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A DIFFICULT PROPOSITIONLOVING ANIMALS LETTERS

SATYABRATA NAYAK, JHARSUGUDA

Sir, I went through the cover story of Sundaysupplement Live and Let Live published lastweek. Being a non-vegetarian, I feel thatsticking to a vegan diet is not an easy thing.People who adopt a vegan lifestyle often findit difficult to get food of their choice atrestaurants. They also face the same problems at parties and family events. Evenas I appreciate the idea of adopting a plant-based lifestyle, it will not be easy for me toturn vegan. However, I have decided to stopeating non-vegetarian food after learningabout the atrocities inflicted upon the ani-mals in several farms.

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SOURAJIT MOHAPATRA, PARADIP

Sir, I am a doctor and vegan too. Needless to say,last week, I liked the cover story Live and let Liveon the Sunday POST. I feel there is no nutrientthat cannot be acquired from a plant or sapro-phytic source. If you love a cat or a dog then youshouldn’t be cruel towards other animals like cattle, pigs, goats and chickens. Similarly, we canalso avoid torturing bees and silk cocoons.Agreed, it is a little difficult to lead a plant-basedlifestyle considering its access and costs. Onceaccepted, veganism is an extremely healthy formof lifestyle and purest means of harmony. Severalstudies and trials have demonstrated extensivelythe positive effects on skin, hair and overallhealth of human beings.

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With family

RASHMI REKHA DAS, OP

VETERAN ACTOR AND THEATRE PERSONALITY ASHRUMOCHAN MOHANTY LOVESTO ASSIST HIS WIFE IN COOKING ON NON-WORKING SUNDAYS.

Early birdWhether it is a Sunday orany other day, I love towake up early to enjoy thebeauty of sunrise. I go foryoga practice with sonAshirbad, daughter Ashritaand wife Nayana followinga morning stroll.

Wifey dearestCooking is not my cup of

tea but I certainly lend a

helping hand to my wife in

the kitchen. I also do other

household chores on

holidays to offer her a

break from daily grind and

to fortify our bond.

Literature loverI love reading novels of eminentauthors like Pratibha Ray, KanhuCharan Mohanty and BibhutiPatnaik in my leisure hours.Besides, reading short stories fromvernacular dailies is my favouritepastime on Sundays.

Home decoratorI love to embellish my homeduring my free hours to giveit a makeover. That apart, I dogardening on holidays.

RASHMI REKHA DAS, OP

Every child, including the oneswith disabilities, dreams of beingcounted and having her or histalents recognised. They do not

allow their physical limitations to comein the way of their dreams. Ahead ofChildren’s Day, an occasion to increaseawareness of the rights, care and educationof the children and to pay tribute toIndia’s first Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru, Sunday POST catches up withsome special kids who have proved withtheir feat that disability is nothing butjust a state of mind.

About a decade ago, DivyaranjanMohapatra’s joy knew no bounds whenhe was blessed with twin sons. But thehappiness was short-lived as he discoveredone of them visually impaired while theother one suffering from hearing loss.Expectedly, there was shock and despairin the family at that time. But today,Divya, brimming with parental enthusiasm,proudly introduces his bright, multi-talented sons Asit and Amit Mohapatrato all. He considers it a blessingthat God has chosen himas their caregiver.

While Asit isgood a tplay-

ing flute Amit is an excellent tabla player.The former is already a household nameafter appearing in several television shows.Asit, at the age of four, played mouthorgan to the tune of Jana-Gana-Manaand Bande Utkal Janani at India Gateand earned all round applause. He alsoperformed before Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik who was all praise of Asit’s skill.

Kids born with deformities are not dif-ferently-abled, but ‘specially-abled’ as hehas discovered in his case, says the proudfather. But he feels that it is the responsibilityof parents to identify those hidden talentsand provide ample support so that theycan flourish. For instance, when he tooka mouth organ as a speech-developmentaid for young Asit, he was spellbound tosee him play it so well on his own. Similarly,when Amit hadn’t even started going toschool, he would draw beautiful patternson the sand. Realising their musical andartistic talents, Divya toiled hard to ensure

that his sons get the requiredplatforms to hone their

skills and good educa-tion.

But it was not aneasy task. “ThoughAsit cleared the en-

trance at KendriyaVidyalaya, he

was notgivenadmis-sionjust

be-cause

he was blind. So, I approached the Child& Woman Rights Commission in thisregard following which he was admittedin the school,” narrated Divya.

Apart from flute, Asit is also a goodtabla player. He is being groomed underthe tutelage of eminent flautist MohiniMohan Patnaik and both of them arebeing learning tabla under the guidanceof Kulamani Sahoo. Asit can identify thescale of any song with ease for which heearns the appreciation of many eminentsingers.

He adds: “Of course it requires a lotof patience, dedication and faith on partof their parents.

Asit and Amit, Class V students ofKendriya Vidyalaya,Kalinga Nagar,Bhubaneswar, are not just popular intheir school, they are household namesin the state for their exceptional abilities.Asit is adept at playing flute and tablawhile Amit has won several painting

competitions. Thelatter also playshis brother’s in-struments quitewell. The twoare regular per-

formers at

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Beating all odds

There needs to be a lotmore emphasis on what achild can do, instead ofwhat he cannot do.DR TEMPLE GRANDIN I AUTISM SPOKESPERSON

Toshali Fair, IIT College functionsand Anjali Children’s Festival.Asit came to limelight after be-coming first runner up at GoanAkhada, a popular reality showaired on a local private channel,on two occassions. They are alsoregular performers at All IndiaRadio, Cuttack. However, Asitwants to be a bureaucrat whileAmit wants to be an engineer asboth of them are good at academicsalso, say their parents SubasiniHota and Dibyaranjan.

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Asit and Amit with their parents

KIDS BORN WITH IMPERFECTIONS ARE NOT DIFFERENTLY-ABLED, BUT SPECIALLY-ABLED, SAYS DIVYARANJAN MOHAPATRA WHO IS PARENTING HIS TWIN SONS SUFFERING

FROM VISUAL AND HEARING IMPAIRMENTS

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Twelve-year-old Manisha Priyadarshiniis wheelchair-bound but that hasn’t over-shadowed her ta lents . A dwel ler ofNilakanthanagar in Bhubaneswar, Manishais good at dancing, singing, art and debate.

Her mother Manasmita says, “In the lastmonth of my pregnancy, I met with anaccident. It affected the child more than me.She was paralysed from the waist down sincebirth. That apart, Manisha had a surgery inher spinal cord to remove a tumor when shewas only five days old. That’s the reason sheis unable to walk. Her father blamed me fordelivering a disabled child and abandonedus. I was totally depressed and decided thatI would groom my daughter in such a waythat everyone will be proud of her. And shemade it possible.”

Since childhood, Manisha has been goodin extra-curricular activities. She can dancesitting in a wheelchair and comes first in theclass. In fact, she has a long list of achievements.She performed on World Disabled Day atUnit-6 High School, Bhubaneswar and stoodfirst in singing, dancing, and fancy dresscompetitions. She has also performed in pro-grammes at Jayadev Bhawan, RabindraMandap, and Regional Museum of NaturalHistory. Also, she participated in a national-level ramp show organised by KIIT and wasfelicitated by its founder Achyuta Samanta.This apart, she is a regular performer at events

organised by Bhubaneswar-based NGOsworking for physically-challenged kids.

The Class VII student of Jawahar NavodayaVidyalaya, Khurda, aims to be a teacher.

“She never feels she is less talented thanother kids. I am trying my best to fulfill herdreams,” says a proud mother.

Autism is a developmental disorder, butmany children have overcome the problem.Sarthak Dwivedi is one of them. The ClassVII student of Unit IX Government HighSchool from Bhubaneswar was not autisticfrom birth. He suffered from this disorderafter an accident when he was only three.However, the talented kid has notched upseveral achievements. He was in Class IVwhen he won an award from the Orissa StateCouncil for Child Welfare for painting.

Son of Sumati and Kailash Dwivedi, Sarthaklearns painting from Ghanashyam Pradhan,dance from Mangovinda Nayak and instru-mental music from Basudev Moharana.

Besides winning the state-level paintingcompetition conducted by the Orissa StateCouncil for Child Welfare, Bhubaneswar, hehas bagged several prizes in singing compe-titions. The multitalented Sarthak is also anastute keyboard player. He got the chance

to play the keyboard at a concert organisedat the India Gate in New Delhi on the eveof World Disabled Day. He played ‘BandeUtkal Janani’ and earned wide applause fromthe audience.

Sarthak secured the first position in a singingcompetition and second position in a debatecompetition at several state level eventsorganised by the ‘We for You’ organisationin Bhubaneswar. He is also a good cricketer.

He too performed well in a cricket leaguemeant for disabled children organised bySwabhiman, a social organisation for personswith disabilities. Sarthak has also been felicitatedby socio-cultural organisation Kasturi for hisaccomplishments.

Sarthak’s mother Sumati Dwivedi said,“When Sarthak was merely three years old,he banged his head to a TV set and wasseverely injured. He was in pain, so we rushedhim to the hospital where he was treated formany days. After he recovered, we observedthat he was behaving in an unusual manner.It was difficult for us to believe that our sonwas autistic. But that was the hard truth.”

“We did not lose hope and tried to providehim the best treatment but finally we had toaccept the truth,” she added.

Sarthak secured the first position in singing,fancy dress, art and dance in a series of com-petitions at an event titled ‘Prativa O Manthan’organised by Swabhiman. Besides extracur-ricular activities, he is also a meritorious stu-dent.

Asked what he likes to do in his leisuretime, he said, “I love to sing along withdownloaded music tracks on my mobilephone.”

“We have great expectations from him. Iknow he is autistic, but we are hopeful. Myson is talented. I consider myself lucky tohave him as our son,” Sumati said.

He did not confine himself in the fourwalls during the lockdown. He participatedin many virtual competitions and made hisparents proud.

With Hermother

Manisha with actor Sabyasachi Mishra

Sarthak with his parents

Asit with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Sarthak

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POTPOURRISUNDAY POST

Let’s celebrate a

Green Diwali

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With widespreadrestrictions on

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but to go green, thisDiwali. Sunday POST

throws light uponvarious types of candles that you

can decorate yourhouse with while

observing theFestival of Lights

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Web series P Se Pleasure, directedby young director Abinash

Rout, is a beautiful drama about alove story between two girls, a subjectwhich has hardly been explored inany Odia projects. The series is slatedto release soon on streaming platformAR Prime.

The charactersare beingplayedby

Bhubaneswar-born Telugu actressSindura Rout and Odia actressAmrita.

On being asked whether the projecti s in sp i red by Ram Gopa lVerma(RGV)’s Hindi lesbian crimethriller Dangerous, director Routsaid, “P Se Pleasure is a thriller withelements of romance, suspense anda few bold scenes. It has nothingto do with RGV’s movie.” PNN

Actress Kiara Advani waslaunched by Akshay

Kumar in 2014 with Fugly,and she is now all set to staropposite the superstar in theupcoming horror comedy,

Laxmii.In her latest role, Kiara

plays Akshay’s love in-terest. Prior to this,the two were seen shar-ing screen space in the2019 comedy, GoodNewwz.

Sharing her expe-rience working withAkshay , Kiara said:“Life’s come a full cir-c l e , f rom be inglaunched in themovies to beingthe leading ac-tress in a film

with Akshay sir. There’s alwaysso much to learn from him,from his work ethics to theenergy as an actor that hebrings to a scene.”

“When we worked togetheron Good Newwz I was a bitintimidated working with sir,I wouldn’t speak as much. Iwould silently listen and ob-serve him on set, the way hewould improvise and add somuch life to a scene alwaysinspired me. By the time westarted working on Laxmii Ihad opened up, felt moreconfident and the journeyhas been amazing,” she added.

IANS

Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she missed the hustle bustle ofshooting during lockdown.

Sonakshi shared a video on Instagram where she is seengetting her hair and make-up done. The Dabangg actress didnot reveal what she was gearing up to shoot.

“How I missed the hustle bustle of shoot!!! Team:@mohitrai@malvikapanjabi @heemadattani@themadhurinakhale@kadamajay,” Sonakshi captioned the image.

Sonakshi was last seen in Dabangg 3 starring Salman Khan.The actress returns on the screen in the Ajay Devgn-starrer

Bhuj: The Pride Of India. The film tells the tale of Indian AirForce pilot Vijay Karnik.The period dramalooks back atthe story of300 women ofMadhapar vil-lage in Gujarat’sKutch district,who played apivotal role inhelping Indiawin the 1971Indo-Pak war. IANS

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TINSELTOWNSUNDAY POST

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Swedish-Greek actress Elli AvrRamhas shared her life mantra in her

latest post on social media.Elli posted a string of pictures on

Instagram. In the images, she is seenposing with a colour palette, paint brushand a canvas.

Alongside the image, she wrote:“EAT , PAINT, LOVE – Elli’s way!”she wrote.

Back from a vacation in Maldives,Elli recently posted a string of photo-graphs from her holiday on Instagram.In the images, she was seen standingon a giant size chess board dressed in a

white top and black mini skirt.On the work front, Elli recently

announced she will be seenacting in a Swedish short filmtitled With You.

The actress was last seenin Mohit Suri’s Malang.Apart from Hindifilms, she was alsoseen in the Tamilfilm Paris Parisand the Kannadarelease Butterflyin the recentmonths. IANS

Elli AvrRam’s way:Eat, paint, love

‘Missed thehustle bustle

of shoot’

Kiara recalls beinglaunched by Akshay

‘P Se Pleasure is notinspired by RGV movie’

SINDURA ROUT

SONAKSHI SINHA

PROCEDURE

To begin with, cook sugar withthree cups of water to make syrup

of one thread consistency. To it, addmilk and when the scum rises to thetop, put it aside. Now add the foodcolor as desired and keep the syrupaside. Make a thin batter of besanwith three cups of water (pouringconsistency) and add food color to itas well, as desired. In a fryer, heat suf-ficient oil for deep frying. Hold a per-forated spoon over the hot oil, poura little batter over it and quicklypress the batter throughit into the fryer tomake boondi. Fryfor about twoto th reeminutes.Nowre-

move the boondi using a slot-ted spoon, drain the oil thor-oughly and dunk into the syrup.When the boondi have absorbed allthe syrup, add cardamom seeds andmix gently without mashing the boondi.Divide the mixture into twenty-fiveportions and shape each into a ladoo.Garnish with cashews and almonds,cool and serve.

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SUNDAY POST NOVEMBER 8-14, 2020 FOOD

MOTICHOOR LADOO

INGREDIENTSn Gram flour – 2 and 1/2 cupsn Sugar –1 and 1/3 cupsn Milk – 1/4 cupn Orange food colour as requiredn Sunflower oil for deep fryingn Green cardamom seeds – 1 tablespoonn Almonds blanched – 10n Cashews blanched – 10

KALAKAND

DIWALI DELIGHTS

INGREDIENTSn Grated fresh paneer: 2 and 1/4 cupsn Milk powder: 1 and 1/2 cupsn Fresh cream: 1 and 1/2 cupsn Sugar : 3/4 cupn Cardamom powder: 1/2 tspn For garnishing:n Almond slivers: 1 tbspn Pistachio slivers: 1 tbsp

PROCEDURE

To make quick kalakand, combine all the in-gredients, except the cardamom powder, in a

deep non-stick pan and mix well. Cook on a mediumflame for 15 minutes or till the mixture thickens and

leaves the sides of the pan, while stirring continuouslyand scraping the sides of. Remove from the flame, add

the cardamom powder and mix well. Transfer the mixtureimmediately into a 175 mm. (7”) diameter greased thali

and spread it evenly. Garnish it with almond and pistachioslivers and pat it lightly so that the almond and pistachio slivers

stick to the mixture very well. Keep aside to cool and set for threehours. Cut the kalakand into pieces and serve or keep refrigerated in

an air-tight container till serving.

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