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MARTYR MOMENTS

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  Vijay Diwas celebration with Awards Zindagi Ke by Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka's Ample Mission in a bid to honour martyr's families Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka, through his foundation Ample Missiion, presented Awards Zindagi ke 2018 which is being organized for the 3rd consecutive year. ‘Awards Zindagi Ke’ honours the supreme valour, courage and dedication of the unsung heroes who have selflessly devoted and sacrificed their lives for our country. Salutations to the brave martyrs and true heroes of the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force, Coast Guard and Firefighters from across the country.The event at the Bombay Stock Exchange, was attended by a bevy of celebrities from the corporate world, film and the television industry, and the social field. Besides, hosts Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka and Siddhant Murarka, mention may be made of Prahlad Modi,  Gajendra Chauhan, Ashok Dhamankar, Kunika Sadanand, Mukesh Rishi, Rohit Verma, Afeefa Nadiadwala, Sandhya Shetty, Rizwan S

A Ramp Show For Special Souls

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The Blissful Fashion Show with Special Souls was an initiative of the Lions Club of Juhu & Leo Club of Juhu. The cause of the specially-abled children & youth has been very close to the heart of the Lions club of Juhu. Audiologist-Speech Therapist Lion  Devangi  Dalal had been instrumental in the organizing and in the execution of this special show. Powered by Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, the hearing impaired kids from Sadhana Vidyalaya, supported by Josh Foundation, mentally challenged kids from Dilkhush Special School, physically handicapped kids from Little Angel School, Khar, including blind girls, supported by NAB, was a part of this special ramp walk with celebrities such as Aditi Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Rishina Kandhari, Shadaab Faridi, Manisha Saxena, Kiran Rajput among others including club members. The man behind choreography and the exquisite clothing designs was celebrity designer Aashish Dwyer.  “Let’s do away with myths and misconceptions dealing with any handica

Sudhanshu Pandey, Preeti Jhangiani and Parvin Dabas at Karan Gupta, MD, IE Business School's IE Venture Day, a business plan competition for startups

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  At an event held by IE Business School, students from the prestigious IIMs, IITs, IE and ISB participated in a business plan competition. The IE Venture Day saw hundreds of institutes participating in business plan competitions and then the winners were flown to Mumbai to compete with each other. More than 20 teams competed to win the final competition. “To create awareness in building an entrepreneurial environment, attention should be given to create an infrastructure for mentoring startups. India is the third largest start up economy in the world and our students need to be encouraged to create more businesses,” said Dr. Karan Gupta, the Managing Director of IE Business School, a Harvard & IE Business School alumni and founder of the Karan Gupta Education Foundation.   “At IE Business School, we foster an environment of entrepreneurship in whatever we do. From having classes in Entrepreneurship to hosting a Venture lab where students are guided how to incubate busin

Celebs galore at Mohit Hussein and Chhavi Mittal's SIT party.

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Moonshine Cafe & Bar in Andheri came alive as celebrities from the television industry descended on the red carpet in huge numbers to congratulate Mohit Hussein and Chhavi Mittal, founders of the online series, Shitty Ideas Trending, more popularly known as SIT, to mark 1 million subscribers on YouTube and 4 million followers on Facebook. Amongst the who's who of the television industry that graced the occasion, mention may be made of Hussain Kuwajerwala, Karan V Grover, Pooja Gor, Raj Singh Arora, Kishwar Merchant, Sharad and Kirti Kelkar, Gaurav Gera, Ayub Khan, Iqbal Khan, Pracheen Chauhan, Mansi Parekh, Vrajesh Hirjee, Manasi Rachh, Jayati Bhatia, Shubhangi Litoria, Vinod Singh, Anuj Sachdeva, Shakti Anand and Summeir Pasricha to name a few. The celebs grooved to some foot-tapping numbers, gorging on lipsmacking delicacies and the party went on till they could party no more! Mohit and Chhavi also announced their next web series titled The Family Vacation

Dino Morea motivates 100 hearing impaired children with Audiologist Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal of JOSH Foundation

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The JOSH Foundation initiative with ATOS at Santokba Hall, Mumbai saw over a 100 children with hearing impairment being presented with Digital Hearing Aids and the inauguration of a sports education programme for 600 students across various special schools.  Besides hosts Audiologist-Speech Therapist  Devangi Dalal , ENT Specialist Dr.Jayant Gandhi of JOSH FOundation and Murli Menon and Gohil Surendrasinh of ATOS,  t he programme that was attended by 150 children and 50 teachers among others also saw actors Dino Morea and Mukesh Rishi, singer Shibani Kashyap and journalist-filmmaker S Ramachandran, filmmaker Dr.Farhad Vijay Arora, philanthropist Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka inspire and entertain the children. “A deaf child is normally termed as dumb as well. But the child actually needs a digital hearing aid like I saw today at the JOSH and ATOS initiative. The child becomes an asset to the society and we see them touch the skies. Each of us should do our bit,” adds Dino More
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Philanthropist Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka and his foundation, Ample Missiion, honoured and felicitated at the IDF Foundation Day celebrations. Dr.ARK Pillai’s book, Hope On The Horizon, was released by Dr.Murarka who was also the Chief Guest at the event.
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Audiologist and Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal and ENT Surgeon Dr.Jayant Gandhi, through their JOSH Foundation, visited over 25 children from a Nasik school, with high quality digital hearing aids, based on individual requirements. With this, JOSH Foundation has completed the project of donating hearing aids to hundred kids from ATOS in a single month.
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Scientists, Saints and Philosophers converge at Vishwarajbaug  near Pune to herald World Peace Monument! Circa 1958, Young Vishwanath rode his bicycle with glee, purchased at a princely sum of Rs. 159. The bicycle was nothing less than a Mercedes for the son of an ordinary farmer hailing from Rameshwar-Rui Village in Marathwada, rural Maharashtra. His makeshift classroom was in the tabela (cattle shed) that the boy along with his classmates, swept and cleaned while the cattle were taken for grazing in the jungle. Cut to today, “The only school bell I knew was the bell around the neck of the cattle as they returned back signifying end of school,” recollects septuagenarian and veteran educationist Dr. Vishwanath Karad. He is also the Founder President & Director General, World Peace Centre (Alandi), MAEER’s MIT, Pune and MIT World Peace University, one of the most prestigious educational institutions of the country.  It is indeed an amazing moment for Dr. Karad w

Sanjukta Arun’s 7th solo show, Thalassa: An Ode To The Spirit Of The Sea!

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Artist  Sanjukta  Arun captures the essence of the wild wild waves in her timeless paintings. A management topper,   Sanjukta  chose to be an inspiration, spelling artistic freedom for women, bound and shackled by their own thought chains and her muse include the moon and the wild waves. The inaugural ceremony of  Sanjukta  Arun’s 7th solo show, Thalassa: An Ode To The Spirit Of The Sea, at Nehru Centre AC Art Gallery, Worli, saw veteran composer Bappi Lahiri, philanthropist Dr.Aneel Murarka, singer Mudasir Ali, actress Kavitta Verma, fitness trainer Manoj Burkhe, and artists of the likes of Padmanabh Bendre, Vipta Kapadia, Devyani Pareek, Paramesh Paul, Ami Patel, Gautam Mukherjee, Madhusudan and others.  Sanjukta Arun, Arun Barik and Anushka at Sanjukta Arun's Thalassa An Ode To The Spirit Of The Sea art show inauguration

Maharashtra Dinman's 1st anniversary celebrations with Smt. Pankaja Munde, Shri Sanjeev Jaiswal, Shri Sandeep Lele, Raaman Khurana, Shailendra Shirke, Archana Malvi & many others

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Maharashtra Dinman celebrated its first anniversary with the Maharashtra Dinman Awards at the Ram Ganesh Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane.  Smt. Pankaja Munde – Minister of Rural Development and Women & Children Welfare; Shri Sanjeev Jaiswal – Municipal Commissioner; Shri Sandeep Lele – BJP Thane President; Shri Vivek Bhimanwar, CEO - Thane ZP; Shri Sanjay Kelkar – MLA, Thane; Shri Rajan Vichare – MP; Shri Pratap Sarnaik – MLA and Ameet Palve, Raaman Khurana - Co Chairman, Indian Merchant Chamber, Navi Mumbai; Shailendra Shirke - Editor, Maharashtra Dinman; Archana Malvi - Director - Maharashtra Dinman and Geetanjalee Lele - Psychotherapist  among others presided over the event, where eminent citizens were awarded for their contribution to society. Archana Malvi, Publisher and Shailendra Shirke, Editor – Maharashtra Dinman said “when we started the publication a year ago, we had to create a reach in a cluttered media market. We took the citizens into confidence, and focused on giving a

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash perform at the Kommissarzhevskaya Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Ayaan Ali Bangash performs at Komissarzhevskaya Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performed along with sons, the Sarod Masters, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, to a full house at the  Kommissarzhevskaya Theatre in  St. Petersburg, Russia.  Amaan Ali Bangash performs at Komissarzhevskaya Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia Enthused Amaan-Ayaan, " Russia always holds a special place in our hearts. As musicians, what keeps us going is the audiences. And in Russia, it is not just the Indian expats but the local Russians who share the love for Sarod. It is very touching when you realize that the land that embraced Raj Kapoor, the land of great composers like Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, has embraced us as much. We feel blessed." Check out the adjacent pictures! Amaan Ali Bangash, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan  and Ayaan Ali Bangash perform at Komissarzhevskaya Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia
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A multi-faceted woman of substance, Devangi Dalal, an audiologist by profession, has been instrumental in empowering the less-abled children and adults... her belief to not classify these children as different; her vision to reach the Government and seek its help to eradicate the illegal practices in her trade and to conduct tests for new born babies in the country to help identify hearing impairment problems at early stages. Devangi believes in imparting positivity to hearing-impaired people, that’ll help them in every walk of life. Excerpts from an interview.... 1.      What inspired you to start JOSH foundation along with Dr. Jayant Gandhi? How does your organization empower the hearing-handicapped children? In the year 2003, my colleague, a trustee of JOSH Foundation and a renowned ENT surgeon Dr. Jayant Gandhi, happened to visit one of the residential special schools for the deaf in Gujarat. It is being managed by a trust with the help of Government grants. To our su