Musical Women Empowerment High Tea With Nisha JamVwal

Nisha JamVwal and Phoenix Market City hosted a swish champagne high tea to celebrate women achievers at Bombay Coffee House. JamVwal's forum, the #BombayWomenAchievers group attended in full force, enjoying the hot scones, preserves, paper thin sandwiches, petite four cheeses and cheesecakes along with other delectables accompanied by a buzzing tea bar.

Nisha JamVwal's forum is about mutual growth, discussions, discourses, support systems to each other in crisis, discussions suggestions brainstorming and philosophy. 

'I believe in women for women' This is a movement to support, uplift, motivate and encourage each other, vanquishing the stereotypical envy and competitiveness women have been blamed for. Let us prove them all wrong! Team building, motivation, growth and also finding solutions to issues through forum meetings is my focus,” averred JamVwal looking stunning in a swish pink creation by designers Poonam Trivedi and Shraddha Vora. 

Phoenix Marketcity’s Mayank Lalpuria said, “We support Nisha JamVwal's initiatives for women achievers and believe in women empowerment.”

 

Women from myriad walks of life attended the do, including Nisha JamVwal, actors Suzanne Bernett, Shreya Narayan, jeweller Dhanika Popli, Ace dietician Suman Agarwal, social worker-entrepreneur Jyoti Vora,  Poddar School Principal Avnita Bir, Ace gynaecologist Dr Rishma Dhillon Pai, judge Rajyalakshmi Rao, author Neelam Kumar, Reena Gupta, Madhu Satish Shah,Shilpa Tulaskar, Kiran Sippy, Roshni Damania, Delna Mistry, Krishaa Ghanasingh, educationist Sharvari Luth, show director Yasmin Morani, filmmaker Nandita Om Puri, singer Anushka Jag, lawyer Shobha Jagtiani, writer-director, animal and gender activist Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, writer artist Shashi Bansal among others.

The surprise element infused by JamVwal was a live performance by American singer Anushka Jag who performed  her new single 'Rebirth' to a standing ovation. Her single speaks of woman’s new beginnings and several rebirths.

Ace Director Raman Kumar brings together Sudha Chandran-Riddhima Rakesh Bedi with veterans and youngsters in DS Pahwa's play, Kucch Meetha Ho Jaye

DS Pahwa, Pooja Raajput, Sudha Chandran, Ridhima Bedi, Paintal,
Raman Kumar, Avtar Gill, Ravi Gossain & Harshita Shukla
 at the rehearsals of play ''Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye''' to be staged on 31st March 

Producer DS Pahwa, known for his classy yet contagious plays, is back with his next mega-production, Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye, an emotional rollercoaster, directed by Raman Kumar. Starring Sudha Chandran and Riddhima Rakesh Bedi as the mother and daughter duo with Paintal, Avtar Gill, Ravi Gossain, Poojaa Raajput and Harshita Shukla among others, Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye is a play about relationships and memories. “A play dealing with a sweet relationship gone sour,” divulged Producer DS Pahwa.

Ace director Raman Kumar averred, “It is a play about the emotional turmoil between a mother and a daughter. What can happen if a daughter hates her mother, or worse if, she believes that her mother is the reason for her father’s death.”

The cast and crew of the play Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye were spotted rehearsing at Kent Star Rehearsal Hall, Veera Desai Road. The play is scheduled to embark on a tour on March 31st, 8pm at Rang Sharda, Bandra, followed by April 12 at Royal Opera House, 6.30 pm among other cities.

Avtar Gill plays Dinesh Kumar alias DK, who is a friend to Sudha Chandran’s on-screen character, Sagarika. Paintal plays the role of a loyalist who accompanies Sudha’s Sagarika as a Tabla player whereas Ravi Gossain plays Reema’s (Ridhima Bedi) husband. Ridhima portrays Sagarika’s daughter who blames her mother on her father’s alcoholism, eventually dying an untimely and unnatural death.

DS Pahwa’s association with the Indian entertainment industry goes back to the 70s, where from running a cinema hall in Delhi, he has distributed over 40 Hindi films. Beside film distribution, DS Pahwa has produced several critically acclaimed plays with numerous Bollywood personalities. “It's a play on relationships by master director Raman Kumar. The cast is simply perfect. And the rehearsals are shaping up very well,” concluded DS Pahwa.

Education, Empowerment and Environment mark Smita Thackeray’s Women’s Day Pledge

Smita Thackeray pledges to rise at Mukkti
Foundation & Personify's #PledgeToRise event

Power Woman and Social Activist Smita Thackeray was the Chief Guest at a women’s day soiree, aptly titled #PlegdeToRise, organized at the Mercedes Benz showroom in Andheri West, by Personify, in association with Mukkti Foundation, of which Smita is the Founder. It was a simple yet powerful event that saw participation by women of all classes and age groups. Highlighting the three facets: Empowerment, Education and the Environment, Smita Thackeray motivated the women to take a pledge to rise in a category of their choice whilst Dr. Vishwanath Prabhu patiently took to answering all their health-related queries.

Not just this Women’s Day but Smita Thackeray and her non-profit organization Mukkti have always been in the forefront when it comes to issues relating to women safety and empowerment. The path-breaking initiatives previously undertaken by them in the sphere include, a Yoga workshop for women at the Thane prison; the deployment of Me Mukkti Marshals. Not just this, post the plastic ban by the Indian Government, Mukkti Foundation set up workshops where impoverished women used sewing machines to make cloth bags, cushion covers, sling bags, coasters et al among many other things, thus seeking them employment. The organization has also, relentlessly worked, over the last two decades, achieving global recognition by the World Health Organization (WHO), for their work in the field of HIV-AIDS among other spheres like Healthcare, Education, Women Empowerment et al, thus bringing about positive a change in society. Mukkti Foundation’s battle against HIV/AIDS is known to all - a recent LGBTQ+ freedom parade for HIV awareness, supported by Sunny Leone, the I-Pledge campaign with John Abraham as brand ambassador, road shows, celeb driven fundraising concerts are some of the efforts taken in this space. Having provided financial assistance & donated automation products to Helen Keller’s Institute, Mukkti Foundation has also lent support to the activities of the spastic society. The foundation has also worked towards environment protection and welfare among other things.

“I try my best to maintain a consistent and stubborn drive for helping other women with the hopes that it encourages everyone around me to work on ensuring the success in our efforts towards helping the society. This International Women’s Day, I take a pledge to help more women in their journey of empowerment because after fighting alone to stand my ground, I believe equality is the best answer our society has for the hope of progress.”, averred Smita Thackeray.

Interestingly, a young boy, Tanmay Kanthe, backed by Mukkti Foundation, whose mother suffered from arthritis, launched his product that he has conceptualized along with his friend, Shivam Trivedi. The product called HAPPEE is a female urination funnel that allows women, who suffer from acute medical conditions or women who are pregnant, to stand and urinate. Invariably, women can also use the product in stead of opting for dirty public toilets, thus helping them from contracting UTI and skin infections.

Why this event a day after the official International Women’s Day… Tarveen Kaur of Personify, sums up, “Isn’t it Women’s Day every day?”

Kudos to such initiatives! 

या निवडणूक सत्रासाठी २२ वर्षीय तनिषा अवर्सेकर करणार लोकतंत्रा.इनद्वारे डिजिटल लोकशाहीचा प्रचार

 भारतीय लोकशाही ही जगातील सर्वात मोठी लोकशाही असली तरी, हे चित्र स्वातंत्र्यापुर्वी असे नव्हते. भारतात स्वातंत्र्यानंतर १९५० साली जेव्हा  संविधान लागू झाले आणि भारत एक  गणतंत्र राष्ट्र बनले तेव्हापासून आजपर्यंत  भारत जगातील सर्वांत मोठे लोकशाही राष्ट्र म्हणून ताठ उभे आहे. त्यांनतर प्रथमच भारतीय नागरिकांना मतदान करून आपला लोकप्रतीनिधी निवडण्याचा हक्क मिळाला, आणि वारसाहक्काने मिळणारे पद आता बहुमताने मिळू लागले. आणि निवडणुकांमध्ये उभे राहणाऱ्या उमेद्वारांमधून लोक आपला लोकप्रतिनिधी निवडू लागले.

मतदारयादीत नाव येणे ही एक क्लिष्ट प्रक्रिया आहे, एखादी गोष्ट आपल्याला नीट समजली नाही की माणूस गोंधळात पडतो. ह्या दुर्दैवी फेऱ्यातून सुटण्यासाठी हा एक प्रामाणिक प्रयत्न आहे. तनिषा अवर्सेकर आपल्यासाठी lokatantra.in नावाची वेबसाईट घेऊन येत आहेत. एक app जे तुमच्या अँड्रॉइड फोनच्या प्ले स्टोअर मधून आणि ऍपल वापरकर्त्यांसाठी app store मधून डाउनलोड करू शकता. सर्व मुंबईकरांसाठी सर्व माहिती एकत्रित असलेले हे अँप शासन आणि राज्यकर्ते ह्यांच्यातील माहितीच्या देवांघेवाणीसाठी एक नवीन माध्यम आहे. आणि ह्या अँप सोबत तुम्ही आपल्या लोकप्रतिनिधींना थेट संपर्क करू शकता.

किंग्स कॉलेज लंडन येथे शिक्षण घेतलेल्या उदारमतवादी पदवीधर तनिषा ह्याचं शिक्षण इंग्रजी भाषा आणि राजकारण ह्यामध्ये झालेलं आहे, तसेंच त्यांनी beyond the horizon आणि journey to freedom ही पुस्तके सुध्दा लिहिलेली आहेत. त्या म्हणतात की, "आम्ही लोकप्रतिनिधी आणि मतदार ह्यांना जोडतो त्यांच्या का, कसं , कुठे , कधी ह्या सर्व प्रश्नांची उत्तरे देतो. मतदान प्रक्रियेमध्ये मतदारांना हवी असलेली माहिती  विस्तृत संशोधनाने एकत्रित केलेली आहे जेणेकरून संपूर्ण प्रक्रिया जलद आणि समजायला सोपी व्हावी." तनिशा ह्या संपुर्ण उपक्रमाच्या संस्थापक आणि मुख्य संपादक आहेत.

lokatantra.in तुम्हाला मतदानसंबंधी सर्व माहिती, जसे की लोकसभा किंवा विधानसभा ह्यातल्या कोणत्या मतदारसंघाच्या मतदार यादीत तुम्ही समाविष्ट आहात हे खात्रीने सांगू शकते. तसेच तुमचं नाव, कसं, कुठे आणि कधी मतदान करायचं ह्या विषयी सुध्दा माहिती देते. हे अँप उमेदवारांची माहिती, त्यासंबंधीचे व्हिडीओज, लेख अगदी मतदार नोंदणी कुठे करावी इथपासून ते बूथ वर नक्की काय करावे इथपर्यंत सर्व माहिती नवोदित मतदारांना देते.

ह्याचा शुभारंभ मुंबईतील ६ मतदार संघातून केला जातोय.
दक्षिण मुंबई,
मध्य दक्षिण मुंबई,
मध्य उत्तर मुंबई,
उत्तर मुंबई,
उत्तर पूर्व मुंबई,
आणि उत्तर पश्चिम मुंबई

ह्यामध्ये तनिशा नेत्यांना जबाबदार धरून सर्वजनिकपणे सर्वसमावेशक मत सांगते त्याचबरोबर दिलेल्या मताचे सर्वेसर्वा जबाबदार मतदाता स्वतः असतो हेही सांगतात. अठरा ते पंचवीस वयोगटातील नोंदणीकृत मतदारांची संख्या आश्चर्यकारकरित्या फक्त ५९३१०५ एवढीच आहे. त्यानुसार lokatantra.in ने नागरिकांच्या महत्वाच्या समस्यांवर सर्वेक्षण तसेच मतदान घेऊन निकालाचे विश्लेषण केले आहे त्यानुसार उमेदवार निश्चित करायला मदत झाली.
त्या सांगतात की "कोणत्याही पक्षाची, व्यक्तीची किंवा विचारधारेच्या मान्यतेशिवाय आम्ही तुम्हाला वचन देतो की आमची माहिती कायम निष्पक्ष आणि खरी असेल. ज्याची मदत तुम्हाला तुमचा मतदानाचा अधिकार बजावण्यासाठी होईल."
ह्यात दुमत नाही की ह्या उपक्रमा साठी सगळीच नेते मंडळी एका मंचा वर येऊन सामान्य जनतेच्या विकासासाठी प्रयत्न करत आहेत. तनिषा अवर्सेकर सह अनेक राजकारणी ह्यात सहभागी असणार आहेत.