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“Appreciate the brave hearts who are fighting the threat at the frontlines and risking their life.”
In line with the recent ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, it is an ideal time to bring the discipline back in our lives, practice the art of trusting oneself and supporting the government by staying home, believes Actress Divya Malik
Divya Malik took a huge step for the masses with#Aapnethankyoubolakya and #Salutechallenge. She brought in a very positive thought to encourage people by staying at home and admiring the efforts of the heroes of COVID-19
Recently the actress shared a 32-second video on her Instagram, saluting all our battlers, doctors, nurses, police, CISF, and cleaners who have been working inhuman hours, in conditions of extreme risk. Actress Divya Malik was last seen in Star Plus serial“Krishna Chali London” as “Laliya” and also nominated the cast of “Krishna Chali London” to spread the message.
She says“We are facing a pandemic threat that is sweeping across humanity beyond oceans and borders. It’s time we step up against this deadly disease for the sake of lives and mankind. Let us all pledge to beat #Covid19 and also appreciate the brave hearts who are leading the battlefield against COVID-19. Salute and Thankyou to those who are risking their lives by providing essential services.We should also not forget the doctors who are coming to our areas for check-ups, Pray and support the COVID-19 fighters on duty as they are working for us, just to keep us safe!”
By Chef Ranveer Brar: Food Sufi, Restaurateur, Author & Celebrity Chef.
During this lockdown,recreate these sumptuous delicacies from your homes to celebrate the good harvest and mark the Punjabi New Year.
AtteKaHalwa
Preparation Time: 5mins
Cooking Time: 40mins
Serves: 2
Category: Dessert
Ingredients:
¼ Cup Ghee
¾ Cup Wheat Flour
½ Cup Water
½ Cup Sugar
1 tbsp Almonds, chopped
1 tbsp Pistachios, chopped
Process:
In a pan heat ghee. Add wheat flour and cook on low flame for good 15-20mins or till fat separates.
Then add water and cook till all the water is absorbed.
Add sugar and cook for few more minutes.
Lastly add almonds and pistachios and turn off the flame.
Serve hot or cold.
Gur KeChawal
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup Long grain Basmati Rice, soaked
1 tbsp Ghee
3-4 Cloves
2-3 Green Cardamoms, slightly crushed
1 tsp Fennel
¼ cup Dry Coconut, sliced
¼ cup Raisins
¼ cup Almonds, chopped
¼ cup Cashew nuts, halved
A pinch of Saffron
¾ cup Jaggery, grated
Process:
Heat ghee in a Non-stick pot and add in cloves, cardamom pods, fennel seeds and stir fry for 30 seconds until it releases its flavours.
Now add in the sliced coconut and raisins, almonds, cashew nuts and cook for another minute on medium flame.
Now drain the soaked rice, rinse well and add it to the pot and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Add in 1 cup of warm water and saffron. Cook till three forth done.
Now in another pan add jaggery and melt it by adding one cup of water. Allow it to Melt completely and add it to the rice. Do not stir, cover with a lid and cook for another 5-6 minutes on very low flame.
Once cooked remove and serve hot immediately
Moong dal halwa
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Serves: 2
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients:
¼ cup Ghee
1½ cup Moong dal, soaked, paste
1 cup Milk
2 tbsp Saffron Infused water
¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
1 cup Hot Water
3 tbsp Ghee
1 cup Sugar
For Garnish
Pistachios
Almonds
Silver vark
Process:
Melt ghee in a non stick pan. Add the ground moong dal paste. Stir well
Keep on stirring the halwa on a low to medium flame. The raw aroma of the moong lentils should go away completely.
Meanwhile, take another pan of water and bring to a boil.
Now add milk to the cooked dal mixture and cook till all the milk is absorbed by the dal.
Add saffron infused water and mix well. Add cardamom powder and hot water mix well (The mixture sizzles so be careful while adding hot water mixture).
Now add in the ghee and sugar and stir well. Cook on low flame and string with frequent intervals.
The liquid should get absorbed and now you will see the ghee getting separated.
Lastly add chopped pistachios. Serve moong dal kahalwa hot.
ShakarkandiHalwa / Sweet Potato Halwa
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
3-4 tbsp Ghee
12-15 Cashews/ halved
2 Large Sweet potato/ grated
¼ cup Milk
2 tbsp Sugar
3-4 Kesar strands
¼ tsp Cardamom powder
4-5 Rose petals
For Garnish
3-4 Rose petals
Process:
In a pan, add ghee, cashews and roast well till golden brown and keep it aside.
In the same pan, add grated sweet potato and cook till soft in texture.
Add milk, sugar, kesar strands, cardamom powder, rose petals and mix well.
Cook till the mixture turns soft.
Garnish with rose petals, serve hot.
LaukiHalwa
Preparation Time: 10mins
Cooking Time: 25mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Ghee
2 Cups Dudhi/Bottle gourd, grated
1 Cup full fat milk
½ Cup Sugar
½ tsp Cardamom Powder
6-8 Cashew nuts, chopped & ghee roasted
6-8 Almonds, chopped & ghee roasted
Process:
In a kadai, heat ghee on medium flame. Add grated dudhi and sauté for 7 minutes.
Add milk, bring it to boil and then put it on simmer. Keep stirring at intervals.
When the milk has reduced to minimum, add cardamom powder and sugar. Cook further till desired consistency.
Add cashew nuts and almonds. Mix well. Serve hot or cooled.
Makhane Ki Kheer
Preparation Time: 15mins
Cooking Time: 25mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Ghee
2 ½ CupsMakhana/Foxnuts
6-8 Cashew Nuts, halved
1 litre Full fat Milk
½ Tsp Cardamom Powder
6-7 tbsp Sugar
Saffron, Few strands
For Garnish
1 tbsp Pistachios, chopped
Process:
Heat ghee in a pan. Add makhana and roast until it absorbs all the ghee.
Divide the makhan in two parts. Crush half the quantity of makhana and reserve the rest. keep them aside.
Heat ghee in a pan. Add in cashew nuts and cook for around 4-5 minutes or until it turns golden brown in colour. Remove from flame and keep aside.
Add the crushed part to the milk, followed by the whole makhana.
Boil the milk thenturn the flame to medium low. Simmer the milk until it reduces to 3/4th of its quantity.
Keep stirring the milk constantly. When the makhana has turned soft, add sugar, saffron and cardamom powder. Mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes. Switch off the flame.
Serve the makhana kheer hot or chilled.
Pindi Chana
Prep time: 2 hours
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Serves: 4
Category: Main course
Ingredients:
2 cups Dried Chickpeas, washed and soaked for 2 hours
1 tsp Baking soda
Salt
For Potli mix
3 Black Cardamom pods
1 inch Cinnamon stick
3-4 Cloves
1 inch Ginger, peeled and crushed
1 tsp Tea leaves
Other Ingredients:
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tsp Cumin powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 ½ tsp Anardana powder
1 tsp Raw Mango powder
2 tsp Oil
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Ajwain seeds
2 tsp Ginger, juliennes
2 Green chilles, chopped
2 tbspKasurimethi
1 tsp Black salt
Fresh Coriander leaves, for garnish
2 tsp Oil Accompaniments
1 Lemon, cut into wedges
1 inch Ginger piece, cut into juliennes
½ cup Onion, cut into rings
1 Green chilli, slit
Process:
Take a heavy bottom pot and add the soaked chickpeas to it.
Add in water, salt and baking soda.
Take a muslin cloth and add the ingredients mentioned under potli mix except the oil. Secure it with a sting to make a potli. Add this potli to the chickpeas and cover with a lid and cook for 25 minutes until the chickpeas become tender.
Open the lid and remove the potli. Add all the powdered masalas like turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, anardana powder and raw mango powder. Let the masalas cook along with the chickpeas.
Meanwhile take a pan and make the tempering for the chana. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and ajwain to it. Let it splutter and add ginger and chopped green chillies to it. Take this tadka and add it to the chickpeas.
Add little water to retain some moisture. Add kasurimethi and black salt and mix everything together.
Cover with a lid and cook it for 10 minutes so it infuses all the flavours.
Turn off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves and serve along with the mentioned accompaniments.
We as Fitness Enthusiasts are desperately missing our gyms in the lockdown period! Isn’t it? And at the same time, we are not aware, for how long is this going to last. Anyways, irrespective of the lockdown, we must not skip exercising every day. Here are a 6 Home workout trends that you can follow during your lockdown, from Monday to Saturday (Sundays off) to make your ‘At home’ workouts more interesting and regular.
Plyometrics.
These are exercises just like your regular body weight exercises, the only difference is, Plyometric are rapid and bouncy.
You can easily perform these in your house.
The bounce helps in more impact on the weight bearing joints and helps elicit more muscle wear and tear as compared to simple body weight exercises.
Aerobics and Zumba.
Lockdown can be boring and charging yourself mentally is task sometimes.
Go to Youtube, and play some music or a Zumba session and simply follow the steps as it is.
Even a 40 to 50 minutes Zumba session can get your heart beats pumping and burn fat.
Animal training.
This is relatively the youngest form of exercise techniques. We all know, animals are physically stronger than humans. Animal movements are arduous, difficult and mimicking them certainly help us recruit a different set of muscles in our body which we usually don’t use in our daily lives.
Animal training simply means mimicking animal movements like spider walks, bear walks, frog jumps, etc.
Core session.
I have heard, there are 1200 to 2000 core exercises! And performing just 10 to 15 of them, 2 sets each with 10 to 15 reps in each set can make up a 40 min core exercise session.
Though spot reduction is a myth, core sessions help to increase your core endurance, reduce your lethargy and burn fat.
Functional Training.
These are body weight exercises which mimic your daily activities and help you become more functional and robust.
for example, pullups and chin-ups, push-ups, squats, lunges and exercises which can be done by using any prop which is handy in your house like step ups on a chair.
Tabata Training.
Of all the 6 options listed here, this is the most difficult if you follow the rules of Tabata.
The rule is choose any number of exercises, in any order, but you have to perform them 10 seconds on and 10 seconds off! Or 20seconds on and 20 off, by the end of the session, you burn out!
Dr. Shreyash Gujrathi is a Senior Exercise Science Professor at Gold’s Gym Fitness Institute.
In the wake of the nation-wide lockdown, where social distancing is the need of the hour, IHCL is giving you a chance to get your hands on some select essential products while experiencing a touch of legendary hospitality right in the comfort of your homes, with its Hospitality@Home services.
Keeping in mind that overall health and wellness is essential during these times, you can cook your favorite meals using the finest of gourmet products, binge on freshly baked breads and confectionaries from Taj’s popular bakeries, pamper yourself with a spa day at home and also order takeout from your favourite iconic restaurants as Taj Hotels offers drool-worthy hampers and F&B services, through contactless takeaway at its iconic city hotels across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Who said meal times have to be boring while staying safe at home? Light a candle, set the table and leave the rest to us as Taj Hotels offers takeaway services from across its iconic restaurants in the city. Give in to your cravings and order your favourite cuisine from a select menu from popular restaurants such as Shamiana, La Patisserie, Capital Kitchen, Vista, Southern Spice, Blue Ginger, Cal 27, Machan and more.
Celebrate a special occasion with the Taj Gourmet hamper. From the choicest produce, pasta and herbs to a spread of cheese and crackers, the Taj Gourmet hamper, priced from INR 10,000/- onwards, includes everything you need to cook a scrumptious meal.
Missing the aroma of freshly baked bread or craving for a bite of sweet delicacies? Order the Bakery and Confectionery hamper that includes a range of freshly baked breads, home-made chocolates, and mouth-watering granola among other treats. With a choice of the best teas or coffee to satiate your tastebuds, make yourself a delicious breakfast with this must-have hamper priced from INR 5,000/- onwards.
Indulge in a session of wellness for both body and mind, and pamper yourself with a luxuriously relaxing spa day with the Taj Wellness hamper. The hamper includes essentials from our award-winning Jiva Spa, including scrubs, essential oil blends and foot soaks, ideal to keep yourself and your skin hydrated. This hamper is priced from INR 15,000/- onwards.
Lastly, you can now spend your time at home without the added stress of doing laundry, with Taj’s impeccable laundry services. Guests can simply drop off their clothing and linen at the hotel and pick it up, washed and pressed to perfection, in 24 hours from the hotel lobby.
To place a prepaid contact less takeaway order for any of the above, guests can call the respective hotels.
Architecture is not the creation of Non-Living Products made of merely Brick and Concrete; rather it is the art of creating Living Organisms that live in Harmony with Mother Nature. Chromed Design Studio is the tree with roots dug deep into the soil that extracts the best juices of design, management, and execution, to nourish the tree and for providing a sustainable environment to the world. The viral outbreak of Covid19 has brought the world to a standstill. In these trying times, Chromed Design Studio understands the severity of the situation and urges everyone to take the necessary precautions. Given the current health crisis, Work from home has become almost a necessity. Being a responsible firm they have implemented work from home way before it was mandatory and compulsory. As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, they recognize the responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of customers, partners, employees and communities above all else.
Ar. Abhigyan Neogi, Founder of Chromed Design Studio reassures that a few days of being careful will help beat this pandemic. Team Chromed is spending this time to do research and future proof of their upcoming projects by focusing on the minutest of details. This isolation time can be utilized for a more healthy and productive research-based work. In times of adversity, the only objective should be to face the problems and collectively support each other in times of need. It is imperative that focus is not lost and the maximum time is spent on research and preparation for the future rather than thinking about today. This time can be used for the collective benefit for the firm as well as the individuals. It is the perfect opportunity to take control over one’s routine and integrate new software into their arsenal. Architects and designers can work on improving their drawing skills. In addition to that, they can stay well-informed and proactive. There are so many myths about Covid-19, but it is the job of a leader to plan for a range of scenarios and make sure all preparations have been made, and lead with a spirit of optimism.
The major challenge for architects and designers during this pandemic is the inability to collaborate and work as a team. Architecture is practiced on the ground so while building and working on a site one is physically present there and witnesses everything. Architects need to interact and meet to discuss a lot of things in person and this is the core challenge posed by work from home. Technically if the approach is individualistic then it might be a viable option but in case of collaborations for larger projects then work from home is not suitable. Having said that it is in the best interest of everyone to stay indoors and practice self-isolation for the greater good. In times like these, it is important to keep abreast of the latest developments from reputable sources. However, incessant monitoring of news and social media will not only hinder workflow but needlessly increase anxiety. During working hours, avoid them entirely so that the focus is entirely on work. Discipline is important when working from home. While it is vital to maintain productivity levels during core work hours, it is equally important to detach from work when needed. Take this as an opportunity for the world to heal itself & come together as one single human race. Be flexible, communicate often, and listen to your team members. Let’s awaken to a new beginning that resonates with nothing but peace, love, and compassion for each other.
While the outbreak has already created inconveniences for millions of people in the form of travel restrictions, health scares and stock market turmoil, it has been a rather unexciting time for most employees working in the private sector. Ar. Manish Dikshit, Founding principle of Aum Architects states that- “As responsible citizens of the country we should support all the efforts and initiatives by the Central and State governments to fight Coronavirus”. For the first time in history the business hub of the country, Mumbai is in a state of complete lockdown. Aum Architects had been contemplating this situation and had planned as to how they would carry out this exercise. The challenge was in terms of how the core design team would interact with each other and amicably communicate the designs. For that, their company has been using a lot of software to help with cloud-based storage which aided work from home. There are ways to deliver results and avoid going stir-crazy, from setting up a good workspace to the way one talks to their team.
Manish Dikshit highly recommends the use of technology as much as possible. Also, looking at the bright side, a positive thing that one can learn from WFH is that offices can be decongested and work can be accomplished with essential and limited resources available. Mental health is an important aspect that needs full attention. To have a healthy state of mind while engaging in work from home should be of utmost priority. “We are in physical isolation from the world but we can use technology to connect with our loved ones. Make sure you use this time to get back to long lost hobbies or learn new things”, he says. This time of isolation can be used in a variety of ways to accomplish long-forgotten goals for oneself.
Apart from the usual office work, Manish Dikshit is making sure his team attends the maximum number of webinars on various digital platforms. By connecting with other architects and members of the design fraternity, it aids them in having a broader perspective on how to cope up with the current scenario. In an attempt to keep his team abreast with the latest software being used in architecture, Ar. Manish makes sure everyone takes online courses in different departments. Getting trained in terms of managing projects and participating in as many design competitions as possible is what keeps Team Aum busy during the lockdown. Dividing his time equally, Manish spends half the time with his family and the other half is reserved for work. It is the collective responsibility as a team, to lift each other in times of need and guide each other through the process. The lockdown period can leave the employees feeling underwhelmed but everyone needs to remember this is for the greater good.
By – Hitesh Chhabria – Assistant Technical Training Head, Gold’s Gym India
These days it’s like a season of home workouts and if you failed to stock the home gym equipment’s, don’t worry – there are plenty of items in your home that can double as equipment’s.
Lots of household items can be used as exercise equipment, as long as you use your imagination.
Water Bottles: A one liter water bottle weighs approximately 2.2 pounds, so you can use one in each hand for some lighter weight arm workouts.
Workouts Names:
Bicep curls
Bicep hammer curls
Side lateral raises
Shoulder front raises
Shoulder overhead presses
Bent over rows
Triceps kickbacks
Backpack: To add some extra poundage to the body weight moves, a backpack can be used and filled with cans and bottles or anything heavy and make workouts more challenging for yourself.
Workout names:
Squats
Step ups
Lunges
Pushups
Deadlifts
Bent over rows
Plank
Water gallon: The big 5-gallon water bottles for water coolers works the best. Many of these have handles too. They weigh in at 40 lbs when full, so, definitely a substantial amount of weight. The size of them makes them ideal for a lot of exercises of heavy lifting.
Workout names:
Deadlifts
Both arm bent over rows
Sumo squats
Stiff legged deadlifts
Shoulder overhead presses
Bucket: Bigger the bucket, the heavier it can be made. You can use a pole for a handle and secure the bucket to each end. Or you can lift the buckets by the handle for independent movement on each side.
Suitcase: Suitcases are great because they have handles! They are also designed to carry quite a bit of weight. Fill with books, clothes, water bottles, cans, etc.
Workout names:
Deadlifts
Squats
Overhead squats
Split lunges
Bent over rows
Incline/Decline pushups
Hip thrusts
When you put socially active animals into homely containments then what happens? Well, we find a way out to meet our needs or at least an alternative to engage ourselves so that we stay relevant during this time of social lockdown. Industries have moved on to work from home culture, education is moving online, people are engaging in activities like cooking, reading, farming, meditating and dating!
A surge has been witnessed across online dating platforms as people are trying to woo away the monotony in their lives through virtual relationships. QuackQuack; an online dating app built especially for Indian singles having over 8 million users is also witnessing a surge in it’s user base. They are on-boarding 18,000 new users per day since the lockdown started. The user chats on the app has also gone up from 350k chats per day to 500k chats per day.
Speaking about the ongoing trends Mr. Ravi Mittal, Founder of QuackQuack stated that “During this tough time we are glad that people are opting for online services to make their stay at home comfortable. As an organisation we have also witnessed about a 60% increase in our user base leading to 20% hike in our revenues”
He further added “We would also request our users to stay at their homes and not take any risks. Virtual is the safest distance and we are providing you with the best platform for online dating in India. So, what are you waiting for? Your online date must be just a click away”
The platform appeals to the youth of the country ranging between 21-30 years and about 60% of their users are from the Tier- 2 & 3 cities. They also have a strict moderation policy to safe-guard women users. Their backend moderation team is equipped to weed out fake profiles and they suspend close to 10% new signups everyday on suspicion.
“People purposely spread fake news…
It creates a mess,
but they couldn’t care less
As all they want are a few million views.”As the COVID lockdown shows no signs of respite, we’re all caught in a fishbowl scenario, trying to make sense of the world around us. Newsfeeds from sources like TV, Whatsapp and social media share a blurry picture indeed, leaving us to sift through real or fake news.”We need to be vigilant of what we see, what we hear and subsequently what we share. Misinformation and fake news are as harmful as the COVID-19 outbreak – practice social distancing here too”, said Shakir Ebrahim, the founder of YouTube-based news and current affairs channels, Bisbo.
The video explainer outfit is guiding its audience towards a deep-dive for fake news which they had created two years ago and remains as relevant today. The video, ‘Fake news and how to spot it’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EordQ1P3Cjo is an easy 10-point checklist by which any news consumer can figure out whether an event is authentic or not.
The 10-point checklist promises to give a real sense of what’s going on and stop the flow of fake news. How? It covers the following areas:
1. Is it reported by only one news source?
2. Is the news unusual?
3. How is the grammar in the accompanying text?
4. What type of headlines are click-bait.
5. Does the news report contain specifics of date, time, and place?
6. How you can use Google image search to authentic pics
7. Have you checked the source website?
8. Is it an .ru or .co extension?
9. Does it mis-spell a popular news channel?
10. Is the news source authenticated?
Each report, in itself, allows readers to judge its authenticity by answering whether it sounds logical in the first place. An extended curfew in today’s times seems to be real; 100 people miraculously cured through cow urine does not.
Next, a check for veracity also involves an examination on the content and its sources. A clear origin, names of references cited here, a reverse check on the images, multiple outlets with the same information – these are all ways to prove that it’s true. A quality check on the news item is essential too.
“Often, fake news items are more focused on sensational tidbits and not on the way the story has been written or composed. So, watch out for obvious mistakes – grammar, poor images, no clear sources, excessive links in the mix and those give-away exclamation marks!” added Ebrahim.
An agenda is a warning signal too. Unfortunately, fake news is a deliberate attempt to bring gains to one end or losses to another. BISBO has highlighted that fake news, especially in heightened tensions, can be used to spread fear, hate or violence. Cow lynching, communal tensions and the current spread of fear of succumbing to the outbreak are all examples of this impact of fake news.
We recommend running each message by these rules, and you will be able to sift through the vast mounds of forwards and news reports that would come your way. Still, exercise caution and go through what’s happening before you think of sharing it ahead in your groups.
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