SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

Prasaadam ( Blessed Food ) - A Matter of Pride ' Anna he Poornabrahmma'  - a very famous Sanskrit proverb, means the Food is as Important ( Holistic ) as the whole Universe. The one who cooks the food lovingly and feeds it to his / her loved ones with all heart is the God / Goddess. Godly ( blessed by God ) food is called ' Prasaadam ' in Sanskrit . Naturally cooking is a matter of pride and Love . Being a loving, caring Mother / Father and nurturing the child to an accomplished adulthood is an achievement. This grown up child then becomes the loving , caring parent of his own child, an exact replica of his / her parents. The common link between the generations is the FOOD , cooked and fed with heart full of tender Love . Cooking and feeding our family and friends can never be a chore as it is the matter of Pride for both .    The food may be as simple as Dal, Rice , Subzi and Roti but as it is cooked with the intention of making our own people ha...

Five Thousand years old Indian tradition 'Atithi Devo Bhav' ( Sanskrit : Guest is God ) , the culture of 'Yaadhum ooray , Yaavarum kaelir' ( Tamil : Every country is my own and all the people are my kinsmen ) has flourished , gained momentum with Stayzilla's   MakeRoomForSomethingNew   campaign. Stayzilla.com   is India ’ s largest hybrid managed marketplace for Stays. Owned and operated by Inasra Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Stayzilla.com is the market leader in the alternate stay segment in India, and is one of the fastest growing start-ups in the Indian travel and hospitality eco-system.  With a  niche strategy of focusing only on ‘stays ’ , Stayzilla offers over 35,000 'Stays' across 4000+ cities in India. Stayzilla has been recognized as one of the Top 6 Internet start-ups by India's premier start-up showcase event, Proto and the ‘Hottest Top 30 Start-ups' label from Tata Nen. On September 11, 2015  Stayzilla.com   r enewed its brand foc...

Yatra Naaryatsu Poojyante , Tatra Ramyate Devtaa ! Gods dwell, where the ladies are worshiped. This is a well-known but now a days totally forgotten, Sanskrit Shloka .  In ancient India, the ladies had equal status in home as well as in society. We have learned about Gargi, Maitreyi, Ghosha, Lopamudra etc. in history. But as of today, the ground reality about women and how they are treated is totally disheartening.  There's always a debate raging on about how media depicts women, how women are stereo-typed. In Hindi films women are either glorified as goddesses ( mothers / sisters / wives )or ridiculed as vamps ( bar-dancers / mother-in-laws etc.). Women are never shown as normal human-beings. The Bollywood biggies justify their stand with,"our films mirror, what's happening in the society. We make movies based on the real situations." The social workers, leaders say movies corrupt the mindset of people by glorifying the out-dated traditions, old...