Kid's recipes - part 2

Some interesting and off beat recipes for kids

1. Honey chilli idli 

Ingredients:

Stale or fresh idlis 7-8, vegetables like onion, capsicum, carrot, zucchini, spring onions, honey, sesame seeds, salt per taste, soya or chilli sauce as per liking, oil as per requirement, oregano and other Italian seasoning, garlic, pepper powder, tomato ketchup. 

Recipe:

1. Cut the idlis into bite sizes, chop the vegetables into thin slices length wise.

2. Put 1 tb oil in kadhai, fry finely chopped garlic, onion till they turn translucent. 

3. Fry other vegetables and cook till they are crunchy, add soya sauce, tomato ketchup and give a good mix. Add Italian seasonings, oregano etc

4. Now add cut idlis and give it a good mix. Add 1.5 spoonful of honey and give a good mix again. 

5. Add finely chopped spring onion and sesame seeds on top for garnishing. Serve warm.

Rajgira jowar chilla

Ingredients:

1/2 cup rajgira flour, 1/2 cup jowar flour, 2 tb rava, grated boiled sweet potato, grated carrot, masalas like red chilli powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, salt as per taste, crushed green chilli and garlic paste, rava, spoonful of curd, ghee for cooking chillas.

Recipe:

1. Mix all the flours, vegetables and masalas along with curd and water as per requirement. Add salt. 

2. Give it a good mix and let it rest for 15 mins.

3. Spread medium thin chillas on tava with ghee. 

4. Flip once cooked from one side. Serve warm with chutney or ketchup.

Sweet potato halwa

Ingredients:

2 big sweet potatoes, ghee, nuts powder, cardamom powder, sweetener of choice (sugar or dates powder or jaggery), milk. 

Recipe:

1. Boil/steam sweet potato, peel them. Mash them finely.

2. Add 2 spoons of ghee,  fry the mashed sweet potato till it turns soft. 

3. Add milk slowly. Keep stirring. Add nuts powder and cardamom powder. 

4. Add sweetener of your choice, very little(1.5 or 2 spoons is required as sweet potato is already sweet). Give it a good mix again. Serve warm.

Rava ragi chilla/dosa

Ingredients:

Rava 1/2 cup, ragi flour 1/2 cup, 2 spoons curd, masalas like jeera powder, coriander powder, finely chopped green chilies, onion, coriander leaves, grated carrot or beetroot. Ghee for cooking, salt as per taste.

Recipe:

1. Mix rava and ragi with curd, whisk the mixture, now slowly add water. 

2. Add masalas, salt, veggies, chilies and onions. Let it rest for 15 mins.

3. Now slowly add water, keep the consistency as per your requirements. 

4. Spread the chillas on tava with ghee. Flip once cooked from one side. Serve warm with chutney or ketchup.

Egg roll

Ingredients:

2 eggs, 1 roti, grated and finely chopped veggies like onion, carrot, capsicum, masalas like pepper powder, finely chopped green chilies, salt and oil as per requirement. 

Recipe:

1. Whisk 2 eggs, add the vegetables and green chillies, pepper powder and salt to it.

2. Roast one roti on ghee or oil from one side, flip it and add the whisked egg on top. Let it cook for 1 min. Flip and again let it cook for  a min. It's ready, serve warm with ketchup.

Suitable investments for kid's future

It has become incredibly important to make good financial plans for our kids. Raising kids is very expensive these days and it's a must to do robust financial planning for their bright future. Parents need to invest money very carefully so that it is useful for the kids at the correct time for their higher education.  I've studied carefully and found some options which give good returns on investment as well as they are safe and secure investment options.

1. Sukanya samrudhi yojana for girl child and NPS vatsalya for girl/boy child

SSY or sukanya samriddhi yojana has a good interest rate of 8.1% currently and with compounding it even goes up. It is a scheme run by government and is extremely safe. A girl's parents can open a SSY account in her name before the girl turns 10. The money can be withdrawn  when the money is needed for girl's education  or other expenses when the girl is officially an adult. 

NPS vastalya is similar scheme offering similar rates of interest for the kids. More useful for boy child. It offers good cumulative returns. The account turns into a normal NPS account after the child turns 18. 

2. PPF - A PPF account can be opened in a child's name for investment. The interest rate offered is low(7.1%). But this is a secure and safe investment option. Even though ppf has low interest rate it has income tax exemption on investment(under 80 cc), interest and maturity amount(known as EEE). So for those who are not utilising 80 Cc with exemptions on home loan principal repayment, ppf is a good option. Because tax planning is a part of overall financial planning and overall investment advice.

3. Fixed Income instruments - It always makes sense to invest some part of the money invested for kid's future in fixed income instruments such as FD with nationalized banks. Although rate of interest isn't that lucrative these days, it is a safe and secure investment option.

4. Mutual funds - Investment in mutual funds in the form of SIP is always comparatively safe. We can choose well performing funds for SIP and dedicate that particular SIP for kid's education. Some well performing funds include NIppon India growth fund, Axis small cap fund and Baroda BNP Paribas fund. We can study and choose funds which suit our requirements better. It's always wise to choose a diverse portfolio covering small large and mid cap funds for better returns. Also consider the exit load and don't redeem before 1 year to avoid losses.

5. Investing in sovereign gold bonds is also a good option when they are open for investment. 

6. Lumpsum can also be invested in mutual funds which requires deeper study. Please  choose the funds which are right for you. 

7. Some insurance cum investment options like LIC endowment plans are also a good option for investment. I need to gather more information about these options. 

Let the real Durgas be born

India is known for it's festivities. Each festival has its own significance which all Indians can relate to. But are we changing our festivities and celebrations with time?

The whole nation was shaken with the rape incident at RG kar medical College. But after a couple of months everyone has forgotten about it. The whole nation is busy with the festivities. Is this the real Navratri we want to celebrate? A real Durga Mata who protects everyone from diseases, a lady doctor was brutally raped and murdered. What are we doing for justice? What all Indians are doing for preventing such incidents? Nothing...

Everybody is busy in celebrating the festivities.

It's 2024. The world is making progress on all fronts. But we are still way behind in our thought process. A woman is still considered weak and vulnerable. Anyone can take advantage of her vulnerability and weakness. Women are equally educated as men. They are at par with men in all fields. But are women safe in their own homes? The answer is big 'No'.

As a mother of a girl child, the thought of sending her to school by school bus still scares me like anything. Because women are not safe anywhere. 

Then a thought crosses my mind,  what can I do to help my daughter to protect herself? My daughter is not even 4 years old yet. But I've decided long back. I will enroll her for karate classes once she reaches 5 years of age. Teaching her self defence is important than teaching her anything else. But is this really enough to ensure her safety everywhere she goes? Unfortunately no.

The legal system of this country needs to be reformed to make strict laws for women safety. Unless men learn to respect women and ask for the consent, things are not going to change. We talk about giving sanskar to our new generation, but do all families in india teach their boys to respect girls and women? 

I've decided this navratri, to teach my daughter to protect herself from the evils on her own.

In the era of AI and other technological advancements, we still treat a menstruating woman like untouchable. Lot of families from India still don't allow menstruating women to go to the kitchen. We have made progress in terms of technology and industrialization. But our thoughts and beliefs are still too conservative for this progress. A woman doesn't have freedom in her own home because she is menstruating. So are we really going forward? 

 We can change these thoughts and beliefs, to give way to freedom of a woman. When a woman feels safe and free inside her own home, that time real Navratri will be celebrated. 

Kids tiffin/snacks recipes

1. Moong appe/puddu

Ingredients- 1 bowl green moong, 1/2 bowl of rice, ginger, green chillies, salt, spices of your choice,  onions, grated carrot, beetroot, chopped capsicum, oil/ghee, a handful of coriander leaves.

Recipe - 

1. Soak moong and rice together for couple of hours. It'll be best If the moong get sprouted.

2. Grind moong and rice along with 2 green chilies, 1 inch of ginger.

3. Add salt and spices to the batter.  Make a tadka and add the vegetables to the tadka. Add washed and chopped coriander leaves to the batter.

4. Add these vegetables to the batter.  Grease appe pan with ghee. Pour the batter in appe pan.

5. Cover with lid and cook on slow flame. Flip after appe are cooked from one side. Cook again with lid for couple of minutes. 

6. Serve with chutney of your choice. 

2. Makhana thalipeeth

Ingredients - 1 bowl makhana, onions,carrots  capsicum, salt, cumin and coriander powder,  ghee/oil, a handful of coriander leaves. 

Recipe - 

1. Roast makhana on low flame. After it turns crispy, add it to the mixer jar and grind.

2. Add water little by little to the makhana powder ans kneed the dough. Add lil oil, salt to the dough. Add the vegetables and spices of your choice and washed and finely chopped coriander leaves to the batter. 

3. Grease the tava and spread the dough on tava with hands. Flatten it with hands. Don't make it too thin.

4. Make two small holes and pour oil in between.

5. Roast properly on tava with lid on. Let it cook for couple of minutes. 

6. Flip once cooked from one side and cook another side for couple of minutes.  Serve hot with ketcup/chutney. It tastes best with a dollop of ghee/white butter on top.

Thailpeeth can be made with bhajani(mix flour of roasted grains) or by mixing several flours like jowar flour, wheat flour, rice flour and besan together.

3. Rice makhana kheer

Ingredients - 1 bowl of makhana powder, 1 bowl of rice, dryfruits, ghee, sweetener of your choice like sugar, dates powder or jaggery and cardamom powder.

Recipe - 

1. Roast rice on ghee. Add milk, sweetener to the rice.

2. Roast dryfuits in ghee if you like. Chop them finely and add to the kheer.

3. Let the kheer boil. Keep on stirring. Now add makhana powder for thickness.

4. Add cardamom powder and malai on top. Serve hot when it has thickened enough.

4. Peanut laddus

Ingredients - 1 bowl of peanuts,  jeggery/dates powder, dryfruits powder, ghee, cardamom powder. 

Recipe -

1. Dry roast the peanuts on low flame.

2. Remove the peels and grind into a coarse powder.

3. Now slowly add ghee, sweetener and cardamom powder to the peanut powder. 

4. Add dryfruits powder(This is optional)

5. Slowly form small laddus of this mixture.

6. Garnish with cashew on top or raisins.

7. We can also add roasted dry coconut powder to these laddus.(This is optional).

5. Sabudana chilla

Ingredients - 1 bowl Sabudana powder, 1 cucumber, 1 tb rajgira flour, green chillies, ginger, cumin seeds, ghee, salt, peanut powder, salt.

Recipe -

1. Grate the cucumber. Mix it with sabudana powder and rajgira flour.

2. Add peanut powder, salt, finely chopped green chillies, grated ginger, cumin seeds and chopped coriander to it. Slowly add water.

3. When it has correct consistency, pour it on tava greased with ghee.

4. Cook with lid on for couple of minutes. Flip once cooked from one side. Cook again for couple of minutes. 

5. Serve hot with green chutney. This is a perfect fasting food too. 

Egg recipes for the kids

Egg is very high on nutrition, but including egg in the diet of kids is a mammoth task for the mommies as mostly kids dislike the taste of egg. For making the mommy's job simple, here are few egg recipes which will be loved by the kids.

1. Pancakes

Pancakes are generally favorite of kids. So this way we can hide the egg, still can make them eat. 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons of ragi/oats/whole wheat flour.

Milk as per requirement. 

1 egg

Jaggery/honey as per taste.

Mashed babana/mango/grated apple as per taste.

Nuts and seeds powder.

Cardamom powder.

Recipe:

1. Beat the egg and whisk it. Add the flour, milk, sweetener and fruit. Add nuts and seeds powder and cardamom powder. Mix it thoroughly. Add more milk to adjust the batter consistency if required. The batter shouldn't be too thin or thick.

2. Heat the pan, add ghee on it and spread the batter. Make thin or thick Pancakes as per your liking. 

3.Garnish with honey, cut fruits. Cut with cookie cutter in attractive shapes if sending in tiffin to make them attractive. 

4. Vegetarians can skip egg and replace with milk/banana.

5. We can also make savory Pancakes with grated vegetables instead of fruits and ginger garlic paste, masalas and salt instead of nuts and seeds powder. Can add besan/rice flour/jowar flour for savory Pancakes. Or can mix all the flours together for sweet/savory Pancakes.

2. Egg appe/egg bites

Ingredients:

2 tb Oats flour, 1 tb rava, grated veggies like carrot, beetroot, chopped capsicum, onion etc, 3 eggs, masalas like cumin powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, ginger-green chilli paste, salt and cheese 

Recipe:

1.Beat the eggs, add oats flour, rava, grated veggies masalas and salt. Mix thoroughly.

2. Grease the appe Pan with ghee. Spread the mixture in appe pan. Add Grated cheese on top.

3. Cook from one side for 5 mins on medium flame with lid. Then flip and cook on other side  serve with ketchup or chutney. 

3. Egg dosa

Ingredients:

Dosa batter, 1 egg, grated veggies. 

Recipe:

1. Beat the egg. Add it to dosa batter. Whisk it thoroughly  

2. Add grated veggies, salt. Spread like normal dosa. Serve hot with chutney. 

We can make appe also similarly. Also can add ragi flour to make it more nutritious. 

4. French toast

Ingredients:

 2 eggs,4 slices of whole wheat bread, milk, sugar.

Recipe: 

1. Beat the egg, add milk n sugar. Whisk it thoroughly. 

2 . Dip the bread slices in the mixture and roast on greased pan with ghee.

3. Cut into pieces and serve warm.

We can also make savory French toast with grated vegetables, masalas and salt skipping milk.

5. Vegetable cheese omelette 

Ingredients:

1 egg, chopped vegetables like capsicum, mushrooms, brocolli, onion.Grated veggies like carrot, beetroot. 

Pepper powder,  chopped green chillies, salt.

Recipe:

1. Beat the egg, add masalas, salt, vegetables. Whisk the mixture thoroughly. Grease the pan with oil.

2. Spread the omelette on greased pan. Flip when cooked form one side. Add grated cheese on top.

3. Serve warm with ketchup. 

6. Masala scrambled egg/bhurji

Ingredients: 3 eggs, grated carrot, chopped capsicum, tomatoes, onions, brocolli,  cheese, masalas, salt

Recipe:

1. Add oil, make normal tadka/tempering. Add chopped onions, fry them till they turn translucent. 

2. Add chopped tomatoes and remaining veggies. Saute them till they turn crunchy. Don't overcook. 

3. Add masalas like green chillies, red chilli powder, garam masala, coriander powder as per taste.

4. Saute a little and then add eggs, Saute until egg gets completely cooked.  Add salt as per taste and give it a mix. Garnish with coriander and serve with roti/bread. We can also add soya sauce as per liking. (This is totally optional).

7. Banana egg muffins in appe pan

Ingredients: 2 eggs, 2 mashed bananas, 2 tb ragi flour, 1 tb whole wheat flour, jaggery/honey as per taste, 2 tb milk, vanilla incense, 1 tb rava, chocochips for garnishing.

Recipe:

1. Beat the eggs, add the other ingredients. Whisk the mixture thoroughly. 

2. Add a drop of vanilla incense. Grease the appe Pan with ghee. Sweetener like jaggery/honey can be added as per liking.

3. Pour the mixture in appe pan. Cook from both sides after flipping.

4. Add chocolate chips on one side before flipping for garnishing. We can also add dryfruits for crunch. 

5. We can add baking soda to this or skip it. It's optional.

6. This can be baked too if you've oven and you've good knowledge of baking.

Dealing with PPD and new mommy responsibilities

Although motherhood is the best thing ever happened to us, it is equally overwhelming. Being a new mommy is tough. Doing it all by ourselves while healing from the delivery pain is really really difficult.

PPD or postpartum depression is another hindrance in creating the precious bonding with the baby. The first 40 days postpartum are really very important. I myself struggled with few things. I'll try to share my journey as well as the solutions I found for my difficulties. 

I had opted for an elective cesarean delivery. People's judgments about my choice of delivery method was the first problem I faced. The only solution to this is ignoring. People learn their lessons when they are ignored and their judgments are not given importance. Our peace of mind is of utmost importance at that time. 

Connecting with our own baby is sometimes difficult although we love them unconditionally. My case was something similar. I was so overwhelmed with the mom responsibilities that I couldn't just look at my baby and adore her for few moments. It was tough. Doing all the mom duties while healing from a c section is tough. The sleep deprived and bleeding mom needs help. Solution to this problem is simple. Ask for help whenever you need. Do not try to do it all alone. Take family support. If you're not lucky enough to have family support then hire an external help. It is a must. 

I wasn't really in the best mindset postpartum and would often express my feelings on social media. But I was judged for that as well. Some people might not be with you when they should be. But nothing Is in your hands. All you can do is take whatever support you have and ignore the rest.

My toughest struggle was with breastfeeding

I delivered during covid second wave. It was too much pressure already. Protecting the baby and yourself from covid was tough. Isolation from my friends and family was putting too much pressure on myself. I wasn't able to breastfeed her properly. There was a latching issue initially. Not being able to feed your child after being a mom is the biggest challenge for a mom's mind. I cried 

everyday. I tried every possible remedy from a nipple shield to an inverted syringe. But nothing seemed to work. I was given perinorm tablets to increase the very poor supply i had initially. Then there was engorgement pain. It was a very bad struggle overall. What acted negatively was the tremendous pressure put by the doctors, nurses. I agree, breastfeeding is very good but let us also normalize formula feeding as well. I succumbed to the pressure and spent a fortune on a lactation consultant. But it didn't help either. So I learnt the following lessons with respect to breastfeeding. 

1. Read about breastfeeding before giving birth. 

2. Consult a good lactation expert at the right time. 

3. Invest In a good quality breast pump (preferably an electric one). Although pumping, feeding, sanitizing the bottles is very tiring. So it's best to directly breastfeed. Advantage of pumping is another family members can feed the baby and mother can get some rest. Learn about the correct feeding positions and latching techniques. Because that's what is wrong most of the times.

4. Practice utmost hygiene while bottle feeding like washing, sterilizing bottles etc. Bottle feeding if done correctly isn't bad.

5. Take rest whenever you can. Follow a good diet, take your calcium supplements timely while breastfeeding. 

6. Do mild exercises suggested by the physiotherapist to get your body back to normal routine. Body changes a lot after delivery. Take short walks after it has been advised.

7. Invest in a good feeding pillow/take support of normal pillows while feeding because feeding puts pressure on the back . Also keep nipple butter, breast pads and feeding cover ready. 

8. Keep the hospital bag ready with all the stuff you would need at 34 weeks. 

9. Invest in things that will help you in recovery like cooling pads, maternity pads and panties. 

10. For a smooth recovery post c section, take lot of rest. Keep moving. Take care of your wound. Have a good diet and rest whenever you can. Watch out for symptoms such as pain and swelling in the wound and high fever for initial few days after c section. These can be symptoms of the wound infection.

11. The back pain post c section isn't related to the spinal anesthesia. Please don't associate it with c section. Starting your daily activities and movements post c section is must for good recovery.

12. Care for your stitches as advised by the doctor post delivery. It is very important. (No personal experience with normal delivery).

13. Seek help if you think you're suffering from PPD. Watch out for symptoms such as sadness, loneliness, and depression. Seek 

professional help if needed. PPD is very common. 

14. Ignore all the unwanted advises given by relatives, and people around you. Follow only those which you feel are correct. 

These are the most precious days for the mother as well as baby. You might feel overwhelmed with the baby responsibilities, sleep deprivation and tiredness. But these days are not going to come back. Support from my family was the biggest plus point of my postpartum period. So enjoy your days as new mom with your tiny little one as far as you can. They grow up in blink of an eye.

PS - please follow your doctor's advice for any query or problems. These are just my personal experiences.

Easy snacks recipes for kids

Sharing few the easy snacks/breakfast recipes for kids.

1. Egg ragi appe/puddu/peniyaram

Ingredients:

1. Dosa batter 

2. Sprouted ragi flour 

3.2 eggs

4. Grated carrot, chopped onions, other vegetables of your choice

5. Green chillies/red chilli powder, mustard seeds, hing(asafoetida), salt.

6. Grated ginger(optional)

7.Oil for tempering and ghee for appe frying

Recipe -

1. Beat two eggs in a bowl, add 2 tbsp of sprouted ragi flour, mix well. Add this this to the dosa batter(approximately 1 big bowl of dosa batter)

2. Make a tadka of mustard seeds and hing in 1 tbsp of oil. Fry Grated carrots, onions and other veggies in the tadka

3. Add the fried veggies to the dosa batter. Add 2 chopped green chillies/half teaspoon of red chilli powder and grated ginger to it(according to your kids tolerance). Add salt as per taste. 

4. Grease the appe Pan with ghee. Pour the appe batter in the pan. Cook on medium flame with a lid. Flip the appe once they have cooked on one side

5. Serve warm with chutney of your choice.

2. Mix lentil/moong chilla with filling.

Ingredients:

1. Soaked green moong/mixed sprouts.

2. Rice

3. Grated beetroot

4. Cheese

5. Green chillies, cumin powder, coriander powder,salt as per taste.

Recipe -

1. Soak moong/mixed sprouts along with rice in 1-2 proportion for 6-8 hours.

2. Grind them along with coriander, 2 green chilles, 1 inch ginger. Add spices like cumin powder and coriander powder to the batter along with salt as per the taste.

3. Pour the batter on greased pan with ghee to make chilla. 

4. Add filling of grated beetroot with cheese to the chilla. 

5. Serve warm with chutney/ketchup.

3. Sweet potato patties

Ingredients:

2 medium sized sweet potatoes, 1 small 

bowl soaked poha, 1 bowl boiled carrot+green beans, ginger, green chilies, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt as per taste.

Recipe- 

1. Wash, peel and boil the sweet potatoes. Mash them. Add them to soaked poha.

2. Mash boiled carrots and beans and add them to mashed sweet potato. 

3. Add spices, crushed green chilies and ginger to it, add salt as per taste.

4. Make round shaped patties and pan fry them in ghee.

5. Serve with chutney or ketchup.

4. Beetroot omelette

Ingredients:

1 egg, half bowl grated beetroot, salt, green chillies, onion, 

Recipe -

1. Beat the egg, add Grated beetroot , onions, green chillies, salt to the egg. You can add mushrooms, coriander leaves, chiili flakes and freshly cracked pepper also

.2. Fry the omelette in a pan greased with oil. Flip 

once cooked from one side.

3. Serve warm with ketchup. 

That's all for today. Coming soon with part 2. Let me know if you try these recipes 😋 

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Hypothyroidism and negative blood group in pregnancy

Motherhood is beautiful as well as equally challenging. Every lady is worried about the process of conception these days. There are a lot of myths about pregnancy with hypothyroidism and negative blood group specifically B negative blood group(as it's a very rare blood group). I'll share my experience to give some relief to the worried would be moms. These myths need to be handled very carefully to have a positive outlook during conception and pregnancy.

I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 14 years old and have B negative blood group. But I didn't face any problem during conception and throughout the pregnancy as well as delivery. If we take few precautions, these two conditions won't bother us. Lot of people think of these two factors even while matchmaking for marriage and deny alliances. That's an absolutely wrong thing to do.

I'll talk about hypothyroidism first. Hypothyroidism and fertility are directly linked by many people. But it's a misconception. Hypothyroidism if treated properly, will not cause any problems in conception. I had been mornitoring my TSH levels 6 months before I wanted to conceive. With stable TSH levels i didn't face any problem in conception. I had also maintained stable TSH levels throughout the pregnancy. It plays an important role in overall hormonal balance, metabolism of the mother and brain development of the fetus. I was monitoring my TSH levels every 6 weeks in pregnancy as advised by the endocrinologist. TSH has different limits for each trimester. The doctor adjusted my dose in pregnancy accordingly. It is a must to get your thyroid levels tested even when you're not a hypothyroid. A thyroxine tablet in appropriate dose suggested by the doctor everyday solves all your worries in case of hypothyroidism. Also maintaining a healthy diet, moderate exercise and healthy lifestyle helps in maintaining good thyroid health.

Talking about B negative blood group and pregnancy, it is absolutely safe to go ahead with conception and pregnancy even with a B negative blood group.

If the baby's blood group comes positive or vice versa, you're administered an anti D injection and you're good to go. It'll not cause any RH incompatibility and other related complications. Women with B negative blood group face no issues in pregnancy. Their partner can have any blood group, that doesn't matter.

PS - These are just my opinions and experiences. Consult your endocrinologist and gynecologist for the right opinion.

My mommyhood tales

Those two pink lines, those tiny kicks and all the dreams about my little one, 2020 was the most magical year of my life. 2020 may be synonymous to covid and lockdown for most of the people but 2020 for me was the beginning of motherhood. The most beautiful yet challenging phase of my life. Being a doctor's daughter, i consider myself lucky that I was aware of all the things.

Being mommy isn't any easy task. Arriving on the decision to be a mother itself is very stressful for most of the women of 21st century. The increased competition in career, increasing financial burden after having a kid make the decision of becoming a mother quite difficult. We mostly decide to become a mother in our thirties now.  Same was the case with me. But nonetheless motherhood is very beautiful. 

I finally decided to try conceiving after 5 years of my marriage. I was at a good stage in my career and we were financially quite stable. It was quite easy for me but it is a difficult journey for few couples due to the stressful jobs and lifestyle diseases 

Lifestyle advice 

The journey of conceiving is quite beautiful in itself. According to my experience the most important thing here is positive attitude and stress-free environment. Me and my husband kept the environment at home stress-free although the outside world was full of stress related to the pandemic. 

-Diet and exercise

Maintaining overall good health for both the partners is equally important. A healthy lifestyle plays an important role in the journey of conception.

Eating healthy and moderate exercise helped me maintain a healthy weight. I am quite healthy with regular menstrual cycle. My diet was balanced with high quality proteins such as egg, chicken, sprouts, and lentils, fibre rich leafy green vegetables, healthy fruits, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats with Omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidant rich fruits, iron and calcium rich food and other vegetables. I avoided junk food as far as i can except few cravings. Excess use of sugar, refined flour, butter and extra fats was avoided in my diet. I avoided heavy and fadistic diet and exercise. I took evening strolls for half an hour and did yoga in the morning. Drinking 8 glasses of water and other healthy fluids is necessary to stay hydrated.

 

Stress management

I had already started imagining about my baby as told by my gynaecologist. It helped me conceive without much effort and pretty quickly. The joy of motherhood is truly amazing and I started enjoying it even before conception. I avoided stress at work around that time.

Health advice

I had started folic acid tablets beforehand. Starting multivitamins will also help . I was maintaining healthy haemoglobin and TSH levels (I'm a hypothyroid since i was 14). 

I had also taken rubella vaccine(MMR booster shot) before i decided to conceive as Rubella can be dangerous in pregnancy.

I was diagnosed with gall stones and got the gall bladder removed. Gall stones can be an obstacle in pregnancy as one might be required to get operated during the pregnancy. But I have heard of quite a few successful pregnancies even with gall stones. So in case you were detected with gall stones during pregnancy, please follow your doctor's advice strictly. It can be easily dealt with due care. 

It's also advisable to get a pelvic scan done in case of irregular menstrual cycles to check for lifestyle diseases such as PCOS.

I had conceived within 3 months fortunately. I'm really happy to share my journey of a healthy yet challenging pregnancy with you all. This is the first blog of the series. Please stay tuned to listen to my mommyhood stories😀

P.S. Consult yojr gynecologist for any advice. Im just sharing my experiences. Also please don't take advice from Dr Google😉

A Wedding To Remember :)

 The last couple of months have been difficult for the whole world. My family was eagerly looking forward to my younger brother's wedding which was planned by the end of 2020 in India. Being away from family for the last five years, it was a really special occasion for him and his fiancee. But the pandemic made them make a really difficult decision. They mutually decided to get married in the USA in presence of a few friends and the virtual presence of their families. But nevertheless, it turned out to be a very memorable day in our life. 

The beautiful ceremony took place in the naturally beautiful Silver Falls State Park, Oregon. On the pleasant morning of 6th September 2020, Neel and Asmita vowed to be together forever. It is always said that friends are the family you choose. Their beloved friends helped them arrange a warm yet cozy wedding in spite of their busy corporate jobs. Their close friend Radha was their officiant. The beautiful cake was baked by their friend Juhi. All the other arrangements and decorations were being taken care of by Surabhi, Suhrud, Aditya, Anagh, Nischala, and Grishma. The flower decorations in the dining area were done beautifully by their gang of friends. Not to forget their cute furry friend who was the ring bearer. 

The family of both the groom and the bride participated virtually. Both side families sent their blessings in the form of recorded messages and the holy mangalashtaka. The celebration in India was no less with a wedding cake and a special lunch from Hotel Shreyas. Thank you for these wonderful moments. That day was like a breath of fresh air for all of us.

The most special thing about this wedding was a noble deed by the newlywed couple. There is a custom of wedding gift registry at such weddings. Neel and Asmita appealed to the people attending the wedding to donate for a very noble cause instead of gifts. Jnana Prabodhini foundation from Pune is collecting funds for various noble causes in the pandemic era. These causes include children's education, COVID relief, women empowerment, and many more. The wedding expenses were reduced at various levels to be able to donate more towards this noble initiative. They surpassed the aim of their fundraiser by collecting much more money. The organizations they are working for helped them in contributing equal amount from the company's side.

It requires courage to think differently. I am really proud of you Neel and Asmita for your noble gesture. I hope this encourages more couples to think differently. A true inspiration indeed. :) 

Natural ways to boost immunity.. other than any drinks and kadhas

The pandemic has changed the world in all ways. People have started realising that they were taking their body for granted. I've seen lot of people making different type of kadhas and drinking different types of waters to boost immunity. But have we  really changed our lifestyle that actually helps in boosting the immunity and being healthy? The answer isn't positive for sure.

The lockdowns have given rise to different types of anxieties. Poeple have found their own ways to kill the abundantly available time. Lot of new recipes are being tried.  But almost all of them are not very healthy. 

Being a doctor's kid, I have always been taught to have a healthy lifestyle since my childhood. Simple things such as balanced diet, enough sleep, moderate exercise and overall balanced mind help in boosting the immunity. So I'm enlisting few things which would help not just in short term but long term in leading a healthy life. I'm not against any kadhas, but according to me these thing matter more.

1. Diet

Having a healthy and balanced diet. Having all the vitamins, minerals, proteins and enough fats and carbs in your diet is necessary. I'm not a very big fan of fad diets such as keto or a total no carb diet. Eating green leafy vegetables atleast once in a week is(twice in a week ideally) preferred. A fresh fruit a day keeps the doctor away. I would always prefer fruits over fruit juices 😬. A variety of fruits with different vitamins would make more sense. 

Balancing the fats and proteins in the diet is the key too. I would suggest to keep the fried items in the diet for cheat days. I myself prefer shallow fried over deep fried items. Proteins can be balanced by sprouts, lentils and eggs and meats for non vegetarians. Although I'm a non vegetarian, I eat it very occasionally. Addition of lemons, guavas, goosberries to your diet will work wonders in all senses. Curd is also a magical item for me for the natural probiotics it gives. A handful of black raisins and almonds soaked overnight can be eaten in the morning 😃.

Junk and readymade foods are to be avoided as far as possible.

2. Moderate exercise is the second thing which I feel is absolutely necessary. A brisk walk for 30-45 mins a day or some floor exercises for 25-30 minutes will help in keeping the body fit. I'm again not a fan of too heavy exercises. I believe in balance for all aspects of my life.

3. Getting enough and sound sleep is very important. Reducing the screen time in the night is very important for this. 

4. Mental peace and well being is equally important for a healthy body. Everyone has their own way of achieving mental peace. Meditation, pooja or even a call with a loved one can bring the much needed peace sometimes. Spending time with your family and friends always helps.😃

5. Spending half an hour per day for yourself doing the activity you love is extremely important. It can be anything, from watching your favourite series to reading your favourite book. It can add a happy half an hour to your day full of work otherwise 😃.

I hope these tips will help everyone in these difficult times 🙏

Survival of the fittest... How fit are the Indian unicorns?

When the world is trying to come in terms with the unexpected pandemic, another quite expected challenge awaits all of us, the economic crisis! Nobody knows the depth of this crisis but everyone is trying to ready themselves to face this crisis! 

All the new statistics and future predictions about the economic crisis are confusing and scary at the same time! The most affected businesses would be the MSMEs and startups who are yet to establish a strong base! 

From what I have studied about the investments perspective of Indian startups, they are mostly dependent upon the cash flow from VC firms, PE funds and to some extent angel networks! The huge investment coming from a South Asian giant is critical for almost all the Indian unicorns. But lately that particular South Asian enterprise has landed in trouble with its few investments. 

It would be really interesting to know how these unicorns keep themselves floating amid this crisis. It's being said that, survival is all the more important than anything else. The cash left with most of these unicorns is only sufficient for a couple of months. They have to plan their strategy quickly yet effectively to stay in the business.

When we try to think logically, what alternatives do we think of? The usual answers would be, business diversification, a possible pivot or effective marketing gimmics which won't cost the company much but would fetch more customer base. But don't you think all these are extremely risky especially in the time of this severe crisis? It would be extremely critical for a startup to decide their business strategy for the near future. It's a do or die game! 

Talking about some of the best unicorns, who were an integral part of the lives of people in most of the Indian metros are now diversifying into totally new lines of business. Food delivery giants like Swiggy and Zomato have ventured into online grocery delivery. Swiggy particularly has been preparing itself to be a last mile delivery game changer. It recently acquired Suprdaily, for the daily delivery of milk, bakery and other essentials. But Dunzo is giving a tough competition to Swiggy already. The fittest of them would survive and eventually win this last mile delivery war. 

Swiggy is few steps ahead, trying to venture into online alcohol delivery. On the other hand, it has closed its cloud kitchen business recently with the aim of saving on the expenses. A diversification along with a closure, what does their startegy really indicate? Would it be purely demand based in future?

Amazon is currently piloting food delivery in India, it would be a huge competition for the food delivery unicorns if Amazon is successful. And one of them might want to get acquired by Amazon, let's see what future has in store for these last mile delivery companies.

Zomato on the other hand has recently acquired UberEats, India. Without much of diversification, what would be Zomato's change of startegy? Would significant changes be coming up in their subscriptions and memberships in future? It is being predicted that, dining in restaurants is going to pick up pace very slowly in the post Covid 19 era. Where do Zomato subscriptions stand in then in post Covid 19 era? 

On the other hand, ride sharing services such as Ola and Uber offered their services for emergency and essential travel during the first few phases of the lockdown. That temporary pivot helped them in atleast keeping the moral of their drivers high. It would be really commendable of them if they decide some employee centric business model to sustain this crisis.

When all the other startups were struggling for survival, the grocery ecommerce companies have struck gold. Apart from struggles of manpower management, companies like bigbasket and grofers have been doing extremely well. Does this mean, that essential service companies would definitely survive the crisis? Customer panic buying is definitely responsible for this sudden surge in demand. 

Consumer behaviour and psychology need to be very carefully studied before formulating any critical business decisions and strategies in the coming times. Taking calculated risks might be the success mantra. Time can only answer which startups would survive this crisis and how? But till then, it would be fun to see and analyse their new business strategies...

P.S. A unicorn is a startup with a valuation more than  or equal to $1B.

To do or not.. A doctor's dilemma...

Doctors are considered equal to god! They care for your health! But they have to go through biggest dilemmas and emotional turmoil while making some decisions where human emotions are involved! I'll be presenting to you few of the unique medical experiences through a series of blogs. Few of them are actual experiences of Dr Rajeev Joshi and Dr Mrs Padmaja Joshi while others are experiences of world famous doctors! 

Here in my first blog, a heart touching experience of a world famous plastic surgeon is presented. A doctor is also a human. This story is a perfect example of a doctor's dilemma. The plastic surgeon was practising in Europe at that time. The war atmosphere made it quite difficult for the doctors to practice.

One fine morning, a young girl in her early twenties came to him as a patient. For him she was one of his patients. But she had come to him with a great hope.

"Doctor, please help me. I'm getting married next month. But I'm not a virgin. It is compulsory for a would be bride to be a virgin. It is also checked by the groom's family before marriage. I want to get a hymenoplasty done. You are my last hope in this regard. If you say no, my marriage will break! Please help me", the startled girl requested the doctor.

The doctor was in a fix. Being the world famous plastic surgeon, he had his own set of ethics. He told the girl, "But this is against my ethics. It is like betraying your would be husband and in laws. Sorry but I can't help you!".

The girl was very intelligent. "But doctor, it is mandatory to ask the history to the patient. You didn't ask me my history before saying no to me." she exclaimed! 

"You're very brave and intelligent. I accept my mistake. So how did you lose your virginity? Please tell me." said the embarassed doctor.

"My luck was not in my favour doctor! A soldier from other country raped me during the war time!" She broke into tears! 

The doctor unfortunately belonged to the winning group of countries! What was the fault of the girl? Nothing! So the doctor had to stand for her! The soldier from his own country had done this crime to this innocent girl. Was it her fault that, her country belonged to the group of losing countries ? Absolutely not! The doctor operated her for hymenoplasty the next day!

Don't you think, he did the correct thing! Humanity came much before for him than his ethics!

A praiseworthy cleanup drive by Silver County Road Residents, Harlur, Let us create the Change

Bangalore has become synonymous with polluted lakes, dirty surroundings, roads full of trash and potholes. The citizens are bearing the burnt. But here is something which every citizen should do and take inspiration from. This would set an example of being a proactive, socially responsible citizen actively contributing to the betterment of the environment.

I am myself a resident of the silver county road, Harlur, south Bangalore. The silver county road residents group( Silver County Live Wire) took up a really inspiring cleanup drive of the silver county road recently. This area consists of 4-5 small to medium sized lakes. The road was a nightmare for motorists and bikers in the rainy season. The absence of street lights would add to the inconvenience of the residents and commuters of this area.
But the residents' group acted very promptly. The cleanup drive took meticulous planning. Hats off to the people leading the group for the efforts and perfect planning!

We are good at planning, budgeting and execution :D

It began from raising funds for the cause. The total cost of lifting the garbage and dumping was about 25000( total of 15 trucks and 1 JCB was required each day and the cost of dumping each truckload was around 700). The campaign was planned on every Sunday and would require sufficient funds.
The team planned a social media campaign for raising funds and every resident contributed a small but considerable amount to it.

Inspiration from Genext: :)

The kids of Sobha Cinnamon Saffron were the real inspiration for all the elders. They showed the utmost dedication and honesty. They collected around 22000 by selling lemonade and actually visiting people door to door. Kudos to their efforts.

Leaders make the difference :D

The group leaders were busy spreading the word about the cleanup drive on social media to get more volunteers. They also made accessories like gloves, masks available for the volunteers.
The cleanup drive took place for total 4 Sundays. Those 4 Sunday mornings were mornings full of inspiration, dedication, collaboration and team efforts.

Work for the community by the community

This drive was organised by the community for the community. The best thing about living in a community is that you get to learn and share really great things. This cleanup drive was a classic example of dedicated team efforts working selflessly for the community.
The efforts are bearing fruits. The surroundings are clean. The people want to maintain that cleanliness because they have cleaned the surroundings themselves. They are creating awareness about it too.

Let us smile bright with the new lights :D

The area is getting street lights too. The poles are already in place. We are looking forward to a well lit Silver County Road :)

Nothing stops us!

On 19th May 2019, BBMP didn't do arrangements for sending the tractors. But when people were determined nothing could stop them. The tractors were arranged by the people.
These kinds of group activities need to attract more attention. The silver county lives wire group is seeking support for creating a better surrounding and neighbourhood for the residents. Their efforts are also for making the commute safe for everyone. They are driven by passion, social responsibility to protect the nature around. Many people supported them directly or indirectly. But they need more support.

Let us do it ourselves before telling others:
They are an inspiration for all Bangaloreans. It takes courage to come on roads for actually cleaning the roads. They have begun. Now it is everyone's responsibility to take this forward. They need more support in all respects for future work.
Let's do our share...

The link for the fundraising page is as follows

https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/silver-county?utm_source=campaigner&utm_medium=whatsappShare&utm_campaign=silver-county&utm

The great work is illustrated in a creative video on YouTube. Do have a look

https://youtu.be/cpcZC0Ar24M

Let us do our bit for livable and green surroundings. After all, it is for our greener future where we would breathe fresh air, enjoy the clean neighbouring lakes.

Lessons learnt are:

Being together for such a noble is the biggest strength of this activity. The site is very soothing and satisfying for the volunteers. This is the foundation for many such successful drives in future.
Let us strive for better results in the future. Let us collaborate, cooperate and achieve greener and cleaner environment. 

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Humanity... The most noble religion

The idea of this post came to my mind after reading an article.
I'm personally being brought up in very liberal religious environment and hence my thoughts are in sync with my upbringing. But as a educated, alert and well aware individual I seriously started thinking about the world around and the religions complications involved.
The most threatening 'Terrorism' is probably an outcome of religious differences and extremism. The lives lost because of terrorism cannot be brought back. In my opinion nothing is more precious than a life , no religion is big enough than a life.

Some people might think that I'm only considering extreme cases. But giving it a serious thought, on what basis a  person's religion is decided? Probably by birth, which is not really in control of the person. People differentiate and make groups based on religions and caste. But then the question comes, why do we want to be a part of a community if we want to be a part of all these differences. I live in a gated community in a cosmopolitan city for last 6 months. I consider last six months of my life really very fruitful in this regard. I learnt a lot from people of different castes, communities and religions who are a part of this community. I never differentiated on the basis of caste, religion etc but I adapted myself to mingle with such people in last 6 months. And I can say it is a pleasure to know them and be with them.
People are ready to get married in different faiths and religions. But still some of them are not flexible enough to go beyond these boundaries on personal level. These boundaries are probably created by our older generations but it is a high time we break them.
A person is more defined by his own virtues and good deeds than his religion or caste.
There are examples of people of different religions helping each other in crisis even during communal riots. Those should be the highlights and examples for other people. Humanity is way above any religion. Helping an individual irrespective of his religion is something that should be praised here.
The question is when would the people grow up and stop being Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Jew or Christians? We are humans above all and everyone has all rights to live a life on their own terms.
So are you with me on this? What do you appreciate more. Humanity and acceptance or maintaining differences based on religion, caste and such things?

Marketing... An art of being an opportunist

The recent online sensation... Ola's this year April fool campaign catches everyone's attention. Though it is Ola's trend to launch a similar campaign every year, they are still able to create a curiosity in minds of Indian internet fraternity.. Ola got some sarcastic tweets and retweets but in my opinion the desired impact was achieved.

What is the success factor of online marketing campaigns? In my opinion, the campaign which correctly identifies the audience psychology and in turn catches the most attention is the most successful marketing campaign. This will in turn help in achieving better business eventually. So in short, the most viral marketing campaign is the most successful marketing campaign.
Psychology is taught as the basic subject in all the business schools. Studying the psychology of the audience minutely is the key to successful marketing.
In turn, effective communication leads to desired consumer behaviour. Ola's campaign was carefully designed after identifying Indian psychology. India lacks the proper and hygienic public washrooms. The main problem, even in urban india is a very poor infrastructure in this regard.
Ola identified this at the correct point of time. It is said that a problem or need creates the biggest business opportunity. Ola just tried to cash on the indian psychology of believing such things instantly. And I would say, it was a success. Apart from the intellectuals and industry experts, all the ordinary citizens of india believed in them.
The campaign created the required buzz. And the next step from Ola was to take correct advantage of this created buzz.
Ola launched, 'My ride, My cause' campaign through their app. They launched a crowd funding campaign to build 20000 toilets for the underprivileged in partnership with Gramalaya. The ola users would be able to participate in the campaign from April-October by donating Re 1/ride.

This social initiative will in turn catch the audience's attention again. I would definitely like to understand the brain behind this marketing campaign. A marketing genius.. what do you think?

References: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/how-olas-april-fools-prank-video-turned-real/article26704210.ece

Let her independence win over her insecurities

Today is women's day. It is being celebrated everywhere. I personally don't believe in celebration but I want to take this opportunity to express my thoughts regarding one issue.
Recently I have been interacting with many people because of my work and other reasons. I always make it a point to observe people and learn from them.
Few women I met were forced because of unavoidable circumstances to be financially independent. The need of the time taught them to be on their own, but the change I saw in them after this was remarkable. The transformation was really commendable.
I also met some women, who were balancing their career with their family life. They made some compromises in their career but still managed to be independent. Their efforts were an example for me..
On the other hand, I met few women in the same age group, trying to create an identity. The circumstances were favorable but their insecurities were speaking louder than their confidence.
Then the question came to my mind, what does independence really mean for a women? Is it doing everything on their own?
I am financially independent since I was 22 years old. Then I asked myself what drives me to work harder and remain financially independent for nearly 10 years after I first started working. Is it really money? The answer was different...
I had made plans for spending my first salary and I was really excited about it. I never wanted to miss this joy and excitement. I had bought small gifts for all my family members and friends. That joy was worth experiencing. I was confident after I started working that I am capable of helping anyone financially on my own. This confidence was a result of my independence. I would have never achieved it otherwise. I have always believed that one should create memories and experience everything to have an enriching life. My financial independence gave me an opportunity to experience these joys and moments. And I'm grateful for all these. I was able to keep my insecurities aside and enjoy my  independence. I was able to win over my insecurities with my independence.
I again thought of the women I met who were trying hard to deal with their insecurities. And just realised immediately that if supported and encouraged they will be able to easily win over their insecurities. If encouraged by the people around they will be definitely able to create these moments of joy and confidence for themselves. So would you encourage women around you to be independent and win over their insecurities?

Life is like a sofa

Since last few months, we have been furniture hunting.🤣. This statement is actually true. Since now my profession is content writing, I believe I can create content out of anything. So coming back to the point, we visited around 100 furniture shops, malls and explored the wide range options. We also explored few interior design startups for the interior work of our apartment. Now I can even judge the comfort of a sofa even after looking at it 🤣.
The main job of a content writer is to provide thoughtful insights to the readers. I've literally millions of insights for you which I've experienced through my furniture hunt.
Someone has said that all the experiences in life teach you something. This one improved my patience, improved my observation capacity and skill of speaking tactfully with the sales personnel. I would be generally very innocent and genuine while talking to the sales persons in the malls and shops. But now after four months of experience in this, I know how to ask them the correct information. It has improved my negotiation skills too. I can now easily pitch for them.🤣
Managing the finances is something we do in our daily life. But this activity taught me an effective financial management. I know my priorities now while spending.
I learned the art of sweet talking and even learnt how not to get fooled by the sweet talking.
The comfort always takes a top priority over looks for me. I will choose simple looking but comfortable and sturdy furniture always. The fancy things fail to attract me.
I also got a chance to have a better clarity of fianances of these furniture manufacturing units and showrooms. The furniture hunting also threw light on supply chain management systems of these furniture items. A jugad can easily reduce the supply chain costs and in turn benefit the customer.
In short the furniture hunting journey brought some different fun in our lives. This also created a new curiosity for knowing more about the details of this process.
Curiosity fuels knowledge. And passion to learn something from everything keeps your life interesting 😊

Mein erste Deutsch blog

Heute habe ich mit meinen neue Freunden getroffen. Seit Januar 2017 lerne ich Deutsch, weil ich sehr neugirig über Deutsch sprache in meiner kindheit war. Deutsch lernen ist Spaß für mich. Wir haben unseren Leben erfahrungen diskutiert. Ich habe es erkennt, dass eines gutes Leben gute Erfahrungen bedeutet.
Wir können viel von den Erfahrungen lernen. Das Leben macht Spaß, wenn wir viele neue Leute kennenlernen können. Das Leben ist nicht nur materialistisch dinge sondern auch die Erinnerungen in verschidenen Lebenszeiten.

The transition

When I thought of writing this post, I was myself rolling on the floor laughing. The transition I'm talking about is next to impossible. I am born and brought up in Pune (my heart still lies in Pune and frankly it pines for being in Pune). Now I'm talking about my transition from being a Puneite to a Banglorian.
I relocated to Bangalore in November 2016. It wasn't by choice but well,I was excited to be in a new place as I had never lived out of Pune. It was a peaceful place for me(away from some annoying people :-p ). Then began the exploration.
I would call this the most curious phase of my life. Me and my husband together have explored every possible suburb of this wonderful city. From smallest tea stalls to the wonderful gardens, we had fun exploring this metro. We have roamed around for house hunting, for finding new eatouts or just like that. It was a wonderful feeling to just roam around.
I would love to mention this, I fell in love with the lakes of Bangalore. Just the fact that they need more attention and care. The beautiful landscape they provide to this city is just too scenic and beautiful.  A lot is talked about the polluted lakes and bad drainage system of this city. But I would like to mention that we are the people who are responsible for this situation. We should act immediately otherwise this beautiful city would lose its charm.
Whenever I sit on a bench in lalbag or cubbon park , I feel very close to nature. I feel these gardens deserve better attention and treatment. They are like lungs of this beautiful metro and need clean air to breathe.  Whenever I roam in lanes of hsr, it reminds me of lanes in kothrud. The elegance of rajajinagar reminds me of kalyani nagar and koregaon park. IIsc reminds me of university of Pune. The only thing I miss here is tekdis (hills of Pune).
With a little time from our busy lives, we can certainly save this beautiful city from severe problems such as pollution and water scarcity. It needs our time and attention to make it more 'Livable'. We can make this silicon valley of india a better abode for everyone. We need to put in more efforts to make this transition happen ☺️