ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival announces first list of 60 speakers for 2018 edition

• Festival Dates – The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 is scheduled to take place from 25 –29 January, 2018 at the Diggi Palace Hotel, Jaipur Rajasthan.
• First list of Speakers Announced - The Festival has announced its first list of 60 speakers out of over 250 speakers expected to attend the 2018 edition. The first list of 60 speakers released today include Akhil Sharma, Amy Tan, Anurag Kashyap, BN Goswamy, Hamid Karzai, Helen Fielding, Michael Ondaatje, Michael Rezendes, Mridula Garg, Muhammad Yunus, Pico Iyer, Rupi Kaur, Sonal Mansingh, Sudha Murty, Tom Stoppard and Zakir Hussain, among others.
• Registration and Delegate Packages – Free online registration to attend the Festival is now open. The Festival also offers “Delegate Packages” for those who wish to support the Festival and experience its magic as they mingle with authors, interact with industry players, relax in the Delegate Lounge and enjoy the Music Stage and special cultural evenings as part of the package.
• Festival Curtain Raisers – Curtain Raiser events in Mumbai and Delhi will be held in December, bringing the magic of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival to audiences at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Thursday, 7 December and at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road in New Delhi on Tuesday, 12 December.
• Volunteer Programme – At the end of November, the Festival will announce the shortlisted candidates who will form the 300 strong ‘army’ of dedicated volunteers supporting the Festival’s 30 departments and ensure a seamless running of the Festival. Over 2500 individuals applied to volunteer at the 2018 edition of the Festival. Requests to volunteer at the Festival have not only come from enthusiasts all over Rajasthan but also from more than 15 cities across India as well as from Adelaide, Edinburgh Glasgow, London and Melbourne, among others, internationally.
• Festival Blogging Contest – The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival Blogging Contest returns to enlist literature enthusiasts to be part of the Official Blogging Team and will feature contests for blog-writing, video-blogging and photo-blogging.

The annual ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival announced today that its 11th edition will take place from 25-29 January 2018, once again at its beautiful home of the historic Diggi Palace Hotel in Jaipur.

The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival which has often been described as the ‘greatest literary show on earth’ and the ‘Kumbh Mela of literature’ has hosted nearly 2000 speakers and welcomed over a million booklovers over the past decade, evolving into a global literary phenomenon. A true champion of literary and artistic traditions and democratic discourse, it encourages freedom of thought through a range of voices from India and abroad engaged in informed and enlightened dialogue and promotes above all a love for literature.

This year, the Festival will welcome over 250 writers, thinkers, politicians, journalists and popular cultural icons from over 35 different nationalities. It will feature a spectacular line-up of speakers representing the major awards including the Nobel, Man Booker, Pulitzer, Padma Vibhusan and the Sahitya Akademi Award. The first list of 60 speakers released today include Akhil Sharma, award-winning writer and creative writing professor; Amy Tan, author of the widely adapted book The Joy Luck Club; award-winning Indian film director and producer Anurag Kashyap, Indian art critic, art historian, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee, BN Goswamy; former president of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai; English novelist and author of the iconic Bridget Jones Diary, Helen Fielding; Man Booker winner and author of The English Patient Michael Ondaatje; Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter from The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team Michael Rezendes; Sahitya Akademi Award winner Mridula Garg; 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laurate Mohammad Yunus, essayist and novelist Pico Iyer, best known for travel writing; New York Times bestselling poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur; Indian classical dancer and Padma Vibhushan awardeeSonal Mansingh; Indian philanthropist and writer Sudha Murty; Academy and Tony Award winning Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard; and Grammy Award winning tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, among others.

The discussions at the Festival will feature around works spanning both Indian and the international literary landscapes; translations will be under the spotlight too in a bid to reinforce a diverse and flavourful cultural matrix. The 2018 edition expects to welcome speakers representing over 15 Indian and more than 20 international languages.

As in previous years, the forthcoming edition of the Festival will partner with major Indian and global brands and host the highest calibre of speakers and curate an enviable depth in programming for its ever increasing and discerning audiences.

The Festival will open as usual with its B2B arm, Jaipur BookMark (JBM), now in its fifth edition, with a full day of programming on 24 January at Diggi Palace followed by sessions at a dedicated JBM venue at the Festival Hub from the 25-28 January. JBM continues to provide a platform for publishers, literary agents, translation agencies and writers to meet, talk business deals and listen to major industry players from across the world.

The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival sets literary conversations, debates and dialogue against the backdrop of built and cultural heritage including curated art installations, world music performances at the Music Stage and cultural evenings at heritage venues like the Amber Fort and Hawa Mahal.

While entry to the Festival is free and open to all, attendees can choose to purchase “Festival Delegate Packages” which offer a special experience of the Festival and will take them on a compelling cultural journey.

As a former Festival Delegate said, “A wonderful experience. As a delegate, I had the opportunity to meet people from all parts of the world and share our love of literature and writing. The concerts were amazing - the venue, music, food and people combined to create an unforgettable experience.”

In addition to enjoying the Festival programme, delegates get access to the Delegate Lounge, dedicated sessions, free entry to the Music Stage, invites to the special cultural evenings, official Festival merchandise, lunches and dinners with authors and fellow delegates, a cocktail evening and much more.

Namita Gokhale, writer, publisher and Co-director of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, says, “This is a vintage year for the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, with an amazing line up of international and Indian writers and multiple strands of thoughtfully curated sessions. A space to interrogate our changing times and to encounter poetry and the dreaming mind, the Festival returns with its unique brand of magic, whimsy and intellectual rigour.”

William Dalrymple, writer, historian and Co-director of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, says, “2018 may be the best Jaipur ever, fielding an unrivalled literary ‘First Eleven’ made up of star poets and acclaimed novelists, historians and biographers, thinkers and dreamers and scribblers and critics, genii and half the faculty of Harvard. It’s an astonishing line up and I can't wait for the 25th of January to see it all become a reality.”

Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts who produce the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, said, “As we wait to celebrate yet another milestone year of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival in 2018, we look forward to the infectious energy of intellectual debate and the dynamism that charges the Festival's atmosphere and comes from a mingling of celebrated minds, diverse perspectives, and heightened cultural experiences. What is heartening is that this incredible global phenomenon that the Festival has evolved into is still deeply rooted in its core identity as a completely accessible and democratic platform.”

Hindus urge all cities of Canada to allow Diwali fireworks like Brampton & Mississauga

NewsPatrolling.com / Glamourtreat.com: Hindus are urging all cities of Canada to allow fireworks on the occasion of Diwali, the most popular of Hindu festivals, like the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, both in the province of Ontario. 

According to reports, Brampton residents are allowed to use short-range fireworks on their private property four times a year (Victoria Day, Canada Day, Diwali and New Year’s Eve) without the need for a permit. City of Mississauga allows fireworks to be set off on Victoria Day, Canada Day, Diwali and Chinese New Year waiving the permit requirements, reports suggest. 

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that fireworks were an inherent and important part of Diwali celebrations. In view of fast changing demographics and continuing growth of Hindu populations in increasingly diverse and multicultural Canada, marking Hindu presence in all its cities; respective city governments should seriously re-look into their regulations and allow permit-free fireworks on Diwali, so that Hindu communities did not feel left out. 

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, urged Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette to persuade respective cities/towns of Canada to allow fireworks on Diwali without permit requirements on the pattern of Brampton and Mississauga. Hinduism was rich in festivals and religious festivals were very dear and sacred to Hindus, Zed added. 

According to Rajan Zed; Diwali, the festival of lights, aims at dispelling the darkness and lighting up the lives and symbolizes the victory of good over evil. In 2018, Diwali falls on November seven. Hinduism is oldest and third largest religion of the world with about 1.1 billion adherents.

Airtel’s Lost TVC wins Gold at Epica Awards

NewsPatrolling.com / Glamourtreat.com Barely six months after it won treble awards at the prestigious African Cristal Festival, Airtel Nigeria’s ‘Lost’ Television Commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QOKJ0FGk90) has, once again, been adjudged gold winner at the Epica Awards, an annual series of communication awards, created in 1987 and based in Paris, France.

‘Lost’ is a commercial with a strong allusion to Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. It tells the story of a man marooned on an island. It is a metaphor for how digital natives feel when they are out of data, (internet connection) or are connected to an unreliable data service which is commonplace in the growing Nigerian and West African telecoms space.

The TVC served to underscore the importance of reliable mobile Internet and data services by drawing on the use of metaphor and representation to deliver meaning as well as connecting to the audience.

Airtel Nigeria won the Epica in the Business and Public Service Category. Airtel Nigeria is the first Nigerian brand to win this global award.

Commenting on the award, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mokhles, said the recognition is yet another glowing testimony to Airtel’s passionate drive of connecting with consumers, sharing positive emotion and deepening bonds with its stakeholders.

“At Airtel Nigeria, the customer is at the heart of everything we do; I therefore dedicate this award to all telecoms consumers in Nigeria.

“I must also recognize the efforts and support of my colleagues and the great work of our partner agency, Noah’s Ark.”

The Epica awards is aimed at rewarding outstanding creativity and helping communication agencies, film production companies, media consultancies, photographers and design studios to develop their reputations beyond their national borders.

The awards are judged during the third week of November by journalists representing the trade press. This jury aims to achieve objectivity and widespread coverage of the results. The best work is also published in the annual Epica Book and shown in the Epica on Tour showcase.

The awards encompass all main communication disciplines: TV, Press, Outdoor, Digital, Mobile, Social, Radio, Promotions, Direct & Experiential Marketing, Media, Business-to-Business, Public Relations, Branded Entertainment, Design, Packaging, Integrated Campaigns, Film Craft, Photography and Print Craft.

Complete results of the annual awards are announced in the press and confirmed on the Epica website during the last week of November every year. Category winners (gold, silver and bronze) receive an Epica crystal pyramid. Gold, silver and bronze winners also receive certificates.

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NEWS18.COM ANNOUNCES THE JURY MEMBERS FOR ITS ANNUAL AUTO & TECH AWARDS

News18.com, one of India’s top breaking news websites, recently announced its annual marquee property – the Tech and Auto Awards, India’s first combined awards for Technology and Automotive sector. The unique awards show aims to recognise and honour innovative products from the tech and auto sectors that have set the standards in their respective fields. The extravagant event will be held on 29^th November 2017 at New Delhi. The jury members for this distinctive property comprise some of the most sought after names from both national and international technology and auto sectors.

​The prestigious jury includes Rahil Ansari (Head, Audi India), who at 38 is the youngest Brand Director for Audi, across the globe. The panel also comprises Pranay Jivrajka (Founding Partner - OLA), an alumnus of IIT - Bombay, he is Ola’s founding partner and a part of the company's core team since its inception in 2011.Sandeep Bhushan (Director- Facebook, South Asia), an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, who holds experience across fields of Media, CPG and Technology is also a part of the jury.

Other members on the panel are Jatin Ahuja (Founder & MD, Big Boy Toyz Ltd), Suhail Tariq (CMO, Huawei India Consumer Business Group), Ashish Bhatia (Technology Columnist), Nikhil Chawla (Founder & Editor-In-Chief, The Unbiased Blog), Sandeep Budki (Founder & Managing Editor, The Mobile Indian), Ranojoy Mukherjee (Ex-SIAM Dy Director, Auto Journalist), Vikram Gour (Founder & Editor, MotorScribes), Ramesh Somani (Founder & CEO, Exhibit Technologies), and Sumit Dayal (Photographer).

In a short span of time, since the announcement of the awards property, approximately 1.5 lakh votes have been received from the online audience, for various award categories. 

One of the many highlights of the evening is a Key Note speech by Mr. Larry Paulson, Vice President and President, Qualcomm India.

Larry Paulson, Vice President and President, Qualcomm India said, “I am honoured to be a part of News18’s unique Tech and Auto Awards property. The awards is a celebration for both the tech and auto industry combined. At the event, I am looking forward to meet leaders, innovators and creators of transformational designs and innovations that will define the future of technology and auto industry.”

Siddhartha Sharma, Editor Technology and Automobiles News18.com said, “We at News18.com have always believed in innovations and setting up trends for others to follow. The Tech And Auto Awards is a part of that initiative as we believe that why should the Indian consumer wait for Detroit and Silicon valley to make innovations for us. The Tech and Auto Awards also presents a unique platform for the Technology and Automotive industry of India to come together under one roof and pave the way for future innovations and products in terms of technology and automobiles that are solution centric to Indian consumers. This is also a one of its kind awards events in India, and we as a part of a young and a very small team here at News18.com are proud of.”

Commenting on the announcement for the jury members, Manish Maheshwari, CEO, Network18 Digital said, “Products of both tech and auto industries are more often than not judged on similar principles by consumers; the design, innovation, power, style amongst other factors. So, it is an absolute pleasure to bring experts, leaders, entrepreneur, achievers and more from both the fields under one roof for News18’s Tech and Auto Awards. It will be an evening to celebrate excellence, converse and let ideas perpetuate for steadfast growth of the two sectors.”

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Abby’s Restless Phase

NewsPatrolling.comhttp://www.newspatrolling.com / glamourtreat.comhttp://www.glamourtreat.comAbby and Gaurav’s first unusual and unexpected encounter with each other has made things quite awkward for both of them. They both feel nervous and are silent around each other now. There are butterflies in Abby’s stomach thinking about Gaurav. While she is trying to understand what happened, she also feels guilty to have cheated on Dhruv. She is in a dilemma as she thinks to herself whether she has really cheated on Dhruv since she is not even in a relationship with him yet. With her confusion reaching its peak and not being able to handle it anymore, Abby decides to seek help from RJ Ali.

To unravel this mystery, tune in to the upcoming episode of ‘Dil Buffering’ on Friday at 7 pm only on bindass - linear and digital platforms

Mickey Mehta ups fitness quotient through strategic alliance with Talwalkars

Global leading holistic health guru, wellness wizard & corporate life coach, Dr. Mickey Mehta, announced a strategic alliance with Talwalkars Better Value Fitness Limited (Talwalkars), one of Asia’s largest fitness companies. The two titans of fitness and wellness have partnered in a global endeavour to start a wellness revolution for human evolution. The agreement was signed by Dr. Mickey Mehta and Mr. Prashant Talwalkar, MD & CEO of Talwalkars at St. Regis Hotel, this afternoon.

With the health and fitness industry evolving, Mickey wants to bring a holistic offering to the fitness industry. This partnership helps consolidate his leadership position in the industry enabling him to make world-class holistic health and wellness offerings accessible to everyone across India and eventually across the globe. With Mickey Mehta’s branded workout programs, products, services, wellness intellectual properties and Talwalkar’s organizational strengths, infrastructure and national network, both brands complement each other and will collectively grow to reinvent fitness standards and thus get this world ‘Mickeymized!’

The visionary guru plans to revolutionize the usual gym workout, by transforming the mindsets from conventional fitness modalities to adopting ancient wellness wisdom & philosophies. Today Mickey has 15 wellness centersacross Mumbai propagating Mickey’s wellness programs. With Talwalkars’ industry leadership and national footprintof over 220 fitness centers, this partnership will leverage Talwalkar’s infrastructure to promote Mickey’s signature wellness offerings and branded IPs in India which will help him build a global brand footprint. Some of Mickey’s signature wellness offerings and branded IPsinclude wellness foods, nutraceuticals, fitness/sports merchandise and programs such as ‘Learn swimming in 24 hrs’, ‘Grow Tall with Mickey Mehta’, ‘Be stronger, Live longer- Age Reversal Program’ and most importantly Mickey’s ‘Eco-friendly Go Green Workouts-the first ever green work-out in the world amongst many others.Apart from this Mickey plans to strengthen his digital presence and launch Mickey Mehta 2.0across the world!

Speaking about the alliance, Dr. Mickey Mehta says, “I want to make wellness the religion No.1, and this partnership takes me one step closer to fulfilling that dream. This alliance represents the coming together of a fitness and wellness brand who share the same ideologies, values and vision tobring a holisticoffering to consumers in the health and wellness category. My partnership with Talwalkars gives me a national platform and is just the first step in building a global brand footprint.”

Prashant Talwalkar, MD and CEO of Talwalkars say, “We believe in Mickeys’ vision and want to create more value through wellness foods, nutraceuticals, merchandise, digital Mickey and Mickey’s IPs and services via the Talwalkars network. We are excited about this partnership, and believe the synergies this  will benefit not only our audiences in the markets we directly impact, but thousands of people pan India in our effort to make our nation live fitter, thus have healthier and happier souls walking this earth.” 

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Avnet Showcases Complete System Approach for Embedded Vision in Vietnam

Avnet Embedded Vision TechDays 2017 demonstrate capabilities to support growing demand for computer vision

NewsPatrolling.com (media partnered with with Niryas.com) : Avnet Asia Pacific has brought its Embedded Vision TechDays seminar series to Asia following a successful launch in Europe last month, kicking off in Vietnam's Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on November 7 and 9 respectively.

As Vietnam sets its sights on becoming a developed nation by 2020, it has generated demand in infrastructure projects such as security products and systems that require embedded vision solutions. To address the needs of the growing embedded vision market, Avnet has initiated a series of events to provide a platform to share the latest technologies in embedded vision to Vietnamese engineers, purchasers and business owners.

"Vietnam is a high growth market at the front of the curve in terms of tech manufacturing and it's one of our key markets in Asia. With our technical expertise and global network of technology partners, we enable developers and companies in Vietnam to innovate, differentiate, and reduce time-to-market," said Frederick Fu, President of Avnet Asia Pacific.

"Major advancements in automation and sensor technology as part of our increasingly interconnected world have made embedded vision one of the fastest growing trends in the electronics industry, giving rise to a wave of IoT innovations and applications. At Avnet, embedded vision is one of our focus areas that is driven by our technical expertise and global network of technology partners. We provide a complete system approach to support the growth in embedded vision, from system-on-modules to proven reference designs that move development directly to production," he added.

From augmented reality applications in mobile phones to self-driving cars, embedded vision is changing the way humans interact with electronic devices and becoming increasingly pervasive in various IoT applications today. New advancements in computer algorithms and machine learning are expected to fuel new and enhanced applications that will impact nearly every industry -- from industrial, medical, security, and automotive to consumer.

Among the many innovative solutions that Avnet has brought to the market, one of the solutions showcased was the Avnet-designed multispectral imaging platform for surveillance applications. It overlays video feeds to deliver a smart camera sensor reference platform that picks up heat signatures from the human body as bright red spots in the output video. By leveraging the Picozed Embedded Vision Development Kit that includes hardware, software and IP components necessary for the development of custom video applications, embedded engineers, system architects and FPGA engineers can develop smart camera video applications faster and more efficiently.

Avnet also introduced the latest technologies in embedded vision applications with its strategic partners, including:

• Infineon -- radar sensing for movement detection
• NXP Semiconductors -- industry-leading video and audio with i.MX8
• ON Semiconductor -- IoT development kit for energy efficient innovations
• Renesas -- Synergy™ professional solution accelerates embedded development, with scalable microcontrollers using cloud connection
• STMicroelectronics -- STM32 Chrom-ART accelerator for outstanding graphical capabilities
• Texas Instruments -- flexible hardware, software and tool options for IoT applications
• Xilinx -- solution for responsive and reconfigurable embedded vision systems
• Avnet offers a connected ecosystem of support and resources for customers to stay ahead of the IoT curve. Avnet integrates the products of leading processor, image sensor and software tool suppliers into a cohesive solution, and supports users to move from development to market. Breakthrough embedded vision applications that Avnet has developed include visual solutions for factory automation, robotic systems on high-speed production lines that learn to identify product defects, and object recognition solutions that are essential for industries like manufacturing and security.