Jaipurites bid adieu to hookas!!!

One thing that today’s youth mandatorily need to strike a conversation is hookas.

Restaurants, lounges or coffee shops are often the witnesses to the sight, where youth are seen spending fun moments with their pals, passing hooka pipe through a circle of friends.

But alas! From today hookas have been banned in the city.

Jaipur Police imposed bans on 'hookah bars' stating that they were serving tobacco molasses containing nicotine which is injurious to health of the people, affecting youngsters especially college students and youth.

Bars, which would serve hookah and remain jam-packed with teenagers, from now on, will wear a deserted look. While the decision certainly disappoints Gen Y, parents and schools have heaved a sigh of relief..

This step might just divert their future on the right path but the question which arises is… Why is today’s youth just glued to hookas ?

Is it probably because they are unwilling to commit, and hookah is a happy medium. Risky enough to be considered fun, but safe enough to easily leave behind.  Today’s twenty something’s are free moving, and if the hookah is ready to be smoked, they’ll flock right to it.

Whatever the reason might be , the ringing sounds of “Bombay pan masala, mint, green apple ” have ceased for a while !!!

Jaipurites Jaago Rey !!!

Jaipur  marks  the occasion of World AIDS Day on December 1, Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society (RSACS), is going to launch a special drive in city colleges and offices to make people more aware about this issue. 

Red Ribbons Clubs have been formed in different colleges, more than 6,000 college students are its members. These students who are the members of these groups have been deputed to different colleges and offices both private and government, where they will spread awareness about the AIDS.

For this year the theme of World AIDS Day is zero. Which means zero new HIV infections,zero discrimination and zero Aids related deaths. Members of these groups will distribute red ribbons and wrist bands to create awareness on HIV/AIDS & its allied issues.

Expanded access to counseling and testing, Safe blood supplies, develops strategies to combat stigma and social exclusion connected with the global pandemic. The AIDS society has also felicitated the opening of Center s for women and children.

Winter crawls in the state

Winters have finally knocked the doors of Rajasthan. For the last few days, cold could be felt in Jaipur and other parts of Rajasthan. However, Tuesday night’s temperature increased by one degree in comparison to Monday night.

Tuesday night temperature was 12.1 degree Celsius.  According to sources, clouds are hovering in the state, as a result temperature increased by 0.7 in Jaipur. It is expected that after the “departure” of clouds from the state, coldness will increase in the state. However, in morning and evening people could be seen sitting around bonfires. The trunk coats, shawls, sweaters are paving a way out of one’s shelf. People are welcoming the winter season with open arms.

Jaipur, A Shopping Spree !!!

Jaipur is a city of vibrant colors and markets (bazaars) of Jaipur verify this fact. Jaipur's colorful markets offer a great deal of stuffs for a complete delight. How many times has it happened, you went out and couldn’t stop your self from spending on those beautiful hanging dupattas or bangles or may be the home décor stuff.  . While moving through the markets, you will come across the vivacious culture of this region. Jaipur is the perfect place to shop for Handicrafts, antiques, jewelry, gems, pottery, carpets, textiles, metalwork and leather ware. 

In Jaipur, there are many markets to present you the art and craft of Rajasthan. Kishanpol Bazar, Haldiyon Ka Rasta, Maniharon Ka Rasta, M.I. Road, Jauhari Bazar, Bapu Bazar, Nehru Bazaar are the main markets of Jaipur. Jauhari bazaar glitters with jewelries embedded with precious stones and gems. Moreover, one can also get ethnic saris and dress materials from this shopping market. Bapu Bazaar and Nehru Bazaar are ideal for shopping special shoes made out of camel skin. Others include textiles, local scents and perfumes besides bags and belts. M.I. Road market provides you with ethnic kundan jewelry, earthen potteries, brass articles and excellent wood articles. If you are looking for beautiful and cheap ornaments like colorful bangles, then step into the Tripolia Bazaar and Chaura Rasta market place.  One cannot define in words, the assortment of products, which these markets offer. This colorful city really gives an actual experience of delighting shopping. Shopping is really an electrifying activity in Jaipur. If you don't visit these markets of Jaipur, you will be definitely at amiss. A shopping spree in Jaipur's markets is an absolute fun. How many of you agree that there is no place other than Jaipur to give such satisfaction and delight in Shopping. From the most exclusive designer stores to market stalls, there is something for everyone.

Quit Smoking by helping Others! Sounds Backward but Really Works.

"Do as I say, not as I do." How many times have you heard that? 
How many times have you said that?

Everyone gives advice to others. It's easy to give advice,  whether people ask for it or not. Everyone has an opinion and their own ideas about how something should be done. I bet you've heard it from lots of people: "Quitting smoking is easy. Just  quit," or something equally as ineffective.

Advice from non-smokers on how to quit will probably not help you. In fact, you may find that advice from anyone, including other smokers who have quit successfully, doesn't help you. If you just aren't motivated by advice from others, try *helping * others, instead.

It may sound backwards, but how many times have you been able to see the "true" situation and solution in someone else's life, while they just could not see it? Perhaps, that's why giving advice to other people is so easy. As a disinterested third party, you can evaluate a situation or problem from a logical, 
unemotional (yes, I'm a man) and detached perspective. It's easy to see how to get out of the maze, when you're looking at the maze from the outside. Ever watch a rat trying to get out of a laboratory maze? You immediately see the way, but the rat must search blindly, because he can only see the walls around him.

The same can be true when you begin to help others quit smoking. By evaluating someone else's smoking, and their quest to quit, you can quickly see solutions to the other person's problem as well as yours J

Face off the Angry Sun with Chilled out Mocktails

 With Sun showing all his attitude and tantrums... give him back yours with cool thanda's !! Here are few easy to prepare mocktails to face off the Heat.

1. ORANGE TANG

Half Glass Orange Juice

Half Glass Orange Cold Drink

2 Spoon Vanilla Ice Cream

Little Crushed Ice

Churn in Mixer or you can mix them directly in a glass… Enjoy watching TV

2. MINTY COOL

4 Tbsp Sugar

I Tbsp Fresh Mint

2 Tbsp fresh Pineapple Juice

¾ glass crushed ice

Drinking Soda (optional)

Crush fresh mint with 1 tsp water and strain it in a mixer. Pup pineapple and mint juice in a glass. Make it sweet by adding ground sugar into pineapple juice. Add crushed ice and fill remaining glass with drinking soda. Drink it chilled with Mint leaves garnish.

3. MELON MELODY

1 Glass Melon Juice

A pinch of salt

A pinch of black pepper

½ Spoon ground sugar

½ spoon sugar syrup

Mix all the ingredients and enjoy it with crushed ice. Stick a rig of lemon and melon on top of the glass.

4. MANGO CASCADE

½ Glass thin Mango Juice

1 Tbsp orange Juice

1 Tbsp Pineapple Juice 

Take a glass First put pineapple juice, then orange juice followed by mango juice. If required you can add sugar syrup and drink it very chilled.

Hope you’ll Enjoy these amazing cool mock tails to beat the summer Heat.

Morning Walk at Central Park, Jaipur

One can’t actually think of anything that is more enjoyable & refreshing than a nice early morning walk when the city is just beginning to wake up.  We all know morning walk is good for us and that we should go for it but somehow it is easier to lay in bed. It took longer to actually get out of bed and do it but once you do, you felt simply astounding and motivated to keep it up in order to maintain the feeling of being so optimistic and alive.

And to actually keep you enthused, an excellent place for walk is must. Being a Jaipurite, one knows well about an exceptional place to walk that is Central Park, which is the most popular park among walkers & Joggers, located almost in the centre of the city. As a walker I was impressed with Central park’s beauty and size, making it a wonderful place to enjoy a bit of relaxation where people can spend hours in the enthralling and imposing atmosphere. The beautiful 4.5 km walkway of the park fills one with rejuvenating freshness escaping the din & chaos of the surrounding city. A wonderful designed park, having intensely manicured grass land. Its vast stretch of seasonal plants with their enigmatic aroma makes any visitor spellbound.

After an interesting strenuous walk, all those walkers who are coming to the park treat themselves & rehydrate with fresh & healthy juices like those of wheat grass, aloe Vera, bitter guard, guard tomato juices, feeling replenished again.

So get your butt up, wash your face, dress up, wear comfy shoes come & explore all that nature has to offer early in the morning.