Part of this painful plan is to choose a wedding dress with a beautiful whisper that you know you look and more importantly you will feel absolutely amazing. Here’s a guide to making the notoriously impossible task of wedding dress planning easier and simpler.
Buy plan, not dress:
You need to have a solid plan in mind before you set foot outside the Ladies suit. Keep in mind your wedding themes, color codes (if any) and what colors and designs will complement your overall style and level of change. Your outfit goes with you and you take the outfit, the outfit should go with you!
Not every shiny thing is gold.
Let’s be real, if you have a heavy price tag that you can use to make it, then, the embroidery that goes with the gray note dress will work. Who you are and your Online Women Clothes should appreciate it.
Between mirror work, chic cutwork, pearl, gold wire, organza or endless types of embroidery like classic old Condon and Sardis, choose the one that can complement. You make it easier to carry clothing as a whole and at the same time preserve the timeless grace and pay homage to your culture and traditional values.
Fabric quality
Given the changing fashion preferences and the less sympathetic nature of traditional clothing, new fabrics have been welcomed in the limelight. So far, light and crisp fabrics like satin, chiffon collection and georgette are preferred over traditional hard fabrics like silk as the heavy burden of embroidery is gradually being phased out.
However, choosing one should depend on what season the wedding is taking place and the level of embroidery you want. Comfort should also be a top priority because it is useless if you can’t feel good by looking good.
Colors:
Go for a color that suits your modern wedding tastes and your personal wedding theme. Instead of a solid color palette like bright red filled with gold, try a lighter tone like wine, champagne gold or even patches that blend in with your skin tone and remember it with gold washing wires. It supports minimal and simple look in 2021 which shows a little bit of billing and it is very easy to walk for many hours.
If the popping color is more than ruby red or burgundy or even blue, this is a great idea for 2019. Equipped with some pearl work and an ideal idea of amazing organza and embroidery, people will need a second look.
Style/Design:
A skirt, as lehenga or a classic three-piece suit (very trending) are some of the designs you can make. Again, this should be in contrast to your wedding theme and decor. A luxurious and heavy set wedding will be with a lehenga or ghagra at the wedding but the minimalist wedding sets are best suited with fancy art with fancy three piece curtis.
One of the positive fallouts from the Covid-19 pandemic, is the growth of online learning programs. The Jewish community is no exception. Located in the heart of Jerusalem, former South African Gad Grieve is part of a resurgence of Torah study in the world. It’s happening in the observant and not so observant community.
Many prominent Talmud scholars were effected by the lockdown, in Israel and in other parts of the world. Known for his technical skills with online platforms, Gad Grieve was instrumental in setting up several online platforms. This facilitated the possibility of hosting multiple Zoom calls on a daily basis.
Whereas online Torah study was previously available from several online platforms like YouTube, OU Torah, Torah Live, the pandemic resulted in an explosion of classes and one-on-one online learning. Rabbi David Cohen a prominent Torah scholar admitted, “There has been a silver lining to Corona. The amount of Torah students who have taken to zoom is incredible.”
Grieve, working on a voluntary basis, was able to expedite the process of connecting talmidei chochamim with an audience. Hundreds who would most likely not have entered a yeshiva on their own accord, found a watering-hole in the way of Zoom. They were fascinated by what they had saw and heard. The upshot was that tens of online yeshivas sprung up, sparking a surge in Torah learning.
Eric Weiss, originally from Baltimore said, “Coming from an unobservant family, I was drawn out of interest to Torah. I always wondered what Rabbi Akiva found so fascinating. When I actually did hear a shiur on the parshah I was blown away.”
Weiss now spends his morning listening to Torah shiurim on mussar, halacha and the parsha. More advanced scholars tune into a Daf Yomi shiur where they go through a blad gemora, which is equal to two pages, every day. After a about six and a half years they cover the entire Shas, the complete set of what is known as the oral law.
Gad Grieve cannot take full credit for the work that he is doing because, as the process would have happened organically in any event. However publicizing and connecting students with the classes of the Torah classes, certainly helped speed up the process. He could not be contacted for this article.
Even if and when the pandemic ends, one thing is for sure. Torah learning will never be the same. Come rain, hail or snow, every Maggid shiur will be just a Zoom’s throw away. It’s as they say in Torah circles, gam Zoom le tova. It’s an adaption of the expressiongam zoom latova, which means “everything is for best.” The adapted phrase reads, “Also Zoom is for best.”
Writer: David Rosen
About the Writer: David Rosen is a freelance writer who covers topics and lifestyle events in the Jewish community.
‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ commenced today with launch of the inaugural event by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat today. In line with his vision of a nationwide celebration of 75 years of Independence, Bureau of Outreach Communication today organized photo-exhibitions at thirty two locations in various States and Union Territories across the nation. These exhibitions aim to pay homage to freedom fighters and remember their contribution in the freedom struggle. The exhibition also seeks to bring forth the contributions of unsung heroes of the struggle from various parts of the country.
Crowds thronged the venues of the exhibitions in all parts of the country with much enthusiasm to learn about stories behind India’s freedom struggle. Panels describing the lives of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Sadar Patel, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and other freedom fighters were on display. The historic Dandi March,rare scenes from life of our freedom fighters, newspaper clippings of pre-independence times were also showcased.
Regional Outreach Bureaus (ROBs) in Gujarat viz Godhara, Junagharh/Bhuj and Surat launched their activities for Amrut Mahotsav immediately after the inauguration of the main event by PM Modi.
In Jaipur, Rajasthan, Governor Shri Kalraj Mishra attended the event. He hoped that heroes of the freedom struggle inspire the youth to work for New India. Culture Minister of the State Shri Dr. B. D. Kalla was also present on the occasion.
Locals in Nizamabad, Telangana were thrilled to find a picture of local freedom fighter Ananth Kumar Kanhare at the event, who migrated from Maharashtra and took part in the freedom struggle efforts in Nizamabad.
In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan along with State Health Minister Shri Prabhuram Chaudary inaugurated the event. In Mhow, Indore (Birth place of B.R. Ambedkar), Culture Minister of State inaugurated the function.
Photo exhibition organized in Raipur Chhatisgarh was inaugurated by Culture minister Shri Amarjeet Bhagat.
In Punjab, Governor & UT Administrator, Shri V P Singh Badnore participated in the inaugural event. Participating in a similar event in Shimla, Governor of Himachal Pradesh Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, gave said the youth should seek inspiration from our freedom struggle so that the nation can progress. Urban development minister of State Shri Suresh Bhardwaj was also present at the occasion.
Leaders like Brig Rajinder Singh were remembered at ROB Jammu, visited by Lt. Governor Shri Manoj Sinha. Principal DG, All India Radio, Shri N.V. Reddy inaugurated Amrut Mahotsav exhibition at ROB Guwahati.
Exhibition set up by ROB Chennai was inaugurated by Governor Shri Banwarilal Purohit. At ROB Payyannur, Kerala freedom fighter V P Appukkutta Pothuval graced the occasion. Exhibitions were also put up at Tiruchirapalli, Mananthavady, Wayanad and Kundara Kollam in Kerala. Governor Shri Arif Muhammed Khan and the Chief Secretary also visited the exhibition inaugurated by ADG, ROB Shri V. Palanichamy at Kollam.
On the occasion of the launch of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – a 75-week programme dedicated to the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, Ministry of Panchayati Raj organized National Webinar at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi on 12th March 2021 as its inaugural week programme to interact with State/UT Departments of Panchayati Raj and 75 District Panchayats, 75 Block Panchayats & 75 Gram Panchayats regarding suggested activities for 75 weeks (12th March 2021 – 18th August 2022), implementation strategy, action plan and issues relating to nationwide celebration of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. Shri Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj chaired and senior officers of the Ministry attended the webinar, and barring a few States/UTs, majority of State/UT Departments of Panchayati Raj and representatives of 75 beacon District Panchayats, 75 Block Panchayats and 75 Gram Panchayats attended the Webinar. The webinar was attended by more than 600 persons.
The participants were informed about the objectives [(i) Citizen Campaign: Low Cost, People Intensive, (ii) Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat, (iii) Every State, Every Language, (iv) Emphasis on India’s Glorious History, (v) Showcasing India’s Development, (vi) Roadmap of 2047 and (vii) Global Outreach], themes [(i) Vishva Guru Bharat, (ii) Ideas, Achievements & Resolve, (iii) Aatmanirbhar Bharat, (iv) India’s Rich Cultural Heritage, (v) Celebrating Unsung Heroes and (vi) Independence 2.0], five pillars for celebration of 75 years [(i) Freedom Struggle, (ii) Ideas at 75, (iii) Achievements at 75, (iv) Actions at 75 and (v) Resolve at 75] and five important dates [(i) 23 March 2021, (ii) 13 April 2021, (iii) 10 May 2021, (iv) 9 August 2021 and (v) 21 October 2021] in connection with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The State/UT Departments of Panchayati Raj were advised to formulate State-specific Action Plan for 75 weeks based on the suggestive activities for Panchayati Raj Institutions and the same can be customised according to the local conditions/ requirements / suitability. States/ UTs were also advised that the list of Panchayat Brand Ambassadors i.e. well-performing 75 District Panchayats, 75 Block Panchayats and 75 Gram Panchayats may further be expanded at State/UT level. Selection of PRIs as “Agents of Change” for their exemplary developmental works worth emulating may cover all States/UTs. The idea behind this activity is to select the exemplary representatives from these PRIs and make them as brand ambassadors to lead the campaign of exemplary development work in the rest of the country during the period of celebration of India@75. The exemplary work to include promotion and adoption of e-panchayats, formulation and implementation of local need based GPDP.
Panchayats were requested to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ as a Jan-Utsav in the spirit of Jan-Bhagidari through outreach initiatives like Jan-Samvaad and Jan-Jagran about Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. The following activities suggested for 75-weeks were also discussed in brief: (i) 29 awareness campaigns in 29 weeks on 29 subjects/ matters listed under Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, (ii) 6 awareness campaigns in 6 weeks on six key goals under Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with critical Roles of PRIs, (iii) 5 regional/zonal conferences of Sarpanches on Jan Samvaad in 5 weeks, (iv) Commemoration of National Panchayati Raj Day falling on 24th April of 2021 & 2022, (v) 6 Special Gram Sabhas in 6 weeks, (vi) 8 exposure visits in 8 weeks by the identified beacon PRIs, (vii) 3 Exhibitions in 3 weeks and (viii) 10 other miscellaneous activities in 10 weeks like wall painting, essay competitions, debates, heritage walk/tour/study tour, Swachhta activities etc.
While sharing their achievements during the last few years and action-plan for India@75, Panchayati Raj Institutions expressed their resolve and commitment to work towards achieving the national goals such as Aatmnirbhar Bharat and what will India be like in 2047 (India@100). They committed to make this 75 weeklong celebration a grand success.
In his Independence Day speech of 15 August, 2017, the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had said:
“If each one of us, irrespective of where he belongs to, strives with a new resolve, a new energy, a new strength, we can change the face of the country with our combined strength in the 75th year of our independence in 2022. It will be the New India – a secure, prosperous and strong nation. A New India where there is equal opportunity for all; where modern science and technology play an important role in bringing glory for the nation in the global arena.”
Taking inspiration from the words of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Government of India has taken a decision to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence which falls on 15th August 2022 in a befitting manner at national and international level in the form of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. A National Implementation Committee under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Home Minister had earlier been constituted for the commemoration, to guide the policies and programs to be undertaken by various Ministries of Government of India under the India 75 commemoration. A Committee of Secretaries has also been set up for this purpose.
The Government has now constituted a National Committee under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India with 259 Members, for which a Gazette Notification has been issued today.
The National Committee includes dignitaries and eminent citizens from all walks of life. The Committee will provide policy direction and guidelines for formulation of programs for the commemoration of 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, at the national and international levels.
The celebrations are proposed to be launched 75 weeks prior to 15th August 2022 i.e. on 12 March, 2021, which is the 91st anniversary of the historic Salt Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi. In order to discuss modalities relating to preparatory activities under the commemoration beginning from 12th March 2021, with the members of High Level Committee, it has been decided to convene the first meeting of the Committee on 8th March 2021.
