Fun, Freedom and Confidence with the all new Datsun redi-GO

If you are someone who loves exploring new places then the ability of driving does the work of adding wings to you. Driving is one of my most favorite hobbies and this hobby turns into a passion when you have a perfect car that can provide you a comfortable and smooth driving experience no matter if you drive it on a road with potholes or a road with which is flawless and best for driving. 

The all new Datsun redi- GO is the new cross design hatchback in town and it is one of those urban cross that offers you Fun, Freedom and Confidence while driving. Compact cars have been one of my favorites from a long time and this car offers you much more than the other cars available in the market. The Datsun redi-Go is about to launch in this month and here are some cool features that it has got to offer you.

The Yukan Design

Datsun have come with some different design for this crossover. This design makes the car a little wider in shape, the car is also a little taller compared to the heights of other hatchbacks which makes the redi-GO more spacious and comfortable inside the car. 

The elegant Exterior design

The structure of the car makes it more spacious and the exterior design gives it a sporty feel. The D Cut Grill adds a bold and classy look to the car. The Datsun redi-Go comes with a ground clearance of 185 mm which will allow you to avoid all the obstacles coming on the way while you are driving. Also the heightened stance puts your head and the shoulders above the normal level allowing you to enjoy a wider view of the road and the surroundings.

And how can someone hate those daylight running lamps that can catch everyone's eyes on your car while you are driving it and this is something for which I would love to buy this car.

The Spacious interior

Sometimes a compact car fails to provide a complete comfortable journey if you travelling a longer distance with 4 or 5 people in the car. The Datsun redi-GO comes with a bigger space between the two seats at the back allowing a comfortable seat for a person who is sitting in the middle. Also the large 89 CC compressor comes with a high cooling capacity and the integrated central air conditioner makes sure that every person sitting in the care enjoys the same cooling effect throughout the journey.

The Advanced Technology car systems

The system of the car comes with a Drive computer and Shift indicator which displays instantaneous mileage, distance, speed and fuel readings along with guidance of shifting gears. This helps you a lot if you are a starter or a learner in driving. The 5-speed manual transmission allows you to smoothly shift between the gears. And a perfect audio system at the centre with a USB and CD option will make the journeys even more enjoyable.

The Smart and Efficient Performance

The Datsun redi-GO comes with a 799 CC engine that provides a fuel economy of 25.17 km/L and the i-SAT technology automatically adjusts the spark timing in response to fuel quality and power requirement. The car allows you to take a U turn at a radius of 4.7 meters and that is again a big advantage when you are travelling on roads which are not much wider that can allow you a big turn.

Safe, secure and reliable

The seats and the steering wheel are designed in such a way that they can absorb force and making the car more safer for young drivers.

My opinion about this car is that it is a best buy for you if you live in a city like Mumbai where the roads are not too great for driving. The car is a best option for a person who has just started driving. At a price tag starting from approximately 2.5 lakhs in Indian currency, this car is the best option in terms of cost and fuel efficiency.

Here is a short promo for you to have a glimpse of the car.

Fun. Freedom. Confidence. The ultimate Urban Cross - Datsun redi-GO - the capability of a crossover with the convenience of a hatchback.

Image courtesy: https://www.datsun.co.in/redi-GO.html

Role of a Perfect Husband #ShareTheLoad

A women is always expected to do the household chores such as washing clothes, cleaning utensils, taking care of her child, cooking food and also keeping things ready for her husband. Things may change but the tag of being a homemaker will always remain with women no matter even if she earns more than the male earner of her house. But the best part of women is that, even after doing all that, she will always greet you with a smile on her face. And this is why she is called a 'Woman'.

Gender inequality has many drawbacks and the major drawback of it is that it brings limitations to what kind of a life does a woman wishes to live. Due to workloads a woman is the one who wakes up early in the morning before everyone else and then she spends her half of the time in order to make things easier for others. This is a story that happens in every house and due to this a woman has to sacrifice all her personal plans for the betterment of her family. Well, that was not the reason why a woman took birth, even she has her own life to enjoy. Even she likes going out to work and feels the same tiredness what her husband feels after returning home from her job, but still she has to step into the kitchen to prepare the dinner for her family. 

In my last article I shared some ways that can help us teach some good values to the next generation kids so that they don't turn out to be gender stereotypes in future. In this article I will be throwing light on how can a husband's behaviour towards his wife help to teach some good values of gender equality to their children.

A mother can make her children learn to do things on their own and that can help to establish gender equality for household chores in the future, but a husband's attitude towards her wife can mentally shape many things in their child's mind which can leave good or bad impression for a woman depending on how a husband behaves with his wife.

The theory is simple that a child learns the same what he or she sees in his/her parents. If I child sees his father disrespecting his mom, even he may do the same thing with his wife in future. But he sees his father supporting and loving his mom, he may also support his wife in future. 

So the role of a father and a husband turns out to be very important if we are looking forward to teach gender equality values to the kids of next generation. And here are the values that husband should inculcate so that his child may respect his woman equally in the future:

1. Stop giving orders to your wife and try to do your work on your own.

If your son watches you working then surely he himself will learn to do his work on his own.

2. Forgive her if she does a mistake and start to find a solution for the mistake with a smile.

Generally husbands try to scold and slap their wife if she does a mistake, but this is wrong. Even she is a human and can make mistakes, if you start hitting her then this will not leave a good impression about the relations between a man and a woman in his mind.

3. Give her a holiday.

No matter if your wife works out or if she is only a housewife, even she gets tired and needs a break. Give her a holiday and take her out for shopping or a movie. Your child will learn to respect the work she does.

4. Work together as a family.

There may be times when the workload on your wife may be more. Come together as a family and help her in her work, this will maintain the happiness in your family and also your child may get to learn many things from both of you.

5. Always be there for her.

There may be good and bad times in your family, support her equally all the time. Your child will learn to do the same with his partner in the future.

 I am taking part in the #ShareTheLoad Challenge with Ariel and Akshara at BlogAdda.

Time to Redefine Gender Equality #ShareTheLoad

Women Equality, Women Empowerment, Women Rights, Women Safety, etc. are words which sound good when they are trending on Twitter on the Women's day with different hash tags but things come back to normal on the very next day. Women have fought a long battle since ages for respect and independence in the society and in comparison to the conditions that were 100 years back, today the women stand at a far better place then what it used to be before. Women are now free to get education, they have also started working as professionals in various different fields, the blames for giving birth to a girl child have also come down, but even after all this women are still expected to be a perfect homemaker. 

Equality between a man and a woman is one of the topics which is never giving complete importance and is being ignored since years. If you pick any example of a working woman either from your family or from your friends or relatives, you will find similar things being a part of every woman's life and a bitter truth above all this is that many of us do realize that these things are wrong but still we don't do something on it as we are habitual to it. But now the time has come to break the shackles of the very primitive thinking.

And for that we need to change the way people think about women, and that can be only achieved if this theory is corrected in the minds of children who are growing today so that in future we may see the things being changed. Here are some values that should be inculcated by the next generation so that they understand the gender equality in the household activities and there are gender stereotypes in the coming future:

1. Every child should learn doing his/her work on its own. 

If we teach a child to start doing a little part of his work on his own from today, then in the future that same child who will turn into an adult will have the habit of doing all his work on its own.

2. Children should be taught to wash their clothes and utensils on their own.

From the age of 10 onward, children should at least learn to wash their undergarments and small utensils like bowls, spoons and plates on their own. 

3. A child should be taught to work together with his family.

During festivals when the lady of the house is busy cleaning the entire house, children with other members of the family should distribute the work according to the ages so that the child may learn to do small chores such as cleaning and will also be inspired with his family members to work together and help his mother/ sister/ aunt.

In this way a child will also become self-dependent rather than being a lazy person and that primitive theory will never enter in his mind that only women should do the household chores and in future he may turn out to be a better companion for his partner. A happiness exists permanently in families where both the man and woman walk hand in hand throughout their life.

I am taking part in the #ShareTheLoad Challenge with Ariel and Akshara at BlogAdda.

Promise your Lady Love this Women's Day

"In the house of trust,

You keep a promise and you add a brick,

Break a promise and you break the entire wall."

Promises do mean a lot in any relationship, a relation between two teen lovers stands on the promise that they won't leave each other tomorrow. A relation between a husband and his wife stands on the promise that they will be there for each other on every new second, new minute, new hour, new week, new month, New Year and every new birth. Which is exactly a promise taken during the marriages in Hindu religion when they say "Pati Patni ek dusre se vada kare ki vah ek dusre ka sath janmo-janmo tak nibhayenge" (Both Husband and Wife should promise each other that they support each other for births).

That phrase sounds good when it is chanted during the time of marriage but later as time passes and both husband and wife have to face the real problems of life, the promises seem to get neglected and ignored. And then then walls of start collapsing in their happy house of trust and love. 

So on this women's day it is time to revise those promises and I request every man who is reading this article to promise the following promises to their lady love:

1. "I will always find some time for her".

Husbands in late 30's have loads of responsibilities on them. These responsibilities of work, business, children, family relations, etc. sometimes makes them feel tired like a 70 year old man and they forget that they have a wife as well for whom they can't find time. I request all the husbands to dig out some quality time from their schedule for their lady, there can be a replacement of everything in your life except her.

2. “I will give her the freedom to live the life she wants”.

Society also plays a major role in every relationships and majority times it is a woman who is questioned the most. Her career, her job, and the kind of clothes she wears, etc. Take a promise that you will support her and give her the freedom to whatever she wants to do and you will stand with her to face the society.

3. “Promise yourself that you will be cent percent honest to her”.

Honesty is very important in any relationship. Relationships are built on the pillars of trust and if any of the two fails to be honest then the relationship falls like a house of cards. Honesty is also the best gift you can give her, so always Be Honest!!

“I’m blogging about the kasams I want from my man this Women’s Day with the#SadaSexy activity at BlogAdda”

Proper Planning: My mantra for #Colgate360GoldMornings

A perfect start in the morning helps us manage everything perfectly throughout the day. Referring the old proverb that "Well started is half done" plays a major role every day in every one's life and by the end of the when all the things start coming in our way, the good mornings turn into golden mornings and such golden mornings everyday helps us in succeeding in every challenges of our lives. 

If I talk about myself, being a wife, a mother and a daughter, my day starts early in the morning at 5 am where I am busy negotiating with the alarm for five extra minutes of sleep. Then as soon as I wake up I need to make sure that I am ready with everything before my children wake up. Need to arrange their clothes on properly, prepare breakfast for them and parallel to it I also need to finish up my work on time. Then waking up my children and preparing them to go to school, feeding them properly and then making them board the school bus ends my first challenge of the day. Then coming back home and waking my parents and husband, preparing their breakfast and placing my husband's things on right place is the second most important part of my day. Finally when my husband leaves for his office and my parents go to a nearby temple, I finish up the household chores and then finally I find some time for myself. I use that time to prepare some notes, read books and watch television. Then before leaving for the school I need to prepare lunch for everyone. And then after a working of 6 hours I come back home, look after my children's homework, prepare dinner, finish off the chores, arrange things for the next day and get back to sleep. 

And again on the next day the same process gets repeated. This is not only my story, this is the story of millions of mothers and housewives and surprisingly a single woman handles everything perfectly every day. And there is only one mantra which helps everything done in proper way, and the mantra is nothing other than Proper Planning. I plan everything well in advance on previous night which helps me manage everything perfectly on the next day, and that happiness which I get at the end of everyday itself is the success when everything go in my way for the entire day. And hence the good mornings turn into golden mornings.

This was my post for #Colgate360GoldMornings 

Why Mumbai is my favourite city when it comes to driving

Which city comes in your mind when you and your friends are planning for a drive?

A drive is a great fun when we move out of our homes to discover new places by driving through the place with our vehicle. When we are planning for drive no matter if the drive is with our friends, family members or even a drive with just me and my car, we always look for a place which is best in terms of Drive, Design and connect.

First of all the feature of drive is very important as this is one of the primary things we keep in our mind while deciding a route for a drive. We decide those routes which give is the best driving experience and for a best driving experience we always look for a place which has the best roads. While looking for the best road we look for that road which is smoother, doesn't have holes, has very less speed breakers and also the road is very broad so that we don't face any kinds of obstacles such as a traffic jam which can spoil our fun of driving.

The next thing we look for is the design of the road. Generally we love to drive on roads which are either completely straight or flat or they have many twists and turns. A flat and straight road allows you to take your car which ever speed you want and a route with many twists and turns also gives a great driving experience. We also look for routes which have more number of highways or express ways so that the journey goes long without any interval.

The road which connects many other places within a shorter and straight route is also loved by people when they are planning for a drive across the city. A drive across the city is fun as you can visit many other places inside the city in a single drive.

When I keep all these features in mind, there is only on city which pops in my mind. And that city is in fact the place where I currently stay, the city of dreams, Mumbai. I have been living in this city since the last 7 years and these are the reasons why it stands up to be my favourite city when it comes to driving:

1. Smooth Driving Experience:
Although there are maximum number of potholes on the roads of Mumbai during the rainy season, we still get a comfortable driving experience overall. Except for a few places with huge traffic jams, the other parts of Mumbai can be rated be better with respect to many other cities across India.

2. Design of the city:
Mumbai stands average when it comes to design, there are IT parks, big hotels, International Airport, Railways and Bus stations which add to the beauty of the city. But the city is still developing and there are many places in which need to be redesigned. But on the other hand roads of Mumbai are well designed and it gives a metropolitan feel when we drive across various express ways, flyovers and the Worli Sea Link.

3. Connectivity in the city:
There are all kinds of transportation services like buses, local trains, auto rickshaws, taxi, cab, trucks, metro, monorail, etc. which help you to travel across the city. The roads in Mumbai support all kinds of vehicles and the land transport system connects you to every corner of the city via the land route.

These are the reasons why I feel that Mumbai is #madeofgreat city and I find it the best when it comes to driving.

Sugar Free Chocolate Vanilla Ice cream Sandwich.

We do eat a lot of cakes during many occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, parties, etc. But have you ever tried to eat Chocolate vanilla Ice cream Sandwich. Many of us might have had this but we might be calling it with different names. Today I will be sharing the recipe on how to make Chocolate vanilla ice cream sandwich, but there is some twist is the recipe. I will be adding Sugar Free Natura, and will be explaining you how you can prepare this recipe free of sugar without compromising on the taste just by replacing the sugar with Sugar free Natura.

Here are the ingredients of the recipe:

1.     All-purpose flour (2 cups).

2.     Butter (Half cup).

3.     Powdered Sugar (Half cup).

4.     Cocoa Powder (1 cup).

5.     Milk (1 cup).

6.     Condensed milk (Half cup).

7.     Baking powder (2 tsp.)

8.     Baking Soda (1 tsp.)

9.     Vanilla Ice cream (1 Litre pack Available in Market).

Here are the steps on how to make the Chocolate Vanilla Ice cream Sandwich. First we need to prepare a chocolate cake.

1.     Mix all-purpose flour, Cocoa powder, Baking Soda and Baking powder properly. Use a sieve to strain it. This will mix them properly.

2.     Now mix Butter, Powdered sugar and Condensed Milk properly till the mixture becomes fluffy. After the mixture becomes fluffy, add a little milk to dilute the mixture. 

3.     Now add the mixture of the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda to the mixture of Butter, sugar and condensed milk. Mix them well and stir only in one direction. Now our paste is ready.

4.     Now take a square or rectangular container, grease it using butter and butter paper and then add the paste. Shake the container well so that the paste spreads well in the container.

5.     Preheat the oven at 180 degree centigrade and place the container inside it. Bake it on the same temperature for 25 minutes.

6.     Now our cake is ready. Remove it out of the oven and cool it at room temperature. After it gets cooled down, remove the cake out of the container and then cut it in the size of approx. 1 cm in height. You can select the length and width according to you. Make sure all the pieces are cut in approximate same dimensions.

7.     Take Vanilla Ice cream out of the Fridge and cut them in the same sizes as you had cut the cake.

8.     Put the Ice cream between two cake blocks and serve them. You can also use chocolate cream and dry fruits to decorate the dessert. 

If you may have noticed, we have used a lot of sugar in this recipe due to which it is not advised to be serve to Heart and diabetes patients. But they are also human beings and they also may wish to have this delicious dessert. So do we have any solution for them?

Yes, I will suggest you to use artificial sweeteners instead of sugar. The best fact about artificial sweeteners is that they are very healthy and diet friendly. I will be suggesting you to use Sugar Free Natura. 9 Tablets or Pellets of Sugar Free Natura are equivalent to one Tablespoon of Sugar. So you can use around 25-30 tablets of Sugar Free Natura to get the same taste in the dessert what you got using natural sugar, but the best fact about using Natura Sugar is that it won't affect the health of Heart and Diabetes patients. And everyone in your family from your grandparents to you and your children can enjoy this dessert without any worries of health issues.