were excited to catch up with Mr Prachetan Potadar as they saw him during an Instagram live session with their favourite Aashish Rathi Sir. Head - Marketing and Placement - Pooja Purohit gave a formal introduction about Mr Prachetan and invited him to speak. Though he is proficient in Hindi poems and English Vocabulary, Mr Prachetan Prefered to interact in Marathi after asking a few questions to students. He congratulated students for joining Arena Animation for learning extraordinary visuals and creating an immersive experience. Mr Prachetan demonstrated how the storyteller connects with the audience when there is no PAGE between them through his comic timing and relevant examples which helped everyone to stay focused on the moral. Understanding how to tell a story effectively is a great skill to have, both personally and professionally; it’s also a great confidence builder for those moments you feel a little bit nervous or unsure., to elaborate this point He took an example of Instagram reels and motivated students to promote their creative showcase on different wings of social media. He emphasised a word decision from time to time to show how Storytelling has been around as long as humankind?. Why is one the most effective ways to communicate an important truth to another person? It is a connection point between two people. Why It gives meaning, context, and understanding in a world that is often filled with chaos and disorder. Because of this, educators must use stories if they hope to reach their students. During this session, Mr Prachetan made everyone laugh from time to time, without losing focus over a topic. He said, " if you to be a storyteller first find what, why, where, how, then adopt a suitable method and then skill and 'presentation 'mode.". On a closing note, he was surprised by the sudden arrival and wonderful felicitation from Mr Aashish Rathi, Mrs Renu Parmar. For this session Mr Ravindra Patil,Kajal Omble,Anuradha Minde,Apeksha Kale Priyanka Koli, Pooja Purohit took valuable efforts Students were damn excited for group selfie when Mr Aashish asked for it Mr Prachetan Potdar had received tremendous feedback from the students, Here are some of them Pramod Jarhad - “Very interactive session and felt like talking to a friend” Alumni and faculty members of the Institute Responded "The session was interactive as Prachetan Sir made the students very comfortable and gave a brief idea on Storytelling and explaining Characters, all the Why’s, What’s, When’s related to storytelling. He explained and also praised the institute for its unique way of handling students and its originality. He showed his way elaborated on Career and the Animation, VFX field and also that its scope is not limited till India but also in the foreign countries." Nikhil Kulkarni & Prathamesh Raut: “Explained in detail about Storytelling and very informative.” In all, a new aspect and vision on the Storytelling and in the field of Animation was given to Students and how social media is also effective in reaching maximum people in this field. Today, several colleges offer VFX design courses to train aspirants on end-to-end VFX design. However, the aspirants should pursue the course from a reputed institute that develops a clear understanding of the field and offers hands-on experience of various tools. One such institute is Arena Animation - Prachetan Potdar, Founder Stay Featured For more details, you can visit the Website: https://www.arenatilakroad.com/ or you can connect with Pooja Purohit, Head Of Marketing & Placement I Production Coordinator on 7447411310

This article is officially shared by Mr Aashish Rathi, Director- Arena Animation Tilak Road Pune It’s the age of creativity and imagination. The Media and Entertainment industry is perpetually expanding, thanks to the internet, which has almost become a mainstream media of entertainment. India’s media consumption has grown at a CAGR of 9 % during 2012-18. Such great consumption demands an enormous amount of content generation, which in turn, promises thousands of job opportunities. Arena Animation, the foremost name in Media and Entertainment education, is equipped to train individuals and turn them into job-ready professionals for this lucrative industry. The rise of the Media and Entertainment industry has attracted students from all parts of the country. There is no dearth of talent in our country and with our experience in this industry over the last two decades; we have come to a conclusion that rural India has the most creative lot. They are very raw and want to achieve a lot but, they need the right direction, honest discussions, exposure to the latest technology and soft skills development. Keeping this in mind and to bridge the gap between the industry and the institute, we equip our students with job-ready, industry-relevant skills for the Media and Entertainment industry through the latest tools & technologies, skill enhancement, real-time exposure via formal and informal events, right platforms to showcase talent and pre-interview preparations. All-round learning and having a winning spirit is something we always want to instil in all our students through enriching experiences, which includes competitions, a host of live forums, master classes, online varsity, creosols, job placements and industry visits. Creative Minds Creative Minds is Arena Animation’s flagship inter-centre student competition where students produce and showcase some of their mind-blowing works under various categories ranging from Magazine Cover Design to VFX Scene. This year’s event was executed online considering the pandemic situation. The jury had a tough job in selecting the winners as students shared amazing entries that showcased their excellent creative skills. Like every year, even this year our students bagged the trophies in various categories – which was a proud moment for Arena Animation Tilak Road Pune. Take a look at the winners of #CreativeMindsPuneRegion here, chosen by the industry experts. 1.3D product packshop – Ankit Pabhalkar, Kaushik Singh & Kaustubh Sure– 1st Prize 2.3D Character Animation sequence –Muskan Parmar – 1st Prize 3.Minimalist movie poster design –Aishwariya bobe -2nd prize 4.Minimalist movie poster design – Rahul Kharade – 3rd prize Congratulations to all the winners! Online Master Classes Empowering students with job-ready skills for Media and Entertainment industry with our online masterclasses. We conducted over 35+ online masterclasses in the pandemic period where over 10000 students participated. In the last 12 months, we have taken special efforts to upskill our students and preparing them for the industry with guidance from experts through these online sessions. Few of the online sessions which we conducted: 1.Rohan Bhalerao – Vaibhav More Films – Session | Blender 3D Asset Modeling 2. Darshan Jain – Framestore Studio – Session | Creature FX 3. Prashant Shahane – Occult VFX – Session | Photogrammetry from Photos to 3D model 4. Vichar – Technicolor India – Session | Traditional to Digital Art 5. Ajay Kumar – Makuta VFX – Session | Making of a VFX showreel 6. Dr Sunanda Rathi – Chiranjeev Foundation | Yoga for creativity 7. Saurabh Nawle | Philm- CGI | VFX Production Pipeline 8. Ritik Rajgire | Portrait Flip | Video Editing 9. Khagesh Deshpande | Geoclid 3D Printing Solutions | Importance of 3D Printing 10. Vivek Reddy | Viga Studios | Future of Film making Online Varsity Online varsity is a unique learning platform that gives our student’s access to 24/7, anywhere, anytime learning. It also offers a host of facilities, like student’s offers, peer-to-peer chats, online guidance, knowledge tools and latest videos about the industry . Creosols Creosols is one-stop online portfolio management & social networking platform for our students, where they can share their portfolio, exchange ideas, and get access to networking and job opportunities. Industry Visits At Arena Animation – Tilak Road, Pune center we take our students to different studios visits where they get an opportunity to interact with industry experts to understand the pipeline of film making. This is a good way to make students realize what they need to do to become professionals. Over the last few years we have visited studios like Cosmos MAYA, Anibrain, Philm CGI, Assemblage Entertainment, MPC, NY VFXwala to name a few from Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore. We have received excellent feedback from students on this initiative and they can’t wait to go back for more learning. Faculty Training Programs At our centre, we believe in continuous learning and upskilling. Our faculties get periodic training to the latest tools and techniques. It is a core value at our centre to take the teaching techniques to the next level. In pursuit of this, we conducted 20+ industry expert sessions for our faculties in the last 1 year. Job Placements in Pandemic Arena Animation’s reputed placement assistance has helped students find their feet and establish great careers with job roles such as Graphic Designer, 2D Animator, 3D generalist, 3D modelling, 3D animator, Video Editing, VFX coordinator, Roto Artist, VFX compositor and many in leading Media and Entertainment companies like Amazon, Technicolor, MPC, Double Negative, Prime, Maya Digital Studios, Makuta Visual Effects, Xentrix Studios, Red Chillies, Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Philm CGI Studios, Trace VFX, L&T, Prismart Productions, Biorev Studios, Superdna, Transpixel Studio, Sparrow Interactive, Lakshya Digital, Assemblage Entertainment, 88 Pictures, Resonance Digital, Golden Robot, Exigent 3D , Innovative Animation, Rockstar Adnet Global HERE Technologies, Firefly Creative Studio, Cimpress Vista Print, Geoshot Technologies, Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Paperboat Animations, Framestores. Here is a list of our students who have made their mark in the Media and Entertainment industry by working in Hollywood and Bollywood movies as VFX Artist, Final QC Artist, Rigging Artist, Animator, VFX coordinator, etc. 1.Ashish Rokade – The one & only IVAN, Disney Maleficent, 1917, The Call of Wild. 2.Saurabh Navale – AK vs AK & Mismatched – Netflix Shows 3.Samadhan Andhare – Disney Maleficient & 1917 4.Aniket Bhagat – Wanda Vison – Marvel Studios – Web Series 5.Shubham Thakare – 1917 & The Lion King Our missions are to adapt to change and challenges by staying safe and staying ahead. Nothing can stop us. You can visit us on www.arenatilakroad.com You can also email us at info@arenatilakroad.com