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Quaid Najmi

4 January 2025 at 8:56:24 pm

The Woman Redefining Healthy Living

Part - 9 Name: Neha Ranglani Where: Mumbai, Maharashtra From social-media-fuelled health obsessions to lifestyle disorders, US-trained integrative nutritionist Neha Ranglani is helping thousands, particularly youngsters, understand their bodies, embrace healthier lifestyles and lead more fulfilling lives. Bombarded with information on social media, Gen Z is more health-conscious than ever. From fitness fads and wellness trends to calorie-counting and restrictive diets, youngsters are...

The Woman Redefining Healthy Living

Part - 9 Name: Neha Ranglani Where: Mumbai, Maharashtra From social-media-fuelled health obsessions to lifestyle disorders, US-trained integrative nutritionist Neha Ranglani is helping thousands, particularly youngsters, understand their bodies, embrace healthier lifestyles and lead more fulfilling lives. Bombarded with information on social media, Gen Z is more health-conscious than ever. From fitness fads and wellness trends to calorie-counting and restrictive diets, youngsters are constantly chasing the ideal body, often at the cost of their physical and mental well-being. But this pursuit of physical perfection can become an obsession and take a toll on health, cautions Ranglani, 39, a functional medical practitioner with nearly two decades of experience. “Gen Z is definitely more aware of health and fitness, but sometimes it goes too far. Social media influences their choices, and the desire to be healthy can become almost obsessive,” she observes. Her advice to youngsters is to steer clear of ‘quick fixes’ and learn to listen to and understand their bodies. “First, I identify the root causes; then the treatment becomes easier,” Ranglani told The Perfect Voice and Vruttamanas on her ‘art of healthy living’ strategy. Rather than recommending fancy diets or indiscriminately adding or eliminating foods, she focuses on individual needs and identifies underlying problems. She then helps people build healthier habits that nurture physical and emotional well-being. “I strongly believe that the human body is a wonderful creation; it has an innate capacity to heal and restore balance when given the right support. Balanced nutrition, regular physical activity, stress management, adequate sleep and attention to nutritional deficiencies can all contribute to better health. Where necessary, I provide personalised nutritional support that can help bridge identified gaps, alongside appropriate medical care,” she elaborated. So far, Ranglani has helped more than 40,000 people worldwide on their journeys towards better health. Her clients range from children as young as five to senior citizens aged 85, with concerns spanning obesity, diabetes, thyroid imbalances and other lifestyle-related conditions. For Gen Z, seemingly caught in a perpetual hurry to achieve quick results, her message is particularly relevant: resist the lure of instant transformations and unrealistic expectations. Instead, cultivate self-awareness, patience and consistency to achieve sustainable results. Ranglani emphasises that the ultimate goal is not lifelong dependence on wellness programmes or supplements, but the ability to make informed lifestyle choices through greater health awareness and discipline. “By helping people understand their bodies and adopt healthier habits, I try to empower them to take greater ownership of their own fitness and long-term well-being,” she declared. “My message to the current generation is simple: there is no perfect formula for health. Instead of fighting your body, learn to understand it, nourish it and give it the right environment to repair itself and thrive. The results can be wonderful, not just for you but also for those around you,” concluded Ranglani with a smile.

HC orders CBI to probe Disha Salian’s death

Quaid Najmi
Sep 2
3 min read

Her father has named Aaditya Thackeray as an accused in the case


Mumbai Police’s clean chit to accused likely to be investigated

Disha’s father Satish Salian outside Bombay High Court in Mumbai on Wednesday. Pic: Bhushan Koyande
Disha’s father Satish Salian outside Bombay High Court in Mumbai on Wednesday. Pic: Bhushan Koyande

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the death of Bollywood celeb manager Disha Salian in June 2020 – a week before her client and actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s passing – here on Wednesday.


A division bench comprising Justice S. V. Kotwal and Justice R. R. Bhonsale asked the CBI to name a suitable experienced officer and to register a FIR based on a complaint filed by her father Satish Salian.


The court also suggested the agency to keep an open mind on the probe into the high profile and sensitive case while making it clear that the registering a FIR does not imply finding a guilt against anyone.


“Nobody shall be treated as an accused unless, in the opinion of the investigating officer, there are sufficient grounds to raise reasonable suspicion against him, depending on the material collected during the investigation,” said Justice Kotwal and Justice Bhonsale’s order.


Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in Malad after which the Mumbai Police filed an Accidental Death Report in 2021, concluding it was a suicide.


A week later on June 14, 2020, Rajput was found hanging in the bedroom of his Bandra rented flat sparking off a major political row. Following intense speculation the police reopened Salian’s case in 2022.


Father’s Plea

Satish Salian moved the high court in 2024 alleging that he was misled and pressured by the police and politicians to accept the ‘suicide’ conclusion.


Alleging gang-rape and murder, he sought an independent CBI probe, filing of FIR against several persons, including Shiv Sena (UBT) Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray, and claimed that critical forensic and other evidence were not disclosed to Disha’s family.


Accepting his plea, the high court ordered the Mumbai Police to hand over all necessary case papers, physical articles and other evidence to the CBI investigating officer.


Many Doubts

The high court noted how the two-stage police probe went on for almost six years and apparently raised many doubts, hence an investigation by the CBI was necessary. The central agency was directed to delve into all aspects surrounding Disha’s death.


“The CBI shall interact with Salian and his family with sensitivity as they will have to remember the tragic incident in detail. At the same time care should be taken that no innocent person is harassed and the offenders, if any, are made to face the trial,” said the order.


Earlier, the court had questioned the legal validity of the prolonged inquiry without registering an FIR and observed that when subsequent allegations came up, an offence should have been registered, probed and concluded with legal sanctity.


Chief Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray had defended the procedure, submitting that witness statements and forensic reports ruled out foul play or sexual assault, the initial ADR inquiry was closed within three months, but reopened in 2023 following social media claims.  


Senior Advocate Sudeep Pasbola appeared for Aaditya Thackeray and intervened in the matter, while advocates Nilesh Ojha and Abhishek Mishra represented Salian.


Pasbola contended that (Salian’s) petition arose out of political rivalry against Thackeray and that Salian was “being used as a tool”, and riding on a motivated complaint based on irresponsible media reports.


Plea to President
In March 2022, Satish Salian and his wife Vasanti had sent five-page letters to then President Ramnath Kovind seeking to restrain a BJP union minister (Narayan Rae) and his son (Nitesh N. Rane), for allegedly ‘maligning’ their daughter Disha’s image with ‘fake narratives’ that had made their lives miserable.

The aged couple had also warned that if the concerned authorities failed to take suitable steps, they would be left with no alternative “but to end our lives”. Two years later he moved the high court for a CBI probe which was allowed today.

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