In my bid to locate mumbai office space in the shortest possible time, Ram Pahdi of Pinnacle Realty was & has always been of great assistance. In the world of brokers, it is a pleasure to have a professional, who understands client requirements & works on those rather than trying to fit anything at all! He is always available on 9820 1515 00 homes@mumbaiproperties.com

Devangshu heads Third Eyesight (website:http://thirdeyesight.in), a consulting firm focussed on retail and consumer products. Previously, he has held senior management positions in retail and management consulting organisations, and also co-founded a fashion sourcing company. Read the rest of this entry »

Received a SMS from a friend first thing today morning - “plz forward this phone no. to all your friends. Very urgent.. A baby needs A -ve blood immediately. Contact 9944506707. pls do not delete, atleast fwd.”

Having received such sms in the past & being reasonably expert on them, asked him to verify the authenticity of the sender, nos & revert…..

No response till late afternoon, when I received a sheepish reply ‘pls ignore’

This was repeated twice during the course of the day; Mind you they were from different locations, friends who do not know each other.

This sets one thinking - Is this a marketing gimmick? Do people have so much free time to play around with someone’s lives if it is genuine enough???

WHATEVER the case may be, at the cost of being rude, I have made it a rule to always ask for verification/confirmation of authenticity before even thinking of forwarding such sms….

Decided on spur of the moment to visit Ambaji close on the gujarat & rajasthan border, a place that we normally visit twice a year, but had not visited since last september.

With vacations coming to an end so tickets being a problem & having travelled by road once earlier from mumbai, decided to drive down the 800 kms one way with a break at Baroda to meet up with old friends. Read the rest of this entry »

Rains, BMC, Politicians………a depressing week…..lightened by a lovely article received….that puts Mumbai in the right perspective & more important helps us remember why we still love it! Read the rest of this entry »

On our recent trip to Vadodara had a lovely time arranged by Tushar at his place on Sunday 25th May before leaving the next day for Ambaji. Read the rest of this entry »

Milind as I first saw him:

I had joined BHS from Bombay(nay not mumbai) via Vidya Kunj. Not wearing a uniform on the first day but nonetheless extremely respectably attired in short pants white shirt tucked in. Classes had just begun & in walks a boy - blue shorts with white shirt, buttons having lost their fight with the holes; black belt cinched tight enough for the shorts to go tokyo & the shirt london with the half way tie going back to russia. Grubby shoes with socks thru which a tinge of white was visible, hair flying across the country like a dust cropper plane AND a peti under his left arm dragging the shirt out of the shorts - May I come in Mam - Contractor says - Put your bag & stand outside - The day for Milind Nene had begun - His crush eminently visible on his face & thru the various nudges amongst the young girls & boys, he does so & requests - Can I take my book & listen from outside - Gales of laughter follow this - YES - merrily our man steps outside - this class was probably the last or 2nd last on the right side when you face the canteen - the next 25 odd minutes was my induction into how popular our man was with teachers, students,peons & the little birds, butterflies etc moving around. Read the rest of this entry »

My daughter an ardent student of Shiamak Davar for the last couple of years was performing for the summer funk on May 29, 2008 at Shanmukhananda Hall.

For once there was light traffic, that enabled us to reach on time. The ushers were helpful, tickets numbered & crowd well mannered compared to last year. Read the rest of this entry »

My daughter was performing in two segments of the Terrence Lewis - Mumbai Mirror Camp & so went to watch the show on May 23, 2008 at St. Andrews.

Reaching is a nightmare but then which place in Mumbai is not? Once in, there is plenty of parking place & the ushers are extremely helpful. Read the rest of this entry »

On a quick trip to Baroda, decided to try out Ginger Hotel.

We reached Baroda in the evening around 6.30 pm. The check in was smooth. The Parking space was reasonable in the basement. Went up to the room. The AC was bad. The maintenance came by, the reception came by all with different version that did not seem to jell somehow. Read the rest of this entry »