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  • Actress Lakshmi Devi wins prestigious Gold Remy & New York City independent film festival awards

    New York (New York State) [USA], June 7:  Indian American actress and filmmaker Lakshmi Devy wins the prestigious Gold Remy Award for Direction at the 54th World fest Houston International Film Festival for her film “When the Music Changes”. Other previous recipients of the Remy Awards are to giants of the Hollywood film industry, including Spielberg, Lucas, Ang Lee, the Coen Brothers, Ridley Scott, John Lee Hancock, Brian de Palma, Randal Kleiser, Oliver Stone, and David Lynch. Worldfest is one of the oldest and largest film & video competitions in the world.

    “This is truly a great honor for a filmmaker like me. It is very encouraging. I am proud of being able to represent my Indian roots in this manner. I am humbled by this award which has been received by such great directors before me. It keeps me on the path to keep striving to do better. “– Says Lakshmi Devy about receiving this award.

    To top this off  “When the music changes” also won Best Mid Length Feature film at the New York City Independent Film Festival.

    The film was directed, written by, and produced by Lakshmi Devy. She also plays the protagonist in the film along with popular south Indian actor Adith Arun of 11th hour and Thangamagan fame. Other key characters are played by Naveen George Thomas, Shreya Navile, and Vignesh Shivasubramanium.

    The cinematography was helmed by Abinandhan Ramanujam of “Sillu Karupetti” and “Kavan” fame. The editing was handled by the exceptional Anthony Gonsalves of “Kakka Kakka”, “Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya” and Shanker’s “I”  fame. The music and Background score was done by Achu Rajamani of “Golisoda 2”, “Malai Pozhuthum Mayakathile” and “Current Theega” fame. The film was shot in sync sound and sound design was handled by the talented Sandeep Singh.

    The film represents an interesting theme of a young beautiful Indian American woman finding friends and happiness in her hometown in India. An unfortunate incident makes her realize that the forces who want to shatter her are not only villains but also her lover. It points out the gravity of the situation of rapes in India with every 16 minutes, a woman being raped. This movie is a reminder to society that it is not the woman but a man who loses his honor because of this dastardly act.

    The film’s trailer was edited by Tollywood actor Nawin Vijaya Krishna who also is the grandson of the Veteran Iron Lady of Telugu Cinema, Vijaya Nirmala.

    Trailer Link: When the music change – Trailer – By Lakshmi Devy

    Hollywood icons like John Turturro the famed Veteran Award-Winning Hollywood Actor, Director, and Produceropinion on the film –  “I must say I was very impressed. And disturbed, in a good way. To pull it off is an accomplishment, especially wearing so many different hats as director, writer, and actor. It’s a worthy and important subject matter which takes all shapes and forms in so many different cultures. I thought the visual elements were strong and the storytelling too.”

    Tim Van Patten, 10 Time Emmy Award Nominated Hollywood Director told –

    “Congratulations on film When the Music Changes. Lakshmi is a clearly very gifted actor, writer, director, and producer. It’s hard enough to do any one of those jobs singularly, let alone doing all four at once. All the performances were grounded, authentic and vibrant. I think the message was delivered with an unflinching ferocity worthy of praise. The visual storytelling is both visceral, inventive, and very much to story. A gut-wrenching expose’.

    Director Lakshmi Devy told the media – “This film not only speaks about the brutal rape and the injustice meted out to girls and women, but it also culls out the powerplay behind sexual abuse. As the story demanded, a few scenes are portrayed very rawly. Those scenes are not a depiction of vulgarity or obscenity, rather, they are tailored to portray the intensity of sexual abuse.

    We expect the film to pave way for a change in the way our society looks at rape and assault. If not change, at least a realization”

    The film is winning accolades across film festivals internationally and expected to be screening on a major OTT platform soon enough. This is definitely one film that movie buffs are eagerly waiting to watch.

  • Actress Lakshmi Devi wins prestigious Gold Remy & New York City independent film festival awards

    New York (New York State) [USA], June 7:  Indian American actress and filmmaker Lakshmi Devy wins the prestigious Gold Remy Award for Direction at the 54th World fest Houston International Film Festival for her film “When the Music Changes”. Other previous recipients of the Remy Awards are to giants of the Hollywood film industry, including Spielberg, Lucas, Ang Lee, the Coen Brothers, Ridley Scott, John Lee Hancock, Brian de Palma, Randal Kleiser, Oliver Stone, and David Lynch. Worldfest is one of the oldest and largest film & video competitions in the world.

    “This is truly a great honor for a filmmaker like me. It is very encouraging. I am proud of being able to represent my Indian roots in this manner. I am humbled by this award which has been received by such great directors before me. It keeps me on the path to keep striving to do better. “– Says Lakshmi Devy about receiving this award.

    To top this off  “When the music changes” also won Best Mid Length Feature film at the New York City Independent Film Festival.

    The film was directed, written by, and produced by Lakshmi Devy. She also plays the protagonist in the film along with popular south Indian actor Adith Arun of 11th hour and Thangamagan fame. Other key characters are played by Naveen George Thomas, Shreya Navile, and Vignesh Shivasubramanium.

    The cinematography was helmed by Abinandhan Ramanujam of “Sillu Karupetti” and “Kavan” fame. The editing was handled by the exceptional Anthony Gonsalves of “Kakka Kakka”, “Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya” and Shanker’s “I”  fame. The music and Background score was done by Achu Rajamani of “Golisoda 2”, “Malai Pozhuthum Mayakathile” and “Current Theega” fame. The film was shot in sync sound and sound design was handled by the talented Sandeep Singh.

    The film represents an interesting theme of a young beautiful Indian American woman finding friends and happiness in her hometown in India. An unfortunate incident makes her realize that the forces who want to shatter her are not only villains but also her lover. It points out the gravity of the situation of rapes in India with every 16 minutes, a woman being raped. This movie is a reminder to society that it is not the woman but a man who loses his honor because of this dastardly act.

    The film’s trailer was edited by Tollywood actor Nawin Vijaya Krishna who also is the grandson of the Veteran Iron Lady of Telugu Cinema, Vijaya Nirmala.

    Trailer Link: When the music change – Trailer – By Lakshmi Devy

    Hollywood icons like John Turturro the famed Veteran Award-Winning Hollywood Actor, Director, and Produceropinion on the film –  “I must say I was very impressed. And disturbed, in a good way. To pull it off is an accomplishment, especially wearing so many different hats as director, writer, and actor. It’s a worthy and important subject matter which takes all shapes and forms in so many different cultures. I thought the visual elements were strong and the storytelling too.”

    Tim Van Patten, 10 Time Emmy Award Nominated Hollywood Director told –

    “Congratulations on film When the Music Changes. Lakshmi is a clearly very gifted actor, writer, director, and producer. It’s hard enough to do any one of those jobs singularly, let alone doing all four at once. All the performances were grounded, authentic and vibrant. I think the message was delivered with an unflinching ferocity worthy of praise. The visual storytelling is both visceral, inventive, and very much to story. A gut-wrenching expose’.

    Director Lakshmi Devy told the media – “This film not only speaks about the brutal rape and the injustice meted out to girls and women, but it also culls out the powerplay behind sexual abuse. As the story demanded, a few scenes are portrayed very rawly. Those scenes are not a depiction of vulgarity or obscenity, rather, they are tailored to portray the intensity of sexual abuse.

    We expect the film to pave way for a change in the way our society looks at rape and assault. If not change, at least a realization”

    The film is winning accolades across film festivals internationally and expected to be screening on a major OTT platform soon enough. This is definitely one film that movie buffs are eagerly waiting to watch.

  • GaiaQ Digital Marketing – Transforming the Digital Space

    New Delhi [India], June 8: Content writing is a highly specialized job today, with the clients demanding the sky when it comes to their needs. Although the number of content writing services has mushroomed in the past few years in an unprecedented manner, one company that has managed to create its niche amidst mediocrity is GaiaQ, whose Founder-CEO, Aakshey Talwar, is serving across the spectrum and getting recognized for it as well. “Content builds relationships, adds commitment, and drives revenue,” adds Aakshey. GaiaQ has kept up with all the market trends and so, the has decided to venture into digital marketing services too. Operating under the same brand name, the company will also be taking on clients who want to reap the benefits of online marketing through some clever, out-of-the-box thinking

    Aakshey had just passed high school when in 2008, he founded “Weaving Thoughts”, which became India’s first pure-play Content Marketing startup. However, he didn’t rush into it. This firm was a result of months of hard work, intense analysis, and meticulous planning on part of Aakshey and his team. Weaving Thoughts was born with the firm belief that content marketing was to be made the “most effective and credible forms of marketing.” The fact that Indian businesses have taken to content writing, just like fish to water, corroborates his belief that this is one activity, which could help businesses connect & engage with their target audience in a much more meaningful way.

    When Weaving Thoughts came to life, content marketing was just a nascent business idea for India, with most content writing work being carried out behind the scenes by smaller players in an unorganized manner. However, within 5 years of the startup being formed, content marketing had become an integral part of the marketing mix, with almost 85% of global companies committing to it officially. So, Weaving Thoughts became GaiaQ and entered a new phase of its life. Today, the content marketing company works with clients who want Content Marketing as well as Strategic Consulting services for their needs. Talking about his business model, Aakshey informs, “We ensure that you don’t have to shop around for other article writing services if you decide to buy content from us. You can hire writers for any industry if you choose us.”

    GaiaQ has today managed to diversify into digital marketing including SEO, Google Ads, and Social Media Marketing, forming a new company – Gaia Internet – in the process. With such clients as Sony, The Hyatt Group, The Times Group, OYO Rooms, Policy Bazaar, Upgrad, and Cremica, in its kitty, Aakshey’s venture has come a long way in making content writing as well as content marketing the standalone aspect of business marketing.

  • Sunny Leone’s cameo in the song “Shantabai” of the Marathi film Aamdar Nivas starring Rohit Choudhary as a builder

    Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 8: Producer turned actor Rohit Choudhary is making his grand debut in the Marathi movie Aamdar Nivas by Sanjiv Kumar Rathod. The COVID-19 had slowed things down but now with approval from the Government to restart the shooting, BTS pictures from the shooting of a song for the same movie are going viral and can also be viewed on Rohit’s social media handle.

    The item number Shanta Bai’s shooting was recently completed alongside Sunny Leone, Sayaji Shinde, and Rohit. Dressed in a Nauvari saree, Sunny as usual is looking sizzling on-screen and even Rohit looked quite comfortable considering this is his debut film. Talking about his experience on sharing screen space with Sunny Leone and veteran actor Sayaji Shinde Rohit said, “Shinde sir is an ocean of experience and shooting alongside him was a learning experience. Sunny is an absolutely beautiful and professional person. I was initially nervous as to how I will perform next to her, but she is such a professional that it made things very easy and I am positive the audience will love the song.”

    Rohit is excited about his upcoming debut, delayed due to COVID-19; the movie is slated to hit the movie theatres this year; going by the BTS shots, this is going to be an interesting movie to look out for.

  • On this World Environment Day, Viral Desai plants 4,000 trees under ‘Satyagraha against Pollution’

    Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 8: Known as the Greenman Viral Desai, an environmentalist and businessman spearheaded his ‘Satyagraha against Pollution’ campaign on World Environment Day by planting and distributing about 4,000 trees in various places. As a part of this campaign, he planted trees in Vaktana, Vaanz, and Bhimrad villages, both of which have been associated with Gandhiji’s Dandi Yatra.

    In this regard, Viral Desai said, “Just as Gandhiji and Sardar Patel got freedom from British slavery through Satyagraha, now is the time for us to get freedom from the slavery of pollution through Satyagraha.” That is why our foundation has decided to do ‘Satyagraha Against Pollution’, under which we will plant more than two and a half lakh trees in the coming days, create an urban forest, and have an environmental dialogue with the students. As part of our mission, we have selected Vaanz, Vaktana, and Bhimrad, two villages that witnessed the historic Dandi Yatra. Earlier also we had planted trees in the Vaanz village where Gandhiji stayed. ‘

    It may be mentioned that in honor of the Government of India’s program ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, Viral Desai is holding ‘Satyagraha Against Pollution’, in which he will observe this Satyagraha till August next year. He started this satyagraha from Vanz village last April. He also planted and distributed 4,000 trees in areas like Vapi, Vaanz, Bhimrad, Vaktana, Surat, and Maroli on World Environment Day.

  • Shri Sahil Seth IRS has been Appointed as President of the International Delphic Council Maharashtra

    Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7: Sahil Seth is nominated as president for the International Delphic Council of Maharashtra.

    The officer from Indian Revenue Services (IRS) and posted as Joint Commissioner in GST Mumbai has been appointed on an Honorary basis to the organization for helping society in preserving art and culture. The International Delphic Council is a non-governmental and non-profit organization to promote art and culture.

    The Delphic Games and Olympics games have both originated from Greece, whereas the Olympics is dedicated to sports whereas Delphic promotes art and culture. The organization conducts various games to promote art and culture such as Delphic games, Junior Delphic games, and Continental Delphiads under the patronage of international institutions like UNESCO, the council of Europe, ASEAN and provide a unique platform for art and culture throughout the world.

    On his honorary appointment to the Maharashtra Delphic council, Sh Sahil Seth said that the Delphic movement is a voluntary organization. This organization has been formed to encourage arts and cultural activities and It will bring in front the hidden talents of the state and try to reach out to all the places included districts and villages.

  • India’s largest football stadium turned into a 250-bed COVID hospital by AMRI Hospitals

    Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 31: In Kolkata, the steep rise in COVID-19 cases challenges the city’s top hospitals to provide beds to patients. Initially, many healthcare providers restricted admission of general patients but amid the sudden rise in cases, even this step did not seem much helpful. Also, several private hospitals expressed helplessness in expanding their critical care units due to a lack of resources. IN the middle of these unprecedented situations, AMRI Hospitals has resolved to pull out all stops to manage and treat COVID-19 patients. Within a year, the hospital managed to set up an entirely different tower facilitated with an increased number of beds, oxygen supply, and critical care unit at its Mukundapur center.

    In this second wave, the inadequate state of health infrastructure has impacted moderate COVID-19 patients the most. Last week, AMRI Hospitals inaugurated a 250-bed Covid field hospital at Salt Lake stadium. Keeping the status of the current scenario, the field hospital is established to treat mild or asymptomatic patients who are unable to procure the right medical facilities on time. There are many patients whose symptoms can be monitored and controlled in the initial stage with timely diagnosis. Patients in urgent need of attention can be brought to the emergency & trauma center of the AMRI Hospital. For the field stadium center, the hospital management ensures to admit patients after examining their condition thoroughly.

     

    In Kolkata, healthcare experts have observed that many people with mild symptoms of Covid-19 do not have space at home to follow isolation, affecting the health of the entire family. AMRI HospitasGroup CEO, MrRupakBarua, states, “We have recruited 75 nurses to run the field hospital at the Salt Lake stadium. They will work in shifts. We have also recruited a few doctors. Ten doctors will remain posted at the field hospital around the clock. All the recruitments were done over the last 10 days.” The management has planned out the functioning of the Salt Lake stadium center with the assistance of highly experienced doctors of the hospital’s panel. It has been decided that senior doctors and specialists will be regularly conducting visits to examine the situation. All the staff members including nurses, doctors, and ward members recruited for the field hospital are experienced and well-trained beforehand.

    The senior management of the hospital has implemented the idea of opening field hospitals in large spaces of the city so that nobody has to suffer from the insufficiency of bedding facilities for the treatment. However, the hospital has taken the initiative of focusing on building a strong healthcare infrastructure with maximum facilities to combat the current crisis. The opening of Salt Lake stadium is the first step of the goal, in the battle against the devastating second wave of COVID-19 in the city.

  • Two women entrepreneurs creating their niche: Making Businesses & Artists realise the power of digital & technology

    The Virtual String, the brainchild of Kritika Sethia & Anjali Sethia, is a 360-degree digital & technology-driven firm. Following an unorthodox way of helping their clients and empowering small brands & individuals, with providing free consultations to charging the minimal for all the service, especially during these difficult times when small owners are struggling to survive.

    With their refreshing mindsets and unwavering perspective to bring the change, the duo has come up with series of episodes with professionals and creators from various fields, who speak about building a brand from scratch, breaking barriers, smashing taboos, unlearning stigma, digital hacks & strategies, branding tricks, podcasting campaigns, understanding audience, shutting trolls, taking constructive criticism and creating a name for themselves.

    The season 2 episodes will witness and blend the expertise of Sanskriti Shankar (Singing coach), Umang Baid (Mom blogger), Satshya Tharien (Influencer & Food Blogger), Garima Surana (Podcaster), Shaurya Batra (Fashion & Art Influencer), Swastik Nandakumar (Branding & Selling coach & Creator), Nandita Shrivastava (Content creator) & Ridhi Golecha (Mind-Body Eating coach) to support this small initiative to empower businesses, creators and individuals.

    Driven by the aim of growth hacking, they are providing their audience and clients invaluable expertise in storytelling, strategic designing, and branding solutions. Kritika & Anjali started their small business during the lockdown to provide consumer-oriented services, strive to add value and make a positive impact across creative levels of business consulting.

    Speaking to us, co-founder Kritika Sethia said “While embarking on this journey, we had thought that we will run ads, we will rebrand, we will tell stories, we will develop software, but our main job has become to run experiments on people and understand their behavioural pattern and help our clients find their niche.”

    In the same vein, commenting on their journey, co-founder Anjali Sethia added “Our aim is to make the brands and individuals matter and better. In the process of unfastening the growth, we aspire to flourish and conquer together with them.”

    SME’s are utilizing the digital marketing strategies by these girls, exercising their strategies and creative inputs through creative writing, designing, audio-visual production, marketing campaigns, technology development to direct the brands towards more traffic.

    Streaming Channels Link: https://linktr.ee/thevirtualstring

  • Tronado Goes live on Top Cryptocurrency Exchanges

    New Delhi [India], June 8: Tronado aims to build real-life utility through its own cryptocurrency Tronado Token. It is a Binance smart chain token with a limited supply of 500 million only. It has been created to fuel the blockchain-powered eco-system of platforms on Tronado. Blockchain and Cryptocurrency have grown immensely over the last 5 years. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, and BNB are a few emerging cryptocurrencies and their Blockchain technology is being used to create a centralized and decentralized financial ecosystem. Tronado is a similar community that has a global presence with supporters who have contributed over 450 million Trons and have made it a success.

    Wondering how this platform works? Once you invest in Tronado, as a liquidity provider you enjoy cashback bonuses on your investments. You will receive earnings in Tronado tokens. The experts will use your funds to build the Tronado token Platforms, also called Products, which in turn ensure the steady growth of the token itself. Hellevi Lipponan, the founder of Tronado says, “Our vision is to empower every person with Tronado products and solutions. A cryptocurrency is a tool that can help many become financially free if they follow the correct strategy and manage risk responsibly.” The platform is safe and secure and the investors can always count upon the platform.

    Tronado is powered by Trade Turtles, a registered company in Thailand that caters to Fund management, Media, Education, and Technology Development. Tronado plans to launch promising projects in the future to create its token utility and amazing roadmap to target top exchanges. Early adopters can take advantage of the new launch at a minimum price. It is going live on many exchanges like Coinsbit, Whitebit, Binance Dex, and so on. Their products include eCommerce, Blockchain Lottery, Video Dating, Exchange, NFT Platform, Staking Model, and QR Code pos system. The members can also join their unique affiliate marketing program to support the project and grow the Tronado community. People from various countries are standing by Tronado as it has the potential to be at the top 50 cryptocurrencies in the next 3-5 years.

    Visit http://token.tronado.io to know more about their launch of community building, listing on public exchanges, cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain, and other details.

  • Surat’s IDCC Hospital and Shri Vasishtha Group of Schools jointly organized a unique honouring ceremony “Real Heroes”

    Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 8: On 6th June 2021, IDCC (Institute Of Infectious Disease & Critical Care) and Shri Vasishtha Group of Schools together organised a special honouring ceremony for  Doctors of Surat in the evening. This program was a recognition to those Super Specialist Doctors who without a thought risked their lives treating corona patients in different hospitals of the city. Many  Resident Doctors also served dedicatedly during the pandemic, some of them were infected with the Coronavirus while on duty. One doctor who was very serious and was put on a ventilator, selflessly got back to serve Surat, as soon as things got better with her.

    The job of these doctors working in Surat is to give life to the people. These doctors used to spend more time with the patient than family. Not only did they give treatment, but these doctors gave patients the feeling of the warmth of the family and motivated them.

    43 such doctors of Surat city were honoured by IDCC hospital and Shri Vasishtha Group of Schools together. Through this ceremony, it’s shown that what an honourable work the doctors have done! and made society realize that they are the “real heroes” in the true sense of the word.

    Here are the names of the doctors – the REAL HEROES, who were felicitated in this ceremony.

    Dr. Kaushal Barot, B.P.T

    Dr. Rachana Shah, B.P.T, M.I.A.P

    Dr. Janki Kakdiya, BHMS

    Dr. Shital Suhagiya, BHMS

    Dr. Jyoti Rupapara, BHMS

    Dr. Mahendra Sudani, BHMS

    Dr. Shrushti Kheni, BHMS

    Dr. Ketan Kanani, BHMS

    Dr. Dhara Vaghani, BAMS

    Dr. Akash Jivani, BHMS

    Dr. Kiran Dhameliya, BHMS

    Dr. Nidhi Italiya, BHMS

    Dr. Sonal Patel, BHMS

    Dr. Nilesh Padmani, BAMS

    Dr. Axita Vasoya, BAMS

    Dr. Smitesh Vaghani, BHMS

    Dr. Kalpna Savani, BHMS

    Dr. Krunali Bhalala, BHMS

    Dr. Manish Sachani, BHMS

    Dr. Bhumika Bhalala, BHMS

    Dr. Krunal Savaliya, BAMS

    Dr. Dhara Pethani, BHMS

    Dr. Hiren Tailor, BHMS

    Dr. Hitanshi Gajjar, BHMS

    Dr. Ramesh Patel, DHMS

    Dr. Ankita Patoliya, BHMS

    Dr. Amita Kaswala, BHMS

    Dr. Dharti Goti, BHMS

    Dr. Rina Savalia, BHMS

    Dr. Hemaxi Pathak, BHMS

    Dr. Chandni Kanpariya, BHMS

    Dr. Ayushi Shah, M.P.T

    Dr. Mona Kantharia, BHMS

    Dr. Ghanshyam Rangpariya, BHMS

    Dr. Bhavin Shiroya, BHMS

    Dr. Dilip Gurjar, BHMS

    Dr. Vijay Malani, BHMS

    Dr. Parth Dixit, MBBS MS

    Dr. Divya Mangukiya, BHMS

    Dr. Sneha Khunt, BHMS

    Dr. Jekin Joshi, BHMS

    Dr. Gautam Gajera, BHMS

    Dr. Komal Prajapati, BHMS

    We would like to thank the Team of Shri Vasishtha Group, namely,

    Trustees Ramnikbhai Davariya and Vijay Davariya, Director Ravi Davariya and

    Associate Sunita Nandwani.

    We would also like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the IDCC Team –

    Dr. Nirav Gondaliya

    Dr. Pratik Savaj

    Dr. Shivam Parekh

    Dr. Chandresh Ghevariya

    Dr. Poorvesh Dhakecha