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It's always a great feeling to be at the receiving end of something special. Ain't it? Such was the scenario after Kenyan batter, Pushkar Sharma hit his 4th ton at the Nairobi Provincial tournament. He was invited for a coffee where renowned personalities from the cricket field lit up the atmosphere. The hub consisted of personalities like Mansukh Hirani (Ruaraka Sports Club Official/Team Manager/Cricketer), Kaushik Prajapati (Kenya International Cricket Umpire), Subhash Modi (Former International Cricket Umpire), CH Shah (Veteran Cricketer), Sandip Shah (Former Vice Chairman of Nairobi Gymkhana) and Asghar Kassam (Kenya International Cricket Umpire). The photo shows from Right - Mansukh Hirani(Ruraka Sports Club Official/Team Manager/Cricketer), P. Sharma(Ruaraka Sports Club) Kaushik Prajapati (Kenya International Cricket Umpire) From left - Subhash Modi Former International Cricket Umpire, CH Shah Veteran Cricketer, Sandip Shah Former Vice Chairman of Nairobi Gymkhana and Asghar Kassam (Kenya International Cricket Umpire. Pushkar was heard saying, "Today, I was privileged to be invited by Former International Cricket Umpire, Mr Subhash Modi for a Coffee. I am very thankful for his kind gestures. I got to learn a lot of things from the experienced bunch of people present there. I'm really eager to know more about Kenyan cricket. So, these learnings will help me in preparing myself and I shall try my best to apply them in my life. Who said age matters. It's just a number and I was the youngest one in that hub. They saw that I've tonged 4 centuries recently and thereby invited me for a coffee. It's really heartwarming and motivating for someone like me."

A Marathi book 'Tadeva Lagnam' which is based on various incidents that took place during the marriage match is written by Dr Rajendra Bhawalkar, founder of Akshada Vivah Sanstha who has run the marriage bureau for more than four decades. The book is verbalized by Adv. Prarthana Sadavarte and published by Adv. Shailja Molak of Shivsparsh Prakashan. The book was released by senior educationist and literary scholar Dr N. M. Joshi who has written the preface to the book. The event was presided over by former MLA Ulhasdada Pawar. The book was verbalised by Adv Prarthana Sadavarte and published by Adv Shsilaja Molak who were also present On this occasion. The concept of widow/widower remarriage was introduced by a grandfather of an Author, Dr Pandurang Bhawalkar, in the pre-independence period in 1945 with the awareness of social consciousness and humanity. Marriages of divorced, crippled bride/groom, senior citizens are arranged by this organization. There is a separate section for HIV positive brides and grooms as the Akshada organization strives to perpetuate interracial or interfaith love marriages said Dr Bhawalkar in his introductory speech. Adv. Sadavarte and Adv. Molak shared things and experiences associated with the book N. M. Joshi said that the new generation does not accept compromises. He also lamented that in the last three decades, the marriage system has come to a standstill along with the social system. As the book was released on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Gandhian thinker Ulhasdada Pawar commented on Mahatma Gandhi's views on marriage. He said that Bapu suggested people get married in a registered manner to avoid unnecessary expenses and also he was against the ritual of using rice during marriages to give blessings so he also asked people to use flowers instead of rice as in our country many people face hunger. Additional Commissioner PMC Dnyaneshwar Molak, Pune District Judge Sunil Vedpathak, former Inspector General of Prisons Dr Vitthal Jadhav, rural story Writer and senior literary Baban Potdar, former corporate Harishchandra Dangat were present. Rasika Bhawalkar expressed her gratitude while Santosh Chordia conducted the program.

Team Stay Featured is extremely happy to feature Dr Ina Singh as an Achiever Of The Week with Proud Certificate Issued from Positive Thoughts Dr Ina Singh was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh who travelled to a lot of places for education due to the blessing of Almighty and due to her father’s transferable job from Delhi to Bhilai to Mumbai. She did her schooling and college from Mumbai with Post Graduation in Organic Chemistry. Always fond of teaching, joined the school in Delhi, Kanpur as a TGT Science and English Teacher. Destiny further blessed her to work as an English Language Coach and Personality Development Trainer with NIIT, BAFEL, British Lingua, SWISS School of Languages. The amazing journey continued and Ina Singh joined Campus to Corporate Trainer in Engineering College in Delhi NCR and from here the exciting journey took her to the beautiful world of the fast-paced corporate sector. Always a curious individual she learned a lot and equally transferred a lot to her fellow employees. The journey became more adventurous with Teacher training added to her vertical along with Spoken English as her core area with content development in further endeavours. She is a versatile, creative, animated, enthusiastic, motivational educator with a gifted ability to connect with people and transform their lives from ordinary to extraordinary by helping them choose their goals and lead happy life. Meanwhile, due to amazing mentors, she upgraded her skills in Training by doing MBA in HR and Training and also got the Diploma from ISTD(The Indian Society for Training and Development) with more than 20 years of experience in campus to corporate workshops for colleges, corporate programs for various MNCs. Ina Singh is a Certified Professional Soft Skills Trainer, English language Coach, Behavioral Teacher Trainer, Passionate Storyteller, Parenting, Mind, NLP & life Coach. Her areas of expertise include Time Management, Stress Management, Conflict Management, Business communication & Etiquette, Leadership Skills, Presentation Dynamics, Personality Development, Goal Setting, Interpersonal Skills, Analytical Thinking, Creativity, Team Building, Interpersonal Skills, Decision making, Life skills, Relationship Management, Parenting Styles & Management, Learning through Storytelling, etc…. To balance work-life and take care of her two beautiful daughters she moved from a full-time job to a freelancer in October 2019. To continue her training passion she started with the training company “Brighterbe” which catered to Teachers training programs and workshops for schools and Parenting sessions primarily for all the parents globally and also campus to corporate programs for college students. Always a social activist by heart she worked voluntarily for many NGO's including Navjyoti India Foundation. She always dreamt of helping the community in some way or the other and this gave birth to an NGO-Khwaab Zindagi Ke which serves the society in Women Empowerment, Environment Issues and Animal Welfare areas. She is a firm believer in “once connected forever connected” and “people will always remember the way you made them feel rather than what you spoke to them.” “It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.” “If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” She has a dream to reach and touch the lives of more than 30,000 people globally via awareness drives, pieces of training, direct & indirect help in the coming 5 years. Also to fulfil her vision she plans to connect with 1,50, 000 people to help her in achieving her dream globally. She is also part of many forums and organizations and enjoys learning and participating as a guest speaker and moderator and organizing events for various causes. ➢ Sports Mentor-Sports Education at spaaindia.in ➢ Co-chair at Positive Thoughts ➢ Public Relations-General Manager & Human Resource Core Team Member at IDYM Foundation ➢ Head Administrator & Executive Advisor at Oxford Eduserve ➢ Co-ordinator at 3H Companion ➢ Honorary Member at SEAIC (Storytelling Education and Arts India Council) ➢ Honorary speaker at GRKQSF EDUTALKS ➢ Honorary Member at DEEP Parenting ➢ Honorary Member at Brain Infinity ➢ Honorary Member at American Academy of Soft skills ➢ Honorary Member at GLTS ➢ Professional Trainer at Ear to Hear Contact No – 9873809560 Email id - inasingh123@gmail.com Social Media Links: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ina.singh.7 NGO https://www.facebook.com/KhwaabZindagiKe/ Brighterbe https://www.facebook.com/brighterbe24/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ina-singh-69b71572 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inasingh5 Twitter - http://twitter.com/inasingh123

Special Thanks to Arijit Kundu for bringing this exclusive coverage for our Readers. Another day and another century for the Kenyan batter, Pushkar Sharma. Some cricketers feel proud when they score a ton in a tournament and then comes this swashbuckling southpaw, who hit his fourth century of the ongoing Nairobi Provincial tournament this Sunday. It was an encounter between Ruaraka A and SCLPS club. Pushkar had won the toss and elected to bat first. Raurka A lost wickets of opener Chandresh Hirani and one-down batter, Nitish Hirani in quick succession. Mahendra Siyani deserves the credit for this situation. Pushkar had opened the innings with Chandresh Hirani and had to take control of the innings from one end. He played his natural game and avoided unnecessary risks while his stay. Both Zephania and Gill looked good but couldn't continue batting for long as they soon fell prey to some lethal bowling from SCLPS. Pushkar was the lone warrior in this innings smacking 12 boundaries and 2 sixes. He went on to score 109 runs from 96 deliveries. His innings comprised of some fascinating shots played at most parts of the ground. He helped his team get to a total of 214 and later on Ruaraka A defended quite well as they bundled SCPLS for 148. Sachin Gill and Vishil were brilliant with the ball as the former picked up two wickets and the later scalped a four-for. Like in school without a teacher, students can't do anything.In cricket, we can't do anything without a coach so credit goes to coach Franko and Mansuk - Pushkar Sharma ,Star Player Ruaraka Pushkar has been in the form of his life in this tournament. He has amassed 715 runs in 10 matches so far in the tournament with an average of 89.38. and strike rate of 103.77.

Positive Thoughts Family is a global community from PAN India and almost 40 different countries POSITIVE THOUGHTS CONSULTING & TRAINING SOLUTIONS presented its 14th Episode of THUNDERBOLTS, on 3rd October 2021 @ 6:00 PM IST through ZOOM as well as showcased on “FACEBOOK LIVE” on the official page of “POSITIVE THOUGHTS”. Positive Thoughts Family is a global community from PAN India and almost 40 different countries, on a mission to learn, connect, 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 like-minded Positive People from all across the globe who want to share, Inspire, and help each other grow their successes together by empowering one another. For the Fourteenth Episode of THUNDERBOLTS, Dr Supriya Kumaravelan was invited to speak on the vital topic “What’s Your Style??”. The Trainer, Dr Supriya Kumaravelan is an International Communication & Leadership Coach, Soft Skills Trainer, Global Motivational & Keynote Speaker, International moderator & Social activist. She is also a Director and Advisory board member of – Positive Thoughts Consulting & Training Solutions. With over fifteen years of rich global experience in setting up, leading and managing end to end learning and organization development management, she brings extensive experience in building programs for leadership development based on business plans. The show was hosted by Ms Jaspreet Kaur Bodhraj, a member of the Positive Thoughts family. She is an Author, Educator, Personal Development Coach and Director – Orators Squad (Convey, Deliver, Express). She began the session by enriching the fourteenth session of Thunderbolts by highlighting that the Thunders would create Wonders. She shared the information about the Positive Thoughts family highlighting the awards and accolades along with the vision. Next, she introduced Dr Gaurav Sharma, the Founder & CEO of Positive Thoughts & Co-Founder – 28 Credentials of Entrepreneurs, Malaysia. She added how he is spreading positivity and building a community of like-minded people filled with motivation and satisfaction. Dr Supriya Kumaravelan has the expertise in providing VILT, ILT.E – based and blended learning solutions. Her facilitation and delivery capabilities include- Corporate L&OD- MDP, LDP, NLDP programs, Gamification, Career Development, ADDIE- Content Management, Mentoring & Coaching Communication & Presentations, Performance Management and Process Enhancement. She has been awarded various national and international accolades which includes Nalanda Puraskar & Aatma Nirbhar Puraskar by IDYMF, Inspirational Speaker Award by The Life Foundation, The Best World Speaker by Macedonian Association Doza Srejka, Macedonia as well as Best Golden Personality Award by Bangladesh. She began with praising her work ‘Training’ and said she is passionate about it. She started the session with a question about the theme of the session ‘What’s Your Style’ and mentioned that everyone present in the session would be thinking about what style she is going to talk about? Would it be Hairstyle, dressing style, living style or what style? She unveiled that she is going to talk about the most important style which is ‘Learning Style’ and why it is important for everyone! She stated that a human brain is a machine. What you order, what you practice…brain will follow. All information enters our brain in three main ways: Hearing, Seeing & Touch. The one which we use more becomes our style. How do you understand, how do you comprehend, how do you access and how do you retain information becomes your learning style. As no one is the same, hence so is the learning style. Our Learning Style depends upon cognitive factors, emotional factors and environmental factors and any experience of our life. Did she toss a question to the audience, when exactly we started learning, which era? One of the participants answered that learning starts in the womb itself. She echoed with it and clarified that when we are in the womb, nobody trains us except God. Learning is an ongoing process, either one is a baby, toddler, pre-scholar, scholar, adolescent, teenager, youth and old aged. Every phase of our life teaches us new lessons and experience is the best teacher. Next, she talked about different types of learning and displayed a slide which mentioned ‘Life Cycle of a Butterfly’ which includes a process called metamorphosis, which involves four stages namely ‘from eggs, larva, pupa & finally into a butterfly’ and asked which is your favourite part of all these stages to which our host answered ‘Butterfly’. With this, she revealed that this is our first style of learning, known as ‘Visual Learning’. This learning style is followed by people who use maps, diagrams or pictures. She added that according to research, children in the age of 3-8 years begins to form. Children up to the age of 5 years create a blueprint in their minds. She added that although this is a great style as people feel the idea, create the story but this style has a weakness ‘Lack of visibility & vision’. The next slide had some pictures which she asked what are these? She revealed that with this she was checking observation. She came with another slide with a tongue twister and was told that this is another style of learning known as ‘Verbal or Linguistic Learning’. This learning style is followed by people who take the use writing, speaking, linguistic skills. The weakness of verbal learners is a lack of visualization (mind mapping). Next, she talked about ‘Kinaesthetic learning’. These are the people who are hyper learners. These people cannot sit at a place or stick to something for a longer duration as they want to feel, demonstrate rather than explain and may be a cause of distraction for others. She added that a learning style with the power of touch is more helpful in perceiving the information. She added that ‘Social Learning’ is another aspect and this is vital as socializing makes a powerful impact and she gave the example of Dr Gaurav Sharma who is very good at making the connection. She told that this is only possible with great interpersonal skills and how you connect and approach others. These people are great connectors and transfer beneficial knowledge. The only thing to be remembered here is that the communication here should not be mere gossiping. She highlighted that there are Solitary learners as well and they are the people who are independent, introspective and engage in self-learning. Last but not the least, she told about the Auditory Learners who are known for learning by hearing. These people love listening, reading, understanding things and hear information and respond best to the spoken instructions. The weakness of them to is visualization. While concluding the session, she asked the participants to reveal what kind of learner they are to which many participants responded. She also highlighted this session was dedicated to the ‘VAK’ model – Visual, Auditory & Kinaesthetic model. Learning is all about moving from ordinary to extraordinary. At last, Dr Ina Singh gave the vote of thanks to Dr Supriya Kumaravelan for giving her precious time on Thunderbolts and shared her insights on this vital topic – ‘What’s Your Style??’. Dr Sanjeev Kapoor, Chairperson of Positive Thoughts Family congratulated the entire group and mentioned that the leaders in this group have demonstrated the quality to grow and help others to grow along with. He also congratulated Dr Shanthi Saravanan for her world record in contemporary arts. Dr Gaurav Sharma also applauded Dr Shanthi and said that the Positive Thoughts family is proud that it constitutes people like you all who bring positivity and help him spreading positivity all around. The session was ended after the virtual felicitation by the certificate to the Trainer Dr Supriya Kumaravelan, the Host Ms Jaspreet Kaur Bodhraj. If you want to revisit the memories of this session, just click on the link below https://fb.watch/8qsmheTDj7/

As the recent pandemic has demonstrated in no uncertain terms, the need for conservation, and preservation of nature, has never been greater than right now. Achieving sustainability and reversing the trajectory of environmental degradation requires massive community-led initiatives and individual efforts. Taking this very thought forward, WeNaturalists commemorated 1st October as ‘World People of Nature Day’. The day also marks the foundation of WeNaturalists, a digital ecosystem connecting people of nature, everywhere. Themed after the concept of ‘Green Childhood’, the first edition of World People of Nature Day brought together eminent personalities virtually to discuss the importance of inculcating values of nature and its preservation, right from childhood. The panel featured esteemed speakers Tabi Joda , an award-winning indigenous agro-forester, author, eco-entrepreneur, he is also leading the ‘One Billion Trees For Africa’ initiative, T. Addison Brown a Hollywood-based writer, documentary filmmaker and podcaster, Nina Hamilton, who leads the North American Association for Environmental Education ie NAAEE's global youth leadership initiatives, Radhika Suri , Director for Environment Education, WWF-India and Erfan Firouzi , a 17-year old Conservationist, Environmentalist and Naturalist. Green Childhood is an integral part of WeNaturalists’ initiative to achieve its larger goal ie to create awareness, promote adoption of nature-based initiatives and empower the individuals who are leading from the front. Celebrated for the first time, the initiative honoured eight global eco-warriors who have been relentlessly and selflessly working to conserve nature and create a habitable planet for our future generations. Giving long-overdue honour to environment champions, the People of Nature awards recognized: - Kaluki Paul Mutuku with Climate Change Voice Award Kaluki is a Kenyan climate activist and environmental defender fighting to improve youth participation in decision-making around climate justice. - Rafiqul Islam Montu with Storyteller with A Purpose Award Rafiqul incepted ‘Coastal Journalism Network’ in Bangladesh. - Ritesh Sarothiya with Nature Conservation Award Ritesh is the Officer-In-Charge of the Special Task Force & State Tiger Strike Force in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. - Donna Goodman with Special Contribution to Green Childhood Donna is a globally respected and widely published expert on issues related to the environment and children . - Anuar Abdullah with Nature Positive Innovation Award Anuar works towards restoring the world’s oceans through Ocean Quest - Joe Grabowski with Environmental Educator Award Joe is a science communicator, working towards inspiring the next generation of scientists and explorers The Young Achiever Category felicitated - Erfan Firouzi with Storyteller with a Purpose Award Erfan is a UAE based 17-year young Environmentalist, Researcher and Video content creator. - Dyson Chee with Climate Change Voice Award Dyson is a US-based 19-year young Climate Advocate and founder of Project Ocean Hawaii - Anusha Vaish with Nature Conservation Award Anusha is an 11-year young entomophile from New York, who is a strong advocate for the benefits and the integral role in the environment, played by insects On the occasion of World People of Nature Day, Mr Amit Banka, Founder and CEO, WeNaturalists said, “We are thrilled and grateful after the successful first edition of ‘World People Of Nature Day’. While we celebrate nature all year round, we don't have a day dedicated to the people tirelessly working to protect it. It’s these people and nature heroes who have come together to bring the change. And our trophy is a testament to the People of Nature. It converges three critical elements of our story that defines WeNaturalists - People, Planet and Nature” WeNaturalists is a convergence of people and technology with an endeavour to provide a safe space for everyone associated with nature to learn, share and grow. About WeNaturalists - WeNaturalists is a global ecosystem that celebrates nature and empowers those closest to it – naturalists and nature lovers. Put together by a passionate team to contribute to a nature-positive economy, WeNaturalists is an attempt to create a unified voice for nature on a global scale. Everyone associated with nature, professionals, organizations, and enthusiasts, belong here. With tailor-made tools and nature-specific content, it is a place where like-minded people unite, explore new opportunities, collaborate on work and research, contribute to environmental causes, participate in global events, share knowledge, and learn new skills and find global solutions with local implementation. WeNaturalists is a multi-platform offering with mobile and web applications accessible to the global audience. To learn more, please visit www.wenaturalists.com

Parthiv Gohil, our very own Gujarati singer has come up Gujarati Jalso, presenting REFLECTIONS OF KUTCHH, a beautiful film that reflects the vibrant colourful refection of the prismatic white Kutchh, desert. Parthiv alongside his team has created a musical film shot in the white desert of Kutchh where our Gujarati artists have lent their beautiful voices and performed so graciously, artists like alap Desai, Bhoomi Trivedi, Chirag Vohra, Geeta Rabari, Hanif Aslam, Ishani Dave, Jahnvi Shrimakar, Jignesh Barot, Kala Varso musicians, Manasi Parekh Gohil, Nandy Sisters, Osman Mir, Parthiv Gohil, Sanjay Goradia, and the Siddi group. Pratik Gandhi has beautifully linked and correlated all the musical pieces through his words. Later on, Gujarat Tourism and Reliance foundation joined us for this noble cause. When asked about the idea, Parthiv said, “ The pandemic was a reason to a heavy disengagement of works happening for the artist community, hence I had decided to bring up something that would help to create a fundraiser with a cause. I had this idea in mind of creating a musical event or journey with our artists and slowly things began working and we had a bunch of renowned artists ready to join us in our small beginning and a small period we became an enormous team of 200 members representing Reflections of Kutchh our musical journey crafted into a film directed by Mahashweta Burma who just blew it off with the amazing visuals and colour palette full of spirits and life. Talking about the location he adds,” Kutchh is a place that has always fascinated me, the white rann, the tent city the vibes and the beauty of Kutchh itself celebrates life so and to our benefit very recently there were film awards that took place there so our artists were present at the very moment and up for our film, we had a schedule of 20 days which we wrapped up in just 3 days and this was noteworthy in itself, each member in the team worked enthusiastically and without any complaints. We had shot various scenes in the white rann in the daylight and scorching heat but our artists performed in the heat took different takes and their hard work has lighted our film with sparkles and joy.” Interestingly the musical film has already been released and screened overseas and a foundation in the States named Share & Care has raised an 8 lakh dollar fund for the pandemic relief and recovery through the movie screening. Talking about the audience reactions Parthiv adds,” We had an intention before making this film and it was all about raising funds for our community and we have successfully raised funds and the cherry on the cake was people coming out of the theatre smiling, there was a different smile on the audiences face and everyone took something from our film, in form of songs, visuals, colours, vibes. Those reactions made our hard work worth it and we wish more people to watch the film and celebrate our tradition.”

Noticing as a pattern in general people, there's always a fear when they contact lawyers. I think that happens because of a lack of knowledge. I however believe that statutes are accessible to everyone and it shouldn't be something to be scared of. Hence it's imperative to value relationships you have established with your Clients. Networking is becoming such an integral and important part of the legal community, particularly in a time where you don't see people face to face. Building a network of people is an effective part of community building. The scope of networking is so much broader now and you need to do endeavours that helps you connect with the right people. You need to know who your clients are and what are their needs? So, I have evolved a little bit in the past and LinkedIn is serving as such an amazing platform to engage with people. I have started reaching out to people and I found that by connecting with these people I started with community building. I have also been invited to join some active groups and they've been a great support system. I have always loved Instagram and I have found a community over there. Starting over there with commenting, liking etc. has worked out well for me. In this Pic :Lawyer And Author Arunima Jha Law is fascinating and it intertwines with every aspect of life. I really love to learn and surround myself with people who know more than I do. I love to be challenged. Blogging fits my personality. I believe as lawyers we have greater responsibility to serve society and help people. I love having conversations with people and I love to write. For me, it's a creative outlet. It's all about sharing knowledge with people. I believe in empowering my Client and make them understand the basic principles of why am I doing a particular thing. I believe in having a connection with my clients and it makes them more aware of the fact that I am a human too. There's a bit more understanding of time frames and deadlines. If you want to read my Linkedin Feed, follow me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jharunima If you want to follow me on Instagram, here's the link https://www.instagram.com/trulynomadlychic/

India’s largest customised Ayurvedic beauty brand, Vedix is gearing up to celebrate its first-ever ‘Soundarya’ Festival - Vedix Beauty Festival. The brand announces discounts, flash sales, beautiful limited edition gift boxes, gifts etc. Vedix would also be launching a massive digital campaign #TyoharonKiKhushiWithVedix from 3rd Oct 2021. The Campaign will feature Vedix customers with their stories of celebrating festivals of India after 20 months. The brand has also brought on board 300 influencers to promote the campaign. Vedix stands for ‘nayab’ and high efficacy products. The campaign will be designed on the ethos of the brand as they plan to celebrate stories of ‘New India’. This Karwachauth, put a smile on your mother-in-law’s face as you surprise her with Vedix limited edition gift box. Gift yourself an aromatic bath ritual kit. Festivals are meant to spread joy, happiness and smiles. This festive season Ladoo and Barfi Nahi Vedix. Jatin Gujrati, Business Head - Vedix, says, “This festive season will be a special one as all of us step into the post-pandemic world. We wish to share and bring cheer to our one million customers by doing something special for them. We have brought our 5,000 years old dharohar as a gift for our customers and the deals and offers we have in store for you, will make festivals more special. Father in laws put a smile and radiance on your son in law’s face, ladies give this gift to your daughter in law for her Karvachauth Sargi, boys gift it to your mom, your sister, your brother or self-love for yourself. ” The ‘Soundarya’ Festival will feature specially crafted deep discounts, flash sales on festival days like Durga Pooja, Karwachauth, Dussehra, Diwali, Samvat New Year, Bhai Dooj and Chhath and gift boxes starting from Rs 999 onwards. Two new packaged gift boxes will be up for grabs -- Vedix Glow Kit (Face oil, scrub, clay mask, toner and face roller) & Vedix aromatic bath ritual kit (Body wash, Body lotion, Body scrub, Body mist, loofah and a lip balm) The beauty festival is going to be live from 3rd Oct till 8th November on Vedix.com and top marketplaces like Amazon, Flipkart, Purplle, Myntra. About Vedix: World’s first customized Ayurvedic beauty & wellness brand Vedix is an Ayurvedic beauty & wellness brand that provides customised Hair, Skincare, and Wellness regimes. Vedix’s unique proposition is to curate products to suit each individual’s ¬body characteristics, as identified by their doshas. The core of Vedix is the Tridosha theory of Ayurveda. Every person is born with their unique set of Doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) that make their Prakuriti, and true Ayurvedic solutions are customized to address each individual’s uniqueness. Vedix seeks to achieve this by understanding one’s Prakuriti and skin/hair/body concerns through a questionnaire, and then leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence-driven technology to craft individualized products. The concept of customization is very new to the Indian lifestyle and wellness landscape, and Vedix endeavours to break the notion of one size fits all, as well as the vicious cycle of trial and error that leads to unsatisfactory results. Vedix is the first and only one working at providing customized Ayurvedic solutions in this space. Over the last few years, Vedix has created a dominant position in the Indian D2C haircare market with its range of customised Ayurvedic oils, serums and shampoos. It is also India’s first skincare brand to launch a 100% edible grade non-foaming cleanser made with high-quality ingredients. Vedix aspires to evolve the brand that continues to innovate in the area of modern Ayurveda. The Company has launched a range of products in new categories and is available on Amazon India and Purplle.

Audio-based conversational learning startup Mentza has raised a seed round of $400k led by Inflection Point Ventures, one of India’s largest angel investment platforms. The funds raised will be utilised in building a healthy base of experts and curious learners, building an efficient translation of conversations into content and broad base the platform regionally and across interest communities. The start-up has over 23000 registered users and already generated over 60K minutes of content. Mentza is a one of its kind audio-based conversational learning platform that wants to engage users through high quality focused 20-minute conversations across diverse topics. Conversations are recorded with features like highlight, 40-second snippets and curated content recommendation. Ankur Mittal, Co-founder, Inflection Point Ventures says, “Mentza’s model of delivering curated content in 20 minutes capsule is a powerful idea. Audio is a powerful tool that allows you to learn and participate while multi-tasking. Mentza is looking to build an audio-focused conversational learning platform in a community setting, led by a team of strong second-time founders with diverse backgrounds and strengths. Many funds we spoke with as part of our due diligence also showed keen interest in this space. While B2C is the immediate focus, Mentza is separately also working on a focused B2B strategy going after large untapped Enterprise Podcast space.” Mentza’s team has a cumulative 80 years of work experience with deep expertise across tech, design, cognitive sciences, research and marketing. The team is using their background and knowledge in data science to influence user engagement and retention. They have built the most robust & democratised short-form live audio platform with unique features like a live highlighter, audio portfolios and creators’ studio. Mentza has recently announced creator partnerships with Rolling Stones and Harper Collins and is in talks with MICA faculty & students to engage them on the platform Mentza is building both B2B and B2C use cases. Users can build a portfolio of recorded conversations with highlights and snippets. Their app is free to use for all and The audio initial focus is to attract users (creators and listeners) from LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. Anurag Vaish, Founder of Mentza says, “Our mission is to get every growth-minded person to engage in at least one Mentza conversation every day, thus making learning effortless, continuous and social. IPV’s investor community has CXOs who understand the need for continuous learning in today’s challenging growth environments. Thus, making them the ideal strategic partners in our vision.” Mentza is the first organisation in the world to build audio portfolios, recordings, and live highlights. The start-up promotes active learning where any participant can request to speak vs monologues/passive listening in other audio formats. Mentza platform catalogues the content into an audio portfolio of eligible users and is testing an AI-generated profile of expertise and personality. The platform is also offered as an enterprise solution for internal use within organizations. Audio content market in India is at an inflection point. As of Dec 2019, 40mn Indian internet users have listened to podcasts. The audio-based content has tremendous potential to catch up with video and text formats for the simple reason that one can listen while multitasking. EdTech is still going through its round of innovations and needs more effortless and safer formats and Live Audio addresses that gap the bridge. Mentza believes that learning is easier & richer in conversations than planned monologues. About Mentza Mentza is a platform designed for people to learn something new every day in 20-minute live audio conversations which were founded in Covid times, by a group of 6-professionals, each deeply interested in driving a fundamental innovation in EdTech to enable continuous & effortless learning. The founders are behaviour change experts with skills across AI, Tech, Design, Behavioural Sciences, and marketing. About IPV Inflection Point Ventures is an angel investing platform with over 4800 CXOs, HNIs and Professionals to together invest in startups. The firm supports new-age entrepreneurs by providing them monetary & experiential capital and connecting them with a diverse group of investors. IPV started in 2018 believes that ‘Everyone can Grow with Startups’ as it plans to invest INR 155 Cr in 2021 across 60 startups.

As a Team Stay Featured we witnessed Aromatic Coffee with the Ultimate Warrior Mr Shrenik Shah who is a real example of "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." Every participant of ARABICA COFFEE BLOOMS – TALK SHOW TO INSPIRE MILLIONS !! was extremely happy to hear the thoughts of Mr Shrenik Shah. POSITIVE THOUGHTS CONSULTING & TRAINING SOLUTIONS presents its 19th Episode of Talk Series named ARABICA COFFEE BLOOMS on 29 September, 21. @ 6:00 PM IST through ZOOM as well as showcased on “FACEBOOK LIVE” on the official page of “POSITIVE THOUGHTS”. “Positive Thoughts Family” is a Procert U.K. ISO certified, Gst registered organization, registered under the Ministry of MSME, Government of India. It is a global community of super positive eminent speakers, trainers, coaches, educationists, consultants, social activists, and entrepreneurs. From PAN India and almost 40 Worldwide countries, on a mission to learn, connect, share, and bridge the gap between Brands/Organizations and work on the Mission of Empowerment for” STRESS-FREE EDUCATION & LIFE.” This Elite Executive community is for all the like-minded positive Speakers, Trainers, Coaches, Educators, Healers, Authors and Entrepreneurs from all across the globe, who want to Share, Inspire, and help each other to grow their successes together by empowering one another. A platform like this works on “ONE STOP SOLUTION” for all with full of “HOPE” to bring major transformation on each one of us and the society. With this love of interacting with the community, hearing their stories, and learning from their experiences, the GUEST speaker – was the iconic figure and epitome of Inspiration Mr Shrenik Shah, a vocal cord stage IV cancer survivor celebrating his journey of 25 years of disability. He has reinvented himself and his Life as 2.0, re-wired, his lifetime speaking disability and become a Global Influencer, Motivational Speaker who has Done 100+ live & online talk shows & interviews with 500+. It was hosted by Ms Alka Mahajan, Founder & CEO of Chilparco International, a new-age parenting forum, an educationist psychotherapist, motivational and communication coach, Tarot reader and a media personality. Shrenik Shah was diagnosed with stage 4 A cancer of the vocal cords, thus leading to a laryngectomy. After beating cancer for 25 years he has since gone on to be an advocate for the cancer community to build awareness around cancer of the head, neck, and throat. When diagnosed with cancer, the worst thing we can do is focus on fear. Our diagnosis is out of our hands, but there are many other things we can do to take control as empowered individuals. This is what Shrenik Shah did, undeterred at the harsh blow of life, having lost his voice, his ability to talk and communicate- he marched on with courage, determination and unwavering resilience.“Be grateful every morning,” and do your best to express gratitude for being alive TODAY is what he profoundly opines. Using an electrolarynx, an electronic device, he tided over personal frustration, social rejection and made his new voice his identity. Like a true Shehnshah – Shrenik Shah, overcoming handicaps has resurrected himself like a phoenix. He is a fountainhead of positivity, radiating hope and gratitude at every stage of life. For him, cancer came as a blessing in disguise and transformed his life completely. Life 2.0 gave him a wonderful life and an incredible opportunity to rise above all challenges. For him, the driving force was acceptance of his situation. He was able to accomplish all his goals through acceptance and gratitude. As a speaker of repute, he has interacted with hundreds, counselled thousands and appeared on FB live 25 times. In 2020 his dream to reach out to millions crystallised into a biography – SHAHEN SHAH. The highlight of this biography are pages 77 to 120 – COVERING 30 Global testimonials. SHAHENSHAH" IS the world's first biography of a Laryngectomee published globally as an e-book & paperback of a Cancer Winner in his 25th year. When asked how he inspires other cancer sufferers, he shared that with the power of his voice and words. He listens to them, then starts building a bridge by sharing that he is in the – 25th-year vocal chord cancer. This creates an impact and inspires them to accept life and face problems head-on. He believes that Problems in life- are like a stallion. We need to surmount them and not let them ride on us. His words of wisdom to the audience were not to pile up problems but to use your head and heart and start troubleshooting problems. He told the audience that the university of experience was his greatest teacher. His pearls of wisdom were that we must never procrastinate and always endeavour to put in not 100 but 125 per cent effort in achieving our goals. It was an electrifying session, shaking our mindsets and pushing us to accept life unconditionally without ever questioning “why me “. Acceptance / courage / confidence /dedication – are the pillars of a quality life . So when the going gets tough the tough get going. We can achieve our dreams with innovation, imagination, grit and personal strength. This is the cardinal rule that Mr Shah, a multiple awardee holds close to his heart and this ideology is beautifully reflected in his amazing biography. His professional one to one counselling & live talk shows during conferences & webinars cover : > Image Building Beyond Boundaries > From Disabled to Enabled > Going back to work after disease & treatments > Bringing back lost smiles for Patients & caregivers > Highway to lead Quality life during stressful life events So friends LET US SMILE / LET THE INNER ANGEL RADIATE POSITIVITY. Let us adapt absorb and implement the lessons from the sparkling pages of this towering personality. Towards the end, Dr Gaurav Sharma, the Founder & CEO of Positive Thoughts and Dr Ina Singh, Co-Chair of Positive Thoughts gave the vote of thanks by mentioning their gratitude to Mr Shrenik Shah who gave his precious time and shared his experiences of his inspirational life & commitment towards his goal and motto. It was fascinating to listen to different aspects of his life. Dr Gaurav expressed his appreciation for the remarkable anchoring done by the Host, Ms Alka Mahajan who created newer benchmarks taking today’s show to another level. He also virtually facilitated the Host & Guest with certificates. During this Session, Mr Vinay Kumar Tolambia (National Advisor - Youth Empowerment of Positive Thoughts) marked his attendance even after spine issues without any procrastination Let’s spread Love, Joy, warmth, happiness, respect, gratitude, wisdom amongst each other and let’s make our world a more beautiful, peaceful, stress-free and more empowering place to live all together. Choose to create the life of your dreams with positivity, happiness and inspired vision. If you want to revisit the memories of this session, just click on the link below https://www.facebook.com/SpeakerGaurav/videos/322765799618404/

The event, to be held on October 1, will recognize eight global heroes – individuals and organizations alike - who have played an instrumental role in preserving the environment In a bid to preserve the environment, we continue to see champions who put their best foot forward and contribute to a nature-positive world. Connecting these people of nature across the world and bringing them closer, October 1 is all set to be celebrated as World People of Nature Day for the very first time. The day initiated by WeNaturalists is an effort to give long-overdue honour to people who work endlessly to raise awareness and save the environment. The occasion will also honour eight global personalities who are leaving no stone unturned towards ensuring a habitable planet at the upcoming WeNaturalists People of Nature Awards. The first edition of the awards will recognize the impact these eight winners have made across the categories of - Storyteller With a purpose ; Climate Change Voice ; Nature Conservation ; Environmental Educator ; Nature Positive Innovatio n& Special Contribution to Green Childhood . The Young Achiever category will also have three winners. The day seeks to recognize and honour the people working to improve their local communities, wild spaces, and the world by creating solutions that transform lives and drive nature-positive solutions. “ While we celebrate nature every day, October 1 was chosen to be the day where we honour the unsung heroes who are giving direction to the natural world and are an inspiration to others ,” said Amit Banka, Founder of WeNaturalists . The date was chosen to coincide with the day that WeNaturalistswas born. “ We created this technology-enabled ecosystem with the belief that if the planet is to thrive, we need to empower nature lovers and give them the tools to help them reach their visions ,” said Banka. The awards will be announced on October 1 as part of a program that includes a discussion on “Green Childhood” with a panel of experts that includes - T. Addison Brown – Writer-Director based in Hollywood - Tabi Joda – Man behind One Billion Trees of Africa - Radhika Suri – Environment Educationist at WWF - Nina Hamilton – Managing 30 under 30 program at NAAEE - ErfanFirouzi – A 17-year-old conservationist “ With nature playing a big role, much of our learning/insights came from the people and environment around us ,” said Banka . “ We believe the next generation is poised to play an important role in shaping our future world, be it the food that we eat, the air we breathe, and the land we will walk upon.” The Green Childhood webinar and award ceremony is open to the public. Registration for which is available here .