Raise your voice for a cleaner India

Hi There. 

How many times have you faced a situation when you have to raise your voice until some takes you seriously ?

I have had to do this like a million times because people tend to ignore you until you give them a meaningful reason and stick it to them until they realise that you are right and they have been wrong all along. 

The same was the case with Montu, no one took him seriously and as a result his life was pretty miserable to say at least. 

All said and done, strepsils helped him gain his voice and made him speak up about what was right. Watch his story at http://www.abmontubolega.com/ and get inspired. You can also follow him on Facebook & Twitter :) 

Strepsils has launched this amazing campaign where you make your voice your power and help people understand their mistakes and make a difference. 

The campaign is known as "The Power of Voice to Clean India". 

What is most true is how the general state has been depicted by the campaign - 

"There are places that need cleaning, people who deserve your attention & authorities who need to hear your opinions! Don't be a silent spectator. Raise your voice and make a difference.

We know that raising our voices against all that is dirty in our country is a power that we all have. Let’s exercise the power of our voice & work towards a Swach Bharat.

Kyuki Bin Bole Ab Nahi Chalega #AbMontuBolega.  "

Montu is just a guy like us and the campaign has used him to create such a great message of "Clean India". In a country like India if you never speak up you can never be taken seriously. You have to literally grab other person's throat in order to make him listen to you. Even if you manage to pinpoint someone's wrong doings, you have to make sure that he is taught to never repeat the same mistake again. 

We all see our friends, colleagues, classmates, relatives littering away as they wish and as they feel. What could you do you ask ? You could use your "Power of Voice" and help them understand what they did wrong. We all have to work collectively on this single motive to have a dream come true, which is a Cleaner India. 

You will have to speak up even if it is your superior and you find him throwing away a wrapper of chips on the roadside. Forget all about the command chain because country is our number one priority and everyone is equal when it comes to that. 

Raising voice does not mean you have to use a high pitched voice for every small thing, it basically means using your reason and intellect to make the other person realise what he did was wrong and he shouldn't repeat the same mistake in future. 

I am sure no one would mind a good lecture which helps them improve. As our PM Modi stresses, that Swach Bharat is a goal that can't be attained alone, you have to take everyone towards it and help them realise how good it would be to live in a cleaner India. 

 

So lets pledge to raise our voice against anything that results in Nation's harm, whether it is your boss or your Dad, no one's allowed to litter India. 

I take the pledge. Do you ?

 

Lucky 6 !!

Do you consider yourself lucky ?
Does your luck always favor you ?
Do you think you have that intuition that is required to be lucky ?

I have got just the game if you answered any of the questions above "Yes".
The game is called "Lucky 6" developed by Fat Cat Gaming.
Visit http://fatcatgaming.com/ to download and know more about the game. Now !!

This is as easy as ABC. All you've got to do is select 6 of your favorite stocks and wait. If they gain the most, you win. I mean, what can be easier than this. If you have that lucky stride going on. Get going and select your favorite lucky stocks.

Enter my nickname - Sankalp as reference when you sign up for this amazing game.

For Indians this is a treat as they are launching this in India for starters and then globally. It has all Indian stocks as well, so you can have your pick easily and never be worried of not finding your favorite stock in there.

When you first install the app, you get to this beautiful homepage where you have to sign up. Use my referral for signing up. Then comes the password screen which looks like this :

Enter your password and log in to experience the awesomeness of Lucky 6. 

The best part about the game is you can win loads of stuff including huge cash prizes and luxury holidays. Isn't that great ?

  Here are some detailed screenshots on using the apps. It is really simple to use it.

Now isn't that easy. All you need is a bit of luck and some analysis and you could be on your way to a luxury getaway. How wonderful is that ?

The best part about the app is in India where betting is illegal and there is no such thing as online betting, this is a great way to try out your luck and in return win some cash :)

Lucky 6 as the name suggests is getting lucky by selecting 6 of your luckiest stocks and then praying that they gain the highest.
The app has some other games also which will be launched soon. Some of it are quiz based in which you just answer a question and wait for your luck to kick in.

This may be the easiest money you would have ever earned. I really found this super cool.
The developers are crowdfunding this app which is a great way to source in finances. They have a very unique concept, which will surely help them get to their goals and soon the app will be flourishing in my opinion.

What are you waiting for. Get installing and get playing :) 

Revive the touch

Relationships are complicated. We all know that. The phases in a relationship come and pass, all they tend to leave us with, are memories. The sparks dull after a time. Finding someone special to spend the rest of your life with is much more complicated than it seems in the movies. 

But if you have got someone special in your life, you tend to work on that relationship and stop taking it for granted. It happens to all of us, after a while, our priorities change. We let life take over us and become a product of the system, giving the only original thing we had, LOVE !! 

This is a story of two of my friends. It was past summer, when Rohan & Anaida were going through  a tough time. Rohan had just migrated his job and Anaida was still a budding artist. Money wasn't an issue since Rohan had much saved up from his previous job, but because of the stress of this new job he had to give in way more hours than the previous one. Anaida worked for 6-7 hours on her gallery working on her art pieces but after that she was all alone at home. Rohan came from work very late and it was about the time they had to get some sleep. They couldn't talk to one another much except discussing how the day was. 
Anaida getting pissed at the situation that had taken over her life tried to change it and take control of it by planning on ways to overcome the awkwardness that had developed between her and Rohan. 

She came around this video campaign by http://www.pblskin.com/ called #BringBackTheTouch. 

This one video helped her understand just what she needed :

Give the video a look to get in on the real situation of Anaida, 

The next day when Rohan came home late from work, he was too tired to talk and after having dinner went straight to bed. Anaida having in mind what she needed to do, slipped next to him and hugged him gently, wrapping around her hands over him and holding him tight so that he could feel her warmth.

Rest is history and they have lived happily ever since :) 

Porcelanosa you beauty :)

If you have never ever fell in love then I am going to give you the chance to do that. Even more, this is going to be love at first sight, I assure that. Therefore if you click the link below it is at your own risk and please do not blame me when you cannot unlove what you see. 

There you go - http://www.24kliving.com/.

So to make the house even more beautiful I am going to choose some of my favorite products from Porcelanosa, you can too according to you own choices and taste. Just hop on to http://www.porcelanosa.com/  and let the magic begin. 

For floor tiles - I choose Slate stone tiles. 

 Source http://www.porcelanosa.com/gb/floor-tiles/slate.php 

These natural stone - Slate tiles would go perfectly with any ambience and I can picture the every room lightning up with use of these. These can be used for indoors, outdoors and probably everywhere. The classic and the supreme look they emit  is way above every normal tile you will come across.   

For wall tiles I would choose stonker . 

Source - http://www.porcelanosa.com/gb/wall-tiles/ston-ker.php

These are amazingly unique and would definitely go along with the floor tiles, because you dont want floor tiles and wall  tiles mismatching. STON-KER® is a remarkably resistant material with a surface that is unaffected by even the most extreme conditions. Therefore can be used for outside as well as inside. 

The collection at Porcelanosa blows your mind away. With so much simplicity you can make your home look so beautiful I had never expected that. It is amazing how combinations are chosen and the set up is created to make maximum utilization of space and give an overall effect of extra space. 

Also there is an amazing collection for kitchens and bathrooms. You literally have to soak in the awe-inspiring atmosphere created by the industry leader Porcelanosa.

I wonder how amazing the project would be when two of the biggies join hands. Porcelanosa joining hands with Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd. for their luxury brand #24KLiving would be the eighth wonder that the world will notice. 

With both of their expertise, the final product would be nothing less of perfection and a dream come true. The immense beauty this project will create will be a treat for our eyes. 

They have all kinds of Kitchen accessories from furniture to tops to kitchen taps. It is hard to pinpoint one amongst so many marvellous products. But my favorite would be this one :) 

Source http://www.porcelanosa.com/gb/kitchen-worktops.php

Again the design is impeccable and very simplistic. These guys are making me wonder how such a simple thing can be so beautiful. 

Amongst all other features these amazing tops are made of Krion Solid surface, which is ideal for making kitchen worktops thanks to its superior chemical resistance. With a warm surface and pleasant feel, it is resistant to concentrated acids, stains of all kinds, and chemical products including solvents. Also, because it is totally non porous, it can also be used to manufacture sinks that are integrated into the worktop. Its heat resistance and fireproof properties allow it to withstand high temperatures. WOW !!

These are just a few qualities that I have mentioned. 

Have a look at their combined venture at http://www.24kliving.com/ to know more and dream away to a magical land. :)   

This is some serious SHIT !!

Hey there !! Okay now the title might seem a little out of the blue to you but it is "literally" what I am going to discuss in this blogpost of mine.

If you have travelled through India, and by India I mean through a train or a bus, you must have seen people defecating out in the open, by the sides of rail tracks or in some corner near an empty plot or maybe in a field. We as Indian do not take this seriously since we have grown up seeing a lot of this or maybe some of us men have peed out in the open in time of crisis. 
But for once, think what an outsider/foreigner who is visiting India for the first time sees this, how weird they would feel by the gross unhygienic condition of our nation.  I mean even when we see these kind of things happening, we cannot see it through and just have to look somewhere else out of disgust. 

Now think what it would feel like to defecate out in the open and not having the facility to a proper bathroom or not having any hygienic amenities to seek out to. This is the situation that 597 million of us Indians are facing right now that you read this blog. Yes you read it right 597 million. If you give it a serious thought can you imagine in a developing nation as India, how these people are barely surviving and to top that this unhygienic environment is making it worse for them. 

Now I got this idea of writing about this serious issue from an amazing initiative by the guys at Domex. There is this amazing  "You Click Domex Contributes" initiative at http://www.domex.in/  by which you can contribute to making the situation better just by clicking on the link above.   

You can bring about the change in the lives of millions of kids, thereby showing your support for the Domex Initiative. All you need to do is “click” on the “Contribute Tab” on www.domex.in and Domex will contribute Rs.5 on your behalf to eradicate open defecation, thereby helping kids like Babli live a dignified life.

The initiative has been given a name - "Toilet for Babli". This represents all the million of children just like Babli who are not in contact with hygienic amenities and are prone to many life threatening diseases. Since its not possible for each and everyone of us to get at the grass root level and help those ailing. So the least we can do is help in anyway we can and let the professionals at Domex do their jobs.  

Also to let you guys know about the good work these guys at Domex are doing, there is this  

Domex Toilet Academy. 

"Domex, HUL’s flagship sanitation brand, currently runs the Domex Toilet Academy (DTA) programme. Domex Toilet Academy was launched on 19th November 2013. It aims to become a sustainable and long-term solution to provide sanitation that benefits the local community and helps stimulate the local economy. The Toilet Academy makes toilets accessible and affordable, while promoting the benefits of clean toilets & good hygiene. Our effort has resulted in bringing the change in the villages of Maharashtra and Orissa and we aim to build 24000 toilets by 2015 in rural areas faced with the problem of open defecation."

Once again, I am laying high hopes in everyone of you to go to www.domex.in and please contribute for a safer and healthier tomorrow.  Thanks :)