SUTRA is the first Indian Lifestyle and Fashion publication of its kind in South Africa, with an editorial and development team, extending from London to Mumbai. The diversity of the content is illuminated by exciting features from colorful Bollywood, fashion from sensual international catwalks, business and investment advice and tributes to showcasing inspiring legends.

In this age of modernism, one of SUTRA Magazine’s objectives is to smooth the transition from conservative Indian tradition, to the more contemporary lifestyle living by young, determined individuals, while retaining Indian ideals that form a significant part of the their value systems. SUTRA caters for a niche market that thrives on quality as a standard of living.

The second objective of SUTRA is to provide a proven and viable platform for Business to directly access and target this unique high earning, and of course high spending demographic.

The publication's team is lead by Dr Terrence O. Kommal. Editorial content is managed by Mr. Teddy Kommal, who is a linguistic specialist and editorial professional for 25 years. The rest of our team comprises of people committed to service excellence in their respective fields of expertise.

The large array of respected contributors who exclusively contribute to SUTRA include various Couture Designers from the India Fashion Week, to Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle experts from London, USA and India.

The Publication: High-gloss, A4 format magazine of approximately 112 pages

The Distribution: 20,000 copies: In SA: More than 1200 stores nationally including all major retail outlets

Outside SA: India, UK,USA.

The Frequency: Alternate monthly.

The content: 80% South African; 20% International

It may be interesting to note that although the Indian community comprises 3% of our South African population, Indians actually form almost 10% of the most influential consumers in SA! (according to the Wildfire™ Research by UCT Unilever Research Institute)

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Dear Mr President Jacob Zuma

 

 

After having read the front page story of the Sunday Times (31/01/2010), I feel compelled to write to you as this ordinary citizen that I am. Because I am a commoner, my judgement of your actions could be regarded as disrespect. Equally you might be indulging in all these sordid acts because you feel that you cannot be questioned and brought to book.

 

 

As a young man I have an interest in the way in which those in power are behaving, so as to ensure that we have good, moral and ethical leaders to look upon. A public figure who does not inspire confidence or do not conduct themselves in a manner that seek to inspire development of society, should be eliminated from the limelight and sent into the deepest of corners so that their misleading acts are shunned. To me you happen to be such an individual.

 

 

In your address during your inauguration and also in your first State of the Nation address, you emphasised greatly on moral regeneration.. The reason why religion has seemingly failed to produce members that embody the values taught in religious institutions is because the preachers themselves are failing to be upright leaders who live out what they preach. You are such a preacher to me.

 

 

Given your past record that displays you as a man who is easily tempted by indulging in sexual intercourse, it is very difficult for me to throw water over the claims made by the Sunday Times. To me it is irrelevant that the person you impregnated is the daughter of Dr Irvin "The Iron Duke" Khoza, I would still feel the same way even if it was just yet another woman. If this baby was born under normal circumstances, it means that you must have slept with this lady around January 2009. During the same time you had already paid Lobola for Thobeka Madiba-Zuma and you were planning your wedding day with her. At the same time you were already having the pleasure of being attended to by two wives. I suppose given that you were busy campaigning for the 2009 General Elections, the challenges that you faced couldn’t be accommodated by your wives, you needed to find solace and release your masculine energy on another woman outside wedlock.

 

 

What nauseates me the most is the fact that this lady got pregnant, meaning you had unprotected sex yet again. To me it is clear that you have unprotected sex with your wives, because you do it so easily with "omakhwapheni". It means you are a risk to your wives, because you seem to be fishing for HIV, so that you can take the catch home and distribute it evenly amongst them. Unless there is preventive medication for HIV that you have and we the ordinary people do not have access to.

 

 

The Zulu Kingdom should be ashamed at how you have paraded their culture of polygamy, a culture that is in fact to me very demeaning of women. To me it symbolises true qualities of chauvinism and patriarchy, whereby if a man is not satisfied with one woman, then they can go get another. Meanwhile society would vilify a woman who would take a second man. Polygamy also promotes cheating on your wife, because you must first know the second wife, well in your case sixth, intimately on stolen moments away from your wife. So during that time you are lying to your wife or wives claiming to be seeing no one besides them and even to God, whom you made such a pact with when getting married.

 

 

Polygamy reduces women to objects that are used to just satisfy the egos of many men out there, who see having many women as a sense of superiority and achievement. To me this is a very small minded sense of thinking.

 

 

I cannot have you preach morality to me when you partake in such disgusting acts that make me feel if only I was not a South African. When a sex scandal broke off about Mr Bill Clinton, he had to step down as President of the USA. The President of the World Bank stepped down after such allegations were tabled against him. However to you it is just yet another day another dollar and nothing will happen, because you are hiding behind tradition and using it to camouflage your helpless sexuality.

 

 

You are a man who does not respect women clearly, a man who does not believe in treating your wives with the best respect they deserve. I doubt maKhumalo is happily married to you, but she is probably fearful of what shall become of her if she were to leave you. It is unfortunate that the majority of the people in your organisation find your acts acceptable; it goes to show how the morals of the ANC have become fragmented over the years.

 

 

You occupy the highest seat in our land and many people will find a way of using your acts to justify their mistakes and atrocious behaviours which resemble yours. You are not a beacon of hope to me, but rather that one of disaster.

 

 

It is impossible that you could raise all your 20 children, so it means that you promote unstructured families whereby kids grow up with single parents. You promote and justify cheating. You promote for society to discredit the three pillars of fighting HIV, because you do not Abstain, you do not get to Be Faithful, you do not Condomize.

 

 

What are you good for? Absolutely nothing. You are shaming our country and making it seem as if we are unable to be led by principled leaders.

 

 

You are a health risk to your wives, you are a financial risk to the taxpayers who must pay for your opulence and you still pledge your support to communists.

 

 

I ask of you to step down as President, before you turn South Africa into a quagmire that resembles your sexual life and its animalistic behaviours.

Written by: Lukhona Mnguni

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During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?"
I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?" In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"

 

Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind.

Here's the answer.
EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies.

Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... Because it's happening TO YOU.

 

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet." Think about the imagery of that __expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.

 

Falling in love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria of love fades. It's the natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.

 

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.

 

At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I marry the right person?" And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else. This is when marriages breakdown. People blame their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for fulfillment.

Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work,a
hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.

But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it. I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could.

 

And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):

 

THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it day  in and day out. That's why we have the __expression "the labor of love." Because it takes time, effort, and energy . And most importantly, it takes WISDOM . You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work.

 

Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage.

Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable. ..you can "make" love.

 

Love in marriage is indeed a "decision".. . Not just a feeling .

 

Remember this always

 

"God determines who walks into your life. It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go."

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The Power of Attitude - An unforgettable way to communicate that our potential in life is only limited by our heart and our dreams.

The nest of young eagles hung on every word as the Master Eagle described his exploits. This was an important day for the eaglets. They were preparing for their first solo flight from the nest. It was the confidence builder many of them needed to fulfill their destiny.

"How far can I travel?" asked one of the eaglets.
"How far can you see?" responded the Master Eagle.
"How high can I fly?" quizzed the young eaglet.
"How far can you stretch your wings?" asked the old eagle.
"How long can I fly?" the eaglet persisted.
"How far is the horizon?" the mentor rebounded.
"How much should I dream?" asked the eaglet.
"How much can you dream?" smiled the older, wiser eagle.
"How much can I achieve?" the young eagle continued.
"How much can you believe?" the old eagle challenged.
Frustrated by the banter, the young eagle demanded,
"Why don't you answer my questions?"
"I did."
"Yes. But you answered them with questions."
"I answered them the best I could."
"But you're the Master Eagle. You're supposed to know everything.
If you can't answer these questions, who can?"
"You." The old wise eagle reassured.
"Me? How?" the young eagle was confused.
"No one can tell you how high to fly or how much to dream.
It's different for each eagle.
Only God and you know how far you'll go.
No one on this earth knows your potential or what's in your heart.
You alone will answer that.
The only thing that limits you is the edge of your imagination.
The young eagle puzzled by this asked,
"What should I do?"
"Look to the horizon, spread your wings, and fly."

Wishing all my family and friends well over Purtassi

 

  A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO FASTING

Fasts have a tendency to be oriented towards abstinence from meat, alcohol and other worldly pleasures. There are, however, other creative ways we can welcome God’s healing touch.

HERE ARE SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER:

1.      Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of Love each day.

2.      Fast from judging others. Before making any judgements, recall how God overlooks our faults.

3.      Fast from discouragement. Hold on to God’s promise that He has a perfect plan for your life.

4.      Fast from complaining. When you find yourself about to complain, close your eyes and recall some of the little moments of joy God has given you.

5.      Fast from resentment or bitterness!. Work on forgiving those who may have hurt you.

6.      Fast from spending too much money. Try to reduce your spending by ten percent and give those savings to the poor.

 

 

WISHING YOU ALL PEACE, LOVE AND JOY DURING THE FASTING PERIOD.

 

Dear friends,

 

I thought the wedding between Rajesh and Priya was so beautiful and it truly made us aware of different cultures and their traditional beliefs.

 

Isidingo is set in Horizon Deep, a South African mining town. The characters and stories are as colourful and diverse as South Africa itself. This atypical soapie covers real and current issues such as HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, inter-racial relationships and so much more. The people of Horizon Deep have a story to tell, one you want to hear.

Their daily lives and relationships with each other make for entertaining and interesting viewing. What are your thoughts???

 

How to Recognize A Good Woman

 

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A good woman is proud.  She respects herself and others.

 

She is aware of who she is.

 

She neither seeks definition from the person she is with, nor does she expect them to read her mind.

 

She is quite capable of articulating her needs.

 

A good woman is hopeful.  She is strong enough to make all her dreams come true.

 

She knows love, therefore she gives love. She recognizes that her love has great value and must be reciprocated.

 

If her love is taken for granted, it soon disappears.

 

A good woman has a dash of inspiration and a dabble of endurance.

 

She knows that she will at times have to inspire others to reach the potential God gave them.

 

A good woman knows her past, understands her present and forces toward the future.

 

A good woman knows God.  She knows that with God the world is her playground, but without God she will just be played with.

 

A good woman does not live in fear of the future because of her past.

 

Instead, she understands that her life experiences are merely lessons meant

 

To bring her closer to self-knowledge and unconditional self-love...