SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

             Our social organization had organized a big Career-fest. There were flurry of primary discussions with various dignitaries, institutes, clients, students, professors, sponsors etc. The chief of Organizing committee, P.R.O. Mr. Sagar was constantly busy on phone chalking out the meetings with them all. He had not met many of them personally as it was the first time he was organizing a career-fest.               Sagar Sir was a charming smooth talker ,so naturally everybody , with whom he had a phone conversation , was eager to meet him personally. Sir's hospitality was legendary so he invited them all one by one for a personal meeting in our office and arranged for high-teas.                The first to arrive for a career-fest meeting was Prof. Ms. Dixit of Mumbai's most chick college. She had promised to assign a few of her talented st...

              My dear readers, I am going to be your hostess and present Melbourne to you as an exquisite 5 course dinner, which I am sure you will enjoy to the fullest. You have 2 options. You can have it  a la carte  ( Visit Melbourne -Tourism Victoria website) or  table d'hote  ( Come Alive in Melbourne videos  ) ... with me.               We have crunchy , tangy Pani Puri for  starters.  Melbournians' warm , joyous spirit is infectious. City is not just the art, architecture and infrastructure but also the citizens' culture. Melbornians are accommodating and possess large hearts. They mix up genuinely with foreigners, without any inhibitions. This is totally evident in the following video.                                 Why George Columbus loves pani puri         ...

    Itani shakti hame dena dataa, mann ka vishwaas kamjor ho naa !                 Hum chale nek rastepe humse , bhoolkar bhee koi bhool ho naa ! Kinley 2014 TVC               The morning school prayer was over and the first period was in full swing, when we reached the school. The peon led us , latecomers to the Principal's cabin. We were six in all, we the Pandav ( gang of five school girls ) and a boy from other class. The boy was quite infamous for his bluntness. He blurted that , he was half way to the school and suddenly he could not control his bowel movement , so he had to return home. He even had a sweet excuse for his rush. He had eaten 2 Besan-laddus. The principal scrunched her nose and asked him to join the class. We were fascinated by the boy's story but did not dare to repeat it for obvious reason.                    " Just...

               My favorite author is Jaywant Dalvi. He was one of the most handsome Marathi-author. He used to work in USIS, that might be the reason , he was always well groomed , Gillette -shaven. His short stories compilation ' Kashasathi ...Potasathi ' is a caricaturist comedy-par excellence. In one of the stories, a bearded, pseudo-social worker makes a dramatic entry into the native village of author. What follows next is best to be read in Mr. Dalvi's own tongue-in-cheek humored words.               The story starts with the arrival of a White-washed i.e. White-clothed , White-bearded, middle-aged, pseudo social worker Sokaji in a sleepy village of Maharashtra ( Konkan coast ).    He blows his own trumpet "I am Akhand Brahmachari ( celibate ), all ladies are like mothers to me."  Maharashtra is well known for social activism, social movements , social empower...

  'Aaa... shaa....yeinn .... ' Salim saab's highly resonant tenor greeted us a s we entered the Grand Ball room of Taj Land's End- Bandra.  Thanks a zillion team Blogadda for giving us, bloggers this melodious opportunity. We were invited to attend and interact with the 5 junior and 5 senior finalists of  Max Life Insurance ‘i-genius Young Singing Stars’ Grand Finale . Max Life Insurance and Universal Music India , concluded a Mega-musical ‘ i-genius Young Singing Stars’ event at Taj Land's End in Mumbai. The grand finale showcased brilliant performances by the 10 finalists. The 10 were chosen from 1.26 lakhs participants. The day turned out to be mesmerizing with a star studded jury including, Salim Merchant and Shraddha Sharma . The two winners Shraddhaa Shree (seniors category ) and Shivam Ahuja ( juniors category ) won an album contract while the 8 finalists won ‘single song’ contract with Universal ...

             My nephew Aamen and niece Adi are apples of our eyes and Mangoes of our Hearts.  I know this sentence sounds cheesy but that is the only way to describe their almighty status in our family. Our routine days as well as vacations are planned carefully according to their school days, holidays and preferences.                Earlier when Aamen was a baby, we had to choose our vacation destination near Mumbai, so that we could return home fast and easily ,in case of emergency. The resort had to be plush, clean, catering nutritious food and well connected to Mumbai. We didn't pay much attention to the entertainment facilities such as dance-floor, game zone, cycling , karaoke, swimming pool , boating , sports , adventure activities etc.                 Now , that Aamen has grown up to be a dashing , sporty teenager,our priorities have c...

            I stood transfixed, praying hard to all 33 crores of Gods + Red-Signal. I was sure, if I moved, something horrible would sure to happen. Aamen, my nephew saw me on the other side of road and ran to cross the road. Aamen crosses the road in his own signature style. He runs headlong , without looking in Right and Left directions for approaching vehicles. He never waits for the Red signal.              Thank god, I mean the drivers, who allowed him to pass, stopping their vehicles midway. How wrong! Imagine the vehicles stopping midway without Red signal. What if the vehicle right behind is speeding fast and crashes into the stationary vehicle? whose fault is it? driver's or the pedestrian's who is jay-walking/ running? Crossing the road as if he is the Maharaja riding an elephant!             We returned home, I was fuming and Aamen was trying to pacify me with 'Chill mouse...

              First thing first and that is sex. If we believe that Sex = making Love then it's passionate true love, not just an act of lust.  Every thing is fair in Love. The Question is whether it is Marital or  Premarital ?                  Umm ...uhh... hummm ...   Why ? When ?  Where to start ? Where to stop ?  so many questions ... so many answers with Different Perspectives.                "Premarital sex is a sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried."  Now this wiki-definition is so ambiguous.  Persons can be of opposite gender or of same gender.  If persons i.e. lovers are of same gender then in many countries they are not permitted to marry. In that case, what option they have other than Premarital sex ?                 Premarital sex , Yes or N...