This Women’s Day there’s much more to do than hanging out over a lazy lunch and gossiping over hi-tea. Explore cool mobile apps that will give you some health and life tips, indulge in a Sufi massage or be a part of interesting campaigns
Those days are passé when Women’s Day was limited to talks and discussions. Over the years the celebrations and offers in the city have turned more interesting and you definitely have more to do than to just hang out with your friends. We get you some out-of-the-box stuff to do today.
Wonder apps
Utilise your smartphone in a better way and download some cool apps by Nokia that will give you tips on parenting, beauty, fashion and health.
Woman calendar: It lets you record your moods and symptoms along with temperature and weight. We are aware that not every woman has a 28/5 cycle so you can enter the numbers that are right for you. It will also predict future period dates, ovulation and fertile days.
My body weight: Track your body weight, BMI, body fat, resting heart rate and calorie burning or consumption. Create a target weight and date to help you reach your goals. Get a reminder each day to get your latest measurements. Track your progress using a series of graphs. See at a glance if you are on target, ahead or falling behind. Record you weight in KGs, lbs or stones.
Make-up girls: Spend hours of fun and fashion with over 400 million different looks. Use your creative talents to apply the models’ make up using beauty products and accessories in this easy to use touch-based application. Just click anywhere on the model’s face and the relevant menu will instantly appear, allowing you to adjust makeup or accessory type and colour. You can also take a picture of your make-up design.
life positive: life positive helps achieving your life goals with good health, fitness and happiness. It helps you to remain optimistic, cherished and maintain a positive mindset while you strive to better your life and those of your friends and family. The objective is to inspire and motivate you to be more healthy, fit and happy.
Mind machine: Mind Machine uses rhythmic sound and flashing light to alter the brainwave frequency of the user. Mind Machine can induce deep states of relaxation and concentration. The experiences have been compared to those obtained from meditation. The application contains 35 mind stimulation programs.
All recipes: It’s free and thousands of top-rated recipes — each featuring photos and reviews from our community of millions of home cooks — in the palm of your hand! Plus, time-saving recipe tips from allrecipes.com Members and their ideas for recipe variations that help to eliminate any guesswork!
Pamper yourself
The Imperial will today launch the new range of Sufi skin care products, which are organic. Also to allow the non-residents indulge in massage, the Sufi massage room has been added to the salon of the restaurant. So you can just walk in and get pampered. Shiro will be hosting all Women DJ’s every Saturday night throughout the month of March as a part of the Women Day celebrations. Female DJ’s will spin the best of commercial music throughout March at Shiro. And if you plan to shop today at Select Citywalk, you have a chance to get dropped for free by EasyCabs and you can also win exclusive discounts.
Red Rickshaw Revolution
Vodafone Foundation will today launch the initiative The Red Rickshaw Revolution. It is a unique initiative to celebrate the achievements of ordinary women doing extraordinary things across India to raise money for three NGO’s which are working to empower women.
From raising awareness about India’s unsung women heroes to raising funds, the Red Rickshaw Revolution will see three committed women, laura Turkington, Carina Deegan and Sunita (Delhi’s first woman autorickshaw driver), traverse a distance of over 1500 kms from New Delhi to Mumbai in a red autorickshaw, in nine days.
Departing from New Delhi on March 9, these three women in their red rickshaw will travel through Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, arriving in Mumbai on March 18. The red rickshaw will pass through cities like Alwar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Rajsamand, Shamlaji, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Daman and Mumbai. Along the route, they will discover and encounter ordinary women doing extraordinary things. nter ordinary women doing extraordinary things.