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Style for me is all about creating a statement. I curate my own unique style which is trendy, comfortable and classy. Understand your body type and dress accordingly to compliment your figure. For me Style should be eye catching and captivating. Minimal makeup with right accessories completes the look for me. Don’t over do it. Color choice plays a vital role in self styling. Choose colors that suit you and your personality. Mix and match, play with your wardrobe, be your own designer. Don’t stick to one hairstyle, try different hairstyles that give you a different look. Natural lip shades with a hint of kajal also does the job. Try different color kajal that enhance your eyes. Remember you can look amazing even in your basic outfit with proper styling. It’s rightly said, ‘Fashion is what you buy, Style is what you do with it’.
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You have picked a well-tailored suit and you are happy. The day arrives, and you are ready to don it for some special occasion and there you start entering into a confusing state. The thoughts ~ “Oh! Which tie”, “which shirt, this one or that one”. Crossing the hurdle of mixing and matching everything you are wearing today, then the question arises ~ when to button-up and when to open the buttons of the jacket. Let’s go through some of the cardinal rules of donning a ‘Suit’.
BY SHIVAJEE DUTTA
Riddle of Buttons
The trickiest part of wearing a formal jacket is knowing when to keep it open and when to button it up. While standing, it is the Gentleman’s choice to keep it open or button-up. One thing we always need to keep in our mind, the last button is purely for aesthetic purpose. Always keep it open. But exception is always there, wearing one-button jacket. Unfasten the buttons, while sitting down. Saves from spoiling the suit to looking stuffy and suffocating.
Vest too follow the same rule of not closing the bottom most button.
Complementing Shirt
On contrary to jacket’s buttons, one is supposed to use all the buttons on the shirt. While trying out dress shirt, put an extra emphasis on the collar size so when buttoned-up, you don’t feel choked and keep fiddling with the collar every now and then.
Now direct your focus at your wrists. The cuffs should not go beyond the wrist bones means not to flow over the hands. Cuffs should be buttoned up and use of cufflinks is always recommended.
Playing Mates ~ Shoes & Belt
This is the one part we take quite casually. We, in general, forget to match the color of our belt with the shoes i.e., when you are wearing a black belt the shoes should always be black. No exceptions. Now if you are slapping a leather-strap watch around your wrist, the strap’s color should also match the color of the belt and shoes. Addition to this, never forget to match your leather bag’s color with the other three items. It all should always complement the color of your suit.
Perfecting the Tie
Only tying the knot of a Tie doesn’t complete the task, one needs to keep a track of its length. The tip of the Tie should be just above the buckle of the belt. If it is bit longer or shorter, do it again till perfecting the length. Keep the color of the Tie in contrast to the suit but always be darker than your shirt. And make sure, tie-bar shouldnever exceed the width of the tie.
Tit-bits For Tightening It Up
Wear your socks in tone with your trousers and long enough to cover your legs even when you are seated.
Trousers should slide down just on the top of your shoes. Going below that will transform the smartly fitted pants into a baggy one, and if too short will expose the socks.
The hem of the jacket shouldn’t be inching below the zipper of the trousers. Once bought, lose all the threads binding the vents and the pockets along with outside labels.
If wearing suspenders, don’t bother to wear a belt too. Both serve the same purpose. Also, avoid accessorizing too much, let your suit do the talking.
This is just some of the basics of wearing a suit. Stay with me for diving deep into the ocean of knowledge of etiquette of donning a suit.
Farmeen Rahman, known as DJ Farmeen is one of the Indian DJs who has successfully been able to motivate aspiring female DJs to try their passion in the field of music. With a degree of Journalism and Mass communication, Farmeen has served as International Cabin Crew for Qatar Airways in her 20s. She is a complete clubbing soul, a nightlife lover and possesses a great understanding of music.
The Asian Chronicle got DJ Farmeen to answer some of the questions related to her journey and life of a Female DJ in India.
Interview by Bhoomika Mohan
Tell us a little about yourself. How did you begin your journey as a DJ?
Since my childhood, I have a sense of emotional attachment with the beats of music. Whenever I listen to the beats, I can feel them running through my body. I’ve been lucky to realize that at a very tender age. After my schooling was complete, I started attending DJ concerts and I could feel the urge to develop songs on my own. This urge got me to join a dj academy and that was where I learned all the basics.
Luckily, within a month, I started getting gigs from different clubs in Bangalore. And that was how my career as a DJ began.
Who do you admire in the industry? Is there someone you look up to, for inspiration?
Yes, of course, I admire Martin Garrix, Hardwell and Nervo. I love listening to music. I also love the way they perform and they inspire me by how they have established themselves in the industry.
For me, internal motivation is the key. Inspiration comes from everywhere, but most of the time, it is from the audience in front of me. It is just the music and the crowd. It gives me pure joy when the entire crowd unites on my music.
Do you think gender biases exist in the industry? Or do you think the scenario is improving!
If I speak very personally, I don’t think there are any gender biases in the Industry. Anyone who has required talent gets the chance to perform. It is only about how aware you are and how smartly you grab the opportunity in front of you. In fact, it is female DJs these days who are in huge demand than the males DJs.
Do you think Indian society is becoming more accepting of female DJs? Were your parents supportive?
Yes, I am very proud to say that Indian Society is becoming accepting of female DJs. Nowadays, most of the events in clubs or even at private parties, people prefer female DJs.
As far as my parents’ reaction is concerned. I have been very lucky. I think they’re the most important people in my journey. Had they not supported me in everything that I wanted to do in my career, I wouldn’t have been here.
Do you often find yourself faced with concerns about morality? How do you deal with unfavorable reactions? Do you ignore them or encourage meaningful discussion?
Thanks to Allah, I have never faced negative feedback. I welcome critics, they help me get better at work, and I admire my followers, they help me grow. They never question morality. I believe in positivity and spreading happiness and surround myself with people who do the same.
Do you prefer to live gigs and tours, over studio recordings and album releases?
Yes, I prefer to live gigs and tours because they give me a chance to feel a direct connection with the audience. I also make remixes and release them every month. Currently, I am working on an original track which will be released pretty soon.
Is there a word of advice you would like to give to the upcoming DJs, especially females?
Believe in your dreams and work on it- This is my mantra. I follow the very basic “Never give up” approach. Life is full of surprises, welcome them. If u are really interested and dedicated to work for something, I believe no one and nothing can stop you. This industry is very welcoming. Follow your passion and work harder than yesterday. That is what I’ve got to say to the aspiring DJs.
The uniqueness about this book is that it is read as written by a French lady, with the creation of a character named Louise. As the title of the book suggests, it is a little walk of the lost World, that once was a promising era.
Louise is a French lady, born in Nice. A working woman, struggling with her personal life and professional career. She is bearing the pain of being away from her family and her beloved daughter had hit her soul, yet she was ambitious with her attempts in making a documentary film to be featured at Cannes Film festival, which did make her take several hard decisions in her life.
Through the eyes of Louise, one is taken through the enthralling journey into the past, the royality, the palaces, and their festivities, which had left her spell bound. It was of course different from her experiences about the people back at Nice. She felt connected with the people here, at the same time felt isolated, thinking about her own past.
Louise comes across some amazing and unheard secret stories about the rulers and Diwan in parallel. She finds the world of Diwan and his family fascinating, and she is drawn to understand their life style.
The book is in two sections – Louise’s emotional experiences during her stay in the fort, while the later section is the expansion of the stories related to the Diwan’s family, and the hidden aspect being , that she is assisted by the present Maharani, but her name does not appear anywhere.
Overall, it is a small book, yet wonderful, collection of stories, rich memories , though nostalgic.
The book has captivated some great insight on Indian heritage from a forigen eye.
Book Review By Heena Vijayvergiya
Paperback: 126 pages
Publisher: White Falcon Publishing; 1 edition (24 July 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9389085772
ISBN-13: 978-9389085778
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Designer Anuradha Ramam hosted a fashion soiree to unveil ‘ Vasantha’ Spring / Summer 2020-21 Collection at her store in Meher Chand Market. The collection is full of hues with bright colours dancing with bold designs on fluttering cottons. Anuradha Ramam is a designer par excellence, she is also a woman with a strong mind you cannot bend. Completely devoid of any bias of season or colour palletes, she creates her clothes with an unstinting passion for colour and design. Bold. Bright. Beautiful.
She showcased her hand block print, hand embroidered and handcrafted collection that was kept parallel to tastes of the younger generation. Anuradha Ramam’s contemporary yet traditional designs sport the confluence of fusion clothing that has a distinctive flavour, deep sense of aesthetics, attention to detail, unparalleled craftsmanship and an undeniable vibrancy. With variants in sarees, suits, ready-to-wear outfits, rock this spring season with playful colours, bold yet stylish attires.
An unhealthy lifestyle (overweight and obese) is increasing Type 2 Diabetes in young people.
Regular exercise
Playing sports
Being proactive at job
Working for 8 hours
Yoga and Pranayama
Well balanced nutritious food in proper quantity at right time “Hitabhuk, Mitabhuk, Ritabhuj”
Maintaining ideal weight according to height. Ideal weigh = Height in cms-100
Regular exercise in morning is of very much importance as it leads to energy expenditure, overcomes insulin resistance and regulates glucose metabolism. Exercise in morning leads to physical and mental wellbeing. Though vigorous exercise causes fatigue, moderate exercise including sports has positive impact in maintaining glucose homeostasis. Playing sports is part of exercise with same benefits as it enhances stamina, breathing capacity, intellectual skills. Exercise and sports leads to release of endorphins which relieve stress and has positive effects on mood. Exercise has beneficial effects on plasticity of nervous system and motility of gastrointestine.
Type I Diabetes subjects should avoid heavy vigorous exercises like marathon, cycling long distance etc. Intake of well-balanced nutritious food in proper quantity at right time is necessary to keep away diseases including diabetes.
As mentioned in Ayurveda, Hitabhuk, Mitabhuk, Ritabhuk
Hitabhuk: One should eat only healthy foods which are beneficial and not harmful
Mitabhuk: One should never eat in excess. A person should eat according to his or her body constitution. We should fill 50% of our stomach with solid food, 25% with fluids and rest should be kept empty
Ritabhuk: One should eat according to the season. We should also follow correct time for food intake.
Avoiding high calorie diet including unhealthy junk foods is the key to prevent overweight and obesity which leads to diabetes. Recent epidemic of non-communicable diseases is because of unhealthy lifestyle, overweight and obesity. Diabetes, Hypertension, Coronary Heart Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome, NAFLD – Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is spectrum of illness due to root cause of unhealthy lifestyle which leads to obesity. Thus one should maintain ideal body weight (which equals Height in Cms minus 100) by doing regular exercise, playing sports and following healthy diet plan.
Being active and working 8 hours a day I essential for healthy lifestyle. Either physical or mental work helps in avoiding sedentary lifestyle which leads to diabetes. A person should be proactive at job, agile thinking of process which creates sense of wellbeing. Studies have shown that there is a positive impact on one’s own health with such state of mind. Everybody should focus on development and contribute for the same. 8 hours smart work is healthy lifestyle.
Yoga and pranayama have their own benefits which are yet to be elucidated scientifically. Practice of Yoga and Pranayama overcomes insulin resistance and improves insulin secretion. It should be part of our daily routine for healthy lifestyle, preventing diabetes.
No exercise, no sports, no work, irregular binge intake of junk unhealthy food leads to obesity causing Type 2 Diabetes in young people.
Watching TV for long hours, playing games on mobiles, long night hours should be avoided. Screen time should be regulated as per age and work otherwise leads to unhealthy lifestyle.
Reading articles on fitness, benefits and advantages of moderate exercise and sports, usefulness of Yoga and Pranayama will create motivation to do the same until it becomes a part of one’s own routine. Following above will lead to healthy lifestyle and positive impact on one’s personality.
By Monika Agarwal
(Input – Dr. Sheetal Reddy Desai, MD – General Medicine, MBBS, Fellowship in Diabetes, Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Apollo Clinic HSR Layout)
In today’s world of aispiring women , being fit for survival is paramount . Women these days are busier than ever and there roles have changed in modern times , being a girl to women it comprise of many challenges which , a transition of lifetime . In such a demanding situation, women should think health first and then perform the roles which life demands . Being wife , a mother and a workaholic demands supreme fitness and special measures to maintain same . We just have to focus on finding 1 hour everyday for ourselves , 1 hour should not be a difficult task out of 24 , just focus on some physical activity, some meditation and some time doing what you love , it should be the perfect fitness mantra . Just focus how you can stay mentally refreshed all the time , as you go through daily chores you bound to be physically tired . But being mentally refreshed will help you reach your life goals .In today’s world we all know majority of foods we are suppose to eat , the fitness industry is huge , supplements to aid same , but the mental aspect matters the most . I personally feel that it holds the vital role in the survival of the fittest.
Few more suggestions to fiz up your life will be to focus on daily habits and continue to follow them , take out at least 20 mins a day for yourself, do workouts at least 5 days a week , give time to your family , indulge yourself into more productive or work related , keep your day planned . Live your life as it comes but live to the fullest this is the mantra of living purposeful and happy life.So ladies get ready and find an hour for yourself and live gorgeous.
Cheers to all ladies “keep rocking”.
By Shalini G
Recently Pavan Suri, Rachit Goel and Rohan Kakkar the owners of Big Bang City by Bunta hosted a fashion “Glam and Glitterati” Theme Party. All the guests who attended the party were glamorously dressed and were spotted enjoying the special cocktails prepared by the management. Big Bang City by Bunta is known for its Delicious Appetizers and Unique Cocktail Recipes. The Lounge and Bar has been designed to perfection with a very classy look for all age groups to enjoy the ambiance and comfort. Many well known socialites were seen at the party to name a few were Means Malhotra, Rashmi Sachdeva, Sona Sharma, Preeti Jain, Pooja Suri.
NEW DELHI : Bharatendu Natya Utsav, a tribute to the father of modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre – Bharatendu Harish chandra is being celebrated at Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House. The theatre festival, organized by Sahitya Kala Parishad, will be being held at Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House until 12th December 2019 and the last two days will be organized at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg.
The works of eminent litterateurs with some promising contemporary writers and directors are being featured during this 6-day long festival. On the first day of the festival, the audience saw the play ‘Seediyan’ written by Daya Prakash Sinha and was directed by Arvind Singh. This was followed by a musical play ‘Ram Ki Shakti Pooja’ directed by Prathibha Singh and written by great poet Suryakant Tripathi Nirala.
On the third day, the play ‘A journey of Romeo Juliet’ originally written by Shakespeare was presented which was directed by Manoj Kumar Tyagi. The play begins with a scene where Romeo enters the stage without any prior rehearsal of his character and this creates a tension between the actor and the director. Romeo states that he doesn’t feel his character and instead of being a puppet in the hands of the director, he wants the freedom to make decisions on his own according to the criteria. The situation becomes even more tangled when instead of Juliet, Romeo falls for her friend and he has the reason to love her friend. But the director doesn’t allow this because it is against the script. This makes Romeo question the tradition and argue on the life, death, freedom and violence and categorizes them as the two sides of the chess.
Manoj Kumar Tyagi, a resident of Delhi, was a science student and a graduate of National School of Drama. He has worked on various plays and drama across the nation as well as on international level. Manoj Kumar Tyagi has worked with renowned institutes like Delhi University, Ambedkar University, IIT, Delhi to name a few. He has directed many \plays and is currently associated with the noted Marwah Film Institute where he is training the student on acting and direction. Besides, he is also working for various news channels.
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