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This Holi, Take Care!

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Perhaps the strongest association of the word “Holi” is with colours. In this festival of colors, we do not wish to miss the fun and at the same time not compromise with our skin/hair. It is an irony that we make so much effort all the year around to keep our skin and hair look healthy and beautiful and on Holi, for momentary fun, we abuse our skin so liberally and allow people to rub anything on it.

Due to chemicals and dyes used in these colours and gulaal, skin disorders like dryness, discoloration, abrasion, irritation, itching and contract dermatitis are common post-Holi.  Colours, in dry or liquid state, can cause a condition called ‘acute irritant contact dermatitis’ i.e. rashes and redness, with intense burning and itching in the exposed areas. They can also flare up existing allergies. Dandruff and acne can worsen, and chronic itching for days afterwards can thicken and darken the skin, a condition called ‘lichenification’.  Dry skin layer allows colours to penetrate easily and Eczema is one of the most common problems that I’ve encountered in patients after Holi. So to avoid any such problems and to have a happy and safe Holi, here are some tips that can help:

Getting ready:

  • Wear clothes covering whole body leaving the minimum parts exposed.
  • Apply thick layer of oil or creams containing petroleum jelly or Dimethicon.
  • Ear plugs for those who have ear problems or play it too vigorously.
  • Colours and sunlight combined may cause a phototoxic reaction, so sunscreens of SPF 30+to SPF 50+ are a must. Water resistant sunscreens are even better choice.
  • Apply additional Vaseline under and around your nails, feet, elbows and behind your ears, by the side the nose.
  • Use a lip balm to protect your lips from getting stained.
  • Trim your nail properly. Use a thick coat of nail paint on the nails and put Vaseline under the nail edges.

For Hair:

  • Try to protect it with a cap/hat or use a scarf or bandana.
  • Oil them one hour prior.
  • You can use serums also to protect it from damage.
  • Tie your hair into a bun or a ponytail to avoid excess damage.

Choice of colors:

  • Use natural, skin-friendly and herbal colours or the ones made by reputed companies using natural products.
  • Use more of red/pink colors – easy to take off.
  • Gaudy purple, yellow, green, orange have more harmful chemicals in them and should be avoided.
  • Strictly avoid silver/golden tubes, greases and other stuff as they are highly toxic.
  • Most dry colours are safe, but avoid glittery ones. They contain silica particles that can abrade
  • Feel the texture of the colour before buying it. It should feel powdery, like talc and not grainy or gritty.

After playing Holi:

  • Wash the colors as early as possible.
  • Do not rub skin vigorously to lighten the colour, rub lemon wedges and then apply wheat flour and oil mixture.
  • Opt for soft medicated cleansers instead of soap as they further dry the skin.
  • Apply moisturizers generously after cleansing.
  • Use plenty of conditioner after shampooing hair.
  • Hair can turn brittle and extremely dry if the Holi colours remain unwashed for long and it begins to break even if the damage is superficial and not to scalp. Put hair serum after the bath to lock the cuticles.
  • A skin rejuvenating oil massage will make your skin softer and cleaner.

Things to remember:

  • These colours make your skin dry, so drink as much water as possible.
  • Use cold water to remove the colors, hot water makes the color fast and it is difficult to get rid of them. Also it can increase the irritant potential of the colors.
  • Avoid using kerosene, petrol and spirits to remove stains, as they will further dry the skin and may irritate also.
  • Do not wash your face again and again. This will make your face dry.Apply moisturizer
  • Avoid sunlight in case the skin is seriously affected, as it will increase the irritation
  • Avoid bleaching, waxing or facial for a week after Holi (even before Holi)

Please do not play Holi if you are:

  • allergic to dust, smoke and dirt
  • already suffering from skin allergies like Contact dermatitis, Atopic dermatitis etc. or any skin infection
  • already taking treatment of skin related diseases and taking medicines like Retinoids that increase your sensitivity
  • If due to some reason, your doctor has advised you not to play Holi

If you continue to have problems:

  • If your skin feels irritated and is itching or burning, wash it properly again.
  • For irritated skin or minor rashes, apply a mixture of calamine lotion. Apply an ice pack on the irritated skin.
  • For a more severe reaction with eruptions, its better to see a Dermatologist immediately.

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A Post By : Dr. Prashant Agrawal

Consultant, Dermatology and Cosmetology

GBH American Hospital

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Udaipur Witnessed the launch of an upcoming TV Serial on NDTV Imagine

NDTV Imagine launched the serial Beendh Banunga, Ghodi Chadunga today at Udaipur in a press conference. All the four major characters of the serial were present at the moment, and initiated the launching ceremony by enacting few excerpts from the serial.

Artists of the serial (L to R) Khyati Khandke, Jaishree, Anuj Thakur, Nausheen Ali
(L to R) Khyati Khandke, Jaishree, Anuj Thakur, Nausheen Ali

In the press conference the stars from the serial Khyati Khandke, Jaishree, Anuj Thakur, and Nausheen Ali informed that the serial is completely a Rajasthan based story, which is a comedy as well as family drama.

The storyline goes around a boy Jai (Anuj Thakur) who belongs from a very rich Rajasthani family. Being the youngest member of a 22 member joint family, he is also the most beloved person of the family. He is in love with a girl (Jaishree), who wishes to be a doctor. Both the characters are like poles of magnet, always opposite to each other. Boy’s mother wants her daughter-in-law to be a housewife, and always be engaged in kitchen and other households, whereas the girl’s mother wants her daughter to become a successful doctor. But the boy is anyhow crazy after the girl, and always keeps praying to god for hours to get her as his wife.

All the four characters told that every effort has been made to give a Rajasthani touch. The Rajasthani customs, language etc have been made a part of the serial and characters. Many portions of the serial has been shot in many districts of Rajasthan. Many renowned actors such as Himani Shivpuri, Akshay Anand, etc will be seen in the show

“In this show, I am playing the role of a mother, which is quite a new thing for me”

-Nausheen Ali Sardar

“I have always played negative characters, but this time I am playing a positive one. Hence I feel a lot of excitement in being a part of this show.”

–Khyati Khandke

“I am a newborn artist. Hence this show is of great importance to me.”

–Jaishree

“I am playing the role of the main lead Jai in the story. This character is inspired and influenced by masculine and male dominated thoughts. Its my 4th show on the TV.”

–Anuj Thakur

Artists of the serial (L to R) Khyati Khandke, Jaishree, Anuj Thakur, Nausheen Ali
(L to R) Khyati Khandke, Jaishree, Anuj Thakur, Nausheen Ali
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Attempt to destroy Holy Grave aroused anger in entire Udaipur

In Udaipur’s local Bohra kabristan(graveyard) the holy grave of Sheikh Ahmed Ali Rajnagarwala(one of the  teacher of Honorable Sayeedna Mohmmed Burhanuddin Saheb) and the adjoining grave were trashed by unknown people. They not only destroyed the holy shrine but also challenged the sentiments of the believers especially the Dawoodi bohra Jamaat (Bohra Youth).

The damaged grave

The damaged graveThis shameless incident happened on 13th March 2011. On getting the information about this shameless act a large sum of people collected on the spot. By watching the spot it can the sensed that this act was done intentionally to hurt the sentiment of the people as well as it interrupted the religious harmony, integrity and peace of this beautiful city.

The graveyard is one of the oldest and consists of thousands and thousands of grave on which the person life history is engraved in Urdu/Arabic script. By this it can be said that the person or a group of persons who did this job may know their targets and were good in Urdu/Arabic too. An F.I.R was logged by Mr. Khursheed Ali Rajnagarwala in Surajpole Police Station against the unknown people. A.S.P.(city) Tejraj Singh, Surajpole Police Station Head and other official visited the place. In the old times too, attempt were made to destroy this holy grave.

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Temple established without permission ordered to remove

The Controversial Sai Baba Temple
The Controversial Sai Baba Temple

The Devasthan Department has objected the establishment of the Sai Baba Temple and the business activities at the Barahthji ka chabootra behind Jagdish Chowk. The deptt. declared that Barahthji ka chabootra opposite to the girls school on Jagdish Chowk to Chandpole way is a sole property of the deptt. Three years before, a committee established a shrine of Sai Baba at the place. Since then, there have been many religious meetings at the place, as well has many business activities have also risen up from past few months. The deptt. has issued a notice recently and appealed to stop all such activities with immediate effect, failing which, there will be strict action taken by the deptt.

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Ganga Jamuna Saraswati: Udaipur Couple gets Triplet Test Tube Girls

A couple from Lakhawali village,Udaipur, Kesar Singh and his wife Leela Devi have been missing cries of a child in their small family of two,married for the last 18 years. After trying all available options, be it medical or religious, finally, the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technique came as a blessing for the couple. And for the first time, the family heard the cries of its own child. To a surprise, there wasn’t a single baby, nor two. There were three babies, all girls.

This incident happened on 3rd March when Mrs Leela Devi gave birth to three lovely and healthy children at the R.K. Hospital in Madhuban, Udaipur. Dr. Shewta Agarwal of R.K Hospital, counseled the couple and suggested them to go for IVF or the In Vitro Fertilization process for Test Tube Baby in which egg cells are fertilized by sperm outside the body.

In a press conference, Dr. Shweta Agarawal, test tube baby specialist of R. K. Hospital told that this achievement is nowhere less than achieving a noble prize for herself. She is more happy than even the couple. Dr. Tarun Agarwal was also present at the moment.

Father of the triplet, Mr. Kesar Singh says, that after 18 years, the happiness brought in the family by the R.K. Hospital is above all and they are highly indebted for the same. He adds, the triplet have filled the empty spaces in their life, and now they have no more demands for their life.

(L to R) Dr. Shweta Agarwal, Leela Devi, and Kesar Singh with the triplet
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Congo We Are 10,000 Now

10000 Members on UdaipurBlog

Kudos friends!! as UB is about to turn 1 we are now a group of over 10,000 people on facebook celebrating the spirit of Udaipur. It started as a collective effort to bring udaipur online in its true form , and with all your love and support our dedicated team has made it till here. We would like to express our gratitude towards the way people have accepted it and adorned it with regular suggestions and inputs about the site and the concept.

Udaipur known as the City of Lakes  was rather dormant online, its state triggered the inspiration of setting up UdaipurBlog, which pioneered the concept of Dynamic Sites/Blogs in Udaipur. A students initiative UdaipurBlog presents a canvas for people to socialize and connect with Udaipur beyond territorial boundaries. UB serves as a medium of drafting the various hidden aspects of the city online, it isn’t a substitute for newspapers but is rather a place where you can find all kind of stuff  and can express your views over it.

The Overwhelming response to UdaipurBlog inspires us to take a step forward and extend it to greater horizons. This year will be full of new surprises from your very own UdaipurBlog.

We expect the same support from you in future.

Sanjit Chohan

(info@udaipurblog.com)

For Team UdaipurBlog

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[Women’s Day Special] Salute to a Legend: Mrs Meera Ranawat

A fine morning at Techno NJR knowledge campus, buses bringing students to the college and you see a tall lady welcoming every student with a sweet smile. The ones who have guessed it, yes they are right. She is none other than the sweet, caring, down-to-earth and ever smiling chairperson of the Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, Mrs. Meera Ranawat.

Meera Ranawat
Mrs. Meera Ranawat

Meera Ranawat was born on 17.4.1952 at Merta city (Home town of Meera Bai). She did her schooling at MGD School, Jaipur. In addition to being a good student she was a good sports person and represented her school and college in Basketball. She did her graduation in Arts (B.A.) from Maharani College, Jaipur.

Her husband, Shri J.S. Ranawat, a management graduate, was a corporate executive and worked for Birla group in India and Indonesia, Sigapore and Malaysia. He was GM of a carpet company in Abu Dhabi when he left for heavenly abode on 5.6.2003.

Navdeep, her son, a bright student completed his schooling from St. Columba’s School, Delhi and international school, Jakarta,Indonesia and  did his undergraduate degree in  Telecommunication Engineering from Polytechnic University, NewYork. He subsequently did his M.S. from the same university. He was working with Reuter when he met an accident and left the world in 2001.

It was in memory of her husband and her son, Meera Ranawat established Navdeep Jitendra  Ranawat (NJR) Foundation on 12.6.2003 along with Shri R.S.Vyas, a very close family friend with an objective of setting up a world class engineering college at Udaipur, her husband’s hometown.

Mrs Meera Ranawat in discussion with Lakshya Raj Singh Mewar
Mrs Meera Ranawat in discussion with Mr. Lakshya Raj Singh Mewar

It is her sheer determination and perseverance that has resulted in establishment of Techno India NJR Institute of Technology. Her dream is to take this Institute to further heights and make it among top engineering colleges of India. She treats every student of the college as her own child and helps them or guides them in any of their doubts or problems. Student welfare is her topmost priority, also, she does not withdraws any salary from the college or the foundation.

She is a living example of how you can put your personal pains behind for a larger purpose in life. She is a role model for Women of India. Team Udaipurblog and the entire Udaipur salutes her on International Women’s day.

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Feminine Era: Celebrating the Women’s day

International Women’s Day celebrated each year on March 8 remains as a vibrant day in the women’s calendar. In the words of Late Pt Jawaharlal Nehru: “You can’t tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women“.

As we will be celebrating women’s day on 8th March, I feel that it is my duty to express my gratitude to all women in my life, as a mother, sister, friend, and peer to all known and unknown women.

International Women’s Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day.

International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for “liberty, equality, and fraternity” marched on Versailles to demand women’s suffrage.

The idea of an International Women’s Day first arose at the turn of 20th century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies.

International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for “liberty, equality, and fraternity” marched on Versailles to demand women’s suffrage.

The idea of an International Women’s Day first arose at the turn of 20th century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies.

Forbes magazine has made a list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Magazine looked for women who run countries, big firms or influential nonprofits organization for compiling the list. Their rankings are a combination of two scores: visibility in press and media and the size of the organization or country these women lead.

Top ten ladies selected for year 2010 are

1. Michelle Obama (First Lady Michelle Obama,U.S.)

'Operation Gratitude' at Rfk Stadium in Washington, D.C., America - 19 Jan 2009

2. Irene Rosenfeld (Chief Executive, Kraft Foods)

3. Oprah Winfrey (Talk show host and media mogul)

oprah

4. Angela Merkel (Chancellor, Germany)

5. Hillary Rodham Clinton (Secretary of State, U.S.)

6. Indra Nooyi (Chief Executive, Pepsico, India)

7. Lady Gaga (Singer and performance artist)

8. Gail Kelly (Chief Executive, Westpac)

9. Beyoncé Knowles (Singer and fashion designer)

10. Ellen DeGeneres (Talk show host)

The list of dedicated dynamic women personalities of Udaipur are

  • Ms.Girija vyas( Chairperson of National Women Commission)

  • Rajni Dangi (Sabhapati of Muncipal corporation)

  • Mrs.Padmaja Kumari (Jt. Managing Director, HRH Group of Hotels)

  • Mrs. Anshu Kothari (Secretary General of Udaipur Chambers Of Commerce and Indust)

  • Mrs.Shradha Gattani( Managing Director, Oriental Palace Resorts)

  • Dr. Sweety Chhabra(Managing Director, NICC)

  • Mrs. Alka Sharma (Founder, Central Public School (CPS)),

  • Mrs.Meera Ranawat (Chairperson of Techno India NJR Inst. of Technology)
  • DR. Sudha Kothari (Gynecologist)

and many more like them working in their respective field with hats off confidence and grace.

Women are often not thanked or shown gratitude. I doubt if a man can ever do what a woman does and manage both the career and family with the patience and zeal of a woman. A man too takes care of both but there are many aspects that a woman is capable of doing but a man is not. It’s not to put down the men, but we have all witnessed this at our place and elsewhere, so I take the liberty in saying these powerful statements.

Honouring Gratitude from Team UdaipurBlog to all Women across the globe.

You May Also Check : It’s our day – It’s Women’s Day

– By Chetna Purohit

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About the author – Chetna Purohit is a young Udaipurite pursuing her Engineering in Computer Science (2nd Year).

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Gandhi Shilp Mela: Art and Craft Fair in Udaipur

Gandhi Shilp Mela

The National Crafts Fair, also known as the GANDHI SHILP MELA started in Udaipur from 4th March and will continue till 13th March 2011 at Town Hall. The craftsmen and artisans from all over India have gathered in our city to show their extraordinary masterpieces as well as talent. This event is organised by Rural Non Farm Development Agency (RUDA). According to an estimate, this year the trade till date has exceeded Rs. 10.5 Lakhs. A huge overwhelming crowd is seen enjoying the fair.many items such as furniture, wooden items, show pieces, garments, accessories, etc can be seen at display and for sale.

Here are few glimpses of the Gandhi Shilp Mela.

Gandhi Shilp Mela

Gandhi Shilp Mela

Gandhi Shilp Mela

Gandhi Shilp Mela

Gandhi Shilp Mela

Gandhi Shilp Mela

Gandhi Shilp Mela

Gandhi Shilp Mela

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Talent of Udaipur now Featuring on Indian Television

It is indeed a very happy moment for the whole Udaipur to know that one of us,an active Udaipie, and a great talent,  Mr. Yogi Sachdev is now featuring on television too in a show called Chand Chhupa Baadal Mein.

Yogi Sachdev
Yogi Sachdev

Passed his 12th from Alok senior secondary school Yogi Udaipur is a fascinating actor and is proving his talent in front of whole world. He is president of well known group of youngsters of Udaipur named “The Yuvaz” which is a social cum entertainment group. With his 10 other group members he had done ample of charity to the needy people of Udaipur. He is now acting in the serial Chand Chupa Badal Mein which is broadcasted around 8 pm from Monday to Friday on Star Plus. He has made Udaipur proud and gave an inspiration to other young bloods that see their future in Indian Film Industry or Television Industry.

Recently we had a talk with him and he said that he is about to come in further more episodes and hopefully will maintain the continuity.  Lets wish Yogi all the very best and hope for his great success in his career. 🙂