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Anoushka Shankar’s Music Brings To Life A 1928 Silent Film
If we told you there’s a screening of a 1928 silent movie, would you be interested in watching it? Let us give you some reasons to be excited about it before you answer that! Shiraz: A Romance of India imagines the story of the events leading to the construction of India’s most iconic building, the Taj Mahal. It creates the character of Shiraz, the building’s designer, who falls in love with Selima. This young girl eventually becomes the princess who inspired the construction of Taj Mahal. An Indian-British-German co-production, the silent film was shot entirely on-location in Agra about 90 years ago with all Indian performers. This epic film has…
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10 Songs for Your Travel Playlist For A Musical Road Trip
This was meant to be an all together different post. I turned on the ‘Mix Radio’ app on my Nokia Lumia just before I began writing. I had just gathered my thoughts when “Take Me Home, Country Roads” began. And in a jiffy I was in West Virginia. Needless to say, I lost my train of thoughts on this mental journey. So I thought of putting together a travel playlist of songs that inspire travel, and songs that are my best companions on a road trip. Here goes: 1. Sweet Home Alabama: Never been anywhere even close to Alabama, but this feel-good song by Lynyrd Skynyrd is a mood lifter. 2. Patakha Guddi: A…
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Top 12 Must Visit Places in Mesmerising Ooty
Glance a window view of Ooty as Nikita Chawla hand-picks 12 must visit places of interest amongst the myriad regions in and around dreamy Ooty. The writer has also captured the scenic beauty of enthralling Ooty hoping to give the reader a glimpse of the spectacular Nilgiris. Every year, Ooty (a.k.a. Udhagamandalam) attracts tourists in large numbers. While Ooty might be synonymous to botanical gardens and boat houses to a few, its offers to be a quest for eco trails and trekkers. As adventurists, you might have the zest to explore what’s on the other side. One could choose different routes while choosing road trips or treks to the desired…
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Golden Tulip Chattarpur: A beautiful wedding venue in NCR
About three years ago, around this time, Abhinav and I were looking for a perfect venue for our wedding. Since we were not going for a really grand affair, we were looking for a simple but elegant wedding venue in NCR. We had a vision for our wedding and wanted a venue that matched our style. After much research, we found the perfect venue and celebrated our wedding just the way we had in our minds. We often talk about the significance of the right wedding venue and feel lucky we found exactly what we were looking for. This discussion came up again during our recent weekend stay at Golden…
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Top Excuses for Not Exercising and How to Beat Them
You can either have an exercise excuse or fitness results. You can’t have both. Luke Coutinho, MD Alternative Medicine & Founder, Purenutrition.me, hears various excuses for not staying fit. And he has answers for all of them! He shares with us top fitness excuses and ways to beat them. Losing weight is a serious commitment and requires extreme honesty with oneself and to the one he/she is accountable to. And lets be true. How many times do we come up (or hear someone) with excuses for not being able to workout, drink water, prepare homemade meals or even sleep on time? Maybe we have even lost count on that. We…
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Travel Tips: How to stay vigilant when travelling in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is arguably the most popular region in the entire world with travellers. Boasting unparalleled natural beauty and swathes of culture throughout, there’s no reason to miss out travelling to SE Asia. But you’ll need to stay vigilant and look out for certain risks on your holiday. Here are some travel tips to keep you safe and secure during your Southeast Asian getaway. Keep your belongings safe Theft or the misplacement of their belongings is the most common problem one encounters while travelling in Southeast Asia. Be it because of their own negligence or an opportunistic local, it happens all too often. You need to be extremely vigilant in…
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Healthy Ways to Lose Pregnancy Weight
“Life would never be the same again. Welcome to motherhood,” wrote one of my dear friends when I became a mom previous month. To be honest, the statement brought excitement and fear simultaneously. I have been experiencing changes physically, emotionally and mentally since the time I conceived. I am aware things will fall in place slowly but losing pregnancy weight seems like a daunting task. So I turned to fitness expert, Luke Coutinho (MD Alternative Medicine & Founder Pure Nutrition) for his advice on healthy ways to lose pregnancy weight. Here’s what he had to say… Throughout the 9-month journey of pregnancy, a mother goes through a lot of physical…
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Take Inspiration From this Couple for Travelling with a Toddler!
“Anaaya started standing when we were in Goa in September 2015. She started walking & running in Jan 2016 when we took our trip to South East Asia. She started talking nonstop in Sri Lanka in December 2016.” Little Anaaya is just 2.5-year-old and has already travelled probably more than you have! Her parents Urvashi and Jiten Bhatia are full of travel tales with her from all over the world with each trip lasting minimum for a week and going up to a month. But how do they manage to travel for such long stretches with a kid? While all seems effortless in pictures, there are various ups and downs. We spoke…
