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Sony Music Labels Inc launches a new virtual space project, “ReVers3:x” with Rapper KEIJU’s performance!

Sony Music Labels Inc launches a new virtual space project, “ReVers3:x” with Rapper KEIJU’s performance!

Sony Music Labels Inc. new virtual space ‘ReVers3:x’ (read as reverse cross) is live now! This is a space where people can enjoy watching short live videos of their favorite artists’ performances. Popular Rapper KEIJU’s performance was the very first live show on this project and has also been released on YouTube.

This project is hosted in a virtual space specially created by Sony Music Labels Inc. using Sony’s latest technology, also in cooperation with other Sony group companies. People can enjoy watching various artists’ short live performances in a virtual space. KEIJU’s performance stage was set on the streets of Tokyo, all of which were created virtually.

This space was originally produced with the cooperation of MomentTokyo, REZ & and huez, who is known for XRLIVE productions. Inside this space there are artworks created by digital artists from OFBYFOR TOKYO which many young cutting-edge creators are a part of. The teaser which was released at the time of the announcement of the launch of this project, has gained more than 300,000 views. With great expectations, finally the entire project was revealed.

KEIJU performed 3 trendy songs, ‘Falling’, ‘Tears’ and ‘In My Eyez’. The audience was left awestruck with the experience of entering an actual video game space. The stage was surrounded with special effects of falling cherry blossom petals in sync with the songs. They also experienced driving through the city in this virtual space together with this song. This live show has been released in full size on ReVers3:x Official YouTube Channel.

◆[XR Live vol.1] ReVer3:x KEIJU / reverse cross：　https://youtu.be/DboG74wW7_0

The live show was shot at Sony’s volumetric shooting studio ‘Volumetric Capture Studio Tokyo’. Sony’s volumetric technology is one of the highest qualities in the world. MomentTokyo created the virtual space with Volumetric capture technology using Sony’s 4K camera equipment and UNREAL ENGINE.

Team VJ and REZ, who both have been active in major festivals, took part in lighting and visual directing as a VJ. With their skill and effort, the quality of the live show was on a whole new level compared to the usual virtual music performances. Their amazing visual direction was possible due to this unique virtual environment which is very different from live streaming performances from an actual venue.

The project ReVers3:x is planning to have more XR live shows, mainly with more HIP HOP artists in a random schedule for the 1st season from March 2022. Its aim is to be a cross-cultural spot and is going to release all sorts of entertainment in a virtual space. Please look out for Volume 2.

NOTE: The volumetric technology is used for making 3D movies where people can see from any direction with high resolution. The people and space are shot by dozens of cameras which are all set around the entire studio and then converted to digital data. With this volumetric technology we can capture the real world as it is and can show angles where normally cameras don’t exist and when put together with computer graphics, new creative visual expression is possible.

【[XR Live vol.1] ReVer3:x KEIJU　Setlist ＆  Song  info】

Re1：” Falling”

STREAMING & DOWNLOAD：https://smar.lnk.to/GSfQDj

Re2：” Tears”

STREAMING & DOWNLOAD：https://smar.lnk.to/PKEyDh

Re3：” In My Eyes”

STREAMING & DOWNLOAD：https://smar.lnk.to/Ja9ABZ

◆Information about ReVers3:x (River’s cross)◆

Date: Released worldwide from the 3rd of March,2022 (Thurs) at 22:00 (JST)

Platform： ReVers3:x Official YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIhFxvd6YkutchugsFqpbzA

Planning： Sony Music Labels Inc.

Cooperation： Sony Group Corporation, Volumetric Capture Studio Tokyo / OFBYFOR TOKYO

Virtual Live Creator：MomentTokyo / REZ& / huez

Official HP : https://revers3x.net/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIhFxvd6YkutchugsFqpbzA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revers3_x/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/revers3_x

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@revers3_x

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revers3x

【ReVers3:x　Introduction】

The inconvenient future which might occur in 20XX.

Today this city answers again to the vivid voice of our ancestors.

Lost Lyrics Diggin’.

【Profile of Moment Tokyo × REZ& × huez 】

<Moment Tokyo>

Starting activities in 2015, Moment Tokyo is a company that specializes in shooting live-action. They created live videos of many artists including m-flo, MIYAVI, and Ikimonogakari, also created post-event movies for music festivals such as EDC JAPAN and GREENROOM FESTIVAL. They also made a live document for Porter Robinson. After covid, they invited more than 500 artists to their own studio and created these movies. XR LIVE is a continuation of their activities, and they are expanding. Their strongest point is their skill at shooting live-action movies, and they have been making various XR LIVE videos for the last two years.

www.moment-movie.com/

twitter.com/MomentTokyo

<REZ&>

REZ& is a resident video jockey who directed the visuals and developed the system for many events including the biggest club in Asia “ageHa”, from 2012 till it’s “THE GRAND FINAL” in 2022. He is one of the iconic Japanese VJs and his works vary.  He is a visual director and a VJ for many music festivals like ‘ULTRA JAPAN’,’EDC JAPAN’ and ‘SUMMER SONIC’ and takes tours with international artists.

Right now, he works with Moment Tokyo and huez, as they direct, develop and plan the XR live show using technology like UNREAL ENGINE and TouchDesigner. They have been putting energy into cultivating a new live performance scene in the Far East.

https://www.instagram.com/mytkblokm/

<huez>

A Visual artist unit who started their career in 2011 and celebrated their 10 years anniversary this year. They successfully worked for the visual direction of spaces including events like “Wednesday Campanella Nippon Budokan Performance -Hakkaku Universe” AND “the party for releasing tofubeats’ “RUN”.

In recent years, they are putting more energy into developing the visual direction for virtual space like online live and XR (cross reality). They directed the visual effects of the space with lighting, VJ and laser for the events, “KizunaAI 5th Anniversary” and “MIKU EXPO 2021 Inline”.

shibucity.com

twitter.com/huez_official

【Profile of KEIJU】

KEIJU is a member of the HIP HOP crew called ‘KANDYTOWN’ with 16 members that include a rapper, track maker, DJ and movie director all living in Tokyo and know each other since childhood. They are active in various fields spreading from music and KEIJU stands out in the crew with his strong individuality, a mellow voice as a rapper, and very photogenic looks.

He performed as a rapper for “LONELY NIGHTS feat.YOUNG JUJU” by tofubeats, “Remember feat.YOUNG JUJU” by Awitch and “Drippin feat.IO & YOUNG JUJU” by Shota Shimizu in 2017. His performance has been amazing, and we can call him the king of guest performances in the Japanese HIP HOP scene. He started working as a solo artist and made a contract with a major label, Sony Music Labels Inc. He is the first artist from KANDYTOWN who signed a major deal. He changed his artist’s name to KEIJU and he released his first single “Let Me Know” from Sony Music Labels in 2018.

He released a song “Summertime” in collaboration with the singer RIRI. This song was a commercial song for the SHISEIDO sunscreen line ‘ANESSA’ which was created under the producer Nariaki Obukuro in April 2019.

When the commercial got exposed around Asia, his presence left Japan as he performed this song in Taipei for the first time with the Taiwanese singer Julia Wu who released the remixed version of this song in September that year.

In July 2020 he released his first major album “T.A.T.O.” and ranked 4th on the Apple Music album chart.

【Profile of GUCCIMAZE 】

He is a graphic designer who works in Tokyo. His typography has a three-dimensional form with a sharp and hard feeling. His colour scheme is vivid but also gives a poisonous look making his graphic works unique and original.

He became independent in 2018 and he collaborated with many artists and brands from inside and outside of Japan.

His main works include providing graphics to famous artists including Fetty Wap, Post Malone, and Flying Lotus. He also made an album cover for US rapper Nicki Minaj. And he collaborated with global companies like Calvin Klein, SEIKO, Crocs. He did a solo exhibition ‘MAZE” in Shibuya, Tokyo in 2020 and a group exhibition ‘CHAOS LAYER’ at Gallery Tsukigime with Kosuke Kawamura and Yoshirotten in 2021.

【Profile of OFBYFOR TOKYO 】

A digital creative label which is active mainly in Tokyo. This artist management agency has all kinds of professionals including a movie director, CG artist, Art director and Producer. OFBYFOR TOKYO has worked not only for the visual direction of global brands like EMPORIO ARMANI, NIKE, DIESEL and H&M but also created music videos and artists’ artwork.

Edumilestones has launched Career Lab™ for progressive schools

Edumilestones has launched Career Lab™ for progressive schools

Edumilestones, a pioneer in career guidance platform has now launched a next-generation Career Lab™ for schools. Based on 11 years of experience in career counselling industry, this technology is set to help students to identify and execute their career goals with clarity and confidence.

Career Lab™ was first used in Project Paramarsh, Bikaner (A Govt. initiative) for 1000+ schools this year. “After its huge success, the plan now is to extend its coverage across all the private and government schools in India and abroad.  The ultimate objective is to make a student career-ready”, as expressed by Mr. Ankit Agrawal- Co-founder and Product Director, Edumilestones.

According to a company official, this digital Career Lab™ has next-generation features like a digital career library, career assessments for all classes, college and exams information, scholarship information among the top highlighted features. There are also other notable features like career boosters, live webinars, online learning classes, students’ inner circle, and even direct application submissions across top universities abroad and much more.

The company aims to onboard 1000 schools via this initiative in the next 2 years. It is claimed that every school will receive a dedicated career analytical dashboard highlighting its schools’ career trend analysis, skills gap, subjects’ preference, achieved milestones, counselling’s summary all under one platform. They revealed their upcoming feature, of soon introducing India’s most comprehensive Alumni management system for schools.

The company is confident to support the schools across any location, through its 4000+ strong network of Certified Career Analyst across India and outside India. They are said to play a critical role in implementing and conducting career counselling’s if so required. However, the schools will also have an option to provide in-house career counselling’s, through their own in-house resources who will be directly trained and supported by Edumilestones.

“With this offering, we will be able to support schools to be future-ready. We have simplified career guidance for students to address all the complex career decisions and executions,” shared by Mr. Vipin Prasanth, Founder and CEO, Edumilestones

Career Lab™ is a great initiative as career guidance will not be limited to career assessments alone but will also provide a detailed execution plan with all solutions bundled inside it. “Edumilestones has always been reputed for its high-end yet simple technology solutions for career counselling. With this launch, we have yet again achieved extra miles in our counselling portfolio” shared by Ms. Fatema M – Psychologist and Strategic Alliance Head, Edumilestones.

ODEON- The Perfect Product For All Skin Related Problems

ODEON- The Perfect Product For All Skin Related Problems

Are you also a person who takes care of your skin care? Looking for the best natural product with great fragrance? So here we are with amazing skin and body products that not only hold the attractive fragrance but the essential components used to make this product keeps your body healthy and odour-free.

There are an end number of products available in the market that give guarantee for their result. But ODEON is now globally recognised due to its extensive use and the positive result delivered with just using it a few times.

People know about this product nationally and internationally because of the captive approach toward their customers and now it has been decades providing our services in this highly competitive market.

What Best Product You Should Buy From Us?

Scrubs

Whether your skin is oily and gets sweaty easily, we have exfoliators with a range of natural ingredients. Using ODEON scrub to remove the dead cell from your skin surface should be your first choice for all occasions. It’s time to nourish your skin using the ODEON scrub. Being a working person, nobody actually gets time to keep their skin glowing and healthy in the longer run. So try the ODEON scrub today to revitalise and extract the impurities from your skin and body.

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We are having moisturiser with natural ingredients, you can opt for your type of moisturiser or lotion also that gives an astonishing result.  Moisturisers even help your skin to get rid of itching and dry skin irritation. A blend of natural ingredients makes the ODEON unique from all other products. You can choose a moisturiser of your favourite fragrance from our website.

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The face is the most important element for anyone to flaunt their personality in public. But how do you take care of yourself? To keep yourself stress-free start using an ODEON face wash to nourishes the skin tone and give you freshness.

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Amid covid, many locals started selling the hand wash which is made out of chemicals that can dry and damage your palm. Try our ODEON hand wash today. It is even recommended to use for the sensitive skin also.

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Why Choose ODEON?

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How Ocean Play is Solving Pain Points of Students?

How Ocean Play is Solving Pain Points of Students?

The startup wave has left no stone unturned to boom India’s Economy. Every business sector is being branded like never before, especially after Covid. One of the promising startups is Ocean Play, an E-learning platform for students of grades 1 to 12. The startup focuses on one-on-one online live coaching for classes 1 to 12.

Since there are already big brands in the E-learning segment which focus mainly on group batches containing hundreds of students while not giving proper attention to the one-on-one live tutoring section for classes 1 to 12. Generally, these group student batches are crammed in such a way that students hardly get any personalised attention. Hence, the overall growth of the students in their academics doesn’t happen. Hundreds of students are included in these group batches, and there are no two-way live video-audio interactive sessions.

The basic concept of coaching or tuition is to give the personalised student care and focused attention after their school time, but that’s not precisely happening on a larger scale. Suppose any student does not receive personalised coaching/mentorship even after paying the money on the name of coaching/tuition. In that case, there is no difference between attending those crammed batches and watching YouTube tutorial videos. Since YouTube tutorial videos are also one-way interactive session, which also comes for free, then why should one pay for the same service on the name group student batches.

Ocean Play comes up with the idea of totally focusing on a single student batch with face-to-face live interactive classes. Basically, the startup is shifting home tuition online with loaded features to serve quality education from top faculties of the country. There is an intense need for the personal tutor to mentor the students with focused attention. Ocean Play aims to cater for that need in its way.

The startup has engraved the following features to excel the students in their academics. Some of its highlights are:

  1. Dedicated personal tutor for every student.
  2. Conducts weekly tests.
  3. Daily assignments/worksheets
  4. Provide recorded sessions
  5. Prepare student performance report and send it to their parents

The startup is all set to flourish across India. They offer entirely premium service, and they aim to target aspiring students who look for quality over cost. The teachers are trained well enough to make a good bonding with the students to feel comfortable asking any doubts. They have recently launched their mobile application to conduct their classes online. While the link of their website is www.oceanplay.in from there any student can enroll instantly. Apart from that their social media presence is quite impressive as they are available on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. One of the unique aspects of their service is that they welcome every student with exciting gifts whenever any student gets enrolled with them.

The founders of Ocean Play have a vision in their minds to leverage the need for quality education in a more personalised way so that average students’ potential can be increased. Their goal is to associate as many students to their platform and become the reason for every student’s career success so that India’s future will be set in the right direction. The founders of the startup are firm believers of overall academic growth. According to them, overall academic growth happens when the student is given proper space to question the concepts and clear their doubts, which can only occur in a friendly atmosphere between teachers & students. Hence the teachers in their organisation are trained well enough to bring out the best from the students.

The startup is fully dedicated to enhancing the students’ learning experience online by conducting various programs like online quizzes, monthly prize contests, webinars, etc. They believe in innovations and are constantly working to enhance themselves in the technological segment to create the best learning experience for the students online. Their mission is to build Ocean Play, the best E-learning platform worldwide to learn any subject online.

Facebook- www.facebook.com/oceanplayofficial

Instagram- www.instagram.com/oceanplayofficial

Twitter- www.twitter.com/oceanplayedu

Linkedin- www.linkedin.com/company/oceanplay

Youtube- www.youtube.com/oceanplay

‘the table’, an early stage fund exclusively for women led businesses, launched by leap.club

‘the table’, an early stage fund exclusively for women led businesses, launched by leap.club

20+ top founders and funds like Enzia Ventures, Titan Capital, Whiteboard Capital join hands

New Delhi, March 1st, 2022 — leap.club, a community-led, professional network for women today announced the launch of ‘the table’(https://bit.ly/3vt0PYt), an early-stage fund, exclusively for women-led businesses. the table will look to participate in the first funding round of female led companies. leap.club has partnered with Angellist and has launched a syndicate and will lead investments as the primary investor. Over the next 12 months leap.club will work with 10-15 early-stage businesses and the cheque size will range from $50,000 to $500,000.

Ghazal Alagh (co-founder & CEO, Mamaearth) who was recently part of Shark Tank India has joined the syndicate along with Ankur Warikoo (Entrepreneur, founder, nearbuy.com), Lizzie Chapman (CEO – Zest Money) Ankita Vashishta (Founder, Saha Fund), Radhika Ghai (Co-Founder, Shopclues), Megha Chawla (Partner at Bain & Company), Nandini Maheshwari (Senior Director, Uber), Ahana Gautam (Founder, Open Secret), Amit Damani (Founder, Vista Rooms), Sandeep Jethwani (co-founder Dezerv). Enzia Ventures, Whiteboard Capital, Titan Capital have joined as venture partners and will fast track evaluation of the shortlisted companies for independent investments. leap.club will invite other prominent angels, founders along with their 4500+ members to invest in these companies as well. The leap.club team will work with the founders to help them for their raise and help and get them investment ready. Leap.club plans to expand its members base to 100,000 in the next 2 years.

 

“Venture funding in 2021 broke all records. But there is one stat that did not move at all-female founders raising just 2{bb3909a386503fdf9e470d0a4249acd65539f3649c44676d7b924eb0832b3c78} of venture capital money. In India, the situation is even worse. We at leap.club are on a mission to bring gender equity in all aspects of business, work and social life. There are 800+ female founders who are our members and through our interactions with them, we have learnt that access to capital and networks is a big blocker. WE realised we are in a position to make a difference and ‘the table’ was born,” say, Ragini Das and Anand Sinha, Cofounders, leap.club.

About leap.club

leap.club was founded in May 2020 and is a fast growing community-led professional network for women. Today they have 4,500+ paying members across cities, age groups, and top companies like Nykaa, Amazon, Sequoia, Google. The startup is backed by funds like Enzia Ventures, Whiteboard Capital, Titan Capital and prominent angels like Kunal Shah, Amrish Rau and Sweta Rau, Deepak Abbot. The company is targeting 100,000 members in the next 2 years. Entrepreneurs form a sizable, 20{bb3909a386503fdf9e470d0a4249acd65539f3649c44676d7b924eb0832b3c78} of the member base at leap.club.

● Revenue – ~$500,000 ARR
● Major Investors: Sequoia Capital Scout Fund, First Cheque, Enzia Ventures, Titan Capital, Whiteboard Capital, Artha India Ventures, Kunal Shah, Amrish Rau
● Funding: $1.3 mil as seed capital

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/leap.club/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/leapclub/?viewAsMember=true
Twitter – https://twitter.com/leapdotclub
Syndicate – https://angel.co/s/leapclub/lg3MK

Author RuskBond Felicitates Ei ASSET Students and Schools at the Super Thinker 2021-22 Awards

Author RuskBond Felicitates Ei ASSET Students and Schools at the Super Thinker 2021-22 Awards

Bangalore, February 28, 2022: Ei – Educational Initiatives, an edtech solution provider recently concluded an online ceremony to recognize and celebrate the bright young Super Thinkers and the Educators that helped create them.

Quality education is as important as any basic necessities for every child. In order to ensure that children everywhere learn with understanding, it is imperative that we test the conceptual clarity and understanding of students. Once learning gaps are identified, they can be individually addressed and rectified.

Pranav Kothari, the CEO, and Sridhar Rajagopalan, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer, together with the esteemed author Mr. Ruskin Bond, felicitated the Super Thinkers as well as the Hubs of Super Thinkers. The winners were chosen from among a multitude of students and the participating schools who took the Ei ASSET assessment across Maths, Science, English, Social Science, and Hindi. As part of the ceremony, an interactive session with Mr. Ruskin Bond was held wherein, he spoke about his journey as an author and his own experiences as a young student.

“Our guiding philosophy at Ei is ensuring that children everywhere are learning with understanding. We wanted to show our appreciation to you in sharing and nurturing the same ideals as we help each other create a better future for our students,” said Pranav, as he and Mr Ruskin Bond recognized the national Hubs of Super Thinkers – the elite list of schools that produced the best Super Thinkers in the country. The invitees included the leaders of the winning schools as well as those of the top 50 schools that performed well in Ei ASSET.

While students and their parents are highly motivated and hardworking, they work under a system of rote-learning which may have worked well in the past but would not hold true for the future. Sridhar addressed this during the event and explained how his journey to revamp the education system started with his own analysis of how students were taught, an analysis that began over 20 years ago, and continues to this day. He described how ASSET, a direct result of this analysis, was designed to diagnose and identify problem areas and provide individualised feedback to students and teachers so that they could see the areas where they needed to improve and work effectively towards it.

The event saw hearty participation from both Mr. Ruskin Bond as well as the felicitated prize winners. Excitement was especially high among the younger members of the winners who were thrilled to hear their names being called forth by Mr. Bond as they were congratulated and encouraged to continue scaling new heights in their learning journey.

The event ended with an address by Jayanti Dasgupta, Head of National sales and also an educator herself, congratulating the students and the institutions. “We are sowing the seeds of a new society where scientific temper lays the path ahead for great inventions and discoveries. I am sure, we can realise our dreams of such society while learning and collaborating together to usher new advances and opportunities to our students,” she said as a concluding statement and thanked everyone for attending.

About Ei

Enhancing Learning Outcomes

Ei (Educational Initiatives) is an EdTech company that leverages the twin levers of cutting-edge research and technology-based solutions approach to revolutionise how children engaged in the K-12 education space learn. Our vision is to create a world in which children everywhere learn with understanding. Our goal is to reach a multitude of children across different strata of society, irrespective of the education they are receiving today or the curriculum they are following.

We achieve this goal by building products that focus on diagnostic assessment and personalised learning. Our learning platforms cull relevant and customised intelligence from over five billion data points to deliver content in the form of questions, activities, games and videos to assess a student’s learning level and provide explanations, feedback and learning inputs for all stakeholders. This data treasure has been built over two decades and is one-of-its-kind in the education industry.

We believe in a scientific approach to conceptualising, designing and building our products. This stems from a dream to discover SCIENCE OF LEARNING that can systematically be made available to teachers. Ei’s mission is to build this ‘Science of Learning’ which provides a repository of data and techniques that can be used by teachers to help children learn better – a big improvement over today’s situation where teachers struggle alone to help students learn. Ei’s work on assessment and learning has already helped create banks of misconceptions, common student errors and the like and these are being shared as usable insights.

Here’s why you need health insurance before you turn 30

Here’s why you need health insurance before you turn 30

It is a common consensus among the general population that buying health insurance is for middle-aged people. However, you can always have a solid support system in case of a medical emergency in the form of health insurance as early in your life as possible. Increasing work-related stress and unhealthy eating habits are proving to cause major health-related conditions such as heart disease and diabetes among today’s youth. Cases of heart attacks and other lifestyle related illnesses are on the rise for people under 40 years of age. That is not only shocking but also shows concern. So, it is best not to put off buying a health insurance policy till you are older or middle-aged. With the rise in various lifestyle diseases people realise that putting the option of having healthcare support in the form of long-term health insurance plans on the pedestal is not a good idea. When you buy health insurance before you turn 30, it allows you to be ready for any unforeseen event and afford the best quality care. Buying health insurance early in life also lowers the financial and psychological burden imposed on your family by illnesses and health conditions.

Here are the top reasons why you need health insurance before turning 30:

  • Pay lower premium:

The cost of a health insurance premium depends upon various factors, such as age, medical history, city of residence, etc., of the insured. If you buy a health insurance policy early in your life, you will have to pay less premium amount for your policy. The cost of health insurance premiums increases as you age because of the increase in associated risks. Hence, buying a health plan before you turn 30 will help you save on the premium amount.

  • The less financial burden and more security:

Unforeseen circumstances are a part and parcel of life. One can never predict an accident or diagnosis of critical illness without any clear persistent signs. However, if such an event of medical emergency occurs, the treatment expenses can be significant. Buying a health insurance policy provides you with access to healthcare facilities when you require them, without having to pay out of your pocket. This way you can keep your savings secured and not feel any financial burden.

  • Increasing lifestyle illnesses:

The fast-paced life today has given rise to the occurrence of lifestyle illnesses and disorders such as heart conditions, cancer, lung conditions, diabetes, and stroke, claiming younger lives. Therefore, buying health insurance is no longer just for the elderly but crucial before turning 30. Many health insurance policies offer annual health checks ups and discounts in family plans in order to encourage health awareness. Preventive services undertaken by some health insurance providers can help you in getting counselling, screenings, and vaccines to manage your health.

  • Lower Claim Rejection Rates:

There are high chances of getting diagnosed with specific health conditions in later stages of life and if health insurance policy is bought after being diagnosed, there may be a waiting period of 2-4 years to get these conditions covered. Hence there may be a higher chance of claim rejection if any claims are raised pertaining to these health conditions during the waiting period. In such cases, the entire burden of treatment falls upon you, which may deplete your finances.

The above reasons will help you make an informed decision and buy comprehensive health insurance coverage before you turn 30.

This article is authored by Ravichandran N, the Chief Technical Officer at Kotak General Insurance, and views expressed in this article are the author’s personal views.

Dr Radhika Vijay’s dignitary “Is Pharmacology Difficult” Podcast

Dr Radhika Vijay’s dignitary “Is Pharmacology Difficult” Podcast

Dr. Radhika Vijay, MBBS, MD in Pharmacology ( Bikaner, Rajasthan, India)  has always been an elite student . Alma Mater was Sophia High Secondary School, Bikaner(Raj), while graduation and post-graduation were pursued from S.P. Medical College, Bikaner(Raj) and R.N.T.M.C., Raj respectively.

During Lockdown, the virtual platform was flooded with creative juices, and novel ventures of people while “Stay at Home”.

 

Dr. Radhika took the initiative to launch  “IS PHARMACOLOGY DIFFICULT PODCAST” in April 2020, Meanwhile, she gained thorough insights and knowledge and relaunched the podcast on Dec 12, 2020. Since then there has been no looking back. She highlighted the completion of season 1 of her podcast by converting speech to text i.e. writing a book by weaving all episodes into a single string of literature work. This -” Is Pharmacology Difficult” Book 1 (General Pharmacology).

You can find the podcast on all major platforms like Apple, Google, and Spotify, and the E-Book is widely distributed and you can grab Paperback and Hardcover copies too!

Dr. Radhika wishes to continue this legacy with diligent and hard work in the future also. She believes in the value and power of time, prayers, and purpose-driven consistency as strong foundation elements in one’s life!

https://www.ispharmacologydifficult.com

Nikhil Chekhliya: The Young Indian Tattoo Artist Who Has Received Global Recognition

Nikhil Chekhliya: The Young Indian Tattoo Artist Who Has Received Global Recognition

Nikhil Chekhliya: How A Palghar Based Tattoo Artist Created One Of The Best Tattoo Studios In India

The Young Indian Tattoo Artist Who Has Received Global Recognition

The tattoo industry in India is growing at a rapid pace. According to a recently published report, the industry is generating a revenue of more than 20,000 crores every year. While there are many enterprising tattoo artists in the country today, one young artist who has created a niche for himself with his unique skills with ink and needles is Nikhil Chekhliya.

Nikhil operates from his studio, named Nikhil Tattoo Studio, in Palghar, a small town in Maharashtra closely connected to Mumbai. Nikhil has another studio in Boisar, a suburb in Mumbai, where he works from at times and has a team of tattoo artists trained by him. The geographical location of his studios is of little importance now as clients come to him from different parts of the country to get themselves inked.

Talking about the same, he says, “When I started out with a small studio in Palghar, I had limited funds. Despite my studio not being in a posh area of Mumbai, I was pleasantly surprised to see many of the clients coming to me not just from Mumbai but from Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and several other cities as well. Many of them, who had got a tattoo earlier, stated that my work was better than some of the best tattoo artists in the country. Because of positive word of mouth, I get clients from the biggest of cities and the smallest of towns.”

Nikhil started his journey as a tattoo artist eight years back and has already bagged two National Awards. He embarked upon his professional journey after securing a degree in tattoo making from an institute in Goa. His expertise as a realism master has been recognized and awarded by several tattoo conventions of international repute. What sets Nikhil apart from every other tattoo artist is his distinctive style.

“The tattoo industry is constantly evolving, so I keep learning about new methods, techniques and ideologies. However, the work I do has a certain visual identity that people have come to associate with me. I specialize in black and color realism. Most of my clients expect their tattoo to have a life-like quality to it and I ensure that they get exactly what they wish for. While my sense of aesthetic remains intact, I keep the client’s expectations and sensibilities in mind while designing a tattoo for them. At the end of the day, my execution should match the vision of my clients”, he says.

Nikhil Tattoo Studio offers free consultation sessions to its prospective clients so that they get the right advice before they decide to get a tattoo. The clients also get the option of getting a sketch made before the final imagery is drawn out on their body. Nikhil’s fame as a tattoo artist is not just restricted to India and has spread across the globe.

“A lot of tourists who come to visit Mumbai and other areas of Maharashtra get to hear about my work and visit me. I have dealt with many foreign clients who were not even aware of the fact that our country has such skilled tattoo artists today. While I plan to continue working from India, I am open to the idea of offering my services to clients based in foreign countries. I plan to collaborate with many international artists as well.”

While his two studios keep him busy, Nikhil plans to open a new one in the near future. Being someone who believes that the process of learning never stops, Nikhil shares his knowledge and experiences with many budding tattoo artists and through this process, he believes, he also grows as an artist.

The gift of self-love

The gift of self-love

The only happy endings we’d ever witnessed in books or film involved people who were cis-gendered and straight. The romantic trope between a man and a woman was the only form of love story known to us. There was a clear message: not only were happy endings not for queer people, but they weren’t even important enough to exist. Unfortunately, unhappiness caused by prejudice is something most queer people face every day.

Come February, the month that is celebrated for love, queer folks often tend to feel invisible or unimportant. The feeling is reinforced by the ‘ideal’ relationships represented are heterosexual, monogamous, sexual and romantic, and anyone who doesn’t fit into those ideals feel as though they’re failing somehow. And it is not always easy to navigate this feeling of loneliness, perpetuated by society’s ideas of love, right, ableism and other markers.

As a wave of fresh air, the Keshav Suri Foundation came to effect with the sole purpose of embracing, empowering and mainstreaming the marginalized communities. Since 2018, they have made a huge impact, ensuring the welfare of the LGBTQIA communities through livelihood building, providing mental health counselling and creating job opportunities and sensitizing masses. The Foundation is building a discrimination free platform, and working to bring forth the unheard voices of people from the community to the fore.

Recently, the foundation announced nationwide mental health workshops for the queer communities to ensure emotional and mental wellness. The workshops are being navigated by Mr. Deepak Kashyap, who is a mental health and life skills trainer with an extensive experience in corporate wellness and diversity and inclusion initiatives. His work made a great impact on the community, as he took them through the journey of self-care, self-realization and other tools that allow the community during times of distress.

“We realised the mental health challenges faced by the queer community were amplified in the pandemic. Queer folks faced loneliness and depression while they struggled to make ends meet with a fleeting livelihood. This is our way help the community navigate their emotions in a healthy way,” said Mr Akshay Tyagi, from the Foundation.

“We are conducting these mental health workshops primarily to understand and shine light on the mental and health needs of the queer community in India and see what knowledge, skills and tools we need to address those needs. We are hoping to eradicate the stigma around, the LGBTQIA+ community and mental health, and create a dialogue for meaningful conversations about ways to enhance the lives of the community,” said the counsellor, Mr Deepak Kashyap.

An elated participant, Nishtha profusely thanked the foundation and counsellor for these workshops and said, “Managing mental health issues has been one of the primary concerns of every human being. Challenges seem to be never ending especially for us queer folks. KSF’s support along with Mr. Deepak Kashyap through “What’s in your mind?” has been very helpful! We could comfortably share and discuss in a safe space, about few current topics that have an impact on our Mental Health including ‘Marriage of Convenience’ which is in the limelight.”

“The emotional wellbeing of the queer community has been ignored for a long time now, and the pandemic has proved how much and how urgently do we need to pay attention to them. This workshop helped us navigate our emotions and shed some baggage. Kudos to KSF for hosting these,” said another participant on request of being anonymous.

The workshop threw light on the causes, symptoms, prognosis, and treatments of certain mental health challenges. There were Psycho-educational activities and emotional skill-building games. The participants engaged enthusiastically and realised how to recognize, engage and work through different periods of distress.

It is 2022, we are all unique, we all come from different cultures, upbringing, we have different interests, and it should be completely normal for people to have different sexualities and gender orientations, instead of being ignorant towards this, let us all educate ourselves to make each other feel comfortable in our own skin. Practising inclusion and empathizing with those different than us, is a way to build a compassionate society. Kudos to The KSF for organizing this workshop, it was a real eye-opener.

The workshop is set to spread joy in the city of joy – Kolkata on March 1 and will visit Jaipur and Chandigarh later in the month. The foundation continues to provide free online counselling sessions and other support for the marginal intersections of society.