Love Scotch

21st May is celebrated as the World Whisky Day and so we had a #LoveScotch event on this day. Every fun element was added in this event to make it really happening and enjoyable. I don't drink but my fellow blogger friends had a great time in enjoying the different varieties of drinks. The event was all about celebrating the drinks with not only the bloggers but also with the celebrities to make it even more thrilling and exciting. There are many people who just drink to relax but in the #LoveScotch event they got to know a bit more actually a lot more about the drinks.

The event started with meet and greet with the celebrities. There were some newly launches scotch cocktails which my fellow bloggers got their hands on. The bloggers got full access to the celebrities that came for this event. The celebrity list included the Raaz actor - Dino Morea, the Highway guy Randeep Hooda, the evergreen actor Mandira Bedi and Canadian model- Coco Rocha. Coco Rocha came to India for the very first time to attend this exciting event. She has been associated with the #LoveScotch event and has traveled to countries to make it happening.

 Dino Morea- The actor with cute dimples

Randeep Hooda-Reel Life Sarabjeet

Mandira Bedi- The fitness enthusiast

Coco Rocha- The Beauty

After the meet and greet session, the celebs were taken to the stage and yet another interactive session took place and also they launched the special scotch collection. They discussed about their favorite scotch and about their first try with the alcohol. Randeep Hooda is a Black Dog lover and Mandira Bedi love drinking with her father. She even said that drinking together with dad makes the bond even stronger. Dino Morea shared some funny stories about the alcohol. During his childhood he and his siblings used to wait for the party to get over so that they can get the taste of the whiskey and sleep peacefully.  Coco Rocha is also a big fan of scotch. Coco said a bottle of scotch as a gift can make anyone happy and everyone agreed with her.

The celebs on Stage

Dino and Randeep then got to the bar and they made some special cocktails for themselves and the ladies. Everyone liked their special drink and they even learned the art of mixing the drinks.

Dino Morea and Randeep at the Bar

The actors really had a fun time at the bar. After this it was the time for Pub Crawling. Bloggers and celebs were taken to the Skyye Bar in the UB city and even there they made some more cocktails. After Skyye, it was time for the Sanchos and there Coco tried her hands in making the cocktails.

                                                                Coco Rocha at Sanchos

The event concluded at the Sanchos and everyone had a great time. I would like to conclude with the note that it was a great event and each and everyone enjoyed from the beginning to the end. The bloggers got access to meet the great celebrities and also got the chance to drink some of the best whiskeys and scotchs. As I said earlier I don't drink but got my hands on super yummy foods. My taste buds got tantalized with amazing foods of Shangri-La. 

Many more events coming up. Keep reading and keep rocking ;)

#LoveScotch

#Teenovators2015 - Great Minds

I would like to thank Blogadda and InkTalks for giving me the opportunity to attend the Teenovators 2015 event at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal on 30th Jan 2016.  The Teenovators program was all about innovation and feasibility. From the name Teenovators one can easily make out that it is about teenagers innovating something useful. 

#Teenovators2015

                                         

The Teenovators went to 400+ schools and got 100+ ideas. All the ideas believed in making the world a better place to live in. They selected the best 8 ideas in terms of innovation, originality, feasibility etc. These teams have projects from different subjects like life sciences, physics, agriculture etc. The event went on for the whole day. The best 8 schools gave the presentation during the first half of the day and then post lunch there was a grand finale award ceremony.

Ok first let me tell you about the teams and their projects. :)

Iqbalia International School, Hyderabad

Iqbalia International school from Hyderabad came up with a cost effective idea to treat Anaemia. Anaemia is very common among women in India. Use iron utensils for cooking purpose as they release ferrous and ferric ions in food and water and these ions are absorbed by the body to cure anaemia. 

MGM PU College, Udupi

Women safety is very important these days. Women are not safe anywhere and so the students of MGM PU College, Udupi innovated a "Suraksha Kavach" for women which can be worn on the wrist like a watch. This watch will raise an alarm whenever pressed. It has GSM, GPS and camera embedded in it.

Air Force School, Bangalore

The Air Force School, Bangalore have made an effort to innovate CLONEATOR. Their idea was to develop a replacement for humans who have risky jobs. Their CLONEATOR works on the principle of one robot cloning another control robot. The controlled robot can be located in a safe zone while the clone robot in the risky zone. The movement on the control robot transmits the signal to the clone robot which can be operated by a mechanic or a driver.

Velammal Vidyashram, Chennai

The students of Velammal Vidyashram came up with the idea of using the plastic concrete to make shift house construction. This idea would help reduce plastic waste pollution.

Garden High International School, Kolkata

Their idea was to light up the train compartments by using the energy of a running train. This is done by fixing piezoelectric materials in shock absorbers and coupling dampers of a train.

BJS, Pune

Their idea was to control the plant growth using electromagnetic waves. The plant growth can be controlled using electromagnetism.

The project presentation went on for about 4 hours and then there was a short break. Finally the stage was all set for the Grand Finale Award Ceremony. The Guests of Honors for the event were:

Dr. Maulishree Agrahari- CEO,ICT Skill Development Society, Govt of Karnataka

Mr. Anand Gandhi- Film Maker and Screen Writer, Bollywood

Ms. Kiran Datar- Former Advisor of National Knowledge Commission, Govt of India

The judges then share the experiences of  #Teenovators2015 and then it was the time for them to declare the winners. All the projects were really and it was really difficult to choose the best. 

But the Air Force school from Bangalore made it and they won the first prize for their great idea. Even I liked their idea a lot as it was about getting a risky job done without effecting a person's life. The Air Force school Banglore got the cash award of Rs 5,00,000. 

The Garden High International School, Kolkata bagged the second prize with cash award of Rs 3,00,000.

The third prize winner was the BJS, Pune and they received the cash price of Rs 1,00,000.

Winners of Teenovators 2015

The surprise element of the event was the bollywood singer Vasundhara Das. There was a drum jam session with her in which she taught everyone to play the different kinds of drum.

Vasundhara Das

The evening then ended with a gala dinner and everyone had a jovial time. We had a great experience at the Teenovators2015 event and we got to see some really great ideas which can help in the betterment of the society. 

 CHILLI CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS:

Boneless Chicken- 500 gm
All Purpose Flour- 1/2 tbsp
Corn Flour- 2 tbsp                      

Egg-1
Garlic paste-1 tsp
Ginger paste-1 tsp
Green Chillies- 3 (slit)
Garlic- 1tbsp (chopped)
Tomato Sauce- 2 tbsp
Chilli sauce-1 tbsp
Soya Sauce-1 tbsp
Onion- 1 (diced)
Capsicum- 1 (diced)
Salt and black pepper according to taste
Spring Onion- 1 (chopped)

METHOD: 

-Marinate the chicken with cornflour, flour, egg, ginger-garlic paste, soya sauce (1/2 tbsp) ,salt  and pepper.
-Keep the marinated chicken for 1 hour.
-Now heat oil in a wok and fry the chicken pieces till they are brown.Keep them on tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.
-Take same oil in another pan add chopped garlic, green chillies, onion and capsicum, saute for 2 mints.
-Now add the fried chicken to it with soya sauce, tomato sauce, chilli sauce. Sprinkle salt and pepper.
-Add little water to it and cover and cook for 3-4 mints.
-Garnish with chopped spring onion.
-Your chilli chicken is now ready.