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Contributors April - May 2017

Jaspreet Narang

‘Portugal in a Week’ (page 34)
Travel blogger Jaspreet Narang provides a fresh, non-commercial and personable spin on travelling on her website,
www.viabangkok.com. Here she candidly documents her adventures, misadventures and confessions. The blog
showcases Jaspreet’s passion for travel and provides inspiration for all those who come in contact with her work. You
can follow her journey on her Facebook page and Instagram account @viaBangkok as she checks o ‘The World’ from
her bucket list. In this issue, she shares with us her latest travel adventures to Portugal.

Nina Narisa Phichitsingh
‘Inkquisitive Illustrations’ (page 62)
Nina Narisa Phichitsingh is an Insights Manager at MDI Global. She decided to write for the arts section, as
she is tremendously passionate about art and design. As she has dabbled in art during her educational years,
she understands that paints, colours and creativity have an immense power to transform and transport us
through ideas and concepts. Art is the expression of the human mind, and has the power to teach and help us
understand our existence, history and culture. With this in mind, she interviewed Inkquisitive, a Sikh ‘art inventor’
who creates unique pieces with mixed mediums such as Indian inks, watercolours and co ee-stained paper.

Ravleen Madan Singh

‘Five Smartphone Apps that Cater to Every Bride and Groom To-Be’ (page 78)
Ravleen Madan Singh helps her family business in textiles trading and manufacturing, with the primary job
of handling the rm’s nances and accounting. She has always been passionate about travel, history and
culture and loves the hustle and bustle of big cities. Recently, she helped coordinate many family weddings
and found various smartphone applications that are bene cial to the planning process, which she shares
with us in her article.

Nivan Narula

‘Restful Retreats’ (page 38)
Nivan Narula recently completed her Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Reading and now
works as a full-time teacher at Kids Kingdom International Kindergarten. Before pursuing her career as a full-time
educator, she completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at Thammasat University. This eld inspired her to
write about things that interest her and to provide readers with insightful knowledge. Her recent article on yoga
retreats in India highlights the growing trend among today’s holidaymakers.

Devanshi Kapadia

‘Masking Makeover’ (page 52)
Devanshi Kapadia is a reader and writer, in exactly that order. If only reading could be a profession. She’s a
certi ed makeup artist and instructor, which is her excuse for hoarding loads of makeup and skincare products.
She mostly writes about fashion, beauty and lifestyle for prominent websites and businesses in India. She
also has a passion for travel and so she enjoys documenting her globetrotting adventures on her social media
pages. Follow her beauty insights and travel journey on her Instagram, Facebook or YouTube account under the
name BeautybyDevanshi.

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