The DATSUN redi-GO: Fun.Freedom.Confidence

Car is one of the dreams of almost middle class people in India. The feeling of sitting inside your own new car and the smell of it is amazing. Buying a perfect car is a challenge these days with so many options available in market. From the purchase price to its features to the value of the car in future, we need to research each aspect very carefully.

It also depends on low end to high end depending upon our necessity and requirements. We need to outline what sort of car best meets our needs – if we are a family of two we shouldn’t bother buying a large MUV. We  need to Consider how long we plan to keep our car and how our needs may change with time – kids (future) can make a huge difference here.

The Market is booming with a lot of options, the ball is no longer in the dealerships’ court. With most major international brands available in a showroom near by, it’s never been a better time to buy a car. 

After doing a good market research I was stuck to one car which actually fit my bills.  That was the Datsun redi-GO .I was amazed with all the new features. The three features that I liked the best were

Compact design: 

The compact design of the Datsun redi-GO provides a full turn around with just a 4.7 metre turning radius which would make a drive very smooth and comfortable. Also it consumes fuel less which is economically impressive. The steering wheel which is super light which would make easy to drive in urban areas as well. It has very funky and sportive look. As the new redi-Go has very good space at the back, it can easily accommodate 3 persons. Which means it is a complete package for the family. The luggage space which would make the city ride more comfortable one. The look of the vehicle is also very modern and I particularly liked  the green shade.

Techincal design:

the suspension design is very unique. It has very good ground clearance which can deal with low deterrents that you may experience in the city also off- roading.it also claims to return a mileage of over 25kmpl.

With the modern look and modern technology Datsun redi-GO stands out of rest. The 5 speed manual transmission would be very much suitable for urban areas which demands very smooth response. The Digi tachometer provides complete information of fuel economy. The engine automatically adjusts spark timing, which makes it efficient and smart.

The classy interiors, the comfort seating gives a wonderful feel.

The price:

The best thing about his car is the PRICE. It ranges from Rs 2.5 lakh to up to Rs 3.5 lakh for the top-end model. Its highly affordable and with all these features it makes it a best bet.

Since I go for touring to new places very often say every alternate week. I happened to ride on many different terrains like off-roading, ghat sections, a high way and roads filled with pith holes in city or villages.

I would like to drive Datsun redi-GO in Ghat roads where there are many hair pin bends in a places like  Kolli Hills, Yercaud, Valaparai and also North East. I would to know how stable it is in bends and on a bumpy raod.

Datsun redi-GO, manufactured by Japanese automaker, makes sense in the crowded roads in the city. Its compact design can make it travel smkoothly and move quickly in the crowd. With the huge traffic in big cities it would be easier to beat the driving blues with the Datsun-Redi GO

Fun. Freedom. Confidence. The ultimate Urban Cross - Datsun redi-GO - the capability of a crossover with the convenience of a hatchback.

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Image Courtesy: google

Ariel Magic #LaundryGoesOddEven Activity

The time has gone when laundry was just a woman's job.and why it should be?

We have grown to be moving hand in hand with our male counterparts.we work and take care of the house.we cook food and also look after the children. We chase our dreams thinking of our family all the way. The time has come when the men of the house shared the  load and support the  woman of the house.

I am fortunate to have a husband who doesn't think laundry is a woman's job. When BlogAdda gave me this opportunity with the new Ariel Matic I was happy to share that my husband shares the load with me.

We decided to come up with an odd even day structure for laundry.with a powerful washing powder in hand , laundry has become an easy job to do

My day for the laundry came on a weekday which is usually very hectic. But with the Ariel matic, there was no waste of time. There was no need to rub the collars of shirts, dip the clothes in water for some time or fear about the smell. Just 2 spoons of powder and I put all the clothes in one shot .switched on the machine and just relaxed

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I was delighted to see the washed clothes later. They were smelling so good and a brightness was there which I never saw in other brands. Many marks had completely vanished and I did not need to do anything extra.

Even my husband has tried his hands on laundry and he said that he never thought it could be this easy.

Men and women now are walking hand in hand .when a woman can run the house and also earn, then a man will not loose his manliness by working for the house. A little bit of cooperation and support is all that is needed to live a happy life .

 Cut the vegetables while she is cooking . Make the bed when she comes out of kitchen all tired and sleepy . Pay the household bills and buy the grocery and make her smile . These small gestures are enough to make her feel that you are there  for her.
All the husband's ,fathers and brothers out there ,share the load. Make the woman happy and your lives will be happier.
Come one step closer to ending gender inequality in households.


I am taking part in the #LaundryGoesOddEven Challenge by Ariel India at BlogAdda.

morning bike ride to Tettikere

The Horlicks #Immunity4Growth IndiBlogger Meet - A great Eyeopener

Mother's day was on 9th may,2016 and to celebrate the existence and power of that selfless being , Indiblogger had announced a bloggers meet in association with Horlicks.

As always, I was excited to be a part of the Indiblogger event and had my electronic passes sent to me a week before the day. The venue was Vivanta Hotel by Taj and it was insanely beautiful. The checkin-in went smooth as the passes were scanned via a QR code scanner. I was happy to see and meet other bloggers, some known and some unknown but all together for a  good purpose. To spread the information passed onto us in this meet . clearly Pen are the mightier swords!

The event was rolled off by Anoop, who introduced us to An international blogger from U.S.A. Mrs. Jill Castle. A Mother of two, she is a nutrition expert and registered Dietitian. we were introduced to a new word called "Hidden Hunger" in children which is an important part in the child's growth and nutrition deficit.

The Major points she elaborated were.

1. Hidden hunger - it should be curbed by approaching a holistic approach towards the food we give to kids, They can also be satisfied by introducing nutrition supplements like Horlics.

2. Surprising children everyday-  giving them a different variety of  food at each meal everyday tends to keep the interest of children and they want to eat what you serve

3. Staying away from western food.-Indian vegetarian diet is considered to be one of the best in world but due to advent of western food like pizzas and burgers, etc. The society is leaning towards them more in past years. these food are not only unhealthy but also becomes a kind of addiction to children.

4. Smarter ways to extract all possible nutrition daily food.- she explained different types of methods where we can actually let more nutrients and enzymes make their way into the food making it more healthy. like she pointed that boiling un-raw packed milk actually removes few of useful nutrients present otherwise in the milk.

5. Immunity matters. developing a strong immunity system is very important at the early age. She explained how it affects the growth and develops strong inner body strength.

She opened our eyes to the current situation of malnutrition in India and how to tackle it, Her blog http://jillcastle.com/ may be useful for all mothers who face trouble feeding their stubborn adolescents,.

The event was graced by the presentation of Mr. Amaan Khan, Head of marketing GSK who introduced us to the world of Horlicks and how they are through their tasty drink , are making Indian kids grow Taller, Stronger and Sharper. 

The few concerns he raised were the alarming rate at which the deficiency for micro-nutrients in increasing in Indian children. he pointed that about 80% of Indian mothers are not satisfied of what their kids are eating.

Mr Amaan

He explained how Horlicks when mixed with milk and given twice a day can make up for 100% of the nutrients required by children. they have launched a nation wide activity which involves collaborating with schools and trying to remove malnutrition. they have also introduced "Swastha Bharat Abhiyan " under which even schools in villages are made aware of malnutrition and how to prevent it. He also mentioned that small  pouches of Horlicks are made available so that it can be affordable for the poor.




Then followed a panel discussion with eminent pediatricians and dietitians. who again ventured into healthy diet and answered queries from audiences. They told the importance of fruit in daily diet. I was influenced by the fact that deficiency of some nutrients in a pregnant mother can actualy affect the unborn child and so the mother should be very cautious.

Panel Discussion

The three discussions was very informative I must say. It opened my eyes towards the importance of nutrients which we ignore to think about in our daily life. I am not a mother yet but I was really happy that I got this opportunity to attend this event . I can now be proactive and think before I eat.

The last part of the event was a surprise quiz. we were divided into groups and had to answer 7 questions. This really helped us mingle with fellow bloggers and win some prizes.

The event ended with the Amazing food spread and a goodies bag with my favorite bottle of Horlick inside it.
Wait, how can I forget the group photo with the a lot of cheering and clenching of fists in the air. An amazing end to an amazing evening.

The Amazing Bloggers

I thank #Indiblogger and Horlicks for this informative meet.

Pic Courtesy, My Phone and #Indiblogger 

Khelo Bachpan Wali Holi:HAPPY HOLI!

HOLI ! Whenever that time of the year comes, I am overjoyed and wish the celebration never ends. I Don't even remember a time when I haven't celebrated this festival. 

Yes there is a story behind this, There was once a very cruel king called Hirnakashyap who had a son called Prahlad. Prahlad was very good and always prayed to the god Vishnu, which made his father very angry. The King tried very hard to make his son give up his belief in Vishnu.So the King ordered his sister Holika to take Prahlad in her arms and for both of them to walk into the burning fire. The plan was that Prahlad would die and Holika would be saved because she was protected by the gods of flames. What the King did not know was that the gods' charm over Holika didn't work for one hour during the day. The hour chosen for lighting the fire just happened to be that very hour. When the flames came up, Holika died and Prahlad was saved by Vishnu.

Prahlad was so sorry for Holika that he promised to name a festival after her. So now we have the festival of Holi. 

BUT, what excites me the most is the next day of the 'holika dahan' when we celebrate it with colors. As Kids , we used to have a gang and would roam about in our neighborhood throwing colors at every passerby and drenching them with water. I confess that we used to put those dangerous,chemical colors mixed with water which takes many days to come off and harms the skin. As years passed by ,our parents made us stay away from those chemicals and forced us into playing with Gulal or herbal powders which are not harmful and guess what? the fun remains the same.! 

Me with my roommates in Hostel Holi

I remember the preparation we used to do before we jump into the field with our weapons of Pichkaris filled with colored water and a bag with lots of gulal pouches. To make the color not stick to the skin for long, we used to rub our whole body with Parachute oil. it was the best color repellent and not only helped in removing off the colors from our body but kept it moisturized too. Our hair would be remain the same even though it was filled with color.

The whole colony would be  divided into several teams and we used to strategize our moves and who would  target whom.no one would be spared, not even the elders or the aunties and big sisters who make a fuss about getting colored or skin issues. There is a saying that we used to shout all the way while coloring people “Bura na mano holi hai’ It was so much fun.

Foes became friends and  elders became children again.

After about 4-5 hours, tired and all colored we would rush into our houses to feast on the delicacies of the day, The yummy gujjias, the fried papads and chips, the chole-bathuras and what not.

Having The Holi Fun OUR way!

 I remember a particular incident when while coming out of my house, I carefully locked the door and instead of giving it to my mother , I swung the key inside my home through the window. I have no idea why I did that stupid thing and I could see my siblings eyes glaring at me. But there was no time to curse and we just forgot about it and went put to play HOLI. later that afternoon, exhausted, as we made our way to the house, we remembered the morning incident. Now came the tough part and I was the center of attraction. what made matters worse was that two of my neighbors kids had put their home keys in my house only and now since the my key was gone ,theirs was too. I got the bullets and had to listen to everyone with a guilty smile on my face.all were hungry and no one had the patience to shout on me more and thus we decided to get the key back.we could see the key lying on the floor through our window. Then all the brilliant minds came together and by taking the help of our infamous Jugaad, we decided,would take every long thing we see, tie them together and attach a wire, turned into a hook to the end and try to lift the key with it.After an hour of struggle, and improvising our methods, we finally got the key out. There was a cheer of victory as we rushed inside and went directly into the kitchen  where the delicious food was awaiting us.

The end was amazing and I still laugh when I remember this incident. Holi is indeed the best festival where you can have lots of fun with family, friends and even strangers. 

Just add a dose of color,stay away from harmful permanent colors, play dry and safe Holi. Protect your eyes and DO NOT COLOR ANIMALS.

 Let you self loose for the day and remember your days of childhood. Happy Holi everyone!

 “I’m pledging to #KhulKeKheloHoli this year by sharing my Holi memories at BlogAdda in association with Parachute Advansed.”

Book Review of Arjun By Dr Shinde Sweety

Title: Arjun Without A Doubt

Publication: Leadstart Publishing Pvt. Ltd

Pages: 306

Price: 145

Author: Dr. Sweety Shinde

Arjun: Without A Doubt tells the story of Epic Mahabharata from Arjun and Draupadi’s standpoint. I loved how the author has glorified Arjun through Draupadi's eyes and vice versa. The language is perfect. I liked the movement of the novels. It is not a twisted version of Mahabharata. Mahabharatha is not just a book of wars but also a book of true love and relationships. Arjun is pretty much what we expect him to be: a champion warrior. The language of this book is elevated, without being difficult. The language brings alive the emotions of the characters. The bond between Draupadi and Abhimanyu has been captured so beautifully by the author. The book breaks some myths and describes the characters in new light especially draupadi and arjuna. The symbolization has been done pleasingly; the arrow representing Arjun, the peacock plume signifying Krishna, the blue lotus and, flames portraying the quintessence of Draupadi. The construction of paragraphs is at times confusing. Krishn is shown as a normal human being who was pretty good in strategy with excellent understanding.

Few lines which I liked from the book:

1. No person is great in isolation. It takes many hands to shape a life. Denial would mean conceit, and conceit is not the same as self-respect.
2. Power does not justify sin. Power is not virtue. Virtue is that which lasts inspite of power.
3. Don't underestimate your triumphs. Leave it to the enemy.
4. Religion is nothing but a series of conveniently placed loopholes.
5. Passion is a feeling born to bear pain. Bear it, or let go.
6. Deserts come out of volcanoes. Oceans come out of earthquakes. Nature has its own violent way of balancing its elements. We are just trying to imitate Nature in human form.
7. Absence of questions is not proof of answers.
   and the best one is the below quote which Krishn says to Arjun
8. Failure is always an orphan.
   

We get a glimpse of the hardships he had to undertake to achieve what arjuna did. As war approaches, we see these doubts surfacing, which finally leads Krishna to answer his questions about why the war must be fought. With a lot of focus thrown on just the two of them, who seem centric to the epic, Sweety manages to retell the happenings of Mahabharata with great ease. 

I lost track at a couple of places. Sometimes I had to read two or three paragraphs to understand whether it was Draupadi's Point of View or Arjun's. The author has done such a good job capturing his emotions in the rest of the story, I would have loved to have read more here. The author has done a marvelous job in clarifying those doubts by saying almost everything about Arjuna. If you’re a Mahabharat fan, I would highly recommend you read this book. Go grab your copy now. Totally worth it. I would like to thank Blogadda and Dr .Sweety Shinde for the excellent book.

I would rate 4/5

Review of ASUS Zenpad 7.0

ASUS launched its all new Zenpad Z370CG in September 2015.There's a considerable amount we ought to be grateful to Asus with regards to 7-inch Android tablets. All things considered, the Taiwanese organization fabricated both eras of the Nexus 7 – which stay two of the best Android tablets ever assembled.

with a display size of 17.7 centimeters its quite big and quite handy as well.

its a high end entertainment device which delivers what it promises.

what I really liked about it is that you get a satisfying grip on the 272g, 8.7mm thick tablet. It's a tablet built to be used in portrait mode and it's sufficiently comfortable to use it without worrying it might become a strain for longer browsing sessions.

it also has a interchangeable addons to enhance the sound which makes it best to watch movies or videos. on the go .The audio cover is interesting considering the speaker setup alone on the ZenPad 7.0 doesn't make a good first impression.

coming to the display, it has a HD dispay of 1280 * 800 pixels with a 72% view area and corning gorilla glass.its not ground breaking but does give a better display.The benefits include improved sharpness, intelligent contrast and better outdoor visibility.I did not have much prpoblem with display.

In specifications department, it has got a 64-bit Intel Atom processor with the option of 1GB or 2GB of RAM and a MaLi-450 MP4 GPU. It's in no way,  a powerhouse in tablet terms, yet it ought to be sufficient for most and a swipe through home screens and dispatching applications demonstrates things by and large are running smooth.  All of the connectivity bases are covered here as well, with micro SIM slot to offer 3G connectivity and Miracast support to send your screen to compatible TV.

on the camera front , it has a decent  8-megapixel main camera around the back and the option of 5-megapixel or 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.there are lots of options to edit your pics and beautify it. lots of options for video editing as well.

overall, I am quite satisfied with the product, although it could have been better in some aspects. Battery life estimated to be 8 hours comes a little less. camera is decent though not great.

ASUS has always surprised me with their products and its definitely has become one of the leading brands in India. Its trustworthy and bang for buck.

Rating: 3.8/5