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Spectrum Editorial by Snehal Narkhede Once again, we head towards the most magical time of the year and our family’s countdown to the day has already begun with the ticking off the days and relishing the sweets from the bedside advent calendar. The calendar that I bought - on my 4-year-old son’s pleadings.

No wonder that my son loves the enchanting English festivals and I respect his wishes. I grew up in a liberal Indian Hindu family that allowed every family member to celebrate what they adored. As a child I remember I did not crave for so many chocolates or lit up the Christmas tree but did draw a Rangoli with the Jingle Bells and Santa on my door-step.

And today I feel fortunate enough to be in times that allows more than one wondrous festivals to be celebrated and more and more number of people welcome this notion. A stay here in England with all my fellow Indians gives us the privilege to experience so many marvels in its true spirit. It’s not only the festivals, but the art and culture and history and knowledge that India and Britain has to offer together. Let us all be merry and share the love and joy this season.

This edition we bring the festivities and vibrancy in thoughts and views. Enjoy reading!

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Editorial team:

Aditi KibeA biologist at heart, originally from Shab-e-Malwa, Indore. Iam extremely passionate about my subject and learning newthings. Practical, honest and to the point, things that I enjoyinclude travelling, reading, cooking, movies and organisingevents with family and friends. My dream is to one-dayboard the train at platform 9 ¾ and go to Hogwarts castle.

Chaitrali ChitreFounder of SAHYADRI Friends Group: A trainedBharatnatyam professional having deep reverence to the art ,Chaitrali is also a certified Yoga instructor. Her passion liesin bringing the community together, creating a HOME awayfrom home and keeping the traditions alive, giving everyonea chance to showcase their talent. Multitasking is her forte.She is very creative, multi-talented and spearheads andorganises a variety of cultural and social events.

Anubhuti ChakravarthyA trained Kathak dancer and a cosmetic engineer, Anubhutiis very soft spoken, kind, cooperative and a helpful soulwho has an innate ability to make friends very easily. Sheis a good cook, fabulous choreographer and knows how tomanage her time well. She has a very pragmatic approachand that makes her down-to-earth.

Snehal NarkhedeAttracted to natural raw and unmodified things Snehal is aperson who adores simplicity. An ambivert who is keen inlearning inspiring ideas and amazing technologies. She alsotakes deep interests in sustainability and environment andshows special interest in reading and writing short stories.

Shabana SarguroA retired media professional from Mumbai, Shabana is anavid reader, a movie buff and a simple soul who lovesmusic but cannot dance. She is assertive, straightforwardand to the point all the time. Her hobbies include solvingpuzzles, playing games and gardening. Her futureendeavors include a blog on “home remedies” and “growyour own food”.

Shikha KakkarShikha is an IT engineer, born and brought up in Mumbai.Shikha is a perfect blend of culture and modern life. Hersheer passion and enthusiasm to get things done make herthe go-to girl. This new addition will surely help the teamrealize its goals.

Dear Readers,It gives us immense pleasure in presenting thefirst edition of “Spectrum”, a newslettershowcasing your creative talent. Every monthwe will be having some articles based on atheme, and some regular features includingkids’ corner, recipes, events etc. Join us in thisengaging endeavor and make it successful!

A special mention of two pillars of support and strength for Sahyadri

Kadambari Kale Yamini Rathi

Thanks also to Vrushali Gavate for her help.

Contents

Editorial……………………………………………...1 Sahyadri Events and Snowman Competition………..2 Children’s Competitions round up Short Stories Winner: Peace and Harmony by Avaneesh Rathi Fulfil Other’s Hope by Aayush Chitre……………....3 Christian and Senorita by Anuj Chitre………………4 Nazri and Sreeni by Aditya Kibe……………………4 Geeta Adhyay Recitation Competition Winners and rules for next round………………...……………..…4 Christmas Cake recipe Rumana Rawat: Plum Cake Recipe…………………5 Guest Columns Marathi Lekh by Shakuntala Narwadkar……………6 Marathi Poem by Rashmi Kakade…………………..6 Kids’ Corner Creative art by Juee Kulkarni and Anuj Chitre……..7 Home Remedies Tried and tested tips by Shabana Sarguro…………..7 Upcoming events and Birthdays…………….……8

Spectrum team

Executive Editor Managing Editors Page Design & Layout Production Manager Aditi Kibe Anubhuti Chakravarthy Aditi Kibe Chaitrali Chitre Shabana Sarguro Shikha Kakkar Snehal Narkhede Contact us: sahyadrispectrum@gmail.com Follow us: Facebook- SAHYADRI (Friend’s Group) Twitter- @SahyadriCov

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Sahyadri Events Round Up

A Makeup Workshop and a session on Personal Beauty & Wellness were conducted in the month of November by Mrs Priyanka Paraskar and Mrs Kadambari Kale respectively. They shared their knowledge base of being in the beauty industry. Both the sessions were very well received and the enthusiastic participants enjoyed the live demo and took home the confidence and the beautiful Cinderella moment with them. We also had a fun filled Christmas Craft session organised by Mrs Yamini Rathi.

Snowman Competition We had a lot of snow in Coventry this year, prompting everyone to carve their own Snowman, and we ended up with a competition for the best Snowman in town! Take a look at people’s creativity

Winners Chandra Veluri and Krishna Korea , winners to receive their prize at the Sahyadri Christmas event on 22nd December.

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Short Story Competition

For the short story writing competition in our November edition; taking inspiration from the pictures children have attempted to write short stories.

Winning Story: Peace and Harmony By Avaneesh Rathi, 11 years

One November night, a cold and frosty night, five men were roaming for a house to live in. The men were no ordinary people, they had different powers. This was not any ordinary night either it was Diwali(start of Diwali). They saw a brightly lit up and a big house with 10 people. The family was huddled around the fire and everyone was looking happy and peaceful with the guest. They were enjoying their time together. The boy in the family realises that the men outside are in trouble and need some help. The boy went out and ask what happen. One man said, “we are poor and can't afford a house and its winter we will freeze to death”. The boy ran to his dad and explained what had happened and said, Could they stay with us. 'Of course' dad replied. They both walked back to those five men. The dad said, "There are 3 empty rooms and with 2 double bed in each so you five can stay there for the temporary time." "Thanks," said the men seeing the generosity of the boy and dad. They said, "We have two rules." " We will tell you one first rule the rule is you can only pick one of us." The dad thought and said," You people tell give me all of your introduction." Ok said the man. They started introducing themselves. The first man said, "I am wealth." The second man said, " I am a success." The third man said, "I am wisdom."

The fourth man said I am well-being and the fifth man laughed and said they call me Harmony. The dad thought for a long time and said I want the fifth man harmony to stay with us. The second rule was revealed and It was the other follow harmony. I get

it said the father. The people turned out to be a blessing. Moral: Always stay in harmony.

Fulfill Other’s Hope By Aayush Chitre, 7 years There was a one man who was very normal. Then once he saw a person praying who had special power so the person which was watching him, thought if he prays he will get a special power, so he went to pray. The other lady was praying too. But smiling with her eyes closed. One day, he saw an old injured lion was being fed by a fox. So he thought this was a message from god and what he thought that message was to be hopeful like the lion. So he went back to town and lied on the floor. Then somebody came and gave him food. After that another smart man came and said, “what are you doing there?” So the man lying on the floor told him the entire story of the lion and the fox. He also told the message from the story- to be hopeful. The smart man replied, to be hopeful is good but to fulfill other people’s hope is even better. So now the man knew why the lady was smiling. As she had fulfilled someone’s hope and was contented herself. Moral: To be hopeful is good, but to fulfill others hope is even better.

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Christian and Senorita by Anuj Chitre, 5 years

There was a man named Christian and a lady named Senorita. Christian was thinking and Senorita was smiling. Few days later they got married and lived happily ever after. But when they got old Christian died and senorita cried. The end. Moral of the story: love each other.

Nazri and Sreeni By Aditya Kibe, 5 years There was once a king by the name of Nazri. He always wore a big turban and his wife Sreeni made fun of him. One day they were walking in their garden when a fire-breathing dragon came. Nazri blew the fireballs away with his sword. Then he took off his big turban and tied the dragon up. This made Sreeni very happy and she never made fun of his turban again. Moral : Never make fun of others.

Geeta Adhyay Recitation Competition

Winners for previous set of shlokas:

First in older kids group: Vedhasa Kakade

First in younger kids group: Rithanya Hitesh Jyothi

Winners will be given prizes in the Sahyadri Christmas Event on 22nd December 2017.

Bhagwat Geeta recitation competition to continues with the following rules:

1. Children are to learn the next 15 shlokas from adhyay 15 2. To participate, parents must upload a video of the child reciting the adhyay on the Sahyadri Facebook

page by the stipulated deadline: 7th January 2018 3. The child with the best diction and recitation will be declared the winner 4. Decision of the judges will be final 5. Winner will be announced in the January edition of Spectrum. 6. The winner must come along with the parents to collect the prize at the decided venue.

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Happy Christmas Everyone!! We have a plum cake recipe here, especially for Christmas. Contributed by: Ramana Raval You can follow her at http://www.spiceursenses.com

Plum Cake - I had got all the ingredient's well before 1 week and had kept on kitchen slab last night to make sure that I don't forget to bake it today morning. It was a long pending ToDo in my list during X'mas and due to one or the other reason it was always missed... Whole night I was dreaming about the cake only and could not sleep for a very long time. As soon as I woke up, ran to kitchen and started baking the cake so that I can take the picture when the sun is still bright (Sun light always brings best pictures). If I would have got late then I would have not got so good pictures. Here the sun is so unpredictable and I don't get enough time to relax and do the work. That is the main reason I have to finish my blog work before noon. Any ways all this part of life I am learning to go with flow. Merry Christmas to everyone enjoy your day to the fullest...

Ingredients.

3/4 cup all-purpose flour 2+1/2tbsp cocoa powder 1tsp baking powder 1/2tbsp instant coffee 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1tsp vanilla essence 1/2 cup milk 1 cup mix berry's, nuts and tutti frutti. Baking Method.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter the square baking pan and keep it aside.

Stir together the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder in a large bowl, set it aside.

Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the egg and blend for another 1minute. Add the milk, coffee and vanilla essence in a small bowl and mix it well, then add it to the egg mixture and blend for another 30 to 40sec.

Add the dry ingredients and with the speed on low mix together slowly by making sure not to over mix. Then add the berry's, nuts and tutti frutti and mix everything with a spatula from the bottom to incorporate any bit that wasn't mixed.

Pour the batter into buttered pan and bake for 30 to 31minutes. Allow it cool before taking out from the pan, then cut and sprinkle some icing sugar on top.

Serve as you like.

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Shakuntala Narwadkar

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मला वेडी Xहणणारा माyयातलाच वेडा ...…...........रÜमी

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Kid’s Corner Christmas in Kenya

Poster by Juee Kulkarni

Christmas drawing

By Anuj Chitre

Home Remedies Tried and tested tips by Shabana Sarguro

Almonds are a power house, they should not just be confined for garnishing sweet dishes and thickening gravies, but made a part of daily routine. Recommended methods for consumption: Soak up to 10 almonds overnight, peel and have them on an empty stomach or along with breakfast. Health benefits include: -

1. Improves concentration and memory

2. Increases immunity

3. Glowing skin

Incorporate at least 2 soaked and peeled almonds in your child’s routine and observe the benefits in the long run. Almonds when consumed along with dates reduces indigestion, acidity and constipation. Powdered almond and walnut (3:1) can be added to milk to form a nutritious drink especially for kids and pregnant women. A pinch of nutmeg in the nutritious drink at night can take care of insomnia (Sleeplessness).

Acne is the most common problem for teenagers; put a few drops of almond oil in the navel wait for it to be absorbed naturally, while waiting dip a cotton ball in almond oil and massage the area around the navel for a few minutes. This can be done every day, for acne-free glowing skin.

I can post remedies specific to your requirements, please send in your request to sahyadrispectrum@gmail.com

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