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CONTENTS On the Cover

Mrs. Padmaja Rani

Location:

Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre

Photography:

Vamsi Krishna Varma, 9959988611

Outfit:

Sowmya Reddy

Make up:

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18.LIFESTYLE

Over a Cappuccino with Sushma Battula

22.COVER STORY One Festival... Many Names

29.SPECIAL

Most happening places in the city

39.FEATURE

Break the Taboo Girl Child Awareness

44.FASHION

Fashion Frenzy- All about mens fashion this season

55.WELLBEING Find Your Zen

58.TRAVEL

The Top 10 Spookiest places in Hyderabad

62.TECHKNOW Gizmo Update

63.AUTOMOBILES

Range Rover Ride with Kavita agarwal

EDITOR’S DESK January’17 Greetings Readers!

Happy New Year!!

January is a month full of exuberant time, new beginnings, and fresh starts trying a spanking new path or mending old ways. Its positivity everywhere! So, hope you enjoy this positive vibe and have a great year ahead.

Our special story has a detailed review of the most happening places in Hyderabad. We not only give you a glimpse at the place but also what to enjoy in terms of food, music and drinks.

To mark the beginning of this year’s festivities, we have our cover story featuring how people from the city celebrates sankranti, pongal in their most traditional way with their families & friends making it a memorable and fun occasion.

We have tried to do something new in this issue by letting our readers talk about the most taboo topics; we understand the importance of being educated and spreading awareness of topics that are important in our day to day life. It is sometimes difficult to deal with under society pressure. Well! We say that; you must not! We have taken a step and so should you, by talking more openly about topics that can benefit people and spread the word.

In travel, we have explored places closer to home and this month we bring the best guide for you to travel to the spookiest places in Hyderabad; not only that but we have people sharing their experiences too. Read on to now more.

For further divulge, I would say that, you have proved to be the pioneers in your views and suggestions. We love to get your feedback and will go with your choices.

I hope you enjoy and this issue and have a great year ahead.

Regards,

Esam Ahmed Bilgrami Editor & Publisher publisher@tulipmag.com

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“Ive had a subscription to Tulip and I love it. The magazine is put together beautifully and I love flipping through its pages every month. I also really like the layout of the magazine. Each month is color coordinated and set up in a away that attractive and comforting. Fashion? Lifestyle? Dining?

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There seems to be pages for every area of your life.Very informative and professional. I must say, the resources for editorial, lifestyle and art work are phenominal.”

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Publisher and Executive Editor’s Note: We make every effort to publish the magazine that is informative, entertaining and free of errors. We regret any omissions or inaccuracies, which are entirely unintentional. Please do bring to our notice any article that may be incorrect, or any photograph erroneously published. Also, we would be pleased to include any article or photograph that warrants our attention. We believe in the spirit of this city and its lively people and do hope our content bring only smiles on our reader’s face. As always, your suggestions are welcome.

Tulip, I would say is by far, the best of all the lifestyle magazines in Hyderabad.I am not biased but being a creative professional, I find Tulip making its way to stand out in the clutter, quite easily. Right from the reader-friendly layout, colorful coverage of all the events in the city, interesting articles and above all, an innovative directory of the trends in fashion and lifestyle, Tulip has everything put up very creatively to offer to its readers. Whether I plan to try out a new cuisine or an all-new restaurant per say, shop at a new store or check out the latest in trend, Tulip Magazine is the end to my quest. I have personally suggested this magazine to loads of my friends and family. I appreciate the team for their contributions to make the magazine, the best as it is, each month.

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MONTH AHEAD

Food festivals, upcoming events, what’s new and lots more.

Your guide to the city happenings!

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Hyderabad Premier League, LB stadium, Basheerbagh.

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The 1st Brunch, Radisson Hyderabad.

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Full 2 Bindas South India’s largest campsite music festival, Songs of Earth resort.

Contact- 09666732222

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Krishnakriti Festival of Art and Culture, Telangana State Gallery of Fine Art, Jubilee Hills, CBI Colony.

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Samahaara production oriented theatre workshop, Ayyappa Society, Madhapur. Contact- 8341120303

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Hyderabad Komedians featuring Anuvab Pal, The Park, Rajbhavan Road. Contact04023456789

David Guetta Sunburn arena, For bookings log on to bookmyshow

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Cyclothon II Hitech City Bike Station, Gachibowli. Contact08125731043

Music Trail by the Flag Sanjeeviah Park, Necklace road, Hyderabad.

Goerge Orwell’s 1984, Lamakhaan, Banjara hills Contact- 9948661033

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D’sire Exhibition, January 20-21 Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills Contact- 04066662323

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The Mud Rush Ramoji Film City, Hayathnagar Mandal.

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WHATS NEW

Tempteys Response so far?

Well, like any other business, we had our very own challenges to tackle but nothing seemed to be too difficult when your heart and soul are put together in doing what you like utmost. With the growing market for milkshakes in Hyderabad and India, Tempteys has received immense love and craving from customers towards Gelato & Avalanche (yogurt based) shakes.

What’s next?

Realizing the fact that we are the only shake bar who manufactures Gelato & Avalanche ice creams gives us an opportunity and responsibility to ensure that best products are introduced with thorough iterations. We desire to overcome the limitations and introduce the best shakes from around the globe to our customers. With the categorization and introduction of classic shakes like Banana Boo to Raspberry and exclusive ones like Blue fall, we intent to develop exotic variants in shakes which never existed before.

We at Tempteys, continuously encourage our “Shakespeare” team to test several combinations of shakes which can make their way to be on the menu board. We are continuously aspiring to come up with different flavor combinations and satisfy our customers.

What is Tempteys driving factor?

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Tempteys is an inspiration of temptations that can satisfy your sweet tooth. Tempteys originated with an innovative idea to introduce the best authentic Premi-Yumm shakes in town. Tempteys’s motive is to drive the quality as a primary factor after several pit stops at shakes bar in different locations. The thought to take the thick shake market to a next level created Tempteys. At Tempteys they strive to give customers the experiences they have never had before and would want to come back for more. Tempteys is all about the melting moments to slurp and quench the thirst of taste buds. immense love towards us grow and ensure to refresh the menu every now & then when required. Our team is continuously working on the business development plan to meet the corporate and occasional requirements meeting the ISO Standards. We believe in organizational structure and having a close watch on quality standards. We definitely see Tempteys to be one of the top notch milk shake bars in town with the best of thick shakes “never before and ever after”.

What are your the most “fast selling” flavors?

Ranging from classic fruit shakes like Raspberry Day, Kiwi Sea to rare flavors like Blue Fall, Tempteys has a wide range of products. For first timers who are fruit lovers have loved our Raspberry Shake and Choco Brownie in Chocolates, further more Berry feast has created its own identity and in the healthy options, Protein booster has received a greater reach. With our new additions now and then, we hope to see a lot of favorites on the way.

Are we going to see more of Tempteys branches around the city?

With Tempteys receiving aWith Tempteys receiving appreciation on quality and range of shakes that we provide, our core team is continuously working on enhancing customer satisfaction. We intend to keep our menu refreshing for customers by introducing amazing Premi-Yumm shakes.

We are already into the expansion of Tempteys to other locations in the city. Currently we are operating at Gachibowli and will be soon opening our second venture at MythriNagar, Miyapur.

Thus, we are glad to take this initiative to start Tempteys. With the motive to ensure customer satisfaction, our sole focus will remain on quality and service. We’d like to thank our customers for encouraging us. We promise to meet their needs and introduce them to the best of premium thick shakes.

Location : Mahathi Chambers, APHB Colony, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana. Phone: 090594 45044

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WHATS NEW

RAW Pressery’s Beauty Cleanse A 24 hour all-natural beauty regime to give your body the nourishing therapy it needs; looking good and feeling good is just an added benefit.

RAW Pressery, India’s first and largest clean label F&B Company is giving you all the right reasons to enjoy some self-pampering with the launch of the RAW Beauty Cleanse - a program designed to cleanse your body inside out! With a combination of 6 juices and a booster shot paired with relaxing teas and a skin routine, this program is all about soaking in the good stuff.

RAW Pressery has also introduced two new juices within the Beauty Cleanse - DETOX & LIGHT. DETOX contains activated charcoal best known for its absorbing properties and for being a natural cleanser, while LIGHT, contains Matcha, a perfect antioxidant, which builds metabolism while calming the body and mind naturally. Special entrants into the RAW cleanse this season are the Rhassoul Clay Mask and Espresso Scrub which are a part of the skin care regime. That’s not it! The kit also comprises of RAW Pressery’s first ever tea infusions The Marigold tea and Long Island Green Tea. Price: The Beauty Cleanse is available at a price of 3000 INR and can be ordered through the RAW Pressery website. Order: www. rawpressery.com

Nail Talk – Nails & Spa Between constant activities and never ending use of our hands & feet, they take a beating on daily basis. Keep your hands and feet feeling wonderful and your nails expressing your personality with polish in a wide array of fashion- forward hues at Nail Talk. They are the first ever exclusive luxury Nail Salon in Hyderabad. The services they offer are complete nail care Acrylics, gels, shellac, Manicures and pedicures (for kids too!). They also offer Fish spa with a cute fish tank set up in the middle of the salon. Their motive is to introduce all the latest services to Hyderabad that are already available abroad. Nail Talk offers stylish Chrome nails, Mood changing colors and a variety of glitters! And will constantly be offering all the new techniques to Hyderabad. Their salon unlike other salons has unique interiors. They are also being named as a place with exclusive interior perfect for those niche customers. They have a country side shabby chic setup which every girl will go gaga over! The three fun loving girls Shravya Reddy, Thulasi Javvadi and Nikhila Reddy who are crazy about nails started their passion to come up with one and here they have it...!

Nail Talk- Nail & Spa. 2nd floor, plot no 715, Opp croma electronics, 36 Jubilee Hills, Ph: 040 23556065/ 9550890419

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WHATS HAPPENING

Dangal in Hyderabad On Behalf of the Disney India, team Dangal was in the city off late to promote their movie. The team was in Hyatt Gachibowli and Amir Khan was very excited to promote the film, as he spoke about it and the audience was quite supportive of it.

No wonder the movie has done so well at the box office as it comes from Mr. Perfectionist.

Blind Folded Skating at Nasr School Nasr School and JCI Deccan organized the wonderful event of blind folded skating and balancing by Shiksha Shah. She made an entry into the Asia Book of records by performing extra-ordinarily as she was blind folded and skating while everybody cheered her along.

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Lough Out Loud The stand up comedy by East India Comedy at Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre. East India Comedy is a group of Indian stand-up comedians that performs comedy shows, organizes comedy workshops, corporate events and scripts movie and television shows. The group claims to be India’s busiest comedy company and we couldn’t agree more after experiencing it firsthand ourselves. East India Comedy maintains a YouTube channel that shows their comedy stints and satires on topics like politics, religion and the Indian film industry. Much of their reputation was initiated through their online presence.

The group hosts India’s version of the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), the Ghanta Awards.

The group consists of seven full-time performers and hires other comedians, cinematographers and editors as freelancers on project basis. The full-time stand-up comedians are: Sorabh Pant, Sapan Verma, Sahil Shah, Azeem Banatwalla, Atul Khatri, Angad Singh Ranyal and Kunal rao.

Follow them on YouTube if you couldn’t make it to the show: East India Comedy

Hot Chocolate Enjoy while it’s still cosy out there, some of really good ones you can find at Kaficko, Concu and Starbucks.

M.A.C: MAC Buy

If you are a Harry potter fan or Hogwarts fan here is something else you should add to your collection; available on Kindle from J.K. Rowling, because honestly, you can never have too much of Hogwarts. Details like how Rowling came up with the unusual names of her characters and list of ingredients for potions. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters’ lives and surprises from the wizarding world.

These stories of power, politics and pesky poltergeists give you a glimpse into the darker side of the wizarding world, revealing the ruthless roots of Professor Umbridge, the lowdown on the Ministers for Magic and the history of the wizarding prison Azkaban.

You will also delve deeper into Horace Slughorn’s early years as Potions master at Hogwarts and his acquaintance with one Tom Marvolo Riddle. As always, Rowling leaves us wanting more from the wizarding world.

Series to Watch: Little Things by Dice Media

cosmetics is now available at a click on Nykaa.com, it s the first time MAC has collaborated with an online store in India. No need to go haring around the city when you run out of your favourite MAC lip gloss or that perfect shade of concealer, now you can just order it online.

Also- If you have six finished MAC products, take the empty containers back to a physical store and get a free lipstick! Recycle and get returns!

Coming up: AM: PM

The brand AM:PM which stand for designer Ankur & Priyanka Modi , are coming up with a store in what we called the ‘Designer street’, with stores like sabyasachi, angasutra, elahe around the corner this store is all set to add on to fashion appetite of Hyderbadis. Their style speaks of soft grace, confident subtlety & inherited class. Expanding rapidly in the domestic market AM: PM is fast becoming a staple in the closets of the discerning.

This show is a sweet look at how the small and mundane parts of the young couple’s lives help them realise how much they love each other. Binge Watch All the Episodes of Season 1 on: www.notfit.in

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Over a Cappuccino with Sushma Battula

Tell us a little about how the idea of being in this field come into existence?

Presently, I am working as the Director of Marketing and Sales in Sri Aditya Homes Pvt. ltd. It is an interesting field to work in, given the fact that I am selling “A Home” which is an integral part in everyone’s life. I have worked as a Customer relationship manager, Business Analyst and as a Marketing & Administrative Executive. All these job positions were different from each other but the common aspect in all of them was client interaction. I enjoyed working in all my previous job positions and learned a lot as I moved from one work place to another. Most of all, I like the idea of being a Marketing Person. The reason behind it is that, I have realized that your confidence level goes up when you are able to convince a person to buy a product you believe in. This works as a morale booster for me.

How has the journey been by far?

It has been very educating, inspiring and successful.

Real Estate plays a huge role in India’s economic growth. There is so much to learn in this field. The fact that I meet service providers and clients from various sectors makes it all the more interesting.

I am a people person. So, I enjoy this line of work to an extent that sometimes I am oblivious of the time spent at work. My day to day work experiences have allowed me to hone my interpersonal skills.

I take great pleasure to be on the receiving end of compliments and accept them graciously by counter-complimenting my clients.

Your morning, evening and weekend routine for the day?

I wake up to the magic in a cup. I am a big tea aficionado. So, that’s how I start my day. In fact, I was so excited to know that there is a day dedicated to tea. December 15th is one of my favorite days as it 20 JANUARY, 2017 - TULIP

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Rapid fire

Your most embarrassing moment?

I planned to take my daughter out for a movie one fine day and booked tickets for us a couple of days beforehand. Now...where it gets embarrassing was that none of us checked the ticket thoroughly starting from the ticket collector to the usher who allowed us to be seated in the theater until the respective audience came by to enlighten the rest of us that the tickets I purchased were dated for the day before. When I initially purchased the ticket at the kiosk, I mentioned the date in particular but he didn’t hear me right and gave me tickets for the day before.

Ever since then, whenever I purchase tickets from the counter, I always check my ticket thoroughly especially the date part.

Where would you take your next holiday to?

UAE would be my first option as I love shopping & if not for Dubai then it would be Australia.

is recognized as an international tea day and is celebrated in many countries across the world.

I spend the little bit of time that I have, with family in the evenings. Weekends are usually busy with sales and meeting clients as they are free to visit office mostly during this time. I do have my own down time and take time off when ever needed on a non busy day during the week.

What do you do in your leisure time if you are not working?

I love to design my own outfits. This is one of my favorite hobbies. It works as a natural destress mechanism for me. I have an eye for detail; therefore, my interest for customization comes from within. I like to test my designing skills in a creative and innovative way. A few of my friends have asked me, why haven’t I taken it up as a career. My passion for it is limited. So, I prefer that it remains as a hobby than it turning into a serious business. I also enjoy socializing, dancing and watching movies during my leisure time.

How do you manage your work and personal life?

This is where it gets a bit challenging for me. I focus most of my time and energy at work and try to cope with the little bit of time I have for personal life. I try to do my best with the time I have on hand after I get done with work. I make a conscious effort to self police myself about catering enough time for personal life. I should thank my family for giving me a helping hand to balance out the activities in my personal life.

6. Tell us something about your family?

I have a daughter who is in her 10th Grade. I don’t have to worry much about my teenager as she is a very precocious, understanding, practical, composed and a talented girl. She excels in her studies and is a big book worm. I have a husband who is caring, accommodating and supporting. He encourages me to utilize my areas of strength in the best ways possible.

He is undoubtedly a hands-on father. He is happy to be there and give me support whenever needed. The best part about him is that he totally enjoys spending time with family. I am lucky to have a family like that.

How is your usual day at work?

My work keeps me busy all day long. We build multiple Residential Projects simultaneously.

We cater to all the different demographic groups. I am always engaged in monitoring the marketing activities. I spend time with the clients from all these projects and alongside managing my sales team is quite a handful of task. It is not just a desk job. So, there is traveling involved in various projects during the day. I enjoy my time at work, so, I don’t realize how the time flies by during the day. Busy days are fun for me and they are something that I look forward to.

What is next for you?

I see myself very well geared up in this field.

I feel there is more to learn than to exit. I am working in a family business, therefore, looking into another area of work or other job opportunities are not on my agenda.

Soundest advice you have received by far?

Encourage yourself to evolve as a better human being in all aspects of life.

One thing that cheers you up immediately?

The Colors of Nature cheer me up and I have a soft corner for animals.

Craziest thing you have done by far?

I got stuck in the middle of a busy road with by daughter as we were heading to a dance rehearsal and were already running late that day. So, basically, I forgot to check the fuel indicator of my car. On the way to our destination, my car suddenly slowed down and finally stopped in the middle of a busy road during peak hours. I, finally called a friend and we managed to get the fuel from a nearby fuel station and went back to the location where the car halted. We were slowing down the moving traffic as we were loading the fuel. It was quite an experience!!

And for the record this happened to me only once and would never ever want to put myself in such a crazy situation again.

Your strength?

I have more friends than foes as I always keep my cool and maintain a friendly attitude.

I leave an impression (the good kind of impression) when I meet people and I see that as my greatest strength.

Quick advice for young and budding entrepreneurs?

Hard work always pays off! Keep challenging yourself to perform better.

-As told to Ishna Rawlani

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COVER STORY

Festive Vibes with

Dr. M. Nageswara Rao Gupta, Mrs. Padmaja Rani Dr. M. Nageswara Rao Gupta is a Technocrat Entrepreneur who is committed to well-being of the nation by providing Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals needs to people. He is hardworking, Focus oriented, Dynamic & Dreamer whish has won him many accolades like, ‘Indian Leadership Award for Industrial Development’ conferred by All India Achiever’s Foundation; Instituted ‘M.Nageswara Rao Award for Excellency’ for best M.Pharm student in Andhra University, Recipient of IPGA Fellowship Award 2015 conferred by IPGA, New Delhi, Recipient of Pharma Ratan Award 2016 for best contribution in Exports.

Mrs. Padmaja Rani is Technocrat Business Women who is hand-in-hand with her husband Dr.Gupta towards achieving the vision and mission of the Group and family. She is fun loving, gentle at heart, daring & passionate. She has also won Winner of Wonder women award 2016

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COVER STORY Work: Our company Suraksha Group of Companies is a vertically diversified pharmaceutical conglomerate, Comprises of Suraksha Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Suraksha Research Foundation, Suraksha Foils, Roorkee Research & Analytical Labs Pvt. Ltd., Scoat Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Sumages Pharma Pvt. Ltd., & MMC Healthcare Ltd., Suraksha’s Global presence felt in over 50 countries.

Suraksha deals in Manufacturing, Marketing & Exports of Pharmaceutical, Nutraceuticals, Cosmetics formulations and allied services. Suaksha is a fully integrated one stop solution for all pharmaceutical needs where quality is our first name and compromise was erased in our dictionary as “We care for life” Family : Mrs. Padmaja Rani : Ours is a combined family with highest level of integrity, inspirational & rock solid support. Our entire family is committed for healthcare and highly devotional and stickler to one word.

How are you planning to spend your festive season?

Mrs. Padmaja Rani: We are fond of all Indian festivals and celebrate with utmost fun and passion. We love to wear traditional dresses and prepare age old Telugu delicacies. We invite family, friends and company staff for memorable celebrations.

Charity you support : Dr. Gupta: We have organized many free medical camps & gave support Ashraya Akruthi, Helpage India, Mother Theresa foundation, Akshya Patra and many more NGO’s. We have also adopted a crocodile in Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.

How do you balance your personal/social and family life?

Dr. Gupta: I personally feel it’s a myth. Personal, social & family life is interlinked and bonded together. Love whatever you do and wherever you do.

What is one other thing you are most passionate about apart from your work?

Dr. Gupta: Wild life, Photography & Travelling How do you like to spend your free time?

Mrs. Padmaja Rani: With Family, watching Movies or exploring new food avenues.

Where would you like to take your next family vacation?

Dr. Gupta: Adventures destinations which have Snow capped mountains, Skiing & Trekking.

What do you like most about each other?

Dr. Gupta: Loving, understanding and dependable Mrs. Padmaja Rani: Perfectionist, fun loving, independent, good natured & great sense of humour.

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One Festival... Many Names

The festival of kites is one of the most unique festivals celebrated all over India under different names. It is the thanksgiving festival of India and the Sun God is offered prayers for its blessing upon nature. This festival is based on the solar calendar and regularly falls on January 14-15 each year. Wearing black is considered auspicious on this day. The festival marks the transmigration of the Sun from one Rashi to the next. People prepare various delicacies and head to their terrace to fly kites and have fun with family. At night the sky looks magical than other nights as people send out sky lanterns.

Lohri-13th January, 2017 Lohri celebrated across the North India a day before Sankranti is a thanksgiving festival of Punjabis. Bhangra and gidda form an intrinsic part of the celebrations.

Punjabi songs are sung, and everybody rejoices. Sarson da saag and makki di roti is usually served as the main course at a Lohri dinner. All the Punjabis of Hyderabad head to the Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Secunderabad, where a “Lohri Mela” is also organised. The Punjabi kudis come all decked up in bright colored traditional attires like Phulari dupattas, Patiala suits, Parandi and jutis while the mundas come in Kurta-pyjama/Dhotikurta with matching turbans. A bonfire is lit and this doesn’t go with the song “Sunder Mundriye” in Lohri.

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COVER STORY Rachna Bagga, Entrepreneur On the night of Lohri, we head to the Gurdwara in Secunderabad to celebrate it with family and friends and perform the rituals. One cannot be without going to the Lohri mela as it brings the feel of Punjab. Staying far away from home for so many years, I don’t miss out on the Punjabi culture with this kind of extravagant traditional celebration.

Sankranti- 14th January, 2017 Makar Sankranti celebrated on the 14th and 15th of January. The festival marks the transmigration of the Sun from one Rashi to the next. People prepare various delicacies and head to their terrace to fly kites and have fun with family. At night the sky looks magical than other nights as people send out sky lanterns.

The craze of flying kites has gone to a whole new level with the kites having a varied range of celebrities like actors and actresses, politicians to images of God idols. There are also a number of kite festivals held across the city including kite festivals in schools that support charity. It is one of the major festivals of the cosmopolitan city of Hyderabad.

In Maharastrian households, Gijji bhaaji another delicacy of the festival is made which is a concoction of all the vegetables and fruits of the harvest and offered to God before having it as a meal. This bhaaji is eaten with bhaakri, traditional bread made with maize.

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Koyal Chandak, Socialite A day before the festival the ladies of the house draw rangoli in front of the house to bring about freshness in the environment of the house. Then, on the day of the festival, we go to the sun temple and offer prayers to the first rays of the sunlight as it is considered very auspicious. Sweets like Ghevar, finni & til ke laddu are made. This is followed by the flying of kites and distribution of presents and sweets among relatives to celebrate the happiness of new-year all through the night.

Shreya Gadale, Student This forms one of the major festivals for Maharastrians. We have a family get together and kite flying competition on the terrace with dancing numbers and delicious food.

Songs Dheel dede re Hum dill de chuke sanam Kai Po che Kai po che Ambersariya Fukrey Jag ghoomeya Sultan

Pongal- 14th January, 2017 Makar Sankranti is celebrated for 4 days long by the people of Telangana named as Bhogi, Pongal, Kanuma and mukanuma. Many devotees also head to Shilparamam to witness the Special acts and performances put up. A Sankranti mela is also organised every year with organic and handloom products produced by the village artisans. The rural museum is another main attraction of Shilparamam which very well captures the day-to day activities of rural India.

Designs of kites, peacocks are drawn outside the houses with beautiful colours giving a grand look to the house.

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Upen Reddy, Model Sankranti festival brings back nostalgic feelings from childhood like the family get together on the roof tops of the house to flying kites. The festival marks a new year with new beginnings and hopes, bringing a sense of newness to all our lives.

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Safety Tips • The kites with strong manjha hanging through the poles, trees can be dangerous • Wear helmets while riding twowheeler with a muffler/scarf and sunglasses.

• Many birds get injured with the manjhas. Keep first aid and cardboard boxes to secure the birds.

Aditya Soni, Student Pongal is celebrated to convey appreciation to the Sun God for providing the energy for agriculture. A couple of days before the festive occasion ladies would clean and decorate the whole house with festoons. For us, Pongal is basically a 3 day festival. On Bhogi, which is the first day of the festival, ladies in the house decorate the earthen vessel too with kum-kum and swastika. The eldest or the youngest member of the family is called to fill the pit with rice and water. Pongal, which is the cooked rice, is offered to God. The next day is celebrated as Makar Sankranti. Young lads rush upstairs to the terrace very early in the mornings, flying and sending kites towards the Sun God till late evenings.

Later, the entire family sits together for dinner with Maa serving very delicious ‘Payasam’, which is made of rice and milk. Mattu Pongal marks the last day of the festival. We prepare sweets and savouries, visit our relatives and exchange greetings. The house is decorated with Rangoli and Kolam too, it is so much fun.

• To avoid cuts and bruises while flying kite, secure hands with bandages or cello tape.

• Avoid flying kites before 9am and after 5pm for the safety of birds.

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67th Republic Day Our Motherland, India became a whole democratic republic on 26th January , 1950 which is one day that is etched in the hearts of all Indians with a proud feel in their hearts is something we all know. Republic Day is a day to literally commemorate, if not go for parades or attend seminars but thank and remember those some because of whom we are living the kind of free life, we indeed are today. We are all the most gleeful countrymen/countrywomen now, aren’t we?

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RP SINGH, Retired Civil Servant and CEO Of Cancer Hospital Independence Day (August 15) or Republic Day (January 26) is very important occasion for all citizens including a civil servant. For a civil servant, the day is busier as being a Government functionary, he participates in various ceremonial programmes organised by the Government Departments at Central, State or District level depending on place of his posting. He attends ceremonial parade in the morning, cultural programmes during the day and ‘at Home’ in the evening. In case he is District Magistrate, he hoists the National Flag and takes the salute as Chief Guest at the Ceremonial Parade, inspects the Guard of Honour and delivers the Independence/ Republic Day message.

Besides, civil servants attend similar programmes at schools/colleges and NGOs. Sequence does not change much for a retired civil servant also. For Example, I as CEO of a large Cancer Hospital hoist the National Flag inspect the Guard of Honour and deliver the Independence Day message. We also arrange sweets/eats for patients particularly children.

All in all, Independence Day for a civil servant is very exciting and a day of pride and showcasing achievements of Government/Department.’’

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Free Flow - Traffic Bar

The interiors of this place are mesmerizing and done really very well. With a traffic Signal, graffiti cars on the walls and warning signs as coasters, overall, it is a colorful place to be at; which is actually very rare in Hyderabad. They have both indoor and outdoor seating.

Coming to the Menu, opt for some refreshing drinks to start off with.

They have some really unconventional cocktails and mocktails as well as very innovative food menu. Virgin Mojito, served in a Mason Jar and Berry Bong, served in a fancy barrel are more often seen in a chemistry lab So, that’s quite innovative.

Tulip Recommends: Tandoori Malai Broccoli as creamy delicacy, Vodka pani puri and chicken dimsum served with chili sauce is quite tasty. Another chicken starter that you should not miss out on is Tandoori chicken Kebab.

For the main course, chicken steak with Mashed potatoes and Barbeque sauce is a great option.

The flavors are lip-smacking.

There is so much variety from street food favorites to thalis and continental to fusion food that it will leave you content and mouth watering. This is one of the few places that have a great blend of amazing ambience, great food and equally good service.

Location: 4th Floor, Plot 566, Road 92, Jubilee Hills, Ph: 33165734

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Air Live

Is it a lounge for great drink and music or place to savor food too? Air Live does not give you any doubt about being both and it does it extremely well! Not only a place to enjoy your live Saturday bands but great food surprises you even more. All black interiors, dim lights and huge French window gives a very classic ambience to be at.

Tulip Recommends: Delectable Achaari Paneer Tikka, Chicken Shawarma and Cheesy JalapeĂąo Peppers! Pick the Alfredo Pasta, accompanied with garlic bread, it is served piping hot and delicious that melts in your mouth. You can add your own toppings to get more out of it.

Fret not, if you are bored of having the typical pizza options because they have a humongous range of flavors that make your wood oven pizza experience exciting as ever! From Manchurian pizza to adding some sweetness on your base with the popular dessert pizza, they ace this category. If one is in mood of some authentic Desi, then, go for their Indian Favorite options of Kashmiri and Punjabi thaali. No meal is complete without some refreshing drinks - classic long island iced tea and aam pannatini is to die for!

Location: 5th Floor, Odyssey Mall, Road 36, Jubilee Hills, Ph: 33165040

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Prost

The trend of microbreweries in Hyderabad has just kick-started and people love it. Being to most of them, we sure love the vibe at ‘Prost’ the most. The three-level microbrewery is huge and the interiors are just perfect to the details. Every corner has a different vibe from exposed pipes to car heads outdoors, it’s just modern chic. With both outdoor and indoor seating available, it’s already a crowd puller.

Tulip Recommends: The entree menu is more elaborate when compared to the main course. However, the most appealing part of the menu is the option of ‘Half and Half’. Watermelon feta salad was surprisingly too good to be kind of dish and has defiantly become our favorite. Paneer Gatari, Crackling stuffed fish, Cajun Potatoes, Koli chips, with finger licking seasoning is as thin as it can get. Mutton Keema Puchkas, the meaty Pani puri you can say, is every bit tangy and yummy and a definite must try.

In main course, the ‘Quesadillas’ and ‘Pottery Prawns’ are great. The prawns are vodka based, served with a bed of olive oil in pot along with the garlic bread. And there is “Chocolate Éclair’ to wind up!

Location: 45th Road, 45th Rd, Masthan Nagar, Silent Valley hills, Jubilee Hills. Ph:23556235

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Hyderabad social

Hyderabad social that celebrated a year of success last month is one of the most happening places through our week; this place doesn’t need weekend to be a crowd puller. It is Hyderabad’s own version of being social. The interiors speak for it. We love the outdoors but indoors give you a very rustic and vintage feel. From little details like lights, old style phones and not to forget the walls decorated with quirky frames.

They give platform to new talent and every weekend you will see live performers who take stage to entertain the guest for the evening.

Tulip Recommends: Veg burger, Garlic Bread, Greek, Fish & Chips, soft and well cooked, accompanied by yummy dip and fries - it was a good portion for two. They keep introducing something new with their drinks, be it their Handi Mocktail and ‘Berry Blast, thunder crates or all new coconut based drink, they are all refreshing and tasteful.

Location: Road Number 12, Amudi Nagar, Bhola Nagar, Banjara Hills. Ph: 65161717

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Tiki ShackRooftop bar

A little Goa Shack is just a few miles away from you, Tiki Shack a classic Rooftop bar with beachy vibes all around the place. While you make way inside, you will spot a little outdoor seating with green detailing on tables and window panes.

You need to sit inside for the accurate feel of the place; each table is decorated into shacks, beach portraits all over the walls, life saving tubes and flip-flops to change into the most comfortable zone. It interestingly serves snacks and ‘chakna’ in disposable plates.

Tulip Recommends: Tiki Shack has a hysterical menu of names that shouts Desi in one’s face. Tawa Phraan, is just impeccably good with your drink, chose Beer Mary Margarita to go with Chilli Cheese Fries that are loaded with cheese and spices which tingles your taste buds.

Kheema Pao is typically Mumbaikar and fills you up instantly. Chicken Momo Phry is crispy from the outside and juicy chicken inside with lots of smoke that bursts out while you take a bite off it. What is alcohol without onion bhajjis and green chutney? Yum! The dish that outcasts everything on the menu is the big bun omelet which was huge and was delish beyond imagination. It was blended with different sauces and celery just like a burger. Cheers to them for a prompt service, on point ambience and majorly an innovative menu they offer.

Location: 5th Floor, Beside Heritage Fresh, Road 36, Jubilee Hills. Ph: 33194137

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Stone Waters Kitchen & Lounge

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Your very own party hub also has the most delicious food on their menu. Stone Waters is known for its live music nights but what you didn’t know was that, it lives up to the expectations of some great food that it gets to your table. Stone Water’s has a classic ambiance; it is simple and not overly done.

Tulip Recommends: Apart from the Berry Cooler and Avalanche one needs to try the Angari Paneer and Malai Murgh Tikka in their starters. Both are equally good but I am a little biased towards the Murgh as it is tender, smokey and gives you a burst of flavors. Binge eating on the Chicken Lasagna is addictive; it is creamy and filled with cheese and layers of tandoori flavors below. The Chicken Steak is served with barbecue sauce, mashed potatoes, grilled veggies topped with herbs. I have also tried the Malai Broccoli and it is out of the world.

Overall, Stone Waters is a great blend of some good music that gets you tripping and food that gets you gobbling.

Location: Shop 1299, B1, 5th Floor, Aruna Arcade, Road 1, Jubilee Hills.

Ph:33165231

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Hoppipola

Step into Hoppipola and be enveloped by this warm, fuzzy feeling of having come to your happy place. The space is massive yet cozy enough for one to feel personal. Pristine white walls, glass stained doors, a clustered wall of colorful birdhouses, gliders hanging off the ceiling and specks of quirks all around; that pretty much sums up the look and feel of Hoppipola.

Hoppipola encourages a lot of hoppi things. With a hoard of board games and the hoppi favorite live-sized Jenga, there is never a dull moment at Hoppipola. On close inspection, the tables are all actually blackboards, so while one waits for food and mulls over drinks, one may play noughts and crosses and dots away to glory or put the artist in them to work and simply doodle all over the table.

Tulip Recommends: Serving an extensive bar menu, Hoppipola serves refreshing, innovative cocktails with just the right amount of flavor and kick and just what one needs to set the mood right. Served in quirky bar-ware, drinking at Hoppipola is a delight. ‘Bird Cage’ cocktail and ‘CNC’, a cumin and cucumber flavored drink is amazing but we absolutely loved the ‘Nutty Fruity’ which is with a hint of pineapple, hazelnut syrup and cranberry juice made it a relishing never tried before drink.

Hoppipola serves interesting pub-grub for all kinds of appetites and palettes.

Some little munchies to pair with your drinks like Smokin Carlos, Chicken Trilogy, The Harissan Fish, and Lambada, Cup of Oriental –Thai curry served with sauce (absolute favorite) are a MUST TRY. For those seeking a complete meal, there are pastas, pizzas and some interesting mains that will make for a sumptuous dinner.

Location: Plot 1&2, Rohini Layout, Opp. Shilparamam, Hitech City, Hyderabad. Ph: 040 33165103

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Glokal Junction

Glokal Junction is Hyderabad’s new age gastro pub that has party goers feet tapping all the time. The fusion of unique cocktails, new festive additions in menu, music and warm staff is what they offer. Be it a weekday or weekend, the moment you enter the place you will have your chill mode on.

Thinking global but presenting local is what the place is all about. We were in for a real treat because we got to taste some newly introduced cocktails like ‘Strawberry Margarita’, ‘Mistetoe Mojito’, and the show stopper ‘Caution’ which is full of candy flavors and candy themselves. That made our experience even merrier. They looked good and tasted even better.

Tulip Recommends: From BBQ chicken wings to chaat, Pizza to well curated Thalis, you will be surprised by options they offer as part of their food menu.

The House spiced chicken wings are utter delight; spicy with right hint of tanginess you will just want more and more of it. Broccoli with English mustard and cheese was also great and so were Churrasco Chicken Steaks. The thin crust pizza was a perfect company as we repeated the round drinks; because they were just too good to be true.

Location: Ground Floor & First Floor, Niharika One, Road 1, Jubilee Hills. Ph: 088866 62600

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Heart Cup

This place has been the city’s favorite when it comes to being entertained, from live bands to stand up comedy, pre-parties of events to post-parties of concerts; they welcome guests for all kinds of entertainment.

Tulip Recommends: Nachos, Spinach, Spicy BBQ chicken wings and Chicken Teriyaki. Their drinks are some unique combination of sprits that are exclusive to this place.

Location: Begumpet 5 Street, Begumpet. Ph: 09704152626

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Radisson Blu

Hyderabad Turns Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Radisson Blu, one of the world’s leading brands with nearly 300 hotels in operation in 69 countries and territories, announced the “Love Blu, Be Pink” campaign where one room in each participating hotel across the globe was turned pink for the month of October. The pink Business Class guest room featured pink décor and other special pink amenities. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the pink rooms were passed on to benefit charities that support breast cancer research and awareness.

Food: Street Food Festival The food festival was part of their restaurant ‘Chill’. While the indoors is quite fine dining experience, the outdoors have been altered with vibrant decor and food stalls like tandoor’s, carts and grills, that give you a street side familiarity.

The best part of this food festival was it wasn’t just restricted to chaat treats like pani puri and tikkis but also had delicacies like mirchi bhaijji, chole bhature, idli-dosa, kheema pav and not to forget momo’s.

They even had live dessert counters for Jalebi rabri and cotton candy. The street food festival was however the extension of the regular buffet so we had option to choose from wide variety of salads, breads, main course and of course Biryani and desserts.

Chef also went beyond his way to sneak in a ‘Basil’ (other restaurant of Radisson) delicacy –Lobsters, sharp in aroma but full points for taste.

Overall the restaurant experience for dinner was very good and so was the breakfast, being weekend they have an extended lavish breakfast-brunch that is open till 12.

Like they said- Lavish, it had everything from English breakfast essentials, like beans, sausages, cereal and breads; and also south Indian delicacies like dosa and appam. What I loved the most was wide variety croissants, muffins (what can I say I love thy breads and maple topped pancakes.

Location : Road No. 6, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500034 Phone: 040 4911 1133; Website : www.radissonblu.com

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Break the Taboo There are a lot of people who find it embarrassing to talk or even mention any taboo talking in public and we are not talking about the teenagers but a whole lot of grownups out there who feel ashamed talking about it or do not have proper knowledge about what exactly it is. Times have definitely changed and everybody is open with their confessions. We take opinions from a few people and their views about breaking the taboo.

Divya Reddy,

Fashion Designer Honesty is the best policy. Having said that, if people want to be honest about their life then, I find no fault with that! Explaining and discussing personal life is up to one’s own discretion. If someone wants to be open about their personal life or status, then I guess, it’s only a matter of fact that they are being honest and not succumb to societal and peer pressure and hiding which I consider is a very important part of one’s life. I am open about being a single mom and I am extremely proud of it.

Breaking this stigma attached to hypocritical relationships in our country, I feel is an evolution and not a taboo.

Gaurav Kaura

, Owner of Hyderabad Social We live in 21st Century modern India, where we talk about modernization on one side and on the other side we consider talking openly about personal relationships, sex and divorce as a taboo. Indian orthodox society is not aware of the fact that Indians are the only people in the world to formulate sex, and it was celebrated so much that it naturally took the centre stage right after religion. Personal relationships, sex and divorce were never a taboo in this country.

It’s just from the last century coz of some religious leaders and political leaders who have made it a taboo. So, in my view talking about these things should no longer be considered as taboos as we live in the 21st Century, liberal, open minded society where individuals have started talking about these things openly, which lead to a nation of modern thinking and views.

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Nidarshana Sharma, Zumba Trainer

Talking about one’s personal choices should be left to one’s discretion. But there shouldn’t be any taboo surrounding it. People often keep mum for fear of being judged. That should be changed. If someone is not talking about his/her sex life, it should be because he/she chooses not to.

Vrinda Seth,

Entrepreneur I feel the more one thing is spoken about especially sensitive topics like this the less does it sound earth shattering or alien and comfort increases. It’s better such things are spoken about coz it helps to break the stereotype and myths surrounding it.

Sharath Shetty,

Photographer I welcome the change. It’s always better to speak it out than bottle up issues. People have evolved strong enough to accept situations and deal with them with a strong mindset. It’s a healthy change. With all the stress effecting people’s lives, it’s better to let it out things whenever where ever or however possible.

By: Harsha Sheelam

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Girl Child

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Even today, there are different sections of the society that treat the girl child as a burden. The cases of female infanticide have been reported even to this day. In 2011, there were just 918 girls for every 1000 boys. Several privileges are given to boys, but the girls are being discriminated and restricted. In such scenarios, the role of the government as well as the NGOs becomes very important in order to ensure the safety of the girl child.

Sharvangi Pasumarti

Fashion Student There is a wrong culture against women in India, including the newborn girl child. Women of India face a lot of violence right from the time when the sati system prevailed in our society. However, killing the girl child, restricting her from education, health care and shelter is an act of shame. There are a lot of crimes against women child marriage, sexual harassment, child abuse, dowry deaths, for all these cases there has to be stricter laws to protect the rights of women and children. Today, we see a lot of NGOs working towards this subject, but there are still many untouched parts of our society where the discrimination still prevails. Girls and women need to get educated and empowered to fight for their rights. Education will solve many major issues regarding the exploitation of girl child and thereby, build the future of the children.

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Girl Child Awareness in Hyderabad

The mindset that the girl is a liability has to be changed amongst the people. Spreading awareness is critical for the benefit of the girl child; there is a need of strict laws to prevent the children from being illiterate. The role of education is very important; it helps in empowering women and young girls.

There are various benefits in educating the girls; they will be able to make the right decisions for themselves, their family and for the society as a whole.

Programs held for Girl Child Awareness

In 2015, girl child awareness programs were being held by the students of Fine Arts University. The main theme of the program was to bring about the importance of safeguarding the rights of a girl child and the importance of women and girls in the society.

Concern India Foundation, Hyderabad, has also taken up programs for providing education to the girl child by supporting various organizations that provide education and offer development to the girls. The project was being aimed at providing training to adolescent girls, school dropouts and housewives.

Smile Foundation joined hands with Mahita, Hyderabad based local partner, to provide education and health care support to non-school going slum children and child laborers; focusing primarily on the girl child. The project covers 10 slum clusters of Hyderabad.

In 2014, the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Tharuni, an NGO, organized a bike rally for creating awareness for the girl child. The drive was organized with respect to the International Girl Child Day. In 2016, Concern India Foundation also organized an Inter NGO sports meet for the children including girls, helping them to nurture their talent and building their confidence to compete.

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Simrin Mercy Cherian

Fashion Student Uplifting the status of a girl child has a direct impact on women empowerment both within the country as well as worldwide. It is ironic that although we claim to give importance to women in our country, so much so that we refer to her as “Mother India”, female foeticide and infanticide rates are so high. It is no secret that girls are looked down upon and, in many households, not even given basic food, health care and education by her parents.

Internationally, both governments as well as non-government organizations are trying to make the world a better place for a girl to live in. It is the thought process that, a girl is a disgrace to her family, needs to be changed. In 2012, the UN first announced 11th October as the International Day of the Girl to raise awareness against gender inequality in terms of the right/access to education, nutrition, health care and legal aids. Within our country itself, NGOs like Save The Children and Swabhiman work towards the upliftment of the girl child as well as women.

As important as it is to educate the girl child, it is equally important to teach them what they are worth. In a world where girls are discriminated in almost every field, it is vital that they have an innate self-confidence in order that they might not succumb to the judgmental standards, but fight them instead.

Government of Telangana

Girl Child Protection Scheme- Women development and Child Welfare Department.

The Girl Child Protection Scheme is aimed at preventing gender discrimination by empowering and providing rights to the girl child through direct investment from the Government of Telangana. This scheme aims at enhancing the status of the girl child, improving the sex ratio and curbing female infanticide.

The scheme aims at – • Enrollment as well as retention of girl child in school to ensure education at least up to intermediate level.

• Providing social and financial empowerment to girl child.

• Elimination of negative attitude and practices against the girls.

• A special dispensation to the orphans, destitute and differently abled girls.

NGOs in Hyderabad for Girl Child Awareness

St. Ann’s orphanage in Hyderabad has many branches that focus on the education of the girl child.

Smile Foundation, for children’s health and education, joined hands with Mahita- a Hyderabad based local partner, for safeguarding the health and education of girls. Spoorthi Foundation is a registered NGO, based in Hyderabad. They have three separate homes; two for boys and one for girls. They take care and provide education to girls as well as boys belonging to poverty stricken families, orphans, children of families ravaged by HIV-AIDS. Nanhi Kali, was founded by the current chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra, Anand Mahindra, with an aim to provide primary education to underprivileged girl children across India.

Mahita, an NGO in Hyderabad works on a wide range of developmental activities. Mahita believes in social transformation.

Missionaries of Charity, in Hyderabad, is a home to almost 60 orphans under the care of the sisters who impart education and health care facilities.

Here’s a review of what Hyderabadis believe about the importance of girl child awareness.

Nabaneet Ganguli

Business Student There are many NGOs in Hyderabad that focus on the girl child awareness through various facilities like health care and education.

The organizations create opportunities for the poor and marginalized with a special focus to the girl child. The crime and discrimination against the girl child and young women needs to be kept on a complete halt. It is important to bring out social awareness in the city as well as the country with the help of the youth, by joining hands with them to have an awareness drive across the country.

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (means save girl child and educate girl child) scheme was launched in 2015 for the welfare of women. Such schemes are very beneficial even for the small scale NGOs who can scale up with the help of such schemes.

Each and every citizen of India must follow the norms of safeguarding the girls and their position in the society.

- By Harsha Sheelam

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ALLEN SOLLY

Styling using the accessories and apparel from the Allen Solly Store.

Blazer- Rs. 6799 Jeans- Rs. 2499 Shirt- Rs. 3499 Brown casual shoes- Rs. 3799 Tie- Rs.999 Belt- Rs. 1499 Wallet- Rs. 1699 Bag- Rs. 3499 Socks- Rs.139 Handkerchief, pack of 3- Rs. 300 Casual The dark blue shirt from Allen Solly, with red printed details put together with dark blue jeans and casual brown shoes help in achieving the fully casual look.

To further accessorize it, the black sling bag from Allen Solly is a perfect match.

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“Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.” - Lauren Hutton Accessories are the exclamation point to your outfit. Styling with the right accessories to go with your outfit is like the cherry on the cake. The watches, belts, hats, shades, pocket squares, neck wear, bracelets are the add-ons to your wear. With men’s accessories coming back in vogue, we bring to you the latest trends that are modish and up-to-theminute. Best part here - looking sharp doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Switch your style up and don’t overlook the finishing touches!

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Styling and Content ; Models: Hitesh Gwalani & Jaidev Reddy

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Formals Using the H&M black suit and an Allen Solly white shirt and pairing it with a blue tie from the store, along with a black belt and black shoes giving it a complete look.

The Allen Solly black wallet looks completely settled in the formal style.

The Allen Solly socks and handkerchief are the basic necessities in the accessories.

Using the blue-ish-grey blazer from Allen Solly, pairing it with black pants, shoes and belt; keeping it subtle and sober for a formal style is the idea!

Allen Solly: GVK One, Raod No. 1 Banjara Hills, Ph : 6746 7823

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CONTRADITIONS This look is completed from the store Contraditions.

Suit- Rs. 15500 Brooch-Rs. 1500 Bow tie- Rs.1215 Shoes- Rs.2500 Belt-Rs. 3390 Pocket Square- Rs.500 A comprehensive style using the customized suit from the store Contraditions, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. And further accessorizing it with the store’s accessories totally fitting in the formal look.

Using a masquerade brooch and a sequenced bow, give a unique style all together.

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The Indian Style The entire outfit along with the accessories is from the Contraditions store at Banjara Hills.

Sherwani- Rs. 11000 Shoes-Rs. 2500 Brooch- Rs. 2500 This customized Indian outfit is apt for the festivities - Pairing the purple Indian suit along with a sequenced and embellished black brooch with black footwear to go with it. The stole is a perfect add on for the Indian outfits. This velvet purple stole comes attached to the outfit, completing the look!

Photography at Contraditions- Blue Pintale

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Suit- Rs. 21500 - Brooch- Rs.1500 - Tie-Rs. 1850 - Belt- Rs. 3390 - Pocket Square- Rs.500 - Brooch- Rs. 1500 This is the look that would be absolutely standing out from the crowd. Styling the printed suit from Contraditions store, Banjara hills, Hyderabad, by using the mini brooch having the complementary colors of the suit, accompanied with golden pocket square and tie makes it unabridged. Also, a brown belt to go with it; a first copy of Versace belt!

Contradictions: Road No.4, Zahara Nagar, Banjara Hills, Lane OPP. GVK 1 Entrance Gate., Phone:040 6558 1492

Dapper Homme

Started by Kartik Kantharia, as a brand Dapper Homme is a one stop shop for all the menswear essentials. Their aim is to provide everything that one would need in his wardrobe. As a product the idea is to break free from the monotony of simple and boring menswear attire. “We are on most of the major marketplaces in India and are still in process of getting on board with more.

There is a lot more in store when it comes to Dapper Homme. More range of products, being first. We want to cater to all the needs of a man as a brand. A gentleman’s one stop shop! Besides product diversification we also want to grow our brand further. Our aim is to make Dapper Homme a global brand.

I think more than inspiration it was aspiration. The whole time I studied fashion marketing and management, I kept making projects on Menswear brands.

So maybe, from there I started aspiring to have my own brand eventually”, he explains.

Website: www.dapperhomme.co Facebook: @www.dapperhomme.co Instagram: Dapper_Homme Contact number: 9967944320 Dapper Homme is also available on Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, eBay, Paytm, Mr. Voonik, Limeroad, Rediff.com, The Luxe Affaire, Scootsy and Shop Clues.

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LOUIS PHILIPPE Styling using the accessories and apparel from the Louis Philippe store.

Cream suit- Rs. 10999 Brown shoes- Rs. 4699 Set of cufflink, tie, and pocket square- Rs. 5500 Watch- Rs. 12999 Belt- Rs. 1899 Shirt- Rs. 3299 The cream suit is paired with darker colored accessories such as maroon. The combination of cream and maroon easily fit together giving it a proper and perfect appearance. The accessories used to get this look are marsala red cufflink, tie and pocket square along with brown shoes, watch and belt.

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Navy Blue suit- Rs.11999 Blue shirt- Rs. 3299 Watch- Rs.12999 Socks- Rs. 249 Black Shoes-Rs. 5000 Cufflink- Rs. 1899 Belt- Rs. 1899 Wallet- Rs. 2299 Pocket square- Rs. 999 Tie- Rs. 2299 The navy blue suit from Louis Philippe is styled along with blue shirt, tie and pocket square from LP. The add-on accessories to it are the black shoes, socks and belt, with the black wallet and watch from the store. The cufflinks can’t be given a miss; these are the minute details for the fully formal look.

Louis Phillipe: GVK One, Road No.-1, Banjara Hills, Phone:040 4476 7824

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JADE BLUE

Suit it Up! Accessorize the formal look with bow ties, ties, pocket squares, belt, and cravats from Jade Blue.

Completing the blue suit with a perfectly tailored tie, bow ties, cravats and pocket squares, all in black complement the blue suit. Also, the look will be unfinished without a black belt.

Jade Blue: Bow tie- Rs. 595 Formal Belt- Rs. 3599 Tie- Rs. 595 Cravats- Rs. 795 Pocket Square- Rs.495 Jade Blue Mens Clothing Accessories Store Park Citi Plaza, Rd Number 1 040 2330 7775

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Photography at Jade Blue- Saradhi Sheelam

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Throwing some shade with these Allen Solly sunglasses worth Rs. 3999.

Sunglasses are the most basic accessories which can be used for both formal and casual wear.

The Look!

Pattek Philippe watch worth Rs.3999 Alberto Torres shoes Worth Rs.2000 A semi-formal look is complete with belt, shoes and watch. (Note: For a perfect style - The belt, shoes and watch strap have to be in the same color)

No demonitization can ever let hyderabadi women stop them from partying, the kitty parties and the soirees have no halt at all. We see the city party scene to be lively as ever, no notes or currency exchange affects the ladies and they seem to enjoy every bit of their life as it is. We love the spirit, bro.

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Vibrance by Anoopam Shroff Men’s Accessories in India are not so easily available, especially if you want something quirky and young, you need to look long & far. This got Anoopam thinking to do something, which appeals to the young Indian, and dresses them right for all occasions.

“The response has been phenomenal, since the start and the collections get sold out within no time. We have been developing new products and launching them on different festivities like Weddings and keep exchanging new ideas with our customers. We like to interact and give personalized services. We look to be available pan-India basis and get the young and charming men to be dressed well, and stand out from the crowd. When we look at men dressed in Suits, we have been seeing a Tie & Pocket Square, and no more style to it. Add a quirky pin, a nice pair of colored socks and a fresh pair of cufflinks; the look stands out from the one standing next to you in a similar black suit. The idea of the plain suit was not too appealing to me and after trying varied combinations it got me thinking on this”, explains Anoopam Collection is available on Instagram & Facebook: @VibrancebyAnoopamShroff, Contact: +91 9810254745

Beardo Beardo was the result of a need to introduce products that specially cater to taking care of one’s beard as it is not advisable to use regular grooming products for beard hair. It was hence born in October 2015. Beards have gotten cool over the past few years with pop culture and movie icons sporting them. Men are more aware today and take keen interest in their personal hygiene; there is a surge in appearance awareness among urban male consumers.

“The response has been fantastic so far and the growth remains strong.

Continued celebrity endorsement of men’s grooming products has also helped to increase awareness of men’s grooming products among male consumers from smaller towns and villages. We are constantly looking at expanding our product portfolio. We started off with just a beard, moustache oil and wash last year and now, we have a range of hair wax, beard balm, face wash, serum, therapy oil, beard combs, soaps and many more.

You can be rest assured that our mad scientists are cooking up the next gen of our products as we speak”, explains Ankit Mittal, the founder of Beardo.

“Having a beard is not just a trend but a tradition. In most parts of the world you will see communities with different beard styles and having a beard is considered quite the style statement these days. Both Priyank and I have always sported a beard and until Beardo was launched, we found it extremely difficult to maintain our manes. There were very few products dedicated to men’s grooming and we felt the need to start our own line of men’s grooming products mainly devoted to beards”, he says.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beardoofficial/ Instagram: @beardo.official Website: www.beardo.in Email: support@beardo.in

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Redefining Couture Aishwarya Oza, a fashion designer and stylist by profession from INIFD talks to us about her journey, fashion trends and more..

What according to you are going to be the trending styles in 2017?

The 1980’s fashion is back and is going to be the biggest fashion trend in 2017. From power suits to the tailored trousers for office, the off-shoulders tops and dresses, ruffles and frills which were artistically inspired themes across the runways will make way again. The painterly prints and patterns will be here to stay in 2017. Denims have gone through a whole new change with skinny jeans stretch. Sneakers will continue to be extremely popular from 2016.

What do you specialize in?

With Globalization, the fashion industry in India has got a wider platform. Indian fashion is legendary and can go a long way with the variety of fabrics and cultures it offers. So, I specialize in ethnic wear.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

Everything that I see around inspires my ideas in fashion - from people on the road, the architecture and most importantly history. The period of royalty, when the Mughals and Maharajas used to spend extravagantly on their clothing, this forms a major source of inspiration for the creative designers of today to get close to the cultural roots and remind us of the glorious past.

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?

The learning process in fashion designing is never ending because of the constant evolution and changing of the trends. I see myself doing what I am doing and gaining excellence in the industry.

How has the journey been so far?

I have always been a dreamer and achiever. Any journey to become a success needs a lot of hard work. I took each disappointment and failure as a lesson and have come across the challenges headstrong. It is a rough ride but when you love what you do, life is like a party.

Style shoot, London

Mughal Collection

Can you tell us something about your learning experience at London?

An institute as good as INIFD located at a place as good as London is the best anyone can ask for.

London gave me the right amount of exposure a learner in fashion industry can ask for.

What is the best part of being a fashion stylist?

Styling is the best part about working in fashion industry. You get to assemble the best of the couture and the projects are never the same. It’s hard to get bored when the work environment is this happening.

Email : aishwaryaojha75@gmail.com

Suhaag Collection

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Bounce Salon Their minimalistic and functional spaces are designed to rejuvenate you.

Get pampered by their stylists who work their magic, with personalized attention and extra care, this is as close to heaven as it gets. And to complete the Bounce experience, they have a wide selection of the finest hair care products and mini-spa therapies to choose from.

Sprawled across the heart of the city, you will never have trouble finding your way to paradise.

We got to try few of their treatments and what impressed us the most is the expert guidance given to us, well trained professionals are right there to help you decide. Be it queries regarding hair treatments or choosing the right colour for your hair, their hair expert will guide you to attain that perfect look. That’s not all, they have in house specialist for skin who after analysing your skin will suggest you the appropriate treatment. Their products are high end and they are available at two prime locations in Hyderabad. So book your appointment and get ready to take your mini break at your nearest Bounce Salon.

From general salon services like hair colouring and styling, they also have special treatments like Cysteine treatments that does wonders for your hair and also try their new offering olaplex, yet another treatment for hair. For skin they offer nourishing clean ups, pureness facials, anti age facials and special dermalogica treatments like express skin care, multivitamin treatments and our favourite skin brightening treatment.

Location: Jubilee hills, Road No.36: Inorbit mall, Level - 3, Bounce; Coming soon: Banjara Hills, Road no.12.

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The Dream Co by Chandni Chugh “The journey that has resulted in the creation of The Dream Co. started about two years ago when I first realised the limited options for Sleepwear in the Indian market during my wedding trousseau shopping! I was always a big fan of wearing my Pyjamas all day when at home, but was only disappointed with the limited options. With my brand, I aim to make my clients feel luxurious and comfortable at the same time so they can sleep it off in Style!

The thing that stands out in my mind is seeing our vision come to life.

We set out to create a brand which embodies a classic aesthetic with a fun & cute sensibility! It wasn’t until we got our first samples that we realised we were actually making it happen, and I was blown away by those first samples. It was then that we started to make some real progress.

Positive feedback from the clients is the most exhilarating aspect of launching a business. We have been very fortunate that so far it has been very positive not just about our products, but also about the look and feel of the brand, social media handles, as well as our packaging.

Finally, I would say that getting to meet so many amazing people, including family and friends, who have been so generous with their time and support has been really special. We feel so lucky to have had the support we have and are truly grateful!

What makes us different from other brands is the quality of our products & the fact that each and every product can be personalised, from sleep masks to jammies! We believe our product will speak for itself, so we just need to create as many opportunities as possible for people to discover .

We want our customers to have a great experience from the moment they engage with our brand, and each and every time they wear our garments.

What’s Next: ‘I have big plans for what I would like to do with the business and where we can take it. I am always thinking about new products we can introduce. We have only been running since September so I do sometimes have to remind myself to slow down a little and not get over-excited when I think of new things we could do with the business, everything will happen in good time. We are excited; however, to be launching men’s sleepwear soon, so keep a look out!

View more: Instagram “thedream_co”, Facebook @ thedreamcompany Shop: http://www.onceuponatrunk.com/designers/the-dream-co

REDUCE, - a revolutionary weight loss program

WELLBEING

By Talwalkars

Talwalkars, India’s largest and oldest fitness business chain with over 176 gyms fitness centres spread all over India & Srilanka, have developed a revolutionary home based weight loss program, REDUCE. any Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Homeopathic medicines, pills or capsules, fat blockers or fat burners, etc.

Reduce is an outcome of 3 years of dedicated research of our team by dieticians & nutritionists at our National Nutrition Centre (NNC). Reduce is based on the unique principle of portion controlled low fat & high Fiber healthy diet, under guidance of our highly trained dieticians, which helps an individual to REDUCE weight without starving. Reduce, includes healthy food which is high in fibre & low in fat. There is regular counseling session & monitoring done by our highly trained & experienced experts. You also get a weight control kit to monitor your weight & control portion size at home.

REDUCE is extremely convenient to follow in the comfort of home, without dieting or starvations and even without strenuous exercise. It is extremely personalized and flexible to fit in existing lifestyle of every individual. You can comply REDUCE program from any place, home or office- while traveling, partying or just any place that is convenient.

There is no need to visit to our centre for consultation - it can happen over, Phone, Skype, What’s App, whichever way the member is comfortable in. The program is online and service is available across the country as well as abroad.

3 meals per day are provided by us as a part of the program, so there is no need of cooking complicated recipes. Weight loss Reduce is extremely healthy as you are eating healthy food which is absolutely free from

Success rate of weight loss with Reduce is around 99 % and post program weight regain is as good as zero.

How it works • Member enrolls for online program • Dedicated REDUCE Expert is assigned who guides throughout the program to help the member achieve his /her weight loss goal. (Regular telecounseling & monitoring for Weight loss) •

To monitor weight on daily basis we will provide ‘Weight Control Kit’ (Weighing Scale, Measuring tape, Pedometer, 2 Bowls, 1 Shaker)

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We have developed low fat, high fiber foods which form the mainstay of the diet program. 3 nutritious meals are provided every day (1-Main meal, 1- Snack, 1-Beverage)

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Member can lose up to 1 KG weight per Week, which is considered to be healthy

Note: All obese/overweight people with various medical conditions like hypertension, Diabetes, Arthritis, PCOD, Hypo-thyroidism, etc., can benefit from the program.

A member’s success story Initially, I was a bit concerned about how the weight loss would be tracked remotely on phone and email. However, Mansi has done a good job of guiding me through the program and has always kept in touch each day on whatsapp or phone. She has also dispatched the diet products with the diet schedule in advance and has always been available to answer any queries and also motivated me multiple times when I was not able to get the desired results.

The Reduce program is certainly recommended for busy people and with some exercise one can surely get positive results in a few weeks. More importantly, this program has made me more conscious of my diet habits and has made me more careful of my calorie intake and how to control this on a long term basis.

After not being able to lose weights for months even after doing regular workouts, I was successful in losing about 3.30 kg’s in a month and I am continuing to lose some weight in spite of not being on a restricted diet. The diet packs provided is also good to taste and like any diet program the initial few days are difficult to adjust but then Mansi was always there to motivate and follow up as required.

Wishing Talwalkar team and Mansi continued success with this program and I hope others will also benefit as much as I have.

Regards, Hriday Biyan Be a next success Story with Reduce. Reduce, a revolutionary weight loss solution by Talwalkars that includes food, counseling by expert and weight control kit. Lose weight with unmatched ease in the comfort of home, without dieting, without strenuous Exercise.

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Find Your Zen

Hear the sound of your hearts, by reducing the back ground noise in your life. Take a walk with nowhere to go, savor a chocolate on the tip of your tongue, plant a seed, doodle aimlessly, and turn off your mobile phone for five short minutes. Smile, breathe and go slowly. Take mindful vacations, keep private and professional life separate and do your best in both without mixing it.

Start with good old snooze and lead a mindful life this year. “Skimping on sleep may eventually affect us so badly that those of us who don’t end up dead- though cancer, heart disease or fatal accidents caused by exhaustion- will be overweight, stupid and depressed, our brains, metabolism and moods ravaged” said Arianna Huffington in a recent interview.

Read

Calm: Calm the Mind. Change the World by Michael Acton Smith Join the Calm revolution. Modern life is hectic and relentless: trains delayed, endless emails filling the inbox, kids squabbling before bedtime; there has never been a more important time to rediscover your pause button. Calm is the book that will show you how to take back a little bit of peace, space and all-important calm. It is a practical and pleasurable guide to twenty-first century mindfulness. Regular meditation is medically proven to be good for you - it increases focus and creativity, productivity and job satisfaction, mental and even physical health. But in reality most of us don’t have time to sit on a cushion with our eyes closed for half an hour every day. And many people associate meditation with hard work and huge lifestyle shifts: you might be imagining Buddhist monks locked in a mountain retreat and living off gruel... This is where Calm comes in. Calm is about simple, achievable habits that work with the demands of your busy life instead of pretending those demands don’t exist. Calm does not require specialist training: it uses abilities that every single one of us is born with, like creativity, spontaneity and simply noticing the world around you. Calm is divided into eight sections that everyone should have in their life: * Nature * Work * Creativity * Children * Travel * Relationships * Food * Sleep Each section contains a mixture of fascinating research, creative prompts, activities and instructions, sensory stimuli and inspiration. Pick up Calm whenever you need it, dip in and out, read it and choose which bits work best for you.

Buddhify

This is a mindfulness and meditation app that is built around you. Buddhify is perfect for those who are ready to incorporate meditation and mindfulness into their entire day, with meditations that target every aspect of your life, from sleeping, to travelling, to being online. Even if you have never tried meditation before, Buddhify is a lifechanger.

Favorite thing: There are 80 different guided meditation tracks, ranging from five to 30 minutes.

App: PAID, Available on both IOS and Android

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Do:

Coloring used to be reserved for children and the occasional adult who got to babysit them, but recently, the activity has found a different demographic. What started as a niche hobby has now turned into an international trend, as adult coloring books find themselves on more and more bestsellers’ lists throughout the world. However, while this trend may be a fun way to pass the time, it’s the books’ therapeutic properties that really have them flying off shelves. THE HEALING POWER OF ART Art may not be able to cure disease, but it can surely make coping with it a lot better Art therapy is helpful among people dealing with a variety of other conditions, such as depression, dementia, anxiety, and PTSD, which lets say are the most common problems today in youth.

Those who judge themselves as bad artists may be more likely to miss out on the benefits of art-based therapies. Adult coloring, therefore, presents a creative venture without the need for artistic flair. One simply needs to colour within the lines in order to get the desired effect.

Coloring elicits a relaxing mindset, similar to what you would achieve through meditation. Like mediation, coloring allows us to switch off our brains from other thoughts and focus on the moment. So a bit like repeating a mantra where repetition is a means to relaxation, coloring-in is also a type of mediation.

Get it from: You can buy these Adult Coloring books at Crosswords in Hyderabad, available in some great themes like Bestselling ‘The Magical City’ ‘Secret Garden’ and lots more Download: Meditation is one of the best ways to combat stress and the many health issues caused by or made worse by stress. Regardless of age, gender, or health status, anyone can benefit from some form of meditation. We’ve compiled a list of 3 best meditation apps you can download and take with you anywhere.

Omvana

Omvana gives you an access to many meditation sounds, music, and guided sessions with meditation experts. Focus options include: mindfulness, stress, relaxation, sleep, and more. You can choose the length of each meditation session, from three minutes to an hour.

Favorite Thing: One unique feature this app has is the background music mixer, which allows you to mix your music and create the perfect sessions for your needs.

APP: FREE, Available on both IOS and Android

Headspace

Headspace makes it easy for people just learning the art of meditation. Their level one course features easy, 10-minute sessions for each day that will help you get into the habit of meditating regularly. There are reminders, and you can choose to focus on aspects like foundation, health, and performance.

Once you have mastered level one, you can purchase a subscription that allows you to access even more features and options so you can expand your practice.

Favourite Thing: One great feature is the buddy system, which lets you and a friend encourage each other in your journey, as well as a personalized progress page.

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The Top

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places in Hyderabad

While the crowd of Hyderabad is headed to the most happening cafes and pubs opening up in the city, here is a treat to the ghost hunters who wish to have a rather different experience.

Check out the 10 spookiest places in the city to have some fun exploring.

Shamshabad Airport The Shamshabad airport was constructed despite several controversies and protests. It seemed just like any other airport until creepy unusually things started happening around. The airport is possessed by the people who were killed during the disputes before the construction.

Spooky incidents: To name a few spooky events, in a few camera footage a man is seen turning his head round at 360 degrees. A Qatar airlines pilot stopped the airplane immediately after seeing a lady dancing in white saree on the runway and then disappeared on her own. Due to these two frequent ghosts, Shamshabad airport is known as one of the few real haunted spots in Hyderabad.

Graveyard Road No. 12 Banjara Hills Graveyard road no. 12 Banjara Hills used to be a hilly forest, scarcely populated area, with homes of only a few superior members of the Nizam’s dynasty and used it as their hunting ground. The graveyard on road number 12 is famous as a haunted place, with a reputation earned out of some weird happenings accounted by some of the inhabitants.

Spooky incidents: The street lights go out mysteriously accompanied by an instant dip in temperature. Vehicles passing by the graveyard at night have complained of tyre punctures. And those who have encountered these spooky experiences do not dare to wander near this haunted place in Hyderabad.

Golconda Fort Kakatiyas Golconda Fort Kakatiyas, the ruling dynasty of Andhra Pradesh built the Golconda fort in the 13th century. The story that makes it haunted is the presence of Taramati, the paramour queen of the king. Both died truly in love and were buried together. It is believed that spirits reside in trees and take the form of owner less shadows. To add more fear to this haunted place in Hyderabad, are the reported howls of someone in pain that are frequently heard.

Spooky incidents: People who stayed back post 6 PM, witnessed images hung against the walls turn upside down by themselves. Many crew members who had been shooting late at night heard troubling voices and noticed various paranormal activities.

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Ramoji Film City Ramoji Film city one of the famous tourists places was built on a war zone. Because of such glory origins, it is one of the haunted places in Hyderabad, with instances of violent attacks by invisible forces happening to the visitors.

Spooky incidents: Leftover food scattered around the room, strange urdu words scribbled across mirrors. Film city is famous for numerous such accounts. It is also believed that the ghosts have girls as their favorite target. These ghosts attack girls’ clothes, rigorously knock the washroom door and appearance of scary images in girls changing room.

Ayushi Choudary, House maker Kanishk Khimta, Senior Executive This spooky incident took place a couple of years ago when we had gone for a camping trip in a nearby forest area. It was past midnight when one of the friends suggested clicking pictures by the bonfire. As all got up to give a pose, the guy behind the camera just froze and refused to say anything. He forced everyone to leave the place right away. On coming back home he showed us the photo he had clicked and we could spot a shadow of ghost in the background of the picture.

We went on a vacation to Goa and booked a villa there. It was late at night when we came back to our villa. I went to the wash room to freshen up, but when I was in there I suddenly heard banging on the door. I shouted saying I m using it thinking my husband did not know I was inside. Then what happened next scared me, when I asked him why he was knocking, he said he dint get out of the bed even once.

Kundanbagh Witches’ Lair This one is perhaps the most famous and unexplained supernatural occurrence in the one at Kundanabagh. The story is that - one day a thief broke into a duplex bungalow and discovered the dead bodies of three women who used to live there. The thief complained to police. On investigation, it was discovered that the women corpses were almost 6 months old. However, the neighbors claimed that they have seen the mother and her two daughters walking around just a few days before they were proclaimed dead.

Spooky incident: The trio strolled with candles in the balcony of the house in the middle of the night. Once, one of the women tried to attack people with an axe. They stored and carried garbage in the car and lived in the dark without electricity.

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Erramanzil’s Headless Ghost A ghost of a headless man wanders around the house located at Erramanzil. Due to heavy debts and his incapability of repaying the loans, the furious lenders beheaded the man on the very day of his wedding. Since then, his attachment to the house got him back there in the afterlife and continues to haunt the house till date.

Spooky incidents: People who pass by the house, witnessed to see the headless apparition of the ghost man walking outside the house during full moon nights. Other sinister happenings include giggling, evil laughs and scratching of doors.

Dedh Lakh Ghar As the name suggests, the house was built in 1.5 lakh Indian currency. It was built in 1973.

This house sees an array of ghostly activities that make it to the list of the most haunted places in Hyderabad city. It is a worn out house that has remained deserted for so long led to the evolution of evil souls.

Spooky incidents: Trespassers have witnessed women crying while nobody was present there.

Many horrifying sounds and paranormal activities were captured by people passing by the house.

Khairatabad Science College The science college in Hyderabad, now, lies desolated and worn down as it is haunted by the dead bodies which were used as subjects for testing in the labs.

Spooky incidents: Nobody dares to enter this building after the guard who was stationed at the gates died a mysterious death.

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Aayush Jain, Student We were having a sleepover party at a friend’s place when one of them suggested we all go to a nearby graveyard for ghost hunting. The temperature was low as we entered the graveyard we heard some noise as though someone is chitchatting and giggling. We thought to ourselves they must be the caretakers of the graveyard so we came out. On enquiry later we found the graveyard had no guards.

Monica Roberts, Analyst My friends and I went for a long drive to Vanasthalipuram late at night one day. Something about the place felt ghoulish so we stopped the car to see. We could see shadow of something moving accompanied with hysterical laughing. As we went closer we saw nothing but trees and bushes.

Ravindra Nagar The residents of the colony started experiencing various paranormal activities after a temple was destroyed. According to an urban legend, this construction is built on a worn graveyard. Due to the presence of the temple, the evil spirits remained asleep and dared not to haunt this section.

Spooky incidents: Many residents have experienced demonic while few of the night owls have seen apparitions roaming in the housing section at late night hours. They stayed awake by keeping a watch, inscribed religious slogans and flags on door of houses for protection.

These measures were taken after a few people committed suicide.

Uppal Stadium

The Uppal stadium is confirmed to be haunted by one and all.

Spooky incident: Spectators and staff members have witnessed some paranormal activities in the corridors which are dimly lit. Apparitions have been cited here at numerous occasions.

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TECHKNOW

Gizmo Uptate Latest addition to OnePlus family OnePlus launched its new variant OnePlus 3t in India on December 2nd. This latest phone is an upgraded version of OnePlus 3 which was launched in June this year. This piece features a larger capacity battery, a higher resolution front camera and increased inbuilt storage when compared to OnePlus 3.

The OnePlus 3t smartphone comes in a Gunmetal color variant and also in a Soft Gold color variant, although the OnePlus Soft Gold option will be available online only later. OnePlus says, the smartphone will make its way to the market on December 14th and will be exclusively available on Amazon India. OnePlus 3T is priced at RS. 29,999 for the 64GB inbuilt model and RS. 34,999 for the 128GB storage model. It looks exactly similar to OnePlus 3.

The new smartphone has 16 megapixels in the front camera with a 5.5-inch full HD (1080x1920-pixel) display with a density of 401 ppi. OnePlus said that, it will begin manufacturing OnePlus 3T in India from next month. It was globally launched last month, and has gone on sale in the US, Europe and the UK.

Samsung gear 3 The giant South Korean company, Samsung is soon going to announce the launch of their new line of Gear S3 smartwatches in January in India. However, the date for the launch and the price has not been specified. The watch is priced at RS.33450. The smartwatches comes in two variants-Frontier and Classic.

The Frontier model has a rough outdoor look while the Classic model is more sophisticated and urbane design and 5 grams lighter than the Frontier model.

Both the watches seem to be aimed at the male consumers. The Frontier model is backed with a radio chip to connect on high speed 4G mobile networks, which means it not be hitched to your smartphone to connect to the internet or make calls. This feature does not exist even in Apple’s current generation of smartwatches- Apple Watch Series 2. The Samsung Gear S3 smartwatches are dust and water resistant. They feature an always-on display, GPS and an inbuilt speaker. Both the model has a round design. It looks like a regular wristwatch unlike the futuristic Apple Watch. The watches come in a Stainless Steel design and are backed with IP68 certification making it dust proof and have water resistance of 1.5 meter up to 30 minutes. It has a 1.3 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 360x360 pixels.

The highlight of this product is the innovative rotating bezel. It resembles the look of Gear S2 Classic which is more like traditional wristwatches but with slick bezels, detachable straps and minimal buttons. When rotated, it makes a sound similar to the sound of lock with a dial. The smartwatch runs on Samsung’s proprietary software Tinzen and works buttery smooth. With the LTE model of the Gear S3, you can leave the phone behind and still have complete functioning on the watch. You can download mighty number of songs, make calls and navigate thanks to the built in GPS. The smartwatch also supports Samsung Pay, which means you can make payments in countries that have this feature. Furthermore, it comes equipped with a 380mAh battery which can go up to four days on single charge. However, the battery lasts a day or two when all the apps are turned on always.

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AUTOMOBILES

RANGE ROVER RIDE As an avid philanthropist, her profession describes who she is. “I believe the best motivator is failure because only failure can teach you not to be the same person you were before. I take pride in keeping my family and friends who care about me closer to my heart and thank them for the support that they have provided. One of my best experiences was driving an Aston Martin V8 Vantage (Formula Livery) on a Formula 1 circuit all the way in Abu Dhabi. Although I feel, a car is secure and safe; it doesn’t stop the passion of an adventurous person. Riding ATV’s on an off-road terrain also counts as an example of the joy of riding. I hold under my reigns the wild yet safe Land Rover Discovery Sport with a custom touch. My dream car, which I absolutely love, is the Rolls Royce Wraith. The car may have been announced recently but when it did, my jaw just dropped. With the elegant interior design and the presentation of the dimensions on the exterior defined the lifestyle of someone like mine. With the honking, the impatient traffic and the arrogant people, it brings its limitations to the car I drive. As mentioned the car being wild. An engine that big with almost 200 horses of power behind the wheel, the car doesn’t show it’s mane amidst the wild city. When on a long drive, the car cruises at high speed with little but no discomfort to the passengers and driver. The car is well equipped with features that allow me to drive effortlessly. The look people give when I pull out of my car anywhere I go is enough to say that the piece of art I possess is special and soothingly beautiful to the eye”, she adds.

About Range Rover Discovery: Prior to the launch of the current Range Rover, the big Land Rover was close as it’s ever been to its gentrified relative. Enormously capable, it’ll cross any terrain you ask it to.

It was upgraded in 2014, with a fresh nose and other detail changes. It also, finally, got engine stop-start, just the thing for reducing local pollution outside the school while dropping all the kids off. The core remains the same, so it’s getting on a bit and due for imminent replacement, but it remains a hugely desirable machine.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Aamir Khan Supports Demonetisation initiative

Its a boy for Kareena!

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan welcomed their son Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi on the morning of 20th December 2016 at the Breach Candy Hospital. Speaking about the pregnancy Saif had said earlier, “I think it’s also a great expression of my relationship with Kareena. To have a child completes us. There is something about a baby that is kind of half of mine and half of hers, so, it’s a nice feeling.” Kareena carried her pregnancy really well and has become inspiration for all the mommies-tobe. She was out and about fulfilling her professional commitments. She flaunted her baby bump in magazine covers, walked the ramp, did photo shoots like any other actor on a regular basis.

Perfectionist Aamir Khan has given full support towards the Demonetisation initiative by Narendra Modi. The actor stated that demonetisation didn’t affect his life much. “It has only affected people who have black money. I don’t have any black money.. I have been paying my taxes till date. So I don’t have any black money at all,” he said at an event.

The actor also said that he has been using credit cards and cheques to make transactions. Aamir who has three children, also said he would help them only if they are deserving. He was quoted saying he will only help them but not beyond a normal person should help and if they are not deserving, then he will not help them. Aamir is high on roll after the success of his latest movie Dangal.

George Clooney- Amal Alamuddin head to splitsvilla

George Clooney and his wife Amal are said to be living separately and are heading for a $300 million divorce.

“Amal wanted to have kids and George didn’t. She will get his fortune and his Lake Como Villa.” While they still love each other, they just want different things in life. The couple’s “growing divide” is allegedly due to a “long list of grievances” that has now brought the relationship to a perilous crossroads. The actor apparently felt too pressurized to have children and had reluctantly agreed but later backed away and Amal was crushed. Clooney has allegedly plans to move to Britain as he is growing impatient at Amal’s “taste for the high life” and lavish spending. The Hollywood star and the British human rights lawyer married in 2014.

Ryan Reynolds family time in Disneyland

After earning a Golden Globes nomination, winning a Critics Choice Award and then receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame, the Deadpool star could have gone low key if he wanted. But instead, the Hollywood star decided to celebrate his daughter James’ second birthday at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Ryan and his wife Blake Lively spent some quality time at the Happiest Place on Earth enjoying the rides and attractions. The family outing came just one day after their children made their public debut at Ryan’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.

The private parents have kept their children out of the spotlight since their births and picked a picture-perfect moment for their little ones to step out.

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ENTERTAINMENT RGV does it again..!

Ram Gopal Verma, Sensational film maker who is popular for his controversial comments and bold talk, targeted Megastar Chiranjeevi. The trailer of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s 100th movie ‘Gautamiputra Stakarni’ received outstanding responses. Ram Gopal Varma praises Balayya and director Krish, on the side he took a dig at Chiranjeevi and asked him to do a movie like Gautamiputra Stakarni.

He made a series of tweets, he tweeted, “As a Mega fan truly wish Mega Star does a film like Satakarni, and take Telugu cinema to the next ultimate level, Really true fans of Mega star if they are genuine from heart should tell Mega star to do films like Bahubali and Satakarni, Mega 150 is to Baliah’s 100 what Satakarni is not to Bahubali because 100’s issue is Mega Bahubalian issue for 150 and not from 100.”

urnaments for Fitness ahead of To Saina Saina Nehwal who was recently injured is hoping to be back to her best. Her focus would be on her fitness ahead of the new season. Saina reached the quarterfinals in Macau Openn and Hong Kong Open after recovering from a knee injury which had ended her Olympic dream at Rio. “I had undergone surgery three months back and in fitness there is no miracle. So, it will take a bit of time. But, I am happy that I could reach the quarterfinals in two tournaments after coming back from rehab and just playing for two weeks on court. So, I am happy with the results. I hope by January end I will be in best shape, so let’s hope for the best”. She will decide on the tournaments based on her fitness level as she endured a difficult season this year because of her foot injury during the Australian Open and suffered a major knee injury at Rio Games to bow out in the second round.

Aditi to romance Karthi in Mani Ratnam’s next

Legendary film maker Mani Ratnam is coming up with romantic drama ‘Duet’ starring Karthi and Aditi Roa Hydari. Currently the entire team in Belgrade, Serbia and the makers are canning crucial action sequences and a song in this schedule. After a decade, Mani is shooting any movie in abroad. Earlier in 2006, he flew to Turkey for the shoot of flashback episode for his venture ‘Guru’. Recently he shot few important scenes in the scenic locations of Chennai, Hyderabad and in Leh-Ladakh region.

Karthi is portraying the role of pilot whereas Aditi will be seen as a doctor.

The Tamil version is produced by Madras Talkies whereas Producer Dil Raju has clinched the rights for the Telugu dub. Double Oscar award winner music composer AR Rahman is rendering the tune and the movie will hit the theatres in the third week of February.

Yaya Toure punished for drink and drive

Ivory Coast football great Yaya Toure has been banned from driving for 18 months and has been fined for $68,500 for drunk driving. The 33-yearold Manchester City midfielder insister though he imbedded the alcohol by accident. Four times African player of the Year and a member of the Ivory Coast side that won the 2015 African Cup of Nations, Yaya Toure is a Muslim. He said “I have always refused alcohol. Anyone who knows me or follows football will have seen me refuse champagne for Man of the Match performances because of my commitment to my religion.” He further added that the court has also accepted he had not intentionally drunk alcohol but had nevertheless punished him according to the law.

However, Toure did not disclose how the alcohol got into his system.

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MOVIES Movie Reviews

Dangal Dangal is based on a true inspirational story of the ex wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan) is forced to give up on his dream to win a gold medal for India due to the lack of financial support. He later fulfills his dream by transforming his daughters into world-class wrestlers. Aamir khan has gone under a whole lot transformation from gaining weight then lost all those kilograms and more to play the younger version of Mahavir Phogat. The message on our obsession with the male child, myopic stand on bringing up our daughters and the administration’s pathetic disposition towards sports, are loud and clear.

La La Land This lyrical masterpiece brings every dreamer’s fantasy and fears to life. Set in contemporary times, beaming with optimism and soaked in nostalgia, the old-fashioned romance, tugs at your heartstrings with its relevance and simplicity. It brings out the person you were before failures made you practical. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall signify the highs and lows in Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian’s (Ryan Gosling) seemingly idyllic relationship.

Love turns their life into a beautiful song until reality intervens

Dhruva Dhruva (Ram Charan) is an honest IPS officer whose ambition is to eradicate crime from the city of Hyderabad. His focus is not on small time thieves but the gangsters. He hunts down various big wigs and reaches a man called Siddharth Abhimanyu (Arvind Swamy) who is behind all the corporate crimes. The story revolves around how Dhruva makes some clever plans and nabs the powerful Siddharth down and ends the crime in the city. The actor has done a fabulous job however the story has many logical errors. Rakul Preet doesn’t have much to do except for songs. It’s a perfect comeback film for Charan with his standout performance. It’s a treat with the engaging story, interesting twists and some super mind games.

Upcoming Movies in January

Raees Jan 25th

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XXX Jan 20th

Khaidi 150 Jan 13th

ENTERTAINMENT

BOOKS

By Your Side (Kasie West)

Through the wonderful story, Kasie West explores the timeless question of what to do when you fall for the person you least expect. It a treat for fans of Witty and Romantic novels. Autumn Collins finds herself locked up in the college library for an entire weekend and it couldn’t get worse for her. But that is before she realizes that Dax Miller is locked in with her. Between the rumors about the fight Dax was in (and that brief stint in juvie that followed it) and his reputation as a loner, he is not exactly the ideal person to be stuck with. Autumn keeps reminding herself that it’s just a matter of time before Jeff, her almost boyfriend, comes to her rescue. Only he doesn’t come. No one does. It becomes clear that Autumn is left with no option but to live off the vending machine food and make conversation with a guy who clearly wants nothing to do with her. Except, soon Autumn is surprised by their connection as they grudgingly open up to each other. But, will their feelings last for each other even after the weekend is over and Autumn’s old love interest threatens to pull her from Dax’s side?

Caraval (Stephanie Garber)

Scarlett lives with her beloved sister Tella along with their powerful and cruel father in a tiny island.

Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her and Scarlett thinks her dream to come out of the tiny island and seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show are over. But this year, Scarlett’s lifelong dream of invitation finally arrives.

Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show with the help of a mysterious sailor. Only as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. Scarlett is assured that everything that happens in the Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But soon she finds herself trammelled in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with other players in the game. Further, whether the Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over but a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off and Tella disappears forever.

The Continent (Keira Drake)

Vaela Sun receives the most coveted gif in the entire Spire on her sixteenth birthday- a trip to the Continent. A pretty unlikely destination for a holiday: a cold, desolate land where two “uncivilized” nations remain perpetually at war. Most citizens tour the Continent to see the spectacle and violence of battle- a thing long vanished in the Spire. But for a smart and talented apprentice cartographer like Vaela, it is an opportunity to improve upon the maps she’s drawn of this vast, frozen land. An idyllic aerial exploration is not in the fate of Vaela, she has no illusions about the true nature of the danger she faces. Starving, alone, and lost in the middle of a war zone, Vaela must try to find a way home- but first, she must survive.

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TINSEL TOWN

Dashing

Brij Gopal & Sridar Rao

A Year Wiser Sushila Bokadia Neeru Mohan

Sana Khan

What : Birthday Bash Where: Play Boy Club Sushila Bokaia hosted a rocking party at a city high end club. All the guest were seen grooving on the beats and congratulated the lady on her birthday. People were seen enjoying over cocktails and lavish food hosted at the club.

Ramya

Soumya Reddy

Priya

Fashion Extravaganza

What: Sowmya Reddy Store Launch Where: Banjara Hills A lot of stylish happenings took place this month and one of them was the launch of Sowmya Reddy’s store launch. The ladies dropped by to experience an extra-ordinary ride of awesomeness with her high end couture.

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Sree Suchi

Vasu Sree

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TINSEL TOWN

Anuradha Koirala

Mansi

Inspirational Noons

What: FICCI Get-together Where: Taj Krishna ‘Humans Are Not for Sale’ by Anuradha Koirala, a Nepalese social activist who has been fighting human trafficking in Nepal. The session saw Anuradha throw light on how girls are sexually exploited at a young age and how women go through domestic violence with the help of videos.

Ritu

Shubra

Vandana

Dr Rajashekar & Jeevitha

Praneet & Karthik

Grill and Chill

What: Launch of Plunge Grill & Bar Where: Madhapur You have another new place in the city’s kitty!

Plunge Grill and Bar opens their door to the Hyderabadis and it is a place to be. The interiors at Plunge lit up the guest’s mood just like their interesting menu; everybody hit the dance floor later on.

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Vishvani & Shivathmika Shivani, Reethu & Kathyayni

TINSEL TOWN

Mekhal & Varsha

Amrith, Aakanksha & Shikha Sharma

Artsy Shenanigans

What: Art Exhibition Where: ITC Kakatiya As part of the pre-opening activity of ITC Koh-i-Nur, ITC Kakatiya has organized an Art. This Exhibition was a product of an intensive 5-day workshop that was held at ITC Kakatiya. The objective of this exhibition was to promote/ encourage local artists and buy their original artworks; as well as to establish a bond with these upcoming artists in supporting the cause of Art which ITC Hotels has been renowned for.

Anu

Deepa

Zia Ansari & Mobashir Saleem

Kishan

Shalini Badruka

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Models

Bina Mehta

Radhika

Cupcakes, Coffee & Fashion

What: Fashion Show & More Where: Neerus Emporio India’s grandest ethnic palace, Neeru’s Emporio & Manisha Kapoor - Pink Club hosted a fashion show & Glamour evening. Neeru’s Emporio, Banjara Hills showcased its latest wedding & Silk collection. The event was full of games and contest won by many ladies. Gifts hampers sponsored by Neeru’s, the Falaknuma Palace, Yesmart & Mirror Salons.

Swetha Jadav Manisha Kapoor, Avinish & Suchitra

Archna Jaju

Dipika, Sunitha & Rakhi

Annual Festivities

What: Utkarsh Club Program Where: N Banyan Utkarsh Club had their Annual Program 2016 like every year in a splendid manner. They set the stage on fire with some renowned artists that performed live music. Dressed in their best, the ladies were accompanied by their better halves and had a great time.

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Bobita

TINSEL TOWN

Kushi

Rashmi

Milestone Celebrations

What: 2nd Anniversary of Jus Blouses Jus Blouses turned two lately and the proud owner Varsha couldn’t be any more happily overwhelmed with the response and love the store has received. To celebrate this milestone, all the ladies graced the gettogether and joined her.

Shivani

Varsha

Vidhi

Allu Arjun

Taher, Nagrjuna Akineni & Adil Patel

Wedding Bells

What: Adil and Tasleen’s Wedding Where: SS Convention Like a match made in heaven, Adil and Tasleen tied a knot and brought in their big day with close friends and family.

The couple looked stunning together and was the ideal hosts to their guests.

Imax Prasad

Tasleen Nikitha Reddy

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TINSEL TOWN

Shilpa, Alexis, Raj Anand, Sunil, Alexendra Adithya & Vishnavi

Harish Kumar

Plush Evenings

What: Champagne Soiree Where: Vanto, Banjara Hills It was a delightful evening, when Maison & objet Paris co hosted a champagne soiree with VANTO and presented an event that displayed a blend of home decor and fashion. The guests not only got to witness the stupendous show of the designer Little Shilpa who created a collection on the theme “When home décor meets fashion” but also got a sneak peek of a collection that Vanto Handpicked at Maison & Objet.

Aamir & Niroop Reddy

Harish Lakani

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Gunjan

Padmaja Reddy

Pravaleka

TINSEL TOWN

Mounika

Manju Gamji & Shilpa Chowdari

Joyous Time

What: Divino Ladies Club Where: Pasta Bar Venetto It’s that time of the year where everybody is merrymaking and Divino Ladies Club had a blast while they brought in the Christmas festivities.

They were dressed up in their glamorous best and had a magnificent evening.

Striking a pose

Sailaja Reddy

Swetha Reddy

Meenu Soni

Sonali Sharma, Vinithi & Prerna

Heritage Soiree

What: Festive Collection Display Where: Taj Krishna Vermilion by Vinti & Srinath Jewellers presents a festive collection of heritage weaves & timeless jewels, a curated collection for the wedding season & Pongal festivities at Taj Krishna. All the people bonded over the festive time and enjoyed the do.

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LISTINGS ADD YOUR LISTING

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&BOOK STORES Himalaya Book World Rd. No.1 Banjara Hills, 2335 5598

Shams News Agencies Abids, 9247750700

Crossword Bookstore

F45 Training

Film Nagar, Jubilee Hills 073067 64545

Core Fitness Station Road No. 37, Jubilee Hills, 040 6559 1999

Ozone Fitness & Spa

Inorbit Mall, 040 4460 9521

Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, 040 3910 0000

Walden

Gold’s Gym

Shop No. 6-3-871, Greenlands Road, Begumpet, 040 2341 3434

Landmark

Somajiguda Circle, Begumpet 040 4050 5000

Oxford Book Store

Rd Number 1, Ambedkar Nagar

pCAR DEALERS Audi

Opp Barclays Bank, Road No 12, Banjara Hills. Tel:23324545

Talwar cars (Volvo)

Himayatnagar, 090000 26767

hHOSPITALS Apollo Hospitals

Rd. No. 10, Jubilee Hills, Tel : 23553323, 23608050

Care Hospitals

Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills, Tel : 30418488, 30116142

Rainbow Childrens Hospitals

Rd. No. 10, Banjara Hills, Tel : 23319064, 23319062.

Near Reliance Digital, Rd. No. 12, Banjara Hills. Tel : 67118135

Yashoda Hospital

Renault Hyderabad

Sunshine Hospitals

3-7-112/20/3/B, Near Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar 040 2403 6599

Volkswagen Deccan

Plot No. 08, Sy No. 102/3/B, Nagole Village, UppalMandal, Ranga Reddy District 077998 88700

COFFEE SHOPS Cuppa

70, Nagarjuna Hills 040 4019 4014

Minerva Coffee Shop

6-3-1110, Ground Floor, Amrutha Mall, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda 040 2341 5910

The Lounge-Cafe Coffee Day

Banjara Road, Banjara Hills, Lane After City, OppTaj Krishna 093946 61065

SkyPark Cafe

8-2-68/1/B/B1, Owners Pride, 5th Floor, # 12, Road, GS Nagar, Nandi Nagar 040 6456 5510

Starbucks Coffee

Road No. 92, Near Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills 1860 266 0010

FITNESS CLUBS 360 Degrees

Rd. No. 36, Jubilee Hills, Tel : 23552360

Somajiguda, Tel : 67779000, Secunderabad, 040 4455 0000

The Birthplace

Road No. 2, Banjara Hills 040 6713 9999

HOTELS ITC - Kakatiya

Musaddilal Jewellers

Tel : 67110387

Hard Rock Cafe

Begumpet, Tel : 40112222.

Suhani Pittie

Tel : 44767900

Banjara Hills : 66756666 King Koti, Tel : 66665588

Above Elahe, Rd No.10, Banjara Hills, Tel : 67114636

TBZ

Punjagutta, Tel : 23400231

Krishna Pearls & Jewellers Inorbit Mall, Madhapur 098490 19163

CaratLane Hyderabad Road No 36, Jubilee Hills 040 2354 2471

Mor Jewellers

R K Plaza, Panjagutta 040 2340 5786

)MOBILES Big C

Hitech City, Madhapur 099668 31888

Mega Mobile

#10-4-41/A/2, Shop No.2, Golconda Apartment, S.D. Hospital Road, Castle Hills 091778 79046

Cellworld Communications

Door No. 5-9-62, Shop No. 42-46, Khan Lateef Khan Estates, LB Stadium Road, Basserbagh 095534 77759

MULTIPLEXES IMAX Prasadz

Rd. No.1, Banjara Hills,

Vertigo - The High Life Road No.12, Banjara Hills, 040 6599 3599

J RESORTS

Splash Fashion India Pvt Ltd

Parveda Village, Shankarpally, Tel : 42020222 / 42020444

Lahari

Bhanoor, Near Patancheru Tel:23492350

Leonia

Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills, Tel : 66465678, 23350744

Golconda resorts and spa

Journalist Colony, Road No.12

ShankarpalliMandal, 096667 32222

RESTAURANTS Angeethi

Road. No. 1, Banjara Hills, Tel : 66255550

Little Italy

Shamshabad - Tel : 66250000 Hitech City - Tel : 66824422

Road No. 1,Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 040 33165688

The Park

PVR Cinemas

Chime

Home Centre

Somajiguda, 040 4031 1111

Elvy Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. Road No. 12, Banjara Hills 040 69999403

Inhabit

Road No. 10, Banjara Hills, Phone:040 2335 8223

JEWELLERS Mangatrai Basheer Bagh, Tel : 23211083,

Blue Cross Animal Shelter

Neeru’s Emporio on Road No.36 Jubilee Hills, 040 3298 9858

Olive’s Pet Clinic

DC Classifieds, Basheerbagh, 095507 25960

Petcetera Home Stays

KRASNA

Professional Salon Service at the comfort of your home for men & women To book appointment 180030004848 (Toll Free) www.krasna.in

Songs of earth

Gvk Mall, Rd No.1 Banjara Hills, Tel : 44767770 (www.inoxmovies.com)

INTERIOR

"SALONS

Download app on Android & iOS

Glocal Junction

PET CARE

Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills, 040 2354 1195

Osman Sagar Lake, 040 3069 6969

INOX

Hitech City - Madhapur, Tel : 67676767 / 67676828

Punjagutta, 040 6678 2244

Palm Exotica Boutique Resort & Spa

Tel : 23448989 / 39895050

Westin

BIBA

Somajiguda Circle, 040 2340 0421

Marriot

Punjagutta X Road Tel : 66621115 / 66621116

Begumpet, Tel : 66629917 / 16

Westside

Road. No. 92, Jubilee Hills, Tel : 23558001 / 02

Somajiguda, Tel : 23456789

Origins

Thumkunta Village, Shameerpet Tel : 27709106 / 27709104

Near NTR Gardens,

Novotel

Neerus

Alankrita

Begumpet, Tel : 23400132 Tank Bund,Tel : 66522999

Mebaz

MG Road, Secunderabad 040 27846770

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Jubilee Hills, 40040633

Paris de salon

Main Road, MLA Colony, Banjara Hills, Tel : 67120183

Naturals Unisex Salon & Spa Inorbit, Madhapur 040 4202 1111

Manea

Madhapur, 040 6453 2323

Lakme Salon

Madhapur, 040 4021 2003

Mirrors

Road No.1, Jubilee HIlls 040 2354 4236

SPAS

Nanakramguda, Gachibowli, 040 49251142

China Bistro

Opium Spa’s

Road No.1, Jubilee Hills, 040 6516 0999

Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills, 040 6589 0269

Sodabottleopenerwala

Park Hyatt-Spa

Road No.1, Jubilee Hills, 040 6888 8681

RETAILERS Jade Blue

Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, 040 4949 1234

Aura Spa

Road No.12, Banjara Hills 040 6550 0226

O2 Spa

International School, Tapovan Park, Manikonda, 098857 27269

Road No.1, Banjara Hills, 040 23307774/75/76

GVK One Mall Banjara Hills

Dr Dog Care

Elahe

Tel : 9959010088

Reddy House Mla Colony, Jubilee Hills, 040 6461 8100

PUBS 10 Downing Street

Lifestyle Bldg, Begumpet

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Cheque in favour of Bilgrami Media Pvt. Ltd.

Road No.10, Banjara Hills, Tel : 23350130

RWardrobe

Road. No.1, Banjara Hills, 040 66620390

YOGA Bikram Yoga

Road No.14, Banjara Hills, 040 6555 9642

TAROT

Forecast For

January 2017 ARIES

March 21 - April 19 2017 will mark a substantial growth and material satisfaction for Arians.

Although, personal relations, not work will come to the foreground.

Overall, it is fair to say that the better part of the month will be calm.

A little extra care of yourself is advised. However, the first half of the month will be more inert than dynamic. That is, on the whole you will not be required to make any decisions. Try to operate in a most active fashion. You will be able to resolve all your current family-related issues, and you will become stronger. Just don’t invade anyone’s private space.

TAURUS

April 20 - May 20 January 2017 will be a rather successful, productive time. You will need to focus the better part of your efforts on the work sphere, while personal questions will recede into the background, for people who work for themselves, the responsibilities will be several times greater, but their efficiency for positive development vectors will also prove to

be greater. It is unlikely that any particularly important developments will await, but this does not mean that it is logical to leave everything to take its own course, without considering possible consequences.

GEMINI

May 21 - June 20 January is a good chance for dramatically improving your financial standing. But there are a few nuances here. First of all, the vast majority of the opportunities available to you will be concentrated in the final ten-day period of the month. This means before that, it is not particularly worth “rocking the boat”, it is better to lay the groundwork for decisive action. Weigh the possibilities and do not under any circumstances overlook your direct competitors. The “romantic front” will surprise Geminis. Your loved ones will probably show a part of themselves which you have never seen before. This will give you food for thought.

You will gain a new experience in the process of communication with your partner.

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CANCER

June 21 - July 22 It is not worth taking risks, not even after assessing all the likelihoods and possibilities. If you are unsure of anything, do not take a step forward, this could be risky. This month you will have quite a few opportunities to improve your standing in all areas of life. All the potential negativity will be predictable, at least; you will have already addressed similar problems, and this means that you will definitely be ready for them. The personal relationship sphere is unlikely to be more important than the work sphere. Conflicts born within the family life must also remain there.

Be yourself, don’t forget about your innate goodness.

LEO

July 23 - August 22 It appears to be quite a calm month, and in actual fact, compared to the dynamics of the following stages, the current time period will not be the most active. All the same, by no means does this imply that you will be unable to have a whole lot of vivid experiences! Don’t let yourself be excessive, but as act freely as you are accustomed to, and as you consider necessary. You must remember that honor and dignity aren’t the only things that determine how those around you perceive you.

Be a little more romantic and less predictable as this will benefit your relationship with your “better half”.

VIRGO

August 23 - September 22 January 2017 could be a successful month, although it will be necessary to make a little bit of effort for this. Objectively it makes no sense to argue with anyone about anything now, or to try with all your strength to achieve the desired result. Instead, work towards a base for further development. There is a good chance that you will overestimate your own strength now. Make no mistake; act with intentionality. The “love front” will be considerably more successful and brighter than many subsequent phases.

LIBRA

September 23 - October 22 In January, could get considerably lucky, but for this to happen it is necessary to “keep your eyes peeled”. There are circumstances which might very well result in your advantage, however, and you might miss your chance if, when the time comes, you look the other way, or if you don’t do what is needed. With regard to the work sphere, it will be a fairly successful but turbulent time for you. With regard to the sphere of feelings and emotions, it is going to be a tough war between personal experiences and passions. However, let everything take its own course, as it should.

SCORPIO

October 23 - November 21 Scorpions can count on significant advantages in the fight against circumstances. There will not really be any critical developments this month. In other words, even the most difficult and seemingly unsolvable problem will prove to be completely solvable. If you work

for somebody else, do not be in a hurry to enlarge the sphere of your responsibility, since you really might not be ready to receive a new position. Be sympathetic towards those who are close to you, especially towards the younger generation, otherwise you will lose the trust of those who are in many respects dependent on you.

SAGITTARIUS

November 22 - December 21 January will be extremely successful, just like all the following months of this year. You should focus on the projects which you have already been pursuing. That way you can economize dramatically on resources and eliminate potential dangers. In relation to the sphere of feelings and emotions, January could be an equally successful time for Sagittarius.

It is possible that several will decide on the most drastic changes, but they will have unambiguously beneficial consequences, of this you can rest assured.

CAPRICORN

December 22 - January 19 In January Capricorn will be “on the crest”, of this there is no doubt.

Here it must be mentioned that we are talking about people who are not easily frightened. Their fate is not easy in and of itself, and difficulty strengthens them better than anyone else, so January will seem like a real paradise to them. Everything is possible! Act vigorously, clearly and even boldly. Now is not the best time for any staff (or, in general, any massive) adjustments, but it is definitely necessary to reach new heights, especially if a good opportunity presents itself. Be careful with new acquaintances, especially regarding danger to your health.

AQUARIUS

January 20 - February 18 People born under the sign of Aquarius can completely count on the most successful combination of circumstances. You should take into consideration the fact that now the circumstances will develop overwhelmingly in your favor, but they will require the greatest possible exertion of strength and flawless dynamics. On the whole, at the end of the month your income should grow substantially, although to a large extent this point concerns those Aquarians who have their own businesses. By living only in the moment, not paying attention to the future, you will lose yourself.

PIECES

February 19 - March 20 It’s a good time to listen to their inner voice. Your subconscious will send you extremely straightforward signs now, and if you follow them you will be able to arrive at an unexpected but in all respects positive ending. The emergence of quite a few funny situations is likely. If you work in an office, be prepared for funny things to happen with you and your colleagues practically the whole month. The more original you are, the better your chances of succeeding will be. Laziness or shifting your responsibilities to others will result in an “accumulation of negativity” which will severely restrict your freedom.

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FUN

Start

JUMBLE WORDS Re-arrange the following alphabets:

2. HISD

3. UTOAHR

4. GLAER

5. OSNET JUMBLE WORDS:

1. STLEAC

Crossword

Across 1. Incites 6. Animal welfare org.

10. Panhandle 13. Actress Dickinson 14. Paid players 15. Potential progeny 17. “Just as expected ...”

19. Buyer’s hope 20. Natl. Merit Scholarship earner’s exam 21. Ages and ages 22. World book 23. Marlboro man’s worry, maybe 27. Old West gathering places 30. Health insurer 31. Dodge 32. Opposed to 33. Strike lightly 36. Santa __ 37. Limb 39. “Good job!”

40. Colony member 41. Climber’s goal 80 JANUARY, 2017 - TULIP

42. Serengeti stalkers 43. Perch 45. Place to find Friday 47. Sudden advance, as in science 50. Dangerous 51. Detroit-to-Toronto dir.

52. Ambush 56. TV’s “American __” 57. It gets poked before it rises 60. Trifling 61. Fissure 62. Held title to 63. Porcine pen 64. Cathedral area 65. Luges Down 1. Show surprise 2. Responsibility 3. City SE of Delhi 4. Calorie watcher’s drink 5. Catch on 6. Scares 7. Trim, as branches

8. Wheel tooth 9. Campfire remains 10. Emerson College site 11. Appraisal 12. Soviet labor camp 16. Netting 18. Light gas?

22. Show starter 24. Olympic skier Tommy 25. Jingled 26. A brother of Cain 27. Antitoxins 28. Stratford’s river 29. Desperation strategy 32. Northern shorebird 34. Stri-Dex target 35. Nudnik 37. Cream of the crop 38. Promise 39. Early bird’s opposite 41. Inclined to dawdle 42. Fall behind 44. “Annie Get Your Gun” heroine 45. Contribute

1. CASTLE 2. DISH 3. AUTHOR 4. LARGE 5. STONE

Finish

46. Felt sorry about 47. Cowboy hat feature 48. Fair attractions 49. Hull damagers 53. Cryptic character 54. Past one’s prime 55. Many profs 57. Panty raid prize 58. Tear 59. Old PC platform

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