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ibis Kolkata Rajarhat inaugurated the cake mixing ceremony to set the mood for Christmas festivities

Kolkata, 10th November 2021: The timeless tradition of cake mixing ceremony sets the mood for the festive season that brings Christmas cheer every year as it serves as a great opportunity for families and friends to come together. Hence, ibis Kolkata Rajarhat celebrated cake-mixing ceremony without compromising the richness and taste of Christmas cake, while adhering to the ALLSAFE protocols. The ceremony took place in the esteemed presence of Actress Ms Sayantani Guha Thakurta and Ms Falaque Rashid Roy, Dancer and Choreographer Mr Sudarshan Chakraborty, Folk Singer Ms Dipannita Acharya, Fashion Designer Mr Indroneel Mukherjee, Director of Kolkata Response Group Mr Gurbir Ahluwalia, Managing Director of Easy Note Private Limited Ms Shalini Biswas along with other eminent dignitaries.

Cake mixing has become a celebratory event across India in recent times. It was first started in the 17th Century in Europe. During this time, lots of fruits and nuts were harvested and prepared which went into the making of traditional plum cake. Cake-mixing is an event in itself and brings people together in fun and frolic to surrounding one of our favourite delicacies – The Christmas Cake.

Speaking on the ceremony, Ajit Jose, General Manager, ibis Kolkata Rajarhat said, “The cake mixing is a Christmas tradition and a precursor to the occasion. It is a pre-requisite for settling the liquor in the mix of nuts, fruits and spices, covered with cinnamon. This ceremony is considered to be a harbinger of good fortune and joyous times. The entire team at ibis Kolkata Rajarhat is extremely thrilled to kick in the holiday mood with this fun activity.”

The 189-keys ibis Kolkata Rajarhat is strategically placed near the airport, IT parks and multiple malls. The hotel reflects the art of the city and features the signature restaurant ‘Spice It’, serving home-style international comfort food and regional cuisines, along with India’s longest-running breakfast, starting from 4 am until noon.

Spreading joy among the orphans, Poulomi Pavini Shukla and Prashant Sharma visited orphanages with actress Swara Bhaskar and UP BJP chief, Swatantra Dev Singh

Mumbai, 11th November 2021: Spreading happiness and joy among the underprivileged children, Supreme Court lawyer, activist – Poulomi Pavini Shukla and Prashant Sharma, IAS officer celebrated Deepavali with orphans. Both of them spent quality time, providing them with a much-needed feeling of togetherness and bonding of a family, which is what, makes Diwali special to all. They played, danced, and spent the afternoon with them, where the children dedicated Diwali greetings to each other. Poulomi visited an orphanage in Delhi with actress Swara Bhaskar and Prashant visited in Lucknow with BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh. Keeping his promise Swatantra Dev Singh visited an orphanage for disabled children and sanctioned INR 6 lakhs for completing their hydrotherapy pool.

Simultaneously to spread awareness on their social media, celebrities like Superstar Dharmendra; Actress Swara Bhaskar; Social media influencer Ankush Bahuguna; Actor Rohit Bose Roy; Comedian Raju Srivastav; Director Satish Kaushik; Rita Bahuguna Joshi, MP; Swatantra Dev Singh, BJP chief UP; Cricketer RP Singh; House of Kotwara, designers; Director Anil Sharma; Anku Goyal, founder of IndiaPodcasts; and Sargam Dhayan Bhayana, CEO Paul Penders lent their voices about #DiwaliWithOrphans and posted on their social media pages. This helped the campaign reach as many people as possible, making this a Happy wali Diwali for the children.

Commenting on the same, Poulomi said, “After my marriage in 2016, my husband and I have spent our Diwali with orphans lighting diyas, making rangolis, eating sweets, and having fun! Over the years, we have encouraged others to follow suit. This year we wanted to take it to the next level asking people on social media to do the same. We are so grateful to have the support of some brilliant people like Rita Bahuguna Joshi (MP), superstar Dharmendra, actress Swara Bhaskar, and influencer and actor Ankush Bahuguna as well as others. They have lent their voices to the cause and encouraged more people to spend this festival with those that have no family and no one to share the joy with”

Prashant also shared his experience saying, “I believe that both facilities and education are equally important for these children. They need companionship, happiness, a sense of belonging, and moments that bring them joy. Our motto was to do the same for them on this occasion, and Poulomi & I are honored to be able to share our joy with these little angels. I thank all the people who have lent their voice for this cause and helped us spread the word.”

Viewers can follow Poulomi Pavini Shukla and Prashant Sharma on their Instagram pages to follow the campaign and stay updated on the mentioned link:

https://www.instagram.com/poulomipavinishukla/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/the_sharma_prashant/?hl=en

Swara Bhaskar celebrates Diwali with the orphans in Delhi along with Poulomi Pavini Shukla

~ Poulomi’s social media campaign #DiwaliWithOrphans was supported by many celebrities like Dhamendra, Swara Bhaskar, Ankush Bahuguna, Rohit Bose Roy, Raju Srivastav, and Satish Kaushik, amongst others ~

Mumbai, 11th November 2021: Spreading happiness and joy among the underprivileged children, actress Swara Bhaskar and Supreme Court lawyer, activist – Poulomi Pavini Shukla celebrated the Deepavali festival in Delhi’s orphanage on November 4th. Both of them spent quality time with them, providing them with a much-needed feeling of togetherness and bonding of a family, which is what, makes Diwali special to all. They played, danced, and spent the afternoon with them, where the children dedicated Diwali greetings to each other. They also lit diyas, crafted rangolis, sang songs, played games, danced, ate sweets, and shared smiles. Swara also got cakes for all and chocolate and goodies were given to all the kids.

Simultaneously to spread awareness on their social media, celebrities like Superstar Dharmendra; Actress Swara Bhaskar; Social media influencer Ankush Bahuguna; Actor Rohit Bose Roy; Comedian Raju Srivastav; Director Satish Kaushik; Rita Bahuguna Joshi, MP; Swatantra Dev Singh, BJP chief UP; Cricketer RP Singh; House of Kotwara, designers; Director Anil Sharma; Anku Goyal, founder of IndiaPodcasts; and Sargam Dhayan Bhayana, CEO Paul Penders lent their voices about #DiwaliWithOrphans and posted on their social media pages. This helped the campaign reach as many people as possible, making this a Happy wali Diwali for the children.

Commenting on the same, Poulomi said, “After my marriage in 2016, my husband and I have spent our Diwali with orphans lighting diyas, making rangolis, eating sweets, and having fun! Over the years, we have encouraged others to follow suit. This year we wanted to take it to the next level asking people on social media to do the same. We are so grateful to have the support of some brilliant people like Rita Bahuguna Joshi (MP), superstar Dharmendra, actress Swara Bhaskar, and influencer and actor Ankush Bahuguna as well as others. They have lent their voices to the cause and encouraged more people to spend this festival with those that have no family and no one to share the joy with”

Viewers can follow Poulomi Pavini Shukla on her Instagram page to follow the campaign and stay updated on the mentioned link: https://www.instagram.com/poulomipavinishukla/?hl=en

A Grand Lunch of Music 2000

Music 2000, a well-renowned music company, established its audio studio at Kasba in 2004.It has been working successfully over all these years in the Music field. It has worked with many celebrated artists. Music 2000 has always made the effort to update itself with the changing environment in the continuous evolution in the Music industry. Recently, they have inaugurated a new studio, a professional working space for Music and dance artists. The Music 2000 studio has now been opened at Tollygunge, Dhara Para (Hafiz Muhammad Ishaque Road). It is fully equipped with a new generation music apparatus and a multipurpose floor. It is beneficial for both Audio and Video Recording and Editing, fully equipped for chroma work and also the spacious floor advantageous for dancers to conduct professional shoots, Music artists for shooting music videos and also for Photographers and videographers for model profile shooting. The studio also provides the floor and equipment for conducting programs and also for conducting live shows on this floor. The inauguration took place on 11th September, 2021. A wide range of artists arrived on invitation and amplified the inauguration with a positive start. To name a few of these artists and music directors, Dr. Sreekumar Chatterjee, Budhadeb Ganguly, Alok Roy Chowdhury, Kaji Kamal Nasser, Agnibha Banerjee and many other artists arrived for the occasion. The Guest of this eminent day was Mr. Debashish Kumar, MLA of West Bengal Government and wished Music2000 for upcoming distinguished future prospects.

Diwali bash by Dr Charu Dutt Arora

Famous Medical doctor, Socialite and Fashion Entrepreneur Dr Charu Dutt Arora hosted a grandeur Diwali party at Daddy of Tastes in Gurgaon recently.

The party was attended by famous celebrities, fashion designers, models and business enthusiasts. Some well known names included Ssumeir Pasricha aka ‘Pammy Aunty’, Aarti &Deepak Bajaj, Dr Mayank Madan, Dr Mohit Khirbat, Dr Saurabh Joshi, Srishhty Sardana, Shafan Shaikh, Amit Talwar, Salik Zargar, Priyanca &Shivansh , Manan Kumar, Sandeep Ahluwalia, Varun jhamb, Mandy, Amardeep Singh and Kunal Thukral.

The dress code was Ethnic Indian wear and had a lavish spread of starters, drinks and delectable delights.

An electrifying number “Humsafar” by Adnan Ahmad is all set to release by Bullman Records

New Delhi, October

With the different genres of songs taking up the industry, Sunil Hamal Co-founder Bullman Records produced an Indie pop song ‘Humsafar’. Adnan Ahmad offered his soothing melody, Project by Vylom. Lyrics penned by Viraal who has managed to narrate a complete story with just a few words and a perfect melody justifying the lyrics. The lyrics are such that means something to each one of us. Music composition is by an extremely talented duo Vylom and Viraal who has encapsulated their feelings into the song. Vylom chose to create such a song that would make youth groove on its beats.

Vylom Explained Further “The track Humsafar is reminiscences about the moments spent with your partner emphasising on ‘Unbounded’ experience of a Journey of life with your loved one, who is besides you anywhere you go representing trust and loyalty. Humsafar will not only leave its mark on streaming platforms, but fans too will be gripped by the stunning voice of Adnan Ahmad with the addictive tune composed by me”.

According to Sunil Hamal Co-founder Bullman Records “We tend to produce and introduce new songs and artists on topics that I connect with and I feel my audience would connect with. To me music is mostly about how I feel about the song i.e., the vibe, the lyrics, the melody. We believe when you start rolling out good music and work hard towards marketing, it eventually finds its way. I really enjoy songs based on love, emotions and heartbreak. Since people resonate with such songs the most. Releasing these amazing songs is definitely a great feeling.”

Listeners won’t get enough of the song even while watching they will be wowed all with breathtaking dance moves featured in the song. This soundtrack is impossible to ignore since it will put you in a foot tapping atmosphere even if you are feeling down. The music may inspire you to add some love and joy to your day. The tune is ideal for working out, driving, listening and relaxing or even going for a walk.

Directors of Bullman Records Ashish Prabhugaonkar and Nihir Shah said “We are passionately committed to actually get the music heard. We are incredibly proud to be transforming the music industry as a record label enabling artists and creative’s to focus on what they do best—making music opportunities and releasing songs to help artists take their music to the global stage. Bullman Records is a ladder in bringing them closer to the audiences. We work to contribute to music by producing new pathways for artists. We are honored to support them.Our effort will always be to keep bringing new music. Soon, the song ‘Humsafar’ will be out on the digital platform and is expected to receive positive feedback from the audience”.

NEI TO KEU TOR MOTO released by Srinivas Music in their digital platform

Recently Srinivas Music has produced an original Bengali modern song named ‘NEI TO KEU TOR MOTO’ sung by Mahuya Banerjee.

Mahuya’s outlook toward Bengali music is always different. Throughout the year she is engaged in singing new songs. On the occasion of Durga Puja this song has been released, which reminds the songs of yesteryears.

From the very beginning of her music career, instead of singing cover songs, she has sung basic new songs and has given chances to various new-comers in her productions. Use of different Ragas and Bandish in her songs, has made her adhunik and nazrulgeeti more attractive.

She said “I work with Bengali songs throughout the year. It always gives encouragement when some music company comes forward and acknowledges such work. I am grateful to Srinivas Music who always stood beside new Bengali songs.
During childhood we had heard songs in which Sargam is blended with lyrics, and such compositions are sung by legendary singers. Although this type of song is rare, in this song we have tried such blending. Already listeners have praised the song. Hopefully, more people will like the song.”

The lyrics of the song have been written by Kingshuk Chattopadhyay, composed by Tapas Dutta Marco. Keyboard programming by Ablu Chakraborty. Tabla is played by Mihir Chakraborty. Keyboards are played by Samir Majumder and Surojit Ghosh. Flute played by Sushanta Nandi. The guitar is played by Tapas Dutta Marco. Mixing and Mastering by Alap Sardar.

Videography and editing have been done by Nilargha Banerjee.

The video is available on SRINIVAS MUSIC’s youtube channel.

Mumbai’s leading newspaper Mid-day launches Mid-day Content Services providing exclusive access to one of the largest collections of images shot by Mid-day’s award-winning photographers

India, November 1st, 2021: Mid-day, Mumbai’s homegrown newspaper that is known as the last word in local news, has launched its brand-new photo syndication services, known as ‘Mid-day Content Services’. The services offer images for content creation and distribution. Mid-day’s new property provides exclusive access to photographs taken by the brand’s esteemed and award-winning photographers, capturing the essence of the city. Over the years, Mid-day has been capturing iconic moments through its lens and now the world has access to its entire catalogue, through the portal.

The photos shot by the Mid-Day team are available across more than 14 categories. These include award-winning images, Bollywood, business, Covid-19 pandemic, crime, events at Mid-day, exclusives, festivals. Some of the other categories are food & lifestyle, international images, Mumbai centric, news & politicians, real India and sports. Many a times searching for the perfect image to meet a deadline can take hours and yet the search results often end up including uninspiring and plain images. Hence, the campaign thought was curated keeping in mind the philosophy ‘every picture tells a story’ – users across the internet can now bring alive their unique story using Mid-day’s exclusive HD images. While the first phase of the campaign is working towards building awareness of the website with a focus on the top categories, the second phase consists of video interviews of Mid-Day photographers. This will be followed by ads in Mid-Day Print, Mid-Day ePaper, posts & stories across Mid-Day’s platforms, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and web banners on mid-day.com .

Ms. Rachna Kanwar, Chief Operating Officer, Digital Media – Radio City and Mid-day said “Mid-Day has been continually pushing the boundaries of journalism. Our latest venture is an extension of our powerful and far reaching work as a news entity. Mid-day’s content services create a towering alternative for generic and emotionless images, with our best-in-class collection of photos on relevant topics that are refreshing, entertaining, and informatinal. Curated by our award-winning team of photographers, who have over the years, clicked some of the most poignant and iconic images of the city and its people. We continue to uphold our legacy as media stalwarts through this new and exciting launch.”

The world can have access to Mid-day’s photography catalogue and use these images by logging onto www.middaycontent.com.

Border director JP Dutta felicitated with the Indian Armed Forces’ Remembrance Flower on 50 years of India’s victory in the Indo-Pak war of 1971

The 1997 war film, Border, featuring an iconic cast including the likes of Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff and Akshaye Khanna, is considered one of the best war films ever made in India till date. It’s director, JP Dutta, reinvented the war genre and the representation of the military in the Hindi film industry with the film.

He followed the impressive military portrayal in Border with films like LOC Kargil and Paltan and his contribution towards the representation of the army on screen would always be remembered fondly in Hindi cinema’s history. So, to commemorate and recognise that, JP Dutta was recently presented with the Indian Armed Forces’ remembrance flower.

The filmmaker, who celebrated his 73rd birthday recently, has become the first civilian to be presented with the Indian’s Armed Forces’ Remembrance Flower—the Marigold. The Union ministry of Defence had taken up the proposal, put forward by the three chiefs of India’s armed services back in 2017, to adopt marigold as the flower of remembrance of martyred soldiers. Marigold was chosen as the flower of remembrance as it has a rich resonance in India’s cultural and social life, and is found abundantly in the country.

In the ceremony held on October 9 and 10 in Delhi, the armed forces celebrated 50 years of India’s victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan. At the event, Dutta’s milestone film, Border, was a part of the discussions that were held in the two-day ceremony. Talking about it, Lt Gen PJS Pannu, former Deputy Chief, IDS, says, “We have been working towards symbolising the spirit of Indian soldiers through the symbol of the Indian Marigold, as proposed by renowned Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. This year the festival is choosing to present the Marigold Flower to JP Dutta in recognition of his work to honour our soldiers by immortalising their stories on celluloid.”

Lt Gen Pannu goes on to add that even though the nation is commemorating 50 years of the 1971 war this year, it was a great victory that was largely unknown to the younger generation. “JP Dutta’s Border hit the chord among the young impressionable minds that set a wave of nationalism. The military heroes were brought to the big screen. The story was extremely powerful that carried a message. Many youngsters like Vikram Batra and Vijayan Thapar joined the military services. The wave was once again built with his movie, LOC Kargil. I have met Dutta saheb only on frontline with cameras, accompanied by his daughter Nidhi. Today Border is synonymous with the sacrifices of our heroes. It is a true ode to over 27000 Indian military brave hearts who laid down their lives fighting for the country and is also a significant contribution by Bollywood in raising the national spirit,” he says.

Filmmaker JP Dutta, whose own brother Deepak Dutta participated in the 1971 war from the Air Force, says, “I’m honoured to be chosen as the first civilian to be presented with the remembrance flower by the Indian Armed Forces. It makes me feel like I’ve done right by our boys that have laid down their lives for our better tomorrow. Fifty years of 1971… I look back and memories come rushing back of my mother sitting near the radio in our home through the nights waiting to hear a word of what was happening in the war, because my younger brother was out there, flying a MIG, fighting the enemy and protecting our motherland. So many mothers must have done the same and so many are still doing it. I hope the work I’ve done has made those mothers proud and at times like this, when I’m felicitated, I hope wherever they are, my mother and father are proud too.”