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The #Unstoppable Tigress with the New Whispers Ultra

I am a tigress. I snarl, growl and roar when required and I am patient and calm when the situaiton calls for it. But there are times when this Unstoppable tigress becomes a ‘bheegi billi’. You know what those times are. The time when I am all painful cramps that make go crazy, the time when I have to keep checking my dresses hoping that I haven’t got a stain, the time when I am anxious about travelling for a long time because of hygiene issues. Do you know what that means? It means that because of my periods I end up spending 1500 hours every year feeling helpless and lost.
So where does Whispers come into the picture? Well, this is what they have done for us.
In a bid to help India’s women power through their chosen path of success and #OwnThose5Days of the month , Whisper India is  launching The New Whisper Ultra – a revolutionary pad that absorb more &  lasts longer.
I was a part of an exclusive preview for bloggers to see how powerful this new sanitary napking really is. What did I learn? Have a look.

Whisper has taken an ordinary sanitary napkin and has made it extraordinary by giving it super powers. A top sheet upgrade a  boosted core a that offers more absorption for long hours and better dryness for clean feeling and better odour lock
We had Kalki Koechlin, Gynaecologist – Dr. Nandita Palshetkar, Whisper R&D Expert – Chetan Kotyalkar & stand-up comedian and writer – Aditi Mittal who took us through the features of the products with in their own unique way and explained the menstruation process along with the  the dos and don’ts every woman should incorporate in her monthly routine.

The Whisper Panel did a series of demonstrations to showcase the New Whisper Ultra offers five times more protection than any ordinary pad.

The Whisper Panel of experts engaged in an interesting demonstration where they showcased how Whispers Ultra was better than other sanitary napkins. Kalki and Aditi shared their personal experiences of periods during their childhood in their own hilariously unique way. Dr. Nandita Palshetkar showcased her expertise to explain the menstruation process and the dos and don’ts every woman should incorporate in her monthly routine. She also educated all about the importance of menstrual hygiene. 

R&D expert Chetan Kotyalkar highlighted the unique features of the New Whisper Ultra that comes with 1000 suction holes to offer better protection for long hours. 
We bloggers then went to to celebrate the spirit of being unstoppable by doing some actiivties and also signing a sanitary napkin with our #Unstoppable resolution. Mine was to be a tigress no matter what 🙂

For more information on the New Whisper Ultra and to get free samples, do check out:  https://www.rewardme.in/whisper

When I decided to #OwnThose5Days

“Mera aj birthday hai”, I would say sorrowfully and immediately my friends would nod with understanding. Periods meant a number of things for me:
I could not perform arti or go to the temple (which would make me happy because it was not my favourite thing to do)
No wearing white clothes for Friday gym class (which meant it was apparent to the entire school that I had my periods)
If I visited my friend’s strict household, I had to inform the aunty that I had “it” and would have to sit on the floor in a separate room as we both would try and finish the homework.
I had to go and change at least thrice in a day which meant taking permission from the stirct Maths teacher to use the washroom as the class sniggered.
I could obviously not eat my beloved pickle, murabba, papaya, mango or anything spicy because it would generate heat in my body
I could not cycle, run, skip or play cricket and would be sidelined as the umpire. In our colony whenever a girl wanted to become the umpire, the boys would know that she had a “problem” and would stay away from her.

 There were times when I would sincerely pray to God to convert me into a boy so that I did not have to go throug the pain or the humiliation on those 5 days. Well, he never took me seriously enough to grant my wish and I was stuck being a sullen teenager for quite some time.
 I started becoming a little more mature when I hit 20 and took a Masters in Social Work course where I realized that there are women all across India who survive their periods without a sanitary napkin. If these ladies could be unstoppable then why not me?


I decided to #OwnThose5Days of the month with the New Whisper Ultra offers five times more protection than any ordinary pad. I wanted to bring changes in the lives of these women and I became unstoppable afterI understood that periods were nothing. I had a good friend in the New Whisper Ultra that ensured that I was comfortable month after month so that I could do my job with confidence.


The New Whisper Ultra had 1000 suctions holes that gave
•   More absorption for long hours
•   Better dryness for clean feeling
•   Faster absorption for sudden heavy flows
•   Better comfort with soft top sheet
•   Better odor lock

I could travel in rural areas extensively without worries because the New Whisper Ultra lasted me for 6 hours easily. The pad controlled odour, ensured that I was comfortable in bumpy rides in autorickshaws and also gave me a clean feeling throughout the day. I am unstoppable now. Are you? For more information on the New Whisper Ultra and to get free samples, do try:  https://www.rewardme.in/whisper

HP 15-an050nr: The voice of the Force

A dark specter is haunting our planet, the specter of 15-an050nr. The New Republic faces an increasing threat from the First Order and stories still untold are about to be heard. The Dark side of Star Wars has enthused many with the Darth Vader being the all-time favourite. And let me tell you, I am no different.

Having been schooled in the legends of the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance for over three decades, I now look to find a master dedicated to instruct my children and nephews in the ways of the Force. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has reawakened the interest of many in the story of the Galactic wars.


The end of the Battle of Endor has led to the rise of the New Republic, but the threat of the First Order looms large. It is time that old time Star Wars aficionados as us took to tutoring our younglings in the chronicles of campaigns bygone in the past and in the future that have great significance to the understanding of the New Republic as it is today.

Our ancestors were known for their oral tradition of story telling. Their words could weave magic and leave you spellbound. I remember sitting in mother’s lap as she read out Dr Seuss books to me. My eyes would light up and I would spend day after day adding my personal twists to the story. But young ones today; it takes a lot to impress them. So when I decided to tell them about Star Wars, something that was a big part of my childhood and even adulthood, they started pulling big faces.
I needed something special; something that would capture their imagination and satiate their curiosity; something that would amaze them and light up their faces; something that they would treasure for the rest of their lives.
Deep down in my heart I believe that both Jedi and Sith wanted the younglings of today to experience the marvel I felt while watching the first Star Wars movies and they joined forces to send an object back in time which would tell the tales of their glorious future. What was this curious object and where could I find it? Surprisingly it was well within my reach. It was the HP Special Edition 15-an050nr. 
The HP Special Edition 15-an050nr which comes with a preloaded Command Centre containing rare Star Wars focused content is a Grand Master of information. It is the perfect answer for novices’ today who are so full of questions fancied by the Star Wars world, the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance, Jedi, Yoda, Luke, and the Force.

The Galactic Empire induced design of the Star Wars™ Special Edition Notebook stimulates me further to take time off my new job and to redesign my room to match it with the ways of the 15-an050nr to set an example to my younglings at home over how important the legends of the Galaxies are to us. It inspires me to liberate the Sith long bottled up in me and to train the naive in the ways of the Force with lightsaber swords and Gungan shields. It is time we introduce our younglings to DARTH VADER, the greatest Sith ever.

It is time to #AwakenYourForce

For more information on HP15, please check www.hpshopping.in/starwars

Let’s Make a Wish


Do you remember your childhood? Where finding a genie in a lamp and getting a wish fulfilled by sending a fallen eyelash floating in the air was something that we would strongly believe in. The child in me squeals in delight when an eyelash falls because I truly believe that if you want something real bad, the mysterious entity that runs the universe will try to fulfill it for you.

Poornima, my blogger friend, wished to buy the HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4515 All-in-One Wireless Printer for little one. Reading her post here, http://aspoonfullofideas.com/blog/flipkart-se-abharwishhogipoori/ got me thinking about my childhood and the little wishes I had.
When I go back in time, I realize how the little things in life were important for me. I would wish for a bag of candies, getting A+ in drawing exam or a glittery butterfly hair clips that I had seen in the market. Surprisingly many of them would come true. I strongly suspect that it was because I would go and tell my mom what I had wished for but to me it was magical. I would gasp with delight and immediately close my eyes and thank the Wish Man for everything.
As I grew older, one of my friends told me that the best way to get more fallen eyelashes was to just pluck them out. That seemed like a wonderful idea till my mom found out about it. You see, the number of times I made a wish became too regular and she was definitely suspicious. She sat me on her lap and explained that only the wishes from a fallen eyelash came true. If I became too greedy, then the Wish Man would glue my eyelashes with Fevicol and I would never get any wish again. I was horror struck and I immediately pleaded to the Wish Man to forgive me. 
I was reminded of those days when just yesterday a fallen eye lash floated right into my hand. It reminded me of a wish for a MacBook that I had made for my sister. couple of years ago. I remember closing my eyes back then, not dependent on one of my pretty eye lashes, and praying.

But if wishes came true because of prayers, then all of us would be really lazy bums. Nonetheless, I did have some hope deep in my heart. I believed that by some miracle and not to forget hard work, my wish would come true.

Even though I had been eyeing this particular laptop for my sis for a long long time but sadly my Rs. 450 per month pocket money could never add up to such a big amount. That day, I decided to start working for it. I took up content writing assignments, did a couple of part time jobs and rupee by rupee began to save money. My sister and mom contributed, too. They were my editors and would proof read everything I wrote to ensure that my work was perfect. 

It took me two years but finally I managed to save the perfect figure , down to the last rupee, for a nifty new Macbook Air. I was just about to purchase it when….

Lo and behold! Wish Man decided to make my wish all the more sweeter by giving me an excellent discount on it. 
I was and still am completely convinced that wishes do come true. All you need is a little handwork, some patience and a pinch of Flipkart’s amazing offers to make them come true. 

Packing my world in Renault Lodgy!

Did you ever think that you can pack your entire world in a car? I never thought so until I came across the Renault Lodgy. I was apprehensive at first, because after all I am the biggest hoarder you will come across in your life but I thought “isko chance dekar dekhte hai” Was I satisfied? Hell yes!
I am sure you are curious to know how exactly I managed to pack my world  right? Let me show you how!

The first thing you should know is that I live in a big fat joint family and therefore space is always an issue for us. No car is big enough for us to seat ourselves comfortably. Over the years, I have developed Jerky Cramped Leg Syndrome and My Frozen Hand Syndrome (I invented these super cool terms BTW) So when I saw the number of seats in the Lodgy, my eyes literally popped out. Like this!
 Have a look at the seats yourself!



Now I can happily seat my mom, dad, sister, didi, Nanaji and myself! J

And kiss goodbye to those terrible Syndromes, too 😛

Now the second thing that is very important in my world are my books! I know what a lot of people may say, “Books to Kindle me carry karo no”
To those people, I have only one response


 I love my Books. PAPER BOOKS! Not Kindle!!! And my dear Renault Lodgy has a dynamic trunk storage of 207 liters expandable to 1861 liters! Woohoo. Basically, I can pack all my favourite books in the trunk and still have space in case I end up buying something on the way 😀

The third thing that is absolutely an essential part of my world is my bottle or as I like to call it ‘My Batli’.

My Batli has been my companion for the past four years and has seen the world with me. I swear. I carry it wherever I go no matter what. It is old, dented and the dhakan is slightly broken but at the end of the day, it is my Batli. So, a car should definitely have a special designated space for it. I know it is silly, but the number of cars that don’t have special space for it will really shock you!

But Renault Lodgy continues to impress me!

The fourth important thing that I metaphorically carry around is safety. I have always been paranoid about it ever since a near miss accident that I had been a part of years ago. For my family, I want the absolute best when it comes to safety. Be it health insurance, fire insurance or even the safest vehicle for them to travel. And Renault Lodgy continues to delight me in this aspect, too.


The fifth most important thing for me is my music and food. Both of them are a close tie for me personally. But music is usually available in our smartphones right? But when you are driving, wouldn’t you rather have a state of the art music system that soothes you as you whizz past! And as for food, I hate it when my coffee or sandwich spills over during a speed break.


With the Renault Lodgy, my life is pretty much perfect! I can carry my entire world in this wonderful car! All I have to say is


I’m participating in the #LiveLodgycal contest with Renaultin association with BlogAdda to get a chance to be a part of the #LiveLodgycal Drive in Goa.