D #LakmeFashionWeek n #FDCI ve revlutionizd #Indian #fashion scene. No more solo shows by #designers wen dey can showcase collections @ Fashion Weeks visitd by buyers n #media. Nxt is scheduld for Octbr. Textile n lifestyle industry offer max job opportunities in #India

Shud #journalists take up #PR work? If one is writng abt #Lifestyle & #fashion dere is litle scope for critical review. Knowldge of #trends & market, writing skills n friends in #media makes fashion journalists sought-after in lifestyle industry for PR roles #book #books

Indian #textile industry gets anothr boost. US has impsd 35 pc tarif on imprts frm Bangladesh. India & US r in discussion to improve busines ties. Augrs wel for #India ---- Fluid Bangladesh Situation Gives Indian Textile Industry a Boost! odisha.plus/2024/09/fluid-… via @OdishaPlus

Not long ago #AirIndia's planes were d only option available to #Indian flyers. So anythng related 2 it was news.Had done dis interview of #textile #designer frm #NIFT who had redesigned its interiors & also saris for d air hostesses, published in #DeccanHerald . #journalism

Are #journalists specialists? Ve kept my write-ups safely since 1989. But 1 on #jewelry in Rajasthan Patrika while working wid #PTI_News is special. Editor of newspaper is expert n written a #book Gahne Kyon Pahne. My next book will be : #jewellery #Designing as a #career

The #Kashmiri translation of the #book How #India Won Her Freedom. News anchor/journalist Eishan Shalimari, who is based in #Srinagar, has translated it. #books #Kashmir

D #books n #traveling go hand in hand. Both prepare for challenges in life. Dis #books outlines necessary techniques for becoming a good #travel #photographer. Watch out for dis space for #travel updates as roll out my road trip to #Chandigarh n #himachal tomorrow #traveler

A pit stop at Mannat Haveli in #Kurukshetra , #Haryana on #Delhi-#Chandigarh highway. Worth a visit. Have covered a distance of approx. 200 km in 3 hrs. #Travel #travelling

At #Chandigarh, we bumped into famous actor from d southern part of #India, Sarvan Raghvendra at Pal Dhaba in Sector 28. Dis eatery place is famous n frequented by celebrities. As son n wife recognized him, I clicked d pic. Many in North India now recognize us, said the actor.

In Hills. Reached #Baddi in #HimachalPradesh last evening after spending a few hours in #Chandigarh. Just 30 kms away. Drove via #NewChandigarh n #Siswan Dam, wid flower-laden trees on both sides. Looked so beautiful. Visited helmet manufacturing plant later #travel #travelling

On way back to #Delhi frm #himachal, stopped for snacks & tea at Mannat between Panipat n Sonipat. Look of dis place is beautiful! D spectacle outside was more astonishing wid sky having been painted in various hues. A sight to behold n remember! #travel #traveler #travelling

Old habits die hard. So an ex-journo whose book I'm working on came to office n insisted, Let's go to a cafe, will discuss dere. None has approached me like dis. But I cud understand since we share same background, where people discuss things over ☕, it was a genuine gesture.

Social media may have contributed to d success of new comer Ahaan Panday's movie #Saaiyara on box office. His sister Ahaana Panday is famous YouTuber wid 17 lakh subscribers. He has appeared many times in her videos n did impress. Overall, he is talented n good looking. #movie

D Write-up, I did after discussing it wid Editor of The #lifestyle #journalist, took me 2 mnths. While working n researching, knew someday wud write a #book on #modelling 2 . My last is on #modeling. Someday, will spend days 2 promote d #books amngst target groups #Journalism

Meeting ex-President Sh. #APJAbdulKalam at Rashtrapati Bhawan was a mesmerising experience! Did u edit d book? he asked. He loved #children n so must ve gone thru d #Book, a documentation of status of children's #Literature in various #languages. On death anniversary #books

Father follows in son's shoes. Just in March I tweeted abt son receiving d best employee award. 4 months later, I got d Excellence Award today in the Officers' Category. Feels good! Interestingly, my father has written a #book on how one's work in office influences one's life!

A #book in #Kashmiri on #Jammu, #Kashmir & #ladakh was released by Union #education Minister at #ChinarBookFestSrinagar, 2day. Ve workd on dis #book & original edition published in English. It talks about region's long & continued connection wid rest of #India #Books #Srinagar

At #Srinagar, paradise on earth for #chinarbookfestival Visiting since 2008. It still looks gorgeous as before! Many #books in #Kashmiri n #Dogri which ve come out under my supervision have been duly promoted here thru hoardings, banners n release function. #BookLovers #Kashmir

1st-ever national exhibition on Sharda #script is on at #chinarbookfestival, #Srinagar. 3 more days to go before ends. Sharda was used in #Kashmir & nearby areas during 800-1200 AD. Exhibition is using credible evidences to make #sharda a part of linguistic heritage of #Kashmir.

Shahrukh gets National Award. Recall how I wrote a pen profile on him during a class exercise in #Journalism class. Hardly knew dat wud interview him soon. Lately got to almost meet him at Sharjah Book Fair, where he said #book fair is a place for intellectual activities