Post the Prime Minister’s revelation on 8th November regarding the new currency policy, Palate & Imagine Fest has been rescheduled to 10th – 12th of February, 2017. The Authorities behind the festival have arrived at this decision after in-depth internal discussion and strongly felt that it would not be fair to the participants and partners owing to enforcing a cash withdrawal limit.
In spite of being completely prepared to mount the festivals, the promoters of Palate & Imagine Fests felt deeply compelled to arrive at this decision considering the recent development and to ensure success to the concerned parties.
Please feel free to contact the undersigned for any queries
Aditi Kapoor & Ruchi Sibal
Co-founder & Director
Palate Fest Pvt Ltd
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The Ambience Group has crafted some of the most exciting, enduring and profitable shopping and leisure destinations in the National Capital Region. Ambience Malls are widely popular amongst the residents of Delhi-NCR. Lifestyle, leisure, shopping and entertainment make them the perfect destination for any urban Indian, housing International brands like Marks & Spencer, H&M, The collective, Thomas Pink, Gap and many more.
Being a pioneer in an ever-evolving retail industry, Mr. Arjun Singh Gehlot and Mrs. Shahista Gehlot have outdone themselves by introducing and launching yet another property called ‘ The Ambience Fashion Weekend- 2016’- This event was conceptualized and hosted by them.
This was a two day extravaganza that promised to take Fashion & retail to the next level and it truly did just that.
‘The Ambience Fashion Weekend’, began with a bang! The Fashion show opened with brands like Marks & Spencer, Scullers, United Colors of Benetton, Creyate, Fab India, Gems, Satya Paul, Trends and was choreographed and presented by Fashion Guru- Prasad Bidapa. Latest trends of High-Fashion were displayed by International Retail giants and popular Indian Brands. I personally loved the Satya Paul and Fab India collection. I couldn’t get my eyes off those elegantly draped sarees that the models carried with a lot of finesse. The collection by UCB showed a lot of vibrancy and I am sure the youth will love it.
CreyateFab IndiaCreyateUCBTrendsSatya Paul
Specially abled Jeet Kaur also walked the ramp inspiring others for keeping their hopes alive and believe in themselves.
Jeet Kanwar
Adding glitz and glamour to this night dedicated to Fashion- ‘Barfi’ and ‘Mein tera Hero’ Bollywood actress Ileana D’Cruz walked the ramp as the showstopper and looked stunning in a Marks & Spencer outfit.
Day two, witnessed an impressive line-up of ace Fashion Designers of the country, like Ashima-Leena, Rimple & Harpreet Narula, Rina Dhaka and Pernia Qureshi.
The show started with International Brands like Scullers and Marks and Spencer displaying their exclusive collections and the show for the Indian Designers opened with veteran designer Ashima-Leena displaying her Couture collection Mehr-un-nissa inspired by the Mughal era. Ashima-Leena’s collection was breathtakingly beautiful, wearing their collection would be like a dream come true.
I loved this event every bit and it was a mind blowing experience to see so many brands and designers under one roof. The event was followed by a very happening after party at Kylin Sky Bar at the Ambience Mall and everyone was seen enjoying the moment.
Fashion and sports enthusiasts got a spectacular treat as India’s leading online fashion portal, Jabong and recently launched Active Lifestyle Brand Seven by MS Dhoni, hosted an event with the modern-day cricketing legend and India’s One Day International cricket team captain MS Dhoni himself. Mahi was in Delhi to meet the winners of Jabong’s contest to promote the addition of the freshest active lifestyle brand Seven by MS Dhoni to its portfolio. Seven, which is also the jersey number that Dhoni sports on the cricket field, offers running, training and active lifestyle footwear and apparel for both men and women, is now available on Jabong from a price point starting from Rs. 500 up to Rs. 4999.
The event began with the MC interacting with the audience through a cricket quiz and some active lifestyle engagements where in lots of tee-shirts from Seven and vouchers from jabbing were to be won. It was indeed a fun session.
And then the man himself walked inside the room and there were loud cheers everywhere as people went crazy on just seeing the captain of India Cricket Team walk inside.
He was asked on his idea behind bringing up the brand and here is what he had to say
Dhoni felicitated the seven winners of the online contest along with Mr. Arun Pandey, Chairman & MD of Rhiti Group (parent company of Seven) and Rahul Taneja, Chief Business Officer of Jabong.Speaking at the event, M.S. Dhoni, Brand Ambassador-Seven told his fans, “Seven has been my lucky number. I was born on the seventh day of the seventh month. I became the captain of India’s ODI team in the seventh year of the twenty first century. I am happy to be sharing my lucky charm with you with my brand Seven by MS Dhoni. Fitness has always been one of my top priorities and is ingrained in the brand ethos of Seven. The SEVEN ambition is all about making fitness an intrinsic part of every city, every town, every school, every home. In my opinion, you don’t have to be a professional athlete to take your fitness seriously. All you need is the motivation to lead an Active Lifestyle.”
Rahul Taneja, Chief Business Officer, Jabong, said, “Sportswear is one of the top selling categories on Jabong for many years now and we are excited to offer Seven by MS Dhoni to our discerning shoppers. India has never had a more successful captain and Mahi’s grit and dedication is evidently the hallmark of the brand Seven, which fills in an essential value gap in the active and health-conscious lifestyle category. We are also excited about Rhiti Group’s plans to continue to launch even more innovative designs and technology-driven products in future and will keep expanding our assortment with the latest in sports fashion.”
Arun Pandey, Chairman & MD, Rhiti Group added, “We are delighted to associate with Jabong as India’s leading destination for lifestyle and sport brands. Jabong’s top-notch product curation and audience fits perfectly with Seven’s positioning and the initial promotional launch pilots have yielded a tremendous response. We are very excited with this partnership and look forward to a long innings with Jabong.”
Jabong is known for having introduced a multitude of sports brands in India in the past. As one of India’s top online sportswear destinations, Jabong also regularly engages with its youth-centric audience through its exclusive partnerships with top sporting events such as the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, NBA Jam, 5×5 Turf War among others.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has made his way into the hearts of millions of fans all over the world with his enviable list of records. He is the first captain in the history to win all three ICC global events, the first Indian captain to win 100 ODI matches, the first Indian wicket-keeper to hit a double hundred in Tests and the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 runs in Test cricket. He also holds the records for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in a One Day International, the most number of dismissals in ODIs and Tests by an Indian keeper, the highest number of centuries while batting at Number 7 in ODIs, the highest number of sixes in international cricket as a captain, the most stumpings in international cricket and the most T20 international matches won as a captain.
See here the message he has for the youth today..
About Jabong
Jabong is a major fashion multi-brand e-store that offers a wide selection of over 350,000 products across footwear, apparel, jewellery and accessories categories. With more than 1500 international high-street brands, sports labels, Indian ethnic and designer labels and over 150,000 styles from over a thousand sellers, Jabong brings to its customers the latest trends from across the globe. Its “Be You” campaign highlights individuality, emphasizes the freedom to be a leader and promotes one’s own sense of style.
About Seven by MS Dhoni
Seven, a fitness and active lifestyle brand, fosters the free spirited youth of today and lives by the principle of revolutionizing the democratization of sports and re-infuse the true spirit of sportsmanship for a healthy lifestyle. Spread across various fitness categories of running, training and lifestyle sport, the collection encompasses a wide range of running and training footwear, apparel and accessories for both men and women. Each Seven’s product incorporates industry’s latest technologies across categories and blends to be a perfect combination of style with comfort. For more information, visit www.7.life.
About Rhiti Group
Mr. Arun Pandey in New Delhi founded Rhiti Group in 2007. This group has companies involved in the business of sports talent marketing, sports event management, film & entertainment and active lifestyle retailing. RS Seven Lifestyle (P) Ltd is the retailing arm of the group, which offers active lifestyle products in the market under the ‘SEVEN by MS Dhoni’ brand. For more information about the group, visitwww.rhitisports.com.
We are all now aware of the authenticity of Parsi and Iranian Cafes that have been brought to Delhi by Soda Bottle Opener Wala and there would be hardly anyone who would have not tried their lip smacking food. But going forward, here people not just serve real tasty authentic food, but also keep experimenting with food and bring in new items to their menu to delight their customers even more.
I recently went to attend a bloggers meet for this newly launched menu of theirs at the Cyber Hub Outlet and it was a very pleasant visit indeed.
My culinary experience started with Adu Tedhu Baby Corn Fry, these thin slices of baby corn fried in a crispy batter, these were a real treat. Mostly I have eaten fried baby corns where in the full baby corn is fried, but in this case they have further sliced the baby corns like chips and then fried and hence the crispiness is far better. The green chutney dip and mayo dip that its served along with, are perfect companions to the fried baby corns and trust me you can’t keep your hands off this one.
I also had a warm chicken soup along with this, which too was perfect.
Next I tried Carnovire’s Bhel which was a bhel loaded with chunks of chicken and ham, which made it extremely interesting. It comes with both green chutney and saints that you can add as per your taste, mix it well and you are ready for a delectable food experience. This too is a must try.
Up next was Chicken Chilli Cheese Pav, which was scrumptious. I loved it, the pavs were so soft and buttery and the topping of chicken with loads of cheese was simply amazing. You cannot afford to miss this one.
Followed by this were the Boiled Egg Sandwiches, prepared in true Bombaiya style, they were amazing.
For the mains I tried Tarela Rainbow Trout and Bombaiya Chicken Biryani. The trout was out of this world, marinated with mixed spices, this was a real delight. This is definitely one of those things that will take me back to Soda Bottle Opener Wala, that too very soon. In contrast the biryani was mildly spiced but flavoursome.
There were Jumbo Prawns too, which I didn’t try, but they looked inviting enough for me to try them the next time.
For vegetarians, there was Paneer Sanju Baba with Malai Parantha and Khatu Meethu Pumpkin. They too looked delectable.
For drinks I settled for the Raspberry Soda, because thats been a favourite ever since I tried Soda Bottle Opener Wala the first time.
There was also a new soon to be launched cocktail that we got to try, BumSuckerWala whichis mixed with vodka, frozen raspberry, and thyme and is an ode to this wonderful Parsi family from Karachi who made drinking Raspberry Soda popular there. It was refreshingly nice.
Coming to my most favourite part of the meal, desserts, there were 3 wonderful things that I tried. The Caramel Custard, White Chocolate Brownie with Ice Cream and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheese Cake and I loved all three of them. The white chocolate brownie was the most surprising, because of the simple reason that we are used to the dark chocolate brownies, so both the colour and taste were very different for this one.
To conclude, I had a wonderful experience at Soda Bottle Opener Wala as always, the new menu just made it worth while multi folds. So don’t waste time thinking, head straight to SBOW and I am sure you will have a great time. Bon Appetite !
When you start feeling the nip in the air, you know winters are coming. With approaching winters, the change in wardrobe is a major concern for everyone and more especially the lovely ladies. We all want to look our best even when cladded in warm winters clothes. Bollywood celebrities are always looked upon to get those tips on how to look stylish and here is a sneak peek where in actress Tamanna Bhatia was seen wearing a blazer with style and class. The talented and gorgeous Bollywood and Tollywood actress that she is, Tamannah Bhatia surely knows how to carry herself well, recently she was seen attending the success bash of her Tamil super hit film ‘Devi’, which is the Tamil version of the Hindi blockbuster film ‘Tutak Tutak Tutiya’. The oh so glamours Tamannah Bhatia grabbed the attention with a classy blazer pant outfit. The embellished black blazer was from A Madison, Pants from And Other Stories, Hair by Shabnam Azmi, Make Up by Billy Manik and Styled by Sanjana Batra was a thumps up! What do u think?
Manyavar, India’s leading brand in men’s ethnic wear, announced the appointment of cricket icon Virat Kohli as the official ambassador for the brand. Youth icon Kohli will now feature in all the print and electronic media campaigns of the company for the next two years.
Virat Kohli is one of the biggest names in Indian sports – carrying the respect of the country to the world. Kohli is a hero on and off the field who connects with Indian youth and has earned accolades and respect through his hard work and brilliant performance- a philosophy which the brand Manyavar stands for!
Speaking about the association, Mr. Ajay Modi, Director, Manyavar said, “We are delighted to have Virat as the ambassador for our brand Manyavar. He is a role model for the youth and the perfect fit for what the brand is trying to convey. Also, Virat has strong national appeal and he is the most relatable figure for the audience that Manyavar is targeting. We look forward to the partnership and are confident that this will be a mutually rewarding association.”
Virat will be seen in the new ad campaign ‘Aadha-Aadha’, that highlights that the essence of marriage all is about sharing, and this should start right from the expense of the wedding function. The commercial features Virat as a groom talking about how wedding is an expensive affair and everything needs to be done in style, the expense will however be shared between the bride’s and the groom’s sides. The ad questions the age-old concept that wedding functions should be organized and financed by the bride’s family only. When two young people have decided to share their lives, the expenses of the ceremony should also be shared. The campaign starts from 4th November and will run till 1st week of December, 2016.
Manyavar is one of the best retail brands when it comes to celebrations, the ethnic way. They have evolved as per the fashion trends and offer customers ethnic wear for every occasion in their lives. Manyavar has over 400+ stores across the country.
About Manyavar
In 1999, Mr. Ravi Modi created a family business that re-invented men’s ethnic wear category. During its evolution, it became synonymous with wedding wear and as one-stop-store for grooms and men of the family for functions big and small. As more and more variety was added to the range, the brand became
popular for occasion wear – from weddings to festivals, Rakhi to Roka. Today Manyavar is India’s leading Celebration Wear brand for men.
Timeless and iconic attires have cemented its reputation across the world with a commanding retail presence of 400+ stores including 60 flagships and 12 international stores across 160 cities in India, U.S.A, Bangladesh, U.A.E, Nepal and Saudi Arabia.
Manyavar dresses the world’s elite with finest Indian elegance. The collections include exquisite Sherwanis, fine Indo Westerns, royal Band Galas, Jackets, Kurtas and matching accessories for life’s celebrations. Kid’s Ethnic and Fusion wear are also on offer.
Manyavar is a family of over 1800+ direct employees, 250 franchise partners and 1 belief – Earn Your Respect
We all know this is the generation who expresses its deepest emotions through status messages on Facebook and WhatsApp, but sometimes finding the correct words to showcase your innermost feelings becomes a challenge. You know what to say but don’t find the right words, so what do you do..?
Well Well, www.whatsstaus.com, has understood the plight of the youth and have come up with this interesting site which uploads new status everyday. Also they are more interesting because they have a two-way communication, where in a person can also write status messages for them and earn too, isn’t that a really cool deal. And if you are not a writer, don’t worry, a panel of more than 250 writers, have put in status messages under 60 categories for you to choose from. So whether you are happy, sad, in love, heart broken, or in a funny mood, their is a wide choice of status messages for you under each category.
“My love is a commerce based on single entry system”
“If you live in future, you will be anxious or have expectations or will have fear. To overcome all these, live in the present moment.”
“Expectations kills joy. For complete happiness, accept people and situations the way they are. Do not have any expectations.”
These are some of the interesting status messages that I came across on the site and I am sure there is a lot to explore as they have already published around 6000 status messages.
So what are you waiting for, log on to www.whatsstatus.com and give your friends a solid competition when it comes to putting unique status messages. I am sure they would all want to know your secret to great messages.
The ceremony which marks the onset Christmas season, is the legendary Cake Mixing Ceremony. The origin of cake-mixing dates back to the 17th century where it marked the arrival of the harvest season. And it’s this time of the year when countless fruits and nuts were harvested and prepared to go into the making of the traditional plum cake. Over the centuries, the ceremony steadily graduated over the centuries to a social gathering with family and buddies sitting together and soaking dry fruits in wine or rum with wish that the fine flavor fills the Christmas with scrumptious sweetness.
This season too, the cake-mixing ceremony commenced on an enthusiastic notes at VITS. The glass floor stage above the pool at VITS was adorned with white and silver drapes with tables set to marks the beginning of the much awaited baking endeavour in the industry.
The cake mixing ceremony at VITS was a phenomenon to be experienced and event work saving it in the calendar.
The afternoon saw a wave of joy with the staff really bonding with each other, with guests and the patrons.
Donning gloves, aprons and the Chef’s cap, the ritual of pouring and mixing the liquor into the dry fruits was performed with great enthusiasm and gaiety.
The event concluded on a sweet note with a special gift bag given by VITS to its patrons and guests.
Going with the trends, pre-wedding shoots have been an in thing since long now, but innovations in the same is something every couple seeks. You don’t want your pre-wedding shoot to be done in a similar manner as of a friend of yours, you would always want something different, something exciting and innovative. This difference and innovation is a job of an expert, a photographer, a studio that takes up the challenge of making your shoot a memorable one.
Let me introduce you to one such company and the guy who owns it, so that you don’t have to boggle your head on who you need to hire for your pre-wedding shoot.
White Frog Productions is a well known name in the field of TV, Films, Wedding Photography and Ads. It is a creative agency which was founded on 2013 by Kunal Khanna. It is located in New Delhi. They are passionate about Cinematography & Photography.
White Frog Production team believes in hard work and giving best results to the clients. Their corporate clients are :- GROFERS, NIKON, ZENICA CARS, COSCO SPORTS etc. They have done many shoots for fashion like Worlds of Wonder, Diacolor jewels, TACFAB fashions, SahibaTextiles , Rajdeep Ranawat (FASHION DESIGNER) etc. They also shoot for high profile Lounge, Pubs and Bars like CLUB BW, Skooter, Hype, The town house cafe etc. They have an experience of Live Events, television production, filming and they worked for companies like TV Today Group, NDTV, CBS Love, UTV, Network 18, the team has its clear focus in delivering results and products that help to radiate their positive energy across the entire visual-communications space. The experienced team at White Frog Productions thinks with their customer hats on, delivering customized solutions tailored to every client’s need.
White frog productions pre wedding shoots are also getting more innovative day by day. They love to click the best moments of a couple in a natural form. They provide the services in Film, Photography like fashion, weddings, and corporate, commercial and full retouching services. Graphic design, corporate branding, Web design, Motion Graphics Film: pre and post Production, Editing, VFX, Production, Sound Design.
White frog productions cover every wedding in a unique style and explore new ways to make it different. They always do a lot of research and come up with innovative ideas. They always look forward to capture beautiful moments which the couple can cherish forever and ever.
Now, there upcoming projects are 10 royal place wedding Photo shoot, high profile corporate events and shooting in 3 countries Bali, Bangladesh & Bangkok in 10 days.
KUNAL KHANNA (Director, White Frog Productions)
Kunal Khanna, Director, White Frog Productions is passionate for his work. He has been a captain of the ship since the inception. A great cinematographer who has short multiple feature films, big label music video and commercials. He loves to work on mountains and his love for bikes and cameras is never ending. He has 8 years of experience in media. Recently he shot Shraddha Kapoor in veet brand shoot in bali, Indonesia. He did a high budgeted Short Sci-Fiction Film named ‘The Irrelevant Field’ with well known artists and technical production for Raftaar’s Music Video – Nasha Wikda. He worked as Producer for UTV Stars, did entertainment shows like, Khan Wars, Chat, Superstar Santa. He worked as Producer for Travel Trendz TV and worked as Producer for Aajtak New Channel for 3 Years. He also did Aerial Shoot at Waldorf Astoria, Ras Al Khaimah, Dubai for a Grand Royal Wedding.
Are you aware what is in the bottle of juice you are drinking or have been drinking because you thought it is healthy? Is your juice really as good as you are made to believe? The reality is that all juices are not born equal.
We opt for fruit juices compared to the frizzy or synthetic drinks that are available in the market are we think that juices are more healthy and natural. But let’s understand if they are. There are majorly 3 types of juices that are available in the market, here is a fact check to decode which is giving you the maximum nutrition:
Centrifugal Juice – The most well-known way to extract juice, it uses metal blades to break down the fruit or vegetable to make juice. The heat generated by the metal blades destroys the delicate enzymes and brings down the nutrition value of the juice. Though it is an easy way to make juice and money, the process leads to high wastage, oxidation in 20 minutes and a juice which is low in nutrition. Popular brands like Real, Tropicana, etc use this technology.
Masticator Juice – This method uses a slow rotating gear to break the fruit or vegetable and then extract juice. Though this method is able to retain more nutrients compared to Centrifugal process due to less heat, it leads to oxidization of the juices limiting its nutritious value. This process leads to a lot of wastage and a modest quality juice.
Cold Pressed Juice – Fruits and vegetables are grounded to a pulp which is then squeezed to extract the juice. This is considered as the healthiest way to make juice. The resultant produce is 5 times healthier than the other processes as it retains the maximum nutrition value of the fruit / vegetable and minimum wastage. The HPP technology also avoids oxidation of the juice. Also, there are no added sugar, flavors, chemicals or preservatives. So technically it is the best thing after consuming the fruit or vegetable in its natural state. Brands like RAW Pressery use this technology.
I tried 4 different flavours from RAW Pressery and have to admit that the juices were simply amazing. I could taste the pulp extraction and the rawness of the juice. It was fresh and authentic and learning about the experience of which juices are the healthiest, my outlook is completely changed.
From all the juice flavours that I tried, I loved Tangerine, Carrot & Ginger Juice the most. My next favourite was Apple, Beetroot, Carrot, Ginger & Lemon Juice. I could taste each and every fruit individually and still none of the taste was overpowering. It was an awesome blend and a truly healthy option.
Here is an interesting video to show how different kind of juices are made.. watch the video, grab a RAW Pressery Juice and make your life healthy with a truly healthy and delicious juice option
