Friday, June 21, 2013

Going ‘Beyond Pink’ at Jean-Claude Biguine India with Bestselling Author Sangeeta Mall ~Discussions with celebrated Indian actress, Ratna Pathak Shah and former editor, Elle, Nonita Kalra about urban women ~

Going ‘Beyond Pink’ at Jean-Claude Biguine India with Bestselling Author Sangeeta Mall 
~Discussions with celebrated Indian actress, Ratna Pathak Shah and former editor, ElleNonita Kalra about urban women ~

Wednesday 19th June 2013, Mumbai: Author of the bestselling book Cloud 9 Minus OneSangeeta Mall was joined brenowned Indian actress, Ratna Pathak Shah and former editor, Elle Nonita Kalra, at the Jean-Claude Biguine Salon & Spa, to chat about Beyond Pink.
 Bestselling Author Sangeeta Mall and Indian actress, Ratna Pathak Shah.JPG
The Beyond Pink Series are conversations with a growing breed of self-confident women who have visibly dealt with the challenge of taking their own decisions and are leading empowered lives.

Talking on the occasion Sangeeta Mall says, “The Beyond Pink woman is the product of rapid urbanization and education. She revels in her independence and empowerment. Beyond Pink celebrates the stories emerging from her situation, a woman who deals with the hairpin bends in her life her way”.

Connecting with the audience and the chat concept, Dharmendra Manwani, CEO, Jean-Claude Biguine Salon & Spa, India, remarks, Our services are a reflection of the way of life for contemporary women, their lifestyle choices and we, therefore, resonate with their personalities. Sangeeta’s Beyond Pink chat has been created to provide a platform for the new, urban Indian woman, and we saw a worthy cause and are here to support it.”
 Indian actress, Ratna Pathak Shah, Bestselling Author Sangeeta Mall and former editor, Elle, Nonita Kalra.JPG
With The Beyond Pink Series, author Sangeeta Mall celebrates fiction about women who have grown up to believe that they have the power to follow their gut. Armed with a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh, Sangeeta changed course from being an entrepreneur with a business management degree to becoming a storyteller fairly recently. She is also the curator of the Beyond Pink series. Sangeeta lives in Mumbai with her family.

Flight of the Flamingo, the first title in the Beyond Pink series, takes a look at the real dilemmas of urban women who choose to follow their gut, using their talents and career options to design a life they can be proud of. The book is set to launch on 26th June 2013.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Anjali Kiplani’s book ‘Never Say Never’





About The Book:
Never Say Never tells the story of Nikita Kumar, an unemployed twenty-five year old based in Mumbai who doesn't know what to do with her life. To make matters worse, Nikita is in love with her best friend Aziza’s boyfriend, Raghav Shetty, who is a radio jockey on the popular radio station, Spruce fm.  And that’s not all; Nikita doesn't even like, let alone love Deepak, the man she’s in a relationship with! Tired of her life going nowhere, Nikita decides to change her life. On the night of her cousin Natasha’s wedding, she makes a list of things she will never do. She vows to never marry for money, never doubt her abilities, never have feelings for a friend’s boyfriend, never stay in a relationship with someone she doesn't love, never get completely drunk in public and never wear velvet!