Jacqueline Fernandez gets Shraddha Kapoor's Diwali hamper

Everyone seems to enjoy the festive seasons bounty of greetings and gifts and no surprises that Bollywood stars attract many more than most folks The modus operandi is well established the star receives the gift hamper and typically clicks a quick photo of it and uploads it to hisher social media feed to register hisher mark of appreciation by tagging the brand that sent the hamper thus endorsing it on hisher hugely subscribed fan pages However sometimes things do not go according to the planJacqueline FernandezThis Diwali Sri Lankan star Jacqueline Fernandez joined in the fun and posted photos of the many hampers she had received But one international brand which had sent her a lovely hamper had a note addressed not to Jacqueline but to actress Shraddha KapoorShraddha KapoorDear Shraddha this year celebrate a healthier Diwali with your friends and family the note had read To her credit on realising the error Fernandes had handled the situation with elan not making a big deal of it Oh crap I think I got Shraddha Kapoors parcel she posted tagging her fellow star about the mixupBaking a differenceI actually got the idea when I attended a breast cancer awareness event last month where a leading international department store was launching a new collection of bras for women in remission said Gauri Devidayal whose Colaba eatery hosted a Sunday Bake Sale over the weekend proceeds of which went to charityGauri Devidayal left along with bakery manager Takshama PanditWe have been doing the bake sales for a little over a month and have had an overwhelmingly positive response she said about how the idea fell into place When I was at the breast cancer awareness event I suddenly had the idea that we should do a monthly charity bake sale So one Sunday every month will be dedicated to a different charity where 100 per cent of the sale proceeds will go to itAnd since October is breast cancer awareness month I decided to kick off this initiative with the Womens Cancer Initiative Tata Memorial Hospital she said Devidayals commitment to charity involves more than just donating money The idea behind this is that we can actively talk about a different charity every month as there are so many wonderful initiatives to choose from she said adding And if you can have a delicious breakfast while youre at it its a winwinFriend of IndiaWord comes in that His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan a senior member of Abu Dhabis royal family who until now had been the UAes Minister for Culture Youth and Social Development has been appointed Minister for Tolerance of the United Arab emirates one of the highest ranking posts in the governmentSheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al NahayanThe announcement was made by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum vicepresident and prime minister of the UAe and ruler of Dubai last week in which six new ministers the youngest just 27 and three of them women have been namedMy brother Nahyan is an emirati face recognised both on the Arab level and internationally He is a significant credit to UAe soft power the announcement had said Coincidentally it was the same week when we had spoken about an unrelated matter with the Oxfordeducated Sheikh known for his deep and abiding ties to IndiaOnly last month he had been the guest of honour at Design Ones fashion outing in Dubai And not once during the entire conversation we noted had the UAes progressive new Minister for Tolerance mentioned his newest elevation NiceSpicy ladyIf theres one word that comes to mind when describing international gypsetter design entrepreneur and womanabouttown Bina Ramani its spicyBina RamaniFrom her salad days as a young Mumbaikar whod dated Bolly superstar Shammi Kapoor to her time in New York where she was the queen of cafe society to her life in Delhi where she discovered and transformed the neighbourhoods of Hauz Khas and the Qutub into style miles spice has always been one of the main ingredients in Ramanis life So it comes as no surprise that this week her friends received a missive from the lady alerting them about her latest business venture Malabar SecretsFor almost two years of traversing the legendary spice fields of Malabar region my team and I have lovingly developed our product from an interplay with leisure and health using an impeccable blend of spices to embellish the world of beverages and gastronomy she said enigmatically by way of a savethedate for her Delhi launch in early November when she and her partners will host a culinary journey of beguiling flavours moods and bonhomieWe want to serenade your senses with esoteric flavours palate culture fragrant foliage live music and more she said about the soiree As for the evenings dress code what else could it be but in celebration modeArt attack in LondonSothebys Londons sale of Middle eastern Indian contemporary and Islamic art was a great treasure trove today said our friend Asia Societys dynamic India head Bunty Chand about her weekends artsy loaf in LondonBunty and Tara ChandBut the standout collection was the absolutely amazing works from the Howard Hodgkin estate apparently from his house in France a pure delight said the international culture doyenne who had dropped into London en route to New York for Asia Society Game Changers Award where this year the Agha Khan is being honouredChand had spent the day with her daughter Tara a student of Kings College first at Sothebys and then later at the Christies All the work you see behind us in this picture is from the Hodgkin estate but we are weary after having walked some 1011 km she said