From his earliest days, Nishant had a voracious appetite for books and knowledge. Often going through seven or eight novels a week, his parents used to confiscate his books for “reading too much”, a problem many parents today would love to have. More than simply absorbing, he hungered to apply his knowledge. From his earliest days in college where he joined, grew and led Rotaract (a Rotary Youth wing) as a President and even a District Director, Nishant has wanted to lead from the front.

A quick wit and an extrovert, he won several awards based on his language, creativity and presentation skills in college.

Born in a family of businessmen and to a mother who was a teacher, Nishant studied to become a Chartered Accountant. Struggling against misfortune and set-backs in his childhood and young life, Nishant successfully got his degree and eventually even a Fellowship.

Intelligence, hard-work and a consistent work-ethic saw him progress through Citibank, Standard Chartered and JPMorgan, where he was a senior management member and the Head of Operating Risk (one of three portfolios he held). Twenty years after having started his career with Citibank, Nishant decided to strike out on his own and is now the Managing Partner of Jackstien Practices & Consulting International LLP.

With a focus on the future, Nishant consults with a wide range of clients, from traditional eCommerce platforms to Cryptocurrencies and NFTs. A strong proponent of ‘digital-nativity’ and the ‘Right Way’ (a motto his firm has adopted), Nishant has married experience, expertise, common sense and conceptual clarity with the future, a balance that we suspect is hard to find and just as hard to maintain.

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The Navratri celebrations are filled with vibrant colours, which can be seen in the decorations, dresses, and designs all around you. Have you ever considered the significance of the Navratri colours? Yes, each colour that catches the eye has a pattern and a meaning.

Yellow, green, grey, orange, white, red, royal blue, pink, and purple are the nine colours of Navratri 2021. Each of the nine days of Navratri is dedicated to one of Goddess Durga’s nine avatars – the Goddess of Shakti or power. Each of the nine colours of Navratri represents a different aspect of the Devi.

The first day of Navratri commemorates Devi’s first incarnation as Shailaputri, the mountain daughter. She is Mother Nature’s absolute form and represents strength. Yellow is the colour of sunshine, happiness, and good cheer. It’s a great way to kick off the nine-day celebration. The second day of Navratri honours Goddess Durga’s second incarnation, Brahmacharani, the female seeker of spiritual knowledge. In this form, Goddess Durga or Parvati travels to the lush mountains to perform penance. Lord Shiva, her potential consort, is located here. She has joined him in his asceticism. As a result, the colour green represents growth, nature, and energy.

Chandraghanta is Devi’s third incarnation. She has a grey half-moon tattooed on her brow. The grey also represents her mood, as she is always ready to fight to destroy her devotees’ enemies. Kushmanda is Goddess Durga’s fourth incarnation. With her bewitching smile, this Devi’s luminosity and brightness light up the sun. She has the power to live in the Sun. As a result, the colour orange represents her happiness and energy.

Skandamata, the mother of Skanda or Kartikeya, the war god, is Devi’s fifth incarnation. The Devi with her baby in her lap represents the purity of a mother’s love. When devotees worship her, it also represents peace, purity, and prayer in their hearts. As a result, the colour is white. Katyayani is Devi’s sixth incarnation. She is a fierce form of Goddess Durga who is said to have arisen from the Gods’ wrath. As a result, she is associated with the colour red. Red also represents vigour and action.

Kaalratri is Devi’s seventh incarnation. She is also known as Kali, a destructive form of the Goddess. The colour blue represents her powerful energy. Mahagauri is Devi’s eighth incarnation. She is the giver of all wishes. Pink represents hope and a new way of looking at things. Siddhidatri is Devi’s ninth incarnation. She imparts knowledge and assists you in achieving your goals. As a result, the colour purple is associated with ambition and power.

Everything about Durga Puja including Devi’s various names and forms is intriguing and fascinating. So, when you attend your celebrations this year, keep these colour codes in mind and wear a different outfit with the appropriate accessories every day. You can wear the appropriate expression with the look if you understand the significance of the Navratri colours.

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A plain black liner or the usual shade of kajal, a mascara that only accentuates the hues of black or even a very subtle lip color – these are the products that are mostly worn by the people in our country and even beyond. Thanks to the burning desire in artists to experiment with different styles of makeup, a revolution in the streets of styling and makeup has started to brew. And, playing a part in refining the grounds of this revolution, Recode Studios has brought forth their exemplary range of products with an impeccable eye for both subtle and bold shades, categories that go beyond imagination and are concocted with ingredients that show nothing but sheer love for your skin.

Recode Studios, a beloved name in the cosmetic and wellness industry has come to the rescue for vibrant face glow and that immediate party-ready look which makes you attractive to the eye’s allure. From make-up products that have the potential to make you stare wide-eyed to a wide skincare range that enhances the radiance of your no makeup look , this e-commerce platform yields it all.

Birthed from the passion for make-up and skincare of  the founders, Recode has in less than two years established itself as a trusted e-commerce brand in the market. Undoubtedly the path was not easy with the market facing a huge blow due to the pandemic, but crediting the diligent effort of the team, Recode rose high and experienced a 10-fold growth with strong word of mouth and recommendations by experts in the Industry.

While the industry faced innumerable challenges in the past two years, it grew leaps and bounds only because of the effective e-commerce processes. According to reports by McKinsey, in most major beauty-industry markets, in-store shopping accounted for up to 85 percent of beauty product purchases prior to the COVID-19 crisis. With the closure of offline stores due to the pandemic, the majority of the audience shifted towards online platforms giving a huge boom to the e-commerce industry. The beauty sector, which was once dominated by retail corporations, went completely digital. The industry is powerful globally, and  is getting stronger each day. It’s expected to reach $716 billion by 2025, up from $483 billion in 2020 to $511 billion in 2021, and with an annual compounded growth rate of 4.75 percent globally. By 2027, it is sure to be worth more than $784.6 billion.

Playing their part in this immense success rate, Recode Studios manifested a strong foothold as a leading and trusted brand. Helping their customers to shine in their purest form and obtain that spectacular facelift, they brought forth their application ‘Recode Studios’ for quick access to their items. By presenting an e-commerce platform that also integrates products from numerous other brands, they also provide incredible opportunities for emerging brands to sell at their marketplace and connect with huge target audience.

As the festive season approaches, it is about time to enhance your make-up kits and draw inspiration for some experimentation with your festive looks. As you brace yourself to combine the authenticity of traditional and modern outfits, get your hands on the most colorful range of products from Recode Studios that would definitely bring alive the unicorn in you, and with just the right amount of color pop!

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Priyanka Jain, a renowned name in the corporate world has multiple feathers to her cap. As a visionary, forward-thinker, thought leader, and go-getter, she always wanted to be the change leader. She is an effective leader with more than 15 years of experience in Strategic Business Development, Sales and Marketing, and P&L Management.

Priyanka Jain formerly worked Assistant General Manager at HT Media. She is currently the Enterprise Head of Jio, one of the leading companies in India. Backed by skilled and efficient professionals, she leads the media and advertising department and is responsible for the company’s digital growth.

With a result-oriented approach, she has worked in diverse unstructured environments and has delivered revenues through her executional skills. As a wife, mother, daughter and corporate professional, she has tried to balance it all for herself. She is very active socially and loves to spend time with her inner circle of friends.

Priyanka Jain is the industry trendsetter. Apart from being a successful professional, she is also an inspiration to all women out there who want to make a mark in their career.

In our recent chat with her she shared her few insights that helped her in her corporate career so far. She never sees the glass as half-full or half-empty but believes that the glass can always be refilled. She believes positive attitude, honesty, hard work and perseverance are the key to success. She urges to women to not restrict themselves with stereotypes about them. She strongly believes that every woman should take control of her happiness. She says, “Women should be financially independent and must have life goals. It’s possible to handle both corporate and family life if you are determined and know how to prioritize tasks”

She also says, ”With social media and digital transformation in the industry every woman has now a chance to create a brand for herself”

As an industry expert, Priyanka has helped several clients increase their brand presence and grow multi-folds. She plays by the rules but is ferocious with her business strategies.

As a thought leader and career coach, she wants to help individuals and organizations achieve the best.

She believes in women’s power and wants them to step forward to bring change in society. People around her seek her mentorship and her stories are a constant source of motivation for others.

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The military incursions began on the People’s Republic of China’s National Day, just days before Taiwan’s National Day. On Monday, October 4, 2021, the United States described Chinese military activity near Taiwan as provocative.

“We remain concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing risk miscalculations and undermines regional peace and stability,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.

“We urge Beijing to seize its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan, and we have an abiding interest in peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” she said.

“That’s why we will continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability. We maintain our commitments, as outlined in the three communiques, Taiwan Relations Act, and the Six Assurances,” she said.

“We have been clear, privately and publicly, about our concern about the PRC’s pressure and coercion toward Taiwan, and we will continue to watch the situation very closely,” she said.

Senator Marco Rubio said in a separate statement that since October 1, 2021, 145 Chinese warplanes had flown into or near Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. These military invasions began on the People’s Republic of China’s National Day, just days before Taiwan’s National Day.

“The Chinese Communist Party’s aggressive behavior is intended to intimidate Taiwan and send a message to the rest of the free world,” Rubio said.

“If Beijing’s recklessness is not met with international condemnation, Xi Jinping will think he has a green light for further aggression. President Joe Biden must work with our allies to ensure the People’s Republic of China respects the status quo and the sovereign territory of Taiwan and its neighbours,” he said.

The US is concerned about China’s aggressive military action near Taiwan, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.

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Anyone who saves the life of a road accident victim by taking them to a hospital within the “golden hour” will be paid under a new scheme announced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Monday. The golden hour is the one-hour period following a traumatic injury when delivering prompt medical attention to the victim has the best chance of preventing death.

The initiative, which took effect on October 15, specifies that each Good Samaritan would receive Rs. 5000 per incident for taking a traffic accident victim to the hospital within an hour of serious injury.

The scheme was created to encourage people to help road accident victims in an emergency scenario by providing monetary awards and certificates, as well as to inspire and motivate others to save the lives of road accident victims. According to the standards, an individual Good Samaritan can only be rewarded five times each year in order to prevent misuse of the scheme.

This step comes after the insertion of section 134A, namely “Protection of good Samaritans” in the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act in 2019. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways published the Good Samaritan Protection Rules in 2019, stating that a Good Samaritan is not liable for any civil or criminal action for any injury to or death of a victim of a motor vehicle accident.

In reference to this, the ministry said, ”Now, it has been felt that there is a need to motivate the general public through cash awards and certificates to help the road accident victims in an emergency situation and to boost their morale, and also to inspire and motivate others to save lives of the road accident victims.”

Along with the Rs. 5,000 cash prize, a certificate will be presented. Aside from this prize, the ministry also announced that ten of the nation’s most honourable helpers will receive a one-lakh-rupee award.

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Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, today, will lead a delegation of party leaders to Lakhimpur Kheri despite a travel ban in that area. Rahul has been denied permission by the state government and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was earlier detained by the Uttar Pradesh government while she was heading to Lakhimpur Kheri.

Rahul Gandhi will today lead a delegation of senior party leaders and will head towards Lakhimpur Kheri. In a letter written to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Congress had said a five-member delegation led by Rahul Gandhi planned to visit the district. It has also called the detention of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ‘without any reason or justification.’ She was earlier detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police while she was heading towards the district to meet the families of farmers who died as the car of the Union Minister ramped into the protesting farmers. 

As per the reports, a delegation of Rahul Gandhi, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, and Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot is slated to reach the capital city of Lucknow at around 01:30 pm today. The permission for the visit has been denied by the state government citing the law and order situation.

Congress further said that the Yogi government had allowed politicians from various parties in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to visit Lakhimpur Kheri but is not allowing them to do so. The grand old party should be allowed to visit the district and meet the families of the farmers who died due to being overrun by a car that was part of the convoy of the Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra. Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday, was detained by the state police near Sitapur as she was heading towards Lakhimpur Kheri. The Congress party had alleged that she was being detained illegally and no notice or FIR has been provided to her even after 38 hours of detention and was not even allowed to meet her lawyers. 

Yogi government has put up strict orders and is not willing to allow anyone to visit the districts due to the law and order situation. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, on Tuesday, was stopped by the police from visiting Lakhimpur Kheri and Baghel staged a 2-hour long dharna at the Lucknow Airport premises. The state government, on Monday, had registered an FIR against the former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for violation of Section 144 (on unlawful assembly).

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Pooja Pathak goes by Elivia Pathak on Instagram. The rising Instagram star manages her time and energy between her Real Estate business and content creation.

The 27-year-old started her journey as a real estate developer with a little apprehension as she wasn’t sure if those around her would approve of it. Elivia went to meetings and sites by herself, started collaborating with the big names of the industry and learnt everything she could through her experiences and interactions.

She says, “I was in your typical 20s crisis, where half your friends are settling down, starting families, and the other half are still holding on to the dorm days. And I was in the middle of it, I didn’t know where to go, and what to do. I wanted to find some purpose that allowed me my space, freedom but I didn’t want these by starting some precarious venture. After much thought, nothing quite fit, but I did have a Eureka moment at the end of the tunnel – real estate!”

“Real estate is such a dynamic market, it gives you an infinite sky of possibilities and rewards, yet is firmly planted in the ground. I’m very grateful for my choice of getting into the real estate business because it has taught me so much and gifted me some of the most exciting moments of my life.”.

Elivia has picked the roles of developer and realtor in real estate and has steadily been growing Instagram presence. All of these are demanding work, but through passion and commitment, Elivia manages it all gracefully.

Apart from her work as an influencer and in real estate, Pooja has another venture in the works -“Elivia”, Elivia is set to be a premium lingerie company and despite setbacks, because of the pandemic Pooja is committed to bringing Elivia to life.

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Foxclues Pvt. Ltd. is renowned for its strategic planning in market and research. It is offering its services to more than 100 companies. It is a reputed Digital Market Research company and Digital Event Company. It is recognized as a trusted organization that had devised stellar algorithms and research analytics that are used for targeted marketing through market segregation and sorting, as per the client’s requirements. Its strategic approaches and tactical moves made it stand out in the crowd. Its ranking is valid and is recognized by various corporate companies and public organization for references.

Foxclues organized a series of events called ‘India Prime Awards’ to honor some of the best people from different domains and categories. Recently, Foxclues organized ‘India Top 100 Women Icon Awards’to honor the top 100 women who have contributed to make this place a better place to live and inspired several people to be passionate and dream big. The Best-Selling Author and the Director of Foxclues, Mrinal KJ shared a few words about the event that they intended to encourage and honor the best people from every category to bring them into limelight and appreciate them for their contribution to the society, especially during such hard times.

Below is the list of awardees of ‘India Top 100 Women Icon Awards’:

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The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in collaboration with the Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre, Delhi and Tibet House, New Delhi  inaugurated the photo documentary exhibition on the eminent Hungarian Philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan–English dictionary Alexander Csoma de Korös  on Monday, 4th October. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Minister of Cultural and External Affairs, in the presence of Prof. Karam Tej Singh Sarao, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Delhi University; Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA; Dr. Margit Koves, Cultural Resource Expert.

This exhibition has been curated by the scholars of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Dr. Gergely Orosz and Dr. Ágnes Kelecsényi. The motive behind the exhibition has been to celebrate Alexander Csoma de Korös (1784-1842) who lived and worked in India in the last two decades of his life. Liszt will be organizing a series of events in  the memory of Alexander Csoma de Korös and to strengthen the cultural relations between India & Hungary. The exhibition is open to the public from 5th of October to 14th of October from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. at IGNCA, Janpath.

Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi quoted that, “Alexander Csoma de Korös was truly a saint as per the Indic thought, who sought knowledge and lived for achieving academic and intellectual excellence. He is the one who built a bridge between India and Hungary in the 18th century which is cherished by people of both the countries even in the 21st century.”

The entire series of events have been conceptualized by Prof. (Dr.) Ramesh C. Gaur, Dean & HoD-KalaNidhi Division, IGNCA with the support of Dr. Margit Koves, Cultural Resource Expert.

Further to this Prof (Dr.) Ramesh C Gaur said, “We are organizing this series in the memory of Buddhist Scholar Alexander Csoma de Korös and to let people be aware of how our cultures are deeply rooted and how Alexander connected the cultural dots. It’s important for us to understand such historic things to enlighten the future pathways. To glorify this we would like to take the honour in introducing the series of events including, webinar, virtual talk show, photo exhibition and music concert. The purpose of this entire event is also to share the cultural interests, and to talk about the art collections shared by India & Hungary together.”

Adding to this, Hungarian research Scholar and Curator Mr. Gergely Orosz said, “Hungarians consider Alexander Csoma de Korös  (whom we  Korösi Csoma Sándor or for short Csoma) is one of the first major links connecting Hungary and India, a link that continued further by Aurel Stein, Amrita Sher-Gil, Gyula Germanus, Elizabeth Brunner and Elizabeth Sass-Brunner, Charles Fabri, Ervin Baktay and many others. Csoma took over the form of life the Tibetan lamas lived and studied their work with empathy. Hungarians present Csoma’s life as a model, – specially for young students –  exemplary in perseverance, sacrifice and simplicity. The exhibition will present various stages of Csoma’s travels and work, his global significance for the access,  understanding and preservation of Buddhist heritage as part of memory of humankind and the inception of Tibetan Studies  at a global scale.”

Alexander’s letters and manuscripts are in the possession of the Asiatic Society and will be exhibited along with the Hungarian exhibition in Kolkata at the end of the month.

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