After making over half dozen Guinness World Records in mountaineering and adventure, India’s ‘Everest Twins’ Nungshi-Tashi Malik have once again made South Asia especially women proud. Last year they were selected among the toughest global adventurers for the prestigious race called ‘Eco Challenge Fiji 2019’. This is the first time any adventurer or team from South Asia and much of the developing world made entry into this event touted by many as the ‘Olympics of Adventure’ in which 66 teams from 30 countries took part.
That race was hosted by Bear Grylls and is streaming on Amazon Prime video in epic 10 episode series. Due to their incredible performance, Nungshi Tashi have been among the top featured athletes of this show.
The twin sisters had selected the team of five members and named it ‘Khukuri Warriors’. Being totally new to adventure racing, they had little chance of finishing this grueling 671 km race involving a dozen adventure activities over ocean, rivers, lake, swamps, jungle and mountains. The twins started at the bottom of the table nearly dropping out of it right in the beginning but gradually inched their way up the pack finally finishing 36th at the finish line braving 11 days and nights non-stop without sleep. Some 22 teams could not finish the race which saw many medical evacuations and serious injuries.
Acknowledging the twins’ global achievements, few years back Bear Grylls had blogged on them as his ‘heroes’ on his blogging site.
Team Khukuri Warriors from India (team members Tashi Malik, Nungshi Malik, Brandon Fisher, Praveen Singh Rangar and VS Malik) compete in the 2019 Eco-Challenge adventure race in Fiji on Saturday, September 7, 2019. (Idris Solomon/Amazon)
Bear Grylls and Team Khukuri Warriors from India (team members Tashi Malik, Nungshi Malik, Brandon Fisher, Praveen Singh Rangar and VS Malik) during the 2019 Eco-Challenge adventure race in Fiji on Thursday, September 19, 2019. (Corey Rich/Amazon)
Team Khukuri Warriors from India (team members Tashi Malik, Nungshi Malik, Brandon Fisher, Praveen Singh Rangar and VS Malik) in the 2019 Eco-Challenge adventure race in Fiji on Saturday, September 21, 2019. (Andy Mann/Amazon)
A line of products for your skin & hair care routine in this erratic monsoon season fromBlossom Kochhar Aroma Magic
The monsoon season and damp weather conditions can often take a toll on one’s hair and skin. During this season our skin can get quite damp and can lead to irritation. While we may not realize it, the sun during the monsoon can also impact the texture of our skin. The humidity causes our hair to get moody and go from being frizzy to greasy in no time. Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic, produces products that are directly from earth to bottle, believes in the power of beauty and wishes all its customers a bright year ahead.
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic’s Neem and Tea Tree Facewash
This product contains neem & rose extracts and helps prevent blackheads and soothes skin irritations with its blend of tea tree & lavender essential oils. The vitamins in this lighten scars, blemishes & improve skin tone. During the monsoon season, we may experience skin irritations due to the humidity. The tea tree essential oil contains antiseptic properties that will help keep the skin bacteria-free.
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic’s Hair Fall Control Shampoo
Enriched with natural oils and essential oils of Clary Sage and Lavender, this helps balance the pH levels of the scalp and strengthen hair strands. The plant juice of Aloe vera and Reetha deeply cleanse and conditions the hair from the root to the tips. The excess moisture in our environment can lead to hair fall during the rainy season. The peppermint essential oil in this product will help relieve any itchiness and irritation, keeping the roots of the hair strong.
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic’s Coffee Bean Scrub
This all-natural scrub formula is made of green coffee bean extract, honey, and organic coffee arabica powder. It exfoliates, deep cleanses, and improves circulation. Coffe provides multiple skincare benefits such as dealing with Cellulite. In addition, applying this coffee bean scrub in monsoons helps peps up your mood.
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic’s Aloe Vera Sunscreen Gel
This is an all-mineral, gel formula creates a physical barrier between you and the sun. The product is non-greasy, skin-friendly, and enriched with wheatgerm, avocado, and grapeseed oils. It soothes acne and reduces acne and acne scars. The sun during the monsoons can affect the skin negatively. The calendula essential oil in the product can help protect one from the harsh UV rays of the sun.
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic’s 3 in 1 Jasmine Blossom Body Wash
This is an all-purpose natural hair, face, and body cleanser that leaves your skin bright, alive, and satiny smooth. It treats skin rashes and reduces the effects of pollution on the skin. Besides having all the wonderful skin and hair benefits, The Jasmine essential oil helps in inducing confidence and helps if you are feeling low.
The Lavender essential oil has multiple qualities that soothe nerves, eases pains, and fights palpitation. It tones the skin and helps with hair fall. Lavender oil is used as a calming solution. This aromatherapy not only helps relieve stress but can also relieve pain in the body.
About Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic is the largest Aromatherapy brand in India. With over 170 signature aromatherapy—based products including skincare, haircare, essential oils, and curative oils, Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic has created a niche in the cosmetics industry. The extensive range comprises honest, aromatherapy skin, hair, and wellness products, which have been carefully researched and blended to have a positive healing effect on the mind, body, and soul. Each of the products uses traditional methods in its making and combines the science of aromatherapy, which includes extracting oils from plants, flowers, and seeds. All the essential oils are carefully sourced and blended to precision personally under the care of Dr. Blossom Kochhar. Dr. Kochhar and her husband, the late Col. V. Kochhar together laid the foundation of Blossom Kocchar Aroma Magic in the year of 1993. And today, under the leadership of her daughter Samantha Kochhar, the company has grown onto becoming one of the front-runners in aromatherapy in India.
Range of products from organic handwash, hand sanitisers, creams, oils, facewash, bodywash, salts and more
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Khadi Natural Healthcare products are manufactured under the guidance of qualified Ayurveda Doctors and made up of Herbal active ingredients which are formulated from organically grown pure plant extracts and are made to WHO, GMP and ISO standards and incorporate the principles of preservative recipe for everyday use.
Vibrant gifting range from mesmerising Ganesha idols, Premium Handcrafted Modaks/Sweets & Home Decor Art Pieces.
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Each product in this collection is handcrafted meticulously for this auspicious occasion. Starting from miniature Lord Ganesha Idols that have intricate gold & silver detailing to bigger hand-painted Ganpati murtis.
Lots opf options from the statement pieces ranging from metal trays & jali boxes to Lord Ganesha pearl vandanvar,exquisite Moroccon Dome & Platter, Jewel Tray with unique bowls & canisters. Gourmet features divine handcrafted edibles; modaks, chikkis topped with rose petals, aata gond ladoos & handmade pista badam barfi!
amã Stays & Trails offers a diverse range of destinations with authentic sights and sounds – the perfect recipe for a magical holiday.
Nestled in the coffee plantations adorning the hills of Coorg, the vintage properties exude a colonial charm amid the irresistible natural beauty of the plantations. Take long walks; savour the coffee made from freshly ground beans; relish the local cuisine; run, play, explore and step out for sight-seeing and adventures. Hidden within the rainforests of Karnataka, Chikmagalur offers acres of green hills covered in coffee shrubs. A retreat here allows you to immerse yourself into a relaxed way of life, enjoying a cozy and comfortable bonfire with your friends and family after a long day.
For beach lovers, there are the soft sands, shimmering waters and swaying palms in Goa. Experience a classic Goan rendezvous amidst lush lanes, quaint churches, heritage homes and tropical fruit trees. Or guests can get a taste of God’s Own Country at Alappuzha with its azure blue skies, untouched vegetation, palm fringed backwater canals and houseboats.
The latest addition is Madh Island, a quaint fishing village amidst the hustle of Mumbai in Maharashtra. Madh Island is an oasis in the city that never sleeps, famous for breath-taking sunsets across the Arabian Sea. Seafood aficionados can rejoice at the freshest catch
22nd August 2020, marks the beginning of the much-awaited Ganesh Utsav. This day initiates the arrival of Lord Ganesha to the Earth with Mother Gauri. People bring idols of the lord to the home for carrying on the worshipping procession for 10 days and lastly gather together to immerse it in the water bodies.
With the pandemic of COVID-19, people today have to follow their ritual at their home itself. So, to make it easy for all here are some of the best home temples to cherish the divine journey even at being in the four walls.
Bhagirathi Home Temple
Being a portable mandir for home, Bhagirathi can be a fabulous option for incorporating a temple as per your convenience. This temple is exquisitely designed with tomb like structure above to give the vibe of the mandir you visit. Further, portable temples give ease to be shifted for redecorating more, be it behind the wood or decking the marigold flowers in front. To add more, the tray for earthen lamps and a drawer bring you the serviceability too.
Maurya Home Temple
Chanting Ganpati Bappa Morya would be more heart-warming when you have Maurya home temple at your home. This home temple holds two doors with jaali patterns for signifying the traditional touch. Furthermore, the top of the temple is flanked with accentuating detailing, and the base gives rest to four drawers. The supreme feature of this pooja mandir is the ability to shift from pole to post. The credited portability gives you the option for placing the mandir in the best spare space.
Ananta Home Temple
The most immeasurable thing that you can do to your home is seek the blessings of the Lord by dignifying him with a high position in the room. This is where you can put wall mount Pooja mandir in your home like Ananta. Featuring an intensively modern design and sufficient shade to Bappa, a mandir like this is what you need for your home today. Moreover, the furniture also assists storage so that an empty corner can be lightened up completely for serving the purpose of pooja.
Advait Home Temple
Ever thought of making a pale wall the prettiest of all. Well, what can be prettier than a temple that venerates the idol of the lord to the core. This is the power of Advait home temple from Wooden Street. At one end, this furniture is perfectly crafted to be spacious and noticeable. However, you do get the reservation to follow the rituals of decorating the temple and the idol at par. With this, Advait is uniquely made with indented netted pattern on the back panel. No wonder, a beautifully made mandir can beautify the idol and thus the hour of worship.
Valdim Home Temple
Valdim home temple is the perfect example of versatility and functionality. The dual personality of it can allow the unit to be both a floor unit as well as a floating one. Certainly, you have a choice to make! In fact, the pooja mandir is purely designed for turning up the festive mood with its curvy head and space friendly storage. You can definitely count on this mandir to fit anywhere, be on the floor or at a height.
Make this Ganesh Chaturthi dazzling as always, with getting home temples to honor your prayers to the Lord. Small homes and living spaces will be out of question when you have mandir options for every homely area. So, this is our way of giving greetings for the occasion in advance with mandir ideas for the modern abode.
> Whenever I see these bloggers, I really feel outdated. But yes people like Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner are the one’s who really inspire me
-What are the first items you gravitate toward when shopping?
> Shoes, watching, bags and then clothes.
-What is your favorite store to shop at, and how would you describe the overall vibe of the store?
> I love shopping in Palladium, which isn’t a single store but an entire mall. But they have some great brands and the collection is slightly different from the rest.
-What do you want your style to say about who you are?
Elegance, grace is something that has always mattered to me but also someone empowering. Because when I feel like an actress, I dress differently. When I feel like a writer I dress differently and when I am home I dress differently. So it depends on who I am in that particular situation.
-What are your three favorite pieces in your closet right now?
> It’s a micro core dress which is a one-piece that I haven’t worn until now. Then there is party wear which I don’t know where to wear owing to the current situation (pandemic). And also I am fascinated with my casual collection in my closet which also comprises some winter wears. And a couple of jeans that I purchased before the lockdown. And of course my shoe collection, I have these boots which I haven’t worn often. I sometimes wear them at home just to click pictures and to feel sane about wearing shoes at home. (laughs)
About Digangana Suryavanshi
One of the rare acting talents who started acting from the tender age of seven years old. She started off as a child artist in the TV series, Shakuntala, among others. Post her debut, she has worked in several TV serials until one fine day she decided to venture into films. She then went onto win people’s hearts on the silver screen with her Bollywood as well as Tollywood films.
She’s not just an actor, but she also paints, writes, sings, composes, and plays musical instruments too.
Television
Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat, Krishna Arjun, Shakuntala, Balika Vadhu, Ruk Jaana Nahin, Qubool Hai, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera
Writes, composes, sings songs, dances, paints, plays musical instruments
What’s next on the work front?
Currently I am doing a Telugu film called Seetimaarr and then I will be shooting for a Hindi film which is unannounced. There are a couple of other things too, but I am just waiting for the situation to get normal so that I can figure out a couple of other things too.
VLCC is set to launch #VLCC9DaysAt199; a social offer campaign for men and women over a course of 9 days while Lord Ganesha is Home.
This offer allows you avail one service every day at FLAT 199/- .
The services need to be pre-decided and the announcement would be 1 Day before. The services will be around grooming for festivities – which will primarily include haircut, blow dry, shampoo, dry medicure & pedicure, head massage & foot massage and a lot more.
It is that time of the year again when, amid loud chanting of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’, people celebrate the homecoming of Lord Ganesha.
Actor Pavleen Gujral spotted at Izhaar for Ganesh Chaturthi shopping (1)
Angry Indian Goddess famed actor Pavleen Gujral was spotted at Izhaar a One stop shop for Luxury gifting, to shop for the festival in Delhi. Wearing a Yellow Organza Suit with Moti Resham work from Designer Asha Gautam, Pavleen was seen enjoying the spirit of the festival.
Actor Pavleen Gujral spotted at Izhaar for Ganesh Chaturthi shopping (2)
