SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

" Tu Chill maar " , my 15 year old nephew orders me, whenever I flare up due to his pranks. How can I 'Chill maar' as we have donated both our TV sets 15 years to an orphanage in Vikramgarh, 15 years ago. Since then , the only source of infotainment ( Information + Entertainment ) is my laptop. Believe me , it's NO Fun. All work , I mean only NEWS and no Movies , Music , TV serials made me Dull. Imagine , all the neighborhood is lit up like Diwali and I am locked up in a cold, black hole. CHILL was the Only Solution and Reliance is an Angel with CHILLX .  Reliance Entertainment announced entry into New Digital Media Content and Distribution business and launched its first offering - Chillx, the first all-in-one entertainment platform. Reliance Entertainment has invested in a new digital media    company - FUNONGO LLP and launched  its first multilingual all-in-one entertainment App ' CHILLX '  Anil D. Ambani led Reliance Entertainm...

                                                                                      Coffee and I share a poetic bond, ... literally. How ?.  We were in exhilarating mood as it was that glorious Pre-Christmas season. It  was my very first out of Mumbai picnic. Nature's green treasure enchanted us throughout our southern tour.  Bangalore , Ooty and Mysore were on our itinerary. The weather, was at it's pleasantest best. My first poem just popped out after a sip of an excellently brewed, aromatic coffee at Hotel Harsha's coffee lounge. I was in 7th standard and did not realize the value of that heavenly moment. I did not have a note-book to jot it down, so can not share it verbatim. It was about the paradise enriched with fragrant Coffee, Sandal, eucal...

Japan the nation of rising Sun. Japan with it's myriad, unique features, such as royal culture, regal traditions, legendary patriotism, utter cleanliness, slick electronic gadgets,  Chanoyu, Sado  or  Ocha (  Tea ceremony ) , Onsen ( hot spring baths ), Samurai , Sumo , Sushi, Kawaii, Karaoke, Pachinko ( casino ), Bullet train, Kimono / Yukata , Ikebana, Origami, Sakura ( cherry Blossom ),   Sensu ( foldable fan ), have always fascinated me. Japan has been on my bucket list since long. My dream realized recently. So what's your guess, friends ?. Did I get the opportunity to visit Japan?. Yessss... I did visit Japan, in a sense, through it's very essence. Special Thanks to Nisha Shah and her Kaori   #SensoryMeet . Ms. Nisha Shah , the Fragrance Curator of  Kaori Fragrances  hosted one of it's kind Sensory meet-up at  Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House   on December 2, 2016.   Kaori    fragra...