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Top 7 Precautions Against Swine Flu

September 7, 2010 By Sayeed Ahmed 3 Comments

Swine flu, horror in bliss of monsoon is spreading at high rate, increasing death toll everyday. Like all other viral infections it can also be combated if certain things are taken care of. Concerned about the same issue we met Dr. O.P. Meena (Department Medicine), member of Core committee appointed for Swine Flu at M.B. hospitals and asked him about the precautions and the cure of the disease.

Precautions:

1) Avoid over crowded places like picnic spots, shopping malls, restaurants etc.

2) Use medicated facemask while going out, which are available free of cost in hospitals or at very nominal prices.

3) Keep at least 6 feet gap from person sneezing or suffering from bad cough as germs in air can infect you.

4) Be cautious while touching or using unhygienic public facilities like toilets, roadside food etc.

5) Use sanitizer and frequently wash hands with soap after visiting public places.

6) Pregnant women must avoid going to public places, as they are more prone to Swine Flu.

7) Consult doctor immediately if cough and cold prevails for long duration. Infected person must visit doctor without hesitation.

While some of the Ayurvedic medicines like Kadha (prepared by boiling herbs in water) is also a good way to increase your immunity against this disease. Nowadays, many organizations are distributing them free of cost.

Symptoms and Cure

For appropriate medication, patients are kept under category A, B and C.

1. Patients under category A:-

Symptoms – cough and cold, fever, watering nose

Cure – normal medication of seasonal fever

2. Patients under category B:-

Symptoms – high fever, severe cold and cough, tiredness, breathing problem, severe headache

Cure – patients of heart diseases, kidney ailments, diabetes or pregnant women are given treatment immediately without any diagnosis (as per the government orders). Vaccines given are Vaxi flu- S, Tami flu, Oseltamivir

3. Patients under category C:-

Symptoms – symptoms of category B leading to severe Pneumonia

Cure – Patient is immediately hospitalized and given vaccine of Vaxi flu-S, Tami flu or Oseltamivir

According to statistics of previous year provided by Dr.O.P.Meena, there were total 135 positive cases of Swine Flu and 14 died out of them. Whereas in 2010 until September 2nd in Udaipur region 57 Swine Flu cases were found positive and among them seven died.

Reason of such rapid increase in Swine Flu cases is unawareness among majority of people regarding precautionary measures or taking them lightly despite of knowing them. Therefore, it is our request to each and everyone to please follow the safety measures and fight against the disease, as first contentment is healthy body.

Category: Health

[Food Review] Home of Elegant Biryani, Biryani House

September 4, 2010 By Zaheer Abbas 4 Comments

Month of Ramazan is going on, a month to refurbish ones soul and body by fasting and praying till late at nights, involving into spiritual practices and detaching oneself from worldly deeds. However, while breaking fast at evening till the next morning before sun rise Muslims are free to eat anything, naturally after a day long fast everyone will like to have something extra ordinary.

So here I am back with another food review from another eat out in Udaipur with more tasteful declaration of mine that I am in love with Biryani House Take-Away, they are specialized in Biryanis, Kebabs and Kormas. Situated at Chetak Circle (they earlier used to serve from their syphen/bedla shop)

I took a take-away parcel home after breaking our fast. We were 3 people who had all the food.

So, what we had?

Chicken Dum Hyderabadi Biryani
Mutton Dum Biryani
Chicken Malai Tikka

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Chicken Dum Hyderabadi Biryani

Favorite of Nizams, this dish has ruled Mughlai, Awadhi and Middle Eastern kitchens for many hundreds of years, let’s not get so historically precise about Biryani. The Biryani House’s Chicken Dum Hyderabadi Biryani was seriously an amazing experience for all of my 6 senses.

The chicken mixed with all needed spices kept marinated for hours and then cooked well till it turned into thick gravy. Rice is prepared separately, when both chicken and rice gets ready it’s time to overlap each other on layers one after another and then keep it on dum for an hour. Dum is a very popular cooking process where they keep burning charcoal over the vessel tightly closed and keep the dish on light flame to cook slowly. Finally, it is served with garnishing of boiled eggs, and green rice; rice is mixed with different herbs like mint, coriander etc. making the dish more mouth-watering.

The rice was long, the chicken was tender and those some green rice were exceptionally toting up the altitude of extreme savor and whiff.

Biryani is nothing new for me and may be for you too but every time, everywhere you eat, it gives you a different experience. Biryani House definitely lead any other restaurant I visited in Udaipur till now in terms of Biryani they are mastered in.

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Mutton Dum Biryani

To be true, I love Mutton Biryani more than chicken and when something is cooked on dum then I cannot stop myself grabbing it. I know it is embarrassing but food can sometime really drive me crazy. And if my luck turn into good luck and I get opportunity to have authentic Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani then, it is an indescribable happiness. Same I felt yesterday while having lavishly made Biryani to spoil myself.

Unlike Chicken, Mutton dum Biryani’s preparation is quite longer and typical than any other biryanis. Perfectly marinated with spices, herbs, yoghurt, saffron and paste of dry fruits, mutton is cooked partially or approx. 80% and then it is shifted to unite with raw rice. After that meat and rice were spread over each other in 4-5 layers in a big vessel .It is then closed tightly with burning coal over the lid for dum till it gets cooked.

That mesmerizing aroma of charcoal reached in every single grain and meat giving a punch of hypnotizing affect to me, I was totally unaware of things going around, and in every bite I felt something new in it. I wish I could have ability to describe it more perfectly.

It was served enough for 2 normal adults however it was not enough for an unusual foodie like me.

A great taste and perfect airborne ride to all three major delicacies of India i.e. Mughlai, Avadhi and Mewari was experienced in one single dish that’s Mutton Dum Biryani.

The only thing I disliked in it was quality of rice, I was hoping Biryani cooked with basmati rice but they used some other brand.

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Chicken Malai Tikka

I always love this creamy starter. At Biryani House too, it was near to the perfection by all means, may it be the preparation, marinating, cooking, tenderness, creaminess and fragrant so great! But I was deeply hurt by the quantity they served, don’t go for just one plate if you are two people.

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Till now, very few “Take- Away” have stolen my heart, especially in Udaipur. None of any other Non-Veg take away shops has ever impressed me the way Biryani House did. They have chefs from Lucknow and Hyderabad, they are friendly and most importantly, for any Muslim who prefers good quality halal food I strongly recommend Biryani House.

Last but not the least, here comes the weight on my pocket

Chicken Hyderabadi Dum Biryani – Rs. 140/-

Mutton Dum Biryani – Rs. 150/-

Chicken Malai Tikka – Rs. 110/-

Total – Rs. 400/-

That’s affordable enough to enjoy the Awadhi taste on the land of Mewar.

Contact info of Biryani House : 9251033821

Category: Food | Restaurant

Weekend Food Review: Kites Restaurant

August 21, 2010 By Harshit Agrawal Leave a Comment

Location: RMV Compound, Gulab Bagh Road, Udaipur

After another tiring day in office, UT team thought to refresh with some delightful food. This also does some part of our work to give you a latest food review of another eating point in Udaipur. So, looking for a new restaurant in the city, we went to Kites after recommended by a common friend. It’s been just a week this restaurant is open. The interior was a fair combination of wood and glass which made a soothing ambiance.

Restaurant menu was financially within the reach.

Although, we met series of surprises there like a plate of salad given for complimentary was not fresh. There was no pepper in either of the sprinkler bottle. And finally we were confused by the arrangement of dishes in the menu.

What we ordered?

Vegetable Kathi Roll (thought it to be a vegetable as mentioned in vegetable’s section in the menu)
Malaii Kofta
Missi Roti (chapatti)
Plain Roti (chapatti)
Paneer Matar Rassedar (had to order it after misconception of kathi roll)
Ice Cream (Butter scotch)

Vegetable Kathi Roll:

This dish was mentioned under the section of vegetables. The waiter, when asked for the content of the dish (before ordering) was actually unaware of the dish. It finally came out as a roll of white flour chapatti filled with mix vegetables (paneer, capsicum, onion) and gravy. But to our surprise it came out to be a true delight. Something very similar to the frankies. This dish tasted good and was satisfying.

Malaii kofta:

This was something which helped me fill my stomach. There were 3 pieces of kofta flowing in the curry. The quantity was enough for four people. The aroma of the dish was tempting and for quality, I would rate it eight out of ten.

Paneer Matar Rassedar:

Paneer and matar was good but rassedar (soupy) did some problem in the dish. Felt like all the spices were drained away in the rassa (soup). It didn’t give me satisfaction and value for my money.

Missi Roti (Chapaati):

This chapatti is made by using 3 types of flours wheat, barley, and gram. After a few minutes we turned to missi roti and felt it to be more like papad than roti. May be, we were late to get over it but still not that late for it to be so hard.

Plain Roti (Chapaati):

Plain roti was good and soft made of wheat flour. Was a happy feeling when consumed with malaii kofta. I enjoyed the combination and would recommend it.

Dessert:

We had butter scotch ice-cream in dessert. It was at par to my expectations same usual taste you would find anywhere.

Rating:

Food: 6/10

Service: 7/10

Damage: Rs. 495 after 10% discount (for 4 people).

Category: Food | Restaurant

Weekend Food Review – Hotel Udaigarh

July 31, 2010 By Zaheer Abbas 9 Comments

It’s raining in Udaipur nearly after 4 years so hopes and happiness is commonly seen all over the place in the city. This weekend, I thought to discover a place where I can enjoy monsoon along with pleasant food. There are lots of beautiful places to eat in Udaipur but some have exceptional charm and magnetizing location, one such place is Hotel Udaigarh which is located over the bank of Lake Pichola is one of the beautiful hotels in Udaipur, but their roof top restaurant is special from many perspectives, the most heighted, roof top swimming pool, food, ambiance and service. All over it became one of my favorite eating out points in Udaipur.

Go ahead to know my experience at Udaigarh, It is never going to disappoint you.

What we had?

We had Fish, Chicken, Vegetables and Dal.

Fish Tikka – I never had fish at any restaurant in Udaipur except this time at Udaigarh. The reason behind is that I always believed no one other than my mom can cook sweet water fish so well. But fish tikka at Udaigarh has established an everlasting experience in my taste buds. I loved every bit of it, to the way it was cooked, served and tasted.

A deeply marinated sweet water fish (Singada) was barbequed and served over lettuce leaves on a sizzling sizzler pan, accompanied with lots of salad, lemon and chutney.

It was tremendously soft, juicy, little bit crispy (I wish it could be some crispier) and perfectly blended with fine quantity of Indian herbs and spices. Not too spicy or too mild, perfect dish for any fish lover.

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Crusty Crispy Veg – Have this once in your lifetime if you really admire the combination of simplicity and beauty of vegetables, yes I am talking about food nothing else. Crispy Veg was simply beautiful appetizer I ever had. Let me be more precise for using such an odd term. Crispy Veg are medium sized pieces of different vegetables deeply fried till it become real crispy and then mixed with tomato, soya and schezwan sauces which gives it a punch of sweet, sour and spicy flavor.

The vegetables include tomato, capsicum, cauliflower and carrot but interestingly they all were so unidentifiably similar with look and the taste was simply awesome!

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Chicken Lolly Pop – Udai Garh made my hunt for perfect chicken lollipop over. I was

looking for this in Udaipur since long. Well, I like chicken lollipop in other restaurants too but this one reminds me those beautiful memories of Mumbai’s Chinese food hangouts. Many restaurants in Udaipur have their own ways of preparing this Chinese starter; it all depends upon their style and creativity. Udaigarh has their own way and I love it, chicken lollipop was good too but I missed something, those Chinese sauces I don’t know if they had but this starter is perfect with schezwan chutney.

Chicken pieces were big, well cooked and perfectly tasted.

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Dal Tadka – I am falling in love with dal tadka each time I am having, luckily none of the restaurants in Udaipur has disappointed me till now, and Udaigarh serves the best as well. It was served in a small, metallic bucket with dash of tadka (spices fried in oil) on it. Superb taste of north Indian delight, dal tadka goes best with chapati or rice.

Damage!

Fish Tikka – Rs.200/-

Crispy Veg – Rs.140/-

Chicken Lollypop – Rs.200/-

Dal Tadka – Rs.125/-

Plain Rice – Rs.100/-

Total Rs.905 including 2 aerated water bottles

Total Rs.905/-

With Discount of 20% Rs.724/-

Fortunately, the owner of Udaigarh came out as a mutual friend of a friend I was accompanied with and that’s how we saved nearly 200 bucks.

It was not literally damage for me. I enjoyed the food at Udaigarh to my fullest, their ambiance was heartwarming, the panoramic view of Lake Pichola and having dinner on terrace near the swimming pool was such a wonderful experience.

How to reach there?

Udaigarh 21,lalghat behind jagdish temple

If you ever been to Udaigarh then we would love to hear your experience, use the comment box below and feel home!

Category: Food

Weekend Food Review- Peppers Restaurant

July 18, 2010 By Aditya Joshi 1 Comment

Another lazy day passed, the temperature was high as usual and it didn’t feel like rainy season. I was looking forward to a cheerful, fun filled evening with my friends. So, we decided to visit Peppers for our evening “starters”.

Peppers Restaurant is situated in the premises of renovated Ashoka Cinema. You can choose from four food categories to dine upon. Dosa (South Indian Food), Punjabi, Noodle Mania (Chinese Delicacies), Italian Treat and Chatori Chaat along all these you can buy soft drinks, Ice creams and Bakery eatables like sandwich and pastry etc. Peppers is a self service place with a simple system of first pay and then eat. They have happy hours every Monday to Thursday from 2:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. and run a discount of 25% in this duration.

The first thing on which I put my hands and disappointed me was Water. It wasn’t cool enough to relieve someone from record breaking heat of the year.

I ordered Paneer Tikka, Naan which was accompanied by a bowl of Dal Makhani and Green Salad.

Green Salad: It was served well decorated. Glad to have non-vinegar onions and carrot in this season with cucumber, tomato, half sliced green chilies, chopped cabbage, slice of lemon and it was tossed with chaat masala. I think green salad can’t be good or bad but found it a little over priced. I could give salad 6 over 10.

Paneer Tikka: If you are an exclusive paneer lover then you should come down here. With more paneer cubes and less onions, tomatoes and capsicum an economic mind might find it value for money but a food loving heart, missed the vegetables. It was not uniformly marinated. If someone had tasted a paneer tikka at a good Punjabi restaurant then this thing couldn’t be compared with that taste. But the vegetable mixture of chopped chilies and onions with lots of spices do score and not to forget; the green chutney could be appreciated. Again I can’t give it more than 6 on a scale of 10.

Dal Makhani: I am a huge fan of this dish, has tasted it here earlier too. But this time it was third thing in list of disappointments. It was having a rich and thick orange curry, but on tasting it didn’t appear freshly cooked to me. Moreover anyone well versed with dal makhani can tell you that it must contain a good quantity of rajma (kidney beans). I found only two of them and that too in the bottom of the bowl. Sorry can’t give more than 5 out of 10.

Naan: In the entire meal I could suggest and would like to appreciate one item and that was naan. Well prepared, well baked and carefully buttered for finesse. It was thin, layered, crispy and soft. No doubt I can award 8 out of 10 to it.

Monetary part:-

Naan with Paneer Tikka and Dal Makhani 79 Rs.

Green Salad 29 Rs.

Total 108 Rs.

After Happy Hours Discount 81 Rs.

Peppers gives you a feel of a restaurant or food court of a metro city but food quality wasn’t that impressive as the ambiance. Though I didn’t find it good but it’s fine to eat here once in a while, spacious hall makes it good for birthday parties or small get together. There was a new board hockey game also installed, I am sure few of us would love to check that out.

Category: Food

Weekend Food Review- Uncle Sam’s Pizza

July 11, 2010 By Aditya Joshi 14 Comments

This time we ate at Uncle Sam’s Pizza which is a part of Sankalp Group of Restaurants Udaipur. It is situated at Parmatma Complex, Chetak Circle. Here you will find only Deep Pan Pizzas.

What they serve?

They have categorized pizzas in 3 different classes i.e. Classic, Premium and Supreme. The Classic and Premium classes has four further flavors like Margherita, Tomchi, Caponito, Popeye, and Cheezeee Maha Mazaa, Veggy Delight, Hawaain Ecstacy, Party Lovers respectively. In the third category Supreme they serve Cajun Spicy, American Heat, Spanish Passion, Hot ‘n’ Spicy and late Break Fast. You can order extra toppings of Onion, Tomato, Capsicum Sweet Corn, Olives, Mushroom, Cheese, Baby Corn and Jalapenos. All these are served in three sizes Regular, Medium and Large

To accompany your pizza you can choose anything from the different varieties of Brownies, Garlic Bread, French Fries and Salad.

What we had?

Our order consisted of a typical Hot ‘n’ Spicy Pizza of Regular size and Peanut Masala Salad.

Peanut Masala Salad

it was a bowl of finely chopped onions, tomatoes and peanuts with lemon juice and spices like red chili powder, Salt, Rock salt and Chat Masala tossed with finely chopped green coriander. First it tasted to me like the Chana Jor Garam (that typical Indian style snack) but later I realized that it is quite different, worth mentioning and trying again &again whenever I will visit Uncle Sam’s Pizza. But let me warn you that this is very very SPICY! Red chili powder and other spices are used abundantly which makes it inappropriate for those who are not habitual to eat spicy food. Chili lovers can surely relish on it. I will give it 9 / 10.

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Hot ‘n’ Spicy Pizza

First time I tasted a deep pan pizza, I have to say I found it as delicious as a baked pizza, on a soft pizza base separately prepared Onions, Jalapenos, Chillies and tiny pieces of marinated cotton cheese cubes were spread in liquid cheese. It was a feast for mouth and tongue. Like we all are familiar with cheese, chilly and onion pizzas, this tasted indifferent but Jalapenos is a debut in my dictionary, it added a sweet sourness to the overall taste. Pizza was tender soft and nice cooked, saving all flavors for the taste buds. It deserves 7 but for Jalopenos, prompt and efficient service I will give one more point to total score 8 /10.

I would like to mention one thing which I disliked a lot was that water served was not cold enough to quench my thirst.

Salad costs 35 Rs and Pizza 100 Rs, plus 5 % V.A.T. i.e. 6.75 Rs. Total 142 Rs.

Uncle Sam’s Pizza is a small air conditioned restaurant with caricatures of celebrities on one wall and American symbols on other. It is a is nice place for spending a decent and cozy evening with your family.

Category: Food | Restaurant

How to Keep Snakes Away From Your Home? – Tips By Chaman Singh

July 2, 2010 By Aditya Joshi 3 Comments

You know what we Udaipurites love the most? That’s Rain. We love it because we don’t get sufficient rain every year, we love it because rain fills our drying lakes and eventually it fills our heart with joy and happiness. Rain brings so much hope for us but it also brings uninvited and undoubtedly a guest which we never liked it to be our guest.

Here I am talking about none other than snakes. Not every one of us feels comfortable while a snake crawling inside our room. You’ll certainly don’t like to be in such situation. But if unfortunately you encounter a snake in or around your home what you are going to do?

Scared, confused, panicked and running all over to find something best to kill that snake or throw him out of your home? Why? Because you are sure that snakes are always harmful for humans, snakes just want to kill us, snakes are awful. No, you are wrong.

Let, Mr. Chaman Singh the most in-demand man of the rainy season help you clearing your myths about snakes. Chaman Singh of Udaipur is famous snake catcher/handler/expert and passionate for these beautiful reptiles.

If you see snakes anywhere at your home or office then do follow these rules by Chaman Singh:

Take Better Precautions

Snakes feed on rats and frogs so try to keep surroundings and your home free from these two favorite foods of snake.
Don’t pile up the garbage in-front or near your house as the piled garbage provides an excellent place for snake to take shelter.
Cover all open drain and if possible place wire gauges or traps on the drain openings.
Keep your doors tight. Normally a minor space is left between doors and floor which is enough for snake to enter in your home.
Whenever you are stepping out of your home carry a torch or switch on the outside lights first and then move out.

What to do when you see a snake in your home?

If a snake enters in your house then don’t panic. Keep a safe distance from it.
Don’t try to attack it or kill it. If you try to attack, it may harm you in self defense.
Maintain a safe distance, keep an eye on it, watch its movement and ask someone else to call snake catcher.
Let the snake escape by his own, don’t try to surround it. Let it have a window or safe passage.
If snake has accidentally entered in your car or some other vehicle then leave the vehicle at its place and if possible take it to some lonely spot move out of vehicle most probably snake will move out of it in 30-45 minutes.

Species of snakes in Udaipur

There are many species of snakes are found in Udaipur but only 4 of them are poisonous

Snakes always want to escape from human so let them go away. Never ever try to harm it, attack it or kill it. You must call Mr. Chaman Singh on 98280-58158.

Category: Lifestyle

Weekend Food Review – Khana Khazana

June 28, 2010 By Zaheer Abbas 1 Comment

“Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as necessity – Voltaire”

Following the above quote and to please my body as well as my carving soul yesterday(Saturday) I again went out in the city looking for something best to eat which should be also worth sharing with you. This time I was in the company of a very good friend of mine. He didn’t allow me to mention his name here.

A cloudy evening later brought rain for us which made our Saturday evening wonderful.

We went to my one of my most favorite restaurants Khana Khazana, I am visiting this restaurant from last more than 10 years. They are changed with time but one thing which is same is their quality food, excluding their chicken chowmin which I was an admirer once.

Khana Khazana is a part of Hotel Dream Palace which is situated in the same compound.

What we had?

Before moving, let me inform you that this review is not digestible for pure vegetarians. So, skip reading if you don’t want to see pics of butter chicken.

We had,

Chicken Hot-n-sour soup
Half Butter Chicken (boneless)
Dal Tadka
Butter nan and Roti
Plain Rice

Chicken hot-n-sour: I am not used to of having soups before main course. The only reason for ordering it yesterday was to make ourselves warm after getting all wet in the rain. Yes and that worked well, the soup was really hot, chicken was well blended and mashed. All over a well cooked nicely tasted Chinese soup.

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Butter Chicken: I love to have it here because they prepare it differently. Generally, a very basic method of making butter chicken is either boil and cook chicken in a thick red gravy and butter, splash some cream over it and ready (hey! I just used short words, this is not a real way to make it) But, at Khana Khazana, they make it with roasted chicken, it is authentically Rajasthani way of preparing butter chicken.

Now, imagine the combination of two diverse tastes, one a roasted chicken and other is thick spicy gravy. If you haven’t tried it then have it. I strongly recommend you butter chicken of Khana Khazana. You won’t come looking to bash me. But remember, they have pretty good quantity in half plate so if you are two adults then go for half butter chicken, if you are 2 adults with one child then still go for half.

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Dal Tadka: This one was extra ordinary mouth watering, splendid, wonderful, elegant and classy dal I had very less in my life. I loved the way it was served in a traditional handi, and then it was so damn yummy that I first time felt dal had overpowered the chicken. Its rich aroma of species with a combination of charcoaled like fragrance made a deep impact on my senses. I forgot I had a friend with me. Sorry mate!.

Dal is something which is eaten by all class of people in India. Dal is in fact a God of Indian food. And Dal Tadka of Khana Khazana is king of all Dals.

Their butter nan was not that good in quality and quantity, after having some 2-3 butter nans we ordered tandoori rotis and felt it better than those nans we had.

Rice made our dal tadka complete. But it was too costly for plain rice to be.

Damage!

Rs. 398/-

Hot & Sour Chicken soup- One bowl 60/- worth (we took it 1 by 2)
Half Butter Chicken- 130/- worth
Dal Tadka- 60/- worth
Butter Naan- One for 24/- not worth
Tandoori Roti- One for 8/- ok
Rice – 60/- not at all

Address: 11-D, Kumbha Marg, Udaipur. Near Sukhadia Circle. Contact: 0294-2527227

Category: Food | Restaurant

Health For All: Penguin Health Club

June 25, 2010 By Aditya Joshi 5 Comments

Continuing the review series of Gym and Fitness centers in the Udaipur, this week I went to see Penguin Health Club, it is in the basement of Hotel India International, 63 SardarPura. Penguin is owned by Mr. Praveen Jain who is running it from past 9 years.

Penguin Gym is dedicated to an exceptional class of people with some exceptional needs. Till now, I have reviewed many good gyms and health clubs of Udaipur but what makes Penguin special is their extra care for people suffering from different muscular, heart and orthopedic disorders like back pain, slip disck, blood pressure, obesity and joint pain etc.

The main reason of this gym being liked by most of the people in the city is their wide ranges of training facilities and health benefits available here. Cardio Vascular Training, Strength/Resistance Training, Personal Training, Swimming Pool, Spa, Massages, Temporary Lockers, Juice & Nutrition Bar and Sauna Bath which relieves joints pain to a greater extent.

Penguin also offers group exercises like Aerobics, Spinning and Power Yoga all under one roof. Power yoga is an aggressive form of yoga performed in high temperature for faster weight and inch loss with gain of stamina, strength and flexibility. The room designed for aerobics and yoga has a floor which absorbs shocks and jerks thus reducing risk of injury to muscles and participants feel less tired.

This gym has two unique facilities i.e. Core Conditioning and Slimming Gallery. Core Conditioning focuses on development and strengthening of those muscles which are always used by body like shoulders, abdominal muscles expand and contract whenever we breathe in and breathe out; pelvic floor muscles are used while sitting. This group of muscles supports the structure of body and transfers gravity.

Slimming Gallery is an electric modality with controlled current transfer by carbon pad in most fat deposited site. This helps in mobilization of fat from the deposited site. Fat is used as energy. It is like a boon for people who are severely obese, affected by physical limitations or having excessive fat at a particular part of the body.

These features have helped it gain some high profile clients like Mr. M.L. Chauhan ADM City, Mr. Rajendra Goyal Additional S.P. Police, Mr. Ravindra Sandhu, Mr. Ajay Malik, Mr. Mahesh Thakur Deputy Commissioners Income Tax Dept. etc.

Penguin is open 365 days of a year from 5 a.m. in morning to 10 p.m. in night. All the instructors working with this gym have a decent professional background and experience in world of fitness.

Starting with the director himself Mr. Praveen is in this industry from past 14 years.

Mr. Mahesh Waghmare holds experience of 13 years and won Silver Medal in North India Body Building Championship, he is winning Gold Medal consecutively from past three years in state championships and is 4^th ranker on national level.

Mr. Vinod Dadheech is an aerobic trainer with experience of 11 years he is also a national level swimmer.

Mr. Chirag has an experience of 9 years.

Mr. Lalit won Gold Medal in 2007-2008 City Body Building Championship, weight group of 0-56 Kg.

Mr. Imran is a certified Aerobic Trainer.

Mr. Amit has 5000+ hours experience of personal training.

Mr. Prem, Mr. Imroz, Mr. Javed and Mr. Irfan are certified from Gold Gym University and have 4-5 years experience.

Mr Sharad has 3 years experience and Mr. Vinod and Mr. Raghuveer carry 2 years experience.

The Yoga instructor Abhinandan Shukla has P.G. Diploma form M.L.S.U., B.Ped., M.Ped. and has applied for Phd., he has an experience of 5 years.

Ms. Shivani Jain has done M.Sc. in Dietetics and Nutrition Sports. She has experience of 2 years she is also responsible for fitness evaluation and fitness testing.

Last but not the least is Dr. Zafar Khan Consultant Physiotherapist he has completed BPTH from S.M.U., TIAF Mumbai, CMTH Germany and MSc. Anatomy Applied. He is working in fitness industry from past three years and has an over all experience of nine years.

Charges of Complete Health Club Facility including Cardio, Gym Steam, Sauna, Diet Counseling and General Trainer are:-

For 3 years

Single person 17,999 Rs.

Couples 31,999 Rs.

For One Year

Single person 8,999 Rs.

Couples 16,999 Rs.

Half yearly 5,500 Rs.

Quarterly 3,500 Rs.

Monthly 1,500 Rs.

For more information and query about Penguin Gym, contact on 0294-3299880/3201020 and 91-9829040467

Category: Health

3-Days Monsoon Yoga by The Oberoi Udaivilas

June 25, 2010 By Zaheer Abbas 2 Comments

Yoga refines mind, body and soul, monsoon makes it more vigorous. The combination of pranayam and rain will help you getting extreme purification and transformation. The Oberoi Udaivilas is all set to give you an exclusive experience of Yoga, join their 3 day Monsoon Yoga Programme and get benefits of Yoga, Ayurveda and Meditation under the assessment of resident Ayurvedic Doctor.

The all three days are divided into different sessions of Relaxation, Purification and Rejuvenation.

Day 1. The first day starts with body and mind relaxing followed by Pranayams and soothing yoga exercises. Enjoy the afternoons with spa and Ayurvedic dry herbal massage.

Day2. Yoga sessions for nasal cavity and gastro intestinal areas, in the afternoon you can get Ayurvedic treatment with massage and lastly, purification bath in neem.

Day 3. The last day of session is designed according to your body type. This followed by Shirodhara, a rhythmic accuracy of dropping oil onto forehead, soothing the mind and comforting the senses. It ends with meditation in the evening to re-energies the mind, body and soul.

For more information and reservation call 011-2389 0606

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