Memoir celebrates life of Ritu Nanda
New Delhi Oct 30 PTI A memoir of Raj Kapoors daughter Ritu Nanda takes a closer look at her life and also the varied roles she played including a celebrated insurance advisor and creator of the popular Niky Tasha kitchenette rangeWritten by Sathya Saran Being Ritu The Unforgettable Story of Ritu Nanda released on Saturday coinciding with her birth anniversary Nanda passed away last year after a prolonged fight with cancerSaran says Nandas story is steeped in all the qualities of the human heart that one prizes most compassion love joie de vivre generosity courage and fortitude It is a story about a person who touched the lives of everyone she met in immeasurable waysAs Raj Kapoors daughter she was part of the first family of Bollywood Her marriage to Rajan Nanda of the Escorts Group led to her joining another illustrious family Yet she went on to carve her own identity as an insurance advisor and even got her name into the Guinness Book of World RecordsPublished by HarperCollins India Being Ritu is the story of a woman who shed her shyness and stepped into the limelight taking on a variety of rolesIts about her quiet determination grace and courage as she lived every moment to its fullest even while battling a dreaded disease and touched the lives of everyone around herThe book has tributes from Amitabh Bachchan family members Randhir Kapoor Rima Jain Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor as well as acquaintances like Karan Johar Sonali Bendre Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Gauri Khan and many othersBachchan has written a note in the book describing Nanda as ever giving ever caring ever gracious in her demeanour and one who lived life in the beauty of each season Bachchans daughter Shweta is the daughter-in-law of NandaThe book has several anecdotes right from Nandas school and college days to her marriage and from her venture into the Escorts Group to how she conceptualised and came up with the Niky Tasha kitchenette rangePerhaps inspired by the colour-coordinated kitchen spaces with neatly stacked appliances in place for easy access Ritu decided she could do her bit to change Indian kitchens too Till then kitchens in Indian homes were neglected spaces relegated to the woman of the house or her servants often dingy and smoky or at best barely serviceable if equipped with a gas stove and cylinder the book saysCombining the many aspects of cooking that included cooking multiple dishes with the fact that many urban Indian women were also venturing into making baked dishes for special occasions or baking cakes Nanda conceptualised the multi-appliance kitchenette that would combine multiple gas or electric burners with an ovenBesides its utility it was aesthetically a conversation piece something that demanded the kitchen be upgraded to accommodate its good looks and functions Saran writesAnd thus the Niky Tasha kitchenette range was bornCombining the names of her children Nikhil and Nitasha the fond mother named her new baby Niky Tasha the book saysNanda became an LIC agent in 1988 and By 1993 she was the top agent in Delhi Ritu Nandas name is a lighthouse for every LIC agent through the decades ever since she made insurance history by entering the Guinness Book of World Records the book saysShe also started a life insurance business – Ritu Nanda Insurance Services RNIS PTI ZMN RB RB
New Delhi Oct 30 PTI A memoir of Raj Kapoors daughter Ritu Nanda takes a closer look at her life and also the varied roles she played including a celebrated insurance advisor and creator of the popular Niky Tasha kitchenette rangeWritten by Sathya Saran Being Ritu The Unforgettable Story of Ritu Nanda released on Saturday coinciding with her birth anniversary Nanda passed away last year after a prolonged fight with cancerSaran says Nandas story is steeped in all the qualities of the human heart that one prizes most compassion love joie de vivre generosity courage and fortitude It is a story about a person who touched the lives of everyone she met in immeasurable waysAs Raj Kapoors daughter she was part of the first family of Bollywood Her marriage to Rajan Nanda of the Escorts Group led to her joining another illustrious family Yet she went on to carve her own identity as an insurance advisor and even got her name into the Guinness Book of World RecordsPublished by HarperCollins India Being Ritu is the story of a woman who shed her shyness and stepped into the limelight taking on a variety of rolesIts about her quiet determination grace and courage as she lived every moment to its fullest even while battling a dreaded disease and touched the lives of everyone around herThe book has tributes from Amitabh Bachchan family members Randhir Kapoor Rima Jain Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor as well as acquaintances like Karan Johar Sonali Bendre Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Gauri Khan and many othersBachchan has written a note in the book describing Nanda as ever giving ever caring ever gracious in her demeanour and one who lived life in the beauty of each season Bachchans daughter Shweta is the daughter-in-law of NandaThe book has several anecdotes right from Nandas school and college days to her marriage and from her venture into the Escorts Group to how she conceptualised and came up with the Niky Tasha kitchenette rangePerhaps inspired by the colour-coordinated kitchen spaces with neatly stacked appliances in place for easy access Ritu decided she could do her bit to change Indian kitchens too Till then kitchens in Indian homes were neglected spaces relegated to the woman of the house or her servants often dingy and smoky or at best barely serviceable if equipped with a gas stove and cylinder the book saysCombining the many aspects of cooking that included cooking multiple dishes with the fact that many urban Indian women were also venturing into making baked dishes for special occasions or baking cakes Nanda conceptualised the multi-appliance kitchenette that would combine multiple gas or electric burners with an ovenBesides its utility it was aesthetically a conversation piece something that demanded the kitchen be upgraded to accommodate its good looks and functions Saran writesAnd thus the Niky Tasha kitchenette range was bornCombining the names of her children Nikhil and Nitasha the fond mother named her new baby Niky Tasha the book saysNanda became an LIC agent in 1988 and By 1993 she was the top agent in Delhi Ritu Nandas name is a lighthouse for every LIC agent through the decades ever since she made insurance history by entering the Guinness Book of World Records the book saysShe also started a life insurance business – Ritu Nanda Insurance Services RNIS PTI ZMN RB RB
