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Nazhat

Nazhat

Nazhat is a woman on a mission to reveal many different aspects of 'Desiness.' With an avid interest in fashion, cooking and keeping fit, she likes to describe herself as a bright and chique 'Desi' lady who lives by the motto 'survival of the fittest...'

Dangers of Skin Lightening Creams

Dangers of Skin Lightening Creams

By Nazhat | August 8, 2010

Many Asians who are dark want to be fair skinned and conversely, people of a natural white skin want to get a tan. Beauty products today have soared in both these markets due to the growing demand. Creams, lotions, treatments are all available to ‘enhance’ your skin colour. However, what is not promoted is the [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: asian, bad, banned, bleach, bleaching, cream, dangerous, dark, fair, gel, Hydroquinone, illegal, India, lightener, lightening, lotion, Mercury, Pakistan, pigment, products, skin, skin cancer, soap, UK, US, use, white

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Hard Kaur

Hard Kaur

By Nazhat | July 22, 2010

DESIblitz zooms its SpotLight on Hard Kaur, the Bollywood artist known for her Hip Hop and Rap music influences on popular Bollywood tracks and songs of her own. She has stuck to her guns through many life challenges to achieve the success that has come her way in recent years, especially, her recognition by Bollywood. [...]

Categories: SpotLight
Tagged: birmingham, Bollywood, Bombay, D12, Desi, Desi Dance, Ek Glassy, exclusive, Handsworth, hard kaur, Hip Hop, indian, interview, move your body, Mumbai, photos, punjabi, rap, Saregama, shankar ehsaan loy, Sona Family, UK, video

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Animal ingredients in Vegetarian Foods

Animal ingredients in Vegetarian Foods

By Nazhat | June 27, 2010

Today’s maze of food labelling can be confusing. Even more for vegetarian foods, which may contain animal based ingredients. There are many ingredient names that are not easily recognised and are included in foods that are labelled ‘suitable for vegetarians.’ This is a major problem for communities from South Asia who are usually on religious [...]

Categories: Food
Tagged: animal, bad, beef, cheese, eggs, fish, Food, gelatin, gelatine, hidden, ingredients, meat, non-veg, non-vegetarian, pork, rennet, vegan, vegetarian

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Bachchans at UK ‘Raavan’ premiere

Bachchans at UK ‘Raavan’ premiere

By Nazhat | June 21, 2010

The red carpet was rolled out at the British Film Institute (BFI), Southbank in London welcoming Bollywood’s star couple, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, on Wednesday 16th June 2010, at the world premiere of  ‘Raavan.’  A Mani Ratnam film, dark and intense, telling the story of good versus bad. The stars were honoured by [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, BFI, Bollywood, exclusive, film, Gauri Khan, Govinda, jaya bachchan, London, Mani Ratnam, movie, photos, premiere, Raavan, Shahrukh Khan, Southbank, SRK, UK

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PureJewels at London Jewellery Week 2010

PureJewels at London Jewellery Week 2010

By Nazhat | June 3, 2010

Early this year, PureJewels, a prominent retailer in the Green Street jewellery quarter in East London, selected six talented British designers to create a bespoke Platinum Heritage Collection reflecting the wealthy heritage of the brand, for launch during London Jewellery Week 2010. The collection has broken new ground as it is the first time that [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: Bhanji Gokaldas, british asian, Fashion, Green Street, Jayant Raniga, jewellery, London, london jewellery week, Platinum Heritage Collection, pure jewels, Shakti, Shaun Leane, silver, Stephen Webster, UK

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Karma Nirvana forced marriages roadshow

Karma Nirvana forced marriages roadshow

By Nazhat | May 25, 2010

The problem of forced marriages in the UK still exists and is prevalent amongst the South Asian communities residing in the UK. An initiative by the Karma Nirvana charity based in Derby, wants to expose the dangers of forced marriages and will do this by conducting a roadshow around the UK to increase awareness. Karma [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: abuse, bangladeshi, domestic, female, forced marriage, Forced Marriage Unit, government, help, honour, indian, Jaswinder Sanghera, Karma Nirvana, male, pakistani, refuge, roadshows, support, UK, violence

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Shahrukh and Salman at 2010 IIFA's

Shahrukh and Salman at 2010 IIFA’s

By Nazhat | May 23, 2010

After a gap of 5 years, Shahrukh Khan will be attending the the 11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2010 to be held at Colombo (Sri Lanka) from 3rd to 5th June 2010. In fact, SRK will be performing at the event on stage and also taking part in the celebrity charity cricket match [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: 2010, ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood, charity, Colombo, IIFA awards, International Indian Film Academy, performance, rift, Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Sri Lanka, SRK

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Six Asian Women MPs elected in UK

Six Asian Women MPs elected in UK

By Nazhat | May 7, 2010

The 2010 UK general election has produced historical results for Asian women living in the UK. Despite the outcome being a hung parliament, six Asian women MPs were voted for and elected by their constituents. The election has produced the highest number of Asians to be elected into government. A record 22 Asian women are [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: 2010, asian, asian women, Conservative, elected, election, Labour, Lisa Nandy, mp, parliament, polls, Priti Patel, Rushanara Ali, Shabana Mahmood, six, UK, Valerie Vaz, vote, women, Yasmin Quershi

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Fashions of Salwar Kameez

Fashions of Salwar Kameez

By Nazhat | April 20, 2010

Salwar Kameez is one of the most popular South Asian apparel worn by women. It is a suit made up of three items of clothing, the Salwar which is the trouser part; Kameez which is a long tunic worn over the Salwar, and a Duppata. Chunni or Shawl which is a long piece of fabric [...]

Categories: Fashion
Tagged: afghanistan, anarkali, chridar, designer, Fashion, history, India, kameez, kurta, men, Pakistan, patiala, punjabi, salwar, salwar kameez, style, suit, trouser, women

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Ten Foods that burn Fat

Ten Foods that burn Fat

By Nazhat | March 30, 2010

Did you know that certain foods can contribute to burning fat? It has been proven that certain types of foods are excellent fat burners and can help you stay more healthy. Let’s look at some of these foods and how they can help you address the fat stored in your body. When we digest food [...]

Categories: Food
Tagged: burning, calories, diet, eggs, fat, Food, health, lose, loss, reduce, super foods, ten, top, tummy, weight, wholegrains

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