Karina Pandya

In life, direction is always more important than speed. At the tender age of 16, Julian Sidana has already made her mark as an accomplished writer and actor, making her debut in an award-winning biographical film – In Search of Julian. Conceptualised by Julian herself and produced by her mother- Dolly Sidana, it was produced under the banner of Juliana Productions. While the theme behind the film was to portray the journey of Juliana, it also raises awareness about the impact of people pleasing through cinema. As an adolescent, Juliana has been subject to a lot of indecisiveness, mood swings and depression and all of these emotions have transpired through the film. It is a 37-minute docudrama which follows the life of a girl who struggles to be accepted by her peers but along the process, she finds an inner calling and higher meaning to life.    Her experience joining a boarding school at the age of 10 draws many parallels with other teens who join boarding schools. Owning up ...

    Only 7 out of 100 entrepreneurs in India are women. India has been ranked 52 out of 57    in a study that measured the success of women entrepreneurs in different countries. Interestingly, women entrepreneurs in India are more likely to prioritise social impact and sustainability. 51% of women are motivated by the desire to make a difference in society. The main idea behind LXMI.inc is to inspire and empower businesswomen and offer guidance to accelerate their professional goals. LXMI.in proactively eases access to industry-specific mentorship and corporate networks while also facilitating business education for women.    IFBE (Ice Factory at Ballard Estate), which is an experimental venue for transdisciplinary practices across modern and contemporary architecture, art and pedagogy collaborated with LXMI to hold a women’s conference on the 25 th  of May between 4 PM and 8 PM.    The event is known to be of kind business and entrepreneursh...

Crossing the 100 Crore line within just 10 days, The Kerela Story becomes the 4 th   Hindi film. Directed by Sudipi Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the idea behind creating this film is very simple. It is premised on the conspiracy theory of love jihad and traces the story of how women from Kerela are converted to Islam, joining the Islamic Republic of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).        Starring Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani and Siddhi Idnani, this film is one of the most talked about movies in the entire nation. Right from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the common man there is a lot of hype and unrest that has been created by this film. Whether it is Twitter chatter, political jibes, celebrity perspectives, online trolls or court verdicts; there are many varied opinions about this film.    Adah Sharma plays the lead as a naive girl, Shalini Unnikrishnan/Fatima Ba who is a nursing student. She is a Hindu girl who has been brainwashed by...

Being one of the largest and most complex organs of the human body, the brain is made up of over 10 billion nerves which communicate in trillions of connections which are known as synapses. The brain is divided into many different regions which specialise in the different functionalities of the brain. There are many different functional sections which are known as lobes. These include the frontal lobe, the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, the cerebellum and the brain stem.   The brain is housed inside the skull which provides frontal, lateral and dorsal protection. The skull consists of 22 bones – 14 of which are the facial bones and the remaining 8 constitute the cranial bones. The brain is actually contained within the cranium and is surrounded by Cerebrospinal fluid, a clear colourless body fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. This liquid fills up any of the hollow spaces on the surface of the brain and acts as a buffer, cushioning mechanical shoc...

        The brain is structurally one of the most complex parts of the human body and is the seat of intelligence, body movements, interpreter of senses and controller of behaviour. It is the hardware of our souls and controls our thoughts, emotions, memory, sensation of touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, hunger, temperature and every process which regulates our body.    Weighing approximately 3 pounds in an average adult, the brain is mainly 60% fat and the remaining 40% is a combination of water, proteins, carbohydrates and salts. It is not a muscle at all but consists of blood vessels and nerves which comprise neurons and glial cells.     The brain consists mainly of grey and white matter which are two entirely different regions of the central nervous system (CNS). The grey matter consists of the darker, outer portion of the brain while the white matter consists of the lighter, inner section which is underneath. For the spinal cord, t...

Books have always remained integral to any culture across the world and having said that the publishing industry holds a stronghold across the world. With the popularity of the internet, physical books are slowly falling into obscurity and there is a tremendous rise in e-books on tablets and other devices. One of the key drivers of change in the publishing industry is the use of technology by using artificial intelligence to write books.     It is well known that the Indian publishing industry is highly competitive and highly fragmented. There are over 9000 publishers and approximately 25,000 retailers. The industry is dominated by educational book publishing and a small share of trade book publishing. There is a small segment devoted to the dissemination of scientific research as well     The key growth drivers of the Indian publishing industry include government initiatives on education, an increase in enrolment rates in institutions and an increase in the ove...

Magazines have been in India for over a century and have been a main source of entertainment while also covering national, regional, state and city-scope topics. They are periodical publications containing many articles and illustrations on different topics and are of different types such as consumer magazines, trade magazines and organisation magazines.    Besides this, there are also many different types of magazines that are published such as covering topics such as general news, cooking, art, fashion, tech, health, children's magazines, business, travel, cultural, rider and driver topics, pets, sports, entertainment and wild magazines.    The very first publication was known as the German publication known as  Erbauliche   Monaths  Unteretungene  ( Editing Monthly Discussions) - a literary and philosophical publication which was published in 1663. However, in India, the first publications were published by the British and the earliest known to...