A World Through My Thoughts!!: Hobby.... A Way To Stay Refreshed!!

A World Through My Thoughts!!: Hobby.... A Way To Stay Refreshed!!: Hobby is defined as a regularly undertaken activity that is done for pleasure, especially during one's leisure time. By continually p...

Hobby.... A Way To Stay Refreshed!!

Hobby is defined as a regularly undertaken activity that is done for pleasure, especially during one's leisure time. By continually participating in a particular hobby, one can acquire substantial skill & knowledge in that area. There are n numbers of activities like outdoor activity, performing arts, creative activity which can be pursued in one's leisure time. And if taken seriously and practiced genuinely, these hobbies may help you in earning as well. A person who engages himself in an activity solely for fun is called an amateur. On the other hand one who engages himself in an activity for remuneration is known as professional. So your hobby is a great way to earn money as well as pleasure while doing the work. An amateur can turn into a very good professional and expert in his field because of his rigourous practice & the involved pleasure in doing that work. And it's been said that you can only perform and excel when you like what you do.
Outdoor activities include gardening, watersports, fishing, basketball. These outdoor activities will not keep you only fit, but also refreshed. Often outdoor activities like various sports teaches team building, team work, positivity, help us to be dynamic.
Performing arts like singing, acting, magic, dancing, playing musical instrument can give you name & fame if proper training is taken. Often these arts are the way to feel your soul, to get connected with your inner self.
These arts gives you peace and you feel energetic.
Creative activities like photography, movie making, painting, writing, jewellery making etc gives your chance to explore your imagination and thoughts. You can express your feeling & thoughts through your photography, short stories. These activities, if taken seriously and done passionately can earn you money & fame as well.

For me, hobby is an activity, my interest, enthusiasm undertaken for pleasure & relaxation. It's an opportunity to pursue my passion & interests in my leisure time. Though I've never thought of turning my hobby into my profession. But I love reading, writing, cooking, dancing, and many more. My hobbies give me a positive energy whenever i feel low.

These days we often complain that modern life has become stressful. But we never gave it a thought why it has become so stressful instead of having so many amenities. It's because we often spend our leisure time camped out in front of the TV or computer. We pass our free time laying on the couch. We never take pain of going outside and interact with people, do what we like.
People don't take hobbies seriously. But hobbies can bring us joy, keep our mind fresh, expand our creativity and most importantly rejuvenated. Those who feel depressed & apathetic, it's because of lack ofhaving something that they feel passionate about.

So I suggest give some time to your hobby and then feel the difference...!!!

Fashion Show.... An overview!!!

The Fashion Extravaganza!!

Fashion show is an event put up by fashion designers to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing. It debuet every season, particularly the Spring/summer collection & Winter collection. These shows are based on themes and are divided into collections like Bridal collection, cocktail dress collection and so on!!! The Theme can range from bollywood, rainbow colour, cow boy outfits, waste materials and many more. With the advancement, many contemporary designers tend to do their shows as theatrical productions with elaborate sets, added element like live music.

Stage To Showcase Wedding Collection!

These fashion shows give a platform to many new designers to showcase their talent & their own craftsmanship. It is the best platform for fashion designers, brands, fashion houses to display their latest collection in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Various fashion critics, bloggers, senior batch of designers & celebrities make their appearance on these fashion array.
The new batch get a chance to interact & learn with those who have already made their names in the flashy & global world of fashion.

Amrita Thakur @ Lakme Fashion Week

The designers who are showcasing their designs need to prepare a lot. They have to take care of smallest thing because if they miss out even a single thing, it can result into a disaster.They have to hunt for models who can actually showcase their designs perfectly, the make-up artists who will give those models a look which can actually go with the clothing and then the practice session as to when to take a turn, when to pause and so many such things. It's quite a hectic thing. But when you get the applause, everything seems so perfect and all the hard work is paid off!!
Usually we see emergence of trends, design, couture, expression & style....!!!!

"The Salma Sitara" By Amrita Thakur
She keeps it simple yet bright..!

Essential But Impure... Irony of Menstruation!!!

http://menstrupedia.com/blog/irony-of-menstruation-essential-but-impure/
My article for menstrupedia blog!!!

Menstruation is defined as the periodic shedding of the uterine lining (endometrium). The first menstruation marks the onset of sexual maturity, in females of certain mammal species, and ceases at menopause (commonly considered the end of a female’s reproductive phase of life).

About 50% of human race experiences menstruation yet the topic is hushed down and is choke full of myths and taboos.

Some of the myths & facts are as follows:

•  Menstruating women need to be in bed, or avoid strenuous activity. But the fact is that instead of worsening the situation, exercise can help with the symptoms. Generally, Women are not weaker during menstruation, unless they have anemia, which might result from an abnormal loss of blood during menstruation.
•  A woman shouldn’t have sex while having their periods. If both partners are willing, there is no medical reason not to indulge in sexual activity. In fact  orgasm can sometimes relieve cramps.
• A bath causes or worsens menstrual cramps. But in fact, a warm bath can soothe & relax muscles, reducing pain.
•  A very common myth is that menstrual blood smells bad.But in reality, the blood on pads & tampon develop foul smell because of the bacteria that builds up.

In many households, women are not allowed to enter the kitchen, nor allowed to have sex with her husband while menstruating. She has to sleep separately from her family and has to keep her clothes during her periods separate from other laundry. In many religions, women are not allowed to enter or attend any auspicious occasions while menstruating.

I don’t understand why people still believe in such absurdities. On one hand we are living in the 21st century and preaching gender equality while on the other, we practice many menstrual myths and are guilty of spreading the myths. Ironically, if a woman menstruates, she is deemed impure and if she doesn’t get periods, she is considered unfortunate as she wouldn’t be able to bear a child. Either way it’s degrading to a woman’s status.

Menstruation brings with it many uncomfortable physical & psychological changes like water retention, change in sex drive and nausea in girls and women. And at a time when they need to be made aware about menstruation and be provided with care and understanding, unwillingness by teachers to discuss menstruation on the pretext of limited time for covering the syllabus, vague instructions leading to misconceptions, presence of peers in group learning make the matter worse and fuel a negative perception of menstruation in not only males but even in females.

Naturally in such a case the mother needs to be the primary teacher for educating her daughter about menstruation. She should be very open to her daughter and should explain her everything about periods so that the daughter doesn’t get baffled on getting her first period. She should inculcate positivity about the process of menstruation. Some women experience emotional disturbances or mood swings during their periods. Here a husband should to be more understanding, should stand by his wife and should make her feel loved and wanted instead of alienating her while following the age old menstrual myths and taboos.

I have always honoured my menstruation instead of being ashamed of it. Even though I get mild to severe cramps leading to sometimes much inconvenience, I never hate my periods. How can a woman hate it when they know that menstruation is the testimony of their special ability to give birth to a life. The feeling of being able to bring new life to this world is amazing and it is this feeling that makes me a woman. And I owe this feeling to my menstruation.

I would like to urge all those men who find menstruation impure, that because your better halves menstruate you can look forward to your coming generation. In Hinduism, we worship Goddess Durga who is a symbol of power and still we see girls as the weaker sex. We worship Goddess Lakshmi who is a symbol of prosperity and still we forbid women from their day-to-day chores during their menstruation. We worship Goddess Saraswati for knowledge. And for those who don’t know, the literal translation of “Saraswati” is “flow-woman”. So think before you disregard women during their periods.

I feel the Menstrual Blood is the symbol of new life & a Menstruating Woman  is sacred & powerful.

Fashion Through My Frame!!!

Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, esp. in clothing, footwear, accessories, make-up, furniture to home decors. Fashion industry is a product of modern age. Trends, design, couture, expression, style & ethnicity are the major aspects & emergence of fashion and its events.
I personally believe that  trend should be bold, ethnic & classy; Design should be asthetic, artistic & standway; Couture should be elegant, austere & Sexy; Expression should be graphic, colourful, & bold and of course Style should be contemporary with modern touch.
There are trend setters whom we call "Fashion Icons". They are those who actually starts a fashion trend before most of the other people. These trend setters always start trends which actually suits them & represents them. Again there are two section of trend followers. One group always follow the trend or their "Fashion Icon" blindly where sometimes they start following wrong trend for themselves. Everybody should follow such trends and wear such clothes, and accessories which they can carry and feel confident in it!
If I've to define my state of fashion in just one word then it should be "Individualistic", which actually defines me & my behaviour. I may have clothes that are same as other people, but  when I wear it, I make them totally my own.
One should always dress-up according how they feel like, how they fancy themselves. Your dressing should always match your behaviour. It reflects your personality and it's a famous saying, "First impression is the last impression". And how you look is your first impression. No matter what brand, design you wear, but until & unless you're not confident in it, it will make you look dumb.
After all Fashion is to be seductively fleeting. And remember Beauty is always enjoyed when appreciated!!!!!

Gender Inequality!

For ages it was believed that the different characteristics, roles and status accorded to women and men in society. All these ge determined by sex, that they're natural and therefore not changeable. Gender is seen closely related to the roles and behaviour assigned to women and men based on their sexual differences. As soon as a child is born, families & society begin the process of gendering. The birth of the son is celebrated the birth of daughter filled in pain; sons are showered with love, respect, better food and proper health care.
Boys are encouraged to be tough and outgoing; girls are encouraged to be homebound and shy. All these gender difference is created by society.
Gender inequality dwells not only outside the household but also centrally within it. This is due to its socio-economic & religious practices that resulted in wide gap between the position of men & women in the society. In childhood, a female is subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her husband is dead to her sons; a women is never independant. She has got no identity of herself. Women's lives are shaped by customs that are centuries old.
"May you be the mother of hundred sons" is a common Hindu wedding blessing. My question is why the women are not being given blessing to have a baby girl. After all they will be the one who will carry your family forward. In Hindu mythology, it is believed that your son can only carry your family's name & generation. Because of which there is a widespread practice of aborting female foetuses. Even in Islam women don;t  have equal rights to make independant decisions about choice of partner' getting a divorce, & custody of their children. Though The Quran views women and men to be equal in human dignity. People take help of their respective religion for gender inequality. But it's not the religion, but the creepy people, their own-made society & laws who draw such disgusting lines between the two gender. Every religion, be it Hinduism, Islam, Christianity or any other is pure & sacred and gives the message of love, peace, humanity & equality.
A son is never told to behave but a daughter is always bombarded with enormous do's & don't's ! Often parents or some family members are heard saying their daughter, don't go outside in evenings or don't wear such clothes. It may catch people's eye. I don't understand why can't you tell your son that don't do any immoral or inhumane behavior. By putting such creepy laws & restrictions on women, you're not only disrespecting one particular woman but the womb from where you came out into this beautiful world, which you want to make hell for woman just to satisfy your own male ego.
It has adverse impact on development, goal as reduces economic growth. It is common to find girls & women suffering from high morality rates. It hampers the overall well being because blocking women from participation in social, political & economic activities can adversely affect the whole society.

Happy Women's Day!

Women..... The Most Beautiful Creation of God!

You can feel her INNOCENCE in the form of a Daughter; feel her CARE in the form of a Sister; feel her WARMTH in the form of a Friend; feel her PASSION in the form of a Beloved; feel her DEDICATION in the form of a Wife; feel her DIVINITY in the form of a Mother; feel her BLESSING in the form of a Grandmother.

She is tough, tender, naughty, charming, sharing, melodious.... She is one's biggest critic, cheer leader, support, guide & friend at the same time. She plays enormous role in her life.. like she is a mother, sister, daughter, teacher, wife, beloved, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, mother-in-law... 

She is there to cook for you when you're hungry; she is there to encourage you when you're feeling low; she is there to cheer you up when you're sad; she is there to give you her shoulder to cry; she is there to save you when you're in a problem; she is there to stand by you when nobody stands by you; she is there to share your secrets, pain & happiness. She is there with you in her different role.

Women are the important component of our society, not merely the object of twisted desire. She is a symbol of shakti, strength, love, compassion & dignity.She is being referred as "The Prestige of her House" (Ghar Ki Izzat). She is the pride of her father, brother, beloved & husband.

No matter what role their role.... They add meaning to everyone's existence. They bring love into everyone's life. Whatever they do, they do it with a grace.

They are to be respected, not to be ill treated!

My Reverence & Obeisance To All The Women!

You All Are Beautiful In Your Own Way!

You truly are special and make all those people special who are connected with you in some or other way.

Cheers to Womanhood....

Proud & Feel Blessed To Be One!!!