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Celebratingsibling bond

Kitchen queenI don’t get much time tospend in kitchen on workingdays. Therefore, I make it a

point to cook somethingdelicious especially

non-veg dishes formy family on

holidays.

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Sir, I t is hi larious to learn that a member of astunt team, hidden inside the cabin, shiftedthe clutch and gear to help actor ShrutiHassan to drive a truck. At the same t ime Iappreciate Shruti ’s candid confession abouther inabi l i ty to drive a heavy vehicle. Notmany actors can dare to reveal their short-comings before the media. However, i t isimportant for an actor to open up on suchissues as there are several instances of fansperforming these stunts without taking help ofexperts and end up hurting themselves. Thereis a need to understand that on-screen scenesare meant for entertainment only and theydon’t have l ink to real ity.

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Sir , I l iked the cover art ic le ‘Keeping the travel bugal ive ’ publ ished in last week’s Sunday POST becauseI belong to th is category. I am passionate about d is-cover ing new places, cultures, t radit ions and newways of enjoying l i fe . My wife a lso loves travel l ing.Long-term travel is quite an interest ing and unusuals i tuat ion for couples to be in . At home you mightnormal ly see each other in the evenings after workand at weekends. Going on a tr ip with your l i fe part-ner makes l i fe more beaut i fu l . A lso, there were aload of pretty gross s i tuat ions that we witnessedeach other on the road but we kept the travel sparkal ive a lways. Travel l ing has i ts share of chal lengesbut they real ly don’t matter for those who are trulypassionate about travel l ing.

With husband

With actor Raimohan Parida

State award winning actress Madhumita Mohanty prefersto do the unfinished household chores and organise her

wardrobes on non-working Sundays.

Late riserA good night’s sleep isessential for everyoneand more so for anactor. But we often getdeprived of it due toour hectic workschedule. So, I don’tget up before 11 am onSundays tocompensate those losthours of sleep.

Canine careOn Sundays, I make sure tospend quality time with my threedoggies. I love to give mycanines a proper bath and offerthem their favourite treat.

FinishingincompletereadsI love readingnovels but fail tocomplete them attimes due to mybusy shootingschedule. So,Sunday is theperfect occasionto take care of theread-but-unfinished books.

RASHMI REKHA DAS, OP

In homemaker’sshoesI keep my Sundays reserved toorganise wardrobes, kitchen andlaundry stuff. Besides, I prefer todo most of my unfinishedhousehold chores on non-working Sundays.

RASHMI REKHA DAS, OP

These are challenging times whenpeople brace themselves to deal witheven tougher situation in future.So, celebration of festivals at this

moment is just unthinkable. However, RakshaBandhan, a festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond, is unique and beyond descriptionin words. Therefore, siblings are set toobserve the festivity, albeit on a lesser scale.

Handmade rakhis, for a change, havebecome a rage this year in the state withrestrictions imposed on opening of shopsdealing with non-essential goods. A majorreason that has helped in growing sales ofthese ‘swadeshi’ rakhis is the tension betweenIndia and China after the Galwan stand-off.People are reluctant to buy the rakhis man-ufactured in China. The demand for homeand online delivery of locally-made rakhis isgrowing steadily. A few rakhi-makers of theTwin City share their feelings with SundayPOST.

Pokhariput-based social worker SushantSahoo’s main objective is to encourage

people to shun Chinese products. Sushantsaid, “Even as China’s hostile attitudetowards our country is a major reasonbehind my initiative, I enjoy designingthese ‘threads of love’. The non-avail-

ability of Chinese rakhis this yearhas helped me market my products

well. Being a social worker, Ihad launched Swadesi Kranti

Abhiyan and rakhi makingis part of this campaign. Mywife, an art teacher, helpsme in designing while someof my kin have also come

forward to support me in mak-ing rakhis and selling them. We

also make home deliveries of our products.“While the cost of branded rakhis ranges

between Rs 50 and Rs 500, our eco-friendlyrakhis don’t cost more than Rs 30. So far,we have sold 2,000 pieces of rakhis in last15 days.”

Sushant’s wife Anasuya, says, “The pandemichas not diminished the spirit of festivities inOdisha. Since people cannot venture out to

buy rakhis dueto lockdown, my hus-

band came up with the ideato make handmade rakhis. Ourproducts are made from cotton,

paper, mud, seeds, pulses, riceand food grain which are bio-

degradable. We are happy thatpeople are gradually rejecting products

from China.”Cuttack-based Lipsa Behura, an MBA,

makes rakhis using wastes. But she doesn’tmake them to make money. She distributesrakhis among her friends and relatives to cel-ebrate the occasion wholeheartedly.

She says, “Not only rakhi, I design decorativeitems using rags. I usually post about mycreations on my Instagram page ‘BeyondWaste’. This is my way to promote recyclingand an eco-friendly environment. I use stufflike old notebooks, cotton, wool, co-conut shells, chocolate wrappers,paper quills, stained glass, custardapple seeds, old clothes, dry flowers,leaves and colorful waste papers, card-

boards amongothers, to make the rakhis.”

She continued: “People earlier preferredChinese rakhis due to their looks

and wider product range.But the mindset

is chang-ing slowly butsteadily. I am distributingthem so that people won’t go for Chinesegoods. Inspired, some of my friends havealso started making rakhis using waste ma-terials.”

Interestingly, Lipsa ties a rakhi to LordSri Krishna as she doesn’t have a brother.

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Celebrating sibling bondEarlier, people used

to prefer Chinese rakhis due to their vibrant colours and

varieties. But the mindset ischanging slowly but steadily

following the Sino-Indian border tension, says a local

rakhi-maker.

Sushant and Anasuya busy making rakhis

Lipsa showing her rakhis

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Cuttack-based graphic designer IshwarSahoo has become quite popular amongrakhi buyers. Though conventional sales ofrakhis has witnessed a dip in the Twin Citydue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ishwar israking in the mullah by selling special Covid-rakhi kit online.

A resident of Thatari Sahi atChauliaganj, Ishwar mostly relied onmaking posters of cinemas, televisionserials and advertisements to supporthis family. However, he was badly hitby the lockdown. So, he tried to dosomething new for a living. He firstprepared 3-D masks having image ofthe face of the user. Then his new rakhipackages are selling like hotcakes with customersfrom across the state and other states likeChhattisgarh, Gujarat, Delhi and Bangaloreplacing orders.

Rakhis made by Ishwar that spread messageson coronavirus pandemic come in threevariants. “The first variety comprises of a

wooden rakhi dial printed with thephotos of brothers and sisters.

It costs Rs 60 a piece.The second va-

riety comes along with a 3D-printed maskwhich sells for Rs 90. But it is the thirdvariety that sells more. It consists of a rakhihaving the pictures of brothers and sisters,two-layered 3D-printed mask, a hand-sanitiser,a chocolate, a key-ring with a QR code gen-erating a sweet Raksha Bandhan message

and two vials of rice and sindoor.It costs around Rs 270,” headded.

He also makes home deliverieswithout charging extra cost onthe customer. Till now, he hassold over 400 pieces of CovidRakhis and 2,000 normal rakhis,said Ishwar.

Asked about his foray intoonline rakhi business, Ishwarsaid that his graphics and pho-tography business suffered inthe wake of the pandemic. He

then thought of selling masks and rakhisonline to make ends meet.

“With my knowledge of graphics, I beganselling 3D-printedmasks firstand withRakshaBandhanapproach-ing , Ithought ofprinting

graphics on wood and sell them as rakhis ,”he said.

Meet Shinu Jha who has been makingrakhis for her brother since her schooldays.Though colourful rakhis are always available

in the market, she never opts for them. Dueto pandemic, she has become one of the most

sought after rakhi makers inher locality. However, she

never sells them.Shinu, who is pursuingdiploma in fashion

design-ing

in Delhi, says, “I always enjoy making stufflike necklaces, and some decoratives. But Istarted making rakhis for my brother whenI was in Class VI. My first attempt ended ina disaster and all laughed at my design. But

my brother appreciatedit which was importantfor me. It was the in-tention which mattersrather than the output,he said. Since then, Ihave made it a pointto make rakhi for mybrother on my own.It may not match upto the colourfulnessof the products that

are available in the market but theemotion attached with it has no match.Due to restrictions, many friends haveapproached me to make rakhis for their

brothers and I could not say no to them.But I have not taken a single paisa

from them” she said.

Ishwar (L) busy at his workshop

Shinu giving final touches to a rakhi

A Covid-19 rakhi kit

Raksha Bandhan is the only festival inIndia that celebrates sibling love.Needless to say, girls love to dress up

and look their best on this occasion too.However, looking beautiful is all about

choosing the right shades of colour cosmetics.Selecting them according to skin colour andtone is as essential as learning the techniquesof application.

Therefore, flaunt a celebration-perfect lookthis Rakhi 2020 with herbal beauty tips toensure you have a really fun-filled, sortedand shining day of brother-sister affection.

It’s a good idea to start following a fewbeauty tips a few days before, to add a glowto the skin. In the hot and humid season,the skin needs toning and refreshing. Hereare some home remedies:

Watermelon juice is a good skin toner andrelieves dryness too. It cools, refreshes andsoftens the skin. Apply on the face and washoff with plain water after 20 minutes.

FRUIT MASK FOR ALL SKIN TYPESFruits like banana, apple, papaya, orange

can be mixed together and applied on theface. Keep it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Thenwash off with water. It cools the skin, cleansesdead cells and removes tan.

Cooling mask: Mix cucumber juice withtwo teaspoons powdered milk and one eggwhite into a smooth paste. Apply on faceand neck and rinse off with water after halfan hour.

Mask for oily skin: Mix one tablespoonMultani Mitti with rose water into a pasteand apply on the face. Wash off when dry.

After applying face mask, take two of thecotton wool pads soaked in rose water anduse them as eye pads. Squeeze out the rosewater and then apply on closed lids. Lie downand relax, while you have the mask and eyepads on. Used tea bags can also do the trick.Soak them in a little warm water, squeeze outthe water and apply on the eyes like eye pads.

To soften rough, bushy or frizzy hair, mixsome water with creamy hair conditionerand put it in a spray bottle. Spray the mixtureon the hair. Then comb the hair, so that itspreads through the hair.

Raksha Bandhan is usually celebrated duringthe day. Daytime make-up has to be lightand carefully done. If you have a clear skin,leave out foundation. After cleansing, applya sunscreen with a built-in moisturiser. Thenapply powder. Translucent powder, like a

baby powder, is good. For oily skin, applyastringent lotion, instead of moisturiser. Then,apply compact powder. Pay attention to theoily areas of the face, like nose, forehead andchin. Press the powder all over the face andneck, with a slightly damp sponge. This helpsit to set and last longer. If you wish to applyblusher, use less and blend well. Blush-onshould be like a gradual flush on the face.

For eye make-up stick to eye pencils duringthe day. Or line your eyelids with brown orgray eye shadow. This gives a softer effect.Then, apply only one coat of mascara, whichhelps to make the eyes look darker and brighter,but prevents the “heavily made-up” look.

For lipstick, avoid very dark colours, likedark maroon. Go for light pastel colours,pink, mauve, light browns, copper or bronze.The colours should not be too intense. Or,use only lip gloss.

Deciding on the right kind of foundationis also extrement important while puttingmakeup. Here are a few tips that can helpyou pikcing correct shades of foundation.

FAIR SKIN:While choosing foundation for a very fair

skin, go for beige with a rosy (pinkish) tint.For fair skins, use beige, pink or orange un-dertones. If the complexion is fair, but sallow(i.e. yellowish), avoid pink tones and go forbeige or biscuit shades. For eye colours, abrown eyebrow pencil may be more suitablethan black. Apply dark brown or dark greyeye shadow over black eyeliner. It will tonedown the stark black look. For fair skin, trypinks and reds for blushers and avoid darkcolours in lipstick.

WHEATISH COMPLEXION:Most Indian complexions are wheatish.

Go for water based foundations. Choose acolour as close to skin colour as possible.Avoid choosing lighter colour foundation.It will not provide a smooth finish, but givea mask-like effect. Use bronze or brown eyeshadow. Add a touch of gold under the brow.For blusher, try bronze. For the lips, go forwarm earthy colours, like coral, wine, plum,red and shades of red. A dark pink or rose-red would look good too. Avoid maroon,bright orange or very pale pink. The lip linercolour and lipstick colour should be the same.

DUSKY / OLIVE: (SLIGHTLYDARK)

Dusky, or olivecomplexions, look bet-ter with brownish beigeshades for Foundation.It should be a colour thatwill add some glow to theskin. For blushers, avoidmauves and light pink. Gowith darker pink, or evensome brown shades. A high-lighting powder will help toadd glow. Try it on your cheeks,along with your nose and fore-head. For eye make-up, go fordarker brown shadow, or try bronzeor silver. For dusky complexions,dark eyes look captivating. So, gofor black eyeliner and mascara.

DARK SKIN:If you have a dark skin, choose liquid

foundations, instead of a creamy one.The foundation should not be lighterthan your skin tone. Try to get one whichis as close to your normal skin colour aspossible. Try out foundation colours innatural brown tones. When you apply foun-dation and powder, your aim should be for a

lighter coverage. Special attention should bepaid to blending. Avoid white and lightcoloured shadows. Soft brown combinedwith darker brown would be good. Use akaajal pencil to outline the eyes. This canhave a stunning effect on dark skins. Forblusher, try a dark rose pink colour for theday and shades of bronze, plum, wine, forthe night. For special occasions at night, usea touch of gold. It can really look glamorouson dark skins. Apply it at the temples andunder the outer corner of the eyebrows. Forlips, a dark complexion looks good in vibrantcolours. Avoid very palecolours. Go for warmertones, like coral, bronze,red, wine.

Last but not the least,Have superb confidencein you and spread the wavesof the warmth of love andaffection with all familymembers .

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SHAHNAZ HUSAIN

selfie with pet cat Actress Malaika Arora says she takes being veganvery seriously, in a new post on social media.

Malaika took to Instagram, where she shared apicture of herself in a short green ruffled dress. Theactress described her look with funny hashtags likecabbage patch and pattagobi (cabbage).

“I take being veganvery seriously..... #cab-bagepatch #gogreen#stylishlyGreen#PattaGobi,” she wrotealongside the image.

Recently, the dancingdiva Malaika got nostalgicabout her childhood withsister Amrita. Reminiscingher childhood days,Malaika shared: “Parentsgive you direction in lifeand support you. But oursiblings also support us,and that is something weshould be happy andproud about.”

Malaika recalled sheused to take care ofAmri ta when the i rmother was at work.

She opened up abouther bond with her sisterduring the shoot of SonyEntertainmentTelevision’s show India’sBest Dancer. IANS

Shruti’s take onsingle life during

isolationActress Shruti Haasan shared a glimpse

of how single life in the time of quar-antine looks like.

Shruti took to Instagram, where she shareda compilation of clips. In the video, Shruti isseen lying in bed, juggling, smelling her ownhair and posing in photoshoots.

“What single life in lockdown looks likeafter a 100 days #justjokes #ilovewalls #go-ingsolo,” she captioned the video.

On the work front, Shruti’s latest film Yaarareleased on an OTT platform. The film alsostars Vidyut Jammwal, Vijay Varma, AmitSadh, Kenny Basumatry and Sanjay Mishra.

The film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia is aremake of the French film A Gang Story. IANS

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‘Have learned somuch from Vidya’

Malaika serious about

veganism

Actor Amit Sadh feels blessed to be a part of the film,Shakuntala Devi, and is in complete awe of the project’slead actress Vidya Balan.

“She is absolutely wonderful and I am thrilled to have beengiven a chance to work with her. You made this experiencetruly special @balanvidya. I have learned so much from youand continue to do so... Thank you for being you! You areamazing,” Amit wrote on Instagram.

Helmed and co-written by Anu Menon, the film is basedon the life of the late Shakuntala Devi, who is widely reveredas the human computer for her innate ability to make incrediblycomplex calculations within seconds. Vidyaessays the role of Shakuntala in themovie.

Not only this, Amit also thankedaudience for giving him love forhis other recently released projects,including Breathe: Into theShadows and Avrodh. IANS

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has posteda picture of herself along with her cat,and said that the two are getting fat.

Jacqueline took to her Instagram stories, whereshe posted a selfie with her cat sitting on a sofa.The Judwaa 2 actress is seen dressed in a gray T-shirt. She completed her look with her hair pulledat the back and bold red lips. Herpristine white cat is seen sittingon her lap.

On the picture, she wrote:“Just me and my cat gettingfat.”

On the work front,Jacqueline recently madeher digital debut with theweb film Mrs SerialKiller and launchedan online dancecompetition,Home Dancer.

She a l sofeatured inthe video ofSalmanKhan’ssong Terebina, shota t theactor’sPanvelfarm-houseamidthelock-down.

IANS

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SUNDAY POST AUGUST 2 - AUGUST 8, 2020 FOOD

Paneer Tikka Masala

PROCEDUREHeat oil in a pan and addcumin and let it splutter.Add ginger and garlicand sauté for a minute.Add tomato puree,cashew nut paste andspices – Kashmiri mirch,small cardamom pow-der, cumin powder. Cookfor five minutes. Addwater as required andadd paneer cubes. Cookfor five minutes and fin-ish with butter andcream. Cook on slow firefor three minutes andadd garam masala.Transfer the dish to aserving bowl and garnishwith almond flakes,cream, coriander sprigand saffron water

INGREDIENTSn Paneer cubes - 150 gms

n Refined oil - 30 ml

n Cumin seeds - 1 pinch

n Garlic chopped - 1 tsp

n Ginger chopped- 1 tsp

n Tomato puree - 100 ml

n Cashew nut paste - 50 gms

n Kashmiri mirch - 1 tsp

n Small cardamom powder - 1 pinch

n Cumin powder - ½ tsp

n Salt – to Taste

n Garam masala- ½ tsp

n Water - 75 ml

n Butter - 2 tbsp

n Fresh Cream - ½ cup

Mughlai Paneer

FOR GARNISHING

Almond flakes

Saffron (dissolved in milk)

1 coriander sprig

PROCEDURETo prepare this awesome paneer recipe, the very firststep is to prepare the Paneer Tikka and for that youneed to prepare a marination mixture by mixing theginger paste, garlic paste, chat masala, lime juice,cumin powder and salt. Let it rest for a minute and coatthe cubed paneer pieces with the mixture and let itmarinade for about 30 minutes. Then, place the mari-nated paneer pieces in a skewer and bake them at 200degree Celsius for about 10 minutes. Paneer Tikka isprepared and you can keep it aside in a bowl. Now, toprepare the gravy, heat 2 tablespoons of oil and fry theonion till they turn brown and translucent. While theonions are done, let it cool. Grind them well and keepthem aside. Then mix ginger, garlic, cashew nuts,cumin, poppy seeds, dry red chillies and peppercorn inthe grinder and grind them into a smooth thick paste.Take a pan and heat it on low-medium flame, heat 4tablespoon of oil and stir-fry the finely grinded mixturetill it turns brown and add gram flour. Roast the flourfor a minute and then add the curd and cook it forabout five minutes. Now, add tomato puree and cooktill the puree dries up. Then add three cups of hotwater and a pinch of tandoori edible food colour. Mix

them all together and let the gravy cook for about 2-4 minutes. When it's cooked, simmer it

for another minute and reducethe flame. For preparing the

Paneer Tikka Masala,add the baked

paneer tikka in thegravy and cookit till the gravyis thick enough.When your

paneer dish iscooked, switch

off the burner.Empty this sumptu-

ous dish into a largeserving bowl and garnish

it with coriander leaves andcream. And serve this rich

creamy recipe with your choiceof Indian bread or rice.

n Paneer - 200 gm

n Salt- 2 pinch

n Ginger - 1 inch

n Cashews - 1 teaspoonpureed

n Gram flour (besan) - 1tablespoon

n Yoghurt (curd) - 1/2cup

n Poppy seeds - 1 tea-spoon

n Peppercorns - 6 pieces

n Edible food colour -1/8 teaspoon

n Chopped onion -1/2 cup

n Garlic - 6 pieces

n Tomato puree - 1cup

n Refined oil - 3tablespoon

n Cumin seeds - 1tablespoon

n Red chilli – 6 pieces

INGREDIENTS

FOR GARNISHING

n Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup chopped

n Fresh cream - 1/4 cup

FOR MARINATION

n Ginger paste - 1/2 teaspoon

n Lime juice- 1 teaspoon

n Cumin powder - 1/2 teaspoon

n Garlic - 1/2 teaspoon

n Chaat masala - 1/2 teaspoon

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