Matunga Gymkhana is justly popular for the food served at its restaurant Flavour n Spice. The comfortably air conditioned place is spacious, well lit and the solid teak wood tables are neatly laid out. The food is simply superb and the service is remarkably smooth. Which is what you get when you hire Aparna Caterers, who own Aparna Restaurant & Bar near Sion railway station known for excellent sea food. The range is vast and includes French Onion Soup, Khao Suey, Tomato Basil Soup, Crispy Rajasthani Okra, Aloo Mozzarella, Fish Koliwada, Chicken Katti Kebab, Paneer Kali Mirch Masala, Chicken Lablabdar, Veg Peshawar, Veg au Gratin, Cheese Naan etc etc. Even a simple item like Dal Kichdi with Tadka is aromatically tasty. If you know a member you can go to this place and eat to your heart’s content.
Foreign nationals and children participated in a special workshop titled 'Moulding Bappa', organised at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), where they made Ganesh idols from Shadu clay | Salman Ansari
Sholay's Craze In Iran
Mohseni Fard who is the amiable consul general of Iran in Mumbai shared a nugget of information the other day. He said the people of Iran love India for several reasons and one of them was the iconic blockbuster “Sholay”! He said millions of Iranians have watched the movie starring Amitabh Bachhan, Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra and Hema Malini of Basanti fame several times and don’t seem to have had enough of it. The masala movie had action, great acting, a strong story line, music, photography and provided a deep emotional connect to India. During a visit to Moscow I was surprised that the Russians even now identify India with Raj Kapoor’s iconic song “Awara hoon....”. Little do we realise the importance of our films in soft power diplomacy.
Malegaon Melodrama
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When the verdict on the Malegaon bomb blast case was announced by the NIA special judge at the sessions court complex recently, the place was charged with deep emotions with hundreds of people wanting to know the outcome. When Lt Col Prasad Purohit, Sadhavi Pragya Thakur and other accused were acquitted after 17 long years, their supporters were delirious with joy. The accused were subjected to torture of the worse kind. There was apparently even a plan to kill Purohit in a fake encounter. When mediapersons gheraoed him for his reaction to the verdict he replied, “I will continue to serve the nation as before.” At a time when we are hearing only about the corruption of netas, this statement stood out in an inspiring way
Tailpiece
Shaadi.com put out a smart hoarding at the flooded Andheri subway. It read "Doobna hi hai toh pyar mein doobo, yahan nahi".
(Compiled by S Balakrishnan)
