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Ten things you didn't know about Toto's Garage

For years I would walk past Toto's Garage without ever going in as I always assumed it would be one of those typical noisy pubs where you cant hear what the other person is saying over all the noise and loud music. One fine day a friend suggested

CHOCOLATE SHOPS

Short review of Me Time Art Cafe

Just discovered another ‘hidden gem’ in Bandra. Me Time Art Cafe is a beautifully-appointed cafe with art at its heart. A palette-shaped menu card, a paintbrush door handle, pretty colours, cosy al fresco section and framed paintings strewn everywhere give this space a nice welcoming, cheerful feel. The food

ARTS & CULTURE

Bandra And Its Bollywood Art Project

Started in 2012 by revered international street artist Ranjit Dahiya, the Bollywood Art Project or BAP transforms the walls of Bombay into a living memorial to Bollywood. Creating larger-than-life murals of Bollywood legends, the BAP pays homage to the cultural icons of the city’s glorious film industry. In many

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THE FARMER’S CAFE- TASTE BHI HEALTH BHI

By Vasundhara Seli Farmer’s Cafe, near Mini Punjab in Bandra is a delightful treat for all the fitness freaks out there. The restaurant has already gained the popularity among various celebrities like Shahid Kapoor, Nimrat Kaur, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Shilpa Shetty. Inspite of promoting themselves to be

COFFEESHOPS

Review of Scribble Stories at Reclamation

Scribble Stories, at Bandra Reclamation, intends to fuse the love for scribbles and doodles one would draw as a child using food. Think galaxy-inspired macarons, or paintings with birds flying in your cup. An all-day space wish to bring in college students and office-goers with their breakfast options and egg

BREAKFAST

Review of Madras diaries

Bandra wanted a south Indian place and it has finally got one. The owners of Madras Diaries have sensed this long felt gap and tried to fill it to the best they could. Fortunately they have got a run down building (which houses other places like Queenie’s Jewels and

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What does “I AM BANDRA” art installation mean ? Some Speculations here

I wonder why no one has raised this question before. I LOVE MUMBAI was followed by I LOVE BANDRA also #BANDRA. The Big junction which leads to Western Express Highway or LJ Road has a traffic island with an art installation loudly proclaiming ” I AM BANDRA” . This installation

BENGALI CUISINE

Now indulge in some Kolkotta style Puchka’s at Shree Gangour Sweets at linking road.

Shree Gangour Sweets has set up shop at Linking road, very close to National College. The Kolkotta Puchka comes highly recommended here, besides that you could try the Allu kabli and Samosa’s. Chaat Items They have all the regular chaat items like sevpuri, Raj Kachori, chola Batura. For the

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Meet Vanshika - A Talented Glass Painter.

About her love of Bandra Vanshika is a talented artist from Bandra. She is a dancer and a glass painter. She loves street shopping on hill road like a typical teenager. Her favourite place to hang out is Carter’ promenade. About Painting Glass Painting on Glass makes her feel at

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Spice up your workout with Bhangra & Bollywood dance moves!

Let your hair down and have fun at this high-energy dance fitness workout based on Bhangra and Bollywood moves. The beats of the dhol and the energy of the class promises to have your feet tapping and looking forward for more. Wednesday: 9-10 PMSunday: 9:30-10:30 AM Venue: Arts

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The Rise and the Fall of SeaRock Hotel - Nostalgic Memories.

pic courtesy filmapia.com By Andrea Rangnekar SeaRock Hotel was Bandra’s pride. It was the first five star deluxe hotel in a suburban area. Standing proud on the extreme tip of land’s end with an exhilarating view of the Arabian Sea. It was the Crown of the Queen

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A tribute to Fr. Joe Pareira founder of Kripa Foundation, Mt Carmel Church.

By Andrea Rangnekar Picture from Twitter Profile A walk into the dark streets of Bandra in the 1980s….. Amongst the bright lights and Glitterati of the Queen of Suburbs also lurked the dark shadowy bylanes of Bandra… where the onset of darkness brought out the Hyde in man. Bylanes of

BUNGALOWS

Gitanjali meets Bandra Bungalow owners and writes about their houses.

Gitanjali writes a wonderful blog on Bombay Architecture. She has profiled 7 Bandra bungalows so far. This is an opportunity to understand these magnificent houses and people who inherited them. I asked Gitanjali a few questions to find out why she writes on Bombay Architecture. Gitanjali Chandrasekharan is the Deputy

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Zumba & StrongbyZumba with Sculptasse at 2 Locations

Venue: Evolution Fitness Academy & Tangarine Arts Studio Batch Timings: Tues and Thrus-7:30pm Every Monday and Wednesday at 8:15 pm To reserve your spot call us on :+91-8652273780/+91-7666320780httpss://www.facebook.com/sculptassehttps://www.sculptasse.com

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RPG Foundation creates this sculpture by Surya Lohande opposite Mehboob Studio.

https://twitter.com/hvgoenka/status/858261219697991680 The small traffic island with a beautiful garden, has got a new art work sponsored by the RPG Foundation. Bandra is getting a lot of art murals and graffiti and its nice to see corporate participation. The RPG Art Foundation endorses contemporary Indian art,

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Ranvir Singh explains why Bandra is so special for him

[Throwback VIDEO] Ranveer Singh – Recalling The Time Spent In Bandra,Down Memory Lane ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5L9nVBaPVM — Ranveerians Worldwide (@RanveeriansFC) May 1, 2017 Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (born 6 July 1985) is an Indian film actor who appears in Hindi films. After completing a bachelor’s degree from

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BMC denies Road digging charge and claims Genesia Time Travelled to WW II to imitate the picture.

Genesia Alves has made history by cloning the WW II picture to feature the powerlessness of an Bandraite. Hey #Bandra I made a tribute to the BMC digging. #TeaDuringTheBlitz pic.twitter.com/0oCNVfDNKi — BookOfGenesia (@genesiaalves) April 25, 2017 The rationale for the pits in Bandra is an enigma, so

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Laundry Concierge

Sofitel Hotels & Resorts are renowned for offering a luxurious experience for their guests – so now, why don’t you let us pamper your exquisite suits and dresses for that perfect look? Presenting your very own Laundry Concierge at Sofitel Mumbai BKC. Our state-of-the-art laundry service uses the best techniques

Bal Gandharva

Review of Zee theatre play Agnipank which had its first show at Bai Gandharva Natya mandir.

Agnipankh is a historical drama set in newly independent India with the winds of change sweeping across the country. Durgeshwari or ‘Baisaab’ as she is reverently called is a wealthy Brahmin. – via Zee Theatre Govind Nihalani, Mita Vashist, Praveen Nischol Govind Nihalani’s Comment Below I thought Manoj&

Bistro

Bohemian Brew is a modern age bistro and tea room

Bohemian Brew is a modern age bistro and tea room that serves a global selection of handpicked, organic, single origin, exotic, direct import teas. We use state of the art brewing equipment to give you a theatrical tea drinking experience and a food menu that compliments perfectly with our list

ASSOCIATIONS & CLUBS

Interview with Aftab Siddique

Aftab Siddique am born and brought up in Khar. She did her schooling from Duruelo Convent High School and R.D.National College. Aftab is a teacher by profession from last 27 years. She says about her job as a teacher As a teacher, we impart a specific syllabus but

Bakeries

Three new food brands set shop in Bandra last month.

Keventers A famous Delhi brand seems to have reinvented and revived itself and come to Carters. Going by the popularity I presume there are plenty of Delhiites in Bandra? Breadcraft If Delhi comes to bandra, can Lokhandwala be far behind? This brand goes back about 25 years, but has a

Andreans

How a simple grill fence undoes the lover's lane for Andreans

As I was walking down today from Perry road and took the St Cyril road, I came across what looked like lost in the time old bungalow at St Anthony’s road, the bungalow which would be a wonderful place for time travel enthusiasts to explore. It’s

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Bandra Bruh

By Biswaroop CarrWhether it’s an old lady’s unfulfilled Mannat or a security guard of the Galaxy, Bandra has always been versatile. The ‘15 Rupay ka ek lights’ vaala sits on the cylindrical Shiv Ling shaped barricade of Bandstand, scraping off the last strand of Chicken stuck between his

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The Singing Juice wala - A1 Zam Zam Juice Centre

To the left of Bandra Masjid on the west side there is A1 zam zam singing juice centre. The juice center has an interesting marketing strategy to sell their juices, milkshakes.They sing improvised Bollywood songs which sound fun but you can hardly make any sense of it.