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MAKE WAY BECAUSE CHRISTMAS IS IN TOWN Now that the year is nearing its end the whole city is going gaga while thinking of one last festival, and how to celebrate it, before bidding adieu to 2017! Yes it’s CHRISTMAS which takes place on 25th December to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Generally it is on that time the feast takes place to mark the happy occasion. Now when the talk is about food, Kolkata seriously just can’t lag behind this year. Like every other year, the Kolkata cuisine has brought around a host of delicacies to entice our palate. It has already added a zing to the party spirits. Crowds are spilling into the tea room of Flurys and restaurants like Mocambo, Peter Cat and Bar-B-Q Christmas spells cake in Kolkata! Now which better place to go than Flurys? The cake shop was founded on 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. J Flurys, every year this place is literally mobbed by people wanting to taste a bit of that creamy delicacy this year they have also involved the ...

ANURADHA KOIRALA- THE TRUE WONDER WOMAN November 2010, Demi Moore stands tall as her speech in the CNN Top Heroes Award makes the audience break into a huge applause. But not she but a frail Nepalese woman walking confidentally up the stage makes the audience's eyes moist. Anuradha Koirala, a visionary, a teacher, a winner of the CNN Top Heroes Award. And a lot more, Anuradha is responsible for freeing no less than 12,000 girls from the clutches of sex trafficking. Globally, sex trafficking figures show a dismal scenario. Minimum of 20.9 million adults and children are bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude, forced labor and bonded labor, according to figures stated by equalitynow.org. Among these 98% are recognised to be women and about 6-10% are reported to be trafficked in lieu for sexual exploitation. The situation is no different in India and Nepal. Human trafficking between India and Nepal is one of the biggest and busiest route. Abou...

             Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics Presents:   Brouhaha'17 The annual cultural festival of Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Brouhaha, in collaboration with The Spartan Poker.com, was held from 12th to 16th December 2017. Known to attract the best student talent from across Mumbai, Brouhaha'17 has officially completed 32 years. Dedicated to the celebration of creativity, the theme for this year was The Royal Era - an opportunity to re-live the ancient royal age wherein all the ancient kingdoms would be on the same timeline.  The Principal, Dr. Manoj Bhide, delivered the inaugural address. He described the significance of performance and art and its correlation with various aspects of life. And with this the Royal Era commenced. The royal extravaganza witnessed a massive footfall of students excited to a glimpse of Ali Merchant, Kunal Singh, Ajaz Khan, Jay Weather who graced the occasion and int...

Brouhaha - 2017 Disclosure: iYouthMag is Magazine Partner  for Brouhaha’17, the annual cultural fest of Sydenham College, Mumbai. The Annual Cultural Festival of Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Brouhaha, in collaboration with The Spartan Poker.com, will be held on the 12 th to 16 th of December 2017. Known to attract the best student talent from across Mumbai, Brouhaha'17 is all set to take things to a greater level this year. Dedicated to the celebration of creativity, the theme for this year is The Royal Era. The first thing that strikes our minds when it comes to Royal Era is the Queens, the Kings, the Dynasties and the Kingdoms, being in modern era, Brouhaha'17 would give You, an opportunity to re-live the ancient royal age wherein all the ancient kingdoms would be on the same timeline. So what makes Brouhaha special? You would ask. What makes it stand out from among-st the hundreds that are already there? Is it the participation, coming fro...

CHILDREN’S DAY AT SAROJ GUPTA CANCER CENTRE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Since our childhood, we have been celebrating 14th November in a special manner and receiving special gifts. But there are children who have been caged in the four walls of the hospital and spend their lives with the saline bottles. They hardly enjoy their lives since they suffer from excruciating pain and lead a life full of uncertainties. This year like every other years, the paediatric department of Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute celebrated the Children's day  in order to bring some Joy and delight in the little lives. On 14th November, the management of the hospital organized a drawing competition  and other cultural activities where some of the paediatric patients had participated in the events like recitation, song and dance. They entertained the audience  which included other patients and their family members, doctors and nurses with their talents.  T...

Ask. Talk. Listen. Depression - such an overused term, isn't it? But more than overused it's over felt. More than half of today's population is victim to this disease. Now you would ask me, why is it even termed as a disease ? But that's where we go wrong. It is as important and serious a disease like any other so called "medical" disease. Maybe it is not always visible to the naked eye like when a person is down with fever you can understand that but depression is not easily understood or detected. It's more like saying the person is suffering from mood swings or has some anger management issue or maybe they just had a bad day at school/work. No. They didn't. And the victims generally hide it well with their ever enthusiastic smile, because they neither seek for attention nor sympathy. My question is why can't we treat depression just like we would treat a heart patient or a cancer patient? Why would we have to be all "hush-...