Parull Mahaajan, Social Activist

Parull Mahaajan is an Inspiring Versatile Lady who wears many hats at the same time. A Lawyer, Interior Designer specialising in green and sustainable designs , Advisor Delhi Literature Festival and Bharat Niti and Social Activist working closely with the Government for promoting various causes like Environment Conservation, Swachh Bharat, Women Empowerment, Women Menstrual Hygiene to name a few. She also promotes the Indian weavers and artisans by curating events to promote Khadi, Handloom and Indian Handicrafts. In November 2017 Parull curated the Fair Trade Forum Sustainable Fashion Walk with a participation of about 70 countries in NIFT Delhi and made the Ambassadors and Diplomats walk the ramp wearing Indian Handloom Apparel. She recently did a 3 day event in Varanasi in April 2018 where she curated the fashion show, panel discussions and cultural events to promote Banarasi Fabrics from Local to Global with the Eastern Uttar Pradesh Exporters Association and Ambassadors of 12 countries were a part of the event.
Parull has recently been made the General Secretary of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation to take forward the Vision 2020 of Dr Kalam.
Parull works with several Embassies in promoting Social Cultural Diplomatic and Economic Relations between India and those countries.
Parull has been honoured with several Awards for Excellence in the field of Eco-friendly and Sustainable Interior Designs as well as her Social Service to the Society by many organisations including the United Nations. Her articles keep featuring in many newspapers and magazines and she features on many television shows. To sum up she is not just a lady but an Institution in herself.

Gaurav Gupta, President, Rajasthan academy hosted 28th Kavyitri Sammelans & 7th edition of Naari Gaurav Samman

 Gaurav Gupta, President, Rajasthan academy hosted 28th Kavyitri Sammelans & 7th edition of Naari Gaurav Samman at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre.  The moderating session was conducted by Ms. Suman Maheshwari in an excellent way. Female members of Rajasthan Academy shown their hidden talents by reciting many poems in the programs. Women from all fields were honored for their excellent work in their respective fields such as Social Welfare, bravery, judiciary, education, women empowerment, and child-upliftment etc.


People spotted at the event were- Major General G D Bakshi, Ram Niwas Goel, Speaker Delhi assembly and Mani Condi, ambassador of Togo, Padambhushan Raja Radha Reddy, Nisha Bhargava, Uma Malviya, Pravesh Dhawan, Shanti Sharma, Alka Maheshwari, Neelam Anand, Sunita Bansal, Mamta Mishra, Pratibha Singhal, Pushpa Sharma, Aarti Gupta, Dr. Amit Kaur Puri, Aruna Makhija, Aruna S Purohit, Dr. Blossom Kochhar, Kaushalya Reddy, Kavita Kumar, Kiran Chopra, Leher Sethi, Madhavi Advani, Manisha Dhingra, Parul Kumar, Parul Mehra, Pienaal G. Waankhaday, Priya Jain, Rochika Agarwal, Suman Doonga, Dr. Urmila Sharma, Dr. Vibha S Chauhan to name a few…



F(R)iction at Kona – art that is a must to watch

to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the inception of Lodhi Art District, St+Art India has decided to treat us with a beautiful temporary exhibition, that brings together over 19 international artists. The artists have been working on their installations for weeks, and the final product is now open to the public. The artwork will be focusing on themes of alternate realities, and effects of technology. The genre of the art rangers from murals, to Al, to weaving and needlework.

St+Art India has organised curated walking tours around the Lodhi Art District, and if you`re lucky, you might even get the chance to interact with the artists. Apart from that, KONA will also host pop-up exhibitions and workshops such as zine making and sticker making, accompanied by great music from Boxout.fm.

Things one cant miss to carry while stepping out for Holi celebration

Like every year, Holi is the amalgamation of old-age traditions, unique customs and modern parties, dance, and food. With colorful, musical procession across your neighborhood, this elegant battle of colors will be celebrated from March 20-21 this year.

However, it’s important to remember some basic safety rules among all the swirls of colorful madness. Here is a list of must-haves which can protect one’s belongings from water splash and harmful chemicals of Holi color. 

  1. Rubber Mobile Pouch

Get geared up with water splash and colors with this waterproof mobile phone pouch. The pouch is made up of silicon which will seal the mobile phone and make sure it is safe from all kinds of  possible damages

Link: https://www.snapdeal.com/product/clickaway-universal-wallet-mobile-covers/649674758087#bcrumbSearch:mobile%20pouch

Price: Rs. 1,399
Price on Snapdeal: Rs.191

2. Waterproof Speakers

Soundbot SB518 is a compact waterproof Bluetooth speaker which comes with a suction cup at the back of the speaker. With the suction cup, one can place the speaker even on the wall to enjoy the blissful party time with friends and family. The speakers come with a warranty period of 1 year and have a playback time of 6 hours with a good battery backup.

Link: https://www.snapdeal.com/product/soundbot-sb518-shower-bluetooth-speaker/663416995994#bcrumbLabelId:631

Price: Rs.1,999

Price on Snapdeal: Rs.999

3. Fashion Black Aviator Sunglasses

One cannot miss out on carrying goggles while going out for a Holi party.  These blue reflectors can protect your eyes from harmful chemicals of Holi colors and can add up to your style quotient.

Link: https://www.snapdeal.com/product/rayban-avaitor-black-aviator-sunglasses/649847943887#bcrumbLabelId:15

Price: Rs.3499

Price on Snapdeal: Rs.445

4. Power bank

People who can’t resist themselves from clicking pictures until their battery dies, this power bank is a must-have for them. With an amazing battery back-up, Moerdon power bank can surely keep your electronic gadgets going and empower you to capture all the lovely memories for the lifetime 

Link: https://www.snapdeal.com/product/moerdon-power-bank-4000-mah/621615858066#bcrumbSearch:powerbank

Price: Rs.1199
Price on Snapdeal: Rs.389

Special Soiree hosted by H.E Rabie Narsh, Ms. Parull Mahaajan, and Mr. Amarjit Bakshi

H.E Rabie Narsh, Ambassador of Lebanon, and Ms. Parull Mahaajan, Chairperson of the Indian-Lebanese Friendship Society along with Mr. Amarjit Bakshi, CMD Central Park, hosted a special soiree to promote Social, Cultural and Economic ties between India, Lebanon, and other countries.
The event was attended by Bureaucrats and the Ambassadors of various countries like Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Brunei, Palestine, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Djibouti to name a few.
The hosts received the guests in a warm atmosphere, and, with the vibrant presence of the Indian-Lebanese Friendship Society, everyone was received in the Traditional Indian Way.

“Destiny is everything that makes tomorrow possible. Don’t let it stop you – tomorrow has not arrived yet!”

-Olympic Mind Coach /Author of ‘IT’S EASY TO BE YOU’ – Radhika Kawlra Singh

The idea that something or someone will create a miracle that works to meet your needs and the road less taken will appear out of nowhere, is a fallacy. Each human mind is responsible to take itself forward to meet its goals, find success and feel right. The human mind is ninety per-cent sub-conscious: it picks up all the information it is exposed to and stores it for retrieval. It is your engagement with your choices that creates your tomorrow. Destiny just fits itself to include your experiential state.

Traditional psychology believes that it is the personality traits: your beliefs, motives and traits that will determine your behavior and situational factors are simply irrelevant. On the other hand environmental psychology, confirms all contributing factors that infringe on the human from his physical ecology to his social ecology. The study of the subconscious mind, throws light on how the process of accumulating your life experiences unlocks your inner genius. It is the correct in-put that the mind receives that creates a correct trajectory. 

The quotation above is a reminder that it is YOU that creates your tomorrow. The emphasis is first on how you perceive the information that is reaching you.Life as you witness it is a sum of what you have gathered from what you are allowing yourself to receive, internalize and the way in which you are responding to the information. I quote from It’s easy to be YOU – ‘Being you is certainly a gift. You remain a seeker moving through your journey using time, relationships, attachments, memories, success, failure, losses and a wealth of ideas, beliefs and perceptions.” It is the company you choose to keep and the relationships you create as a result, that guide and assimilate your sense of purpose and pave the way for the genius within you to surface through ordinary events in your life.

You are unwrapping the gift using all your senses, which only means you have to decide what kind of information you are opening up your senses to? What part of the information that is available and around you, should you remain sensitive to? If you are an activist or a journalist; you need to know what is happenning in the world, if you are a doctor you wish to keenly be interested in the new pharmaceutical developments everywhere. Likewise, when you are looking to focus on what you need as information that makes you contribute to your self-development and your holistic contribution as a result of your evolution – you remain more sensitive to that kind of information. Your conscious mind receives and your subconscious mind absorbs infinite information. When you open yourself up to taking in too much data – it starts to interfere with how you think,behave and act. 

You must first start to create your filters. This can happen in your daily routine; you may process what part of the information you received today is helpful for your tomorrow. You may reflect on unique aspects of the day. As a result you may come into the awareness of humanitarian principles of love of each other and of the environment and earth. This happens because you keep space to intuitively be guided to remain open to larger things that matter. Tomorrow awaits your genius interpretation of what will be required for your children and the chidren of your children. It simply is the ongoing daily thought cleansing routine, that will help you nurture the one big idea. This is because it is the one big idea that can work to influence many lives simultaneously. It is only then that you will be considered and known as a genius.

The ultimate cause of all dis-ease and dis-comfort is a sense of low self worth, that allows you to nurture stress. The fight and flight response in your body triggers a series of chemical hormones that create a state of experiences where you tend to breath shallow, your heart beat increases, your blood pressure rises and amongst other things you feel nervous and not in control. In that state as you hit out to others, you also damage your own state of mind and being. This repititive patterns becomes habitual and you are no longer able to connect with your goal or work to achieve any kind of success. 

The task that you must regularly use is one that de-limits yourself. You do that by self-reflection. Self-reflection does not have to be meditative or analytical. Self-reflection can be an easy exercise. You create a routine of writing down, or thinking about or even feel all the things about your life that make you feel ‘not so good’, and then you imagine how you would feel in the absence of the energy of those things. When you use your imagination over and over again; you are replacing what you do not need with what you do need. Once that happens many times over the subconscious is already starting to look for reasons and ways in moving forward to meet your now active imagination. It is that simple. On the contrary when you dwell on what is coming in your way – the genius within you never shows up. The genius is buried within the layers of your programming. It shows up when your mind is clear and the information within you is aligned with your purpose. 

To sum it up simply get out of your own way. Stay reflective on the choices you make and on the things that your mind remains in seeking of.Here is a Quotation from ‘IT’S EASY TO BE YOU’“The greatest inventions are born of the mind that never stops trying. The question is have you eagely tried to take up challenges, failed or felt disillusioned?How about regenerating magic?. Maybe you should as all magic is mystically connected to a trigger that lies within you!”  – Olympic Mind Coach /Author of ‘IT’S EASY TO BE YOU’ – Radhika Kawlra Singh