Candid conversation with actor Pooja Bedi, and Deepak Ramola of Project FUEL

Within the first week of March, YS Weekender had a combined bag of tales on entrepreneurship, well being and health, sustainable dwelling, and leisure.

Here is a compilation of all the highest tales that you just should not miss from the week that was:

In an unique interview with Bollywood actor, mannequin, columnist, tv discuss present host, Pooja Bedi, the 50-year previous talks about being the quintessential insurgent baby out and in of Bollywood.

After donning a number of hats, has now taken the entrepreneurial plunge with Goa-based ecommerce and retail startup Blissful Soul.

She says, “I’ve at all times lived life by myself phrases and circumstances. Offered that I’m obeying the legislation, there is no such thing as a motive why I shouldn’t create my very own path for my proper and wrongs, sure and no, and what I want to do. So, I suppose if going towards conference and stereotypes known as being a insurgent, then sure I’m nonetheless a insurgent baby.”

Test the interview, right here.

YS Weekender additionally caught up with Deepak Ramola, Founding father of Mission FUEL, which collects life classes from folks and transforms them into interactive actions and studying experiences.

Earlier final yr, in affiliation with Singapore Worldwide Basis’s Arts for Good Tasks, Mission FUEL launched the World Knowledge Map. The consciousness mission combines visible and knowledge anthropology, and spreads consciousness in regards to the variety of existence. It additionally supplies insights on coping mechanisms folks make use of to create a significant life.  

Within the dialog with YS Weekender, Deepak talks about his inspiration, challenges of constructing a tech map, accumulating life classes, and his future plans.

Underneath entrepreneurship, YS Weekender interviewed Nitika Sonkhiya, Co-founder and CEO of MyONEarth, an internet one-stop eco store for all issues sustainable. Based by her and former colleague Sameesh Nayyar, Delhi-based MyONEarth supplies eco-friendly way of life merchandise made out of bamboo, coconut shells and cork. 

She spoke in regards to the challenges of quitting a comfortable job to pursue her ardour, and the hurdles that girl entrepreneurs must face in a male-dominated trade.

“Folks underestimate you on a regular basis. I needed to work additional arduous to generate belief and goodwill,” Nitika says about beginning up.  

Overcoming all hurdles, Nitika co-founded MYONEarth in January 2020. Inside a yr, the sustainable startup has generated greater than Rs 50 lakh, and has been rising at 20 % month-on-month.

Underneath well being and health, useful nutritionist Deepa Kannan writes in her weekly column about how wholesome info can profit us.

She writes, “A food regimen that features wholesome fat has a number of advantages together with higher blood sugar stability, helps shield mind well being, builds secure hormones, insulates and protects bones and organs, maintains higher temperature regulation, helps construct stress resilience, and protects mobile operate. Past all the nice physiological advantages, fat additionally make our meals style wonderful and assist us really feel satiated.”

Health knowledgeable Meenakshi Mohanty suggests our readers methods to make their physique crave train. Meenakshi writes, “Well being is a critical a part of a healthful way of life and shifting our our bodies is one thing everyone knows we ought to be doing. We should always have a look at workouts as a rewarding, pleasurable expertise, quite than dreading it.”

The health knowledgeable means that scheduling one’s train every day, discovering one’s bliss, and indulging in pre and publish exercise rituals are a few of the few methods through which one can persuade their physique to need to train.

To your weekly repair of leisure, YourStory Reviewed Indoo Ki Jawani. Starring Kiara Advani and Aditya Seal, Indoo Ki Jawani launched in theatres on December 11.

The movie then digitally launched on Netflix on March 2. The movie is directed by Aditya Sengupta. It additionally stars actor-comedian Mallika Dua.

Moreover, earlier this week, Netflix India introduced its content material slate for 2021. Monika Shergill, Vice President – Content material, Netflix India, mentioned, “Our upcoming lineup options extra selection and variety than we’ve seen earlier than. From the most important movies and sequence, to gripping documentaries and actuality, and daring comedy codecs. We’re taking our subsequent large leap in India to deliver you greater than 40 highly effective and irresistible tales from all corners of the nation.”

The lineup contains 41 Indian tales, that includes 13 Indian movies, 15 sequence, six comedy specials, 4 documentaries and three actuality sequence.

Test the checklist right here.

The 78th Golden Globe Awards befell final week, delayed by two-months as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the awards had been historic. It’s the first time that an Asian girl gained the Finest Director Awards.

Chloe Zhao turned the primary girl of color to win it for her movie Nomadland. Test the checklist of winners, right here.