Category: Simply Social

  • Pandemic, Struggle, And A Girl Who Never Quitted

    Pandemic, Struggle, And A Girl Who Never Quitted

    This corona has taught us so many things in many ways. Life is so unpredictable and you never know what comes next, no one is pre-prepared for anything but not everyone tries to take the situation as just another obstacle.

    During this pandemic, I got to know what ‘People with golden hearts’ actually mean. In this lockdown when no one was stepping out of the house because of obvious reasons, firstly it was dangerous and secondly, it was instructed.

    But if not us then who will help another human in need? A person, right?

    When no one was courageous enough to step out of the home, few heroes came out and helped people in every possible way.
    How can one forget about Sonu Sood and other team members with him who helped thousands of people reaching their homes, getting food (served personally by them), all the Gurudwaras that actually converted into the blessed place, schools area, hospitals, staff, Doctors, sweepers, policeman, watchman, and a girl I know. These are the people who make us believe that humanity still exists.

    Selfless giving is the art of living.

    And, a girl I know is serving everyone in need, selflessly, from last one and half year.

    P.S. She want to be anonymous and I respect that.

    There’s a girl who earns an average income, lives in local society with her mom and Dad (who was not keeping well and had multiple organ failures). She came out like a superwoman to help as many people as she could. She spent most of her income on Groceries, food drives, medicines, clothes, and blankets. Every day she and her mother used to cook and serve the food to the ones in need, they reached out to them personally, every day and made sure that they got a tasty and sufficient amount of food, and that too for free of cost. They take care of everyone’s medicines, groceries, food, and needs without even thinking twice. Her Daily routine included cutting and making three times the food for those hundreds of people, all alone.

    An unfortunate tragedy happened and took her father away, but she still didn’t give up and served food on the same day too when her father passed. Nothing could stop her from serving humanity. She always believes that people are dying with hunger every day, the pandemic has just shown us the reality.

    Till today, she do grocery, food, and clothes drives ( by taking/asking for old/pre-loved clothes and sometimes recycling them and sometimes just giving them as it is to the ones in need).

    Not only her, everyone had their own ways of helping people. Where Gurudwaras opened medicines langar, schools were converted to the corona center, influencers/stars were taking their followers’ requests way too seriously and urging people to help them out and more than doctors or medical shop people were running out to them because they believed so much on the power of social media and NGOs who were running on the roads to get the information of the gas cylinders, medicines, food drives, Groceries and what not taking calls and updating people day and night. No matter if you are calling at 2-3 AM they still answered every call.

    Some people and incidents happen in life like a blessing to show who has your back when you fall down. This is India, where people not just talk about humanity but prove it in the best way possible.

    Now, Things are settling down, hoping for good days to arrive soon, when every thing will be in control. We stood together as one to fight the pandemic. A girl like her, who wants to stay anonymous and many other like her, spread positivity, hope and smile everywhere.

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  • Colgate Strong Teeth – Your Key To Flawless Dental Health

    Colgate Strong Teeth – Your Key To Flawless Dental Health

    As a mother to a 6-year old boy, his health is my utmost priority. His diet is taken care of, his exercise, his vaccinations, his personal hygiene, I’ve always doted on every aspect of his health- or so I thought, until my recent visit to the Colgate dental camp.

    The Colgate dental camp saw several parents across my city bringing in their kids for a free check-up. After my little one got his teeth checked up, the doctor informed me of a cavity that was beginning to form in one of his molars. Initially, this came as a shock to me, but it all started to fall in place soon- I had paid little attention to his dental health, he therefore had developed dental issues.The doctor also told me that I was not alone in this regard- so many parents are unaware of the dental health issues faced by their children, due to lack of awareness. A survey by Colgate has reported that every 1 in 4 kids in Delhi have cavities

    The doctor then told us to take some precautionary measures, in order to prevent the cavity from worsening, and to take better care of my son’s dental health:

    -Brushing twice a day in order to keep plaque cavities at bay.

    -Flossing daily is as important as brushing.

    -The gums and tongue are equally important, and could weigh down oral hygiene if not tended to.

    -Proper nutrition through a healthy diet and regular dental check-ups are key to dental health and thereby, over- all health.

    I was also given 5 Colgate dental cards to share with my friends and family, which entitles to a free dental check-up. Out of the 5 who got their kids checked-up, 3 of them learnt of their kids’ having cavities. This was truly disheartening. The state of dental health in our country is in a pretty bad shape.

    After my visit to dental camp, I received a lovely hamper from Colgate. The hamper was packed with various calcium rich products such as museli, cheese, prune, almond, kiwi and so much more.

    Colgate

    The hamper also came with the solution to my concerns related to dental health and oral care: the all new Colgate Strong Teeth!The all new Colgate Strong Teeth with Amino Shakti, gives 4x strengthening power which helps to add natural calcium to the teeth through remineralization process, and strengthens them from within.

    Colgate also shared a video that demonstrates the working of the Colgate Strong Teeth, and how it fights cavities.This was an interesting and informative way to create more awareness about dental health.

    I started off as a worried mother of a son with a cavity. Now, with the Colgate Strong Teeth and a diet enriched by calcium and protein, I have started on a journey towards strong and healthier teeth for my family. My sincere advice to all moms and dads out there is to start the journey with me, today!

  • Five Reasons to Consider Sending Your Child to Boarding School

    Five Reasons to Consider Sending Your Child to Boarding School

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    The boarding school system has existed for centuries, however, it is still a popular topic for debate, thanks to the innumerable stereotypes attached to it. So, if you are confused about whether you should send your child to boarding school or not, here are some reasons to consider:

    1) Holistic development:

    Since boarding schools are not just a place where students come to study but actually live, these schools are responsible to motivate, engage and fuel students, while also acting as their guardians in the absence of their parents. So, apart from providing students with in-depth academic knowledge, most boarding schools also focus on children’s all-round development including communication skills, fitness, creativity, problem-solving, decision-making and overall intellectual abilities. Most boarding schools are located outside of city centres, where there is enough space for state-of-the-art facilities including art studios, swimming pools, well-equipped playgrounds, fitness rooms and other athletic and inventive offerings. This enables students to participate in extracurricular activities right on campus.

    2) On-campus faculty:

    Most boarding schools have smaller classes, which means more personalised attention for your child. Apart from this, teachers also live on campus, so they offer guidance outside of the classroom as well. Therefore, boarding schools can provide an immersive, intellectually-challenging environment for students where teachers are not only educators but also friends, mentors and life coaches.

    3) Independent lifestyle:

    Boarding schools encourage students to carry out everyday chores, manage academic assignments, control monetary spending and monitor eating habits on their own, without relying on a family member. This not only makes them independent but also helps them become more responsible, mature and mindful. In the short-term, this helps students transition smoothly to the university life that awaits them and in the long-term, has lasting impressions on their personality and transforms them into emotionally strong and confident individuals.

    4) Student life:

    A sociological and cultural melting pot, boarding schools typically admit students from all over the world. Some belong to different cultures, while others have diverse economic and social backgrounds. All students stay together and learn together, which not only increases every student’s knowledge of traditions and practices across geographies, but also improves their communication skills and tolerance, while widening their perspectives. These qualities are indispensable at universities and workplaces.

    5) Building a network:

    At boarding school, students actually live with their friends. They study, participate in various sports and learn extra-curricular activities along with their close friends right on the campus. This sharpens their communication skills, interpersonal skills, persuasion skills and conflict resolution. Apart from this, living with the same group of people for an extended period of time also allows students to establish a bond that transcends geographies, societies and cultures, leading to a strong support system.

    Sending your child to boarding school is a difficult decision, one that requires a lot of thought and family discussions. If you are planning on visiting some schools before you decide, join The Red Pen, Linden Educational Services and Case as they partner with world-renowned boarding schools from UK, USA and Canada and delve into different boarding school options, their unique application process and a curriculum that would best-fit your goals!

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  • Its Time To Takeover Kitchen – #ShareTheLoad

    Its Time To Takeover Kitchen – #ShareTheLoad

    An Initiative Giving Life A New Way,
    #ShareTheLoad Is A Big Step I Must Say
    Household Chores Are Not Only Women’s Task,
    Can I Help You? Who Will Ask?

    She Is On Toes 24×7,
    She Is Your Life’s Maven,
    Even She Deserve A Sunday,
    Son’s Lets Convert Sunday to SON-Day.

    Lend A Helping Hand,
    Make Her Sit Instead Of Stand,
    Give Her Rest That She Deserve,
    Lets Keep One Day For Her Pampering Reserve.

    Make Her Feel Loved,
    And Show Her, You Are There To Join Hand,
    Its A Matter Of Just One Day,
    Show Her You Care And Make Her Feel Special In Every Possible Way.

    Lets Take The Challenges To See Your Capabilities,
    Trust Me You Will Be Shocked When You See Your Abilities.
    Thanks Ariel And Blogadda For The Amazing Initiative,
    Teaching Sharing The Load Cant Be More Creative.

    Three weeks back, I was talking with my hubby about “Sunday Nahi “Sonday”” Initiative by ariel when my little love overheard us and show interest towards the same. And after that every sunday he asked about whats the activity for today and than suddenly, comes up with a new idea to perform the same.

    He successfully helped me in doing laundry and folding the laundry, but today the task was helping in kitchen or washing utensils and the little one was in loads of doubt and was try to figure out something whole morning.

    And than suddenly in Afternoon, he went to the bathroom, got the stool, put it in front of kitchen sink and climbed it..

    Than He Shouted,

    Mummy, look I can reach the sink, it means I can help you in Kitchen now. *His eyes were shining with happiness*

    Than after thinking for about 10minutes, he said, mummy I can help you by cleaning my lunchbox and waterbottle and I happily smiled and said. Ofcourse you can my kiddo.

    He started washing his water bottle first and even asked for the brush to clean it from inside. His efforts was precious and he gave his 100%

    Than he moved on to his lunchboxes and that was indeed a task for him, as he carries two infact 3 boxes to school but he did that too and he cleaned them from the scratch, that include throwing left overs in trashcan, soaking, applying soap, and rinsing properly.

    And with this, my son took over the task of washing utensils and helped me in cleaning my kitchen.

    I am doing my best in teaching my son the best in every possible way and he is one amazing child who just love doing chores with mumma for mumma.

    It feels great to see my son putting in all the efforts to #ShareTheLoad and letting me enjoy another SON-Day
    ‘I pledge to #ShareTheLoad in household chores in association with Ariel and BlogAdda

    Do Check My Other Post for Sunday Nahi Sunday Series Here:

    Task 1 – Laundry

    Task 2 – Arrange the Wardrobe

    Task 3 – Utensil Cleaning

    Task 4 – Folding Game

  • Mommy! Let Me Fold The Clothes – Its SON-Day #ShareTheLoad

    Mommy! Let Me Fold The Clothes – Its SON-Day #ShareTheLoad

    An Initiative Giving Life A New Way,
    #ShareTheLoad Is A Big Step I Must Say
    Household Chores Are Not Only Women’s Task,
    Can I Help You? Who Will Ask?

    She Is On Toes 24×7,
    She Is Your Life’s Maven,
    Even She Deserve A Sunday,
    Son’s Lets Convert Sunday to SON-Day.

    Lend A Helping Hand,
    Make Her Sit Instead Of Stand,
    Give Her Rest That She Deserve,
    Lets Keep One Day For Her Pampering Reserve.

    Make Her Feel Loved,
    And Show Her, You Are There To Join Hand,
    Its A Matter Of Just One Day,
    Show Her You Care And Make Her Feel Special In Every Possible Way.

    Lets Take The Challenges To See Your Capabilities,
    Trust Me You Will Be Shocked When You See Your Abilities.
    Thanks Ariel And Blogadda For The Amazing Initiative,
    Teaching Sharing The Load Cant Be More Creative.

    It was Sunday and I had a pile of clothes to fold, When we decided to teach our little one another way to #ShareTheLoad.

    And before we can say something, the little hands extend, And without a delay things started to bend.

    He grabbed all his clothes and took a leap, mommy let me fold my clothes, he speak..

    Little did I knew is my little love grew, And I realized 5 years just flew.

    #ShareTheLoad

    I never knew that being a part of #ShareTheLoad initiative will help me make my son learn a few things that I would have never thought of. I always believe in gender equality but I felt my son is pretty young for learning tasks at home but with the amazing initiative by Ariel, I understand, its never too early nor too late.

    My 5 years old Nayan,wants to help me in every single thing and I always avoid, thinking he is too small to do all this but the amazing initiative by Ariel, made me realise that my little sonny has grown up and the littles hands are biggest support now.

    This sunday while Celebrating ‘SON-Day’ , I wanted my son to help me fix the wardrobe but he is too small to pick up the clothes and put in, so the little task he got was folding his own clothes. So, when I told him that he need to help me with my task, his little eyes twinkled and his happiness is at peak.

    And,

    He Asked, .ommy what should I do?

    Me, Can you help me in folding clothes?

    He, Yes and quickly grabbed all his clothes from the pile of washed clothes.

    So Many Clothes.

    And he was all set to fold his clothes with my instructions. (He is a great listener and follow instructions perfectly)

    First, he started with Tshirts and folded and bundled them together.

    Share The Load

    And then he stacked all tshirts and moved to shorts n pants. He was enjoying the moment and was happily engrossed in the work he is doing.

    Share The Load

    After finishing the folding task, he was super happy seeing his bundle of clothes.

    And we are happy that our little love is learning how to share the load. Mommy in me always feel amazing to celebrate SON-Day, exclusively for me with my son.

    ‘I pledge to #ShareTheLoad in household chores in association with Ariel and BlogAdda

    Do Check My Other Post for Sunday Nahi Sunday Series Here:

    Task 1 – Laundry

    Task 2 – Arrange the Wardrobe

    Task 3 – Utensil Cleaning

    Task 4 – Folding Game

  • “Is laundry only a Woman’s job” Nay, never – #ShareTheLoad – Ariel’s Initiative

    “Is laundry only a Woman’s job” Nay, never – #ShareTheLoad – Ariel’s Initiative

    A thought provoking question from Ariel, “ is laundry only a woman’s job?
    In all walks of life, the concept of women empowerment is haunting the Indian society. during the Early Vedic, women enjoyed equal status in the society or let’s say, even more, things started to change in the later Vedic period where there was a downfall in the status of the women and they were limited only till the four walls of the house.

    The mindset continued till data and in spite of what post is a woman holding in her office, she is still expected to take care of the entire home. She may be fighting the enemies on the border or flying in a rocket or leading an MNC but then the society makes it a compulsion that she needs to manage the home with equal dedication. There could be house helps for the work but ensuring that the work is done properly and on time it is the women of the house who need to intervene.

    No matter what efforts are being made by the government in power to the opposition trying to get power, to bring gender equality and empower the women there is a still long way to go. The campaign by Ariel #share the load has brought this question in the forefront. Women have successfully entered the domains and fields managed by the men but still, the men need to make an extra effort and walk another mile to break the glass and participate in the household chores, even in doing the laundry.

    The brand Ariel from the P&G took the initiative and created awareness around the need for men to share the laundry. As per a survey was done on households, it was concluded that almost 76% of men considered that laundry is a women’s job. Even 80% of the women felt that in a home there is gender inequality and the men do not participate in the household chores in spite of women being financially employed. Rather in certain cases, the ladies clearly stated that they have two jobs to maintain one being the office chore and the second at home. As per surveys, the men relax at home once they are back from the office but the women folk is again back to work when at home, that is in the morning before leaving for work and in the evening after returning from work. Interestingly almost 80% of men are totally dependent on women for their laundry needs

    Women are applauding the thought as the society expects them to be the superwomen without cape who works 24 hours, but then this is costing them their health. Our mothers had managed all the chores but then the times have changed and with the changing times we all need to change our outlook. Women have stepped out of the home to earn and get an identity for themselves, now it’s the turn of men to break the glass and participate in the household chores and prove that the foundation of gender-equal society has been laid.

    Recently, I Received this wonderful hamper by Ariel as an invite to join in for #ShareTheLoad initiative and it couldn’t have been more apt to take one more step and teach my little one more about gender. There is an item for everyone in this #HamperOfEquality and we all are loving it.
    Laundry was never this fun for everyone all.

    I, My Hubby and My Son are happily sharing the load, and taking a step towards the change the society needs and that’s what the “Share The Load” initiative by “Ariel” is all about. Now household tasks are not just my responsibility at my home. So, here we took a step towards gender equality, Are you joining in too?

    Here’s how my son ShareTheLoad with me

    “This post is a part of the #ShareTheLoad movement by Ariel in association with BlogAdda

  • Scholarship – A Step Towards Your Dreams

    Scholarship – A Step Towards Your Dreams

    Being a dreamer who dreamt big for her future and education but being a part of middle class family, every dream dreamt is possibly not come true. Financial issues always make dreams unattainable for dreamers, especially in middle class family like mine. I always dreamt to pursue my education in field of engineering and did the same but not in my desired way, not from my desired college or university.

    My desired education was not done in my desired way, I earned the knowledge, learned the minutes basics, but it could have been better. I always thought to have a easier way to finance my education the way I wanted that wasn’t available back then but now Scholarships are there to help in making your dream come true.

    Scholarships are award of financial aid to students that help them continue their education further. There are different selection criteria and procedures to apply for different type of scholarships. Scholarships are awarded based upon various criteria, and it reflects the values and purposes that the donor or founder of the award has and follows. Scholarship money is not required to be repaid and the purpose of scholarships is to support education for students with financial obstacles. Scholarships indeed help a deserving students to achieve the goals he/she want to achieve by removing financial hurdles for higher education.

    Recently I came across a Scholarship launched by Dr. Summit Shah after noticing rise in tuition fees. Summit Shah MD scholarships ensure that deserving students from all parts of the economic spectrum can reach their academic goals. The scholarship is open to all applicants regardless of their intended area of academic study. Among all applicants one student get chosen to receive a $1,000 scholarship that helps him/her in their higher learning education.

    Eligibility criteria for Summit Shah Scholarship are as follows:

    • High school students graduating this calendar year and have been accepted into a college, university, trade school, or design school are eligible to apply
    • Students currently enrolled in a college, unversity, trade school, or design school.
    • All majors and areas of studies are encouraged to apply

    How to apply : Applicants are suppose to write a short essay in not more than 500 words expressing your motivations and goals you want to achieve and submit it on there website. Be specific about your goals and Dr. Summit Shah can help you achieve one.

    Last date of submission is June 1, 2019 and one lucky applicant will be selected in early July, 2019.

    Dr. Summit Shah, graduated as valedictorian from Bishop Watterson High School before attending Ohio State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s with Honors. He stayed at OSU and earned his MD from the College of Medicine at Ohio State. Being a supporter of higher education for everyone, he founded Summit Shah Scholarship and supporting one education every year.

    So, don’t miss the opportunity, if you have big goals to achieve, just right an short essay and tell your goals and your motivation and you can get a scholarship that make a way towards your dreams.

  • Photography – Ismail Sirdah Way

    Photography – Ismail Sirdah Way

    Photography is an art, its an unique way to see the world through the lenses and portraying the world in the best way. Every photograph is photographers way to show the world through a photograph. Photography is all about tricks and techniques that play well with lights to capture the most durable moment. Photography changes your outlook towards everything and your way of seeing things changes completely.

    Photography is a bigger skill set, for clicking the best picture you need to be creative with your outlook towards the picture. A best picture is an outcome of patience, concentration and creativity. For getting the perfect image, one should concentrate on even the minute details because that least to perfect photograph.

    Every picture has a story a to tell. Pictures are all about bringing ideas to life and capture life in a frame. Its all about how passionate you are about power of lenses and how much the world through lenses excites you. To capture the best picture of a moment, you need to live that moment deeply and click passionately. Photography is all about letting your artistic side shine. Photography is a skill that develops when you keep trying your hands on it. With trying you improve constantly.

    Recently I stumbled upon the profile of an amazing photographer Ismail Sirdah and his profile and skills impressed me alot. Ismail Sirdah and his team is well known in Savannah and near by area and are well reputed event bloggers and specialize in head shots. Ismail Sirdah also owns and runs the Ismail Sirdah School of Photography, which a quite an popular choice for diners in Georgia who always keep looking for timeless photographs with a trendy edge.

    Ismail Sirdah is a self taught photographer who practiced and achieved a creative approach towards lights, backdrops and angles and now he owns his own signature photography style that make him stand out among others. Ismail Sirdah is a photographer and entrepreneur who has gained immense recognition in the world of travel, retail, and wedding photography. He is an passionate photographer, runs his own studio and all set to give more passionate photographers through his photography school. He also wrote a book about underrated photography destinations that has all details about his favourite photography destination that are not known and indeed a surprise package for the natural beauty it holds.

    Ismail Sirdah’s share amazing tips for photographer that’s indeed very helpful of even a new photographer as these amazing tips surely going to help you to get best out of lenses. His photography skills are among the leaders in the field and he is spreading all his knowledge about photography to bring out the best out of photographers. An entrepreneur, a perfect guide, am amazing author and most importantly an amazing photographer, Ismail Sirdah is indeed an inspiring personality.

    I read the detailed interview of Ismail Sirdah at Ideamensch an interview platforms for everyone who own an idea an have strength to convert their ideas to success.

  • UserIQ, A New Way To Customer Success

    UserIQ, A New Way To Customer Success

    Every business is all about customers and owning a business is like working for customer satisfaction. In every business its mandatory to ensure that customers achieve their desired outcomes from your business. Your product or services must be satisfactory enough for the customer because the success of every business is directly depends on success of customer.

    Customer success is all about ensuring that your customer always get the results they accepted from your product or service. Customer success is a method to ensure customer satisfaction. For every business its very important to have and effective customer success strategy. Customer success is a focused on relationship between customer and provider, that helps both in growing and attaining success mutually.

    UserIQ is a customer success platform that help companies in delivering better values to customer in quicker time span that results in a long term relationships between customer and company that results in higher rate of potential growth. UserIQ acts a connecting bridge between customer and company which helps the user/customer in having much better interaction with company and get their demands and needs fulfilled each and every time. UserIQ helps businesses to exceed their consumers demands and help businesses succeed every time.

    UserIQ gives a seamless solution that combines the intelligence and experience and guide businesses towards the right path. UserIQ starts working from the very first moment when business and consumer connects and helps businesses to get users faster and also retain them for long term. Its a business tool that analyses the situation and helps in making decisions with respect to analysis results. It also helps in improving the user end adoption for products or services provided by business. User IQ is indeed a smart innovation that saves lots of time and builds a better business – consumer relationship.

    UserIQ also ensures that it will keep driving values and engaging consumers in entire customer lifecycle, that includes managing trial conversations to sale and getting customer feedback at the end of the process. UserIQ is strategically designed that every team uses the required tool to create insights that collectively convert every user experience into success. UserIQ results in benefits in every moment of adoption for every team.

    UserIQ platform connects businesses to users, whenever user needs it and creates a stickier experience for both, user n business. From focusing on step by step guide to pointing out features that stands out, they make the entire process easy, in-depth and scalable. With user adoption, new revenue growth opportunities unlock and gets better with higher retention rates. It provides you a detailed insight about your product and customer that helps businesses with a visual analysis about the process and the changes needed to strengthen it.

    UserIQ provide insights that how user connect with the platform/business and with right user adoption process, it helps businesses to do targeted campaigns that educated and support the users. Its a very effective tool that helps the business in assisting, understanding and communicating with their customers in a better way. UserIQ always proved to be very nimble and helps by making changes that results in better growth.

    If you own a SaaS company, UserIQ is here to help you to reach heights by targeting the right users in a right way.

  • Pune Celebrating Anant Chaturdasi In All New Way

    Pune Celebrating Anant Chaturdasi In All New Way

    Environment and mother nature is looking for an initiative by everyone to sustain the good within them. “Going green” helps us in saving and sustaining the environment. Its all about practices that can take us to much more environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible decisions and lifestyles, and helps in protecting the environment and sustaining its natural resources for current and future generations. Go green is fast becoming the way of life and people across all walks of life are participating to save the planet by doing their bit. Green is also fast becoming the way to celebrate all festivals such as Ganpati and Navaratri, which every year see millions of idols being immersed in the local water bodies. Celebrities and brands have come together to promote the sustainable way of celebrating Anant Chaturdashi this year.


    Clay Ganesha
    Many people opted for idols made of clay instead of PoP to ensure keeping their environment safe. The clay idols albeit heavier than the PoP idols, dissolve easily in the water bodies without leaving any toxin and harmful effects to the marine life. Use the clay Ganesha to save the earth from the pollution of harmful chemical substances.

    Tree Ganesha
    These idols made from red soil and fertilizers, come with plant seeds inside them. These eco-friendly idols dissolve to become plants. These are not taken to pond for immersion but watered until they dissolve and seeds begin to sprout.

    Maharashtra Education Minister, Vinod Tawde came home to celebrate Ganpati with a similar idol made with red soil, organic fertilizers and clay filled with seeds of plants.

    Compost pit for Nirmalya
    Many devotees have started to collect the offerings of flowers, garlands called Nirmalya and other organic material collected during the Puja and put them in a community built compost pit instead of throwing them in water bodies. This compost can be used to fertilize your garden.

    Celebrities endorsing Green Ganesha
    Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan are endorsing Green Ganesha and eco-friendly celebrations. Actor Shahid Kapoor has joined the students of Lala Lajpatrai College to encourage install eco-friendly Ganesh idols and adopt green immersion practices. Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Arjun Kapoor, Nimrat Kaur, and Dia Mirza stressed on the benefits of going green this festive season and working towards a greener tomorrow.

    Green Goodbye
    The cultural capital of India, Pune is all set to say goodbye to Ganpati in a green fashion. Vodafone Idea in partnership with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) has set up 7 Eco Ponds across 7 Vodafone Stores in Pune city at NIBM, Wakdewadi, Aundh, Kharadi, Baner, Kalyani Nagar & Chinchwad link road for green immersion of PoP idols used in the households. Devotees can also search for the closest ‘Vodafone Eco Pond’ by using Maps or dial 7391000000 for information on ‘Vodafone Eco Ponds’ locations.

    The eco-ponds help to convert the toxic PoP into fertilizer, which is then distributed to farmers across Maharashtra. In 2017, eco-ponds helped recycle 13 tonnes of PoP and generated 1 lakh liters of fertilizer.

    4 mobile ‘Vodafone Eco Ponds’
    In addition to the fixed eco-ponds, 4 mobile ‘Vodafone Eco Ponds’ have been introduced in 2018 to enable housing societies to utilize the facilities better. These mobile ponds will help them carry out visarjan in an eco-friendly manner.

    Technology and grassroots appeal can help us save the planet and reduce pollution keeping our festivities intact. So, this festive season let’s say a Green Goodbye to Ganpati.