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Nevanta calendar 2014 to empower women
MUMBAI: To start 2014 on a good and optimistic note, Nevanta Media has launched its 2014 limited edition calendar.
The calendar brings together actors from Bollywood and TV, leading and emerging designers, along with dynamic women entrepreneurs to raise money for charity.
Nevanta co-founder and CEO Gurpreet Sidhu said, “We always see the glamorous side of the fashion industry, but the Nevanta celebrity charity calendar brings out the human side. Everyone who worked on the calendar stepped forward to support Nevanta’s cause of empowering women. We also added a twist by bringing in successful and fashionable women entrepreneurs to the mix. And we at Nevanta are proud that we could make all this happen and encourage people to contribute to a good cause.”
Apart from stars like Evelyn Sharma, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Sanjjanna, and Parul Yadav other celebrities featuring in the calendar are Shibani Kashyap, Pooja Ruparel, Smita Gondkar, Sampada Vaze and women entrepreneurs like Nevales co-founder Sunija Rishi, Chumbak co-founder Shubhra Chadda and Rudraksh’s owner Rasika Wakalkar.
Known fashion designers like AD Singh, Namrata G, Nivedita Saboo, Ramesh Dembla and Nimirta Lalwani among others have extended their support to the calendar by dressing up the calendar girls.
The proceeds from the sale of the table top calendar will go to the Samarthanam Trust of the Disabled, to train and rehabilitate visually impaired girls and women.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
