Poonam Pandey takes Ice Bucket Challenge, nominates Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh Khan!

Everyone's favourite Twitter personality finally took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but not before stripping off her bath robe and then challenging all three Khans Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh! The actress was nominated by the radio jockeys of Red FM and posted the video on her YouTube Channel!

Why Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor refused the Ice Bucket Challenge

Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor too have joined the bandwagon of not pouring ice water over their heads.

Thank u for all the nominations but.. RT @shrishtiarya: Newsreader Beautifully Shuts Down Ice Bucket Challenge https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/newsreader-beautifully-shuts-down-ice-bucket-challenge/

PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) August 24, 2014

The link shared by Priyanka shows an Australian newsreader Lincoln Humphries, who firmly shuts the idea down. Humphries acknowledged the good that the ice bucket challenge has done, then suggested some other things that can be done to make a difference, including spreading the love around to other deserving causes like cancer and fresh water charities, and not wasting so much ice. Sonam Kapoor, who was challenged by Pulkit Samrat too refused to take up the challenge. '@PulkitSamrat already made a donation!! Not dumping water waste of resources!', she tweeted.

Sonakshi Sinha's unique Ice Bucket Challenge

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha might have taken the ALS ice bucket challenge without being nominated by anyone but she definitely gave away a strong message through her video uploaded on Facebook. Instead of pouring ice-cold water, the actress turned a bucket containing only one ice cube over her head. Further, she urged everyone to save water and instead just donate the money for the cause. Here's the entire news: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Sonakshi Sinha takes the challenge without being nominated

So, in a country where water shortage is one of the biggest unresolved issues, does it make any sense to follow the viral trend and waste water by taking the ice bucket challenge?

Sure, the challenge encourages people to donate and helps raising money for a good cause but the ultimate aim of creating awareness about the disease through social media has been achieved largely. So, should Indians also participate in the challenge to spread the awareness about ALS in India? Not a bad idea but at the same time India also needs awareness about several other problems that are much bigger than ALS.

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Forget the Ice Bucket Challenge, the Rice Bucket Challenge is here...

Forget the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge; the desi Rice Bucket Challenge is here which makes far more sense than pouring ice water over your head for an ailment that very few Indians are likely to get. The Rice Bucket Challenge on the other hand addresses some of the gravest issues plaguing our country including poverty and malnutrition. Inspired by the ALS challenge, this challenge was started by Hyderabad-based Manju Latha Kalanidhi who came up with this ingenious way to help the poor. 'Indian version for Indian needs,' it says on the official Facebook page.

How to take up the Rice Bucket Challenge?

1. Pick up a bowl of rice from our kitchen.
2. Go to the nearest needy person and give it to them.
3. Click a picture and post it on Facebook with hash tag #RiceBucketChallenge.
4. Tag all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge

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What is the ALS Bucket challenge?

Well the challenge involves pouring a bucket a bucket of cold ice water over their heads to raise awareness and fight ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig's disease. The challenge is simple, pour ice-cold water over your head and then challenge someone else to do it. The person challenged has to do so within 24 hours or donate $100 to fight ALS. Even if a person completes the challenge, they're welcome to donate the money.

What is ALS?

'ALS is a disease of the nervous system that affects the motor neurons in the brain and the spinal cord,' says Dr Sudhir Kumar, senior consultant neurologist, Institute of Neurosciences, Hyderabad. These motor neurons carry signals from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. 'The disease is progressive in nature, which means once it starts it affects all body parts and ultimately causes complete loss of muscle movement and co-ordination. There is absolutely no hope of improvement in ALS and in the later stages the patient loses the ability to grab things, speak or even move any body part,' he explains.

How did it start?

The ALS Association credits Pete Frates, a former Boston College baseball player for making the challenge popular. He's been living with the disease since 2012, and it has become a phenomenon since Frates took the challenge at the end of last month.

Has it helped raise awareness?

The ALS Association has already received over $4 million in donations between July 29th and 12th August which suggests that people are definitely aware about the condition. Read more about ALS causes, diagnosis, symptoms and diagnosis

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