November 2015 – Mix Bag of Interest

November 30, 2015 Kalyn Health

Baby with soft skin

Babies are angels in our arms. I love holding them in my arms and have a ‘baby talk’ with them. I love when they curl their fingers when I rub the baby’s hand. Baby feels so fresh and soft to hold. If you have a baby and need a few tips on having soft baby skin. The following are tips that my granny told me:

Baby’s bath: Whenever you have to give a bath to a baby under a year don’t bathe him/her for more than 10 minutes as it may dry out their skin making it more porous. Bathing your baby with only water would be enough but if you need soap then use soap made of natural ingredients like coconut, olive oil or palm oil.

Moisturise: Next step is to lock in the moisture and humidity from their bath. Oils and lotions help to restore moisture in your baby’s skin. Use oils and lotions that are made of herbal ingredients. You need to give the baby a good oil massage.

Change diapers: Bottoms of babies are very sensitive and tend to develop rashes. So change diapers often to avoid irritation to skin. Pampers brings you the softest ever Pampers Premium Care Pants. Its cotton-like softness is #SoftestForBabySkin and allows it to breathe, thus keeping baby’s skin soft and healthy, and your baby happy.

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Clothing for babies: Use soft fabric and loose clothes for your baby. In our country, where humidity is high, it is better to clothe the baby in cotton clothes so baby feels comfortable in them. Vitamin D is essential for baby’s health so let their skin be exposed to sunlight. But, take care, as too much exposure to sun is not good. While washing your baby’s clothes, towels and bedding use a gentle detergent as it may irritate or develop itchy skin.

Sharp objects or toys: Take care that the baby does not get hurt due to some sharp objects around the house or if there are toys with sharp edges. Get rid of such sharp objects or toys in your home to keep the baby safe and sound.

Follow this simple steps today and make your baby’s skin soft and beautiful. Keep these tips in mind and use to keep your baby’s skin healthy.

*/This post is inspired by Pampers #SoftestForBabySkin activity in association with Blogadda./*

November 26, 2015 Kalyn lifestyle

Father of the White Revolution

Can you guess, who I am referring to here. He is known as the ‘Father of the White Revolution’, the world’s largest agricultural development programme. He has founded organisations Amul, Institute of Rural Management Anand. He has been awarded Padma Vibushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Today, he would have celebrated his 94^th birthday, if he were alive. He is none other than Dr.Verghese Kurien.

Google celebrates his 94^th birthday with Google Doodle on Dr.Verghese Kurien.Some other institutions under him were Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd and National Dairy Development Board. Operation Flood brought India on the global dairy production map covering over 72,000 villages in India producing milk.

The below ad of Amul captures it all-

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In Dr. Kurien’s words, ‘India’s places in the Sun would come from the partnership between wisdom of its rural people and skill of its professionals’.

As an entrepreneur Kurien says- ‘My philosophy of life is to do as much good as I can to those who are less fortunate, but I would like to live my life as a common man’.

Dr.Kurien

Today, on his birthday, India celebrates National Milk Day for his invaluable contribution to the dairy industry.

Image source-http://www.dudhsagardairy.coop/

On Twitter, you can show your appreciation to the farmers using #TweetToFarmer and #FarmersFirst.

November 23, 2015 Kalyn Technology

SMW Day 5- Writing for the web

Social Media Week (SMW) was one of the hyper-social week-long festivals in the country. This event focuses on digital, social & innovation. The overarching theme for this SMW Mumbai 2015 was – ‘Upwardly Mobile: The Rise of Connected Class’. SMW was happening in three cities simultaneously – Mumbai, Chicago & Santiago.

For more: http://socialmediaweek.org/mumbai

SMW Mumbai was hosted by R SQUARE Consulting a marketing firm focusing on building Communities through Brand Properties and executing Marketing Communication strategies for Clients through Events & Activations, Digital Marketing & Technology and Creative Services. For more visit www.rsquareconsulting.net

In the SMW Mumbai, Day 5, 20th November 2015 at IMDI was a workshop on writing. The workshop – SPINNING CONTENT – WRITING FOR THE WEB was hosted by Blogadda and conducted by Parineeta Mehra.

BlogAdda.com was started in 2007 and from there it has grown to become the largest community of bloggers in India. It is a platform for bloggers to connect with each other, showcase their blogs and participate in interesting activities. The Adda has given writers various avenues to introduce their blogs to a large audience and interact with their readers.

Tangy Tuesday and Spicy Saturday Picks – These blog posts are handpicked every week to be featured on BlogAdda, widening the reach of the blogger.

Collectives– Curated content sourced from various blogs which have a common thread.
W.O.W- Bloggers write on prompts given every week and the best of them are featured on the site.

Contests– BlogAdda gives bloggers to participate in exciting contests, create great content and win exciting prizes!

Book Reviews– Readers can get their hands on new books and write reviews for them on their blog.

Perky Tweets– The best and funniest tweets of the week are picked every week for your enjoyment

The introduction to each other was done in the most unusual way where we were given a paper to draw the city we belonged to, our food, our hobbies and our goal (what would you be 5 years from now). Each of us drew but were not allowed to describe or write about it but simply draw. Then we paired up with the person next to us. The other person had to create a ‘six-word story’ from what we drew. It was a fun and exciting game. I had never introduced myself in this way. In fact, it was not me who introduced but the other person gave the introduction of me in ‘six-words’ and vice –versa.

In the second exercise, we were divided into groups and were given an article to read, highlight the keywords and make a chart giving a visual presentation of it in the form of a drawing of what we understood. All got down to work as a team and soon the chart was ready. Each team had then to give a presentation of the same. The charts were put up on the board for ‘best chart’. The best chart team got a Bourneville Chocolate.

Finally, group photo of all in this workshop giving a thumbs-up and few takeaways from this workshop:

Teamwork
Networking
Introducing yourself in a different way
How to write better blogs? Writing original and creative content.

Thank you, Blogadda for such a wonderful workshop.

References: Blogadda- http://www.blogadda.com
SMW- http://socialmediaweek.org/mumbai
R SQUARE Consulting- www.rsquareconsulting.net

November 17, 2015 Kalyn Education

Management made easy with Collegedunia

In contemporary times, where every student wishes to secure his/her future with high paying jobs whether it is in the field of medical, engineering, architecture or management. In the process, the student often is on the lookout for the best educational institutions he/she can get admissions but does not know where to find it. He/she consults friends, parents, immediate neighbours, but they too provide limited knowledge about educational institutions. So, where does one look for?

Collegedunia is at your tips, and you can find India’s most comprehensive college search engine with more than 200,000 colleges. Here, you can check out reviews, stats, placements and videos. Collegedunia, founded by Sahil Chalana, seems to have brought in a change by making a student’s life easier. Sahil Chalana graduated from BITS Pilani in 2010. He earlier had started a company getmyform.in for education forms which did not work out well. Then, he noticed that there is a huge gap which needs to be catered to in regards to quality of information sought by college students during the pre-admission process. A student is on the lookout for in-depth information such as detailed fee structure, scholarships available, cut-offs, the admission process, eligibility and even co-curricular activities. Collegedunia, as a portal focus on smaller details like amenities, fests, hostels that a student needs to take while making his decision. Collegedunia portal provides information of over 15000 colleges and exams like CAT, MAT, GMAT, GATE, etc.

Collegedunia has launched an exam feature which provides students with entrance exams deadlines, provide free sample papers, tips, counselling and result advice. Let us take, for instance, if you want to give management exams in India. It comprises of a schedule of educational institutes conducting exams throughout the year for admissions. In the month of November IIFT, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is conducting its online exam. Then in February, MICAT admission test will be conducted.

To study Management is not only for those who want to be a manager but if you are interested in understanding how an organisation works, it teaches you leadership roles and how people in the organisations function. Management includes accounting, finance, marketing, information systems and operations and supply chain management. Masters degree in Accounting is also referred to Master of Accounting (MAcc or Mac), Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcy, MPA, MPAc or MPAcc), Master of Science in Accounting (MSA). For further details about this course do check out the following link. This course takes around 1-2 years to complete with 30-30 credits per semester to qualify for the degree.

Collegedunia portal has compiled over 4173 colleges list that are top management colleges in India bases on ranking. The top 5 management colleges in India and courses offered are as follows:

Indian institute of Management, Ahmedabad-M.Phil/Ph.D, MBA/PGDM and graduate diploma in management
Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata- MBA/PGDM, M.Phil/Ph.D
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad- MPhil/Ph.D, MBA/PGDM and Executive MBA
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow- M.Phil/Ph.D, MBA/PGDM, PG Diploma and Graduate Diploma
Xavier Labor Relations Institute, Jamshedpur- MBA/PGDM, M.Phil/Ph.D, PG Diploma and Graduate Diploma.

ALL THE BEST for the future!

November 12, 2015 Kalyn lifestyle

Diwali celebrations around the world

Diwali, a festival of lights, is celebrated around the world. Below is a video showing how Diwali is celebrated differently across the world.

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Diwali, the ‘Festival of Lights,’ Connects Indians Around the World -11-11-2015

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Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali and Happy New Year.

Last Saturday, 31 October 2015, was an interesting session at Prithvi Theatre on “Are Women the Second Sex still?” which was part of the ongoing #TATALitLive2015 from October 29, 2015, to November 1, 2015, at NCPA and Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai.

The panel had eminent Feminist scholars from around the world to discuss this. They were: Germaine Greer, Mona Eltahawy and Shobha De.

Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer is an Australian writer. She is regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminist movement. She is the author of the most renowned book ‘The Female Eunuch’ written in 1970. Some of her other books are ‘The Whole Woman’ in 1999, ‘White Beech: The Rainforest Years’ in 1999, ‘The Beautiful Boy’ in 2003, ‘Daddy, we hardly knew you’ in 1989, ‘The Change’ in 1991, ‘The Obstacle Race’ in 1979, ‘Shakespeare’s Wife’ in 2008 and many more. In her book, ‘The Whole Woman (1999) she says, “did not see the female’s potential in terms of the male’s actual.” She further states that women’s liberation means to embrace sex differences in a positive manner- a struggle for the freedom of women “to define their own values, order their priorities and decide their own fate.”

Mona Eltahawy

Mona Eltahawy is a freelance Egyptian- American journalist and commenter living in New York City. She has written essays and co-eds for publications from around the world on Egypt and Islamic World, including women’s issues and Muslim political and social affairs. Her work has been published in Washington Post, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor and Miami Herald. Her first book ‘Headscarves and Hymens’ was published in May 2015. The book ‘Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution’ is based on misogyny in Arab society. She has been a strong critic of Hosni Mubarak regime and the Egypt- based Muslim Brotherhood. She describes herself as a secular, radical feminist Muslim.

Shobha De

Shobha De is an Indian columnist and novelist. She is known for her depiction of socialites and sex in her fiction works. She regularly writes columns for The Times of India and Asian Age. Books written by her are Socialite Evenings (1989), Starry Nights (1989), Sisters (1992), Sultry Days (1994), Shooting from the hip (1994), Second Thoughts (1996) and many more.

Greer gave comparisons between Indian society and culture and the West in relation to issues of the old woman, mother-in-law and gang rape cases. She also spoke about Elton John’s marriage to David Furnish and adopting two sons under surrogacy where the mothers were unknown. Following is the link – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/germaine-greer-criticises-elton-john-for-naming-husband-david-furnish-as-sons-mother-on-birth-10274618.html

Further, she stated that a dead women’s uterus is being used with chemicals injected which is then transplanted into an alive women’s body. The end result is ‘quality product’ delivered. Women are simply used for bringing in the next generation. Otherwise, men simply hate women and could do without them.

Egyptian writer, Mona Eltahawy states that how a women’s body is not her own but is controlled by men in her lives. She does not have control over her body. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is done to 91% of women in Africa and Egypt in order to control their sexuality. (Her book ‘Headscarves and Hymens’.) She spoke about her experience of how she wore at the age of 15 a ‘Hijaab’ and then stopped wearing it after 8 years as it did not serve the purpose. She narrates her experience at Haj in Mecca where she was groped at. She felt violated and ashamed at that time and how it took her 8 years to remove the Hijaab.

Shobha De mentioned about how BBC documentary -‘India’s daughter’ was banned in India. A documentary which is about Delhi gang rape case. Are women still safe on the streets?

From all of the above, the common message here is that it is not isolated to one region but women from all over the world have been subjected to misogyny and patriarchy is responsible for it. There needs to be a Sexual Revolution as stated by Mona Eltahawy. “I own my body. Not the state, not the temple, not the mosque.” Mona Eltahawy’s declaration on Sexual Revolution #TataLitLive2015. She states there is ‘tri-facto misogyny’: political, sexual and social. So, there needs to be a revolution for it.

Month: November 2015