Adesiflava Magazine (2024)

31/10/2024

Happy Diwali to you and your family. Best wishes always. Lots and lots of love and respect on this special occasion. From Aady, Neha & Gaurav, Adesiflava Private Ltd (HK), ALPS Enterprises (India) & Market Tag SRL (Romania)

15/10/2024

Rest in Peace Atul Parchure, thanks for giving us this interview opportunity 6 years ago...

Adesiflava Walk & Talk Show with Atul Parchure.Atul is an Indian actor who performs in films and television serials.

19/07/2024

A-Desiflava Jul-Aug 2024 print Issue, officially released today. Life after retirement, let's bring back the joy and respect for these people who have shaped our lives.

08/06/2024

Defining Relationships. Mother or Wife? every son wants to have both, but is it really possible in today's world? Defining a relationship can involve drawing its precise boundaries, or recognizing, rejecting, or creating it in the first place. My Cover Story this time is for all the men who feel they've become a sandwich between the mother and wife. Both relations are equally important and precious for a man. One side is the woman who has raised, cuddled, fed, and made you the man you are today; on the other is your better half. Can you imagine yourself in a COVID lockdown for 14 days in hotel isolation with just your mother and wife with you? I start getting goosebumps already. The COVER STORY is a real story narrated by one of my very close friends, who has finally managed to sail steady on a boat with the two most important women in his life.

Defining Relationships. Mother or Wife? every son wants to have both, but is it really possible in today's world? Defining a relationship can involve drawing its precise boundaries, or recognizing, rejecting, or creating it in the first place. My Cover Story this time is for all the men who feel the...

29/05/2024

A-Desiflava Magazines are now easily visible and easily available, thanks to our new self pick up display stands placed at many outlets in HK.

22/05/2024

A-Desiflava Magazine pick-up stand, to be placed at over 20 outlets all over HK. Now picking up a copy will become easier and better! Thanks to our team for this creative idea and its implementation.

22/05/2024

Padmabhushan Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan Association (PUMHKA) proudly brings you none other than one of the greatest musicians of our time, the pioneer of Indian classical music, four-time Grammy Award winner and world music legend, Mr. Zakir Hussain with Sarangi Stalwart, Mr. Sabir Khan, and Mr. Ghulam Siraj Niazi live in Hong Kong on the 6th of June (Thursday) at Hong Kong City Hall (Concert Hall).

Padmabhushan Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan Association (PUMHKA) that has been working diligently for the last ten years, aims to promote and nurture performing arts, specifically Indian Classical Music and Indian Classical Dance in Hong Kong. 'SAMMAAN' is an event that takes place annually featuring some of India's esteemed and legendary musical artists.
Mehdi Hasan Niazi PUMHKA Narayanmoorthy Sundaresan Ghulam Siraj Siraj Niazi

Buy Ticket Now https://www.urbtix.hk/event-detail/11692/

21/05/2024

May-Jun Issue released today. The cover story is based on a real story of a family based in HK. Grab your copies soon! Raves and Rants are most welcome. 🙏

18/05/2024

Defining Relationships. Mother or Wife? every son wants to have both, but is it really possible in today's world? Defining a relationship
can involve drawing its precise boundaries, or recognizing, rejecting, or creating it in the first place. My Cover Story this time is for all
the men who feel they've become a sandwich between the mother and wife. Both relations are equally important and precious for
a man. One side is the woman who has raised, cuddled, fed, and made you the man you are today; on the other is your better half.
Can you imagine yourself in a COVID lockdown for 14 days in hotel isolation with just your mother and wife with you? I start getting
goosebumps already. The COVER STORY is a real story narrated by one of my very close friends, who has finally managed to sail

steady on a boat with the two most important women in his life. Defining a relationship can also mean establishing the nature of a tie-
intimacy or solidarity, dependency or equality, enmity or alliance. Please read the entire 8-page story to understand how my friend

Dinesh handles his familial relationships. I told him in Hindi, Bhai tu mahaan hai, charan kaha hai tere!!!
Technology and Kids, we all can endlessly talk about how technology is taking away our kid's childhood. We would love our kids to play
outdoors and make friends in the real world rather than be stuck on digital screens. In our FEATURED COLUMN, Eight kids from the
Writer's Club run in Tung Chung by our very talented, aspiring and inspiring columnist Ritu Churiwala, share their experience of how
they use their screen-time productively.
COMMUNITY CORNER is a new column. In this column, I'll showcase our community events and gatherings. Top Guns of Mavericks,
is not basketball of Dallas but is a badminton club of Tung Chung. Recently, Mavericks Badminton Club hosted a tournament among
various clubs. 16 teams battled it out in a thrilling competition and we've covered a snippet of this entire tournament. This column also
covers EOC's Racial Diversity & Inclusion Sports Day 2024 celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Race Discrimination Ordinance.
Touch the Light is a value-based Holistic Leadership Development Program for children by the Brahma Kumaris Centre in Hong Kong.
Get to know more about this initiative in the SPIRITUALITY section.
Sunday Market Day is around the corner, an inspiring article by our talented consultant & writer Tidi & Expert Q&A by another talented
Healing Practitioner and columnist Anisa Tan is surely a must-read.
Enjoy my regular doses of Aunty MVP, South Asian faces of HK & Astrology. Wait! there's something new, by our local HK numerology
specialist Abhishek Kinger. Make sure you add up your numbers right and check your numerological predictions in this section.
Enjoy ready this yet another thoughtfully curated issue of A-Desiflava.
Raves and rants are always welcome.
Happy Reading

14/03/2024

Hello, my Desi Friends,

Kya Haal Hai Bhai Log! I'm in a very excited mood while writing this editor's note, the main reason being our big Holi celebration event is just a few days away. It was this mood of Holi, which led me to instruct my graphics designer to put the happy faces of all our contributors to this issue on the front cover in a colourful manner. I hope the cover is as appealing as every time and it has that wow! pick-me-up feeling for our readers.

Holi is the second biggest and most sought-after festival in India after Diwali. It's more of a fun element than the religious meaning that makes this festival so special. Colours, Water, Music, Dance, Amazing food and getting drunk are what completely summarize this amazing Indian festival. This year on 16 March, A-Desiflava Events will be hosting Range Barse 2024, its second biggest event of the year. Over 1000 Indians and other nationalities are expected to attend every year, i suggest you also attend or if you are going to miss it, check out the photos and videos on our website after the event.

In this issue, I've featured Chirag Nainani, a 16-year-old boy who is doing amazing work for the refugees living in Hong Kong. It is for sure a Community in Need and this article is an acknowledgement and gratitude towards Chirag's incredible work towards this despised caste of our people living in HK. A big thanks to Kriti Dhodhi for doing this article and Anushka Nainani for approaching me to do this feature story.

Can you imagine Indian origins living in Hong Kong and teaching foreign languages to kids? Our Indians are now teaching Spanish, French and Mandarin to children living in HK, it is such a proud moment. For sure these incredible profiles need a big pat on their backs. You all are doing a great job, so pat yourself on the back from our side. Let's find out how language skills can truly take you to places in our BUZZ-IN-TOWN column. Ritu Churiwala has done a great job, interviewing and putting together this article for us.

Up next in our PROFILE section is about a very famous and known personality among HK Indians living in Tung Chung. Around 13 years ago, when I moved to Hong Kong, I remember Manish Maharaj as the first and only Hindu priest whom I knew and who performed a puja at our flat in DB. I bet every Indian living in Tung Chung and over 50% of Indians living in all over HK, know Manish Maharaj, one of the first Hindu priests of HK. In this interview article by Ritu Churiwala, Maharaj talks about this journey to HK and how our community is helped by his religious gatherings and guidance.

A very special thanks to Mrs Poonam Mehta, Anisa Tan, Chirag Daruwalla & Tidimalo Shabalala for contributing with their respective columns in this issue.

I hope you all have a great Holi festival in Hong Kong. If at all, you are still not sure about your Holi celebrations in HK, please feel free to call me on 95433660 and I might be able to add you to my guest list of A-Desiflava Rang Barse 2024.

Happy Reading! Please extend your support towards the magazine by placing ads or taking up paid advertorials, I'm calling out for your support and love to keep the magazine going.

Thanks once again.

Gaurav Pardeshi