Photographers sort chaos and bring details to the attention which people forget to notice in their daily lives.  It has been my routine since class 10th to wake up at 4 AM. I keep my schedule intact irrespective of any day/ festival unless I’m traveling. I feel that the key to achieving goals efficiently in any profession is a discipline in timing and dedication. One must see the sunrise and don’t sleep during the day

My outdoor shoot timing is fixed morning 5:45 AM. We start our shoot and make sure the client reaches on location on time by this we don’t miss the soft light.

The shoot has to be completed before the light becomes harsh. If not, it will affect the picture quality. The early morning vibe gives a fresh start, the travel becomes easy, no distraction, the chirping of birds all these small things make a lot of difference in your work quality.

Meeting new people and capturing emotions in a standstill is a force that motivated me to follow photography as a passion and then turning it into a profession. Life of a photographer is always seen as a never-ending fun, excitement, lights, camera, pose, and clicks but it is not the same all the time. The precision in timing, lighting, and clicks keeps us on a tight schedule. 

To maintain it, ensure to have good quality sleep of a minimum of 8 hours so that body functions efficiently rest of the day. Netflix and chill, all night kills your productivity throughout the day. Prioritize your sleep and your watching hours according to your work schedule. A message to everyone: Try to sleep early and wake early unless you are in a night shift job.

Extending support of the Central Government’s decision to ban Chinese Smartphone Apps, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Alumni Council has announced that all initiatives including MegaLab would immediately eliminate all Chinese systems and software.

The Council has been working actively for the last few weeks with various Technical Institutes of Excellence, research institutions for developing indigenous and cost-effective solutions to replace Chinese systems and software. These include an initiative with IIT Roorkee to recycle all the plastic disposables including viral sample tubes, sample plates, and pipette tips which are consumed in large quantities adding to biohazardous waste challenges as well as hard currency imports. Similarly ICT, Mumbai is supporting work on designing and piloting an indigenous technology line with indigenous capital goods for mass production of the RTPCR 2.0 test kits to be used in the MegaLab, a statement issued by the IIT Council said.

“In support of the Indian Government’s ban on Chinese Apps, IIT Alumni Council is announcing an immediate ban on Chinese systems and software for all its initiatives including MegaLab. We had already started work for indigenous development of requisite systems & software after the appeal of Prime Minister for “Atmanirbhar Bharat.”  We are very confident that we shall be able to present world class systems and software with support of the global IIT Alumni community as well as the partner Institutions like Mumbai University and ICT Mumbai that are known for their technology supremacy worldwide. We are also sure that we shall not only achieve the goal of self-sufficiency for all our initiatives but would also export our software and testing systems to other parts of the world. We hope to compete with China head-on in markets around the world,” said Ravi Sharma, President and Chief Volunteer of the IIT Alumni Council.

“Banning the Chinese Apps is the right decision of the government as well as of the IIT Alumni Council. It is well know that the Indian software industry is well geared to win in any market on a level playing field. In the current context , I am more than sure that Indian software and system makers will rise to the occasion and soon present indigenous alternatives to the Indian as well as global market,” said Pawan Kumar , Distinguished Alumnus of IITK, Founder of the branded IIT Alumni movement in 2002.

“The government’s ban on Chinese applications is a welcome step. Better late than never. Time to stop Trojan Horses full of pollutants, mesmerising our people, country. The Indian software industry is one of the best in the world, and will treat this step of the govt as a big opportunity to show their talent, prowess and innovative approach. This is time for software and App makers of India to rule the world, and showcase India. Be vocal and buy local is a real slogan” Said BK Syngal, an IIT Alumnus and Ex CMD of VSNL, also known as Telecom Man of India.

“Chinese software and apps are becoming quite prone to malware thus becoming security and privacy risks for the country and there have been concerns of security as well privacy with quite a few Chinese apps / software. In a broken system, every decision has a multifarious impact which cannot be handled later. Thus banning of Chinese apps is a step in the right direction. Indigenous software with well-built privacy & security safeguards are the best solution for India,” said IPS Sanjay Sahay, Investigating Officer – Data Security Working Group of IIT Alumni Council and Ex ADG In charge of Karnataka Police Computer Wing.

Amid ongoing border row between two Himalayan giants in Eastern Ladakh, China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) wants to revive Pakistan-based terror outfit Al Badr to carry out violence in Jammu and Kashmir. 

The terror organisation had a history of perpetrating violence in Kashmir and Afghanistan. 

Recently, the cadres of Al Badr have met the Chinese officials in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), according to sources in security establishment.

The sources also added that China is providing all sorts of support to revive this outfit. 

As per the reports, Pakistan has moved around 20,000 troops along the Gilgit-Baltistan area in PoK, aiming to gain from India-China border tussle. 

Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan adjoins the Union Territory of Ladakh, in whose eastern part, the LAC standoff between India and China is ongoing. 

On Tuesday, India and China held a meeting at the level of Corps Commanders in Chusul on the Indian side. The meeting lasted for around 12 hours. 

This was the third meeting at Corps Commanders-level. 

As per the sources in the Army, there are four pockets of friction right now. 

So far, Chinese have reduced their troops slightly. There would be more meetings to be held at the military and diplomatic level to defuse the tension and carry on the process to define the details of disengagement.

The troops of both nations have been engaged in a standoff at multiple locations in Eastern Ladakh since early May. The tensions led to the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a violent face-off. The Chinese side also suffered huge casualties but they did not give out any details so far.

A fit body cannot be attained without attaining a fit mind first and that is what Gajendra Rajpurohit believes in whole-heartedly. With years of experience and NASM, MoveU, N1 Academy, CHFI certifications to his name, Gajendra Rajpurohit has scaled up and has the privilege to be the only Gold Elite trainer in India from the prestigious Strydom International Academy. 

Having worked with some of the biggest names in the fields of fitness, body-building and nutrition, Gajendra carries in himself more than five years of experience in strength training & nutrition. His immense knowledge from the basics to the most complex of concepts in fitness and well-being has ensured the best of experiences for his massive clientele. 

Gajendra runs a fitness studio – Custom Fit By GR – in Pune, Maharashtra, where he gets the best out of his clients using a scientifically effective approach to training, aided with state-of-the-art infrastructure. 

His clients include some of the most celebrated names belonging to different fields. He has developed his clientele from scratch and today he is associated with and trusted by some of the top business and political families of the country. 

Gajendra has scaled up his influence and knowledge with a two-year training stint abroad, under the mentorship of Gary Strydom, the world-renowned body-building icon – the only notable professional to win the IFBB and the WBF World Championships. 

The legendary icon trained Gajendra himself and pushed him to be on way to become a notable elite coach. Gajendra has personally worked with Paul Carter, Kassem Hanson & Shelby Starnes too, who are internationally acclaimed fitness coaches and rank among the biggest names in the fitness world.  

Gajendra’s personal style of fitness training is focused on devising healthy, wholesome changes to lifestyle. This also involves making minimal changes for greater, bigger benefits. 

Gajendra believes, “Understanding the human body and psychology brings in long term benefit. I intend to simplify fitness and nutrition for the masses of the world, where everyone is busy complicating the same. My training is focused on incorporating movements and bare-feet training protocols, in addition to using equipment for building strength. “

As for his future plans, Gajendra wants to connect with a wider audience and share his blueprint for a fit body and a fit soul with the masses. 

From being an absolute nobody to somebody who is revered in the fitness circle, the journey has taken a lot of blood, sweat, and tears – but as Gajendra believes – the grind never stops. 

You can connect with him over his Instagram handle Fitindia1 & Fit_punekar.

Anmol Sharma is a professional actor and model from Jammu. He has won many pageants and represented India in Mr.Teen Globe International and became the first Indian Male Model to win Teen Pageant Internationally.
His role model is Former Indian Cricket Team Captain, M.S. Dhoni who not only gives him the inspiration to work but also helps him remind him to put his 100% and be dedicated to his work daily.
For him, Captain Cool is his mentor.
In an interview, Anmol said – “I’m highly honored and I really feel special to receive this award. I’m happy to be a part of this Industry where my work has been recognized. This is clearly one of the most significant events of my professional career. I want to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to Mr. Akshay Raichurkar for recognizing me with this Award. I have always believed that with hard work and your utmost dedication nothing is impossible. So count on. This journey is gonna be long but full of memories”.

Rajiv Adatia born and raised in London UK! Former model and now turned businessman and social influencer..! He’s known to be quite a positive thinker and his passion is “Life Coaching” to change the mindset of people around and make them happier! He has also learned classical Hindustani music and has performed in many devotional events. Rajiv is also a trained Actor and studied “Performing Arts” in London. 
Being a Social Influencer, Businessman and Model Rajiv Adatia recently became the Ambassador of the #kind20 movement through “The Unity of Faiths Festival Foundation”. Catching up with Rajiv recently we asked him about this and his views and feelings on why he choose to become an Ambassador of this particular Charity and movement.
“ I chose to be the Ambassador of #kind20 because I believe in its purpose and its a mission. We are in a time of great uncertainty, negativity, and confusion with Covid19. People are worried and are scared. So many people are losing their jobs and their livelihoods! And on top of that people are dying so quickly! It’s a scary place for the world to be in at the moment! So when this came to me and I was approached to be the Ambassador of #kind20 its something which I said yes to on the spot! I am definitely a positive person and always share positivity and try to inspire people through my social media! There is nothing bigger or greater than Kindness! As they say.. If you can be anything in the World at least be Kind! People are doing so much good in the world at the moment and helping people around them and this should be highlighted! So I wanted to bring awareness among such people.
To show their acts of kindness to Inspire the World to be more mindful.. caring.. compassionate and loving! Because I truly feel that Kindness and Love Can Change the World!”

Making a mark in the entertainment industry is not easy, especially if you have no connection. But with hard work, perseverance, and talent, Rajesh Utmani carved a niche for himself. Rajesh earlier worked in the real estate business, but his passion for cinema and music helped him focus on his dream. 

He has also got some offers from the South Indian industry to play negative roles in their movies. And well, he managed to achieve and has more to go.

After giving people the hit number High Teri Heels starring Vikas Varma and Diana Khan, as a producer, Rajesh Utmani is all set to release another music video. One of the good reasons Utmani is known for – he gives opportunities to fresh talents, influencers, and outsiders. His upcoming music video will feature Hasnan Sheikh and Jumana Khan. 

The title of this music video is yet unknown, but Rajesh Utmani is known for producing good work. So this one is going to be amazing too. We can only wait to know after High Teri Heels, what wonderful track he’s going to share. Well, that’s not it. The producer also has plans to enter the film industry soon. 

Rajesh is here to dream big and he will do it. Along with producing films, he will also invest his time and money in making incredible short films, web series, and web films. It will be interesting to see him venture into the acting industry fully and explore everything out there.

Saanya Khatter is a 22-year-old young student who is also a model. Hails from Faridabad, Haryana was born on 17th September 1998 and brought up at this place only. Brought up in the age when Social Media was making its peak, she soon turned the part of the social networking world adding her cool pictures on platforms like Instagram. Her cool looks soon attracted a few modeling agencies that made modeling work for her. In 2017, when she was barely 19, she was in college and got her first break in this field. 

Since then it was no looking back for the young diva. She keeps on getting good photoshoots for different brands at the same time and has appeared in a couple of Music videos as well that carries a good number of views on YouTube. These include working with YouTubers like Rishhsome, Hasley India, Ashish Chanchlani, Delhi YouTuber to name a few. She has also worked with a couple of beauty and fashion brands. 

She understood the power of social media, hence she made her presence felt on the social networking sites like Instagram and Facebook. Her fanbase on different social networking sites like Instagram, and Facebook along with other sites hold not less than 300K followers, which is a decent figure for a diva who has no backing or background of the fashion or glamour world. This has somewhere made her a good social media influencer attracting few fashion brands for modeling. She aspires to do big in this field and this is just her start as she has to go miles. 

The SKF Group, which began its journey as a financial consultancy in 2013-14, is now ready to bolster its pan-India presence with diversification into sectors like event management. To mark the occasion, the Group is organizing one-of-its-kind Mata Ki Chowki, a devotional evening, which will be streamed live on Facebook, on June 28, i.e., Sunday, 6.30 p.m. onwards. The virtual Mata Ki Chowki will be helmed by renowned artist, Rajan ‘Mini Chanchal’, who is known for his exceptional voice and charismatic stage presence. 

The Mata Ki Chowki also coincides with the auspicious occasion of Ashtami of Gupt Navratri and is also to remember Late Shri Shyam Sunder Verma.

SKF Group Founder, Rajeev Ahalawat, said in a press release, “When complex economic situations arise, like the present one influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic, it becomes imperative to adopt a positive attitude and handle the constraints effectively. But, we believe in keeping an optimistic approach and are looking at this precious time as a golden opportunity. Now, we are ready to spread our wings and rise high into the sky. We wanted to mark this new beginning by expressing our gratitude to Mata. Therefore, we invited Rajan Ji to offer our prayers to the divine power on the spiritual event. We would like more and more people to connect with us over Facebook live streaming on June 28 and share our happiness.”

In this regard, one of the partners at SKF Group, Vishal Kaul, also informed about the Group’s future plans. He said, “After working hard through the current crisis arising out of Corona, we have now decided to diversify into the following sectors – healthcare and food outlets focusing on Swadeshi cuisine.” They aim to take PM Narendra Modi’s vision of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” one step ahead with their moves.

Their exclusive web portal, skfgroup.in shows the existing services of the group, which include the facilitation of business loans, home loans, car loans, etc. The Group’s Founder credits his multi-tasking team for making arrangements of loans for various purposes quite simple for their clients.

There is no alternative to consistent hard work and talent. A young and successful entrepreneur from Dubai, Ashfaz Abdul Khader swears by this mantra. With at least one venture in almost all industries within the Gulf region, Ashfaz’s business empire is touching new heights every day. He thanks his business embedded family genes and his experiences and exposure in Dubai for this successful journey.

Ashfaz hails from a family-based in Kasaragod District of Kerala, India. From the era of his forefathers, Ashfaz’s family has remained pioneers of the Timber Industry within Kerala.  Though he was not actively involved in his family business, Ashfaz was ambitious. He didn’t want to restrict himself to a certain line of business and get constrained within his state or even country. However, convincing this thought process to his traditional family was not an easy task. It is then, Ashfaz realized that he had to leave the comfort of his home and cross oceans to fulfill his dreams and goals.

Ashfaz chooses Dubai to be the platform to pursue his dreams. He started working as a Draughtsman in 2006 for his sustenance. However, he could not resist the businessman in him and in 2013 started his very first venture in Dubai with the help of a friend. His first company PITSTOP dealt with spare parts trading for Automobiles. In no time, the business grew and spread across the MENA region.  He diversified his business into sectors like Healthcare and F&B in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Today, his healthcare venture – National Medical Centre in Dubai has emerged out as one of the most affordable dental and psychiatry clinics in Dubai catering top-notch services.

Ashfaz’s love for exquisite coffee and sweet treats led him to the food industry and WAFFEESTREET café was born in 2017. With already three branches spread across Dubai and Sharjah, his café remains one of the most preferred joints for mouthwatering pastries, superfood, and specialty coffee. Thanks to Ashfaz’s skills in interior design, the cozy café aesthetic appeals to all food bloggers and Social media buffs. 

Ashfaz continues to thrive in his entrepreneurial journey and shall continue expanding his business across different industries around the globe.