Buy books online, read in bed, adopt pets, let them disturb you as you read… Doesn’t that define heaven! What more if you get to buy books on pet-care! Well, yes there are many, visit a store, virtual or real, and you’ll know. Pets have an aura of charm around them that makes you want to cuddle them and care for them as much as possible. However, the right care, which includes medical care, too is important. And well, once you do have a pet, you realise caring for animals is not all that easy and thus books come in handy to understand their various expressions. Yet, a veterinary guidance remains a must! You may start with the innumerable online coffee table books on pets, though some dog-owners will tell you that their dogs have a good appetite for books....

Perhaps it would do well to bear in mind the kind of attire that would be most suitable for summer, especially if you’re living in the dusty and arid conditions of the Rajasthan desert. Clearly the best choice by any standards are light, crisp cool cottons. The fabric by its very nature is light and airy. It allows the skin to breathe. So whether it’s for female garments or male attire, there is no limit to what people can do with cottons. Even muslin is a time-tested fabric for the summer, but it is more suited for women’s attire. But while you’re out shopping for the latest styles in summer wear, it would be handy to check out existing trends in coffee-table books online. It’s always good to have such information under your hat because one never knows when it...

Nothing beats summer than shopping. And for some of us, it could be window shopping. Some others find pleasure in… online book shopping! No matter what you or I might say, there are lots of folks who will always root for summer despite the heat, dust, flies, water-shortages and power cut. But they have their reasons: the days are longer, so one can do a lot more things. Winter makes people lazy. Because of the cold, no one wants to get out of bed and do anything else, least of all have a wash or take a bath, which though is yet another good reason for reading! For the ladies it’s worse; household chores are such drudgery. Yes, indeed. The only thing that feels good is to laze in the sun and read books. And with advancing technology, it’s a...

Feeding people cuisine with a distinct ethnicity is what he loves doing best. He happens to be an authority on Vedic style, vegetarian, Indian cuisine of the most exotic kind. In short, food is his muse that allows him the freedom to express his creativity. His preferred style calls for slow cooking on low heat. That’s Corporate Chef Manjeet Singh Gill for you all the way. It may surprise most people that Chef Gill’s preferred career choice was not food, but to join the Army. In deference to his mother’s wishes, he had to change plans.  Then, in 1971 midway through his BSc. Studies, he decided to make a switch and enrol at the Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi, in Catering & Nutrition. After a circuitous route through many jobs, hotels and training institutes, including Oberoi School of Hotel Management,...

Some soldiers never fade away; they just keep soldiering on with their usual fire and thunder, standing tall and proud – even at 106. A decorated war veteran who has seen action in World War II, Major Bakhtawar Singh Brar, who retired from the 6 Kumaon Regiment in 1963.  But Major Brar was not ready to hang up his boots. Youtube - 107 Year Major Bakhtawar Singh Brar According to him life has to go on; a person is never useless in life. Performance may go down, but a man is always capable of doing something or the other for himself and his family as well as for his country. After moving to the US in 1968, his proud spirit refused to let him accept the welfare pension scheme offered by the US government. Instead he and his wife chose...

Topper is just one of the words that best describes this Sikh gentleman. But it really doesn’t do full justice, because Hardeep Singh Puri is a man who has worn many hats with equal flair and still doing the country proud as its Union Civil Aviation Minister. It would be difficult to list all his achievements appropriately enough, so we will have to just skim over the surface and make a brief mention. As a lecturer in St. Stephens College, a Career diplomat for 39 years furthering India’s interests across the world, a prolific author, the first Sikh to represent India as its permanent representative at the United Nations in New York. And now more than ever, winning laurels and accolades, as The Union Minister for Civil Aviation. He is certainly a high-flyer in every sense of the word. Some...

When he runs he presents a stirring sight: A tall burly figure with his long, flowing, snowy beard blowing in the wind, striding along at a comfortable, breezy pace on a highway. Bystanders on the sidewalks on both sides cheer him on as they chorus, “There goes the marathon man”. That’s British national Fauja Singh, originally from Jalandhar, Punjab. Running is his life and he does it only for the pure pleasure of filling his lungs with pure oxygen and the sheer adrenaline rush that follows. He started running at 89, making his debut in the 26-mile London Marathon in 2000. At 108, he’s a runaway success, a sensational marathoner that the world loves and adores. He has a string of records, medal and accolades, has featured in an Adidas Ad alongside David Beckham and Muhammad Ali. Some of the...

He is a flamboyant, swashbuckling, fun-loving adventurer who makes people sit up and notice him. So no matter where he is or where you are, it doesn’t matter. With his phone he’s got millions of people in the palm of his hand. Or to put it more precisely, he’s got two million followers on his twitter account and still climbing, You never know, it could soar to 4 million by tomorrow. Anything could happen when Harjinder Singh Kukreja is on the move. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call this personable gentleman the ‘Quicksilver Sikh’ because he personifies Perpetual Motion. One moment he’s up in the air sky-diving and the next he’s at the bottom of the sea in his scuba gear. But hold on a minute! The huge difference is that ‘Quicksilver Sikh’ has done these things with...

A rather impressive & inspirational coffee-table book , Jewels of Punjab Vol II will be released on December 20 th , 2019, at the Ashok, in Delhi. The book will be unveiled by the 13 th Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh. This book contains autobiographies of some of the most outstanding Punjabi NRIs from different fields, including the most famous and richest Indian entrepreneurs in Canada, USA, UK, Africa, etc. It is a detailed documentary on their life and work experiences Manish Media, the leading coffee-table book publishing house from the smart city of Jaipur, have been in the industry for the past 20 years. The motive of this book is to inspire and encourage its readers as it takes them through the experiences of top Indian entrepreneurs in the world. If you’re looking for some business-related advice...

“Entrepreneurs are not geniuses and do not always come up with new ideas. They are good at listening and sourcing ideas and applying it to their situation,” says this power-couple who made friends with man’s first friend! The stone. The friendship has today led a family that migrated to the USA with a mere $1000 in 1967 in helping several across the world build beautiful homes! It was all struggles, when the lady of the house decided to help her husband with some extra income. She thus formed a small MS International, a small natural stone business. She started practicing her business skills and soon was a successful entrepreneur. So much so that her husband decided to join her, and thus left his job. Together, Manahar ‘Manu’ Ravilal Shah and Chandrika ‘Rika’ Shah, they set benchmarks for themselves and crossed...