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ANKIT MOHANTY WHO IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS RONNY IN ODIA ALBUM INDUSTRY LOVES TO CATCH UP WITH HIS OLD FRIENDS TO RELIVE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Rest day Despite being a fitness enthusiast, I prefer to stay Me time away from With strength training restrictions in on Sundays to place, I catch feel refreshed and up with my old energetic on pals through Expert other weekdays. video calls to But I routinely relive the good chef practice the old days. I never believe postures of Surya Besides, I love that cooking is Namaskar to pamper dog a woman’s Simba, my four- job. So, I make legged son, to my mom take de-stress a break on myself. Sundays and treat her with dishes cooked by me.

Movie buff My elder brother Buddhaditya Mohanty, a Avid popular actor always asks me reader to watch movies to sharpen my I read a lot acting skill. So, I when I am love to watch free. Reading some select Filmfare and a of , few fitness and magazines is Shah Rukh Khan a must on my on Sundays. Sunday’s to do list.

RASHMI REKHA DAS, OP WhatsApp SELFLESS WORK LETTERS This Week Dear Sir, I was moved and overwhelmed after reading the cover story ‘Friends in Need’ pub- Only on Sunday POST! lished in the last edition of Sunday POST. The initiatives taken by a group of youths in hon- Send in your most interesting Whatsapp messages and memes ouring the dead is simply outstanding when received to: [email protected] family members refuse to recognise the dead And we will publish the best ones person or simply abandon the bodies fearing THE BEST MEMES OF THIS ISSUE Covid infections. The noble initiative taken by n War does not determine who is right – only who is left. these youths without expectation of any pecu- n Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not niary gain or appreciation is praiseworthy. putting it in a fruit salad. People who cremate bodies are known for their n The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse toughness and they show little or no emotions. A WORD FOR READERS gets the cheese. But this group of youths is a little different. Sunday POST is serving a n I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Their act of kindness is seen by all and I pray platter of delectable fare every Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. God to bless them with his choicest blessings week, or so we hope. We want for their selfless work. readers to interact with us. Please send in your opinions, queries, comments and contributions to SURYAKANT DHIR , CUTTACK [email protected] B-15, Industrial Estate, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar – 751010, Orissa. Phone (0674) 2549982, 2549948 SUNDAY POST MAY 23-29, 2021 COVER

When the entire nation is in the grip of Covid’s second wave, these delivery boys have become as important as the frontline health service providers

RASHMI REKHA DAS, OP their outsized bags and driving around the city. Knowing well that they are exposed to mid the state-wide lockdown the virus risks, many are stepping out because when people are cooped up more and more people are depending on in their homes, there are doorstep deliveries of food, grocery items some of them who constantly and heath care essentials and of course to Aexpose themselves to the dreaded meet the necessities in life. coronavirus to bring ease in the Sunday POST talks to a few delivery boys lives of others. Neither do they to ascertain their fears, hopes and concerns. feature in the list of government’s Chittaranjan Satpathy, who works with list of Covid warriors, nor do restaurant aggregator and food delivery the companies which they work company Zomato, says, “My father is a for protect them with big priest at Brahmagiri and his earnings were life/health insurance plans. inadequate to meet our family needs. So, Yes, they are the delivery boys being the eldest sibling, I did my bit to give of several app-based online services him some comfort. After doing my B.A. I who put in more than 12 hours a joined this day to drop essential goods at our company. It is doorstep risking their lives during definitely chal- these challenging times. lenging to When the entire nation work during is in the grip of second Corona times. wave of the ongoing Meeting 20- pandemic, these de- odd people livery boys have be- every day not come as important knowing their as the health care health status in- providers who are volves risks. on the frontline duty. But I can’t quit They reach us with the job for two reasons. First, I can’t afford medicines, gro- to sit idle at home. And the other thing is ceries and other there are a lot of people who depend on essentials door delivery during such difficult times. shoulder- So, I feel I am part of the team of Covid ing warriors who offer their services to the needy. However, I make sure to get myself tested if I feel unwell or I suspect that I have some Covid-19 symptoms. I will never like to be a spreader of the disease.” The behaviour of the customers sometimes irritates Chittaranjan. “Despite knowing well about the current situation, they often make us wait for long time to collect their parcels and behave rudely. That’s not all. They give negative ratings which leads to a pay cut. I suffer a deduction of Rs 500 from my salary for a delayed delivery. We treat customers as god, they should at least treat us as human beings, isn’t it,” he rues. SUNDAY POST MAY 23-29, 2021 COVER

Delivery boys checking location details

Hailing from Nayagarh Santosh Kumar Nayak has who are scared. Our company is been associated with a courier service company for the providing life insurance coverage last two years. He says, “Being the only bread earner of of `one lakh to its employees.” my family, I can’t afford to stay at home to stay safe. Asked about the precautions There are chances of catching the virus but as a spiritual he takes, Chetan adds: “At several individual I have left it to the Almighty. I believe he will housing societies, we need to take care of all of us.” write down our names and mobile Though he does his duty with all sincerity, he too is not numbers at the entrance. This is happy with the attitudes of some customers. “ It annoys not a safe practice as many people me when customers do not receive my calls and make me would have used them before wait unnecessarily. They should understand the fact that without following the protocol. we too are human beings. When it comes to Covid-19, So, I make sure to wash my clothes and take a bath every Beating the scorching heat, a youth pedalling his our contribution is nothing compared to efforts of frontline day before entering home. I also gargle with salt and way to deliver pracels in Bhubaneswar workers like police and media persons who are working turmeric water and inhale steam daily as part of measures round-the-clock. We had been working without any to keep the infection at bay. ” choice but to do the job for our sustenance. Besides, I protection for a long time. Recently, our company has consider it as a service to reach out to the needy. Apart extended the health insurance coverage to the delivery boys Nirmal Kumar Behera, a from working to earn my livelihood, I distribute food and executives realising the risks involved. But I don’t get delivery boy at Swiggy, says, among destitutes and feed stray dogs at night. .” panicked by the Corona menace because someone or the “According to our company’s other has to chip in to do the job. “ policy, we have been following Balaji Mishra is a Nayagarh resident but resides in WHO’s guidelines while de- Bhubaneswar after joining Zomato. He says, “My work Chetan Lenka, a resident of Jagatsinghpur, rejoined livering essentials. Ever since hours remain the same as it was in pre-Covid times. Covid food delivery platform Swiggy two months back after taking the imposition of lockdown, is there and will be there. There will be no point in stopping a break of some days due to personal reasons. He says, there has been a spike in the working due to Covid fear. I find it really bad when people “There are chances of getting infected by Covid, but who number of online orders. who tested positive hide it from delivery boys. But if we is going to provide us two square meals a day if we stop Though I carry a hand sanitiser have to deliver food at Covid homes, we place the packets working. Though my parents have asked me several times and never remove my face near the door and click a picture and send it to the customer. not to venture out during the pandemic and requested me mask, the fear of contracting That’s our no-contact delivery. As I am yet to take the jab, to come back to the village, I couldn’t afford that ‘luxury’. the virus is always there. Even fear of infections is always there. I used to get 9-10 orders I am not afraid of Corona because I know it kills those as my family members are worried about me, I have no per day which doubled during the lockdown.”

Representative image A group waiting to pick up their parcels near a food joint in Bhubaneswar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SUNDAY POST MAY 23-29, 2021 HEALTH FACTS

STUDIES SUGGEST THAT TWO-THIRDS AGENCIES still going on to find out more about the virus Myth 2 - Only women need to take OF MALES WITH and its side effects. Mounting evidence has care of their health when it comes ver the last three to four decades, pointed towards the negative impact of the to planning for pregnancy. FERTILITY ISSUES average sperm count in men as well virus on male infertility. A study suggests HAVE LOW SPERM as sperm quality, have declined alarm- that the human reproductive system may be This is completely false as the quality of the ingly on a global scale. One out of potentially vulnerable to COVID-19 infection sperm is as important as the quality of the egg. COUNT OR 20O men, at present, are facing different fertility and the same can lead to significant impairments There are various factors that can affect the quality IMPAIRED SPERM challenges. The growing numbers can be ac- in semen volume, progressive motility, sperm of the sperm which include excessive smoking, credited to the exposure to environmental chem- morphology, sperm concentration and the drinking, substance abuse, exposure to harmful QUALITY icals that disrupt ones endocrine balance. number of spermatozoa. chemicals, wearing tight fitted underwear's and Here are a few myths and misconceptions sexually transmitted diseases. As most of the What do the numbers say? related to male infertility that need to be problems concerning male infertility are related Dr. Shweta Goswami, Associate Director- busted: to sperm, it is extremely important to incorporate Fertility, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Noida says: "One out of six couples who are trying to conceive are not able to achieve pregnancy naturally and are diagnosed with infertility. In fact, an article on male in- fertility, published in The Lancet December 10, 2020, clearly suggests that infertility affects 8–12% of couples globally, with a male factor being a primary or contribut- ing cause in approxi- mately 50% of cou- ples.” Impact of the current pandemic

Ever since the healthy habits into your daily routine. first case of the pan- Myth 1 - Infertility is a female demic was reported problem and males have nothing to Myth 3 - Men can have children as in 2019, experts all do with it long as they live across the globe have been thriv- This common myth prevailed in our society No doubt males do not have a fertility window ing seamlessly for a very long time. In fact, there are still like females but this does not mean that they can to explicate people out there who believe that infertility impregnate their partner anytime they want. the un- is only related to females. It is important to Although it is possible for some males to have knowns of understand that infertility is not a gender- children in their 70s, the time taken for or achieving the deadly specific problem and can affect both females the pregnancy is considerably longer than males virus, as well as males. Male infertility predominantly who are below 45 years of age. This happens Covid-19. depends upon the quality and quantity of the because sperm quality is likely to decrease after a While sperm. Studies suggest that two-thirds of the certain age. It is also important to note that the many new males with fertility issues have found to have chances of miscarriage and premature birth are facts have low sperm count or impaired sperm quality. higher when the man is older. Not only this, if come to Rest can be contributed to problems in the you are planning a pregnancy after crossing 70 light, stud- male reproductive tract, genetic conditions, years of age, the child is quite likely to have genetic, ies are hormonal imbalance and other factors. chromosomal and developmental defects. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SUNDAY POST MAY 23-29, 2021 TINSELTOWN When Deepika planned to have three kids immerses herself with eepika Padukone has shot down questions about extending her family with kids each scripts during lockdown Dtime they have come up. However, in 2013, the actress had opened up about her 10-year plan ooja Hegde, who recently where she hoped she would have a happy family with recovered from COVID, is three kids whom she will take along on shoots. Plocked up at home immersed Deepika had reportedly said that if not for an actor, in scripts. The actress is trying to stay she doesn’t know what she would have been doing. busy with her professional commit- However, the actress also hoped she would be having ments. A source close to the actress a happy family with three kids whom she would take shares, “Pooja has been reading a lot along on shoots. of new scripts in this lockdown along The actress, who is today happily married to Ranveer with the scripts of all her films in Singh, told a magazine earlier in an interview that progress to stay in touch with her her sister and she had working parents who despite characters.” their work commitments were able to give them time. Amid this the actress has also adopted The actress hoped that when she starts a family with a fitness routine. “She is also doing Ranveer, they too would be able to give their kids yoga everyday to stay healthy. It helped the same. her a lot when she had the virus so Meanwhile, on the work front, Deepika has her she is making sure to continue doing kitty full of some very interesting films. She will next it as part of her post-Covid care as be seen in Kabir Khan’s 83 which she is also co- well,” adds the source. When Pooja producing. Apart from this, she also has Pathan co- was down with the virus, the actress starring Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham. She is indulged in meditation, breathing ex- also a part of ’s untitled next with Ananya ercises and books to keep a positive Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi. AGENCIES frame of mind. She has recently shared a video, enlightening her followers about the right way to use an oximeter. Bipasha urges everyone Jr NTR reveals AGENCIES to get vaccinated his look in RRR

ipasha Basu took to her Instagram story to Telugu superstar Jr NTR and ready to charge. share a video with her fans where she urges revealed the look of his character The also stars Ram Charan, Beveryone to get vaccinated against COVID- Komaram Bheem in SS Rajamouli’s and Ajay Devgn in 19. According to the actress, these are testing times upcoming film RRR. The actor leading roles. The cast along with and we need to fight this pandemic together. shared the look with fans on the the director uploaded Jr NTR’s look In the video, Bipasha says, ‘These are testing occasion of his birthday recently. on their respective social media times and we need to fight this together. To fight “He’s a rebel full of heart. It’s accounts. IANS the current state of chaos, we need to get vaccinated been a pleasure to play this intense immediately. Vaccines are safe. They not only help role and I am happy to introduce us and our family but the community at large.’ to you all one of my biggest chal- Bipasha might be away from the lenges so far. #KomaramBheem silver screen but she makes sure from #RRRmovie,” he cap- she keeps her fans entertained tioned the image. and updated through her In the picture, Jr NTR social media handles. She as Komaram Bheem is often seen sharing stun- leaps above a stormy ning pictures of herself sea, spear in and her husband hand Karan Singh Grover with her fans on Instagram and they just cannot have enough of the gorgeous diva. On the work front, she was last seen in Alone with her husband Karan Singh Grover. AGENCIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SUNDAY POST MAY 23-29, 2021 FOOD

PANEER TAKA TAK

Ingredients Procedure n Paneer cubes: 250 gms

n Tomatoes: 4-5 lend tomatoes, garlic and green n Garlic: 10-12 pods Bchillies in a blender. Heat oil in a wok and add 2 tbsp of oil. Add the n Green chilli: 2-3 blended mix into it and let it cook. As n Red chilli – 2-3 it starts cooking add kasoori methi, garam masala, salt, red chillies and n Kasoori methi: 1 tsp tomato ketchup to it. In another pan, n Garam masala: 1 tsp add 1 tsp of oil. As it heats, add the cubed onions and capsicum into it n Capsicum – 1-2 and toss on high flame so that they n Salt according to taste get a charred effect and also keep it crunch. n Cubed onions: 2

PANEER LABABDAR Ingredients n Paneer cubes: 200 gms Procedure n Cashews soaked in warm water: 10 n Finely chopped onions: 2 eat a pan with 2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp oil. Fry the bay n Finely chopped tomatoes: 3 H leaves. Add finely chopped garlic n Finely chopped green chilli: 1 ginger and green chillies. Once they turn golden fry the onions n Finely chopped garlic: 3 tsp well with some salt. Then add the n Ginger: 2 tsp tomatoes. Let them get cooked and fried till becoming pulpy. Allow n Butter: 3 tbsp them to cool well. Take out the bay n Oil: 3 tbs leaves. Add the rest of the stuff with soaked cashews into the n Cumin seeds: 1 tsp blender. Grind them to smooth n Cloves and cinnamon sticks roughly paste and keep aside. Now heat crushed : ½ tsp the pan with the rest of the oil and butter. Sauté it with cumin seeds n Green cardamom: 1 and add the spices -clove, cinna- n Bay leaves: 2 mon and cardamom. Then add all the powders in to it and fry well. n Kashmiri chilli powder: 1 ½ tsp Transfer the ground paste to it and n Cumin seed powder and turmeric keep stirring. Add required salt powder: ¼ tea spoon and keep stirring till the oil sepa- rates. Add the paneer cubes and n Coriander seed powder 2 tsp mix well. Pour half cup of water n Salt to taste and stir. Once the gravy coats on the paneer well add kasuri methi n Kasuri methi leaves: 2 tsp leaves and coriander leaves. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SUNDAY POST MAY 23-29, 2021 GLAM SLAM

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