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Over 700,000 people officially signed up globally and more than 100 Indian businesses took part.

2^nd February 2023 — Veganuary, the global organisation encouraging people to try vegan in January and beyond, has again broken all previous records and welcomed more participants than ever before. 706,695 people officially signed-up from nearly every country in the world. Only Vatican City and North Korea (where the internet is banned) are missing from the official list of participants for 2023. India broke its last year’s record with more than 90,000 sign ups this year.

The campaign’s social media presence also continues to grow around the world with #Veganuary now having more than 1.9 million posts on Instagram and over 300 million people engaging with Veganuary’s international social media channels in January 2023. The movement’s popularity in India has been driven partly through the 10 Indian Ambassadors and supporters from the fields of movies, professional sports, fitness, mountaineering and professional chefs.

Corporate participation has also seen a surge in 2023, with the number of Indian businesses taking part in Veganuary doubling from the previous year. Major national brands, retailers, and restaurants, including BigBasket, Nature’s Basket, Swiggy Instamart, Baskin Robbins, Wingreens World, and many more joined Veganuary by introducing new products, promotions, and special menu items, while creating specialized marketing campaigns for plant-based products.

Mohit Khattar, CEO, Graviss Foods Pvt Ltd. Said “Baskin Robbins has always aimed to give its consumers the very best in indulgence. For its Vegan consumers, this includes the option to enjoy plant based and dairy free (vegan) versions of popular Baskin Robbins flavours! Veganism is becoming popular day by day and Baskin Robbins is excited to celebrate with its vegan consumers through participation in Veganuary.”

Amrut Mehta, Director of Little Italy said “I am proud to partner with Veganuary this year, as I believe this platform will inspire people to try vegan to protect the planet and improve human health. Indians are finally ready for veganism, and technological advancements have eased the introduction of new products. At Little Italy, being a vegetarian brand the next step for us was to have a vegan menu and now that it’s finally being well-accepted in India that’s great news for everyone. Making the pizza feel cheesier with vegan cheese or making pasta creamier using a plant-based alternative was a challenge. However, we saw the fruits of labour when even our non-vegan customers began adopting and loving the vegan menu.”

To enable people to take part in the campaign in ways that suit their lifestyle in an ever-changing world, Veganuary launched two new platforms for public participation this year – a 31-day YouTube series providing helpful tips and advice, and the weekly Veganuary Podcast featuring celebrity chefs, actors, and vegan influencers.

Reflecting on the success of the 2023 campaign, Veganuary’s India head Prashanth Vishwanath says: “Indians are clearly convinced about the multiple advantages of a vegan diet, and have given it a shot in record numbers. Veganuary understands the science of behaviour change, and its fun, engaging approach has helped people explore plant-based foods. We have been successful in creating a favourable ecosystem for anyone trying vegan by partnering with businesses, workplaces, and influencers to raise awareness and make vegan foods more accessible”

First launched in the UK in January 2014, Veganuary has been increasing its global reach for several years; opening offices in the US, Germany and Chile in 2019; Argentina and Brazil in 2020; and India in 2021. Official Veganuary campaigns also take place in Italy, France, Switzerland, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, and Mexico in collaboration with local organizations. Veganuary’s five-year strategy envisions the campaign expanding into ten more countries by 2027.

About Veganuary  
Veganuary is a non-profit organization that encourages people worldwide to try vegan for January and beyond. It was founded in the UK in 2014 and since then nearly 2.5 million people have taken the 31-day plant-based pledge from almost every country in the world. With campaign hubs now in Germany, USA, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, India and the UK, Veganuary has truly become a global phenomenon. This New Year’s revolution has also been embraced by businesses, with hundreds of companies taking part in Veganuary this year, launching more than 1,540 new vegan products and menu items.

Veganuary is free to join, and people can sign-up at veganuary.com to receive our Celebrity eCookbook, the Official Veganuary Starter Kit, and 31 daily emails packed with nutritional info, delicious recipes, meal plans, and helpful advice.

A Record Number Of People Worldwide Participate In Veganuary 2023

From: 26th December 2022 to 1st January 2023

Padmasana – The Perpetual Perception

Solo show of Paintings

By Contemporary artist Alpa Palkhiwala

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery

161-B, M.G. Road

Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001

Timing: 11am to 7 pm.

Contact: 92650 20945, 98795 68993

A solo art exhibition showcasing the thematic work of a contemporary artist from Ahmedabad, Alpa Palkhiwala is showing in Jehangir Art Gallery, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001 from 26th December, 2022 to 1st January, 2023 between 11 am. To 7 pm.

This show was inaugurated on 26th December 2022 by Mr. Rishiraj Shetty(Director Aura Art Pvt Ltd.), Jeenendra Bhandari(Partner MGB, Vice Chairman, JITO JIIF), Bharat Shah(President MDMA) in the presence of  Gayatri Mehta(Eminent Artist), Mr. Jayesh Labdhi(MDMA), Mr. Sachin Shah, Mr. Rajan Parikh(Secretary MDMA)

Alpa Palkhiwala completed a course in fine arts and Bachelor of Arts with history. She had some experience as a graphic designer in a few leading firms and gained good essence of relevant ingredients and techniques. Then she started her art journey and had her 1st show of artwork in 2006. Her subsequent solo shows were held in 2012, 2015 and 2022 and she  had participated in several group art shows held in Mumbai, Bhopal, Noida, Kolkata and Chicago  – USA  etc.  Her works in renowned art galleries in these exhibitions received good public response and appreciations from the present art world. Her works are in proud collection of several art collectors in India and abroad.

Her present series has been inspired  by spiritual art by pairing and amalgamation of artistic mind, body and breath that renders energy and peace to the creator of the artwork. She has  illuminated  this energy in the artwork with layer work and earthy colours. She has created and presented the Transcendental Universe series in dark hues of black and grey colours created on raw canvas with acrylic colours, ink and charcoal to achieve the finish like that of  an  etching print. Which was created by hand. It is marvellous and mesmerising in its own way. She has complimented the elements of Indian mythology with Padmasana and studied Jain Manuscript while creating this  series.  She got invaluable guidance about thematic peculiarities and techniques from Mr. Vrindavan Solanki – a well known/ renowned artist of the past era. She has adorned the Padmasana Series with Kundalini Chakra, Siddhachal, Samovasarana, the insights of enlightenment, bliss of solitude, vibrations of Dhyan, The Silent explosion  to Om to Nirvana and many more visual motifs. All these expressions of meditative calmness and the  ensuing innate cosmic energy within oneself which can be experienced with practice, exaltation and awakening  of the self-realisation a prominent place in her works. She has also created and presented the Conquer yourself Series with an emphasis on simple lines, forms, space, unstructured shapes and apt colours along  with  the earthy colours via their artistic/ aesthetic tonal rhythm and harmony in the relevant perspectives of visual arts.

PADMASANA – The Perpetual Perception Solo Show Of Paintings By Contemporary Artist Alpa Palkhiwala In Jehangir Art Gallery

Iconic Brands of Maharashtra Awards 2022 recognized business leaders and entrepreneurs who deserve to be acknowledged and heard by the world The felicitation programme was organized by Maharashtra Societies welfare association Powered by Prober, Co-Powered by Once More Studios, along with India’s leading PR company Red Ant Brand promotions, supported by Prittle Prattle, and Eventz Factory.

IBMA 2022, honoring late Shri. Balasaheb Thackrey on his death anniversary, was hosted on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan in Mumbai. Honorable Chief Minister Shri. Eknath Shinde graced and wished all the awardees present in the Event along with other dignitaries.

Awards were presented to industry leaders like Mr. Amit Mulchandani from Kailasa Speciality Cuisine Pvt Ltd (Kailash Parbat), Mr. Rohan Tavare from Enkon Consultancy Services, Ms. Shifa Hakam from Thechocoripe, Dr. Heli Sudhir Shah (Founder) from Dr. Heli’s Aesthetic Studio, Adv. Seema Raut (Criminal Lawyer) from Adv. Seema Raut & Associates, Dr. Deepak Monga (h.c) from Spartan Fire & Safety Pvt Ltd (Fire Evacuation Solution), Dr. Vikram Mehta from Spartan Engineering Industries Pvt Ltd, Ms. Suhaani Jadhav from Nature Blosssom, Mr. Anupam Shukla From Uniquo, Mr. Shailesh Acharekar From Artist – Painter, Ms. Sonal Jain from Sparkling Minds Learning Centre, Ms. Anaisha Vijayvergia from Child Artist, Mr. Sarvesh Kocheta from Rajdhani Universal Fabrics Pvt Ltd, Mr. James Silvai from M.J Group Of Companies, Prof. Saurabh Bajaj from Knowledge Circle, Dr. Arvind Singh from Radiant Hospital, Mr. Nilesh Dhahifule from Swastik Enterprises, Mr. Subhash k Shinde (M.D & Chairman) from SP Agro Export (SMGT Farmers Producer Company), Dr. Saakshi Ashish Bhoite – Motivational Speaker & Counsellor, Mr. Aslam Shaikh from Swimwell Pools India Pvt Ltd, Mr. Anil Mansing Vasave from Making India Proud, Mr. Pravin Kshirsagar from Xpilot Farners Producer Company LTD ,Mr. Prashant Karmalkar from Circular Angle Pvt Ltd, Mr.Hemant Maheshwari from Provices, Mr. Mayur Nandan from Ellora EPC Pvt Ltd, Mr. Sunil Pinto from Elite Classes, Mr. PawanKumar Dass from Valuquo Financial Services, Mr. Hanumant Pandey from Trigati Packers & Movers, Dr. Shubham Mahajan from Prepsmart, Dr. Manoj Sahoo from Winners Academy, Shri Babulal Jain (Chairman) & Shri Suresh Jain (M.D) From Toptime Consumer Pvt Ltd (A Venture Of Deltas Pharma), Mr. Milin Shah from Sarom, Ms. Pooja Doshi from Miraya Arts, Ms.Shivani Shah from Vision Academy -The IGCSE Expert, Mr. Dhawal Shah & Mr. Navin Maheshwari from Furnitech, Ms. Arpana Mishra from AEROBOTT – Dronetech Solutions Pvt Ltd, Mr. Sagar Suke (Group Director) Dr. Tanaji Dabade (Director), Dr. Rupesh Patil (Principal) from NAVSAHYADRI GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, Ms. Pournnima Shirishkar from Day2Day Profit, Dr. Shahrookh Dumasia from Kiyara Associates, Mr. BabuBhai Bhayani Galaxy Dryfruits, Mr. Rohan Devrukhkar from Jayshree Films, Mr. Manan Raval from BHARAT FM, Mr. Harold D’Souza from Eyes Open International, Mr. Hriday Raval from BHARAT FM, Mr. Akshay Bharambe from ParkingPal (OLOE MOBILITY PVT LTD), Ms. Sneh Amol Kulkarni from TLP Globus Solutions Pvt Ltd, Mr. Nikhil Kale from Vink Media Solutions, Ms. Pooja Anandani from ResuMade, Ms. Aditi Pawan Agarwal from INOVATUS DIGITAL, Dr. Sunny Valika from Sunny Charitable Trust, Mr. Dattatray Chougale from Nature Reality India Pvt Ltd, Mr. Lingesh Chittam from Motivational Speaker & Social Activist, Mr. Ashok Jadhav from Global Quality Service, Adv. Satnam Singh Rasgotra from Meher Services, Mr. Nishant Khombhadia from NV Interior Design Studio, MD Nayeem Alam from Industrial Infotech, Mr. Nayan Kambli from Money2Me, Mr. Hemant Bhadane From TaxSeal Consultancy, Ms. Riya Bambhaniya Jain from Maker Studio by Riya, CA L.V. Rathi from Founder – Antariksh Group, Mr. Bhagwanji N Patel from CO-Founder – Antariksh Group, Mr. Abhishek Giri from Abhishek Enterprises, Mr. Sumill Punamiya from Huddle One (OPC) Pvt Ltd, Mr. Vipul Nashte From Dacway IT Solutions Pvt ltd, Mr. Anup Raaj from InstaPreps (The Confidence App), Mr. Anuj Omprakash Birla from Tirth Digital Pvt Ltd, Mr.Ravi Shrivastava & Akshay Arya from Star & Daisy (U.P Ceramics & Potteries Pvt Ltd), Mr. Vibha Mehta from VIBOLOGIST, Ms.Tiya Pherwani from Rise & Dine – Lonavala, Mr. Rohit Kakde from Investlytic, Mr. Satyajit Lenka from Satyajit Events &Celebration, Mr. Manish Dhende from V2hospitality, Mr. Samar Mukherjee from DigiFilming Pvt Ltd, Ms. Vanshika Anandani From The Color Bucket Store, Ms. Mahi Singh from Boogle Bollywood, Ms. Alka Chaturvedi from Planets At Play, Ms. Ankita Gupta from SYNDIORA, Mr. Shreyash Shandiliya from Artist -Singer, Mr. Gaurav Batra from CyberFrat, Mr. Ravi Nandrajog from Motorglaze & Motorsounds – Retail & Manufacturing Company, Mr.Kunal Devar from Kdsocialhub Pvt Ltd, Mr. Irshad Khan from My Equity School, Mr. Hitesh Parmar from Hitesh Dance On The Beat Academy, Sanket Ghodvinde from Global Logistics, Mr.Rajendra Rajan from TransIndia Group, Mr. Ivan Albert Dcruz for Most Promising Brand, CA Narayana B Shetty from Triveni, Mr. Anil Methew from Social Activist For Humanity, Mr.Basab Biraja Paul from Most Promising Brand, MS. Smruti Alinje Bhalerao from Prittle Prattle Pvt Ltd, Mr. Rafik Solanki from Solanki Group.

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Additionally, the evening witnessed many celebrity stars from Film and Television Industry Anees Bazmee , Elli Avrraam, Dheeraj Dhoopar , Soniya Bansal , Nayandeep Rakshit, Sanjay Gagnani, Lipika Varma, Arjun Bijlani, Aneri Vajani, Amit Tyagi, Ashish Tiwari, Vishal Kotian, Varinder Chawla, Shravan Shah, Yogen Shah, Siddharth Kannan, Russel D’Silva, Assad Khan, Payal Ghosh, Chahatt Khanna, Donal Bisht, Pavitra Punia, Manav Manglani, Jagdeesh Chandra, Aly Goni, Hiten Tejwani, Twinkle Vasisht, Raaj Shandilya and many more.

Shri. Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, said he is proud for the awardees who have worked tirelessly to improve our nation and get us closer to the motto “Aatmanirbhar Bharat.”

Iconic Brands Of Maharashtra Awards

From models confidently walking the runway to models showcasing designer wear by RuHee Couture, by Divya Rao’s, to a boho theme to cocktail ware and red princess gowns and outfits. This was the amazing scene of Mrs. India’s “I am powerful in 2022,” Ms. India’s “Curvy 2022,” and India’s “Charming Face” 2022 Grand Finale. The competition was being organised by Aster Fine Arts Education in North Goa, Morjim, at La Gracia on Sunday evening.

The show was enograted by the Director of Aster Fine Arty Education, Jazpreet Founder, Director of the Show, Nandanj Nagrajan (Social Activist) , Jury’s Saheeb Alam, Sukhwinder, Kavya Royston, Sireno, Anushka ,Simran, Deepak Kadam, Divya Rao, our previous winner, and celebrities who did the judging of the show. Competitors from across the nation participated in this beauty pageant. There were 6 rounds in the competition (Talent round, Theme round, Personal Interview round, Questionnaire, Ramp walk, and other tasks, respectively).

After the very tough judging, such superb talents were showcased by the top competitors

The winners of Mrs India I am powerful

Mrs. India – I Am Powerful

(Tourism) Shilpa Dube

( Earth) Shamala

(World) Janani Rajan

(Universe) Sumaa  Mahesh Gowda

(Asia) Babitha

Mrs. India Curvey 2022.

(Universe)Mrs. Dhanashree Deshmukh

World-Mrs Shwetha

Tourism  – Mrs Chaithra

The winners of Mr  India Charming Face 2022

World -Mr. Sanjay,

Universe -Mr. Naveen,

Tourism – Mr. Mahabir

The winners of MissIndia Charming Face 2022 are

Banashri – Universe

Sanara  -World

Ankitha – Tourism

The winner of Ms. Teen -Disha

There were a few special awards as well:

AFAE Ambassador

Mr. Ashish Khan,

Miss Tejeswini

Crowning Supra-category Ms. Gurvinder -Jammu

Mr Ajit – Orissa

Mrs. Divya Rao, Ambassador International Pageants Ms world future of universe

Mr Sukh and Deepak, backed by organised support from BTS Videography, Basant Das photography, Vaibhav Babaji, owner of Reeyusha and Rejoice films and entertainment, and associates, Arman photography, Sp Fashion Clones, Shailee-by Sagar, Beautation Bharti Gaonkar, Touch and Glow, Rebirth events, Global Migration Experts, Thereway, Bollywood Adda and many more.

Mrs India I am Powerful and India’s Charming Face 2022 Pageant was held in Goa on October 30th, 2022.

Charlotte, North Carolina/Chandigarh Sep 28, 2022

A Sikh student on the campus of University of North Carolina Charlotte had to face harassment last week. He was handcuffed and detained merely for wearing a kirpan — a Sikh article of faith.

Such mistreatment of a Sikh student and gross ignorance displayed by the 76-year-old university about Sikhism shocked the Sikh community around the world. Sikhs have been part of the American social fabric for over a century. People on social media questioned the lack of understanding about Sikhism at the university, known for taking pride in its diversity.

UNITED SIKHS applauded the quick response from the university — as Chancellor Dr. Sharon L. Gaber issued an apology on the university website. We had written to the Dean of Students, Dr. Christine Reed Davis, seeking an apology for the misconduct that had taken place with Aman Singh. The apology from the Chancellor stated that they will use the incident “as a learning opportunity by engaging in constructive dialogue with Sikh students and employees”.  It also stated that they “apologize”, that the student didn’t feel “welcomed, supported and safe” that day, as they wanted every student to feel so, further adding that they are “committed to ensuring it doesn’t happen again.”

UNITED SIKHS shared with them a Sikhism Fact Sheet. We also offered to provide sensitivity-training to the university staff and security, about Sikhism and Sikh articles of faith.

“Despite curt behavior by the police on the campus, Aman Singh was graceful, resilient and showed leadership — everyone should practice their faith freely and fearlessly,” Manvinder Singh, UNITED SIKHS Advocacy Director said.

“All institutions, particularly, universities that attract students and staff from around the world must have a mandate to sensitize students and staff about Sikhism and other world religions, cultures and traditions. It is essential to create a culture of co-existence to prevent incidents of racism and misconduct with students and members of any community,” he stated.

We appreciate the efforts of Sikh organizations around the world for raising their voice in this case and lending support to Aman Singh.

Everyone should be able to practice their faith freely and without fear. If you face harassment and discrimination because of your faith, please write to us.

University of North Carolina Charlotte apologizes; UNITED SIKHS offers to train staff and campus security on Sikhism

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This World Tourism Day, Art collector Parvez Damania and Ratan Luth bring to you a fabulous photographic capture of the Pandharpur Wari through the lens of some of India’s most acclaimed photographers titled ‘The Great Pilgrimage- Pandharpur’

The Pandharpur Wari boasts of an 800-year-old tradition of faith with over a million pilgrims or Warkaris travelling every year on the onset of monsoon for over 21 days on foot to reach the Vithoba temple.  One witnesses men in Gandhi caps, women in colourful saris with tulsi pots on their heads, gallant horses leading the dindis,  saffron flags, palkis,  the devout sound of veena, mridanga, dholki and chipli, the energy of the fugdi – the beauty of simple people travelling after sowing the seeds for the season  dancing and singing their way to Pandharpur on foot braving the sun and the rains in joy to meet Lord Panduranga.

This flow of humanity in an unparalleled pilgrimage that breaks the barriers of caste, creed, rich and poor, may have been covered in parts but never in its entirety by photojournalists.

Art collectors Parvez Damania and Ratan Luth bring to you a fabulous photographic capture of the Pandharpur Wari through the lens of some of India’s most acclaimed photographers titled ‘The Great Pilgrimage – Pandharpur’.

“The Wari is one of the most ancient and powerful pilgrimages on Earth. I travelled the Wari a few years back and brought home the mesmeric moments. They haunted my mind and I spoke to Ratan Luth and together we got a team of the best photographers, and walked with the photographers on foot for ten days to capture the essence of the Wari,” elaborates Parvez Damania.

Revered photojournalist Padma Shri Sudharak Olwe, ace Lensmen Shantanu Das, Mahesh Lonkar, Pubarun Basu, Mukund Parke, Saurabh Bhatikar, Dr. Sawan Gandhi, Pranav Deo, Rahul Godse and Dhaneshwar Vidya, along with Prof Nitin Joshi, Deepak Bhosle and Shivam Harmalkar from Symbiosis University formed the team that captured these timeless moments of faith, legend, history and tradition of the Warikars in their frozen frames. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra joined hands to make this leap of faith possible.

The 21-day Padyatra is no easy journey and the yatra to capture the Warkaris’ leap of faith was no easy journey either. “The colourful adventure made each of us mentally strong and fearless but the images that allowed real emotions to come through with the absence of posing and in available light have created an amazing photodocumentary that captures people living every moment,” elaborates Damania.

‘The Great Pilgrimage – Pandharpur’, curated by Parvez Damania and Ratan Luth in association with the Directorate of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra, is on at the Piramal Gallery of Photography as an Art Form, NCPA, from September 28- 30, 10am to 8pm. The launch will be on World Tourism Day, September 27 evening at the gallery.

Parvez Damania Transforms Passionate Photographers Into Pandharpur Pilgrims With Purpose  This World Tourism Day