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Automobiles MG Motor #futureiscalling

Automobiles have always been a big part of my life, and, I’m sure, they always will be. I believe most of the millennials grow up planning what car will they drive once they start earning their own money and as each stage of our life progresses the better cars replace the older ones … from bikes to cars the beautiful journey marks the progress chart of our professional and personal landmarks. That’s how automobiles hold value and importance in our lives.

As someone said, “a dream without ambition is like a car without petrol or gas…your not going anywhere.” Similarly, I feel automobiles occupy a major space and share of our milestone achievements.

Recently I got this chance to review the not yet launched cool car by @mgmotoindia.

What is it about cars that moves me… what is it that turns my heart on. The sound of a great engine, the uniqueness, and unity of an automobile’s engineering and coachwork, the history of the company and the car, and, of course, the sheer beauty of the thing.

The sound is so subtle in this petrol-fuelled car that you won’t realise when did it start, the buttery smooth ride, the efficient and powerful drive made me feel I’m racing ahead of the curve….VVAVA VROOM

The beauty of a 360 degree panoramic view that makes it so convincingly convenient, the fully loaded engine, the sun roof and the moon roof, 4 modes with interesting graphic changes and most of all, an amazing music system that comes with 9 Bose speakers. You can get more details if you check my live videos in my Instagram channel to make it easier for you to gauge the interiors and sophisticated engineering of this automobile.

Now doesn’t it give a heavenly feel… I surely got that purring feeling while driving it that is just so worthwhile. I have always loved driving and it’s my stress buster, and as you drive this futuristic model the stress that you have goes immediately out of the window.

This model I drove is MGHS and is soon gonna be available in India so are you ready to take over the future for I surely am ready as #FUTUREISCALLING @mgmotoindia

Cheers and keep vrooooming through the potholes of life with #loftyspectrums and #mgmotorindia and keep writing to us about your experiences with cars… I have a lot to share on this subject once the conversations start…meanwhile loving your mails and messages 💕💕

In collaboration with @MGMOTORINDIA

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Don’t choke-her, instead present her a Choker by Odette this New Year’s 2019

I started this new year’s first weekend with a party and unlike most of the fashion bloggers, I chose to repeat one of my outfits with a twist in style. Why not repeat… for I love the way it makes me look!! Simple ain’t it, why do we have to succumb to the pressure of sporting new dresses, new look each time; I mean to say that I’m a fashion blogger…it doesn’t imply I’m a model. Although I pose n post my pics on social media, my primary work is to talk and write about a trend or lifestyle if it appeals to me ( I don’t believe in writing for whoever pays well, I started this blog to express my opinions and my take on things and situations that appealed aesthetically or artistically to me), my job is to create content. But we have to use our pictures too, ain’t visual medium just the most appealing way to easily convey the message or promote/advertise a product.

Life of a blogger looks so hunky dory, we are always glammed up and attending various sort of social networking events, we are there for the launches of luxury fashion and lifestyle products and we meet the best of people.. right!

Yes it is, but it could also be very demanding, you gotta look your best most of the time, you have people who follow you not in social media but also in real life and girl you have to learn the art of being polite yet keeping your distance…

and then you have your own circle of women and c’mon when do women spare other women!! Nah! So expect the expected… like one of my followers after checking my story came to the hotel where I was dining with my family and insisted on getting a picture. Don’t take me wrong, I’m not trying to say I’m a star 🌟 but all I mean to tell is that I was a plain Jane n I loved his expressions when he felt so sorry for me while I was trying to transform from my role of a mommy, who was desperately trying to make sure her kids eat well, to a Diva who looks flawless ( I know it sounds familiar, isn’t this all of us women do while they juggle roles as a mom, daughter, wife, at workplace & then to a social outings, yes we put up different faces for different places, phases, and people!! It’s the story of all superheroes… aye I love watching #marvelcomics and #DC 🙂 )

Well anyway, talking about my look, I’m so thankful to Mamta Roy to have sent me some of the most exquisite pieces of jewelry from Odette.in and she made sure she sent me all kinds of looks to celebrate my Diwali. I rang in my new year wearing this cut lace powder lavender outfit with the lovely lace and pearls necklace n earrings by #odette for #loftyspectrums #happynewyearbash exclusively.

Lace jewelry is not an everyday thing and it takes out the feminine you to the forefront.

So talking about repeating a dress but with new jewelry and style, I wore this wonderful choker with self-pride finally for this party, teaming it up with my electric blue Ritu Kumar outfit that was on the ramp this fall season, and yes, I dared to repeat it.

Loved styling my look in a contemporary way, white sneakers that speak love 💖 aloud with this beauty on my neck from Odette and an electrifying dress.

I used eye make up from HUDA and Urban Decay bronzers n pinks with a little shimmer and I dazzled the night.

That’s what a girl needs at the stroke of midnight when new year knocks our lives- love, shimmer and Cinderella Shoes 👟: The time replaces our glass heels with snug fit sneakers when the dainty princess in you don’t wanna leave the sandals anymore behind for any Prince to trace you…I love my comfort zone when I wear my choker & shoes with nobody around to choke-her (me) with any kinda demanding love or whatever else !!! Isn’t that what you call as celebrating each year with a wiser version of yourself and taking the guts of leaving behind the sissy lil girl in you who demands all the attention to herself…but enjoying yourself thoroughly!!

C’mon Lady you are your own Lover, your fairy God Mom has indeed infested a lot of Magic in you that you are capable of making so many lives Magical n star-studded 🌟🌟🌟🌟

(I would like to imagine myself leaving the trail of stardust as I walk across embracing this year) – family, friends and your instafam (read peeps who are all your family instantly on your Instagram); finally this world is a big happy family…btw a few days back it was a rage to look happy in social media but our new age Instagrammers are trying to change the rules of the game by posting their crying faces on their stories, finally we gotta be different to make news, ah why am I being mean!!! but I gotta take this year with a new me too so adding few vices along with fewer virtues too 😋.

On that note wishing you all a fashionable New Years and do dare to not fit in… being myself …

So go ahead, visit odette.in today to buy some of the best chocker! Check out Odette’s Facebook page for more updates.

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Positive Eating by Radhika Toshniwal – A Book Review

Good food good life…

Rejuvenate yourself after the indulgences of the holidays with the wellness guide curated for you and your body with recipes that replenish, rejuvenate and recharge you. The book “Positive Eating” by the Radhika Toshniwal is a bundle of Pure recipes that are clean and healthy yet delicious indulging your taste buds, thereby, making it a physical n mental affair, mindfully crafted for you to nourish yourself, both inside and out.

Acclaimed Sports Nutritionist Radhika Toshniwal Launched her book ‘Positive Eating, A Guide To Everyday Health & Nutrition with Easy-to-Cook Recipes’. The book is the brain-child of the author who is an expert nutritionist with the drive to promote healthy eating habits among the populace. In this season of new beginnings, new tidings and new promises & resolutions, this book comes as an aid to help us take our steps towards reaching our goals of healthy, clean and green eating and lifestyle.

Our body is like a temple and we need to take care of it by right diet, detoxification, and mindful eating. “Positive Eating” by Radhika Toshniwal who is a practicing nutritionist is written by her keeping in mind the people she meets & their health concerns. This book is like a coffee table or kitchen book that recognizes how our bodies are in need of some tender loving care and Radhika has replaced ingredients in everyday life with healthier options, staying true to her belief that food should be simple, healthy and yummy. She has taken in flavours from all over the world while traveling and reinvented a lot of recipes experimenting in interesting ways.

Many of us have been travelling this New Years and holiday season, eating a lot of unwanted stuff and drinking too as we were celebrating the season of love and togetherness in the warm company of our loved ones ( I, for sure was binging on all sort of amazing dessert and cakes, drinks and various kinds of cuisines this Christmas). And now is the time to build healthy eating habits so as to lead more nourished lives and hence I have already started trying out these simple recipes as we finish the first week of the new year 2019. Almost all recipes take between 10-20 mins to prepare. They are interesting and scrumptious, fancy yet simple. These recipes can replace a lot of our fatty party food as they look lavish and taste heavenly.

The book has been divided into alkalizers like kale, ridge gourds, turmeric, sweet potato etc and energizers like cereals, quinoa, amaranth… The recipes given for each is more than one. The author has taken care that there are simple yet delicious salads, chutneys, dips, stews, curries, turmeric latte, soups n dressings.

These are the amazing recipes I personally loved- ridge gourd chutney, almond milk kheer, buckwheat crepes, amaranth crusted chicken, the quinoa pizza with hummus, stuffed zucchini rolls, cauliflower rice etc …the amazing recipes are wholesome, quick to prepare, therapeutic. Radhika Toshniwal has also discussed foods that cause allergies, and foods that solve problems like constipation, acidity, hangovers.

We are what we eat and hence food is medicine, food is merriment and as someone wisely said, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.”

For an effortless transition, this book offers a delectable way to sip and eat through healthier body and spirit, inspiring one to take on the journey of positive eating. The author has artistically taken ingredients and made them into recipes that we don’t think of often and what more they are easy to prepare. Believe me, if I’m saying this then any of us can cook as I’m not the sorts who would like to spend any more than 25 mins in the kitchen.

Speaking on the occasion of the release of her first book, Radhika said, “Our lifestyles are such that more often than not we have to make do with quick meals which can be prepared and consumed within 10-20 minutes. Since junk food is the easiest and commonly available option, despite knowing its harmful effects it is eaten freely. I realized that there is a gap in the public knowledge about the healthy foods which are also easy to prepare. The book aims to fill that gap as it offers a deep and easy understanding about the essential nutrition that food should provide. This includes information about trendy vegetables and immunity boosters as well as highlights millennial concerns about health and grub.”

This happens to be my first blog of the year since I want you all & me too to start this year with positive energy, positive thinking that follows Positive Eating…let’s eat our ways to happier healthier and relaxed selves, here’s wishing you all #happynewyear2019

Ps – my next blog is gonna be up live tomorrow and it’s on how I styled my New Years look with a twist so stay glued lovelies 💖 for fashion will follow but first health!!!

in Wellness & Beauty

Skin tales with The LeJeune Medspa

They say skin is the best accessory you can carry. Your skin is a tattletale and it speaks all that is unsaid…it reflects your inner Health, emotions !! With the advent of the festive season with Christmas and New years around the corner, we all want to show up in our best avatar and what else is more beautiful than to have great skin and hair.

And recently I was at the Lejeune Skin Clinic. The Lejeune Luxe Club is a luxury membership program designed to cater to all skin needs, be it a deeply cleansing hydra facial, to facials to get your skin party-ready to much-dramatic facials that tone, lift and improve your skin texture, there’s something for everybody here. At an annual fee of 10,000 rupees, the Luxe Club subscription entails you to a flat discount of up to 40% on these 13 facials, personalized and curated by Dr. Shuba Dharmana, one of India’s top ten dermatologists.

 

The Lejeune Luxe Club was unveiled on the 14th December in a casual, intimate setting celebrated with wine, canapes, smooth jazz and most importantly, the whos-who of Bangalore. The crowd was invited to interact and experience the showcased facials while sipping on Kinvah wines and munching on gourmet hors d’oeuvres prepared in-house by Dr. Shuba Dharmana and Dr.Shweta! The menu for the evening included Smoked Salmon cream cheese rolls, Hummus, and Caramelized Onion Crostini, Murgh Malai Tikkas, Shami Kebabs, Baked mini jacket potatoes with cream cheese and feta cheese-stuffed jalapeno peppers.

Dr. Shuba Dharmana is the founder of Lejeune Medspa, the head consultant dermatologist and hair transplant surgeon at Lejeune Skin Clinic and Hair Transplant Centers, with branches in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Wishing you all season’s greetings with some amazing skin.

Yours truly,
Anuja

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Sunday Splurge at SPAR

Sundays are always special, and it becomes even more special when a famous hypermarket chain adds another feather to their cap by opening a new store in Bangalore.

Yes, I am talking about SPAR Hypermarket’s another store in Bangalore at Forum Shantiniketan mall.

The inauguration of the store started with an impressive Dollu Kunitha performance by local artists. The store visit was a delightful experience. I realized that one might not need to go anywhere else to meet one’s household and office needs.

Let me take you through a few store sections that I loved the most:

  • Grandma’s corner – As the name suggests, it is a section that will make one feel nostalgic thinking about the great taste of one’s grandma’s homemade pickle. The pickle is available in traditional pickle jar which will tempt you to buy it without any hesitation.
  • Farmers Market – It has all the necessary pulses, dal, rice, gur, and other such products that will meet your kitchen needs. Not to forget all the daily fruits and vegetable needs also get fulfilled here with its fresh fruits & vegetables including seasonal fruits & vegetables section.
  • Meat & Fish – There is a food kiosk at the entrance of the section which will let you know about the various kinds of products available in that section such as meat, fish, fresh cuts, cold cuts, raw and packed. There are separate sections for seafood and fresh meat. The fish fresh cuts were as fresh as you have just come from fishing and the section was very hygienic.
  • Freshly – From salads, mocktails to fresh juices, every requirement for a person who wants to live a healthy lifestyle can be satisfied along with quality service. Moreover, if you want to have fresh fruits, vegetables or smoothies, then this is the right place to be in.
  • Easy buy – This section is entirely for the fashion lovers where one can get all the apparels, be it Indian ethnic or contemporary. I hope this will be the best place for ladies to satiate their fashion desires.
  • Beauty – Yet another section where one would want to visit because it offers a wide range of beauty care products such as hair care, skin care, eye and lip care essentials. Beauty products of various known brands are available in this section. A makeover counter is there too where one can try the products and see if they like it then they can go ahead and buy it

In short, it was a Sunday well spent, and without getting tired, I shopped to my heart’s content. I got some fantastic offers such as Buy One and Get One Free and 20%-50% off. Drop by and shop for all your daily and occasional need at SPAR Hypermarket.

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The Leela Residences at Bhartiya City – The Art of Fine Living

What does a woman want? Many a sociologists have tried to solve this puzzle but with hardly any success. The answer is simple – a home that takes care of luxury, home that spells comfort, facilitates a world class lifestyle and makes sure that there are amenities, privacy and security at the same time. This kind of a comfortable, contemporary, intelligent space where a woman could nurture her family life while ensuring that she doesn’t compromise on her professional front for the lack of anything is what Leela Residences offer.

Leela palaces, hotels and resorts are the guardians of legendary luxury and hospitality, and now they have come up with the concept of Leela Residences in the strategically and globally planned Bhartiya City. The Leela Residences are coming up right adjacent to the Leela Hotels in Bhartiya City. They define the concept of an urban retreat, in the heart of a bustling city, for the modern professional that comes along with a flavor of world class standards of living inspired by the greatest cities in the world.

Lifestyle at Leela Residences

Luxury is nothing more than an effortless life, lots of sunlight and laughter. It is a way of life which doesn’t only confine itself to your home; in fact, it is beyond that and much more. Leela Residences at Bhartiya city or the City of Joy offer perfection and opulence in a regal manner. This has been achieved by the consistent efforts of finest architects, designers and craftsmen from all across the globe who are renowned for their excellence and state of the art work; coupled with a vision of commerce, culture and fantastic way of life that has bit of Barcelona, a slice of Paris, a zest of New York and a seasoning of Florence, thereby making it a truly global hub and global living for its residents.

There’s a tech park, BCIT – Bhartiya Centre for Information Technology, right opposite to the residences and a high street on the models of Paris. The city also has a PVR multiplex and one of the biggest convention centre in India. And then there’s this hub of hustle and bustle –the Piazza. 

The Leela Residences overlook The Central Park – the 7 acres greens where I can visualize my family taking a stroll or happily cycling in the safe environs where there’s lots of fun and frolic with streets buzzing with activity.

There is a Centre of performing arts which would host Broadway musicals, rock concerts, Sufi programmes and contemporary theatre.The la Ramblas inspired shopping boulevards gives me a feel of a lifestyle of sorts in New York or London.

The niche boutiques, fashion flagship stores on the High Street, art galleries, sushi bars and local pubs to raise toasts, a PVR cinema complex and Leela hotel in the vicinity of your comfort takes you away to a destination vacation, right ! But all this and more is a reality that could be a part of your everyday life as you walk down to your office in the strategically built and situated Leela Residences in the heart of Bhartiya city which offer you a slice of the Leela life-an iconic luxury lifestyle.

The Leela Residences’ Interiors

As I stepped into the plush property of Leela Residences with four bedrooms, I knew this is what I’ve always dreamt of- a beautifully done space with the luxuries of a five star hotel just a call away.

These homes offer classical and affluent lifestyle with contemporary detailing that is befitting of the requirement of a modern Indian family.

We have grown up in an Indian culture with bigger bedrooms and living area where we spend quality time as a family, we bond and nurture our ties over a cup of tea or board games and this kind of connectivity within the house yet retaining the privacy and differing ambience of each room is the uniqueness of Leela residences.

The holistic interiors of Leela skilfully caters to this need of connection in an articulate manner while keeping the space of each member their very own and distinct in a very effortless fashion providing timeless mood to each space while giving the woman of the house her own canvas to paint life in accordance to her flavors and design.

The kitchen is an elegant Italian ‘Boffi’, the name of which is synonymous with excellence and innovation in the world of contemporary interiors. I believe, in our Indian households, kitchen is the soul of the house and hearth, the place from where health n happiness emanates and while I stand here with the door of the fridge open I can visualize the chirpy sounds of my happy family.

The Juliet balcony in my bedroom with the breath taking view of the City of Joy invokes the romance and leisurely feel. The private sauna bath and luxurious tub with a window pane to let sun peep in while you soak in and sip on some wine is comfort spelt.

The walk-in wardrobes with spaciously organized racks and drawers are an indulgent affair for the woman who loves to dress up and needs lots of storage. The mirror on the wall of the dresser makes me feel oh so beautiful!

There are two private and spacious decks and a host of Five Star services on call making it my very own Leela Palace-one that can rival the best in the world.

Services on call

It’s been a long time since I have been planning of playing a perfect hostess to my guests. The Leela residence offers me the luxury of Leela hotel right at my doorstep. The award winning chefs of Leela hotels are just a call away for the residents and they would come and prepare a custom dinner spread in the comfort of my own kitchen, quenching my desire to host a dinner party in an effortless and magnificent way.

A chauffeur, Laundry services, a limousine, in-residence dining, botanical services, a personal trainer or yoga expert, housekeeping and all that you could imagine of while you while away your time in a resort is just a call away if you are a resident here. Yes, when I am a resident here then I live everyday of my life in exemplary quality and class and fine experience.

My movie tickets’ bookings and the concert tickets, all is taken care of by the concierge.

What else would a woman want than all the amenities and host of expert’s right at her doorstep at the behest of a call.

Clubhouse

The posh clubhouse is a host to all one could imagine for oneself with an impressive lobby lounge Leela comes with grandeur at its best.

There is a private theatre and I can visualize myself in this theatre reliving my old favorites when I host a private screening for my family and friends in the comfort of plush lounge chairs followed by a treat of handmade Tuscan pasta that is served in the Chefs’ Room and they make sure you get a perfectly set evening.

  • The Club House has game rooms, there is the world class gym and spa and the glass room opening to the beautiful Bangalore breeze.
  • The swimming pool is temperature controlled and spacious making it a perfect place to unwind and enjoy with family.
  • I can see myself getting pampered on the weekends at the spa that has treatments from east and west.
  • There’s this facility of dropping your child to the crèche which is open on all seven days and has a hand picked team of child nursery staff who take care of your child for hours together as you shop and come back.

The club house has an in-house bar for the residents stocking the best of wines and a dedicated cigar room, a library which has the first editions of New York Times bestsellers to sci-fi journals and magazines, yes, you are spoilt for choice and then spoilt even more…

Welcome to the Leela life at Bhartiya city.

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in Entertainment

Samsung Opera House Bangalore

Samsung launches biggest experience centre of world yesterday in bangalore as it tries to take pole position in the world’s second-biggest smartphone market amid fierce competition from Chinese brands.

The Opera House on Brigade Road, which has been renovated and restored, will bring together technology, lifestyle and innovation to offer people unique experiences around Artificial Intelligence.

A customer will be able to enjoy virtual reality (VR) experiences and the home-theatre zone. You can undergo VR experiences where you can strap yourself to a chair that makes three-dimensional movements and slip into the role of a fighter pilot doing extreme aircraft stunts, experience a space battle, or a roller-coaster ride. For those who enjoy kayaking, rowing, or cycling, they can do so through VR. You can also pre-book the home-theatre zone to watch an entire movie with your family.


Samsung Opera House
Brigade Road Junction of, Residency Rd,
Bengaluru


=Your Truly=
Anuja Pandey  

in Media

The Times of India – Phoenix Kessaku

Congratulations to @Mamta Roy for the superb launch of odette.in and Arshia for being a co-host in the opulent space of Phoenix Kessaku another successful event and wishing u great future, meanwhile some media coverage in #timesofindia #page3

The Times of India #loftyspectrums — at Phoenix Kessaku.

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The First Coverage and Featured Interview – Deccan Chronicle

The first coverage and featured interview on Deccanchronicle News Paper Bangalore, India for the music album I’m launching soon. It talks about the concept and theme of my songs !! thank you One n all who have supported me in this journey special thanks to the Grammy award winner #rickykej  #music #musicforacause #bengaluruchronicle #ashishdubey #LoftySpectrums

Aashish Lucky-The singer

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Rakhi Gift Custom Canvas Prints from Zoomin


Gifting ideas for any festival are always welcome and more so when it is Raksha Bandhan. Festivals bring a lot of positivity and happiness in our lives and gifting is a part of celebrations. But the big question is what to give and how to think out of the box. There are many things that we as brothers and sisters have been gifting each other but nothing can make it more beautiful than a picture of both in an amazing canvas or any other frame.

So let’s celebrate this festival of love and fervour with joy and Zoominstories. I’m having a blast with the awesome frames that tell a story and define our relationships in an untold way each time.

Don’t you also believe a picture says a lot and tells a part of you that is unknown probably to you too. Yup, I do love my pictures with my brothers and I’m totally appreciative of this lovely gesture of Zoominstories to have taken the efforts of choosing a set of pics for us and pamper us with these frames that have surely a moment and memories captured.


I wish you all a lifetime of love and blissful relationship with your siblings #happyrakshabandhan

Nothing can change my love for you brother, be it the money or the time!! The celebration of Rakhi brings in more love and blessing in our relationship. Happy Raksha Bandhan to my dear brother!!

Thank you all for showing so much love and reading us and making us reach rank #2 as a fashion blogger in the country. Keep loving ♥ cheers !!!


=Your Truly=
Anuja Pandey 


Shop custom Canvas Prints from Zoomin.

Rakhi discount is going on till this Monday so please order customised mugs, calendars and many other gifting ideas here

in Fashion

Celebrate Raksha Bandhan With Aranyani

Aranyani was born with the ethos of fearless, independent fashion that is inspired by the motifs of jungle and nature. I believe the name implies the same- it means the goddess of forests.
Hence it is meant for bold women who are fearless and experimental with their sense of style.

This Raksha Bandhan has been amazing with such lovely gifts. My brothers Lucky and Hardy gifted me and totally surprised me specially with the bags from Aranyani.
Since Hardy is not in India so his pictures are missing in the whole experience of gifting and celebrating together the beautiful festival of Raksha Bandhan that celebrates the most beautiful bond of a bro n sis.” Yet you are always in my thoughts my darling brother. ”

These two beautiful sling bags from the Turkish collection of Aranyani have made me the happiest gal on earth.
The art of Turkish ceramic occupies a place of paramount prominence in the history of art. Shades of violet, blue, turquoise, green, red, brown, black and white were the prominent colors used in this artistic and appealing collection which is Aranyani’s interpretation of the Turkish ceramic art.

The second bag I got as a gift is depicting the mystic whirling dervishes. This is expressed through an intricate hand-painted motifs of the creeping vines in Rogan style. The true expression of exchange in the art and culture through the bags is marvellous and is a sight so beautiful.

The inspiration comes from nature and silk route for this range of bags. From Times immemorial, the silk route has been a region that has witnessed the rise and fall of empires. Right from the Greeks, the Maurya Kings of Bharatvansh, The Turks, the kingdoms of Zhao until the Huns, the Persian Kings, have all used this route to fulfill their imperial ambitions. Success and failures of one over the other are not mere results but paths created in the process of the evolution of the human political, religious and commercial evolution. Language groups competed in the sprawling web of connections. Indo-European, Semitic, and Sino-Tibetan Tongues wagged alongside those speaking Sanskrit, Altaic, Turkic and Caucasian. This route served as the world’s Central Nervous System, connecting people and places together. Dotted across the spine of Asia from Europe, the cities were strung like pearls, linking the Pacific to the Mediterranean.

So let’s celebrate this festival with the remarkable Aranyani.
The beauty of a relationship and the festival that celebrates this bond is beyond words and the feeling is truly precious. I wish all my audiences a very #happyrakshabandhan this year … cheers and keep loving ♥

=Your Truly=
Anuja Pandey 

Outfit
Designed by –@Priyal Bbharadwaj

Pic Credits @Bhumika


THE BRAND

Aranyani has completed one year
Aranyani is now established in New York, Bangalore and Surat. We are currently working on increasing our footprints across UK and Europe.
Aranyani has be recognized by the United Nations as a sustainability brand.
Aranyani conveys an experience through its stories and works of Art. We are now collaborating with the Royalties in India at their behest.
Aranyani always craft a limited edition and one of a kind experience.

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Happy Independence Day with Fabelle

This Independence Day We chose to celebrate by being a part of the magic- magic that you create for others.
Each and every one deserves a wish and hence Fabelle india came up with this great initiative to help the children suffering with chronic illness in collaboration with MAKE A WISH organization.
Fabelle made a special chocolate and it’s a taste bud stimulant for sure.

To encourage more donations, they decided to make a 72kg chocolate bar with 72 ingredients. Which is a task and the chefs have put in a lot of work to achieve this. This event was conducted in 6 metropolitan cities in the country .
The chefs and chocolatiers came together to create this kind of a unique chocolate with ingredients like fennel, rice crispies, dry fruits,nuts and match more exotic seeds that make it so delicious and remarkable.
So go ahead and buy and gift happiness on this 72nd Independence Day for children who need it all the more.

More more information CLICK HERE

MAKE A WISH India

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Summer Lookbook #006 – Little Black Dress

I remember when I came to bangalore as a teenager how much I loved it. To an 18 year old from delhi this place meant a whiff of fresh romantic air, cherry blossoms, Bougainville, an IT city and most of all a city with great music and pubs.

So this week, I had a rocking time dancing my blues away with my gang of girls in one of the high end clubs in indranagar. What did you do this weekend? Let me know if you love the swanky pubs of bangalore and if yes then which ones are your favourites as I would love to try them out soon. I love my audiences and it’s really fun interacting with you so looking forward for more mails than I get.

Since you all have given a great response to the summer lookbook series so here’s another one for you, although Summers are almost getting over in bangalore. The breezy evenings and late nights of bangalore and the jam packed roads are a sight so integral to this city.

Hence today I bring you very sporty and casual look that I sported this weekend.

I’m wearing a tee shirt dress and it’s for all you rebellious women who love to experiment and not stick to safe zone when it comes to looking good. It’s a very comfy outfit and something that you could wear anytime of the day- boots at night to up the hot quotient. Since it’s slightly windy in bangalore so this look is suitable to this climate here. You can also wear it with some canvas shoes for a day wear as it reflects a very careless attitude. So fashion or no fashion your style statement has to be there.

Will come soon with something interesting so stay tuned for more ♥️xoxo

=Your Truly=
Anuja Pandey 

Outfit @edhardyindia

Boots @luluandskyoffical

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Shri Bala’s Uttara Karnataka food festival-at ITC WELCOMHOTEL BENGALURU

It gives me immense pleasure sharing the menu of festival in ITC WELCOMHOTEL Bengaluru

Uttara Karnataka Oota

A unique food festival – probably first of its kind

One the finest unheard Cuisine from Uttara Karanataka and Karavelli Region.

I had the opportunity of tasting the menu the very first day of the festival and it was a delicious treat. For someone like me, who has spent their many years in the interiors of Uttara Kannada, it was a revival of many cherished moments- food and its aroma definitely take us back in time and this was an experience. I’m happy to be sharing my heartfelt feelings with my audiences since I hardly had any discussion on the same with people who have been a part of this journey.

Shri Bala who is a well known chef and has also been awarded national prize for reviving forgotten recipes is a master when in action and it’s the second time when I witnessed her in ITC welcome doing a totally different menu than the one I had tasted last time.

  • Jolada Roti
  • Belgaum Kunda
  • Badanekai Yennegayi
  • Mandakki
  • Girmit
  • Bhatkal Biryani
  • And many more

  • Welcome Drinks Bevu Bella

  • Mutton Dalcha
  • Badanekai Masuru Palya – Brinjal Curd Gravy
  • Sabsige Soppu Palya – Dill leaves Dal Tadka
  • Bibbe Upkari – Tender Cashewnut n Alu curry
  • Squid stuffed pockets
  • Bhatkal Chicken Curry

Sunday Brunch

  • Karwar Fish Curry – Kokum infused fresh masala fish curry
  • Bibbe Upkari – Tender Cashewnut curry
  • Badenkai Engeyai
  • Palak Mudde Palya
  • Mandakki/ Girmit
  • Kane Fish Fry
  • Avalakki Vada
  • Darwad Peda
  • Doddapatre Saaru
  • Togari Bele Saaru

 


Jhunka Vadi

One the finest dish most simple but awesome taste
Besan flour
Curd
Green chillies
Peanut
Salt
Hing
Flavourful dish had with Jolada roti


Are you ready Bengaluru . . . the festival will end on 29th of July so make sure you Bengalureans or North Indians like me who have fallen in love with this food go and have a feast, a culinary trail into tantalising aromas, an authentic spectacle of redolent tastes and unmatched gastronomy coupled with the timeless expertise of Chef Shri Bala in association with the head Chef ITC WELCOME Dhaval.

 

The festival is going on from 20-29th July at ITC WELCOMHOTEL BENGALURU

 

The menu for Sunday brunch is much elaborate.

For reservations- Please call +918025001700/ +919739420924