yesterday

another day is gone,
leaving behind memories...

one day i will

brahman basti

on my way to chandigarh from anandpur sahib i came a cross a road sign, which reminded me of all those "harijan basti" signboards scattered over - all big and small towns in our country.

just the difference is finally someone realised brahmins are just a part of the society like everyone else and not the society itself.
a delightful change.

a travel blog

some people travel, others aspire to do so, yet others who document their travels to inspire the world. one such effort in being done by vibhanshu & ankita. just came across their blog

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cafe boom boom the fifth.

hard to believe and equally hard to forget once you been there. couldn't have believed to see a cafe with such a name. somewhere hanging inbetween dharamshala and mcleodgunj is this pretty little cafe.

sitting on the irregularly placed cushions in balcony you actually feel as if you're hanging in mid-air. the fluffy low lying clouds outside the cafe perfectly compliments the colourfull curtains inside to create a dreamlike setting. actually the randomness of the furniture is what gives character to the place. though the randomness by no means is just by chance, someone have thought it through to give the desired look.

the heavy wooden furniture, the music, some old sepia pictures and posters are all so beautiful till she walks in. her presence overshadows all the other colours of the cafe. who knows what an australian lady is doing in dharamshala, someone who have mastered dramatic skills along with her culinary skills. she is such a brilliant combination of skills. and that’s exactly what the café reflects. great food and dramatic ambience.

business boom in gurgaon

finally we found it.

been searching for a place to sit under the open sky and have keema-parathas with a lump of amul butter.

and finally here we are near the NH-8, next to the genpact building, sitting among a centre crowd. having our first keema-parathas in gurgaon.

no more complains about gurgaon for the next few days.

MUMBAIYA

bombay as a city is known for being stylish, "MUMBAIYA" - thats the word which gives us an imagery of style. whether it is the language or the movies or the way people dress up in the streets. where style doesn't mean obscenity.

yes. this mumbaiya flavour is all about style.

yesterday i spend a few hours roaming around the streets of bombay. trying out street-food, gossiping with the street vendors and enjoying the humid weather.

there is something stylish about everything in the city whether it is a brand new black mercedes or the tiger prints inside a yellow top fiat. the sense of style is so strong even in the typography on the back of the cabs. the moment you enter the airport the architecture, the interiors, the signage’s reek of style.

it is probably wrong to say that the style quotient travels top-down the social structure. in bombay there is no dilution about style even in the bottom of the social structure.

well i'm getting carried away with the cities S.Q.

what attracted me the most was when i was walking down the streets near the fort area. and looking at the goods being sold. everything seems to be so chic.

as was kept walking. my friend who was walking with me stopped to show me something. and for a delhi person who is awestruck by the bombay. even the minutest of the things become a memory to carry back home.

she was standing and admiring a fruit-sellers passion as he was decorating freshly cut fruits on the display. i won't say such things doesn't exist in delhi, but surely it doesn't make much of a difference to the bigger picture.

whereas in bombay all these little things contribute to greater cause.

the making of "MUMBAIYA" style.

though i didn't taste the fruits. but the man was happy to see me taking pictures of his stall. as he was so confident of his S.Q.

i salute him and many such style icons for making the of the word "MUMBAIYA".