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The only place is one place most old timers will know of. It used to be THE place to go to for juicy steaks, delicious burgers and cheesy pastas. The location has changed but the place is still the same, for better or for worse.
The restaurant apparently got its name long back as it used to be the only place one could get beef ! I’m not sure how true that is though.
The Only Place has moved from its Mota Royal Arcade, Brigade Road address to an outdoor’sy area on …

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[23 Mar 2009 | 3 Comments | 141 views]

GK’s famous M block market is an elite shopper’s paradise, not for the clothes or the accessories but more for unique ‘fashion-parade’ by people who wander around in the market.

Stores in GK range from the usual branded shops of Levis, W, UCB, Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Esprit, L’ Affaire and so on, but what makes this market universal for shopping is the range & variety one gets in the stores and outside them (in small concaves). These smaller setups have pretty decent stuff & definitely worth a look. For instance you …

[15 Mar 2009 | 6 Comments | 127 views]

Someone once told me that one should not see everything in a place, so that there is always a reason to come back. Never-the-less, I have some ‘Must do’s’ about every place that I’ve been to. The Travel Tips series are some of my notes-to-self which I thought I’d share with you guys.

[28 Feb 2009 | No Comment | 87 views]

78% of all men/women when asked about his/her ideal way to spend their leisure time would say Shopping.
It a way to de-stress for some, for others it’s the reason why they earn. Purchasing something new, innovative, colorful, antique basically anything interesting gives most of us shoppers a high.
But for the other 22% shopping can be tiresome & boring. How many malls can one see & how many shoes can one try ?
The distinct feature of Delhi markets is that every shopping hub has its own ambience and specialty. Here are …

[26 Feb 2009 | 6 Comments | 72 views]

This is not a movie review, just a few things I thought of when I saw the movie.

Yeh dilli hai mere yaar, Bas ishq mohabbat pyaar….Iske baye taraf bhi dil hai …Iske daye taraf bhi dil hai… the songs were remarkable.
Extraordinarily talented  ensemble cast- Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rahman , Rishi Kapoor Om Puri, Atul Kulkarni & Divya Dutta
Movie is about the People & Place, not Plot or Story.
Loved the dance-song-routine on the rooftop - Ghenda phool. Abhishek was at his hip-hop best.
Longest ever Motorola Advertisement. Even when he …

[22 Feb 2009 | 6 Comments | 282 views]

I once saw a fuchsia pink ambassador (India’s oldest and most iconic car), driven by a Blonde European Lady, outside South Extension Market, with the back seat filled with Nalli & Benetton shopping bags: an image that forever will make me smile.
Well! Delhi is all about contradictions – unusual things usually happen here. The shopping is no different.
Take Khan Market for instance. It gives an impression of a local market, 2-3 lanes with a couple of big showrooms, double story buildings with a parking lot in the centre & a …

[18 Feb 2009 | 8 Comments | 804 views]

Dev D is the latest incarnation of the epic Devdas by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. The idea of the movie might be from the book but the implementation is anything but.
My first thought on Dev D - What a weird name for a movie ! What an eccentric song (emotional attyachaar) ! What a bizarre promo ! And finally what a strange but totally entertaining movie !
Dev (Abhay Deol) is the son of a rich industrialist from Punjab who is packed off to London for higher studies. Paro (Mahi) is the daughter …

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It’s that time of the year again when reminders from the finance & Hr dept are filling up our mail box. ‘Investment Declaration’, ‘Tax’, ‘Exemption’, ‘HRA’, ‘Flexi’ are the only thing one hears about. I hate this time as much as I hate paying tax, but some things can’t be avoided. I’m listing some basic fundas I know about Income Tax India. If you know of something different or better, let me know!
 
What is the Tax slab for 2009-10?

 
What is Taxable Income?
Gross Salary Income + Income from any other source (Interest, …

[2 Feb 2009 | 26 Comments | 363 views]

Confession - I’m an obsessed Delhiite and I’ll love Delhi no matter how crazy it becomes.
Although, this was not always the case; there was a time when I thought Delhi sucked.
This was way back when I found traveling in Delhi inconvenient and the pollution levels unbearable. Things have changed for the better, with the metro and the CNG autos and buses. Traveling has become easy and pollution comparatively less. Agreed, the traffic jams and road rage is still a problem, but I can handle Delhi hormones :)
I’m planning do a …

[25 Jan 2009 | One Comment | 96 views]

Our drive to Goa was anything but NON-Entertaining, driving 14-15 hrs on a road that went on and on forever. We drove thru a windmill farm, a one lane National highway, then a six lane express way, a jungle, train crossing, a ghat with no street lights and finally we drove parallel to moon lit beaches. Good Fun!

It was the shortest route possible, or so said the Yahoo maps! Guess Yahoo is still learning about the good & the bad roads of India. But like I said, it was exciting. …