Here's an interesting take on the ban on the Mumbai bar girls and the terrorism of 11/26. Some of Mumbai's citizens believe that bar girls would be better at protecting them than the politicians. Tongue n' cheek - of course.
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Those were the days when the flight attendants were called Air Hostesses. In 1964, Air India Air Hostess, Miss Reeta Roy of Mumbai competed with other 15 air hostesses at an event held in Brisbane, Australia. She was the winner.
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How do you define the journey? I feel God has sent me to earth to sing. I started singing when I was five, but I don’t think I’ve worked as hard as many other people.Why do you say you that? After 1947 when I started playback singing, the work never stopped. Before that it wasn’t easy. I used to travel by train from Grant Road to Malad and then save money by walking instead of taking a tonga to the recording studios. I thereby saved 50 paise to Re 1 which I used to buy vegetables for my famil... Read Full Story
Q: Like yourself, there seems to be no limit to Tendulkar's genius too. The entire country is celebrating his 20th year in international cricket. How do you look at this monumental achievement?LATA: My heartiest congratulations to him. I have seen Sachin right from the time he made his debut as a sixteen-year-old. Since then, he has gone on to climb dizzy heights, he's got married, raised a family, and somehow remained the same humble man throughout. It's really amazing to know he has been ar... Read Full Story
Full text of Anil's statement to settle a family dispute that has resulted in litigation between the two business groups.In June 2005, with the blessings and approval of my respected mother Kokilaben Ambani, and in line with the vision and value creation philosophy of our beloved founder Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani, we announced the restructuring of the Reliance Group.I had sincerely believed then, that we had resolved all issues, and come to an amicable settlement that would create two of Ind... Read Full Story
Kata Rute Kunala is a special song for me. Here's something I did not know about it. Perhaps you might enjoy the background.The song is sung by Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki. The composition is his own and the lyrics are by Shanta Shelke - gifted Marathi poetess. Pandit Abhsheki had his music compostion ready but there were no words. He presented a Hindi song with similar meaning to Shanta Shelke. Shanta Shelke created this song in Marathi almost spontaneously. Shanta Shelke was as good a poetess... Read Full Story
Mumbai city's longest wall runs from Mahim to Dadar down the length of Tulsi Pipe Road. It is 2.7km long. It was splashed with color and humor on the independence day. From the early hours of the morning, Mumbaikars with their spray can, chalk sticks, color roller brushes painted witty slogans along the length of the wall.The Wall Project - a group of graffiti artists and BMC had organized the project. The Mumbaikars were mobilized through Facebook and Orkut. This was a wonderful initiative t... Read Full Story
Take a look at the newly opened Bandra-Worli Sealink's Worli side exit. Many believe that this will create a traffic standstill at the exit. hard not to believe it once you look at its layout.
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