Jodhpur Trip

Jodhpur is the city of Maharaja Gaja Singh.Well some of the attractions in the city is now under private umbrella of Taj hotels and public entry is restricted. The available sites could be covered in one and half day if planned wisely.

There are mainly three places to see in Jodhpur.

1. Umaid Bhawan
2. Mehrangarh Fort
3. Jaswant Thada (We missed this location)
4. Mandore Garden

1     Umaid Bhawan. This place was the office home of the Maharaja of Jodhpur. But now half of the palace is now under Taj hotels as a luxury hotel. The best part is tourist still has access to most of the area including a huge museum, Vintage cars and surrounding areas.

                                        

Vintage display

Vintage cars display

Umaid Bhawan from a distance

2    Mehran Garh Fort- 

This is one of the largest forts of India. It was built by Rao Jodha (The chief of Rathore Clan) in 1460 and situated on a cliff at a height of nearly 410 Ft. The fort is huge “Really Huge” and a normal visit without photography will take around 3 hours. It has four floors which preserve the history of Rathore clans. The fort is well secured by huge cannons and we have seen the largest collections of weapons inside. Photography is restricted in many areas and they are well secured by CCTV. You can see cannon shell marks on the huge entry gate this will take you to that era where cannons are the only weapon to breal into a strong wall.

It also has a good coffee shop for refreshment.

                                            

"Blue city"- Bird's eye view from Mehrangarh

3     Mandore Graden- 

There is very interesting story behind the city of Mondore, as per legends Mandodari the wife of Ravan belonged from this place. The garden is very mesmerizing with beautiful trees and ancient cenotaphs. The place swarms with Langoor but not to worry as they don’t bother anyone because they have enough to eat from the caretakers as well as visitors. This is a must visit place and very good destination for photography.

Delhi/ NCR Pollution

God created humans and environment to support all life on Earth. But our greed has disturbed the ecological cycle and as the most superior race we are destroying our own planet.

As per the experts in the few years Delhi and all major metros cities will be like Beijing (China). I think the human race will not end due to a nuclear war but definitely due to lack of oxygen and growing pollution.
Let’s start with our own city. As per High Court people is Delhi is living inside a gas chamber with harmful gases increasing every day at a very rapid rate. The real cause of this evil is growing number of vehicle on the roads and honestly it does not make much of a difference that on what fuel they are moving. As per a survey almost 3-4 Lakhs of vehicle are adding up to Delhi roads every year and if we combine this with all the connecting cities, numbers will be astronomical. After the high court scolding to the state government, some steps are taken like banning of diesel vehicles and odd even rule. But are we doing enough? The answer is NO.

Every vehicle causes pollution and it does not make any difference if we ban one specific fuel like diesel. The problem is government has no control on the number of vehicle adding up every day. Let me explain it with a very simple example that if 1 individual can finish 1 litter of water in an hour, 5 can finish it in 10 minutes. Due to easy loan facility anyone can buy a car with a small down payment. So it does not make any huge impact if we ban a vehicle runs on a particular fuel. 

If we talk about odd even rule then my question is what will government do in case of equal number of odd or even vehicle. So what’s the solution- I think the best possible solution is lowering down the emission rates to almost 50% and vehicles shall not be allowed on the road after a specific KM limit. If the Govt is really serious on saving Delhi NCR then these are the following steps.

1.     To create more public transport runs on environment friendly fuel like CNG or electricity.

2.     To create very strict rules on Vehicles creating pollution. They must be scraped after a certain age or KM covered.

3.     To lower down the emission rates in Vehicles

4.     To create more metro routes.

5.     Vehicles must not be allowed on the road after a specific year limit or KM as per the engine capacity. I have seen cabs crossing 3-4 Lakhs on their speedometer. Remember after a specific wear and tear engine creates more pollution. 

I japan the emission rates are in “Points”. If you ever see your pollution certificate closely u can spot some numbers or reference rates like 2.3, 3. 4 etc. In japan the reference rates are in .2.3 very huge difference. On the top these road side pollution check shops don’t even check the vehicle; they just change the dates in our old certificates. Till the time the govt take actions on WAR basis nothing will change.   

Horlicks Growth Plus-Indiblogger Event

I always have views on lot of things like food, travel, lifestyle, politics, war etc. but all those feelings come out on Facebook and Youtube while replying on a post or video. Blogging was new for me but not for my wife who is an expert blogger and because of her I started blogging. Honestly this is the best way to express your thoughts. I have attended many events but was waiting for the special one which is the Indiblogger event. For me it is like the “Mecca” of bloggers.

Finally the much awaited news arrived- a new event of Indiblogger in New Delhi on 15^th may 2016. I was super exited for my 1^st event and was keen to meet the founders. The event was called “Catch upon Growth” from Horlicks.

We reached early as I had to take some click some images. We were greeted by the members of Indiblogger team.  The time of the event was carefully fxed and lunch was organised pre event. Very soon bloggers started pouring in and the interaction started. I meet with few bloggers and had some short conversations over lunch. As the event was in The Lalit, there was no complaint about the food.

The event started around 1:30pm with a very warm welcome from Anup Johnson. I must say that this dude is full of energy and connects well with bloggers. We started with some introduction with new 1^st time attendees along with some number games. The number game was full of surprises with hilarious results. The attention was then shifted to Ms. Natasha Bhadwar, writer and media professional who welcomed the panellists of Dr. Rajeev Chabra (Senior Paediatrician), Ms. Satinder Kaur Walia (Child Psychologist) and Dr. Jyoti Arora (Head dietician- Batra Hospital). The topic of the discussion was based on child growth and their eating habits.

Time has changed a lot from the last decade and kids are no more interested in eating healthy food with more inclination towards junk foods which in turn effects their growth. A small video from actual mothers showed their plight that how the lack of nutrition has affected their child growth. As per Dr. Rajeev the new family culture where both the parents are working make it very tough to feed the child with proper nutritious food. The age between 3-9 is the period when kids needs all the basic nutrition for their growth but this group mostly spend their time in school, tuitions and playing digital games inside. The days are long gone when we sweat outside and dirty out cloths playing in open ground.

In our times we never had Mcdonalds or KFC and “bahar ka khana” was not very common. But in today’s urban lifestyle, kids are living on junk foods. As per Ms. Satinder Kaur the big reason behind this is because of parents who have have no time to cook food at home. The habit starts from parents and gradually passes on to the kids. Even the schools are also very much responsible because the canteen is also filled with junk foods. TV commercials is also playing a big role promoting fast foods.

Dr. Chabra also raised the curtain from the biggest myth we Indians are living with that milk contains all the nutrition the human body needs. The fact is milk is 75% water and rest calcium. Calcium is a necessary component of our body and excess is really bad for our body. The problem is we all live inside our AC rooms and hardly get exposed to sunlight, making us Vitamin D deficient which is very important to absorb calcium in our body. It is very important for kids to play outside and the best time is after 4:00 PM because of less UV rays.

Dr. Jyoti Arora suggested that to decrease the consumption of junk food parents can adopt the child centred approach in which instead of restricting junk foods we can make it healthy at home. For example a less oily Paratha or a burger with lots of green vegetables .In other words foods can be customized as per the nutrition requirements of the child. After this healthy discussion the panel invited questions from bloggers. Different questions popped up like what to feed the kids, how to take them away from fast foods, what are the important nutrition etc which the panel answered very promptly. 

After a short tea break, we saw Amaan Khan, Marketing Head Gsk and Dr. Kaushik, doctor in panel for GSK on stage. The presentation began with a video showing anxious mothers sharing their helplessness over child’s mal nutrition and less growth. On being if the lost growth can me made up for, the answer was negative. 

Mr Khan then raised the curtain to reveal the Horlicks Groth Plus that aims to #catchupongrowth among kids. The product is designed for kids between 3 and 9 years. Underweight kids or those short in height often are left with inferiority complex and end up shying away from social circles due to low confidence. Horlicks Growth Plus is clinically proven to catch up on lost growth in kids. The formula has good amount of protein, calcium and minerals that are essential for growth. However, this product is only a supplement and not a replacement for normal food.  

Horlicks Growth Plus- Advance Nutrition for Growth & Development 

The two variants available are chocolate and vanilla. GSK has launched Horlicks Growth Plus in South India, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Pune. They soon will expand to the rest of the country as well. As we tasted the flavors, we too loved it. Getting a hands-on experience of product always helps to understand the product better. 

The session proceeded with fun games. We shuffled and got into groups of 10 each. Every group was supposed to make a short video on Catch up on growth with the props given by the Indiblogger team. This was the most enjoyable part of the event. The team which I was a part of, was declared the winner few days later. You can watch the funny video here https://twitter.com/JINJINTWEETS/status/731805653119946752

 

The event closed with a group picture and roar of “hurr hurr”. Collected memories, made good friends, and carried home a pack of Horlicks Growth Plus in chocolate flavor. An eventful, energetic and fun day it was. Look forward to more Indimeets in future.   

  

SENS- Launch event

SENS Media launch event on 21st April'16 in The Imperial, New Delhi

 SENS is India’s first holistic age-management centre. The brand has uniquely blended the Eastern and Western world anti-ageing philosophies to make people feel vibrant, happy, healthy and more energetic. 

‘Sens’ is an integrated state-of-the-art facility that gracefully positions itself in the centre of an ever - increasing healthcare market, with the ambition to empower its customers, while enabling doctors, health experts, traditional healers and practitioners to enhance wellness and begin cure before they get sick. 

This is an initiative of the Wave Group, who have decided to foray into health care industry as well. Empanelled with renowned doctors and health practitioners, SENS has various programs of holistic wellness which they achieve through synchronisation of body, mind and soul. 

At the launch discussion,  Mr. Sanjay Sachdeva, Executive Director, SENS clinic said that their team treats the diseases with modern non invasive technology and practices. Along with body healing, it is important to cleanse the mind of negative or depressing thoughts too. The practice of positive thinking and socialising is achieved thorough mind healing. For a happy soul, meditation and spiritual connection is established. That's the whole program in a nutshell. 

SENS also offer cosmetic therapies like skin lifting, hair transplant, removing skin pigmentation, hair extension and much more. Dr. Debjani Chakraborty, Aesthetic Physician represented the aesthetic therapy department. 

Among the other panellists were Dr. Graham Simpson, Founder & Medical Director Primal MD, Shanum Chaddha, Director Wave Group and Dr. Kalpana Shekhawat, Nutrition Expert 

Dr Simpson emphasized on control in our food habits, highlighting the need to cut down synthetic sugar and processed food. In his career spanning more than 30 years, he has seen patients with terminal diseases because of poor lifestyle. SENS aims to treat the diseases, which bef=gin with preventive health check up. 

For more info visit http://www.sensclinic.com/