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Art is and has always been an extremely powerful medium to spawn an intellectual discussion on all facets of society. This, stood true, also for the inaugural ceremony of Art-Director cum Artist Sumit Mishra’s art show, apltly titled Vimarsh. The inauguration happened at the hands of Wrestler-Actor Sangram Singh, Actor Shruti Ulfat, Miss Mermaid International Asia Rehaa Khann, Filmmaker-Animal Activist Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Jaanvi Sangwan among other such distinguished guests at Nehru Centre AC Art Gallery, Worli.  Averred Sumit Mishra, “My exhibition is an effort of engaging social and political discussions with its observers. Technically, the flat canvas is synonymous to an experiment to project a third dimension, having presented intellectually and ideologically. Expressing your point of view through Art and the reaction of the observers is the possibility of making my thoughts better.” Sumit Mishra invites you to take a deeper look at the combination of colours and shapes

जाने-माने निर्माता और समाज सेवा में संलग्न डॉ. अनिल काशी मुरारका ने एम्पल मिशन के सहयोग से भारत प्रेरणा अवॉर्ड्स और शूरवीर अवॉर्ड्स का आयोजन किया। इस कार्यक्रम का आयोजन बॉम्बे स्टॉक एक्सचेंज में उन साधारण लोगों को सम्मानित करने के लिए किया गया, जिन्होंने किसी कार्य के ज़रिए उपलब्धियां हासिल कीं और बहादुरी की असाधारण घटनाओं को अंजाम दिया। इस कार्यक्रम में कॉर्पोरेट, फ़िल्म, टीवी और सामाजिक क्षेत्र से जुड़ी कई हस्तियों ने भाग लिया।  होस्ट डॉ. अनिल काशी मुरारका और सिद्धांत मुरारका के अलावा इस कार्यक्रम की शोभा बढ़ानेवालों में   मुकेश ऋषि, पूजा बेदी, राजू श्रीवास्तव और पत्नी शिखा, आभा सिंह, शिबानी कश्यप, देवांगी दलाल, मंजू लोढ़ा, राघव ऋषि, प्राची तेहलान, जिनल पंड्या, जितेन लालवानी, शुभ मल्होत्रा, अशोक धामणकर, बॉबी खन्ना का नाम शामिल है। इन सभी हस्तियों ने अवॉर्ड पानेवाले सभी लोगों के जश्न में शिरकत की और उन्हें आगे भी और बेहतर कार्य करते रहने की प्रेरणा दी।  इस संस्था के संरक्षक काशी मुरारका ने तमाम डिफ़रेंटली एबल्ड यानि दिव्यांग जनों की बेहद तारीफ़ करते हुए उन्हें प्रोत्साहित किया और

Jeeoguru, a popular streaming platform and entertainment app with original web series, award winning short films, original fusion music, Bollywood movies, foreign movies and lots more was launched today at a star-studded event at The View, Andheri West. Soumyajit Ganguly and Sukanya Gupta, the forces behind Jeeoguru, launched the mobile entertainment app in the presence of Chief Guest Arbaaz Khan, music director Lalit Pandit, actors Kainaat Arora, Joy Sengupta, Sayantani Ghosh, Seema Singh, Arun Bakshi, Anang Desai and Piyush Munsi, singers Aneek Dhar, Abhay Jodhpurkar and Meghna Mishra among many others. The Jeeoguru entertainment launched four new ventures including a talent hunt, beauty pageants and two web-series. Jeeo Singing Star is a new talent hunt where the youth and the multi-talented from all fields of entertainment, whether it is music, feature or short films, are encouraged to participate and prove their mettle. Jeeoguru’s Soumyajit Ganguly and Sukanya Gupta averred,

Aaditya Thackeray, Sonu Sood, Jackie Shroff, Shaan, Sophie Choudry, Maniesh Paul, Karanvir Bohra, Anu Malik, Shiamak Davar, Vivek Goenka, Zarina Wahab, Aditya Pancholi, Emiway Bantai & Many Others From The Films, Social, Political & Business Fields Graced The Occasion Air pollution in India is a serious issue, ranking higher than smoking, high blood pressure, child and maternal malnutrition, and risk factors for diabetes. In urban areas, most emissions come from vehicles and industry, whereas in rural areas, much of the pollution stems from biomass burning for cooking and keeping warm. In autumn and winter months, large scale crop residue burning in agriculture fields – a low cost alternative to mechanical tilling – is a major source of smoke, smog and particulate pollution. Air pollution increases the risk of heart diseases, causes allergies, bronchitis, asthama, contributes to the premature deaths of 2 million Indians every year, and is also responsible for causing

In a recent hearing aid distribution drive, recently conducted by JOSH Foundation, six technologically advanced hearing aids were distributed to underprivileged kids. An initiative by eminent ENT specialist Dr. Jayant Gandhi and Audiologist-Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal, JOSH Foundation has distributed over 1000 hearing aids to kids in need! Devangi Dalal said, “Hearing impairment among the underprivileged is an epidemic that our foundation is keen to eliminate. Each digital hearing aid costs over Rs. 60,000. I’m glad we are able to help these children. I urge you to support us in our drive to eliminate hearing loss among the youth.”

Team  Ample Missiion , a NGO involved in philanthropic work, had recently organised a health outreach programme for tribal women in one of the Adivasi villages located in Aarey Colony, Mumbai. To improve the lives of one of the most impoverished sections of our society, they distributed first-aid kits, sanitary pads and soaps to the residents. They also conducted a hand-wash awareness session, a basic necessity that is often overlooked. “There is an urgent need for more such health initiatives for the tribal population, including a regular health check-up camp. In the coming months, we will look into the same,” expressed Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka - Founder, Ample Missiion. Check out the adjacent pictures ! 

On the occasion Maha Shivaratri, team Ample Missiion, that is into a lot of philanthropic work, distributed flavoured milk bottles to the needy in the areas of Goregaon & Malad in Mumbai. “Every year, during Maha Shivaratri, so many litres of milk is offered to the Gods in our country. We, at Ample Missiion, thought the better of it. We wanted to help the people who are deprived. And their expression of gratitude was priceless! We all felt so blessed,” shared Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Founder – Ample Missiion.

As you take a walkthrough of the Press Club, you see ‘scarred faces’ screaming out at you from their frozen frames, from Shirish Shete’s frames in his show titled ‘Scarface’. A veteran media photographer, who has been with the Press Trust of India for over two decades now, Shirish Shete has been dedicatedly shooting acid victim survivors for over half a decade. India records the highest cases of acid attacks in the world with the worst conviction rates. As is often the case with other crimes against women, acid attacks victims are treated with official apathy and societal indifference. The victims are usually women aged between fourteen and thirty-five, and the attacks often the result of rejection of a marriage proposal or sexual advances; unable to bring enough dowry; for bearing a female child; for professional rivalry; for as petty a thing as having cooked a bad meal, so on and so forth. Often at times, men are also not spared from acid attacks. The Press Club, overcrowde