Uttarakhand government has decided to train its healthcare and social workers in palliative care to relieve the suffering of patients with Coronavirus infection and their families. Palliative care is the alleviation of serious illness related suffering of the patient and the family. It involves prevention, assessment and management of symptoms including pain, breathlessness, and agitation, and providing psychological, social, and spiritual support.

To this effect, the National Health Mission, Uttarakhand will train doctors, staff nurses, social workers, and paramedical staff to undergo this training to be conducted by Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences, a WHO collaborating center for policy and training on access to pain relief based in Kerala. Close to 300 people have already enrolled for the weekly online training.  

Having undergone the basic training, a social worker from Uttarakhand said, “I was happy to attend the course. Some of the most important points were communications, psychosocial and spiritual issues, grief, and bereavement along with the importance of the mental health of caregivers (us) during COVID-19. I am grateful to Pallium India for all their efforts. We are forever grateful.”

A medical officer at a public hospital in Uttarakhand added, “I learned to not get agitated during my work and listen to the patient and their family patiently. To take more time in understanding them and not to rush to any decision or advice. Check my emotions. Use of psychotherapy and drugs in palliative care.” 

To sustainably manage COVID 19, few palliative care experts in Kerala came together to form an informal task force (PallicovidKerala) to develop an e-book on guidelines for integration of palliative care with COVID-care.  Aimed at healthcare professionals in their tireless battle against the pandemic, the algorithm-based e-book derived from evidence-based guidelines and advisories from around the world helps enhance their existing skill sets. 

Applauding the efforts of the PallicovidKerala team, State Nodal Officer National Program for Palliative Care Dr. Fareeduzzafar said, “This is a very commendable task and we are happy that our healthcare workers are being empowered with the relevant palliative care tools to sustainably manage COVID 19. We have received good feedback from the participants and are grateful to the team providing the training.”

Sessions are conducted on the ECHO platform and participants meet for five days, 1hr 15min daily to go through a lecture, case study, and open discussions. This rapidly equips them to practice palliative care, relevant to meet the needs of the patient and their families who are going through suffering and anticipatory grief. Acknowledging the efforts of the Uttarakhand government, Dr. M R Rajagopal, Director, Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences said, “I congratulate the Uttarakhand Government in seeing the value of this training and encouraging the service providers to participate and learn how to be more compassionate and take informed decisions for treatment and self-care as well.  This simple solution if adopted by all governments will immeasurably bolster our healthcare force for the current and future emergencies.” 

Topics of online training include the relevance of Palliative Care in COVID 19 and concept of grief and bereavement, management of important symptoms in COVID 19 (Cough, Breathlessness/delirium/Fever/ Myalgia), how to provide emotional support by applying basic principles of communication, triage in COVID 19 with special reference to the management of ethical issues, psychosocial interventions in COVID 19, and burn-out and self-care, a statement issued here by Pallium India said. 

Pallium India (www.palliumindia.org) is a national registered trust formed to address the needs of people who are suffering from terrible pain and isolation due to cancer, AIDS, paralysis or other prolonged, debilitating illness. Pallium India strives to address the needless suffering of those millions in India and enable them to live a life of dignity and self-respect. Pallium India works in collaboration with several national and international organisations to improve the accessibility and affordability of pain relief drugs (opioids) and other low cost medicines, to ensure the availability of palliative care services in India and to improve the quality of palliative care services provided by the healthcare and allied health care professionals. 

Lockdown, in wake of COVID-19, has brought pets and their owners closer than ever. As the society gets accustomed to the new normal, our pets are trying hard too, to adapt to the world that is changing every single day. Now with the Unlocking 0.1 underway, while you are getting ready to get back to your life, as it was before the Corona outbreak, have you thought about how your pet needs to be trained to adapt to the new normal? The best way to care for your pet’s mental wellbeing and to train them well for the post-COVID-19 world is to take him to the Sovereign Dog Training School. The School’s motto is “You & Your Dog deserve the best!”

The Dog Training School

Sovereign Dog Training School is a full-service dog training facility that specializes in obedience training, agility and behavior modification. The man behind this school is Sandeep Lad. Sandeep is the Training Director, Founder and Owner of the School and he possesses 18+ years of extensive and diverse experience of training dogs. He trains dogs in the privacy of a dog owner’s home/surroundings with minimal distractions and at a convenient time. Sandeep has worked with renowned dog trainers from the US, Europe, which helped him learn new techniques and keep himself updated in this field. He also attends various seminars to keep adding to his knowledge trove. Sandeep’s calm & cool approach, coupled with his patience and a good sense of humor, makes the training sessions a breeze for your pet.

Guidance & Structure

Sandeep has trained more than 1800 dogs of different breeds and has solved more than 10,000 small or and big behaviour related issues in his career. He has also educated more than 25000 pet owners. This experience has led him to develop a personalized, creative and distinguished program to motivate & stimulate your dog. The dog is trained to learn commands in a gentle, relaxed, and unhurried manner. Sandeep can train dogs of any age and breed. His training sessions are customized, enjoyable and fun for the furry friends and focus on its mental, physical and emotional stimulation. The training program contains private dog training sessions too. The main purpose of Sandeep’s training schedule is to create effective strategies to help dog owners as well as the whole family to feel comfortable and confident around their pet.

Dog Training Certifications

Sandeep is the first Indian trainer whose trained dog was adjudged “Canine Good Citizen” with a certificate from the FCI (Kennel Club of India). He is also the first Indian dog trainer whose trained dog participated in the International Sport Dog called B or BH Begleithunde – a combination of temperament & obedience tests. This is a preliminary, perquisite test for a dog, who passes it to get his/her IGP/Schutzhund titles. So, if you are interested in working the man’s best friend and train it as well, the Sovereign Dog Training School also provides comprehensive Professional Dog Training Certifications.

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Fashion and Lifestyle Bloggers and Influencers in India have been thriving and they serve as an important tool for fashion brands that want to reach out to an audience and colossal markets. From new clothing lines to accessories to designer labels and fashion events to fashion trends and styles — fashion bloggers are an expert on everything fashion. And one of the rising stars of the Fashion Influencer world is Aastha Mehta, who is currently a full-time Fashion, Beauty, Travel, and Lifestyle Influencer hailing from Mumbai. 

“Fashion was always my passion and there are no two ways about that. There never was.” Aastha added. She studied in London and along with her master’s degree she got one more thing back home with her – A dream of becoming a successful Fashion Influencer. 

“As for me, Fashion is freedom. It allows me to be who I am. It’s about being yourself. Fashion is about expressing yourself through your fashion choices. My idealogy has always been: ‘If people are going to stare, make it worth their while. Don’t do Fashion. Be Fashion” say’s Aastha. From highlighting current fashion trends, styles, and styling inspiration to reviewing luxury products, beauty recommendations, makeup videos, skincare and haircare hacks, lifestyle enthusiast, and a travel junkie at heart. Aastha also voiced out her awe-inspiring opinions and beliefs through her blog which brings out her strong powerful influential self through every post! Her followers adore her infectious, gleeful, and miraculous vibe which she spills on her page. She makes our wanderlust REAL. Her zest for life is spiteful. Truly, a self-made Boss Lady of her own empire!

She made her way up her dreams and she gives all the credit to her family and friends who stood by her like a rock and supported her in every way to become who she is today. “They are my world and they will always have my back,” she said. She has also been one of the finest Bollywood and Fashion content writers at India’s leading publication house at the Times Network where her content had millions of readers and her articles were always trending. Aastha knew content writing, how to crack breaking news, making it to the headlines, social media audiences, hashtags, how to shoot a Vlog, photography, etc. and these were also all the skills she needed to start a blog by herself. That’s when life came together for her and she finally pushed herself and persuaded her dream of Blogging.

“The best part about Blogging is that the content you create is an expression or rather a part of you. It’s such a beautiful platform to express. Not just fashion, styling, beauty; there are so many things we bloggers or influencers can take up and change. We become walking talking advertisements to brands and companies. If we promote something good, something helpful to society, it can make such a huge impact and change millions of opinions. You have the power of VOICE. That’s the best part about blogging” Aastha said as she signed off. 

Aastha’s Instagram handle is @thebellame.co where she has more than 20K followers! 

We are sure that this Boss Lady is going to get out there to be a huge trendsetter very soon.

At first, she used to wake up every morning and rush to her workplace and do the regular morning grind of content writers…Find out “what’s trending?”….now she wakes up to see that she is “Trending” all over social media!

Now that’s what we call a journey from dreaming the dream and living the dream ??

29-year-old global impact entrepreneur Pratik Gauri is on the path to positively impact 6 billion humans by redefining “business as usual”

COVID 19 crisis has made everyone believe “Business As Usual” won’t work. We need to redefine the way we do business. What will be the post-COVID-19 new normal? 5th Industrial Revolution!
Business and Impact can go hand-in-hand and companies can make more profits if they positively impact society. Impact entrepreneur Pratik Gauri has proven companies end up making more profits if they focus on impact. He has been helping fortune 500 brands move from for-profit to for-benefit. This is what he calls the “5th Industrial Revolution.”
In the Fifth Industrial Revolution, humans and machines will dance together, metaphorically, writes Pratik in his article published in The European Sting.  “5IR is about using frontier technology created in 4IR ( AI / IoT / Blockchain etc ) to positively impact humanity”, says Pratik.
Gauri has also successfully proven that companies get a better ROV (Return On Value) when they mobilise marketing money towards social causes. Through 5th Element Group, a global impact consultancy he runs in India, he mobilises millions of marketing dollars for social causes which increases ‘Brand Warmth’ of the brands.
In January 2020, he also helped take RB’s Harpic Mission Paani stewarded by Amitabh Bacchhan to World Economic Forum in Davos. Amidst COVID 19, he and his colleagues at 5th Element Group helped build “Some Good News”, a global news phenomenon by actor John Krasinski by mobilising money from Pepsico and Starbucks towards restaurant associations.
Gauri founded his first startup when he was 16, and since then he has founded 8 purpose startups in the 5IR Space. “The only way to be successful in post COVID-19 world is by creation of omniwins”, says Gauri. He has managed to create win-win partnerships between Fortune 500 companies, Ultra High Net Worth Individuals / Family Offices, Social Entrepreneurs, and Government. 
Globe-trotter Pratik went to 26 countries last year and represented India at prestigious covenings like World Economic Forum in Davos, Skoll World Forum in Oxford, Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo, and United Nations in New York. He also won Gold at the UNLEASH innovation lab for SDGs in China.
Among his many awards, he has been named a GreenBiz Global “30 under 30”, BP Scholar, WEF Global Shaper, Climate Leader trained by US Vice President Al Gore, Ambassador at One Young World, and Asia’s top 50 voices by Earth Day Network.Looking at his vision and plans, this 29-year-old is definitely on the path to becoming a self-made billionaire. When asked about his plans to become a billionaire, he smiles and says, “If i can make 6 billion people live more abundant lives by building unicorn startups in the 5IR space, i’m certain i’ll have an abundant life too.”The world certainly needs more impact entrepreneurs like Pratik to redefine “business as usual.”
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Food that makes you feel even hungrier, as soon as you taste it, that’s the skill showcased by Taha Maklai. Sugarskull.ae aka Taha Maklai is a dessert specialist, who has been creating enchanting and irresistible desserts with such great aesthetics and zeal, that he has procured immense recognition. Taha is an experienced food blogger as well, commencing blogging 3+ years back and establishing his grandeur. Capturing the spellbinding aesthetics in the lenses of his camera, the pictures can make people crave for more.
Acknowledgment and recognition paved his way to success. Prominent collaborators and many prestigious bloggers have already started to work with him closely and Taha has collaborated and amalgamated his knowledge with theirs, to engender innovative ideas. Not being limited to a dessert specialist, Taha Maklai is not only independent but a versatile and illustrious person.  Prodigal photography, combined with varying skills of creating a variety of promotional content, engendering innovative hashtags and captions that mystify people ad make them go beyond crazy! Being highly interactive, Maklai also offers great giveaways. These skills grasped the attention of many and dragged him to the limelight.

Adding to his splendor, he has been featured in Khaleej Times, CosmoMiddleast  and also the dessert specialist procured top post on #dessert and #dessertporn. A lively and energetic aura around him, Maklai is a conversationalist and a food connoisseur. He believes in acquiring the true essence of life and has created a phrase for himself – “Life is short, why not the dessert first”. Aiming to be at the pinnacle in the list of dessert specialists in his region, he is endeavoring to achieve what he has proclaimed. His content is so unparalleled and appealing, it adds to the gravity of his desserts. The delectable desserts are right on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sugarskull.ae/
As admirable he is now, we hope Taha Maklai becomes the top-notch dessert specialist and soon becomes a food king proffering us with more delicious delights!

Salman Mithani’s Ishq Da Rog released June 5, 2020, and has been making serious noise in the Bollywood industry, racking up nearly half a million views in its first week. According to Salman, his first single is about remembering a lost love and brings up feelings of nostalgia. He stated that the song was created in a tough time of his life after he’d taken a pause from music, so signing it to Zee Music Company meant a lot to him and his team.  
Salman is a Houston based Bollywood singer and songwriter. His interest in music began at the early age of 6, and he spent his teenage years learning the piano, guitar, and singing on his YouTube channel. He was also inspired to sing by his older brother, Raheel Mithani. He was eventually noticed by Zee Music Company, a major Bollywood music publishing label, and has since released singles such as Tu Jo Kahe and Ishq Da Rog with Zee. He has also collaborated with artists such as Shahzeb Tejani on his song Apna Bana Le Na. 
Salman has created a big fan base around the world, primarily in India. According to one of his recent Instagram posts, he has a few surprises in the works for his fans and well-wishers. He has also been dropping hints about new music releasing this year.
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With this ever-increasing number of digital creators, Saumya Chaudhary – “Backyardblender” has made her position in a powerful way. Entertainment industry never forgets to highlight catfights or put people in a position that increases tension between co-workers. Most of the time men get away with “Bhai-Bhai” tag but what about women? Just to ease out the tension and create a healthy environment between their mates. Saumya Chaudhary took an opportunity to talk about womanhood through her Instagram channel and shares her liberal thoughts on how women can support women and achieve their goal unanimously.  

“Staying together is staying strong.” we all must have heard but its implementation is the real struggle. Backyardblender took this responsibility to make it’s her life goal and spread awareness about the power of unity as much she can. As she loves to talk about women related issues recently she added a new category in her blog backyardblender.com about women health. Under this category, she addresses the issues like PCOD, personal hygiene, Mensuration and many more other topics that are often overlooked. Here not only physical health is covered but also mental health. Her recent addition is loved by her fans. 

Saumya Chaudhary is not afraid to talk about her insecurities and struggle. Her genuineness is attracting a lot of audiences and becoming a sensation on social media. Her transparency and positive attitude helped her gain thousands of followers on Instagram. 

She wants to revolutionise the concept of stereotypical thinking. She talks about being limitless with no fear of judgement. This lead to her self acceptance or self-love story. She inspired a lot of women around here and gathered a lot of admiration. 

BACKGROUND STORY 

Our Backyardblender started her blog in the year 2017 as a fashion only blog where she shared her comfortable style. After getting a lot of admiration on social media she expanded it to travel, food and lifestyle. Within a span of 2 years, she gained a lot of popularity that she decided to continue it full time after her college. She is a computer science engineer by profession and graduated in the year 2019 from Jaypee institute of information technology, Noida. She is a risk-taker as she didn’t take any job after graduation to aid her entrepreneurial journey. This career of her dreams is not funded by her family. So Saumya Chaudhary used her technical knowledge to build her website and named it “ Backyardblender “. Backyardblender creates all easy and relatable content for her audience. She started doing small brand collaborations and invested in her digital business wisely. Later her fame got bigger and helped her collaborate with bigger names likes Zee tv, Samsung and many more. As of now, she doesn’t have any permanent creative teams. But working with many freelancers for her content. Most of her content creation is contributed by Tushal Kansal – Shutterclickdown ( Photographer and videographer). 

Some say it is the natural talents that make an individual an actor, while others are of the opinion that sometimes in life people might not be born with innate abilities, but they can always make it a point to learn the art and transform themselves into a learned actor. That’s also the reason why there are a number of acting schools in our country & around the world that give an aspiring artist the required confidence in life to make them believe in their dreams & take the first step towards success. Kapilakshi Malhotra is a combination of both these categories, precisely because she not only had an innate acting talent in her but she also worked upon herself a lot, and finally emerged as an artist that our country should be proud about.

The upcoming name in Bollywood draws out a few acting skills she has learned so far in her journey & urges other actors as well to work upon the same to excel in their craft as an artist.

• Work for a fabulous screen/stage presence: Malhotra suggests that an actor first must always know how to stand in front of the camera/audience. He/she must practice a lot for gaining the needed confidence to face them. It is only through this that an actor becomes poised & self-assertive.

• Get engrossed into the character: By getting engrossed, an actor can get into the skin of the character. Malhotra points out that an actor can become an artist when he/she is aware of what they need to give in to that particular character to make it look believable.

• Improve your ability to memorize lines: This may seem tough for some in the beginning, but Malhotra says that once the actors know what the character feels & believe in, memorizing lines get more natural which ups the confidence.

• Get a creative insight: An actor must also be continuously churning new ideas in his/her mind to offer their creative insights to that particular character, believes Malhotra. She says that when an actor knows what to provide to a character, the performance reaches much higher levels.

Belonging to Jaipur, Rajasthan, Malhotra trusted her instincts & after completing her studies, tried her hands at modeling with walking for many designers on the ramp and did catalog shoots as well for them. To know more about acting, she even joined the theatre & did multiple plays. After this, she decided to give films a shot & auditioned for a role in a Telugu movie. Soon, she got selected & there we saw her on the silver screen in a Tollywood film called “Prema Pipasi” which got released in the first quarter this year.

Being just 24 & born on October 15, 1996, Malhotra has no reason to stop in her career as she is determined to work even harder to make her name count in the leading actresses of Bollywood as well.

Silky Shillu, better known as Silky is an established personality in the fashion industry and page 3 circle of Delhi. A successful entrepreneur and an interior designer for the luxury range, she has also done lots of ad-shoots and fashion shows as a ramp model and is known for picking the title of “Mrs. Royal Queen India Crown” in 2017.

In a short span, she has procured many assorted achievements in multiple fields and is a successful entrepreneur, model, fashion-judge, and socialite.

Having shared the stage with many well-known celebrities as the judge of fashion shows, Silky understands the depth of fashion & modeling!

Silky has played the lead role as an actress in a YouTube Music video and has more shoots lined up in 2020-21.

Born in an established business family of Delhi, she completed her education from Delhi University and soon ventured into business.

Married and blessed with twin daughters, she balances her role as a wife, mother and entrepreneur perfectly.

As director of Reddwings productions, Silky has been at the helm of many successful fashion events for professional and fresh faces in India & abroad.

Reddwings production organized fashion and talent show in Dubai, UAE in 2019 which was covered by Starplus Dubai.

She is going to bring a new, unique, online international fashion show – Mrs. Fame Queen under the banner of Reddwings productions.

This year, she’d be seen in a Hindi web series, and also in two song videos as the female lead in 2020-21! 

Our heartiest wishes to the glamorous girl who is fast becoming a household name in this industry – Silky – Go conquer hearts!

With cutting-edge nutrition research and years of practice, Shikha has also launched a virtual diet academy platform to give access to more and more people about the knowledge of dieting and nutrition while making eating joyful again. It elaborates on the concepts of Indian spices and how they help in maintaining a healthy lifestyle without any exercise. The magical diet and learning program train people to become famous dietitians and nutritionists. The best part about this unique program is, under-graduates can also apply!

The novel coronavirus pandemic has hit the world with unprecedented challenges. As social distancing and work from home have become the new normal, ‘stay fit, stay home’ is trending.

There is an exponential rise in the demand for fitness and wellness practices, during the lockdown. People are taking it as an opportunity to shift to a healthy lifestyle and bring some permanent changes in their diet and nutrition intake.

Solving the speculation around health and food during a global pandemic, an internationally renowned, celebrity dietician and nutritionist, Shikha A Sharma, Fat to Slim, has an unparalleled vision and passion for weight loss and improving health outcomes through home-cooked food with Indian spices.

Making an impressive impact on the industry, Shikha has worked with renowned celebrities like Arshi Khan, Tanaz Irani, Rizwan Sajan, Khushi Mukherjee, Kangana Sharma, Roshni Walia, etc. According to information, more than one lakh people have lost weight with the help of her ‘eat, sleep and no exercise’ fitness routine during the lockdown.

“The fitness movement has been a driving force in India for more than a decade now. The industry evolved rapidly with new practices and techniques. From kickboxing, Zumba to new-age specialty diets, superfoods and super nutrients changing lifestyle and new demands by people has outpaced our traditional wisdom to a certain extent”, said Shikha,

“What we need to stay fit, and eat healthily, we have it right here in our kitchens!”, she added.