In this issue

FROM THE CHEF’S TABLE - In an enlightening conversation with hospitality maven and author Kiran Robinson, Tina Thakrar learns about the art of hospitality, the joy of food, and the true meaning of seva.

ENGAGED, ENRICHED, ELEVATED - NLP practitioner and life coach, author, Instagram influencer and Founder CEO of Inner High Living, Pamela Puja Kirpalani gives Tina Thakrar an insight into what it takes to bring transformational change to the lives of others

UNCOVERING THE JUNGLE'S SECRETS

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER AND BIG CAT SPECIALIST SHAAZ JUNG'S ATTACHMENT TO THE JUNGLE IS MUCH DEEPER THAN HIS MULTI-LAYERED PICTURES. HE SPEAKS TO TINA THAKRAR ABOUT USING THE CAMERA TO UNRAVEL STORIES OF LIFE NESTLED IN THE WILD

5 mins

Headlining A SERVICE TRIBE

IN AN ENLIGHTENING CONVERSATION WITH HOSPITALITY MAVEN AND AUTHOR KIRAN ROBINSON, TINA THAKRAR LEARNS ABOUT THE ART OF HOSPITALITY, THE JOY OF FOOD, AND THE TRUE MEANING OF SEVA

4 mins

COACHING CUES

BINDU GOPAL RAO SPEAKS WITH SURESH MANSHARAMANI, BUSINESS COACH, OKR SPECIALIST, PRESIDENTIAL AWARDEE, AND AUTHOR OF SIX BOOKS TO SHARE HIS INSPIRING JOURNEY...

3 mins

HEALING THROUGH PLAY

TINA THAKRAR CHATS WITH NEW JERSEY-BASED SHALINI MELWANI-SAMTANI OF OPEN THE JOY AND SPREAD THE JOY FOUNDATION ABOUT HOW SHE INVOKES POSITIVITY, HAPPINESS AND A SENSE OF EMOTIONAL WELLBEING IN KIDS THROUGH TOYS

4 mins

THE RIGHT Energy

NLP PRACTITIONER AND LIFE COACH, AUTHOR, INSTAGRAM INFLUENCER AND FOUNDER CEO OF INNER HIGH LIVING, SINGAPORE-BASED PAMELA PUJA KIRPALANI GIVES TINA THAKRAR AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE TO THE LIVES OF OTHERS

2 mins

DOWN THE Designer's Path

IN A FREEWHEELING CHAT WITH ARCHITECT JASON WADHWANI, TINA THAKRAR EXPLORES HIS DESIGN STORY, AND THOSE HE CRAFTS FOR OTHERS

3 mins

Master Distiller

AN ARTISTE TURNED ENTREPRENEUR, AMAN THADANI TELLS KASHIKA BINDRANI GARERA HOW HE MOVED ON FROM A CAREER IN DANCING AND FOUND HIS CALLING IN THE BOUTIQUE DISTILLERY INDUSTRY

3 mins

Bhoomi Puja conducted for Dada Vaswani's Sacred Samadhi

The Sadhu Vaswani Mission held a historic programme on the occasion of Cheti Chand-by organizing the Bhoomi Puja of the Sacred Samadhi of Dada J.P. Vaswani. It will be built in the same spot where his sacred pyre was lit, next to his Master Sadhu Vaswani's samadhi. A model of the unique design planned for it was also displayed.

1 min

Proud and Historic Moment for Sindhis!

'Rev. Dada Vaswani Way' was inaugurated on 14th May 2022 by Michael Gonnelli, Mayor, city of Secaucus, New Jersey & Didi Krishna Kumari, from the Sadhu Vaswani Mission.

1 min

The COMMUNITY SHOWRUNNER

FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER ALEC JHANGIANI HAS BUILT AN IMPRESSIVE PORTFOLIO OF COMPANIES BY CREATING CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AROUND UNDISCOVERED TALENT IN MUSIC, FILM AND THE ARTS. TINA THAKRAR UNRAVELS THE STORY OF THE TEXAS-BASED COFOUNDER OF FORTRESS FESTIVAL AND FORTRESS CREATIVE

3 mins

This Is Plane Crazy

CO-FOUNDER OF DIGITAL BRANDING AGENCY PLANE CRAZY STUDIOS, AISHWARYA WADHWANI TELLS BINDU GOPAL RAO HOW SHE HELPS BUSINESSES DEVELOP THEIR OWN UNIQUE IDENTITY

2 mins

CONCOCTING CULTURAL CUISINE

EXECUTIVE CHEF AT MASALA LIBRARY, RAHUL PUNJABI LEFT HIS JOB AT GOOGLE TO PURSUE HIS DREAMS. IN CONVERSATION WITH KASHIKA BINDRANI GARERA, HE TALKS ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AND WHAT SINDHI CUISINE MEANS TO HIM

3 mins

A Restaurateur ON A DETOUR

IN CONVERSATION WITH KASHIKA BINDRANI GARERA, HONG KONGBASED SIMRAN SAVLANI SHARES HER PASSION FOR FOOD

2 mins

A PASSION FOR PIANO

BINDU GOPAL RAO FINDS OUT HOW MUMBAI-BASED RAHUL WADHWANI, A PROMISING JAZZ PIANIST, ARRANGER, COMPOSER AND FOLLOWED HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC AND MADE A CAREER OUT OF IT

2 mins

Baubles for Sojourns

TINA THAKRAR TAKES A JOURNEY TO GOA WITH ANMOL VASWANI, FOUNDER OF LOVE LETTER, A WANDERLUSTINSPIRED JEWELLERY LABEL WITH SUSTAINABILITY AT ITS CORE

3 mins

the Accidental Yogi

FROM A COMMERCIAL PILOT TO A TRAINED YOGA COACH, ANSHUKA PARWANI HAS CREATED A NICHE FOR HERSELF AS BOLLYWOOD'S TOP WELLNESS EXPERT. SHE TALKS TO KASHIKA BINDRANI GARERA ABOUT HER JOURNEY, AND WHAT LIES AHEAD...

4 mins

Whimsical Fashion

BINDU GOPAL RAO SPEAKS TO ASHNA MIRCHANDANI TO FIND OUT WHAT PROMPTED HER TO GIVE UP A JOB IN HEALTHCARE TO START A CHILDREN'S CLOTHING BRAND

2 mins

FROM PASSION TO PROFESSION

BINDU GOPAL RAO SPEAKS WITH FITNESS EXPERT AVINASH MANSUKHANI TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT HIS PASSION FOR FITNESS, AND HIS VOYAGE TO HAPPINESS

4 mins

POWERING YOUR PAYMENTS

PRODUCT LEAD FOR WHATSAPP PAYMENTS IN INDIA, SAN FRANCISCO-BASED RIA MIRCHANDANI CHATS WITH TINA THAKRAR ABOUT HER INTERESTING CAREER RUN, AND HOW SHE FINDS PROFESSIONAL FULFILMENT IN THE WORLD OF FINTECH

4 mins

DISCOVERING HER INNER Spark

SHWETA TIKYANI EXPLAINS TO BINDU GOPAL RAO WHY SHE TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH TO FOLLOW HER PASSION FOR SKETCHING

2 mins

LENDING HIS VOICE

PHILADELPHIA-BASED PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYER, AND EDUCATOR COMMUNITY ORGANISER NEIL MAKHIJA SPEAKS TO TINA THAKRAR ABOUT ADVOCATING FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN LAW, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH SMALL STEPS THAT MAKE A BIG IMPACT

3 mins

DESIGN BEYOND DEFINITION

GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ART DIRECTOR, AND CO-FOUNDER OF DESIGN STUDIO NOVEMBER, JUHI VISHNANI CREATES STANDOUT BRAND IDENTITIES. THIS TIME AROUND, SHE TELLS TINA THAKRAR ABOUT HOW SHE DEVELOPED HER OWN

3 mins

MARKETING Meisten

MARKETING PROFESSIONAL PAVAN PARDASANI TELLS KASHIKA BINDRANI GARERA WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

3 mins

THE FUTURE IS SUSTAINABLE

VANITA BADLANI'S BRAND LA BANTE LONDON IS VEGAN, SUSTAINABLE, AND LUXURIOUS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. SASHA LALCHANDANI FINDS OUT WHAT SET HER ON HER PATH TO ADVOCATING FOR SLOW FASHION

4 mins

Retraning The Brain

ENTREPRENEUR AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE, ANEELA IDNANI TALKS TO KASHIKA BINDRANI GARERA ABOUT HER ONE-OF-ITS-KIND SOLUTION FOR ANYONE SUFFERING FROM BODY FOCUSED REPETITIVE BEHAVIOURS

3 mins

Breathing RIGHT

BREATHWORK THERAPIST AND CONSCIOUSNESS GUIDE, KARISHMA KAPOOR EXPLAINS TO SASHA LALCHANDANI HOW SHE PROVIDES A SAFE, PREVENTATIVE, AND POWERFUL WAY TO COMBAT VARIOUS MODERN LIFESTYLE CONDITIONS

4 mins

WEEKEND VACATION

TWO HOURS AWAY FROM MUMBAI (AND PUNE!), NESTLED IN THE GREEN HILLS OF LONAVALA, LIES THE BEAUTIFUL RADISSON RESORT & SPA. WE SPENT TWO NIGHTS TAKING IN THE SIGHTS, THE SOUNDS, AND ALL THE AMENITIES ON OFFER. HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD TOO...

2 mins

the GOOD life

TRIED & TASTED

2 mins

GADGETS wish list

IF THE PANDEMIC HAS GOT YOU USED TO STAYING HOME MORE THAN NORMAL DESPITE THE EASING UP OF RESTRICTIONS EVERYWHERE, WE HAVE JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF THE LATEST IN TECH TO MAKE YOUR TIME INDOORS MORE COMFORTABLE, AND MORE FUN. TAKE A LOOK AT OUR LATEST CURATION OF GADGETS FOR YOU AND YOUR HOME…

4 mins

GOING GUILTFREE WITH THE AUDI RS E-TRON GT

THE LUXURY EV MARKET IS SLOWLY BUT SURELY GROWING. RENUKA KIRPALANI DISCOVERS WITH DELIGHT THE WONDERS OF DRIVING THE AUDI RS E-TRON GT THROUGH LOS ANGELES

5 mins

HOW DEEP DOES THE WOUND RUN?

THIS QUARTER, DR ANJALI CHHABRIA LOOKS MORE CLOSELY AT THE AREA OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SHOWING UP IN ADULTHOOD AND HAMPERING THE PRESENT

2 mins

IS YOUR BLADDER LEAKING?

URINARY INCONTINENCE IS A CONDITION THAT CAN BE MANAGED WITH MANY POSSIBLE TREATMENTS. DR DURU SHAH URGES WOMEN SUFFERING FROM IT TO SPEAK UP WHEN THEY VISIT THEIR DOCTORS SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE

2 mins

WHY IS RETINAL SCANNING IMPORTANT?

THE RETINA IS MADE UP OF 10 LAYERS, ALL OF WHICH CANNOT BE EXAMINED BY THE NAKED EYE. DR NIKHIL NASTA ANSWERS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS REGARDING RETINAL SCANNING

2 mins

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

DR SANJAY RAMANI EXPLAINS WHAT "ORAL POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS" ARE AND HOW TO BEST IDENTIFY THEM SO YOU CAN GET THE HELP YOU NEED IN TIME

2 mins

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The Sindhian Magazine Description:

The very first of its kind, this plush quarterly is dedicated to chronicling the ethos, enterprise, and aplomb of the Sindhi community.

A Magazine that brings you Insights into Sindhi History, its Culture and its People.

A Magazine that takes you places and showcases Sindhis from all over the world.

A Magazine that informs and connects Sindhis globally.