Ruaraka A emerged victorious against Nairobi Gymkhana A, thanks to a valiant half-century by the Kenya National team opener Pushkar Sharma. Winning the toss, Ruaraka A chose to bat, a decision turned right by their openers. The openers Pushkar Sharma and Chandresh Hirani took on the Nairobi Gymkhana bowlers, with the latter following an aggressive approach. The southpaw reached his half-century quickly in just 34 balls, with a good strike rate of 140+. He looked in great touch as he approached his fifty even before half of Ruaraka's overs were completed. He was dismissed in the 10th over, but has set the tone of the match, and prepared a launch pad for his teammates, which was capitalised by another batter and helped the total score reach 169 runs. Post that, their bowlers took charge and restricted the Nairobi Gymkhana Kenya team to 132 runs, winning by a margin of 37 runs. Pushkar's aggressive approach right from the start helped the momentum in Ruaraka's favour heavily. His valiant innings combined with cameos by other batters and a round performance by Nitish Hirani eventually helped the Ruaraka A side to their victory. When asked about the fifty, Pushkar said, "There are many more to come. This is the first one of this year. I am very happy to play for Ruaraka Club and would thank the Ruaraka management and Mansukh Hirani for giving me an opportunity to play for Ruaraka. Today we won the first league match in Npca T20 and we look forward to winning more matches. Also, I would like to thank all the supporters and sponsors supporting me. I am happy to receive one more sponsorship from the HOUSE OF FONES in Kenya. Thanks to Mr Mohan Gidwani for supporting me here. I look forward to fulfilling the expectations of all my sponsors and supporters"

The seminar is being organized under G-20 in collaboration with the We Care Foundation and Sociology Department. The objective of this partnership to promote the “Role of Women Leadership in Development” in this seminar is to create awareness about the important contribution of women in the development sector and advocate for greater representation and participation of women in leadership positions within G20 member states. Research has shown that increasing the number of women in leadership positions can have a significant positive impact on economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable development. However, women are still under-represented in leadership roles in the development sector and face significant barriers to advancement. The G20 has recognized the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as an important part of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Thank you chief guest Squadron leader Toolika Rani Brand ambassador of G20 Uttarpradesh, Thankyou all professors as you shared your thoughts with us we and the members present there we learned so much from Prof . Nishi Pandey Department of English MEL, Prof. Rakesh Chandra Head of the department Philosophy, Prof D. R Sahu H O D Sociology, Prof S.k chaudhary Sociology, Dr . Archana Shukla HOD Psychology About We Care Foundation: The fundamental objective of the We Care Foundation is to increase the participation of women in social work. With this, The organization has started to spread its footsteps in other areas as well. We care foundation to empower weaker community women through relevant education, innovative healthcare, and market-focused livelihood programs. Plan and implement or join hands with the government, donors, non-government, and other such bodies for implementing the programs that are beneficiary to our vision and to awaken, organize and strengthen the target families/communities with total capacities to manage their own development with ecologically sustainable development as a central theme of the development process.

On January 22nd, Dr Pratik gave a career counselling lecture to students in Ahmedabad's 10th grade. As you can all see, there was an enormous response. He says, The concept of guidance has emerged many years ago and it is as old as human civilization. In earlier times, guidance was offered to the young people by elders in the family and the family priest gave guidance to those in distress. This practice continues even today, in India, where people acquire guidance from the family priest, significant elders in the family, palmist, astrologer or numerologist in personal, educational, vocational or political matters. Guidance, as an organized professional activity, dates back to 1905 and this is because of the work of Frank Parsons, Boston, USA. The author of the classic ‘Choosing a Vocation’ and his efforts to help find the Vocation Bureau, made him a pioneer in the guidance movement in America. Various social reformers followed Pearson and contributed to the guidance movement. In India, guidance as an organized professional activity is more than four decades old. From the beginning, we find that more experienced persons have been guiding less experienced or inexperienced persons. However, guidance at that time was limited and life was also simple as compared to today. Due to the complexities in present-day lives, guidance has become an integral component for better adjustment and this has called for specialized persons to give guidance and thus has helped individuals to adjust to social realities and live happy lives. Guidance - unorganized and informal existed in all places and at all levels and has been a vital aspect in various spheres, especially in the educational scenario. Counselling has been understood and defined in a number of ways. According to Cormier and Hackney (1987), counselling is defined as a “helping relationship that includes – a) someone seeking help, b) someone willing to give help who is capable or trained to help, c) a setting that permits help to be given and received. Arbuckle has mentioned three points about counselling. They are: a) Counselling is a process between two persons. b) The basic aim of counselling is to help the person in solving his problems Independently. c) Counselling is a professional job involving professionally trained persons. The following points below will give a clear picture as to what counselling is not. What counselling is not: Counselling is not giving information alone, though the information may be present Counselling is not giving advice Counselling is not influencing the clients’ values, attitudes, beliefs, interests or decisions with or without any scolding, or compelling the use of physical force. Counselling is not interviewing, though interviewing is involved. Therefore, the main objective of counselling is to bring about a voluntary change in the client. Counselling can be of two types, individual or group. Individual counselling is done face-to-face and Group counselling is done with a group of individuals. Group counselling is a useful way of helping adolescents for addressing issues that are related to peer group influence. Who can benefit from Counselling? At any point in time have you approached an elder in your family or teacher asking for guidance? If so, recall the incident and how was the experience. All of us irrespective of our age, sex and profession have been taking help from our elders, teachers and friends in solving certain problems. However, you might have faced situations where you would have felt the need to take help from a professional or trained and experienced person such as a counsellor. If we have a problem that we are unable to solve and because of which not able to carry on day-to-day activities, then we can go and seek professional help. All of us can benefit from counselling provided we need such professional help. Counselling can also form an integral part of the healing process for those who have lost a loved one, or who are suffering from a terminal illness, helping them to come to terms with death and bereavement. Specialists are available for areas of specific need, for example, Educational, Career Counselling, Family, Personal and Marriage Counselling. Group Counselling is beneficial for people to share their feelings and receive advice from those in similar circumstances such as victims and survivors of disasters About Dr Pratik Mungekar 1) He is the first Indian to be appointed as the planetary Minister of Sustainable Development of Newly emerging The Kingdom of Atlantis (a Decentralized Sovereign Kingdom) 2) He is the first youngest Indian whose book Introduction to Sustainable Development Goals (Non-Academic) is now part of the Atlantean Education program. 3) He is the first youngest Indian to receive 300+ Honorary Doctorates from all over the world. 4)He is the first youngest Indian professor who taught more than 8000+ Students & Career guided 4000+ Students to date & the count is still on. 5) He is the first Indian who has 850+ International, National & State Awards 6 National Patents, and 15 World Records at the age of 28 for his contribution to the field of Teaching & Research. 6) He is the first youngest Indian to receive 125+ Honorary High Degrees across the Globe. 7) He is the first Indian to be appointed by 45+ International organizations to various High-positions at the same time. 8) He is the first youngest Indian to be appointed as Ambassador by 46 organizations of many countries in almost all disciplines. 9) He is the first Indian youngest professor to start teaching at the age of sixteen, the age of twenty Seven He has completed twelve years of Teaching. 10) He is the first Youngest Indian to receive Royal & Prestigious Titles such as 1)Lecturus Magnificus (L.M.), 2) H.R.H. 5* Duke. 11) First Youngest Indian to receive Mendeleev’s Fellowship ( United Kingdom’s Highest Academic Honour). 12)First Indian to receive the distinguished title “Professor Wisdom” from Institución Cultural Colombiana Casa Poética Magia y Plumas, Colombia South America. 13) Visting faculty in many National & Foreign Universities. 14) Director of Research & Innovation OXFAA University, Lighthouse Leadership University. 15) Vice Chancellor Unified Theological Seminary USA University of Kingdom of Atlantis Today, the name of Prof. Dr Pratik Rajan Mungekar is no longer common but is emerging as a distinguished Scientist, Professor, World Educationist, Published Writer, Counsellor, Social Worker, and an International Speaker Instagram Id: ww.instagram.com/drpratikmungekar/ Facebook id: https://www.facebook.com/Pratikmngkr7

We have yet another patriotic movie by Siddharth Malhotra, which is based on Nuclear Atom Bombs and a fictional cold war between India and Pakistan, which apparently turned into a mission, where Amrendar Singh aka Tarekh, is on a mission to identify and locate the preparation of nuclear bomb in Pakistan. The story seems better and the screenplay makes us stick to our seats. We see exciting twists in the movie, which include Raman Singh aka Kumud Mishra, Aslam Usmaniya aka Sharib Hashmi, and a lead actress Nasreen played by Rashmika Mandhana. The story is based in the late 1970s when a spy world was pretty active and the war did happen through the spies. We see a plot where India was under the president's rule of Indira Gandhi and we had a nuclear test in Pokhran. Opposite to that, Pakistan in the thought of a nuclear test planned the things with help of China and North Korea. Talking about characters, Siddhrath Malhotra has carried the role noteworthy. His actions, dialogues and spy mindset lets us get involved with his character more deeply. A guy with an accused case on his father decides to go on a mission, where there is less chance of returning back to India. Rashmika Mandana's role was task worthy. Carrying self as a blind woman throughout the film is not at all a joke. Her character is just the opposite of the main lead, with care , emotions and love. Lets come to the screenplay and direction now. Screenplay by Aseem Arrora, Sumit Batheja, Parveez Shaikh and direction by Shantanu Bagchi, made it possible to give this film a base where it made a spy thriller. The film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala , with the production house of RSVP movies, Guilty By Association Media LLP. Talking about the costumes, we see the delightful costumes of Indian and Pakistani officials, which really attracts the movie. Overall, a decent spy thriller movie, with Patriotism touch is here to entertain you on Netflix. Watch it here: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81633804 Do follow me for updates on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/neel.deshpande/?hl=en

On 23 & 24 Jan 2023 50th Mulshi Taluka Level Science Exhibition was conducted at Heritage International School, Kasaramboli in association with Pune Zilla Parishad, Pune, Panchayat Samiti Mulshi (Edu Dept), Mulshi Taluka Principals Association, Mulshi Science Teachers Association. This was the golden jubilee year of the science exhibition so it was a gala event for everyone as the program was planned with a grand welcoming of the guests with Dhol Tasha vadan, traditional welcoming, Commemorating scientists Dr C.V. Raman, Dr.A.P.J. Kalam Kalpana Chawla, Nearly about 108 science projects were presented by the emerging scientists. Students' enthusiasm and confidence was also seen in the Essay, Elocution and Science quiz. More than 300+ students participated in these competitions. On the first day of this exhibition Honble Tahsildar, Mulshi Taluka Mr Abhay Chawan sir, renowned scientists Dr Arvind Shaligram ( Director, SPPU ISRO Space technology Center), Dr Pratik Mungekar ( Scientist, International Speaker) were there for the opening ceremony and they addressed the students to develop curiosity and keep consistency to achieve the goals and solution for every problem. On the second day, Honble Scientist from GMRT NCRF Dr.J.K. Solanki, Ex MLA Mr Ashokraoji Mohol & Mr Manojappa Dagade( Businessman) were invited to grace the occasion and motivate the students. This year maximum participation was seen from all mediums all managements, all boards Self-financed, and Private aided, Z.P.schools. This exhibition was conducted under the able guidance of Mulshi Taluka BDO Mr Jathar sir, Block Edu Officer Mr G. R. Hingane, and all Kendrapramukhs. Mrs Renu Patil Principal of the school thanked the MP, MLA, Education officers ( Primary and Secondary), Panchayat Samiti Mulshi, all Kendrapramukhs, Mulshi Principals Association, Science Teachers association, all the Principals, staff and all the participants of the exhibition making it golden event. School management members Mr Krishna Bhilare ( Founder, President), Mrs Sangeeta Bhilare (Secretary), Mr Kunal Bhilare ( Director), and Mrs Yashaswini Rasal-Bhilare ( Admin Manager) appreciated the participant students and teachers after seeing their enthusiasm in this science exhibition. Students' adorable projects and creativity, and scientific thinking were seen in the exhibition said the examiners of the science exhibition & these curious generation's upcoming scientists will lead India at the global level is sure expressed by the examiners. Mr Tamhane & Mrs Deshmane Extension officers, Mr Vitthal Kumbhar, Kp Mr Choudhary, Mr Thakore, Mr Sable, Mr Pable, Mr Khedekar, Mr Gole, Mrs Pathan and other KPs and their teams helping hands made the program successful expressed the organizing school's Principal. This exhibition's anchoring was nicely done by Mr Ganesh Bhilare

My Haul Store, an influencer marketing agency, is launching a campaign on January 26th to celebrate India's 74th Republic Day. The campaign will feature a creative carousel post on Instagram with the theme, "We reimagined Instagram profiles of freedom fighters, and here are the results." According to Abhishek Vyas, Founder & CEO, My Haul Store, “The goal of the campaign is to pay tribute to India's freedom fighters in a relatable way for the younger generation and to gain as much online attention as possible across social media platforms." With only 10 influencers to its name at the start in 2020, today it has 20,000+ influencers on board like Shivshakti Sachdev, Megha Bahuguna, Priyanka Khadse, Vaishali Mitra, Lakshay Thakurr, Vaibhav Keswani, and Sanchit Kalra, amongst others. The company is connected and in business with some renowned and established brands in the industry like Amazon, Mama Earth, SIMSIM, etc.

Hello! I am Mona. PV. More, a professional social worker, working in this field for more than 8 years. I was always passionate about the work I do, while working with various NGOs, there were so many things I got to learn. I saw life through a very different lens, which I never got to see before, and because of that, I feel so privileged to be part of the social field. While working with communities, where there was lack of education, skills, addiction rates were high, crime rates were high, marriage at an early age, health issues, daily survival was a challenge etc. While working and meeting other social workers, I always felt "What would have happened if these NGOs had never reached out"? While putting in so much effort these NGOs face tremendous challenges like lack of resources, funding, manpower, lack of awareness about the social field because of that people are not willing to reach out and help, misunderstanding about the social field, training etc. When I formed my organisation "Astitva Social Foundation One Vision", I the same challenges our team faced. At that time I thought of starting with my own YouTube channel JAGRUTI CHANNEL (LOVE FOR SOCIAL FIELD), where my team members Adv. Savita Bhalerao, Mr. Sagar Nikalje, Adv. Snehal Patil and Mr Vinit More supported me a lot, through this channel I got the opportunity to interview NGOs and social workers etc, who are contributing to social welfare. At that time I realised that most of the challenges are common. The social field is a noble field, where social workers are putting in so much effort for the people, then why are they facing so many challenges? It is the responsibility of every citizen to reach out to the social worker and help them in whatever possible way. Development is not only limited to taking a degree and job, but to reach out to the sections where actual change and support are required, as individuals it is easy to reach out to an NGO, visit it at least once a month, see the work they do and help them in their endeavour. The development will happen only when every aspect of society is developed. Through this article I would like to spread awareness, social workers are also humans who have family and responsibility, yet they put in all the effort for society. If you are willing to do something, come forward, spread awareness. You can support them in various ways like being a Volunteer, donating in various ways (Funding, Books, Stationary, Unwanted things you have, clothes, unwanted furniture etc) making resources available, if you have the skill can share that, help them in upskilling their work through various training, spread the voice. To understand the need firstly you will have to reach out to them. It's not important how much you give but you must have the willingness to support. You can contact me on the following. Name- Mona. PV. More Number:- 9975717829 Email:- astitvamonty89@gmail.com Channel link:- https://youtube.com/@jagrutiloveforsocialfield9196

Howdy? Buddy! I am Piyush R Gupta: The Product Leader and your Digital Automation Specialist. Good leaders are hard to find, but great product leaders are rarer still!!! What a great saying! Well, it has it's worth acknowledging that finding a reliable, and successful project manager in the current era is like finding a true pearl inside the seashell. The product management journey starts with initiation and ends with the closing of a project. Let's have a look at my 16 years of journey to this career. PROFILE SNAPSHOT Get the ball rolling!!! Once you've spent significant time in the workplace, you'll start to pick up the lingo. Being an MBA from IIM, Lucknow is an achievement in itself. I was overwhelmed with the journey from an MBA to a Product Manager; every step was filled with a lot of surprises and learnings. Initiating my career as Software Developer, I bring along nearly two decades of experience in various roles. From Software Developer to Product Manager, I came a long way brushing up my skills, competencies, and endeavours. Not only professionally but I grew personally as well. Today I write blogs and manage digital automation. Presently I am quota surpassing Product Manager & Digital Automation Specialist who leverages finely-honed multiple specialities with a passion to fructify ideas into businesses and the ability to build & scale highly profitable businesses to achieve corporate goals and objectives. I demonstrate success in automation and graphic designing introducing new products into production, and developing, implementing, and managing new processes to improve quality and productivity. I possess a proven ability to think strategically, coupled with the focus and discipline necessary to simultaneously execute a wide variety of detailed tactics; Exceptional time management skills and the ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects with overlapping goals and objectives. I am adept in driving innovation with sharp analytical skills, high resilience, and tenacity to turn adversities into great opportunities for the team and business. UNLEASHING ME AS PRODUCT MANAGER & DIGITAL AUTOMATION SPECIALIST 1) Why did you get started in this line of work? I am a strategic Product Manager with an intellectual vision to make consumers' lives easier. Understanding the customers and building products that give a greater experience for them. Introducing diverse and functional products for customers for more than a decade, made me an expert in interpreting customers' problems, and solving those with my domain and operational expertise satisfies my soul! Maximizing the customer count by mapping the right product strategy that includes every single feature and is followed throughout the process of product development. 2) What are some of the major experiences throughout your career? I have nearly 16 years of entrepreneurial and start-up experience in building effective teams with an appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience. My major experience was working directly with CXOs and higher management while leading the end-to-end product development process and ensuring that all products are delivered on time and within budget. 3) How do you present the key initiatives and highlights (endeavours) during your career recital? ❖ At HT I implemented digital transformation in Print, Radio, Digital, and Shine, launched recommendations, price optimizer, CDP, subscription, automated sales pipeline, competition analysis, distribution management, revenue collection, and go-to-market. ❖ I worked on automating projects for subscriptions, CDP, social media marketing, video, analytics, newsletters, Notifications on various channels, SEO, IVR ❖ I Majorly assisted the team to achieve growth in Digital News (Live Mint, Hindustan Times, Live Hindustan, Desi Martini, HealthShots, HT Schools, Radio, SmartCast, OTT Play), Subscriptions, Social Media Reach, Content Production (Text, Audio, Video), SEO, Revenue), and Shine (Recruitment & Learning). ❖ Additionally, I created dynamic recommender, pricing, and optimizing algorithms to solve dynamic pricing problems. ❖ At CloudTags, I operated on providing customers with an omnichannel experience & recommendation algorithms, and the effort helped to increase user engagement & Re-Targeting leading to an increase in per-user purchases of omnichannel users. ❖ Moreover, I planned and added a layer of software and hardware to create cutting-edge IOT solutions in the area of offline retail; the first of this kind of work was in early 2014. 4) What are your areas of expertise that let you accomplish your goals & targets? Rich exposure to Media, HR, Healthcare, Retail, Advertising, and IT Services. I managed teams across geography (India, US, UK, Australia, Middle East, and Southeast Asia). A product manager is someone who owns every stage of the entire product lifecycle and the product roadmap, here is a list of things that I excel at in the field of product management: ● Digital Transformation & Automation (HT Media): The good news is no one can stop your business growth with a digital presence. My expertise includes transforming your business into a digital space where your brand presence & website growth can be felt by the audience, marketing strategies that target the audience and making repetitive conversions with the potential data of customers. ● B2B SaaS Turnaround (Dockabl): Being a SaaS product manager, I do everything that is required to deliver a quality product to the user. As the user's expectations constantly keep evolving, it is important to constantly keep upgrading the quality of your product. The biggest room in this world is the room for improvement which I am always ready for. ● Product Strategy: Satisfying the business objectives and reaching the potential audience is an interesting challenge for a product strategist. Defining the purpose of the product, what it is exactly, when to introduce it to the market, and how to launch the product are the most important things to fulfil the vision. And the real game-changer is to make people understand the need for the product that solves their solution and stand alone in the crowd. ● Product Portfolio Management: Product portfolio management falls under the purview of a product portfolio manager. As a project manager, I ensure that a company optimally allocates its resources to product development and management and keeps a sharp eye on product improvement areas as well. I possess the expertise to handle this challenging task diligently with my key attributes like innovative and analytical thinking. ● Roadmap Competitive & Market Analysis: Marketing is the engine that drives most business today. But for many marketing teams, it can be difficult to connect corporate strategy to the tactical work the team plans to get done. I build marketing roadmaps for each team function, program, or customer segment so each group can deliver in sync and on schedule. ● P&L Management: Profit and loss (P&L) management is the way business leaders handle the increases and decreases in revenue and costs. Managing P&L means that supervisors and other administrators are working toward maximizing profits and minimizing expenses. I manage the accounts effectively thereby helping the company to grow. ● Cross-Functional Leadership: Being a critically thinking personality saves from complications, and being collaborative and decisive helps to make quick decisions. Yet a leader connects every loop and makes the vision beautiful. A proper business runs on strategy, tactics, collaborative decisions, critical thinking, etc. MY INTRODUCTION AS A BLOGGER & DIGITAL AUTOMATION WIZARD If you're a wizard with words, then writing your blogs should be a breeze...right? I am fond of writing. I won't make this sound robotic under the guise of being professional. In my professional world writing is informal ≠ and unprofessional. I come from a product management and digital automation background. Most recently I have used my skills in retail, eCommerce, healthcare, and media sectors. ● Automated Articles Now that all of our articles are organized and data-driven rather than narrative, they are all automated. I will now give you reports on the stock market, annual reports, the price of gold, and the price of fuel, all of which are automated. Even political news, such as poll results, is computerized. We can now automatically summarize tales in addition to writing articles. Would like to share my experience with you and the use cases I have applied. ● Automated Videos Videos also fit under this category. We have also found a solution for non-narrative videos here. We can input text material and output a quick movie. We now have the choice to post articles and videos in multiple languages. This is incredible for a media organization. ● Automated Image Insertion Without an image, no article would be complete. We can now read an article using our engine and insert the best suitable image from the image bank. ● Automated Metadata Creation It's feasible to extract metadata from content. As a result, we have also created the possibility to automatically post content to social media sites. The article's publication location and time are determined by the engine to maximize social media impressions. So, when it comes to automatically publishing content, we have an end-to-end solution with automated content, image, video, SEO, and social capabilities. With our editorial team now able to work on other areas where we need a little more research, this not only shortens the time it takes for us to get products to market but also boosts our efficiency. We earn more by being first even if the article is a little behind in quality thanks to the SEO advantage that decreasing TAT brings us. Content is a crucial part of building a strong online presence. Posting articles regularly is one of the best investments you can make in your website’s long-term strength and health. Stay tuned with me for unique content through my blogs. THE BOTTOM LINE A great product manager has the brain of an engineer, the heart of a designer, and the speech of a diplomat.’ Product managers are rock stars in every company. The common core skills required to be a successful product manager are teamwork, time management skills, soft skills, decision-making ability, thorough product knowledge, good delegation skills, and dynamic leadership skills. It is a complex role that requires mastery of a myriad of skills. You need to be a ‘jack of all trades’ to be on top of the game and stand out from the crowd. I feel I give justice to my role with all these attributes in me. Social Media links : Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbapiyush/ Twitter https://twitter.com/mba_piyush

Today on the occasion of Girl Child Day We Care Foundation organized a Talk show on the Girls Welfare and Adolescent challenges at St.Agnes Loretto Day school. The event was organised by the President of We Care Foundation, Dr Renu Singh. The guest speaker Dr Neha Anand talked about General Beauty Standards and their effects on adolescent girls. Dr Renu Singh inspired girls to set goals and work hard to achieve them. The program was conducted by Anshu Bhatnagar secretary of We Care Foundation. Some other important members of the Foundation like Rekha Agarwal and Mansi Pahwa and Prerna Tripathi were also present. The foundation also felicitated The Principal Miss Banni On the occasion We also believe that every helping hand is required to fulfil this basic dream. We believe that it’s a combined effort, no work can be done single-handedly. Together we can do efforts to make it worthwhile. - Dr Renu Singh , Prasident -We Care Foundation About We Care Foundation: The fundamental objective of the We Care Foundation is to increase the participation of women in social work. With this, The organization has started to spread its footsteps in other areas as well. We care foundation to empower weaker community women through relevant education, innovative healthcare, and market-focused livelihood programs. Plan and implement or join hands with the government, donors, non-government, and other such bodies for implementing the programs that are beneficiary to our vision and to awaken, organize and strengthen the target families/communities with total capacities to manage their own development with ecologically sustainable development as a central theme of the development process

PETEX India, India's largest gathering of Pet Industry Professionals and Pet Parents will be held at Hitex from January 27 to 29 for three days. It is organized by Hitex in association with The Hyderabad Canine Club(HCC). Petex India 2023 will be in support of Mars International India Private Limited, Felica, Plush Puppy, Exotica, Wag, Buddy's Bowl, Bajaj Allianz, Vets on Cloud, Goodboy Kitchen, Odo- Rite, Augie, Commando Kennels and Ammu Kennels Addressing a press conference this weekend , Mr. Srikanth T.G, Business Head, HITEX; Mr.Philip Butt, Honorary Secretary, and Mr. Adil Alam Khan, Treasurer of The Hyderabad Canine Club and Mr. Nitin Jain, Sales Director, Mars Intl India Pvt. Ltd said it is the Pet Industry Exposition featuring about 75 exhibitors covering the entire requirement of a pet Over 20,000 visitors are expected to visit over the three days of the fair. It is a must-attend event for Pets and Pet Enthusiasts. It is being held after a gap of two years due to Corona. The entry to the show is through tickets. The entry fee for adults is Rs 300/- and for Kids Rs 150/- Responsible Pet Parenting is the only way forward to avoid recurring freak incidents like the recent one which took place in the city where a food delivery boy jumped off a building to escape a dog and subsequently died, said experts in Pet Industry who spoke at the Press conference. Mr. Philip Bhutt, Honorary Secretary of the Hyderabad Canine Club said lack of awareness is the big problem on both fronts. Both animals and human beings are scared of each other. In this case that is what has happened. Dogs are not scary animals. At the same time irresponsible pet parenting who don’t invest in socializing dogs is another issue. Awareness is the key, he added. Mr. Nitin Jain, Sales Director of Mars Intl India added that one must get to know dogs and other pet animals better and also must learn to care for them. We on our front have been organizing seminars sensitizing people on Responsible Pet Parenting. Intervening here, Mr. TG Srikanth, Business Head of Hitex, who is organizing Petex, India’s largest Pet Industry expo said, post-pandemic lot of people were crazy about adopting pet dogs, not knowing much about their care etc. What we need is more awareness. Having pets at home has existed from time immemorial. But we have seen a rapid increase in pet adoption during the past decade. And this further increased during the recent pandemic.. It is now estimated that there are over 2 crore adopted dogs in India. And the adoption of cats is catching up fast. It is estimated that 20% of pet parents adopt cats. The reasons for this adoption are cited to be many. Ever increasing size of the middle-income group and their capability to spend, increase in the micronuclear families where pets have become the most sought-after companions and for the same reason due to the loneliness humankind faced due to the restrictions during the pandemic. The way we live has changed and along with us our pets have moved. They are no longer viewed as animals who hang around the backyard. We now get to hear things like “pet parents”, “humanization of pets” etc., Consequence of all these developments is the explosion of the pet care industry. With an estimated size of about 8000 to 10,000 crores in India and growing at a pace of 14% annually, India is among the fastest growing pet care industries across the globe, he added Multiple sectors have opened up due to this rapid growth. The pet food industry leads with over 80% of the market and others that are catching up fast are Grooming, Health care, Accessories, Toys, and Cafes. To address these issues, 5 5th edition of Petex has come up with a 360-degree approach to the pet industry. We have successfully brought in representations from all these sectors. At the same time, we also appeal to the Government to come out with Pet Care Policy or Policy on Companion Animals. Giving details Mr. Nitin Jain said, Pedigree is the world’s No.1 dog food brand associated with Petex. We make healthy, delicious food for dogs of all shapes and sizes around the globe Some of the highlights are that it will hold Hyderabad’s third International dog show – HyCan’23 which will showcase over 500 dogs belonging to 50 different breeds that will be judged by eight international judges from Spain, India, Australia, South Africa, Austria & Sweden. It will be the biggest show in India. The Indian Cat Federation will hold the International Cat Show. This is a unique show. It will feature 120+ cats that will be judged by two International Judges from Turkey & Latvia Another unique event will be Yoga amidst puppies. People can do Yoga classes with Indian-breed puppies Dogathon, a mini-marathon for pet dogs with their parents will also be held. It is a mini-run in which the pet parents will make their pets run/walk like how humans run/walk in a marathon, but with the involvement of our pet dogs. A unique competition, the Grooming of dogs will be held. Called HyCanGroomania Groomers from across the country would be showcasing their grooming skills on model or live dogs of different breeds which would be judged by a renowned Australian Grooming Expert James Bennett. An exclusive veterinary scientific conference for pets will be organized. Over 80 Veterinarians from across Telangana and neighbouring states will participate in it.

Seven films have been shortlisted for the Marathi competition section for the 21st Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), organized by the Pune Film Foundation and the Government of Maharashtra. Dr Jabbar Patel announced the shortlisted films for the Marathi competition section, President, Pune Film Foundation and Festival Director, at a Press Conference held today. Ravi Gupta, Secretary, of Pune Film Foundation was present for the Press Conference. Dr Patel also announced that noted director Chaitanya Tamhane will deliver the 'Vijay Tendulkar Memorial Lecture' on the topic 'Lessons I have learnt so far’ on February 4. The 21st PIFF will be held from February 2nd to 9th. The inaugural function will be held at Theatre Academy, Sakal Lalit Kendra in Mukundnagar on February 2 at 5.30 PM, while the closing ceremony will be held on February 9 at 5.30 PM at the same venue, informed Dr Patel. Dr Patel also informed that ‘Holy Spider’, directed by Ali Abbasi will be the opening film shown at the Festival, while Final Cut directed by Michel Hazanavicius will be the closing film shown at the Festival. Dr Patel also said that due to technical reasons, films would not be screened at the National Films Archives of India (NFAI) on Law College Road and instead one additional screen has been taken at the INOX, Bundgarden. The seven short-listed films in the Marathi competition section are as follows: Madar (Director – Mangesh Badar) Global Aadgoan (Director – Anil Kumar Salve) Giraki – (Directors - Kavita Datir and Amit Sonawane) Territory – (Director – Sachin Shriram Mullemwar) Diary of Vinayak Pandit – (Director - Mayur Sham Karambalikar) Dharmveer.. Mukkam Post Thane – (Director – Pravin Vitthal Tarde) Panchak – (Directors - Jayant Jathar and Rahul Awate) Lectures and Workshops to be held during the 21st Pune International Film Festival: 1. Friday February 3 at 3.30 PM – Lecture by A Sreekar Prasad on ‘The Invisible Art of Film Editing’ 2. Saturday, February 4 at 5.30 PM - Chaitanya Tamhane will deliver the Vijay Tendulkar Memorial Lecture on the topic ‘Lessons I have learnt so far’. 3. Sunday, February 5 at 3.30 PM - Director and Cinematographer Shaji Karun will guide on the topic ‘Thinking Images’ 4. Monday, February 6 at 3.30 PM - Rahul Rawail, Director of well-known films like ‘Arjun Pandit’, ‘Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’, ‘Anjam’, ‘And 'Jo Bole So Nihal’ will conduct a Masterclass on the topic ‘Mainstream Cinema Today’. A book titled ‘Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work’ will also be published on the occasion. 5. Tuesday, February 7 at 3.30 PM - well-known comedy actor Johnny Lever will deliver a lecture on the topic ‘Humor in Cinema’. 6. Wednesday, February 8 at 3.30 PM - Director Aruna Raje and Professor Dr Lakshmi Lingam, Head Social Sciences School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, will impart their views on the topic ‘Making Films & Watching Films: Gender in Hindi Cinema’. 7. Wednesday, February 8 at 4.30 PM – Well-known actress Vidya Balan will share her views on the topic ‘Challenges of Female Actors in the Entertainment World’. All the workshops would be held at PVR, Pavilion on the Senapati Bapat Road and no separate registration is required to attend the workshop. All those who have registered for PIFF will be able to attend the workshops on a first come first serve basis.

Well, there's been a lot more demand recently for empathetic lawyers, so today I thought to discuss the power of empathy and how to utilize empathy to drive businesses and social growth by increasing humanity and connectivity. Empathy is all about seeing the world from someone else's perspective. It's all about deep diving into someone else's situation to find an appropriate resolution. So how can empathy be beneficial for organizations? The reality is that we live in an empathy deficit world, and that's a term that was coined by President Barack Obama back in 2006. So almost 16 years ago on a global stage, this has already been recognized and yet very little has been done about it. Today we are living in a world where we continue to experience declining empathy levels. Fundamentally, when people are disconnected, when people are feeling isolated, they don't perform as well because as humans our greatest need is to be seen and to be heard. That's like at the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy, right? I think it's a conversation that's changing in the legal world. First and foremost, better listening skills can help your client feel more connected. Secondly while working with your adversaries, you can understand them better, of course, there are a host of other benefits as well. Theodore Roosevelt once said nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. And it's so true because if you had the two best lawyers in the world in the room to choose from, everything else remaining equal as humans, we will gravitate towards the ones that we think care a bit more, get it a bit more, understand us a bit more. As people, we connect with people that connect with us. It's contagious, actually. The most successful brands, they're successful because they're able to establish a form of emotional connection with the end consumers. The difficulty the lawyers have is the legal topics don't really facilitate the use of emotions because they're quite technical, but also, we're trained to write in a very clear, structured, logical way. There isn't as much attention to empathy, I guess. But the reality is the more connected you are to humanity, to human beings, the more impactful that marketing will be. 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/