Few month ago we had the great pleasure to invite Michel Spinosa in our Artists In Residence program. He came to get a lot of material, research for his new script. It was a great experiment to work with him. And we discovered a very talented director and a sentient being. He went back to Paris to write his story. And maybe soon he will come back to shoot the movie.
We wish him the best for this new movie.
Looking forward to meet him again.
There is a cute small round press button at the bottom right corner of almost all monitors: Please make use of this.
Stop printing out Harry Poter, Jeffrey Archer and other e-books. This is a classic example of paper wastage.
If you have forgotten to give double-side prints, make sure you make use of the empty sides as scribbling pads or for your kids’ imposition !
Take two minutes from your busy schedule before hurrying back home to shut down the computer.
All of us are big time Googlers. Have you heard of the Blackle search engine? Blackle (Google powered) is a search engine designed all in Rich Black so that your system consumes less power.
So change your homepage.
Plastic bags these days indeed come in bright and flamboyant colours and tempt us to take them home with us. But the saying, “Appearances are deceptive” holds true for these plastic things too. Next time, hold back or go prepared to counter temptation with a cloth bag.
Roses, Jasmine, Hibiscus and Peas; All these saplings cost hardly between Rs 10 - 20 each. Can’t we afford to plant these in and around our houses? Also, more importantly, caring and maintain them as they grow?
Try to segregate the different kinds of waste into Bio-Degradable (Fruit or vegetable waste) , Recyclable (waste Paper, paper products) and Electronics (Floppy disks, CD-ROMS ). Once you have segregated your thrash, look for specialized trash cans to throw them away.
Use rechargeable batteries though it’s an expensive product, it’s one-time purchase. Recharge when required. (Same applies to cell-phones, MP3s, iPods and Laptops)
Remember to close water taps before preening in front of the mirror. Of course you are beautiful, but Water is precious resource!
Let’s not just wake up and walk out of finished meetings and conferences with a sigh of relief, let us remember to turn off the lights and projectors too.
Take few minutes to learn about topics like ‘Global Warming’ , ‘Air / Noise /Land / Water Pollution ‘ etc apart from constant surfing of News, Latest Gadgets, Movies and Music.
The Earth has already become a dangerous place to live in for the animals and birds. Soon it might be our turn. So let’s pledge to save our beautiful planet so that you and your future generations can live happily and peacefully ever after.
Melissa and Nazar have open a fashion design studio in Pondicherry.
It is ready wear collection and accessories for men, women and children.
They are in love with our planet and are promoting responsible and ethical activities.
They have installed an amazing corner made of an old Indian door frame
for their brand Takla Makan at Paradise shop and we had a very nice lunch together.
We wish them a big success.
Melissa & Nazar
As the demand is tremendous here are some more and better pictures…ENJOY
Love to all.
Dear All
Sometimes in life there is what we call “Instant de grace”. It was really what happened this last four days at the Dune. The team of Dior perfume choose the Dune to launch their last “baby” named “Escale à Pondichéry”.
Fourty journalist from all over the world, Kalyani Chawla (the indian face of Dior) and François Demachy (Senior vice president of olfactive development of perfumes for the LVMH group) were invited to discover the perfume. No need to tell the huge organisation that everybody had to display. Jérome Pulis (director of international communication ) and Sandrine Bourley-Heyler (director of events) started to work with our team few weeks before. They asked Sumant Jayakrishnan to be the set designer for the event. Instead of a simple set designer he became a sort of a “Great Wizard” and everywhere he puts his inspiration the Dune transformed as a “WONDERLAND”. All the guests had a total olfactive trip. Each Dinner was a “fragrance” journey and a delight for the senses, corridors of tuberose, swimming pool filled up with roses, candles light, colors, tribal music, Katak dance, experimental cuisine and kindness of the staff. A very warm athmosphere surrounded everybody. They felt at home, protected and constantly filled with wonder. Nothing to worry they just went with the flow.
But we have to insiste here on the magical and tremendous team work wich happened so naturally. Everybody gave his best to create this unforgettable happening. So we deeply thanks everybody for their energy, creativity, organisation, punctuality, modesty, and lets say it: humanity!
It was Rare, Magical, Brilliant,Sublim, Spectacular and so Generous.
THANK YOU ALL
Kalyani Chawla arrives at the Dune
François Demachy started with a blessing
The first Dinner around the pool
Gala Dinner
The Tribal and last Dinner
Sumant Jayakrishnan “The Wizard” and Sunil Varghese
Indian Masks
“Escale à Pondichéry”
He arrived in the middle of the night last week. he crossed all over india Rajasthan to tamil Nadu in an old truck.
He is seven years old, loves neem trees and running on the beach, his name is Tahr and all the Dune’s staff loves him. Our new resident will be trained to give you rides all around.
Welcom beautifull Tahr.
The rejuvenation for your mind and body is provided by Dr Raganad’s Indigenious Medical Laboratories.
Behind Dr Raganad’s expertise was his inheritance of the wealth of knowledge left behind by his uncle Ezham Sankaran who was the «Palace Doctor» of the erstwhile Maharaja of Travancore.
He estabished his Indegenious Medical Laboratories in 1938 and treated thousands of patients. He established a Center for giving training to other dotors and therapists.
All this expertise and experience are at your disposal by highly trained therapists at Veda Spa.
Regarding Ayurvedique herbal medecines, Dr Raganad’s has become a name of distinction and today symbolizes excellence in creating its own medicines.
After careful analysis and evaluation, naturally grown herbs are used in the manufacturing of his medicines.
The manufacturing unit is having the G.M.P Certification, the «Tonright» for Tonsillitis and «Dr Raganad’s cough mixture»
are the famous among their patented medicines. More than 100 of these medicines along with other generic preparations are available at Veda Spa.
We tried it….Ayurvedic Paradise for sure.
