Tuesday 29 December 2020

Go Organic

 

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A budding entrepreneur with dreams of reviving the traditional recipes and delicacies with organic and natural ingredients is providing mouth-watering dishes. Anand Patel, 34 from Suryaghoda is a man who dons many hats and tries to excel in it. He is an artist, philanthropist, gardener, nutritionist, cook, model, and choreographer. 

During COVID 19, the lockdown and free time brought out the cooking talents of Anand. The recipes, which he tried at home, had many admirers. The delicacies, which were prepared using traditional spices and methodology, are made by using organic and natural ingredients. The raw materials, flour and other materials used in preparing the dishes are specially brought from villages and are ground using traditional practices. Local women help Anand in grinding, mixing, and preparing the dishes. The Sanskruti- Prakruti, NGO run by Anand is focused on providing a variety of dishes and products using organic and natural products straight from nature.  

By looking at the demand for homemade recipes, immunity builders and natural products during COVID-19, Anand decided to share the product list offered through his social media circle. Soon orders starting coming in and he had his hands full. 

Anand quotes" I believe the traditional recipes of our country are forgotten. They have a lot of nutritional value and each delicacy and product has methodology and value attached to it. Organic and natural products have always solved all health-related issues. Our ancestors hardly visited a doctor. They had remedies for all the health issues and their immunity was much stronger than ours. By reviving the products and practices, I want to give back the same qualitative products to as many people as I can. 

Sanskruti- Prakruti offers products kitchen ingredients like natural honey, jaggery, black pepper, and lentils, seasonal juices like aloe vera, gooseberry, and hair care products like onion hair oil, hibiscus hair oil, hair masks, Mehndi etc. Seasonal foods and delicacies are also prepared like sesame bar Kachariyu, Meethi ladu, Sweet Gooseberry, beetroot juice etc are also provided. All the items are prepared by using natural and organic ingredients. The raw materials are collected from forest and village areas. They are dried and processed naturally. 

Anand mainly focuses on providing well-known and traditional recipes to his consumers based on seasons. He says, “There is correlation between seasonal recipes and their health. If we eat food as per seasons then it will aid our health and boost our immunity. Nature has many products, which has medicinal properties. Slowly we are forgetting it, by reviving the products; I am planning to reach out to people within and outside our state and nation. In these tiring times, one has to become independent then why not do it by making our traditional practices and recipes popular through organic and natural ingredients. The new generation does not accept anything and everything. They try, test, and then approve. I really felt happy when people accepted my products and ingredients.”

Apart from involving village women in the process of preparing food and organic products, he is also helping them by purchasing mud crockery for preparing, storing his products. Sanskruti- Prakruti, is paying special attention into detailing of each products. When the ingredient or product order is announced through the social media circle, the process, and importance of each product is explained in detail. When you quiz Anand about it, he smiles and responds, “We should know what we are consuming, or using, I believe that when consumers know about the benefit of each and every ingredient and the process involved then they feel satisfied. Moreover, through detailing we are reviving the importance of each product”. 

Apart from Sanskruti- Prakruti, Anand simultaneously runs another NGO named Joel-Care. The NGO looks after the needs of a handful of elderly in form of providing them with clothes, food, medicines etc. He also conducts free dance classes in villages for poor children. Other than that, he has conducted dance program and fashion shows for specially-abled children. Anand through his small ways is helping women in rural areas to learn embroidery work and make a living. He conducts cookery classes and helps in setting up a kitchen garden in flats, societies, and homes. His products are available not only in Gujarat, but all over India and also across borders.  

The young man from Vadodara is teaching us through his little deeds that the volume of work does not matter if it is done with the right intent. When our actions are based on good intentions our soul has no regrets.

Revive, relive, and go organic and natural with a variety of products from Sanskruti-Prakruti. One-stop solutions for your health, appetite, and soul.


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Monday 30 November 2020

Book Blitz- Seduced by Mr Perfect by Dee James




SEDUCED BY MR PERFECT - Love @ Second Sight 1





Publisher: Indie published
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Romance


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Love, as Tanya Kumar knew, developed over time, with hearts, balloons, and violins. Her Prince Charming was Ritwik, her childhood friend-turned-sweetheart. Enter Neil, her new boss, who broke every one of Tanya's notion about love and happily ever after. If Tanya loved Ritwik, why did her heart race whenever she was with Neil?

Neil Grover, the techie-billionaire, had never met someone like Tanya Kumar in his life. The short, curvy brunette drove him crazy. Their dates were fake, but what about their chemistry? Was that fake too? Will Neil be able to convince Tanya there's more to love than what she envisioned?
 

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Dee James writes sweet, dreamy, romantic stories. A software professional by day, she wears her secret romance cape after work hours. Dee J loves to write about quirky, independent women and sinful-looking alpha men who find their own happily ever after. Her books feature a heavy dose of humor, drama, and love, of course! Apart from devouring all things romance, Dee J loves to read, blog, sing, and cook. Besides insta-love, pink lipsticks, and kohls, the one thing that she can't do without is coffee!




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Saturday 21 November 2020

Book Blitz : Taurus Temptation by Sundari Venkatraman








Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: November 15, 2020
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Language: English
Genre: Romance

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Vidyut has a broken engagement behind him. But being the typical Taurus that he is, he isn’t fazed when his fiancée from the arranged match hands his ring back to him.

Into his life walks in Haasini, a successful entrepreneur in her own right. The Cancer woman brings a powerful dose of joie de vivre into the serious bull’s staid existence.

While the café owner struggles not to fall for the beautiful young lady, all because of the fact that she’s eight years his junior; he’s unable to help himself as his heart refuses to listen to his logical mind. But she has no qualms about admitting her feelings for him.

Just when things seem to fall in place for the couple, trouble brews from unexpected quarters, tearing them apart as it brings to the fore the jealous nature of the Cancer. While the bull moos loudly, the crab attempts to scuttle away.

Read the book to find out if they will ever find the happiness that Destiny is keen to bring to the Taurus man and Cancer woman.

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Sundari Venkatraman is an indie author with forty-five titles to her credit, which have sold more than 1.75 lakh copies around the world. Her books consistently feature in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon in both Romance and Asian Drama categories. Her latest romance novels have all been on the #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

As a child, Sundari loved to read books with ‘lived happily ever after’ endings. They were all about good triumphing over evil. As a teenager, her favourite books were romance novels from Mills & Boon. She was fascinated by them, so much so that she began to visualise the stories set in India.

Sundari was forty when she began her writing journey, completing the first draft of her first novel in thirty-five days. She has not looked back since.

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Wednesday 11 November 2020

Book Spotlight : Through his Eyes: A Short Story by Ruchira Khanna




 Through his Eyes: A Short Story

Genre: Contemporary Drama 

Blurb: Meera Bhatt's upbringing had been outsourced ever since she was born. Through his Eyes is a narration of her journey from a toddler to an adult. She reflects on how her helper taught her to distinguish between right and wrong without speaking a single word.


Did she get lost in translation amidst his guidance?
Or did she find her way out to be a mature young adult?




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'Through His Eyes' is a lovely, emotional short story.


Fluently narrated, it brings out the best side of the human nature and relationships.


A beautiful short story that takes the readers through a sea of emotions. The author reminds us that relationships can be so precious and beautiful even if the connection is not by blood.


This short story is sweet and loving with a very beautiful message.


About the Author


A Biochemist turned writer who gathers inspiration from the society where she writes about issues that stalk the mind of the man via tales of fiction. She projects the mental growth of her characters thus, making her readers tag her work as, "Books that make you ponder!"


She blogs at Abracabadra which has been featured as "Top Blog" for three years. Many of her write-ups have been published on LifeHack, HubPages to name a few.

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Friday 6 November 2020

Book Blitz: Bewitched by Ruchi Singh



Genre: Contemporary Romance, Mythology, Folklore

Blurb:

The eternal dance of attraction, lust and love has been going on since time immemorial. 

The divine apsara Menaka descends to Earth at Indra’s behest to distract the sage Vishwamitra from the penance that would bring him unimaginable powers. Menaka succeeds in bewitching Vishwamitra, but her actions are destined to have dire consequences for both.

Eons later, their story is set to repeat itself.

Poorva has always played by society’s rules and ideas of decorum. But what happens when her own loved ones betray her in the worst way imaginable? Does she still have to remain bound by their rules?

Rudra plays with power and people like they are pieces on a chessboard. He has no qualms about indulging his desires, be it money or women, but is determined not to be bound by either.

What happens when these two diametrically opposite souls are brought together by fate?

In the game of power, lust, greed and betrayal, some win and some lose. But are there any winners or losers in the game of love?

Like Menaka and Vishwamitra, are Poorva and Rudra too destined to see their story end in tragedy? Or will the divine power prevail?



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 Mumbling an apology, she sat up straight.

“It’s dinner time. You can sleep in the bedroom after dinner.”

“Bedroom?”

“Yeah, it’s just behind our chairs,” he said stretching his legs. 

“No, no. I’m fine here.”

“You are my guest, it’s for you.”

“No, no. I don’t want to inconvenience you.”

The flight attendant brought their dinner putting an end to the debate. She was surprised when the attendant brought another tray that had champagne cooling in a silver container with all the paraphernalia.

“I thought you didn’t take alcohol,” she couldn’t help but comment.

“Sometimes I do. This is an occasion which calls for a toast, don’t you think?”

“When others are doing all the thinking for me, I have stopped applying my brains.”

He chuckled and shook his head, “You know, I sometimes get the feeling you are more angry about my taking control of the events than anything else.”

She spooned the chicken curry on her plate refusing to reply. The food was awesome, and she was hungry.

“Isn’t that so?” he asked goading her again.

“I’m angry about everything. Every damn thing and every damn person.”

“I think you are angry with yourself too.”

“Oh really! Care to elaborate?”

“There are two reasons. You have been a good girl all your life. You thought that was the best thing to do, but you got nothing out of that. And now forbidden things are appealing to you, which goes against your first philosophy, so you are angry all the more.” He opened the champagne with a pop and poured the sparkling liquid into two flute glasses. He had taken off his coat and rolled up his sleeves.

“Forbidden things are appealing to me!” The blood flow accelerated in her veins at the sight of his hands and broad wrist. He had beautiful long fingers like those of an artist.

“Yes, didn’t you enjoy rehearsing and performing for the show?” He handed her the glass and clinked his with hers. “Aren’t you enjoying this meal with me high up in the sky?” 

“Hats off for turning the argument around and making it about me and absolving yourself for the entire mess.”

“It is not a mess and I’m just the instigator. In fact, I have done you a favor. I have taken you out of your boring life and given you a chance to enjoy the way you deserve.”

“Wow!” She chuckled, actually enjoying herself.

He went absolutely still, then leaned towards her and said softly, “You deserve the best, Poorva. You are a very nice person and should get everything you want from life.”

The air was thick with undercurrents as she looked into his sincere eyes. The brown specks in his black eyes glowed with goodwill and admiration. He came closer and glanced at her lips, then the spell broke and she turned her attention back to the flute in her not-so-steady hand.

“That was a nice thing to say,” she muttered.

“You are welcome.”


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Author of the Amazon bestseller romantic thriller ‘The Bodyguard’, Ruchi Singh is an IT professional and novelist, writing stories under Romance and Suspense genre. She is a bilingual author and writes in both Hindi and English. 

Winner of TOI Write India Season 1, Ruchi also publishes romantic short reads under ‘Hearts and Hots’ collection, besides being a contributing author to many anthologies. 

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Wednesday 4 November 2020

Book Blitz : Shades of Love by Candy Laine

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Publisher: Candy Laine (Indie published)
Publication Date: 11 May 2016
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Language: English
Genre: Romance

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An anthology of short stories exploring the emotion of love in all it's aspects. The love between a mother and son, a criminal and a stranger, an army officer and his wife, painful teenage crushes, second chance romances with twists in the tale and more.

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"These are sweet, romantic short stories (though not necessarily 'romance') similar to what you might find in Guideposts. Most of the stories are set in India. All have an uplifting feel, with wonderful imagery and a realistic cadence which will make you feel like you are visiting that country. Some of the stories have the unusual theme of romance centered around film production, something you don't see everyday. My favorite story was 'Grace's Miracle' which had a fun twist that I don't want to spoil, but you will laugh and say 'a-hah!' I also enjoyed 'Afghan Adventure', to see the troubles through a India Army soldier's eyes." - Anna Erishkigal

"This is a heartwarming book, perfect for cozying up during the long winter evenings. All short stories are woven with love and sparkle with many hues. The stories flow easily and all have an element of surprise, an unexpected twist. These are not run of the mill romances. Pick a copy to read on a flight or gift one to someone dear. These are all stories to stir your soul and bring a smile." -  Neyz


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Candy Laine worked as a Search Engine Optimization content writer and dabbled in Social Media Marketing for nine years before she realized she was starving her creative soul. That's when she went back to creative writing. Today she enjoys feeding her soul as she drinks green tea, meditates, burns candles, practices Reiki and occasionally smacks people who annoy her.

Her husband and son usually keep her busy baking cakes and pies. She's lived in over 30 homes following her fauji father and husband all over the country. Currently she calls the city of Pune her home. In her spare time, which isn't much, she manages to escape into her make belief world populated with eccentric characters who just want to be loved.

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Tuesday 3 November 2020

Book Spotlight - Truly Madly Crazily in Love by Esha Pandey










Print Length: 141 pages
Publication Date: July 25, 2020
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Romance


Blurb

What happens when you can't let your Prst love go? What happens when you keep hopingthat the one that got away, will be yours again...forever?


Sue is short, vivacious and dreamy. Viv is tall, spirited and focussed. Dressed to the nines on School Social, she bewitches him. He kisses her. She kisses him back. They fall in love. But the kiss that should have sealed their love, becomestheir undoing. 


Sue is truly, madly and crazily in love with him. There is no one like Viv.

Book Blitz : Bowled, but Not Out by Ruchira Khanna

Bowled, but Not Out                                                                        

Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Blurb:

What's a girl to do when she wants to hit boundaries but life throws her beamers?
Saru expected her life to turn for the better when she found love and married. Instead, she kept getting deliberate yorkers from her mother-in-law. She hit a sixer when a baby arrived, but things got worse soon after. Her appeal to the umpire fell on deaf ears. Finally, she walked out of the stadium, and let go of the first love of her life.
Then she flew off to New York for her Masters.
Will Saru get a second chance at love and marriage and get to hit a century? Will her daughter ever form a relationship with her biological father?

Bowled, but Not Out is an entertaining family drama full of heart and thoughtful life lessons and will resonate with anyone fond of cricket. Buy your copy now.



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A Biochemist turned writer who gathers inspiration from the society where she writes about issues that stalk the mind of the man via tales of fiction. She projects the mental growth of her characters thus, making her readers tag her work as, "Books that make you ponder!"

She blogs at Abracabadra which has been featured as "Top Blog" for three years. Many of her write-ups have been published on LifeHack, HubPages to name a few.


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Friday 30 October 2020

Book Blitz : The Magician by Sonia Rao

GENRE: ROMANCE

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Fashion designer Sasha Kapoor always felt she'd missed out on love as she had an arranged marriage. And when her husband turns up at their 15th-anniversary party with a strange woman, she knows that her marriage is dying. With constant surprises and disasters to contend with, will Sasha ever get a chance at true love?


Shantha is much sought after for her tarot card readings on love, but can’t seem to help her own love life with a string of broken relationships behind her. Now, sparks are flying between her and a sexy bartender but will this relationship fizzle out too?


Young professionals Nilima and her husband are so besotted with each other, they give the word ‘soulmate’ a complex. Theirs is a match made in heaven…till tragedy strikes.


The Magician is a heart-warming story of these three dynamic women as they discover the meaning of true love through loss and longing.

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"Sonia Rao is a writer, editor, writing coach, TEDx speaker and an award-winning blogger. Her fiction has appeared in many prestigious anthologies such as Voices Old & New, Jest Like That (edited by renowned editor-writer Shinie Antony) & The Hellcats Anthology - an international anthology compiled and edited by award-winning film maker and author Kate Pickford.

As NaNoWriMo’s Municipal Liaison for all-India and founder of the Wrimo India group on Facebook, Sonia has motivated thousands of people in India to write a novel every November since 2011. She has also curated and edited the first Wrimo India Anthology, Vengeance—A Sting In Every Tale.

Sonia likes to believe she is ‘high-minded’ but strangely, her fave hobby is thinking up torture devices for those autorickshawallahs who consider the roads to be their personal spittoon. Who knew?"

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Sunday 25 October 2020

Book Blitz : In Debt To Her Millionaire Foe by Aarti V Raman

In Debt To Her Millionaire Foe (Millionaire Foe Quartet Book 2)

Genre:

Steamy Romance

Blurb:

When the songbird owes the business tycoon...

Former gangster, Devansh Thackeray has finally managed to carve the life he’s always aspired to.

Building a chain of seven-star hotels all over the world, a reputation for being an honest businessman...and all the women he could want.

Ansh’s life is perfect. Or so he thinks.

His past is about to catch up to him.

Kahini Palekar’s life is a nightmare.

She works three jobs to pay off the loan sharks circling her.

But, Kahini doesn’t mind because she also gets to sing.

Even if it is at a shady nightclub in Goa, India’s beach paradise.

Kahini’s day of reckoning arrives when her dead brother’s best friend storms back in her life.

Millionaire Ansh offers salvation from her debt and a chance to sing at the most exclusive wedding of the decade.

Although Kahini hates Ansh and blames him for her current predicament, she is forced to accept his help.

Old hurts are soothed as Ansh reveals his secrets to Kahini. But, bold desire changes the dynamic between them.

As Kahini steps into the spotlight, Ansh is afraid his songbird will fly away after repaying her debt to him.

Can the ruthless tycoon get a second chance at becoming Kahini’s heart song or will the past tear them apart?

Meet the Millionaire Foes - rising from ruin through ruthless ambition, these self-made tycoons have everything. Except the heart of the one woman who means everything.

The Millionaire Foe Quartet series contains four steamy romances set around the world, each of which can be read as a standalone.

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About the author

Hi, I’m Aarti V Raman aka Writer Gal. I have been a former journalist, editor and even a sometime-teacher before I plunged into my dream job. That of being a full-time writer.

In fact, my three favorite words are ‘happily ever after.’

This comes in handy as I primarily write bestselling contemporary romantic women’s fiction, which are all about living happily, after going through some hard times.

My more notable works include the Geeks of Caltech and Royals of Stellangård series, Something Old, Something New, More Than You Want, and The Perfect Fake among others. My chicklit family drama, The Worst Daughter Ever, has been picked up for screen adaptation.

I always love to hang with you, my dear reader friend. I’ve created Writer Gal’s Reader Pals on Facebook for this reason and I hope to see you there.

If not, I’m there on all social media as @aartivraman but I’m most active on Instagram.

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