Kunwarani Ritu Sinhji, who is a model, designer and a mother, loves to strike a perfect balance in her life and her inspiration is her mother-in-law Raka Sinhji, who hails from the royal family of Kalakankar in Uttar Pradesh. I used to be a full-time model a decade ago, and till today I do print and TV ads whenever I get good offers and work.Married to Vishrut Singhji Jhala of Wankaner, Gujarat, Ritu spends most of her time in Delhi working at her fashion studio. Apart from traditional anarkalis and lehengas for children, I also make beach wear for kids."."

Even though fashion and family are two main interests of Ritu, she mentions that in her free time she likes to work out and meditate. She says, "I was married in 2004, and now I have a four-year-old daughter Tishya, who has started going to school. She says, "I wake up in the morning and drop my daughter to school, then I design and work in my studio and in the afternoon I go to pick her up. She has been a huge support in my life and even after marriage when I wanted to model and travel for my work, she encouraged me and understood that I wanted to be a working lady.Model behaviour was never easy, but this charming lady makes it look like a cakewalk for all those who want to put their best foot forward in personal as well as professional arena. For me fashion is an inseparable part of my life and since I had interest in designing I thought of starting my own label for kids. That’s when I decided to start a clothing line for kids and my choice was Lucknawi chikankari cotton clothes because that’s the region my mother-in-law hails from and it polyester satin ribbon for sale was a familiar ground for me. I love to work out in the free time as it is the best way to be stress-free and healthy."Ritu’s label was recently launched at the Royal Fables, Thailand edition and now she is gearing up to showcase in India for the next exhibition. Speaking about her fashion line for kids, she says, "When my daughter was born I couldn’t get decent cotton ethnic clothes for her. In the morning and evening I work out and do yoga to stay fit.

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With a 25 per cent jump in ticket sales, tournament director James Blake, the former world number four, had been expecting a record crowd but instead the 14,000 seat temporary show court inside the stadium stood empty and the luxury boxes were silent.Bianca Andreescu, the 18-year-old Canadian who stunned the field in Indian Wells last week to claim her first career win, is on that list and comes to Miami looking to complete what would be an even more unlikely Sunshine Double.There have been 19 ATP Tour events this season and 13 WTA events each producing a different winner.Tuesday’s first round play was supposed to be a dress rehearsal for Wednesday’s official opening, which will see Serena Williams, who is a part-owner in the Dolphins, Roger Federer and world number ones Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.Having outgrown the cramped quarters of Key Biscayne’s Crandon Park, cloth ribbon wholesale and unable to secure the necessary approvals to renovate and expand, the Miami Open has moved to the home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins but the day-long rain spoilt the moment."

When we get through the first day or two and see what we are in store for I have a feeling we will be announcing a lot of (attendance) records broken this year," American Blake told Reuters in a pre-tournament interview.World number one Osaka will also be wary with in-form German Angelique Kerber, a losing finalist in Indian Wells, lurking in her quarter.Miami Florida: Rain wiped out the opening day play at the Miami Open on Tuesday, delaying the start of the tournament at its new Hard Rock Stadium home.Germany’s Andrea Petkovic and 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova were scheduled to christen the action on the main show court with Mari Osaka, the sister of Japanese world number one Naomi Osaka, taking on Whitney Osuigwe in the nightcap."Once the rain disappears fans can expect a wide open tournament if the season follows the current trend..Serena, whose name is not among the 13 women’s winners this season, has sister Venus in her quarter of the draw along with the always dangerous second-seeded Romanian Simona Halep.

The men’s draw is also thick with former champions led by six times winner and world number one Djokovic and three-time winner Federer."I don’t want to be too pie-in-the-sky but I do think we are going to break a records.The Swiss comes to Florida in superb form after collecting his 100th career win in Dubai and coming off a finals appearance in Indian Wells but will be on alert after crashing out in the first round here a year ago.Sloane Stephens, the reigning Miami champion, and Serena Williams, an eight-time winner of what she considers her home event, can count on having the American crowd in their corner as will John Isner, who is back to defend his crown.

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From the canny crow that is Michael Cannoli, to Don Cannoli’s owl, each character in the book was canny thermal transfer ribbon manufacturers and adorable. Bharadwaj, who also received hearty congratulations from Big B, was perhaps just as instrumental in bringing the book to life as Raja, with his illustrations. So, when the master of sarcasm and wit turned to children’s fiction, it came as quite a surprise to many.Raja Sen is best known for his acerbic movie reviews that have the biggest of the Bollywood biggies biting their nails. Bachchan to launch his book is because he is the Godfather embodied.

Though highly encouraging Raja’s book, the actor couldn’t resist a tongue-in-cheek dig at him.Vishal K. But writing a book for young children was extremely novel," he smiled, adding that Raja already had a fan in his own granddaughter, Aaradhya. "My reason for coming here has been Raja’s acidic pen, because he has a unique ability to destroy entirely, every film that I’ve worked in," he said, causing snickers around the audience gathered. "When Raja came to me last year and asked me to work with him on a book for eight-year-olds, it was an offer I couldn’t refuse," he grinned.A question that Raja admitted to having heard often asked is why he would want to take up writing a children’s book. "I taught myself to read because the grownups around me weren’t reading out fast enough or often enough and I have been smitten by children’s literature to this day… I love how children’s books sound when read out loud and I have always, always wanted to write one," he said, adding that he wanted to share his love for cinema with children through this book.. It is a complete departure from what he does wrecking other people’s lives."I am also surprised by what Raja has produced.Saluting Big B’s presence at the launch, Raja said that the reason he had really hoped for Sr. The answer was a simple one. However, the launch of the film critic-turned author’s first children’s book The Best Baker in the World proves that one mustn’t judge a book by its cover.

The launch, which took place on Tuesday at Grandmama’s Café in Juhu had none other than Amitabh Bachchan coming in to cut the ribbon on the book, which takes its inspiration from Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. "He has been the angry young man like the smouldering Michael Corlione, he has been the unflappably cool older brother like the easilsy-provoked Sonny Corleone, and as we learned from his Don Corleone performance in the Sarkar films, no movie mafia could have a more towering patriarch," he declared.

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Soon the Railways will start special trains, wagons and coaches to raise awareness about Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country.In their national multisectoral action plan (NMAP) for prevention and control of NCDS, the health ministry has suggested the Railways to generate awareness about China care label satin ribbon Suppliers dietary and lifestyle-related risk factors of Non Communicable Diseases by chugging special trains."The Railways agreed to the NMAP for NCDs, " said a letter from the health ministry.."The advertisement of such products results in unfavourable health and economic consequences on individuals, families and for the nation at large," reads the letter.

The ministry has also asked the Railways to refrain from advertising products like alcohol, tobacco, food containing high fats, sugar and salt (HFSS) sugar sweetened beverages. Close on the heels of Red Ribbon Express, a train dedicated to increase awareness on HIV/AIDS, the ministry of health has asked the Railways to spread awareness about dietary and lifestyle-related risk factors of NCDs by dedicating special trains, displaying health promoting messages on tickets, stations, wagons and coaches and through the Railways’ SMS service.

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