Timbor Skillvarsity ‘Healthy Cooking Healthy Living’ Seminar

Ahmedabad, August 26^th 2012 (Sunday): Dr. Bimal Chhajer, founder of SAAOL Heart Centre and ex-consultant of AIIMS was the guest speaker at the ‘Healthy Cooking Healthy Living’ seminar organized by Timbor Skillvarsity. Dr. Chhajer, a pioneer in non-invasive cardiology in India, spoke at length about how one can prevent, reduce and reverse cardiac disease by incorporating science and lifestyle changes such as eating food cooked in Zero Oil. Dr. Chhajer is an author of over 100 cook books and emphasises that zero oil food does not mean bland or tasteless food. Elaborate medication and extensive surgery should only be used as a last resort. The fact that Dr. Chhajer did not use medical jargon was highly appreciated by the 150 plus audience members.

Our own nutritionist, Smruti took the second half of the session and gave the audience some diet tips. The audience was also given the opportunity to taste first hand, oil-less food. The Halwa, made entirely without oil or ghee and the sprouts, both of which were cooked in Timbor Cook Care, a range of vacumatic cookware made out of titanium specifically for oil-less and waterless cooking created quite a stir amongst the audience. They found no difference in the look, texture or taste of this oil-less food. The seminar ended with some nutrition and dietary tips.

Apart from the awareness created and the obvious health benefits of Zero oil – the best part about the seminar was that complete strangers; from advocates to physiotherapists to dieticians, couples and undergraduates – all interacted with each other, exchanged their personal experiences, tips, and had lengthy discussions regarding their health beliefs. The tremendous response to this seminar has proven that social awareness is the need of the day and Timbor plans to hold follow-up oil-less cooking workshops for the health conscious people of Ahmedabad. 

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Healthy Cooking Healthy Living Seminar by Dr. Bimal Chhajer

Today's sedentary lifestyle has lead to an increase in diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. There has been a disturbing rise in the number of obese children in India too.

Ahmedabad is already referred to as the diabetes capital of India! According to a recent Diabetes Atlas released by the International Diabetes Federation, the number of diabetics in the country has crossed 60 million and is expected to breach the 100-million mark by 2030 – one person dies from diabetes and two more get the disease every 10 seconds in our country.

With such an alarming rise in lifestyle diseases, there is a crying need for healthy food. Awareness needs to be created. Exercise and eating right are two preventive measures one can take for the family.

It is imperative to eat healthy, without any compromise on taste. Be responsible for your family’s welfare and well-being.

‘Bring Home Good Vastu’ Seminar at Timbor Skillvarsity

Remove Clutter, Balance positive and negative energy says Dr. Amaresh Mehta during seminar on Vastu at Timbor Skillvarsity

TimborSkillvarsity organised a seminar, ‘Bring Home Good Vastu’ on the 8th of July, 2012. The seminar was held at the Timbor Home showroom with almost 100 attendees. Dr. Amaresh Mehta, the speaker, started off with an interesting thought. There are many individuals that change their doors, add walls, remove rooms, etc. according to vastu principles. But, explained Dr. Mehta, changing or moving things around cannot change what is meant to be. A person with a bathroom in the North East direction (not supposed to be good) will die one day, as will a person with a bathroom in another direction. The most important thing is balance. One does not need to renovate or refurbish an entire home – just use certain measures to balance out the positive and the negative energies.

Dr. Mehta spoke at length upon energy dynamics and the importance of de-cluttering. De-clutter your home and your mind! Many of us clean our entire house during Diwali or such festive occasions, but the waste is usually just hidden away in the attic. We should try and get rid of such clutter. While doing so, if one has elderly people or infants in the house; the clutter should be removed gradually as opposed to in one go since they are more in tune with energy and thus a sudden removal of clutter bringing in good energy could cause them disturbance. Case in point being be people that are used to drinking normal water, when exposed to purified water could get diarrhoea.

A small demonstration wherein a participants Chakras were checked with a machine had the audience entranced. Dr. Mehta even showed how, with chanting specific words, one could change the colour of that respective Chakra, albeit for a temporary period.

Many of the participants felt the seminar ended too soon and had innumerable questions. The discussion session was enlightening with some interesting points highlighted:

•  It is advised not to sleep with one’s head in the North. One would tend to sleep uneasily or wake up tired. The reason behind this can be related to magnets. A north and a north do not attract. Similarly, our head can be considered the North and when in the direction of the North, our body tends to work overtime. Instead of using the sleeping hours to rejuvenate, the body works on harmonizing internals.
• If one enters a house, and the dining table can be visible from the entrance – that indicates that one shall always have too many mouths to feed.
• A staircase right at the entrance of a home or office is not advisable as it takes all the energy out of the area. One can try and put two vases at the foot of the staircase or place wind-chimes above so as to stop the energy from going out of the space.
• It is not suggested to keep clocks/watches that do not work. This indicates stagnation in one’s life. Even if unused, watches need to have their batteries checked and should be working.
• An ideal wall clock would be one with a pendulum since the constant movement of the pendulum circulates energy in the house/office.
• Newly married couples should not have a bedroom above the kitchen. Neither should young adults – this can cause aggression.
• For those with Asthma, Plaster of Paris (POP) ceilings should be avoided – wood is one of the best options.
• The kitchen the most important part of the house and if one feels that there is strife or difficulty – keeping the kitchen clean and without clutter will improve things.
• While sleeping, laptops and mobile phones should not be near the bed. Avoid using the mobile as an alarm. If the phone/electronic needs to be charged, it should be done on a table that is not touching the bed.

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Timbor Skillvarsity Organises Seminar on Design left Participants Rooting for More

Timbor Home, leading Indian modular kitchen and furniture manufacturer-retailer, organized a free seminar through its institute, Timbor Skillvarsity, on “Introduction to Design – Opportunities on the Home Front” at Ahmedabad on the 11th of May. Niraj Shah, Partner & Design consultant from Ido Design, Ranna Parikh, Architect and member of the Ahmedabad Chapter of the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), Dexter Pereira, Architect & Interior Designer and Moksh Thapar, Industrial Designer were the speakers at the seminar.

The seminar was aimed at giving information about the fundamental principles of design, creating awareness regarding the opportunities in the furniture industry and the need for Kitchen Designers, the skills required to be a designer, current trends in interiors, furniture and modular kitchens while also emphasizing the importance of having one’s own personal style and how to incorporate it while decorating one’s house.

The seminar was attended by people from diverse backgrounds, ranging from 10th and 12th students, graduates to housewives to people from the plywood industry and the like. This was an interesting mix as there were people with a design background as well as people with no idea on design either. The youngest participant, Kamya, aged 14 while the oldest was an over 60 year old gentleman who came with his two undergraduate granddaughters. The 40 participants, albeit from different stages and places in life, enjoyed the seminar immensely and took away a lot from it.

The seminar started off with Niraj Shah, who explained the various principles of design – this session kept the participants rooted to their seats as many different perspectives were highlighted and came out through this. Dexter Pereira took a lecture of space planning, after which the participants were given a design problem wherein they designed their own kitchen. Ranna Parikh took a lovely and interactive session on the trends in furniture, themed rooms, etc. The jury of the four speakers chose five of the most interesting designs which were then discussed – it was amazing to see so much creativity abound! The seminar ended off with Moksh Thapar answering queries and dispelling myths, such as the benefits of granite as a kitchen counter as opposed to marble. The reason why granite is preferred (since it is less porous and a harder material) and much more. Certificates of participation were given and each the seminar ended on a very positive note.

There is a huge skill gap in the furniture and modular kitchen industry. Timbor Skillvarsity, with its vision, ‘Be Skilled. Be Employed.’ is a skill development initiative aimed at reducing this very gap and creating a skilled employable workforce. The initiative has been appreciated and funded by the Gujarat Government Industries Commissionerate through the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED).

The flagship course, ‘Kitchengineer’ is a 3 month certified full-time kitchen design course with guaranteed placement after completion. Other courses offered are Basic English, Woodwork & Carpentry and ProFit. The institute has been rated first for employability by the Gujarat Skill Development Mission (GSDM).

With this encouragement from the design fraternity and the support from the entire industry, Timbor has plans to hold regular workshops and seminars related to Beautifying one’s home, Public Speaking, Personality Development, Healthy Cooking, and much much more over the next few months.

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Free Seminar: Introduction to Design – Opportunities on the Home Front at Ahmedabad – 11th May 2012

Timbor Home, leading Indian modular kitchen and furniture manufacturer-retailer, has organized a free seminar through its institute, Timbor Skillvarsity, on "Introduction to Design - Opportunities on the Home Front" at Ahmedabad on the 11th of May. Mr. Niraj Shah, Partner & Design consultant from Ido Design, Ms. Ranna Parikh, Architect and member of the Ahmedabad Chapter of the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), Mr. Dexter Pereira, Architect & Interior Designer and Mr. Moksh Thapar, Design Consultant will be speaking at the seminar.

Elaborating the concept behind the institute, Mr. Anant Maloo, CMD of Timbor Home says, "There is a huge skill gap in the furniture and modular kitchen industry. Timbor Skillvarsity, with its vision, 'Be Skilled. Be Employed.' is a skill development initiative aimed at reducing this very gap and creating a skilled employable workforce." He further adds, "The initiative has been appreciated and funded by the Gujarat Government Industries Commissionerate through the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED)."

This seminar aims at giving information about the fundamental principles of design, creating awareness regarding the opportunities in the furniture industry and the need for Kitchen Designers, the skills required to be a designer, current trends in interiors, furniture and modular kitchens while also emphasizing the importance of having one’s own personal style and how to incorporate it while decorating one's house.

Participants ranging from students to housewives to design enthusiasts or just the curious are welcome to come and gain an insight into the industry at the Timbor Home Showroom at Zodiac Square, Opposite the Gurudwara, S.G. Highway.

The flagship course, 'Kitchengineer' is a 3 month certified full-time kitchen design course with guaranteed placement after completion. Other courses offered are Basic English, Woodwork & Carpentry and ProFit. The institute has been rated first for employability by the Gujarat Skill Development Mission (GSDM).

With this encouragement from the design fraternity and the support from the entire industry, Timbor has plans to hold regular workshops and seminars related to Beautifying one's home, Public Speaking, Personality Development, Healthy Cooking, and much much more over the next few months.