Vanitaa Pande had been a homemaker from the age of 18. Always a dreamer, she wanted to make a name of herself and do things that were inspirational but the overwhelm of life never allowed her to pursue her dreams to her utmost satisfaction. She got caught up in raising her children and looking after her family and amidst all of that, life moved on. She was always fond of acting and dancing but music came as a blessing to her. A friend once told her that she had a lovely voice and that she should try her hand at singing and that’s when she realised that she was talented but never happened to chance upon the right opportunity. She realised that it is not always that opportunities come knocking at your door. Sometimes, one has to go look out for those opportunities, sometimes one needs to go and create those opportunities and that is exactly what Vanitaa Pande did. About four years back, Vanitaa started learning Indian classical music and with the moral support of her family, her Guru Radha Sharma’s guidance and her dedication and hardwork in a short span of four years, she successfully launch her YouTube channel named ‘Vanitaa Vins’
Being a loving mother of two girls, one 20 and one 17, when she initially discussed the thought of starting her own music brand and launching her YouTube channel with the people around her, she came across questions such as ‘why at this age?’ and ‘how will the audience react to this?’ – to which she remained patient and let her actions speak for herself. She believed in the power of her dreams more than anything else and proved herself by going ahead to. Not only did she manage to recreate the magic of some age old Bollywood classics on her channel but also successfully added to it the essence of being a strong, independent, modern woman for whom her age is nothing but a number.
The channel has received a great response and some of her songs have crossed over 5 lakh views. On accomplishing this feat in spite of starting from scratch at the age of 40, Vanitaa Vins says, “The moment the caterpillar thought it’s life was over, it turned into a butterfly. Life is all about chasing your dreams and pursuing happiness. I aim to inspire each and every one out there, regardless of their age, to give their dreams a chance and believe in themselves”
With Valentine’s day around the corner, Vanitaa Vins celebrates the idea of love and happiness with her fresh new cover of Madhuri Dixit’s classic number from the movie Saajan – ‘Bahot Pyaar Karte Hain’. As a tribute to the beautiful heartthrob of Bollywood Madhuri, Vanitaa wants to spread the message of love this valentines season and she believes that most important form of love is ‘self-love’, which she exhibits wonderfully in the music video on her YouTube channel –
Mumbai: ATH Entertainment launched their new office in Andheri on an auspicious note, by performing a Saraswati Puja in order to seek the divine blessings of the goddess of learning, art and music Saraswati. The Saraswati puja witnessed renowned names from the industry who came down to wish Producers Apoorva Bajaj and Pankaj Narayan on their new venture.
Ehsaan Qureshi, Rajiv Nigam, Rehman, Ajaz Khan, Zakir hussain and Piyush Suhaney were amongst the many other celebrities who were present to seek blessings of Maa Saraswati. ATH has made a grand and remarkable entry into the Television space by making a one of a kind, world class devotional music reality show OM SHANTI OM broadcasted on a well-known GEC.
Pankaj Narayan who launched ATH Entertainment said, “I am a devotee of art, and love taking time out for Saraswati Puja since my childhood has always been of important. I have always worshipped the goddess and seeked her blessings which has helped me in realizing my dreams. ATH is taking a new step with a new address and it deserved an auspicious day.”
Apoorva Bajaj who is a renowned producer, said “I always enjoy pujas, as apart from the celebration it gives us an occasion to meet our friends and family. ATH Entertainment celebrates Saraswati Puja every year to not only thank the goddess for the blessings she has showered on us by making our show Om Shanti Om a super hit which paved the path for our future ventures.”
About ATH : ATH Entertainment launched on 15 February 2012, as a leading media entertainment production house, works to create visual glory with fresh and appealing concepts on various media platforms like television, big screen & digital world. Packed with leading celebrities of Bollywood and music industry, our recent launched music reality/talent show OM SHANTI OM (Singing Reality Show streaming on hotstar, previously broadcasted on Star Bharat) has successfully negotiated a new age of home entertainment where we brought old traditional and devotional songs on a stage of new elegance. ATH founders Pankaj Narayan and Apoorva Bajaj were the first to introduce reality television to bhajan and devotional songs, The banner is also launching new channels under its umbrella like ATH Bhakti, ATH Regional, ATH Films, and ATH Music
The thousands of devotees who visited Siddhivinayal Temple’s Maghi Mahotsav were left spell bound with the first musical performance of duo Kala Ramnath and Sivamani. Ganesh Jayanti also known as Maghi Ganeshotsav is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord Ganesha is celebrated every year with great excitement at the Siddhivinayak Temple. To add to the auspicious celebration , Kala Ramnath and Sivamani came together and performed for the audience. The jugalbandi between the two created magic and the whole place was mesmerized in the beautiful vibe and music created by both. Speaking at the occasion, Kala Ramnath said, “It is a pleasure for me to perform with Sivamani anna. He has time and again reinvented himself . He knows how to connect with audience across ages and genres and for a musician. I am here today , thanks to my beautiful audience and there is no bigger blessing than the love we get from our people.” Recently acclaimed percussionist Bickram Ghosh collaborated with Kala Ramnath for his latest album “Paper Boats”which features some of the most accomplished artistes from across the globe, from Greg Ellis to George Brooks. Ghosh has scored the music for the 7-track album; Paper Boats was released recently worldwide.
Ms Ramnath has performed at Sydney Opera House, Queen Elizabeth HallLondon, Carnegie Hall, New York, Palais De Bozar, Brussels, Theatre De Laa Ville, Paris, North Sea Festival, Cape Town, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Australia, Tropen Museum Amsterdam, to name a few. About Kala RamnathKala Ramnath is an Indian classical violinist. She belongs to the Mewati gharana. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy Puraskaar in 2016, Rashtriya Kumar Gandharva Sanman in 2008 and the Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar in 1999. Composition of Kala Ramnath featured in the Grammy Award-winning album “In 27 Pieces”. She is a featured artist in the Grammy nominated album ‘Miles from India’ . Kala is Recognized as one of the fifty best instrumentalists of the world by the prestigious ‘Songlines’ Magazine. Kala is the first Indian violinist to be featured in the violin Bible, ‘The Strad’.
27th January 2020, Mumbai: “THE SECRET OF LIBERATION” authored by Devaseer E. Lankadieu and published by Partridge India, was launched at the Mumbai Press Club. The book is compiled by Lankadieu for the people who will enter into Dharma Yuga or Millennium. His main aim is to spread the unadulterated truth of the almighty and the “Gospel of the Supreme Sacrifice” all over the world.
The launch was done by Paul Uphaz N. Lawrie, D. Nirmal Kumar and M Prabhudas. The esteemed chief guests for the event were Singer & Composer Mr. Talat Aziz and Ms. Gauri Yadwadkar (A & R Head, Times Music). The author Mr. Devaaseer Lankadieu has been a proficient teacher of Indian scriptures. As the Bhagavad Gita verbalizes, “The person, who offers the highest love on Me, will teach the most profound Gospel of Supreme Sacrifice or Gita to My devotees and shall attain me there is no doubt about it.
The readers will find the values of the “art of purification of the self.” The book includes 18 virtues that a human being needs to practice to attain the joy of peaceful living. The book reveals to its readers the secret to living an ideal life which is something that people seek clarity on for their whole lives. People in the past were aiming to procure health, wealth, joy, peace and the most aspired deathless life; but in vain. The craving for deathlessness was one thing which was not achieved by anybody in the planet.
According to Devaseer Lankadieu, it paves the way for immortality. “The eighteen virtues mentioned in this book are like gems of a crown,” says Lankadieu “By practicing these virtues, one is sure to reach to achieve the goal of being immortal.”
Indian singer and musician Talat Aziz said, “Being a spiritual person myself, I was extremely curious about the book. It answers several questions that I as an individual had in mind about life and immortality.”
Mr Shantanu Nagarkatti (MS Oncologist & Surgeon) said, “Lankadieu puts together 18 virtues in this book that teach you the perfect way to live a life that will generate joy and peace in abundance. It reveals secrets to living a life that is ideal, a life that everyone desires to have and to be able to achieve the ultimate goal that is Mukti towards the end of it”. He p
An excerpt from the book reads: ‘The Magnificent’ sustains the whole world, both animate and inanimate things. When we realize the mysterious power of the Creator, we will be filled every minute with gratitude. You must be always full of joy when your heart is full of gratitude for this life on earth.
Largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship (ONE) returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 28 February
Mumbai, January 21: Indian wrestling sensation Ritu Phogat goes for her second win in a row in her budding mixed martial arts career when she locks horns with China’s Pro MMA fighter Wu Chiao Chen at ONE: KING OF THE JUNGLE as the largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship (ONE) returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 28 February. Phogat, who belongs to India’s most famous wrestling family, sizzled in her debut late last year when she beat Nam Hee Kim in the first round by technical knockout.
The 25-year-old will need to be at the top of her game against Wu, who is looking to make an impact in her debut.
“It was quite challenging to leave wrestling and join another sport but the win has increased my confidence. The ambience at ONE Championship has been amazing and I am overwhelmed by the love and support I have received so far from fans and from my teammates here in Singapore. I am looking forward to getting a win again,” said Phogat.
Other than Phogat, there will be 11 other bouts. In the main event, ONE World Champion Stamp Fairtex of Thailand is scheduled to defend her ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Title against Janet “J.T.” Todd of the United States. The two were involved in an epic battle at the inaugural ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship battle in early 2019 and would reprise their sizzling rivalry with the ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Championship on the line.
In the co-main event of the evening, reigning ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao of Thailand will take on WPMF Bantamweight World Champion, Rocky Ogden of Australia for the ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title. In a lightweight contest, former ONE World Title challenger Amir Khan of Singapore will take on ONE Warrior Series contract winner Kimihiro Eto of Japan. Veteran Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama of Japan and Korea returns to action against Sherif “The Shark” Mohamed of Egypt in a welterweight mixed martial arts contest.
Top women’s atomweight and former ONE World Title challenger Mei “V.V” Yamaguchi of Japan continues her march to the top of the weight class, this time by facing formidable Chinese adversary, Meng Bo. Unbeaten American bantamweight contender Troy Worthe will take on New Zealand’s Mark Fairtex Abelardo, a ONE Warrior Series contract winner.
Former ONE Featherweight World Champion Honorio “The Rock” Banario of the Philippines battles Thai superstar Shannon “OneShin” Wiratchai in a featherweight contest. Fan-favorite and former ONE World Title challenger Tiffany “No Chill” Teo of Singapore makes her highly-anticipated return to action against dangerous grappler Ayaka Miura of Japan.
In a ONE Super Series kickboxing contest, WFKO Kyokushin Karate World Champion Hiroki Akimoto of Japan faces OneSongchai R1 Champion Azwan Che Wil of Malaysia.
Lastly, ONE Strawweight Indonesian Tournament Champion Adrian “The Papua Badboy” Mattheis of Indonesia aims to bounce back from a tough loss to countryman Stefer Rahardian by claiming victory over CMPC 2015 Fighter Of The Year, “Wolf of the Grasslands” Hexigetu. Local hero Radeem Rahman, the first Singaporean martial artist in ONE Championship, goes head-to-head with Canada’s Jeff Chan.
ONE Championship (ONE) is the largest global sports media property in Asian history. Headquartered in Singapore, ONE is the world’s largest martial arts organization, hosting bouts across all styles of martial arts such as Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Kung Fu, Silat, Sanda, Lethwei, Mixed Martial Arts, Tae Kwon Do, Submission Grappling, and more. ONE hosts the biggest sports entertainment events across Asia, featuring some of the world’s best martial artists and world champions on the largest global media broadcast in Asia. ONE Esports, a subsidiary of ONE Championship, runs Asia’s largest global esports Championship Series with some of the biggest blockbuster game titles in the world. With a focus on both martial arts and esports, ONE Championship is currently the largest producer of millennial live sports content in Asia. In addition to its digital platforms, ONE Championship broadcasts to over 2.6 billion potential viewers across 140+ countries with some of the largest global free-to-air and digital broadcasters, including Star Sports, Tencent, ABS-CBN, Astro, ClaroSports, Startimes, Fox Sports, Thairath TV, Turner Sports, Skynet, Mediacorp, Great Sports, Mediaset Italia, ProSiebenSat.1, Dubai Sports, and more.
Mumbai, January 21: For a country that stands strong on the foundation of patriotism, to celebrate the unified spirit of the nation’s diversified culture, Nishtasha Digital Media Pvt Ltd (NDMPL) has curated a one-of-a-kind campaign on account of Republic day for FBB’s new range of tricolor themed scarves. The central idea of the campaign – ‘#WearYourPatriotism’ is to highlight the fact that in spite of being so different in terms of culture, tradition and lifestyle, India as a whole continues to be together and stand as a single unit as people pride in their patriotism towards the country, and celebrate 70 years of the Indian Constitution.
This will be a digitally enforced campaign involving influencers that will style the scarves on themselves. To launch the campaign on social media, the team at NDMPL is creating a 25-sec Rap video for FBB and will have influencers take it forward from there by creating their own versions of the same on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. Since, social media has become a platform where many have resorted to for voicing their opinions and ascertain their standpoints about their perspective on social and patriotic concerns, this campaign aims to reach out to those ‘woke’ faces and also encourage several others to flaunt their patriotism along with their sense of style and fashion.
The objective of this campaign is to reinstate the sense of patriotism that already revolves in the hearts of the people. For a country of many faces, many styles, many cultures & many expressions, there is no single way of expressing patriotism. The campaign will celebrate this diversity with a symbol as versatile as the Indians themselves – The Tricolour Inspired Scarf.
Natasha Saraogi – Director NDMPL said: It was challenging and exciting to work on a concept where both patriotism and fashion go hand-in-hand. The messaging of patriotism and style had to stand out pretty loud and clear. We are very delighted and humbled to be working on such unconventional concepts with brand FBB and narrating #WearYourPatriotism in a very unique way.
About NDMPL: Founded in May 2015, NDMPL was started by a brother-sister duo, Nishant A Saraogi, and Natasha Saraogi. Natasha, who had a blend of marketing and finance background for 10+ years in the planning, conceptualizing and business development working across industries with top clients in BTL and ATL activities, she was destined to capture the niche domain of influencer marketing. Savoring the success, NDMPL boasts of a renowned set of clients in the fashion industry, which include Aldo, Charles & Keith, Big Bazaar, Brand Factory, Reliance Jewels, Central, FBB and many more. Today, the company is not only known as the trusted Digital agency for fashion brand solutions but also is synonymous with its well-networked anchor with Fashion Bloggers, Influencers and Public Relations experts.
Mumbai: It’s time for the fans to brace themselves for yet another season of exciting tennis action as the ticket sales for the much-awaited third edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra is opened online on the official ticket website Zoonga from Wednesday.
Pune’s Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium will host South Asia’s only ATP Tour Tennis Tournament, organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Government of Maharashtra, from February 3-9.
The fans will get an additional 20 per cent discount on the purchase of season ticket which will allow them to watch all the matches of the tournament. The lowest season ticket price will be INR 1,200 while, INR 5,600 is the highest. The tickets are available for 11 different blocks – A Front, A Back, B, C Front, C Back, D, E Front, E Back, F Front, F Back and G – with lowest ticket price for preliminary rounds being INR 150 and the highest being INR 750.
“Watching tennis action in Pune is always exciting. This tournament has a huge following on TV as well. Watching the action live from stands is an amazing feeling for the fans and Balewadi Stadium’s facilities are adding to that great experience,” Prashant Sutar, Tournament Director of Tata Open Maharashtra said.
The fans can also witness the semi-finals and finals action from the stands with the lowest ticket price of INR 250 and INR 500 respectively. The highest ticket denominations for the knockout are INR 1,500 (semi-finals) and INR 1,750 (finals).
“Season tickets are always a favourite with the fans. We expect a good response over online ticket booking process. Fans will get a great opportunity to watch top tennis stars as the ticket pricing is made very competitive with the Season’s Tickets having an additional 20 per cent discount,” he added.
The prestigious tournament will see the world’s top tennis stars in action including World No. 24 France’s Benoit Paire, runners-up of the last edition Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber and, India’s top players Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Sumit Nagal.
NDMPL was founded in May 2015 by Natasha Saraogi ,with a blend of marketing and finance background for 10+ years in the planning and conceptualizing for top clients in BTL and ATL activities, She was destined to capture the domain of Digital marketing. “I want to work with all kind of brands whether it’s Retail, Fashion, Beauty or Electronics. Brands are my passion and they keep me motivated to work hard and achieve my goals.”, Natasha adds.
In 2019, NDMPL created storm in the digital industry by creating out-of-the-box campaigns, like an Instagram web series called #PujoPerfectLoveStories for FBB`s Pujo collection, which was a tremendous success on social media. They also collaborated with Central and conceptualized the campaign #WeddingTales, where the wedding stories were told within 10 secs through the newly launched native facebook format called Thumbstopper, which was again a huge success.
NDMPL boasts of a renowned set of clients in the fashion industry; Central, FBB, Spykar and Aldo to name a few. Today, the company is not only known as the trusted Digital agency for fashion brand solutions but also is synonymous for its great network of Fashion Bloggers, Influencers and Public Relations experts.
Kala Ramnath, synonymous with the ‘Singing Violin’ performs at Mumbai Sanskruti 2020
To remind us of the importance of monumental structures holding a piece of our history, the Indian Heritage Society (IHS) in its 28th year hosted a music festival, Mumbai Sanskriti on January 11 and 12, 2020. Performing at the event was Maestro Kala Ramnath who is synonymous with the ‘Singing Violin’. She was accompanied by Pt. Ramdas Palsule on Tabla.
Speaking at the festival, Ms. Ramnath said, “It is a great honour for me to perform at this unique festival which blends heritage and culture and pays tribute to this wonderful city Mumbai which was built 2000 years ago. I really hope the audience enjoyed my music as much as I loved preforming tonight at gorgeous Asiatic Society Library.
Present at the performance was Pandit Jasraj , Ms. Ramnath’s guru who shared, “Bahut anandit hua. Yes learning from a Guru is important but the student also needs to put in a lot of hard work. I have seen Kala being completely immersed in her music and it was a moment of pride for me to see her soulful performance today.”
Recently acclaimed percussionist Bickram Ghosh collaborated with Kala Ramnath for his latest album ‘Paper Boats which features some of the most accomplished artistes from across the globe, from Greg Ellis to George Brooks. Ghosh has scored the music for the 7-track album; Paper Boats was released recently worldwide.
Ms Ramnath has performed at Sydney Opera House, Queen Elizabeth Hall London, Carnegie Hall, New York, Palais De Bozar, Brussels, Theatre De Laa Ville, Paris, North Sea Festival, Cape Town, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Australia, Tropen Museum – Amsterdam, to name a few.
To kickstart the new year for its corporate clients, with measures to be healthy and fit, wellness aggregator GALF comes out in support of
Parinee Juhu Half Marathon 2020 (PJHM2020) which is an initiative backed by Hrithik Roshan’s clothing brand HRX and
Tridhaatu Navi Mumbai Half Marathon 2020 (NMHM2020) with legendary cricketer Kapil Dev as the brand ambassador
As a part of this collaboration with PJHM2020, aspiring participants can register for the event on https://www.MyGALF.com/events . A limited period offer of free Sports Jacket for 21K & 10K Runners, a 100 Rupees discount on the marathon pass, free Physio Foot Analysis Session and a discount coupon of FLAT 20% on all brands listed on MyGalf.com . This offer can be availed only if registered through MyGalf.com. For TNMHM2020 the registrations are available on their official site https://www.navimumbaihalfmarathon.com/
Being a provider of corporate wellness solutions, GALF aims to motivate individuals to maintain a healthy life by taking some exciting measures such as these events. The core team of PJHM2020 and NMHM2020 are Get Fit Foundation and Sports United respectively. These organisations comprise of regular Marathon & Half Marathon runners and leading sports administrators with experience in organising various sports events. By encouraging individuals to participate in the said events, GALF wishes for health and fitness to rise to significance especially amongst corporates since a hectic work schedule barely allows employees to focus on their personal health.
Founder and CEO of GALF, Amit Vasistha says, “Events like 5K, 10K, Half marathons are perfect opportunities for employees, families and fitness enthusiasts to come together. The participants can enjoy the course of running with a goal and also get fitter in the process. Having personalities like Hrithik Roshan and Kapil Dev onboard, who are an idol to many in the country, helps the delivery reach of the message for healthy living. At GALF, when it comes to when it comes to providing wellness solutions, we are ahead of others as our expertise lies in providing end to end Corporate Wellness Eco-system. We are amongst the first few to provide a customizable Holistic Wellness App and a gamut of services under one roof with demonstrable people and commercial benefits for our clients”
About GALF:
Get A Life Fitness LLP (Popularly known as GALF ® ) is a fast growing wellness aggregator firm. GALF is based in Mumbai, have PAN India presence and global aspirations. GALF Wellness App and Customized Interventions based Holistic Wellness Ecosystem can create differentiating factor for employers and brands.
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