Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar turned 43 yesterday and while the news of his celebrations suggest that Indias cricket legend who retired from all forms of the sport in 2013 spent his birthday at the MIG club in Mumbai playing cricket with children from the MakeAWish India Organisation in quintessential Sachin style a source informs us that last night there was a private birthday celebration organised by his wife the elegant Anjali Tendulkar at EXO Rishi Acharya and Ritik Bhasins penthouse nightclub at the St Regis Hotel in Lower Parel And given his standing all of Indias best and brightest queued up to wish the little Master on his special dayFashionistas take over St PetersburgThe best vacations are the one that involve friends and art We are having a great time in St Petersburg posted designer Rohit Gandhi one half of Delhis designer duo Rohit and Rahul Khanna who seem to be living it up in Russia this past week Rohit and Rahul are joined by other designers and Fashion folk namely Rohit Bal Varun Bahl Kalyani Chawla Mehr Rampal Koel Purie Mozez Singh Hanut Singh Malini Murjani and Sanjay Kapur who all find themselves in Russia for the 40th birthday celebrations of Delhi swain Sanjit Bakshi And we hear the gang has been doing a lot of sight seeing museum hopping and ofcourse partying One thing is for sure that they have upped the glamour quotient in the beautiful city this week Move over Russian oligarchs the Indians are hereAccolades from the PMAfter his staggering weight loss was commended by the likes of Sachin Tendulkar Salman Khan John Abraham and MS Dhoni Anant Ambani the youngest son of Nita and Mukesh has recently been complimented by no less than PM Narendra Modi The scion along with brother Akash and sister Isha accompanied by a RIL colleague had an audience with Modi at his official residence over the weekend And along with talk of this and that the Ambani siblings must have brought the PM up to speed on their current activities Isha a graduate of Yale is going in for further studies and has been accepted by both Stanford and Harvard Akash is steering Jio the groups ambitious tech rollout and has become something of a workaholic and Anant whose staggering feat of losing 108 kg in 18 months has captured the imagination of the public is an undergraduate at Brown is soon becoming an emerging star in his own rightChampions of mental healthSobokers out for their Sunday morning constitutional were in for an unusual sight when Neerjha and Ananya Birla wife and daughter of Kumar Birla one of Indias most respected businessmen took to its roads on two wheelers to promote mental health Mpower is a mental health initiative that proactively champions mental health causes creates awareness advocates prevention and provides services with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach says a spokesperson The cyclists were flagged off at Nariman Point at 630 am by Neerjha and Ananya and covered the approximately 30 km to the Worli Sea Face via Peddar Road and back with great enthusiasm About her reason for launching Mpower Neerjha Birla said India faces critical challenges related to mental health 1 out of 5 Indians need help with mental health issues and 4 out 5 will not seek the help they need due to the stigma they will face Why is it that we think it is acceptable for the body to be unwell but not the mind said the softspoken corporate wife The stigma around mental health creates a hostile environment where people are afraid to acknowledge their disorders to seek help or to even advocate advancements in the treatment and care of people with mental disorders I believe the first step to eliminating stigma is to initiate dialogue and create awareness about mental health When people saw the Ride to Mpower team cycling across the city today I hope it inspired and encouraged everyone to initiate conversations about mental heath conditions with their friends families and neighboursWedding for a CauseAccording to sources Preity Zintas official reception to celebrate her recent wedding to Gene Goodenough is being held in early May at the St Regis at Lower Parel Given that the actress is one Bollywoods sweethearts much admired for her fearlessness and courage with many friends and admirers across the board it will undoubtedly be a starstudded affair in addition Zintas role as cofounder of an IPL team will also see a procession of Indian and international cricketers in attendance And best of all sources say that Zinta has taken her legendary civic mindedness to a new level The wedding is being exclusively covered by a glossy which has bought coverage rights for a hefty sum which will be donated to the couples favourite charity says a source Using ones clout to promote philanthropy NiceThe Girl Next DoorMore on the sale of the iconic heritage bungalow in Bandra whose asking price is said to be a staggering Rs 200 crore Sources say that so far there have been four serious enquiries The scion of a wealthy business clan from Pune had shown interest but his offer is said to have been a tad underwhelming a beefy star from the area had a looksee but it did not catch his fancy and neither it is said was the legend who resides in the mansions neighbouring bungalow interested in expanding So far that leaves we are informed only one other interested party a leading Bollywood actress who displayed some initial interest in the heritage bungalow some one who is on the brink of international stardom and can well afford to splurge on a statement abode above all we are informed some one who is very interested in the bungalows vantage location A case of Tere Ghar Ke Samne