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Peace Gathering held for Aanchal Kohli

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Dehradun, On the occasion of the Death Anniversary of Late Aanchal Kohli, members of the Kohli family, relatives and friends organised a Peace Gathering at Gandhi Park, Rajpur Road, Dehradun, today evening.

Organized in the memory and support of Doonite born and brought up Aanchal Kohli who was found dead in her apartment some three years ago.

The murder case was transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last January, but there has been very slow progress, with the accused in the case, Rahul Pandhi, out on bail.

Candles were lit in the loving memory of Aanchal, followed by 2 minutes of silence. Post which her parents and siblings updated the close knit gathering on what had conspired since and where the case stood as of today.

Talking about the status of the case, mother of Aanchal, Anjum Kohli said, “The culprits Rahul Pandhi and the ones involved in the murder of our daughter roam free on bail. It’s been three years, we’ve been fighting for justice. It is our humble request to the CBI and the officials to please expedite the process. We will fight until justice is served.”

The family and friends gathered at the Peace Gathering had full faith in the Indian Judicial system and were hopeful that justice would be served without further delay, bringing some sense of closure and relief to the bereaved Kohli family.

Cookies from super crop: The best of taste and health

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Cookies made from indigenous crop

For those of you who have had enough of factory made biscuits or rock hard local imitations, there is good news: Uttarkashi based ‘The Farmhaus Cafe & Bakery,’ the first of its kind. This German Bakery is run by the dynamic-duo Aakriti Rawat from Pauri and her German partner Stephan Pöllman, have made some interesting additions to their recipes: healthy cookies made from Raagi and Amaranth, indigenous crops from the hills of Uttarakhand.

“What makes it very special for us is that we wish to encourage local farmers to continue to grow their indigenous, super food crop like Raagi and Amaranth. At the same time we wish to employ more and more women in our business,” Aakriti tells us.

On the same lines, helping them out is Assistant Baker, 23-year-old Karishma from village Malla. An innocent Karishma confides in me, “When I first tasted the Raagi-Mandua cookies I was pleasantly surprised at how good they tasted. Mandua is something that we fed our cattle. Unaware that these could be turned into something so delicious and healthy. This is a great initiative, and now we are trying out recipes with Amaranth (chaulaee) as well. I am excited to learn something new everyday.”

Having lived in metropolitans, the duo is aware of the demand for healthy food options and is trying to plug the gap, by providing nutritious, organic homemade cookies made from super crop for city folks for starters.

“We have developed two kind of cookies – Raagi & Amaranth. Raagi cookies have almost 70% Mandua flour. Many other ingredients like apples, walnuts, jaggery etc. are locally sourced from Hursil and in and around Uttarkashi,” an added asset as Aakriti mentions.

Having grown up on cakes and cookies as a child, Stephan, an economist by profession but a baker by choice, puts it simply: ‘Baking runs in our family!’ The young man has been experimenting successfully with recipes from home but using indigenous nutritious ingredients from Uttarakashi, which to everyone’s pleasant surprise has worked out well.

Looking for a broader horizon, Aakriti and Stephan are on the look out for outlets for their ‘German cookies’ in Rishikesh, Dehradun & hopefully Delhi in the first stage. Those interested can get in touch with them to choose from an array of cookies. A sampling of each cookie out does the other in texture, feel and flavour.

To order:

Raagi: Chocolate Chip Raagi cookie, Coconut Jaggery Raagi cookie (Vegan), Coconut Raagi cookie, Almond-Butter Raagi cookie, Apple Oat Raagi cookie

Amaranth (Chaulaee) cookies:- Lemon Amaranth cookie, Coconut Amaranth cookie

Click/ call: https://www.facebook.com/thefarmhaus.ukt/ +91 98711 85941

Bharat Rang Mahotsav comes to Dehradun

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Dehradun, A parallel edition of 21st Bharat Rang Mahotsav is being held in Dehradun. Considered one of India’s biggest theatre festival, the Mahotsav is wooing audiences with world-class theatre showcasing modern theatre & regional dance forms.

Organised by National School of Drama in collaboration with the Department of Art & Culture, Government of Uttrakhand. The seven-day festival began on February 6 and will continue until the 12th of this month.

Sh. Abdul Latif Khatana, Chief (Tie), NSD says, “During the festival, theatre enthusiasts will be treated to an exciting mix of modern theatre that promises an indulging theatre experience, alongside authentic ‘deep-remote-area’ regional and international performances.”

The 21st Bharat Rang Mahotsav is showcasing a range of productions comprising  of 7 shows from critically acclaimed plays, carefully curated from across India and around the world. Among four Indian plays, two plays would be held in Bengali and one each in Assamese and Malayalam. Whereas, two international performances from Sri Lanka and Nepal will be staged in English and Nepalese respectively.

Dr. Arjun Deo Charan, Acting Chairman, NSD said “BRM aims at uniting individuals. BRM has been an exceptionally effective celebration drawing in a ton of crowd and we trust a comparative run for the current year as well.“

Telling us more about the week long festival, Suresh Sharma, Director In-charge, National School of Drama (NSD), said, “The 21st Bharat Rang Mahotsav focuses on providing an engaging audience experience. There are shows that will leave a far larger imprint on the audience than just making them simply watch something. Hence the audience will also experience the importance of space, design and environments.”

Besides the plays,  traditional dance and folk performances will be staged round the clock at the venue.  21st Bharat Rang Mahotsava is also being hosted parallel in other cities viz. New Delhi, Dehradun, Nagpur, Villupuram and Puducherry.

Doon artist completes art project for Jammu Airport

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The painter lost in his world of colours

Dehradun: Anshu Mohan an expert on Pahadi miniature painting and a resident of Mathorawalla in Dehradun has been very busy over the past few months. The artist has been busy filling colours to a 25X3 feet and 23X3 feet (total 49X3 feet) canvas which will soon adorn the walls of the Jammu Airport.

Finished adding final touches to his work, Anshu tells us, “I painted a replica of Krishna-Radha series in Basholi style. The artwork for the Jammu airport is a part of the Rasamanjari series, based on the work of 15th century Sanskrit poet Bhanudatta.”

While most miniature paintings are on A3/A4 size, for Anshu, the fact that he had to replicate his miniature work onto a 49 feet canvass, was challenging but thrilling at the same time.

The pahari canvass which will bring alive the walls of Jammu Airport

The project which started in December 2019, took a little over two months to be completed, a relieved Anshu tells us over the phone, “ Today I finally packed and couriered the canvass, which should soon be on display.”

Since early childhood whenever Anshu visited museums across the country where he was attracted to various paintings on display and that is where his inspiration came from, “Even today, I am trying to follow the art which was there 200 years ago, I try to recreate the same genre of painting and technique with colours.”

Pursuing his Doctorate from Mansingh Tomar University in Gwalior, Anshu Mohan holds practical workshops for Fine Art students all over India as he feels, though faculties pay attention to theory there is a lack of practical knowledge in a field which is all about expression in various mediums.

Today, the artist’s work adorn the wall’s of various Institutes such as Archeological Survey of India, Bharat Bhawan, Kangra Museum to name a few and when he is not putting paint to canvas, Anshu Mohan is delving into history to learn more about Indian and Garhwali Miniature Paintings.

Brand audits to make MNC’s responsible for their waste

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Dehradun, Brand audits by Social Development for Communities a.k.a. SDC Foundation in Dehradun is being carried out to focus on making companies responsible for ‘their’ waste as per the Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016.

Dehradun based SDC Foundation has undertaken the initiative to conduct a series of brand audits in the city.  The objective of the brand audit is to collect plastic waste and identify the major plastic polluting corporate brands. The Foundation has pledged to conduct a series of such brand audits throughout the year.

The campaign was kick-started on Monday near Aashirward Enclave and Vasant Vihar in Dehradun. The first brand audit by SDC Foundation was conducted along with two other organizations; Tabdeel and Vikalp. Students from UPES also participated in the program. Plastic waste was collected from the entire area, categorised brand wise and audited.

“The plastic waste collected during the brand audit has been categorised into three categories; branded waste, non-branded waste and non-woven plastic bags“, said Anoop Nautiyal, Founder, SDC Foundation. During the audit, 27 Kgs of non-branded plastic waste collected, which belonged to no specific brand.  Other categories of plastic waste included the branded plastic waste which weighed around 8.5 kgs.  4.7 kgs of non-woven plastic bags were collected which are being sold in the market as an alternative to cloth bags, Anoop Nautiyal added. The SDC Foundation will continue to execute such brand audits throughout the year with the objective to sensitise people about single-use plastic waste and hold the companies accountable for the plastic waste being used in their packaging processes.

“Brands like Sunfeast, Lays, Kurkure, Uncle Chips, Haldiram’s, O Yes, Tata Salt, Cadbury and others emerged as major plastic polluters“, informed Rishabh Shrivastava from SDC Foundation. He also said that the audit clearly highlights the blatant violation of plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the companies. He added, “that companies shall act and implement the legal doctrine of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in order to create plastic free cities and towns.” 

Along with Anoop Nautiyal and Rishabh Shrivastava from SDC Foundation, senior members like Subhash Silawat, Dr. L.M.S Upreti, Tarun Goyal from Vikalp, Udit Raj Sharma from Tabdeel, Pyare Lal, Praveen Upreti, Gautam Kumar and Aadarsh were also present during the audit.

Sarmang MTB Challenge Kimadi organised by Sarmang Adventure Tours.

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Dehradun, To promote mountain biking in Uttarakhand, a cycle race Sarmang MTB Challenge, Kimadi was organised today morning by Sarmang Adventure Tours.

45 riders from various parts of India such as Mumbai, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and  the home state participated in the cycle race which started at 6:30 a.m. from Parade Ground and reached Kimadi via Purukul. The cyclist rode through Kwality Chowk – Dilaram Chowk – New Cantt Road – Supply – Bijapur Bridge – Gajiawala – Chandroti Bridge – Purkul – Bhitalli Village and came to a stop at Kimadi village.

Despite  the terrain being both uphill and challenging, there were no quitters!

Winners under various categories were:

Under 18 Years: Pranav Panwar, Rakshit Joshi and Shobhit Negi

18-30 Years Vijay Pratap Singh ,Lakhvinder Singh, Prasad Vijay Shetty

31-45 Years Manoj Malla, Ashok Limbu and Balwant Chhetri

45-60 Years Sohan Singh Rawat and Alok Chhetri

Under the female category: Anjali Bhandari Simmi Pardal

All the participants appreciated the  format of mountain cycling and wished to see more such races in Uttarakhand, as they all felt that the hill-state had potential to promote and conduct Mountain Terrain Cycling.

 

The event was hosted by coach Naresh Nayal,  Alpi Gulati flagged off the race and then Alpi Gulati and Jagjit Singh awarded trophies to winners. Medal and certificates were awarded to all those who crossed the finishing line.

The organising team included Anil Mohan, Arjun Singh, Ravinder Singh, Deepak Banthwan, Amit Bhetwal, Vikesh, Jagjit Singh, Manik Verma, Palak Verma, Jitu Kaithait.

Vikas Jyoti: Uttarakhandi living his Mumbai dreams

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Living his dream in Mumbai

“When I used to do theatre in Delhi there were very few Pahadis’ in the industry, but now, very often, I bump into pahadis’ from my home-state working on making their dreams come true in Mumbai. We all are an extended family out here!” Vikas Jyoti, a man who wears many hats tells me over the phone from Mumbai.

Born and brought up in Delhi, where Vikas’s grandfather came as a sixteen-year-old young lad, as part of the great male exodus from Uttarakhand and set up home. Vikas completed  a course in Theatre Acting from the renowned Shriram Centre in New Delhi and was a regular in the theatre circles in the city.

In the year 2008, he moved to Mumbai to see what the mayanagri had in store for him and he was not disappointed, “in Mumbai, a friend of mine was working as a Casting Director and asked me to come and audition. Once done, I was hooked for life.”

With a decade of experience as a Casting Director Vikas has worked on television shows such as Ek Hasina Thi for Star plus, Bayhadh for Sony Entertainment to name a few. Like in all jobs, when stagnation set in he turned Creative Head for Sanjeevani on Star Plus. I ask him about his first love, acting, he fill us in, “Somehow when I came to Mumbai, I couldn’t pay much attention towards acting, but today I hold acting workshops.” 

A piece of advice to those who wish to foray into the world of entertainment, Vikas Jyoti advises: “Fluent diction and acting skills is what will see you make it big!”

Talking about his Uttarakhand connect Vikas wishes to visit his home state more often. He and a couple of his friends from the industry are in talks of bringing a project to the hill-state so that not only can they bring ‘their’ talent here, but also tap raw talent which hasn’t yet got an opportunity to venture out.

For the past ten years, being in the Hindi entertainment industry has he seen a change with millennial making their way to Mumbai from Uttarakhand? Pat comes the reply, “There is a growing trend of young talent coming to the industry from the interiors of the hill-state, which is very heartening to see. These young talents are professional, disciplined, goal oriented and promising faces whom I am sure, will do very well in the years to come.”

Come and get a flavour of Uttarakhand in Delhi

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Recently, a lot was spoken and written about the missing Uttarakhand tableau from the 71st Republic Day Parade held in New Delhi. But a few select products and food items of the hill-state at the Uttarakhand Pavilion are making news for all the good reason.

Stalls at the Uttarakhand Pavilion, at the ongoing Bharat Parv organized in the sprawling lawns of the Red Fort in Delhi are catering to everyone’s need.

As part of the Festival of India, where all State and Department tableaus are on display for public, stalls from all States and Union Territories have put forward an array of display, bringing with them a piece of art, craft, culture and flavor from home.

Two stalls of the hill-state of Uttarakhand are overflowing with colourful Chardham Printed Kurta to Pahadi Topi By Soham, Junyali the ‘Pahadi Musical Doll’, Pahadi Theme Design, Organic Soaps, Jute Hand Bags, T-shirt, Pahadi Biscuits & products by Himadri all available under one roof.

Raman Shelly of The Tuds who also got a chance to participate with some new products and designs, tells Newspost, “We have recently launched a Juice Brand called “Rhodo,” ready to drink rhododendron drink and malta juice which are being appreciated this season.”

Despite NRC and CAA protests, roadblocks, braving the winter fog and cold many residents from Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and NCR have made a beeline to the Red Fort lawns to check out the amazing collection at stalls dotting the landscape.

The five-day exhibit opens from 12:00 in the noon to 9:00 p.m. at night, will end on the 31st of January. Perhaps today or tomorrow one could make a quick trip to Uttarakhand Pavilion, soak up some sun and take back a flavor from the hills or an apparel which makes us feel a connect to our home away from home.

Uttarakhandi Akangsha Rawat makes waves in Mumbai

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Uttarakhandi by birth, Akangsha Rawat has made her screen presence felt in the world of Hindi entertainment. A native of Kendul village near Vyas Ghat, in Pauri district, her family moved to Delhi soon after her birth to join their father who worked in the hotel industry there.

Since a child, lean and tall Akangsha took to modelling when in school and participated in many shows as well. Post her schooling and graduation from Delhi Akangsha played the lead role in Tolichuplone a Telugu movie and then moved to the ‘city of dreams,’ Mumbai. It is in Mumbai, that she completed her post graduation in Advertising and Marketing from St. Xavier’s College and did a short stint in event management as well. Soon she realized she was not cut out for the job and turned to acting and modelling instead.

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At her mother’s insistence Akangsha entered the world of Indian television. Luckily for her first big break came as a lead role in Sahara One’s famous show “Solah Shringar.” She appeared in Sony TV’s Palampur Express, her character Kritida in the Radha Krishn on Star Bharat got her instant fame and recognition.

In the year 2018, the young lady gave it all up and moved to their home in the hills fulfilling with her ailing mother’s last wish. Once here, Akangsha nursed her mother for six months, unfortunately my mother did not live to see my return to television, but I feel her constant presence and blessings in all that I undertake, she tells us. Adding “It was ma’s dream for me to take up television and that encouraged me to make a comeback.

Recently Akangsha bagged the coveted role of Parvati in & TV’s new serial “Kahat Hanuman – Jai Shri Ram”. In the serial, Shiva and Parvati narrate the life story of Hanuman. Akangsha Rawat considers playing the role of deities as shower of blessings from God.

What would her ideal holiday be? Whenever work permits, it is a quick trip to our ancestral home in Uttarakhand that revives and refreshes my soul. Her future plans? “In the near future, I want to settle in the mountains – my village home and do something for my people.”

Her message to aspiring young minds: remain focused and be a better judge of human beings. As she rushes for her next take, we wish the young, talented lady all the best in all her future endeavours.

Do catch Akangsha Rawat on “Kahat Hanuman – Jai Shri Ram” every Monday to Friday at 9.30 pm on End TV.

Rishikesh to host awareness workshop on green initiative

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Rishikesh, Under the Great Global Cleanup program of Earth Day Network/EDN, a number of programs in collaboration with local coordinators Shyamlal, Lok Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan (LPSS) have been held in the recent past.

Taking the initiative forward, tomorrow i.e. 29th of January, 2020 Earth Day Network and Lok Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan will come together to organize an awareness workshop on green initiative at Ganga Resort, Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh at 11.00 a.m.

Over 500 students, teachers, saints and local community partaking in the event, which will be presided by Swati Singh, Principal, Purnanand School. Dharam Singh Meena, IFS, District Forest Officer has agreed to be the Chief Guest. Along with officials of Earth Day Network, B.P. Bhatt, Executive Officer, Muni Ki Reti Municipality will also be present at the occasion.

With the target of distributing 50,000 cloth bags to replace plastic bags in the area, seven hundred cloth bags will be distributed for free and once the target of cloth bags is completed, it will replace almost 12.50 lakhs of plastic bags from the surroundings of river Ganga. Along with that, a batch of twenty women who trained in stitching and sewing at the Stitching Centre set up at LPSS will be awarded certificates.

On April 13th, last year, a 9-day rally was flagged off from Devprayag to Haridwar which witnessed awareness programs to sensitize students of local schools, along with a plantation drive of 5,000 trees along the Ganges.

Thereafter on 2nd October 2019, a 3-day Padyatra was organized from Rishikesh to Haridwar. Enroute the 28 kms the team assisted with volunteers collected plastic waste and disposed it systematically.

The aim of Earth Day Network along with its local co-ordinators is to clean the Ganges from Devprayag, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Varanasi all along to Gangasagar.

Earth Day Network (EDN) an international environmental NGO has grown in numbers since its inception on Earth Day i.e. April 22, 1970. Today the network works with over 75,000 partners in 195 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement.

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