Graduate from AFMC,ex-army medico Anvika, was tall with lean muscles and strength of steel in arms.She was trained to kill with her bare arms.But looking at her you wouldn’t know.When dressed in a saree she was often mistaken for a model, till you looked into her eyes.They were chips of black ice which could flash fire.
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She put her favorite Glock 43 in her gold purse along with her red MAC lipstick and husband Ronojit looked amused as he put on his cufflinks.
Darling you are dressed to kill anyways, why are you taking the baby with you?
Anvika made a perfect pout and finished touching up her lipstick.
You know I have a sixth sense for murder and today it’s doing a somersault!
It’s a private party for heaven’s sake! There’s hardly going to be a need for this, said Ronojit.
With a flick of her shoulder length silky hair, Anvika made a face!
I hope not.
Detective Anvika and the Mystery of the Missing guest
Chapter 2
Anvika you look gorgeous but you are late!
Smiled Sharmistha, as she ushered them in.Sharmistha was her school friend and the only one she was still in touch with.
All the other guests have arrived including Priyanka
said Sharmistha with a sigh.Priyanka was Anils ex-wife and not Sharmistha’s favorite person.Strange thought Anvika, why invite her?Suddenly Anvika felt the familiar tingling at the nape of her neck. The feeling when death was entering. She surreptitiously opened her purse, but Ronojit’s hand tightened on her arms and he looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
Calm down ,he whispered.That was a sound of a car back firing
Smiling back at him Anvika’s face softened.
Aneee……..el
Sharmistha’s scream pierced the silence of the warm evening.A woman was lying face down in front of the double glass door leading onto the patio, in a pool of blood.Ronojit rushed forward to catch Sharmistha who had fainted and was falling.Anvika sighed, took a deep breath and went forward to see if the woman lying there could be helped.Taking care not to step on the pool of blood she checked the pulse, then gently laid down the hand again.
Indiblogger is one of the best platforms for Indian bloggers to grow together.They have come up with an exciting new feature of showcasing YouTube channels.Even if you are starting out Indiblogger can help.
Ask me how?
Indiblogger shares their Indirank stats which includes your Moz rank and Alexa.They also track your blogging frequency and gives you an Indirank.This helps to check your blog’s growth .
Now the same thing applies to your Youtube channel.In the early days of vlogging, you need all the help you can get.That’s why, if you have a You Tube channel follow the 6 steps and submit it in the Indiblogger directory.
Life will change.
How to get your YouTube channel listed on Indiblogger:6 easy steps
Step 1
Go to Indi blogger.Sign into your account.Then click on Dashboard
Add youtube channel to Indiblogger Step 1
Step 2
Scroll down the menu on the right-hand side.Click on Account setting.
Add YouTube channel to Indiblogger step 2
Add youtube channel to Indiblogger
Step 3:
On the account settings page on the left-hand side menu, there’s an option called Blogs.Click on it.Then you will see a red button with add another blog on the extreme right.
Add youtube channel to Indiblogger Step 3
Step 4 :
A window opens with options like Blogger, WordPress and also Youtube!Click on YouTube channel.
Add YouTube channel to Indiblogger Step 4
Step 5
Authenticate the google account the channel is linked to and you are set.It took around 5 days for my Indifeed to show my video feed and my Indipage to show my channel.
The 6th step which is in the post URL but not in the Post title involves a secret ingredient.That’s your will power.Launch your youtube channel.
It’s Easy.Don’t wait, do it now .Your channel may not be perfect but the important thing is to get it started.Until you try you will not know how far you can go.
I want to take my Alexa Rank to the next level with #MyFriendAlexa.
I like learning from other people’s wisdom.That’s a quicker way to get where I want to go.Life is too short to have a trial and error for everything.This is where Bhanu Arora’s book 10 Essentials to the Blueprint of Happiness is perfect.
Style of writing: It’s a book written in a style like The Go Giver.There are life stories which are engaging while not being preachy.This is followed by observations of the author and then take away points at the end of each chapter.Perfect format.The book’s introduction is in the same style, where the author’s intention behind writing the book is revealed.
He also gives us a quick walk-through of how to use the book to find happiness inside.
Basic theme of the book 10 Essentials to the Blueprint of Happiness
10 Things you can follow in your day to day life both personal and professional(both are heavily interlinked)to live happier.
Knowledge tidbits I loved :
If you want to be happy, you have to first find out about you.Seeking self-knowledge is the first step for being happiness
Try to recollect your childhood.This may help you understand your adult conditioning.Excellent advice.
Surround yourself with supportive positive people.
Positive environment helps in self-improvement
Always be alert for your own well-being.
Always have adequate information from reliable sources.
Gossip is not necessarily negative.It gives us valuable information about nature and lack of workability.It helps to weed out untrustworthy people.This Is an interesting insight.
You need to help others who dream
A healthy marriage helps you live happier.
Overview:
What you do, how you think, who you have around, are all factors which influence your physical, mental and emotional state.This is the framework on which you build your happiness.
Affiliate Disclaimer: There are affiliate links in this post.If you do click on these, at no extra cost to you, I will receive a small commission which helps support this blog. I only recommend books I have read and liked.
10 Essentials to the Blueprint of Happiness Bhanu Arora #BOOK REVIEW
About the Author
Bhanu Arora is a banker by profession and a passionate writer.This book is his debut book.He has also written a few short stories in the past that can be found on his blog bhanuarora.com.His other passions are traveling music, movies, and food that inspire him to write.
Book Blurb
Some people are born happy, and we often meet them in our daily lives. The same can be true for every human on this earth. Souls are born humble but are stressed by society. One of the primary sources of unhappiness is the existence of adverse individuals in our life. Remove them, and we are free winged creatures. Gossip, socialize, make friends and not a single day would go in sadness. Respect live-in relationship if marriage exhausts you. Travel and explore this beautiful earth for a more joyful you. Forget Billionaires and live your unique life. Deliberate changes in our daily lives can punch you up and make it worth living. “Ten Essentials to the Blueprint of Happiness”delightfully portrays interlinked stories from everyday modern life that can change you forever with everlasting bliss.
Disclosure:I received a copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.’
Today you are going to know the story behind the famous Suta brand. If you have seen their Instagram feed you will know why I absolutely love their work. The story of two sisters who were going somewhere else but decided to go for entrepreneurship.A story you will love. Women entrepreneurs are special. I write a lot about mompreneurs and women entrepreneurs because they inspire me to do more.
How did Suta start?
Tell me the back story behind Suta Bombay. How did you start? Who helped you? What was the inspiration?A lot of questions. But I am curious.
Suta
Suta is the most humble product we meet and live with every day. It means thread. Su- Sujata and Ta- Taniya were elated when they discovered the magic of the syllables in their names. It feels that it’s meant to be. Silly childhood game of selling bags made out of handkerchief suddenly started looking like a signal. Su and Ta always had a special liking for the countless and varied forms of art and culture across India. Even after spending many years in the corporate world, their passion never abated. Thus in 2015, fighting many odds, Suta was born.
The brand SUTA is a fresh design house that centers on creating a range of attire with a blend of tradition and contemporaneity. Suta’s crafted inspirations pay attention to details and the designs add elegance, boldness and grace. SUTA or thread, the basis of the brand’s inspiration is a reminder of the craft traditions of India. Like a pure creation that begins with a needle and thread, SUTA offers novelty each time it is experienced.
Suta is the maker of simple and humble designs using our very own and known fabrics to make our souls sing with joy. Artisans from all around the country create raw and uninhibited designs using their ancestral weaving processes. Suta talks to tradition and weaves its own creation. We salute their craftsmanship and are thankful to them for keeping this art alive. Suta products are just a token of representation of the innumerous souls who have touched the fabric. We aspire to keep the undying spirit of artistry alive.
Who is your target audience?
Our target audience is anyone who adores handloom. If there is respect for hand made products and the weavers who spend so much of their time to skillfully create Suta products, then that person is our target audience.
How difficult is to be sisters and biz partners (The Su and Ta of Suta).
We are like extensions of each other- one soul with 4 hands, two legs and two heads. We don’t think we are two separate entities running the business. We literally complete each other’s sentences and also plug in the gaps unknowingly. This couldn’t have been better that we both found the same parents to land in earth.
Sisters and biz partners PIC credit Suta
Tell us what each of you bring to the partnership?
Ta’s left brain cells are more active and Su’s Right.
Women can’t be friends !True or false?
Absolutely false! Women can be best of friends. As we know Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. Our makes are different and workings are poles apart. We lot, think a lot, can multitask more and are perceived to be more complicated. So, with our complex multi dimension when we find a right match we bond for life.
Tell us about your professional background.
Your very own Su and Ta are designers by choice and sheer passion. Su did her engineering from CET Bhubaneswar and MBA from IIFT Delhi. She then worked for 6 years across the Essar group and Jindal group. Ta did her engineering from NIT Rourkela and MBA from IIM Lukhnow. She worked for 3 years across the TATA group and IBM.
SUTA :What is it?PIC credit Suta
How many biz do you manage?
The most important one is our home and second would be Suta. That’s all is our life about now.
What makes Suta special?
That inexplicable thing that sets Ma’s food apart from even the top chefs of the world, that makes a girl feel more secure in her dad’s company than in the company of 10 trained commandos. We call it ‘love’. The love Su and Ta have for each Suta product is what sets SUTA apart. Each design is unique and has an inspiration. The final product that you witness is dipped in love and that shows in the photographs which Ta clicks and mostly Su models.
We like the taste of our home grown brinjal to the ones available in the market. We prefer putting up an imperfect rangoli to the perfect one using stencils. We have worn khadi dresses stitched by Ma on our birthdays rather than a Cinderella gown as worn by other kids. We have grown up seeing ma and nani wear handlooms and we just fell in love with it even before we were born. The sheer amount of time and love put in a handloom weave is immense. So, when we decided to start Suta, handloom topped our chart.
What are the different products which you sell?
We don’t work with a lot of glitters. Our audience are people who love the word “subtle’. Sarees occupy the center stage, followed by long skirts, kurtas, tops, blouses, scarves and lehengas.
How do you source them?
Tie- ups and partnerships would not be a true representation of the nature of our relationship with our gifted artisans. We are very lucky to be part of the entire process of creation of these fabulous handloom weaves. We work with handloom weavers, our Suta magicians we call them, from various parts of India. West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh is where we started our journey from. We would love to meet many more magicians and spread their inspirational work.
Amongst every emotion that one would experience, it’s love that will make one win hearts. So, just keep doing what you love. Sometimes, you need to step out of the lovely world you have created and think if this is what you would want your past to look like? If yes- everything is right, if no- you have got some additional task at hand to work on.
Few tips- Trust your passion and go with what you strongly feel for, Work with people who you can trust with your own life, Innovate- Don’t let circumstances kill your creativity, Don’t procrastinate- even if the step seems very big don’t shy away, & Be thorough with your accounts,
How do you manage social media marketing of Suta?
When you lay your story without inhibitions, you draw like-minded souls. That’s how we grew on Instagram and Facebook. Without marketing, within a span of 2.5 months we have increased our followers on Instagram by 26 times.
PIC credit Suta
Your dream with Suta
We want Suta to be known for its quality and love. We want people to associate us with handloom, fresh designs and faith.
Your family how do they help or hinder?
Both of us are married and have been blessed with a super cooperative co-family. Siddharth, Su’s husband and Aditya Ta’s husband have had many roles to play in the initial phase- our accountant, driver, porter and even content writers. Ours parents are part of Suta since day one. They were initially hesitant of our idea of doing business but later offered all they could.
How to get your child to finish her homework?Is this question bothering you .Worry no more this week moms will share their views and help you do it stress free .
My daughter is only five.Her school homework are not labour intensive.What is difficult is to make her sit.
But we have a rule .Who ever is home in the afternoon with her ,sits and gets homework done.Till last year she used to nap.But school starting at 8 am makes early bedtime a must.In the evening play activity and a coloring books rule the roost.Studies get finished before the sun sets .
These tips are not only what I practice with my child but also the exact way my mom made my habit of studying.That’s like the past and present experience at the same time.I have seen they work over a long time.
So what are my tips for making my five years old be a good little girl?There’s prepping involved.
First what I do before homework time starts
After she comes home from school I listen to her chattering while I get her freshened up.I also have her lunch ready, so that she eats a nutritious meal to perk up her energy.
After her lunch, it’s one hour of playtime when we play hide and seek, jump rope, dance play guessing games.
Have fun when not studying is very important.The brain needs serious relaxation in-between concentration.So the more relaxed and entertained your child’s brain is the better she will learn.
Learning is made fun.The benefits are stressed not only through stories but by real life transactions.Then its time for a glass of milk.It’s after she has her milk that’s where settle down and get the homework done and some revising, to be on track with school work.
How to get your child to finish her homework: Tips from a mommy who studies
1)Homework gets done by the afternoon.Nothing gets left for the sun down.It’s not a good time for me or little one.I get busy with preparing dinner and prepping for the next day and she gets sleepy.When I am busy hubby gets it done.This one is non-negotiable.Discipline and habits are formed early.What we make her practice now will help her in the future.We can only help her form good life habits now.Rest is God’s will.
How to get your child to finish her homework
With study load increasing we will need to be flexible and plan more.But studying at one time every day helps make the child more likely to sit and do it even by themselves.On days when we can’t check she has learned to check for her own homework and comes and tell me or her father.Then we sit with her and get it done.
#TIP Same time every day
2)One of us always sits with her when it’s time to study, with our own books.It helps that we have our own classes to take and updates to read, The child has learned that studying is not a one off thing.But life long.At least that’s what I want to teach her.
We try to study together.She does hers I do mine
TIP2 Study together
3)Try to have a fixed place where there are no games toys or the phone lying around.Lack of distractions is important to get the little one learn quicker concentration
Also, have all books stationary with her when she sits down.No getting up and getting stuff every 2 minutes.These little angels are smart and they try everything to get you rattled.
TIP3 Fixed place
4)I make it a point that my daughter studies throughout the year and not just before exams.At her age, she doesn’t understand exams yet and we have every intention to let her be this way That way she will never stress it.She goes to school every day not only with her homework done but also after revision of previous days work.She enjoys getting appreciation from us and her teachers and that’s motivation for her to do well.
That way when we have sudden travel plans before her exams. It has happened many times but since she is up to date with we don’t stress it.
TIP 4: Don’t stress it.
5)We buy activity books and DIY creative ways of doing math science and languages.
The boredom factor which is very common in children is avoided by doing the same thing in different ways.I make it fun.Make it a game where the winners get to do something special.If she is older you can tell her to do her homework while you cook so that who comes first and work done well wins
TIP 5: Make it fun
How to get your child to finish her homework #MMM
6)Rewards and Consequences.
Tell her what happens when we don’t do homework.Responsibility is hers and consequence she has to face.You can only help her and guide her, not do it for her.Being responsible for own choice, action helps make it easier to understand about rewards and consequences.
Watchful neglect.Don’t spoon feed.Don’t do it for her.It doesn’t help.
TIP6: Reward her with a smile and praise
7)Learning disability has to be noted.Sometimes a child needs a little different type of help.Don’t be disheartened.Just get the right professional advice and do it with her.
TIP7: Observe
My confession:
I sometimes fall asleep if she is practicing reading because her voice is very sweet and has a nice sing song quality.But since she is five she finds this adorable.My hubby, on the other hand, doesn’t.
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Last week on #MondayMommyMoments we talked about the introvert child.Whether they need help or should they be left to themselves?When we announced our prompts, moms gave wonderful insights into the introvert /extrovert puzzle.
Moms gave wonderful insights into the introvert /extrovert puzzle.Interestingly it’s not a great divide but rather about choice and what one likes.The best pieces came from moms who were introvert themselves.
They had a view of both sides of the coin.Exactly what we wanted.
Introverts need to be shown more respect(first). As a society we somehow think they are underdogs
#parenting#effectivechildhooddevelopment
Takeaways this week from the #MondayMommyMoments collective mom’s wisdom
Do not label.
Take care to respect the child.
Keep a watch that solitude doesn’t become lonely.
Remember all children are unique.
Most children and adults are a pleasant mixture of both these qualities.
Check whether the child is confident and well balanced.If not then parents may need help.
Don’t forget to read my post linked up today on the prompt.
MondayMommyMoments prompt on our 36th week
How to get your child to finish her/his homework
How to get your child to finish his/her homework
Winners :
This week Anamika wrote about how she is an introvert mommy, trying to be a balanced parent.It made me realize how wonderful it is to share wisdom and learnings.Beautiful post which you must read here.
Congratulations Anamika!
Anamika MondayMommyMoments 36 winner: Our favorite this week.
But two other posts I liked where by Anubhuti and Shipra.While Anubhuti shared her real life experience as a teacher Shipra told us about her journey from an introvert child to a confident mommy.
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