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Whats on your head when it is Hot??

June 15th 2009 11:48

Something surprising in Mumbai is the lack of appropriate head gear in scorching Sun. Afternoons can be very hot in Mumbai summertimes, but hardly anyone is wearing a headgear!!
Some head gears that are rarely seen,

* Hankies
Mostly men just drape a white handkerchief on their scalp, they tuck it under their ears to stop it from flying off in the wind.

* Umbrellas
Old women are often seen sporting an umbrella. these are sometimes white or multi-coloured

* Scarves/Dupattas
Indian traditional punjabi dresses include a long scarf called Dupatta with them. These are often draped around the head by women.

* Hats/Caps
Few people wear a cap or a hat.

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Restaurants in Bombay

June 10th 2009 10:04

As in any other metropolis, Mumbai is cluttered with restaurants and eateries. Small ones, big ones, street side joints, roof top places you name it, Mumbai has got it.
A few years back we even got a KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

Just got a news letter from these guys, they seem pretty good!
Best of Bombay!

Check it out, let me know if it helped ya....

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Monsoon coming in Mumbai

May 30th 2009 13:12

Its almost the end of hot, sundry days in Mumbai, already it has drizzled for a few days. Now we are all awaiting the monsoons!
Hoping it comes soon and takes this heat off!

However the monsoons often bring with them waterlogging, rodents, mosquitoes and other problems.

This time the municipal corporation has issued an notice marking a few days in June and a few days in July when the tide will be high. They have asked people to stay indoors on these days, in case it rains there could be flooding!

Happy monsoons....

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UN MDG Summit 2008 in Mumbai

November 20th 2008 04:53

Mumbai recently hosted the UN MDG Summit 2008. Around 300 international delegates were a part of this.
It was hosted at the Jaihind College in South Mumbai. All the participants were divided into 8 groups and each group was assigned one of the 8 MDG's. These 8 MDG's had been fixed by the world leaders in 2000. They wanted to quantify the amount of social outreach being done and thus these 8 goals were set to be achieved by 2015.
Now that we are at the mid-point of the 15 years this summit was to evaluate how much had been done and what more can be done in order to achieve the targets.
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Victoria's In Mumbai

September 20th 2008 16:11

Mumbai is one of the only places in India that we get Victoria's, this what we call horse buggies.
Many of them are really decorated and lighted. It is real good to sit in one. Especially we get them near the sea side so we can just travel along the sea, in the night. Can be very romantic!
These buggies are found near Gateway of India and Nariman Point. Lot of bargaining can be done with the driver .
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Mumbai Geography

August 27th 2008 15:58

For a newbie to Mumbai the geographics of the city takes some time. Mumbai is mainly sectioned as South Mumbai, Suburbs and New Mumbai.
New Mumbai is actually a different district. It has been developed in the last few years around Mumbai city. It is a pretty big area with a large population.
South Mumbai (where I live) is where Mumbai began. It is a posh area and somewhat dull, it doesn't have much in terms of night life, bars, discos etc compared to the suburbs. But it is a very pretty stretch with the classic Marine Drive Belt, The Gateway of India and other heritage buildings and landmarks.
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Gaylord

August 4th 2008 12:31

Gaylord is a mid sized restaurant in Churchgate. It has a really good bakery, it is one of the first good bakeries available in Mumbai. Recently new places have started up close by but it still retains a charm.
They have a large variety of pastries,cakes,pies,mousse and other mouth watering stuff.
For those who don't want dessert they have puffs, mini pizzas, bread rolls and other dishes in veg and non veg both.
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Aksa Beach

July 27th 2008 18:01

Today being a Sunday I went for a drive. My plan was to go out of Mumbai however we became late owing to my late night surfing and well we got out by 11.00 am. I found myself at Aksa Beach after some 2 hours of driving and it was a wonderful place!
Not crowded at all... it is a wild beach. By wild I mean the sea does not seem tame. (Well I don't know how you feel about the sea but I find it has a character, different at every beach. So this one seemed untame and wild. And maybe this 'feel' has something in it, cause quite a few deaths have happened here due to its unpredictable nature.)
What I guessed in my short time there was that the water probably comes in too quick during high tide, I was standing on the rocks (which are very interesting I must mention, they were all covered with these weird coral/shell type stuff. Which looked kinda gross but interested me) when the water started coming in and since I was really alert I just waded back quickly but one patch of my way was already water logged, so while frolicking in the water if I had failed to notice the rise in the levels it could be a bad scenario! So my sympathies with the people lost on this beach.
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Some Mumbai Pictures

July 25th 2008 21:02

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Marine Drive

Gateway Side ... Boats

Night Scene at Marine Drive

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Little Ben

July 19th 2008 15:00

One of the landmarks of Mumbai is the Rajabai Tower. Shaped like the Big Ben of England, this tower stands gloriously from the campus of The University of Mumbai. It is named after the mother of the architect Rajabai.

Rajabai Tower and the Mumbai Stock Exchange behind it

I don't know what Big Ben exactly does but this tower chimes every hour. Though during the busy day these chimes are not really audible unless you are standing under it or lying on the lawns of Mumbai Univ. to hear them. But on a silent night these chimes permeate the air and many times while passing by I have heard these chimes from quite afar. There is a spiral staircase that goes to the top however it is pretty damaged now so people are not allowed on it.
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