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LUCKNOW, SUNDAY
MAY 16, 2021
CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU THE STORY OF A SMALL-TOWN GIRL, DEEPIKA
HAILING FROM BISSUA, JOURNEYING TOWARDS HER DREAMS!
ENGRAVED WITH
PASSION
SUSHMITA AIND
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
A
ll of us are surrounded by
bondages, but, not many of
us carry the passion of ris-
ing above them to follow
our dreams. Modelling, al-
though might sound like a
shimmering occupation
but brings out various challenges.
City First in an exclusive conversa-
tion with Deepika Kanwar Chou-
han, hailing from Bissau, Jhunj-
hunu district, Rajasthan. Deepika
shared, “My Father works as a su-
pervisor in a construction compa-
ny and my Mother is a homemaker.
It wasn’t expected out of me to pur-
sue a career in modelling. But, I
always knew, since I was little, that
I always wanted to be a model.”
Deepika shifted to Jaipur as she
pursued MBA, meanwhile she was
in search of her breakthrough into
the world of modelling. She audi-
tioned for several companies and
was selected by them for further
photoshoots, which gave her a
boost of confidence. She shared,
“Pretty recently I was a part of a
commercial shoot for a home appli-
ance brand. When my parents saw
the hoarding and newspaper adver-
tisements for the same, they felt
proud of what I had achieved for
the very first time. They have been
supportive ever since. I believe it is
important to prove that you are ca-
pable of doing something before
achieving their confidence. I have
loved my journey so far, and, I will
continue to grow all the same.”
The promising model believes
that anything can be achieved
through hard work. A lot of sacri-
fices might come in the way, but,
by the end, lessons will be learnt
from each shortcoming. Deepika
also shared, “I wish to see myself
as a successful model and an inde-
pendent woman to inspire those
who come from small towns, let-
ting them know that anything can
be achieved in this world.”
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ANITA HADA WAKE UP, DRESS UP
AND SHOW UP!
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
T
he second wave of Cov-
The gratitude of a recovered
id-19 has been brutal patient is our biggest inspiration.
on us all. With the ris- We just wake up, dress up and
ing number of cases show up. —Dr Shivani Swami
and increasing worry
among the citizens,
First India spoke once
again to Consultant Pulmonolo-
gist, Narayana Multispeciality
Hospital in Jaipur, Dr Shivani
Swami in an exclusive inter-
view to gain a better under-
standing of the second strain,
use of certain medicines and
drugs for treatment, the signifi-
cance of vaccine and post-Cov-
id recovery.
Among other things, she
said, “We just wake up, dress up
and show up. When a sick pa-
tient gets well and goes home
and the family is very thankful,
that is where we draw our inspi-
ration.”
In the past, Dr Swami has
worked in some of the most
prestigious hospitals in the
country like the Medanta: The
MediCity in Gurgaon and the got afflicted? You are unnecessarily expos- severity is much milder and
Fortis Hospital in New Delhi. A. Someone who has just gotten ing your body to radiation. they recover easily. It may
She specialises in pulmonology, afflicted should contact their The diagnostic test stills re- not be 100% effective which
sleeps medicine, allergy and doctor and if advised get main the RT-PCR test. it is not even claiming to be.
immunology as well as critical tested. Secondly, during ill- But, it certainly affects pre-
care. ness, a lot of doctors will ad- Q. What precautions should venting moderate to severe
Q. How is the second strain of vise you repeated blood tests the patient follow in the disease.
Covid-19 different from the to decide the further course second week? When should
others? of treatment. These are gen- the steroids be recommend- Q. Do you agree that doctors
A. It is way more contagious uinely advised and not to ed? in private hospitals are not a person should focus on and show up. When a sick pa-
than the first one. Many make money out of the pa- A. In the second week you need getting enough publicity their diet and lifestyle. If tient gets well and goes home
young people are getting tient. Thirdly, to keep a close watch on fever even though they are doing they have diabetes they and the family is very thank-
very sick. Most importantly, many pa- and oxygen levels. You need a herculean job? should control their sugar. ful, that is where we draw
there is a lot of severe lung tients rush to eat well and lie prone (on A. I do not think anyone is look- They should do a lot of deep our inspiration.
involvement. Patients are re- to get CT your stomach) multiple ing for publicity right now. breathing exercises or res-
quiring oxygen sometimes as scan done times a day lasting 45 min- Nevertheless, the Govern- piratory physiotherapy as
early as the 5th or 6th day by them- utes to 1 hour each time. This ment could be more support- advised by their doctor. This
which was not the case in the selves in will help with breathing. If ive of private hospitals. is the time they need to work
first wave. the early you experience any kind of Sometimes we have a prob- on themselves to get better
s t a g e s chest pain or your oxygen lem in obtaining medicines and not just lie in bed.
Q. Medicines like Azithromy- which are level drops below 92 you must for the patients.
cin and Hydroxychloro- not recom- consult your doctor. Q. How have you coped with
quine are not being recom- mend- Each doctor makes a Q. Would you like to comment the stress and work pres-
mended by the doctors. So ed. call for their patient on the overwhelmed medi- sure of the second wave?
what is the new change in when it comes to cal infrastructure in the A. W e just wake up, dress up
the treatment for Covid-19? steroids depend- country presently?
A. Drugs like Azithromycin and ing on the blood A. No country can provide
Hydroxychloroquine are al- tests and their healthcare for all their citi-
most on their way out. As per clinical condi- zens at one go, as is the pre-
evidence and studies, the tion. But for sent situation. However, we
new guidelines do not sup- steroids to be could have been better pre-
port their effectiveness. How- given in the ini- pared considering we
ever, many continue to use it tial 4-5 days is have gone through
because of results from their counterproduc- this for almost a
personal experiences. Simi- tive. It should year and eve-
larly, as per the new guide- not be taken rybody ex-
lines, plasma has no role but without medi- pected
still, a lot of doctors are us- cal supervision. this wave
ing it in the early stages. to come
Most of the guidelines are Q. Are vaccines back in
based on studies done over- and the Covid pro- March.
seas not looking at the Indian tocols the answer to
strain or the Indian patient. the current Covid Q. What
So every doctor here is decid- wave? are the
ing as per their own experi- A. Vaccines are p o s t - re -
ence. the only answer to the covery
Covid wave. For those Covid pro-
Q. What do you recommend who have gotten both tocols?
for a patient who has just shots their disease A. Post-recovery
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Happy B’day,
Postponed
MADHURI T
Cannes Film Festival
he star-studded press conference for
the 74th edition of the Cannes Film
Festival has been postponed by one
week till June 3, this year. Variety has
O
One of the leading female stars learned that the reason for the dealy is the
in Bollywood, Madhuri Dixit abundance of movies that have submitted to
turned a year older on Saturday. the festival and officials are expecting that
The gorgeous star of films like the competition is going to be larger than
Hum Aapke Hai Koun, Tezaab, usual, this year. -ANI
Kalank and many more is get-
ting a lot of love from her fans,
friends and family members on her spe- Painful Nostalgia
cial day. Joining everyone in wishing
Madhuri on her birthday, Anil Kapoor
also shared a heartfelt wish on social
media for his Total Dhamaal co-star.
Apart from the fans and co-stars, her
husband, Dr Shriram Nene shared a
throwback picture on the special day
dedicating to his ‘soul mate’.
—Agency
...Dr Shriram Nene’s post
Hina Khan and Late Aslam Khan
A
Madhuri Dixit Nene ctor Hina Khan lost her father, Late
Aslam Khan, last month after he suf-
fered from cardiac arrest. Days after
Eyes on
her father’s death, Hina was tested
positive for Covid-19. Recently, she opened up
Not her thing
about her father’s death. She said that she is
not in a state of mind to speak. She was quot-
ed as saying, “The more you think about it,
B
the more it pains,” she said. Hina added say-
Mulaney
ollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bach- ing that she wants to take some time and that
chan is considered the epitome of she will, even though some work commit-
beauty. Aishwarya in an inter- ments could not be postponed. —Agency
view had said that it is not
Pathan’s jibe
A
easy for her to fall for any guy at
first sight. “For me getting into merican actress Ol-
B
a relationship is a serious ivia Munn has re-
thing. I have to know that cently started dat- ollywood ac-
person for a good period ing stand-up come- tress Kangana
before getting into a re- dian John Mulaney however Ranaut’s
lationship. I am sure- Munn had her eyes on him Twitter ac-
ly not a person who for the past many years. count was perma-
can get attracted to They recently met at nently suspended re-
any guy at the first church in Los Ange- cently. Recently she
sight. Just not my les but several had shared a tweet of
thing,” she added. years ago they both former cricketer Ir-
—Agency attended Seth My- fan Pathan question-
ers’ wedding. In an ing him for sympa-
interview, Munn thizing with Pales- Irfan Pathan
talked about being tine but remaining
Knives Out Sequel obsessed with Mu- silent on the West Bengal matter. However,
K
laney on that this does not go well with him, and he thought
athryn Hahn left us ma- very first day. She of answering her. Taking it to his Twitter
Olivia Munn
jorly impressed as the said, “At first it handle, he wrote, “All My tweets are either 4
villainous Agatha in Eliza- was cool, and then I humanity or countrymen, from a point of
beth Olsen and Paul Bettany kept going up to him view of a guy who has represented India at d
starrer WandaVision as Agatha All at the wedding like ‘So, highest level.” —Agency
Along continues to be you having fun?’ I was
hummed ceremo-
niously by the
just so obsessed with
hanging out with and Sad Demise!
S
MCU (Marvel talking to him”
Cinematic Uni- —ANI ubodh Chopra,
verse) fans Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who wrote dia-
across the logues for Em-
USER
globe. It looks raan Hashmi
like Kathryn and Irrfan’s films
desires to keep Murder and Rog, re-
her momen- spectively, died on Fri-
tum going on day due to post-Cov-
Blocked
if her next pro- id-19 complications.
ject is any incli- The news was con-
nation. According firmed to The Times Late Subodh Chopra
T
to The Hollywood Of India by his young-
Reporter, Hahn he world has been er brother Shanky. Subodh Chopra’s younger
will be starring celebrating the Eid brother confirmed that the dialogue writer
in the festival for two died at 11:30 am on Friday at a Malad hospi-
Knives Out days. Actress Sonam tal. —Agency
sequel. Kapoor also wished her fans.
—Agency
Kathryn Hahn
The actress shared a song
clipping from her debut Radhe
T
film Saawariya as a
wish for her fans. But he highly awaited film, Radhe: Your
Backlash! it looks like it did not
go well with her fans
Most Wanted Bhai starring Salman
Khan and Disha Patani released on
A
as one of them put a Eid 2021. However, in just a day, it has
merican supermodel Bella Had- mean comment on managed to leave fans unim-
id has recently been accused the post. However, pressed. Even die-hard fans of
of sharing anti-semitic rhet- the actress did not Salman seem to have not liked
oric over the Israeli-Pales- lose her calm and the actioner and as a result,
tinian clash in a since-deleted social politely dealt with the film’s IMDb rating in
media post. In the Instagram post the situation. She just 2 days has
spotted by Fox News, the mod- said ‘So satisfying’ dropped to 2.1. Not
el stated that Israel is and another image just this, Radhe’s
not a country but a shows her block- low rating on
land settled by coloniz- ing the user. The IMDb has also left
ers that practice “ethnic comment read, behind his last
cleansing, military occupa- “how much did film, Dabangg 3
tion and apartheid over she get paid and has now be-
the Palestinian people.” for this come his second
In the deleted post, post.” lowest-rated film.
she wrote, “There Radhe’s got a
is NO place for —Agency score of 2.1
this!!! Especially in based on re-
2021!!!!” —Agency views by 40,675
users. —Agency
Bella Hadid Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Salman Khan
CITY BUZZ
STAY MASKED
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GET VACCINATED
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THE DOWNSIDE OF DIGITAL EDUCATION
In a country as huge as India, where educational opportunities have been limited to screens given the pandemic,
the forced push for digital education has brought in a ‘digital divide’ where its not a win-win situation for all!
smart classes remain
to leave us in awe, the
cluelessness about on-
line platforms for edu-
MONICA cation remains a myth
PRABHAKAR for many chalk & board
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
teachers. It causes a
lack of understanding
T
he adage, ca- for students, and teach-
lamities, be it ers face difficulties
natural or troubleshooting the
man-made af- doubts. With this
fects the un- comes the inevitable
derprivileged loss of concentration
the hardest and attention, leading
comes to mind when to no motivation to
education in times of study. The lack of Face-
COVID-19 is concerned. to-face communication
In a country like ours, with professors, peer-
where educational op- to-peer activities, and
portunities were not strict schedules, mak-
exactly flourishing in ing students fall off
the best of times, the track.
push for digital educa- Institutional Envi-
tion in recent times ronment : The envi-
has surfaced the ‘digi- ronment of a school,
tal divide’ that exists in college or coaching in-
our society. City First stitute helps shape the
has disclosed the flip mind of students right
side of online educa- from kindergarten
tion in India since the through overall devel-
advent of Covid-19 and opment by various so-
educational institu- cial interactions. Ne-
tions shutting down glecting the communi-
indefinitely. cational skills of the
Digital Divide : In- students will inevita-
dia is a nation that bly lead to many gradu-
takes pride in its wide ates who excel in theo-
geographic and cultur- retical knowledge but
al diversity, but it also fail to pass their knowl-
suffers from a big so- edge on to others.
cio-economic divide. Cheating Challeng-
Only a tiny part of the es : Without a proper
Indian population has identity verification
access to online educa- system in place, stu-
tion right now. Accord- dents taking online as-
ing to the National sessments can let a
Sample Survey 75th third party take the
Round report, only exam instead of them-
about 15% of the rural country have internet combined households etc., excluding smart- weak or non-existent buy necessary devices Online Platforms : selves, resulting in a
and 42% of the urban facilities. Only 11% of have a computer (desk- phones). While, inter- internet connectivity remain concerns. While the idea of wholly fraudulent test
households in the the rural and urban top, laptop and tablet rupted power supply, and unaffordability to Unfamiliarity with smartphones and result.
LIVING PROOF FESTASTIC-2021: HAPPY B’DAY!
Trap Monk. The songs
are the result of experi-
A GREAT INITIATIVE
CITY FIRST
T
ments with hip-hop,
various sounds, music he University of
SUSHMITA AIND
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in and raw lyrics. Touch- Lucknow organ-
W
ing upon the existential ised an online
hile music is questions of life, the event, ‘Festastic-
the food of songs dive into the 2021’ to reconnect with
love, for world of self-reliance. the students amid the
some, it is the With a total of nine pandemic and boost
ultimate definition of songs in the album, the their morale and take
life. Music lets them artists expand their away their lockdown
University of Lucknow
dive into the small epi- view of the world by blues, encouraging
— PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
sodes which makes life sometimes finding a them to look at the posi-
meaningful. Trap mu- muse in a car, Contessa, tive side of the current May 11 to May 15. Vari- participated in the vir-
sic is a genre that which lays rusted de- situation instead of de- ous cultural activities tual event. Prof Alok
has been slowly spite of having lived its spairing.The events or- and competitions like Kumar Rai, Vice-Chan-
making its way glory days. The album ganised were inter-col- poetry, open mic, poster cellor, University of
among artists. Living is a living proof that lege and were coordi- making, monologue Lucknow appreciated
Proof is among those perhaps some artists, nated by various facul- act, dance, etc were or- the participants and
few productions, do gauge at the soul of ty members. FESTAS- ganised. More than the organizing team for
carved by rapper Ru- people rather than the TIC-2021 was a five-day 2000 students from their efforts.
haan and producer Ruhaan and Trap Monk mere appearances. event starting from more than 50 colleges cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
EID MUBARAK! DEDICATED SERVICES! OPEN SPACES
T
he second episode of Open Spaces- Online IAS Akhilesh Tiwari, IAS
Art Talk and Art Studios overview is all set
Prabhanshu Kumar Srivastav,
to be held live via zoom meeting at 3 pm, to-
IPS Kiran Yadav, IPS Rakesh
day. Anita Dube, an artist & critic from New Delhi
During the ongoing crisis, IAS Yogeshwar Ram Mishra, Commissioner, Prakash Singh and IPS
will be a special guest at the event. The show is
Mirzapur took the daring step of visiting the Covid-19 patients who Subhash Singh Baghel
organised by Asthana Art Forum supported by
Minister Brijesh Pathak extended his wishes to Maulana Kalbe Jawad on the occasion of Eid. were on oxygen support. He made enquiries about their treatments celebrated their birthdays on
Roopkriti Open Art Space and First India as its
The minister arrived at his residence at Johari Mohalla, Chowk, Lucknow following all the and available care. The commissioner has taken a huge step in Saturday, May 15. We wish
media partner.
protocols of Covid-19. providing comfort to the patients. them all the best!
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