SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

~Enjoy seven new refreshing limited edition beverages from the comfort of your home as Starbucks resumes kerbside take-away and delivery~           With an aim to celebrate the season of sunshine, Starbucks has launched seven new delectable and refreshing delights. The limited edition summer menu boasts of seasonal classics like the fan-favourite Midnight Mocha Frappuccino and a tropical and fruity delight, Mango Popper Frappuccino. The brand has also launched Honey Turmeric Latte, a robust combination of espresso, turmeric & honey along with a new variant in the cold brew section called Vegan Cold Brew. To make this season even more refreshing, customers can also relish three flavourful smoothies (Blueberry, Raspberry & Kiwi). At Starbucks, safety and well-being of the partners and community is of utmost importance.  Customers can now safely enjoy their favourite food and beverages through kerbside take-away and delivery ex...

Your attention please ! Peppy  ' Tapori '  speaking . Majority of Mumbai's population is in the teenage bracket. It's natural to communicate with you in your ' boli ' , and your ' boli ' is ' Tapori '. Thanks to the generally exhilarating mood of youngsters, Tapori sounds Peppy . Once upon a time . Queen's English was considered as classic . Time flies fast ; accordingly the language went through peppy , roller-coaster-ride. The newspapers so far considered the guardians of ' Lingua-Pura ' , don't shy away from publishing articles chock-a-block with kewl , wassup , yo , ya , whatever , hey , chill pill , uber cool , snobs , chicks , dude , fultoo , item , hifi , cutting etc. Aamir Khan's ' Ghulam - song ' Ae kya bolti tu ' initiated the trend of ' Tapori ' in Hindi films and Munnabhai's ' bole to ' added momentum to the bandwagon. Mumbai , the city of dreams and dreamers , welcom...

Yes,  Mouse Little  , that's what my nephew   Aamen   calls me, his   Mawshi   ( mother's sister in Marathi ).  Do I scold him.? Never. I am actually proud of that nick-name as ' Mouse Little ' is Geronimo Stilton. My nephew's favorite author and the hero of a best selling children's book series is Geronimo Stilton.  ' Buddy Parenting ' is not just a term for me, I am living it Extra Large size, since Aamen 's birth. The memory of that first time, I took Aamen in my arms is still fresh in my mind as if it happened just yesterday. He was all pink and pretty like a delicate Japanese doll with tiny-winy nose, chink eyes, chubby cheeks and ruby lips.  Aamen  could not even utter an A, but I was already reading out my page two stories to him. No wonder then, he started reading the newspaper at the ripe? age of two. So what, if he held the newspaper upside down, he could recite both career and personality ...