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Have you visited the  viamumbairest  yet? This is now open in Anna Nagar (very close to Anna Nagar Tower) and I had a real good time today after visiting them with my friends. I along with  Katie Nathan   Sairanjani Sankar  Aashi Sahu, Anand Kumar, Mahalakshmi, Vikas Pandita & Aakash had an opportunity to taste on some of their offerings and we found it really good and irresistible. What did we have? Vegetarian: 1. Vada Pav 2. Mumbai Chowpatty Chaat Tray 3. Berry Pulao 4. Mumbai Pancakes 5. Indian Farmers Rice Plate 6. Himachali Rajma Tiffin & 7. Bun Chaska Jam Non-Vegetarian: 1. English Breakfast 2. Bohri Kheema Pav 3. Sonia Gandhi Prawns 4. Seekh Kebab 5. Koliwad Fish Curry & 6. London Curry Tiffin Coming to the interiors: The hotel is set up in a posh location with lot of greenery surrounded with serene locality. It has enough space for parking your 2/4 wheeler. Interiors were tastefully ...

Title - Dalal's Street Author - Anurag Tripathi Genre - Fiction Publisher - Olive Turtle(An imprint of Niyogi Books) ISBN - 978-93-89136-15-9 A super fast story that would keep you on your feet from the start to the finish. To begin with, I liked the cover page which is as good as the story. The cover page also gives the hint about the story or at least the characters involved in it namely Varun, Devika, Pooja and Anil. The book talks in great detail about what exactly is happening in the Fund Houses, Investment Banking, Stock Market Exchanges and the role of the fund managers who manipulate the figures at their will and wish. Who else other than Anurag Tripathi could pen it better since he himself was an investment banker once. The story talks in great detail about the power and influence of money in the day to day operations which manipulates the stocks and figures by keeping the unsuspecting investors at bay. The story begins with Varun and his friends De...

Title - A Drizzle in the Desert Author - P C Balasubramanian Genre - Fiction(Drama/Relationships) Publisher - Inkstate(A Leadstart Corp publishing co) ISBN - 978-93-52010-86-8 A real good story which is not only appealing but would make you think deeply about what is happening in the present day world when it comes to relationships. India has always had a traditional joint family system which slowly started getting disintegrated in the twentieth century. The story revolve around Abhishek or Abhi, The Protagonist who has doned the role of a caring son, loving husband, affectionate father and above all, a great lover.  Abhi had a crush on Anjali during his college days. On the other hand, Deepali was affectionate towards Abhi. Abhi gets married to Anjali and Deepali to Karthik. While Deepali had troubled marriage, Abhi was leading a cozy life in the U.S. looking after the operations of NeoMart. All comes to a standstill one day when he was asked to head over to I...

Title - By God, The Making Of A Messiah Author - Shashi Warrier Genre - Fiction Publisher - FingerPrint ISBN - 978-93-8917-835-7 A real classic. The book would make you realize the shortcomings in the present world by taking you through a journey of an Utopian society which was dreamed by Alkanza, The Protagonist H.E. Tomikanza embarks on a journey. He is assisted by a not so faithful barber Neepane, who keeps clearing his doubts as he was not exposed to the outside world. The story line is subtle. The sequence of events flows fluidly. I loved the artistic way of representing the characters and the situations surrounding them by the author. I found it unique as this gave me an impression of going through a Hollywood film, in writing.  When you get to witness a sudden surge in the emigration, how would you react? Does this not sound similar since,we, as a country has been witnessing it for a decade or so? Was Tomikanza able to find answers to his ques...

Today  Timex India  launched new smart watches  # iConnect  &  # iConnectFashion  at Zimson Watches in T.Nagar. The event was attended by Rohit Singh -Product Head, Smart Wearables - Timex India who was felicitated by the Directors of Zimson. Post this, he unveiled the watches and gave a brief description of the watches as well. The dial is of two variants - Circle & Square. The rectangular dial is priced at ₹7995 & the chic round dial is priced at ₹9995 Each of them are available in 4 colours: 1. Black 2. Grey 3. White & 4. Beige Zimson Watches  has its stores in leading shopping malls like Expressavenue -chennai  VR Chennai   Phoenix MarketCity (Chennai)  Ampaskywalk Ampamall Theforum Vijaya and also in the newly opened Infinity Marinamall The watch has multiple functions which includes a. Make/Receive Calls b. Sleep Tracker c. Heart Rate Monitor d. Find...

The event which was held at  THE Park Hotels  this afternoon saw the launch of Yamaha Music keyboard models PSS A50,PSS F30 & E30. The target segment for this is kids. However, I found these ones appealing that it could be used even by the elders. The event saw the presence of Child Prodigy  Lydian Nadhaswaram  who came well before the event could commence and was there till the end. He was presented with a memento. He then happily obliged to perform on the three variants. Trust  me, it was a stunning performance. There is no wonder that he is called a “Child Prodigy”. After his performance was over, we were delighted to see the performance of 5 kids from Bala Vidya Mandir. They were: Vijetha Vijay Nandan Venkatesh Jayanth Pradeep Aditya Swaminathan Rishi Sriram kumar Each of them performed well. Then there was a Q&A session where the questions that were asked were answered by the business heads of Yamaha...

Title - The Shiva Sutras Author - Ranjit Chaudhri Genre - Spirituality Publisher - FingerPrint ISBN - 978-93-8917-820-3 Spiritual books needs greater attention in order to grasp the content. This is mainly attributed to the language that is being used which is usually The Sanskrit. Not all of us would understand the language hence making it even more difficult for us to understand the content. This is where, translated scriptures comes into picture. These translation, most of the time, reproduces the content as it is making it even more complicated or make the readers to feel bored. Hence there is a need of finding the right book which not only gives the content but makes it an interesting read. The Shiva Sutras by Ranjit Chaudhri is one such book. As said in the cover, it talks about Eternal Wisdom For Life. This 134 page book is a power house in itself. Since the content that is present in this book is of greater importance and significance, I would personally re...

Title - Shadow Of The Past Author - Mayank Manohar Genre - Fiction Publisher - FingerPrint ISBN - 978-93-8917-822-7 What a story this turned out to be. The actual story line may be similar/old but the way it was written makes it an exceptional read. Firstly, I was impressed with the cover page. The picture as they say would convey the meaning of what a thousand words would do, is very apt for this. I fell in love with the picture and simultaneously the story as I started reading it. Mayank has captured the perfect rhythm of love and separation in a way one couldn't even imagine. The story revolves around three main characters - Lavanya, Rehan and Arpita. Then there is Gaurav as well but I would say that the first three characters are the protagonists as they had equal role to play.  The way the story moves would keep you suspecting till the end as to who would finally emerge triumphant in this so called "Battle of Love". The introduction of Lavanya...

Today, I had an opportunity to attend the Masterclass with Maestros. There was a bunch of participants who had come over enthusiastically to attend the class. What did they make? Classic Tiramisu Chocolate   🍫   Texture Peanut   🥜   Butter Cookies   🍪 Chocolate   🍫 Chip Cookies   🍪 Classic Chocolate   🍫   Brownie Chefs did a great job in demonstrating initially about making the products. It was then the turn of the participants to try their hands on replicating the same. To our surprise, each and every one mastered the act in no time and brought out the best output. I managed to capture the last bit of the making process through the LIVE Video (on FB). After the session was over, we were allowed to click pics with the cookies and it was a tasting session thereafter. Trust me, each and every cookie that was baked came out really well. I could see the happiness on each of the creato...

We are living in a fast paced world wherein both - husband and wife goes to work. What does it leave with? A very little time to take care of household chores. Do we bother about it? No. As long as the income is good and is supporting our lifestyle, we do not care much about it. This in turn leads to lot of compromises(I would rather say seeking convenience). So, we invariably end up spending a lot on food, outside. While this is not bad, always, due care/diligence should be taken while ordering your food - be it online or offline. What are the three important questions one should ask prior to ordering the food? 1. What oil do you use? 2. What water do you use? 3. Do you use preservatives/additives/artificial colors? These three questions are really important. Let us see in detail. Oil is one of the most important ingredient in our cuisine. There are various types of oil available out there. Some are priced as low as Rs.50 which goes up to Rs.500 ...

An amazing dine out experience this afternoon. This place is located very close to Besant Nagar Ashtalakshmi Temple. This is a pure veg restaurant. Since the theme is Shack, they do not use flame stove. All are cooked with electric stove & oven. Speciality of Shack: 1. Located in serene locality 2. Very close to Besant Nagar/Elliot’s Beach 3. Ample parking space 4. Spacious restaurants  5. Separate dining for Family  6. Rent a Shack for 2 hours for just ₹2500 where you get to surprise your spouse during Birthday/Anniversary (The Cost includes food voucher worth ₹1000) 7. Serves Oriental & Continental Cuisine 8. Neatly maintained 9. Friendly staffs 10. Reasonably priced Specialty of Flavours of Nellai: 1. Fully air conditioned  2. Neatly done interiors  3. South Indian cuisine  Both the restaurants use refined oil & they make their own batter. They do not use preservatives or addi...