Post Event Release - Humans Of Bombay presents “Ordinary People Extraordinary Stories” a book by author Karishma Mehta & Launched by Actress Dia Mirza

 Humans Of Bombay  presents “Ordinary People Extraordinary Stories” a book by author Karishma Mehta & Launched by Actress Dia Mirza  

The launch of the book Ordinary People Extraordinary Stories was an evening filled with hearty conversations, soul music, and the raw flavors of the soul of India - one experience at a time, one story at a time.

Author Karishma  Mehta believes “We are all here as equal humans to go and grow through life together” 

says ”This book is my love letter to the people of India. It has shades of jugaad, humble roots, and building a sense of unrelenting brotherhood that binds us together. Listening to these stories has changed me in a way that nothing else has. So I invite you to walk with me through the dusty streets and colorful nooks of a country with 1.3 billion beating hearts…one story at a time."

About Ordinary People Extraordinary Stories -   The book covers the various gamuts of human emotions- stories of love, healing, strength, grit, and jugaad. The key to India's soul is its people and that’s exactly what the book offers you - 200 + stories of the people of India, in their rawest, most relentless forms.

About Humans of Bombay - Humans of Bombay is a team of storytellers who concentrate on the journey of individuals, showing our followers that each and every person is unique, inspirational, and relatable. we have successfully built a community of over 3.2 million people who believe in the power of humanity.

About The Author - At 21, Karishma Mehta started humans of Bombay in 2014 on a whim. her love affair with books and stories translated to the phenomenal success of humans of Bombay. from being a voracious reader to becoming an author at the age of 24, to running a successful business and impacting millions of lives across the globe - Karishma's journey has just begun. 8 years and 3 million + followers later, she continues to live her dream life of sharing stories from across the world whilst running a successful company.

MRP - INR 999/-

Availability - on our website

Size - 7*9 inches. 780g

Pages - 256

महाराष्ट्राच्या कानाकोपऱ्यांतून सर्वोत्कृष्ट गुणवत्तेचा उत्स्फूर्त प्रतिसाद

सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर येत्या २२ नोव्हेंबर रोजी सुरू होणार्‍या 'इंडियन आयडल मराठी' या कार्यक्रमाची सध्या फार चर्चा आहे. 'अभिमान देशाचा, आवाज महाराष्ट्राचा' हे ब्रीदवाक्य असलेल्या या कार्यक्रमाची निर्मिती फ्रिमेन्टल इंडिया टेलिव्हिजन प्रॉडक्शन्स प्रा. लि. ही संस्था करते आहे. प्रादेशिक भाषेत इंडियन आयडल पहिल्यांदाच सुरू होणार असून त्याला साजेसे असे परीक्षकही लाभले आहेत.

                    संगीतविश्वातली एक नावाजलेली आणि लोकप्रिय जोडी अर्थातच महाराष्ट्राचे लाडके अजय-अतुल परीक्षकाच्या खुर्चीत दिसणार आहेत. मराठी आयडल आणि त्यातही अजय-अतुल हे परीक्षण करणार असल्याने रसिकांची उत्सुकता आता शिगेला पोचली आहे. आयडलच्या ऑडिशनला संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रातून उदंड प्रतिसाद मिळाला. महाराष्ट्राला अभिमान वाटेल असेच एकापेक्षा एक कलाकार महाराष्ट्राच्या कानाकोपऱ्यांतून ऑडिशनला आले होते. त्यामुळे या कार्यक्रमाच्या माध्यमातून उत्तम गायक/गायिका महाराष्ट्राला मिळतील, यात शंका नाही.

                   अजय-अतुल यांनी  मनोरंजनसृष्टीत खूप कष्टाने स्वतःचं वेगळं नाव कमवलं. त्यांच्या सांगीतिक प्रवासाचे रसिक साक्षीदार आहेत. आवाजाच्या आणि स्वरांच्या साथीने स्वतःच्या पायावर उभं राहू पाहणाऱ्या मुलांचं स्वप्न सोनी मराठी वाहिनीच्या माध्यमातून रसिकांना बघता येणार आहे. देशाचा अभिमान असलेले अजय-अतुल आता महाराष्ट्रासाठी आवाज शोधणार, ही उत्सुकतेची बाब आहे आणि या कार्यक्रमाची निर्मिती फ्रिमेन्टल इंडिया टेलिव्हिजन प्रॉडक्शन्स प्रा. लि. ही संस्था करते आहे..  उत्कृष्ट स्पर्धक, अनुभवी परीक्षक यांना घेऊन सुरू होणारा हा सुरांचा प्रवास २२ नोव्हेंबरपासून सोमवारी आणि मंगळवारी रात्री ९ वा. सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर रसिकांना बघायला मिळणार आहे.

अभिनेत्री व फॉर्म्युला फोर कार रेसर 'मनिषा केळकर'ने अपघातावर मात करत केलं बॉडी ट्रान्सफोरमेशन

 लॉकडाऊनमध्ये सगळेच लोक आरोग्याबाबत जागरूक झाले आहेत. त्यात मराठी सेलिब्रिटींचाही समावेश आहे. अशीच एक मराठी आणि हिंदी सिनेसृष्टीत नावारूपाला आलेली प्रसिद्ध अभिनेत्री तसेच फॉर्म्युला फोर कार रेसर 'मनिषा केळकर'ने कार अपघातावर मात करत अवघ्या पाच महिन्यात बॉडी ट्रान्सफोरमेशन केलं आहे. यात मनिषाला तिचा फिटनेस कोच व आहारतज्ञ 'अक्षय कदम' याने साथ दिली. तिने नुकताच बॉडी ट्रान्सफोरमेशनचा व्हिडीओ तिच्या सोशल मिडीयावर शेअर केला आहे. तिच्या चाहत्यांनी तिच्या व्हिडीओला भरघोस प्रतिसाद दिला आहे.

आजवर मनिषा केळकरने 'ह्यांचा काही नेम नाही', 'मिशन पॉसिबल', 'चंद्रकोर', 'वंशवेल' असे मराठी सिनेमे केलेत तर 'लॉटरी' आणि 'बंदूक' या हिंदी सिनेमांमध्ये ती महत्त्वाच्या भूमिकेत दिसली. मराठी आणि हिंदी सिनेमांव्यतिरीक्त मनिषाने अनेक कार्यक्रमात निवेदनही केले आहे. त्यानंतर २०१८ मध्ये मनिषाने फॉर्म्युला फोर कार रेसर होण्याचं स्वप्न उराशी बाळगून त्या ध्येयाकडे वाटचाल केली. 

अभिनेत्री व फॉर्म्युला फोर कार रेसर 'मनिषा केळकर' तिच्या बॉडी ट्रान्सफोरमेशन विषयी सांगते, ''लॉकडाऊनपूर्वी माझा कार अपघात झाला. त्यावेळेस मला डॉक्टरांनी सांगितलं की मी आता कार रेसींग करू शकणार नाही. परंतु मी उपचारानंतर फिजीओ थेरपी सुरू केली आणि हळूहळू रिकव्हर झाले. त्यानंतर काही महिन्यांनी मी फिटनेस कोच व न्यूट्रीशनीस्ट अक्षय कदम यांच्या सहाय्याने वर्कआऊट करण्यास सुरूवात केली. मी मोटर स्पोर्ट सुरू केलं तेव्हा मला खूपच अशक्तपणा जाणवत होता. परंतु वर्कआऊटमुळे माझ्यातील मस्सल पावर, स्टॅमिना वाढण्यास मदत झाली. आणि रेसींगसाठी ते फार महत्त्वाचं असतं. त्या कार अपघातामुळे मी फार खचून गेलेले. परंतु व्यायाम, पौष्टीक डायट व सातत्य यामुळे मी आता पुन्हा एकदा अभिनय आणि कार रेसींग करण्यासाठी पूर्णपणे सज्ज आहे."

मनिषाच्या ट्रेनिंगबाबत फिटनेस कोच अक्षय कदम सांगतो, " मला अजूनही मनिषा यांच्या वर्कआऊटचा पहिला दिवस आठवतोय. त्यांना बेसीक स्टेप करताना सुद्धा फार त्रास व्हायचा. पुशअप्स, स्क्वॅट्स, डेडलीफ्ट करता येत नव्हत्या. परंतु आता त्या पुशअप्स, स्क्वॅट्स, डेडलीफ्ट सहजरीत्या करतात. तसेच पाच महिन्यांपूर्वी आम्ही १ किलोच्या डंबेल्सने वर्कआऊट करायला सुरूवात केलेली आणि आता त्या ५० किलोची डेडलीफ्ट सहजपणे करतात. त्यांच्यासाठी बॉडी ट्रान्सफोरमेशनचा हा संपूर्ण प्रवास सोप्पा नव्हता. परंतु अभिनय आणि रेसींग कारचं स्वप्न जिद्दीने पाहणा-या मनिषा यांनी ते करून दाखवलं."

In Loving Memory of Puneeth Rajkumar First Look and Motion Poster of NK Productions "Film Banaras" was unveiled at the Samadhi of Puneeth Rajkumar Kanteerava Film Studio Bangalore

 

The much hyped magnum opus, director Jayathirtha's film “Banaras” launched its first look and motion poster at the Kanterava Film Studio Bangalore as a small tribute to late actor Puneeth Rajkumar. The Film will be released in five different languages, marks the debut of Zaid Khan and Sonal Monteiro as the leading lady.

Motion poster of the Film Banaras is out on the official youtube channel of T- Series and Lahari Music

The beautiful ghats and lively streets of Kashi have always tempted the motion artists to weave a story around them, Banaras gives prominence to the culture and the city in the most aesthetically pleasing way possible.

By the looks of the motion poster, audience is in for nothing less than a mind blowing master piece.

Lead actor of the film, Zaid Khan says "Entering in the world of cinema with Banaras is a dream come true, couldn't have asked for more. To be launched in an out and out commercial film, with the guidance of Jayathirtha sir and entire team of film Banaras, was an honour. It was absolutely an enriching experience working for this film”

Director of the film, Jayathirtha says “We are all storytellers driven by our love for cinema in all its vibrant forms. Banaras is a film very close to our hearts. From launching new actors Zaid Khan and  Sonal Monteiro  to getting the gaze of the film right, we have done our best in this film showing the beauty, culture & ghats of Banaras with thrilling Storyline, I am sure audience will love it as much as we enjoyed working for this film.

Producer Tilakraj Ballal says " We have been waiting for this day since long and now with the poster of the film Banaras being out cant wait for the audience to see all the hard work we have put in the film."

Music Director Ajaneesh Loknath says "I am super thrilled with the first look and motion poster of the film Banaras being out. Music is always the soul of the film and eagerly waiting to present the music of this film to the audience"

Prateek Gandhi brings us his next as Ankahi Baatein and it's soothing the soul

 Ankahi baatein is a pure Romantic song having Indian sounds and soothing vibes in the voice of Prateek Gandhi. The music of the song is also composed and produced by Prateek Gandhi and lyrics by Vishwajeet Singh. The video is directed by Arush featuring Namish Taneja and Stefy Patel. This song is released under Music Garage, which is newly launched. The girls are not talking to each other in this but the boy is expressing his love all the time just silently. The video is directed by Arush featuring Namish Taneja and Stefy Patel. This song is released under Music Garage, which is newly launched. The song is doing absolutely fantastic and people are loving it. Prateek hits the bulls eye again with the song as well as the music video.

We spoke to Prateek and here is what an elated Prateek shares with us, "It’s a small story of unsaid words means boy and girl are not talking to each other but the boy is expressing his love all the time silently. The most memorable things are when they are unsaid and untold. And we have tried to capture that. The feedback that I have been getting is fantastic and I thank all my viewers and listeners from the bottom of my heart. It's very close to my heart and I am happy that I could convey that through this. Here's to promising to bring you many more such songs. This song has given me a lot of confidence and validation to keep doing what I believe in. Love to all."

Those are some lovely lines by a jubilant young singer. Might be too early to say this but we are listening to a voice that will be heard for a very long time. This one cannot be missed.

Honda 2Wheelers India inaugurates its 1st Skill Enhancement Centre in Rajasthan

 

· With new Jodhpur centre, Honda Skill Enhancement Centres now at 44 across 19 states

· Equipped with state of the art training facilities, centre to provide practical training on two-wheelers maintenance & repair

 

Jodhpur, November 17, 2021: Committed to Skill India Mission, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) today inaugurated its 1^st Skill Enhancement Centre in Rajasthan in collaboration with Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Jodhpur. The new centre operational from today will empower local youth with job-oriented technical skill training in Jodhpur.

The inauguration was held in the august presence of Shri Hitesh Kumar Garg,  (Deputy Director, Department of Skill Employment & Entrepreneurship, Government ITI, Jodhpur), Mr. Shiv Ratan Mandhana (Chairman, Institute Management Committee, Government ITI, Jodhpur) Mr. Indra Ram Genwa (Principal, Government ITI, Jodhpur), Mr. Sudhir Vyas (Vice-Principal, Government ITI, Jodhpur), Mr. Rajnish Mittal (Deputy General Manager, Customer Service Technology & Customer Relations, HMSI), Mr Saravjeet Chauhan (Division Head North – Customer Service, HMSI) and other dignitaries from Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.

 

On this initiative, Mr Pradeep Pandey, Senior Vice President - Customer Service, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Fulfilling our commitment to up-skill local youth and enhance their employability, we are proactively supporting the Skill India Mission to empower Indian youth. The BS-VI emission norms have raised the demand of skilled technical manpower in the automobile sector. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, students could not get hands on practical training. HMSI’s first Skill Enhancement Centre in Rajasthan at Jodhpur will provide improved facility to recoup for the practical training while ensuring all safety protocols. Further, we will continue to inaugurate more centres in other parts of the country.” 

 

HMSI’s Skill Enhancement Centre at ITI Jodhpur has a fully functional workshop with two-wheelers and service infrastructure to give practical training to students on technical aspects of two-wheelers maintenance and repair. On completion of the one-year training program, HMSI will also support with recruitment opportunities to successful candidates at HMSI dealerships.

 

HMSI’s CSR commitment towards Skill India Mission

Fulfilling its corporate social responsibility, HMSI has taken several initiatives in the direction of Skill Development. In order to bridge the gap between requirement and availability of trained manpower in the automotive sector, HMSI is setting up Skill Enhancement Centres across India. Currently, HMSI operates 44 skill enhancement centres across 19 states in India. These include Uttar Pradesh (Kanpur, Meerut & Prayagraj), Madhya Pradesh (Khargone, Satna, Jabalpur, Bhopal & Ratlam), Odisha (Cuttack), Bihar (Patna), Telangana (Hyderabad & Sircilla), Karnataka (Mysuru & Mangalore), Kerala (Palakkad & Kozhikode), Uttarakhand (Dehradun), West Bengal (Kolkata & Asansol), Haryana (Panipat, Rohtak & Gurugram), Gujarat (Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Sarkhej, Ankleshwar & Vadodara), Delhi-NCR (Jaffarpur & Nandnagri), Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Madurai and Sivagangai), Chhattisgarh (Bhilai), Maharashtra (Amravati, Pune, Nasik, Dhule & Palgadh), Andhra Pradesh (Vizag & Tirupati), Assam (Guwahati), Punjab (Bathinda and Patiala) and Jodhpur (Rajasthan) benefiting over 3,000 students.

SchoolEdTech major LEAD appoints ex-Paytm HR head Rohit Thakur as CHRO

 

Mumbai, November 16, 2021: India’s premier SchoolEdTech major LEAD today announced the appointment of Rohit Thakur as Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO).

 

Rohit, the former CHRO at India’s leading fintech firm Paytm, will play a pivotal role in taking forward LEAD’s vision of transforming the arc of education for 1.5 million schools and 260 million school-going children in India.

 

At LEAD, Rohit will also be responsible for spearheading employee engagement, talent management and development, stakeholder engagement, internal communication, compliance, and health and safety environment.

 

Welcoming Rohit to the core leadership team, LEAD Co-founder and CEO Sumeet Mehta said, “We are building a culture where people learn a lot, grow a lot, make massive impact on this world and build lifelong relationships while doing all this. Rohit is a well-respected and principled leader who has built teams and organization culture in both large multi-nationals and start-ups. Both Smita and I are thrilled to have Rohit partner with us in making LEAD a great place to be in!"

 

On his new role, Rohit Thakur said, “I am thrilled to join LEAD, which has been at the forefront of transforming conventional schooling in India. It has brought several industry-first innovations since inception. I am passionate about building a thriving company culture at LEAD and look forward to begin working in this new capacity and contributing to the company’s growth journey.”

 

Rohit has headed HR functions for various organisations. Besides Paytm, he has worked with Microsoft India, where he served as head of human resource. He spent 11 years at General Electric in various HR leadership roles across multiple businesses such as energy, capital, engineering, corporate and aviation, both in India and the US. He was also associated with Eicher Tractors, Cadence Design Systems and Bausch & Lomb.

 

An MBA from XLRI, Rohit’s appointment is yet another step in strengthening LEAD’s core team.

 

About LEAD

 

LEAD is India’s foremost player in the School EdTech category promoted by Leadership Boulevard. LEAD was started in 2012 by Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah, with the mission to transform school education in India. It combines technology, curriculum and pedagogy into an integrated system of teaching and learning, thus improving student learning outcomes and teacher performance in schools across the country. Today, LEAD serves 2000+ schools across 400+ cities, and reaches 8 Lakh plus students and empowers 10k plus teachers. LEAD’s innovative and highly-effective Integrated Learning System significantly strengthens the role of schools, teachers, and parents in advancing the overall growth and development of every child by providing highest quality education.