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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

“Architecture is not about space but about time”, said a quote I read recently. The grand (CST) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) stands as testimony to this. It is the only operational World Heritage station building. And after the Taj Mahal, it is one of the most photographed buildings in India.

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BMC ELECTIONS

The most awaited Elections in Mumbai 2017

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is the civic body that governs the capital city of Mumbai in Maharashtra and is India’s richest municipal organization. The BMC’s annual budget is more than that of some of the small states of India. Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs of Mumbai. ..

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TRIPTI GUPTA SHARES Misconceptions about weight loss Awarded Best Diet, Fitness & Wellness Consultant 2016- Founder iPink The Color Of Health & Lifestyle Nutrition Consultant Tripti Gupta , who was recently featured as Woman Entrepreneur of the year 2016 by The Economic Times talks to us about Weight Loss and themany misconceptions around it.

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MUKKA MAAR

Standing up Against the bully

Problems without names tend to stay inadequately addressed, street harassment always starts with something verbal, an uncomfortable word or gesture is the beginning of an unpleasant..

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Contributors SIDHARTH SODHI

Actor Writer

MUMBAI EDITORIAL Anubhav Anand

POOJA KOCHAR Founder 30ish and PhotoblogHER Blogger, photographer and body positive activist Website: www.poojakochar.com

DR. SHARMILA NAYAK Sakhiya Skin Clinic Celebrity Cosmetic Dermatologist Skin / Hair Like they say…

“A stitch in time saves nine” likewise “Proper skin care in time will prevent wrinkles and lines”.

MANALI JAIN Photographer Traveller, Photographer, history lover and a curious learner. Every photograph has a story, just being another storyteller in this big world.

VAIBHAV WANKHADE Graphic Designer Farji-Gulzaar, Nakli-MF Hussain, Wasted Engineer, old school, Believes in stories.

3 Favorite -Bun maska pav, Pune & Night. Hates -Smoking, that’s why I keep it light always.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Why vote for BMC elections this year?

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e live in a very vocal society today with a plethora of channels for our voice to reach other people. We are more aware of our surroundings than we ever were. It takes a click of our camera-phone to capture what’s missing, what’s bothering or what needs attention. All in the name of better surrounding, better infrastructure and better civic amenities.

So here’s a chance this February for all us Mumbaites to do what actually counts. Vote! The BMC elections are around the corner and so is the fate of your neighborhoods. Complaining is passé. We have the control over deciding the fate of who takes charge to serve our neighborhoods for the next 5 years. We’ve had a very low turnout (less than 50%) over the past few elections. That means every other person had chosen not to vote. That’s not the sign of a well-informed society.

So let’s change that this 21st of February. Let’s go out and vote the candidate that best seems fit for the post of serving our Ward/ our neighborhoods. Do a little research on them, gauge their promises, question their motives and then make a well-educated vote.

Our duties don’t start or stop at complaining the lack of something. Our duty starts with exercising our right to vote the candidate best suitable for our neighborhoods and then continuing along with them to make it a place worth living.

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HERITAGE STRUCTURE

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

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BY SIDHARTH SODHI

rchitecture is not about space but about time”, said a quote I read recently. The grand (CST) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) stands as testimony to this. It is the only operational World Heritage station building. And after the Taj Mahal, it is one of the most

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photographed buildings in India.

Its construction started in 1878 and took almost ten years to complete.

At the time this monumental terminus was the largest building erected in Asia.

Designed by Frederick William Stevens with influences from victorian italianate gothic revival architecture and adapting the colour and complexity of mughal and hindu architecture. It’s skyline, turrets and pointed arches being closest in

appearance to the traditional Indian palace architecture.

This magnificent building is a must visit for everyone.

The entrance gates to CST are crowned with a lion (representing the United Kingdom) on one side and a tiger (representing India) on the other. This station was built to commemorate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria (fiftieth anniversary of her accession on June 20,1837).

It was originally planned as the office of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR).

Currently it serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. If one is in or around CST a visit to its heritage gallery is highly recommended. It gives you an insight into the history of railways in India and the history of this great city.

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Whatever good things we build, end up building us

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An inside view into the monument through which n number of commuters and long distance passengers have passed through over one hundred and twenty eight years.

The tour of the heritage gallery starts with the museum on the ground floor.

It consists of miniature models of the trains and engines and their evolution from steam engines to diesel engines to electric engines. Paintings, pictures, official hand written letters in gorgeous cursive writing, stamps, badges, plates, belts. There is also a beautiful miniature model of the terminus. You are sure to get a sniff of the whiff of that era. From there you will proceed to the ground floor area right beneath

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the central dome. The construction of the interior of the dome is entirely open and exposed to view from the ground floor. You ascend the grand cantilevered staircase that loftily skirts the walls with eight and a half feet wide overhanging slabs of blue stone. On the first floor is the Star Chamber painted in a shade of azure with gold stars, which overlooks the CST bookinvg office on the ground floor. From there you proceed to the second floor. Look up and you will observe how the upper corners of the square of the dome ingeniously transition into an octagonal base of the dome. Between each of the eight ribs of the dome are long, stained glass windows decorated with the GIPR monogram, and arms and

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foliage. The use of different coloured stones creates a striking impact. From there you proceed to the deluxe dining hall on the ground floor.

The crowning point of the whole building is a colossal sixteen feet high figure of the ‘lady of progress’, which stands atop the central main dome. She holds a flaming torch upwards in her right hand, and a spoked wheel low in the left hand. Our tour guide told us that the ‘flaming torch’ indicates that ‘this city never sleeps’. And the ‘spoked wheel’ indicates ‘progress’. Both hold true for our beloved beautiful city.

Which reminds me of another great quote, “Whatever good things we build, end up building us”.

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Award Winning Dietician Tripti Gupta shares

Awarded Best Diet, Fitness & Wellness Consultant 2016- Founder iPink The Color Of Health & Lifestyle Nutrition Consultant Tripti Gupta, who was recently featured as Woman Entrepreneur of the year 2016 by The Economic Times talks to us about Weight Loss and the many misconceptions around it.

“Food is Magic,” says Tripti. “No matter what the age or condition is, natural Nutrition has a cure to everything, one should simply be able to use it’s power correctly.”

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et’s learn the truth about weight loss & how it continues to confuse intelligent India.

I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT. In 20 yrs of my practice, the most common demand I receive is “ I want to lose weight” , whether the person has constipation, fatty liver, high cholesterol, acidity or the so called recently manifested Food Allergies, all have only one single goal “I want to lose weight”. What I inculcate in my practice is going a step further. First, the need is to identify the core issue, most often this excess weight is associated with bloated belly, indigestion, hormonal imbalance, deficiency of vitamins, erratic & improper stressful lifestyle thus leading to multiple issues such as migraines, frequent headaches, hairfall, pigmentation, brittle nails, lack of stamina and so on. If not treated correctly, this weight loss comes back with a bang! Hence, we need to focus on results that are lasting. Eliminate the root cause of your problem, solve the core issue of this excess weight & discomfort you are facing. Choose good health first, weight loss will follow naturally.

I AM SO BLOATED..I DESPERATELY NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT. So when I tell my clients, “My first goal for you is to cure your acidity, kill the bloat & bring back the missing balance in your body”, most often I face raised eyebrows as if they are asking me “ But won’t I lose weight?” The message here is, each one of us has the same goal, we all want to gain health but we mislead our mind into believing that my cure is weight loss. True! losing weight is the answer for every overweight person but this weight loss is a by-product of our health correction. When the body is in a balance so will be our weight, inches, hair, skin, nails and everything else.

Tripti Gupta has also been the Official Nutrition Expert for Femina Miss India 2016 She consults from 3 centres in Mumbai Andheri, Bandra, Chowpatty as well as Offers Online Consulting.

I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT BUT I AM ALLERGIC TO SO MANY FOODS. Another belief which most people live with today is that they are Intolerant or allergic to those very foods, they were raised eating?. However, most cases have proved that a correction in your intestinal flora can reverse this. When all those people who made claims about being lactose & gluten intolerant or even allergic to fruits, can comfortably eat the same foods today, proves that these allergies were simply temporary intestinal malabsorption cases. You need a very good reason to ban certain natural foods from your diet for your whole life.

Mostly allergies are those which you are born with, what suddenly developed are only due to imbalances created from your lifestyle.

MY SKIN SAGS WHEN I LOSE WEIGHT. So when food can cure your stomach, make you lose weight, correct your medical conditions & the recently developed intolerances then how can it give you Sagging Skin? Most people come with this preconceived notion that when we lose weight, our skin becomes loose & sags. Again this happens with incorrect amateur weight loss methods.

Here they go- “ I followed my best friends diet!” “I followed the latest diet trend Celebrities follow” , “I googled the diet plan online” “ I used to workout like a dog” … so on. So now every health professional has to deal with this question for no fault of theirs. Sagging skin occurs due to muscle wasting, which happens to aged or malnourished people. When you say you want to lose weight , you are actually trying to say that “I want to lose FAT”. Nobody wants to lose healthy muscle, hence it’s extremely important for every individual to have a detailed Body Composition Analysis done at their every visit to their Dietician. Monitor your weight loss smartly, understand your report and ensure your weight loss is in the form of fat loss and not muscle.

She has introduced India’s First Smart Alert Diet Plans which synchronise your eating schedule with your Dietician, from anywhere in the world, simply through your phone, thus keeping you directly in touch & motivated at all times.

A drop in kgs makes everyone smile but the weight will stay off for longer if you lose it correctly. Above all, you can never get sagging skin with Fat Loss, that happens with only Muscle Loss.

I GET EXCESS HAIRFALL WHEN I LOSE WEIGHT. Now this is the most common statement I bet every Dietician has faced.

Whenever I lose weight I get hair fall.

Hair loss comes with malnourishment, deficiencies, hormonal & fat imbalances etc so my question is, when you are consuming the right nutrition how can you lose hair? Fat people lose hair too!

Just like you can get your stamina back with a great waistline, you can not only stop hair fall but instead get healthier hair, clear skin, strong nails. So what’s next, you have obviously ignored health under the pressure of weight loss.

HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT THE HEALTHY WAY? My message is to follow a diet tailored to your needs, do not listen to anyone but your body. It is your best judge. Take advise from qualified & experienced Nutritionists & Health Professionals who would be able to guide you correctly through your disorders. Make your goal good health without pressurising your consultant for mere weight loss.Health is a 360 degree approach, everything from head to toe in our body is natural & there is always a natural remedy for every natural condition. Do not allow things to go out of hand, eat natural, listen to your body and give your health the priority it truly deserves, after all you have to make your one & only body last you a lifetime. Let’s keep it happy, healthy & in the pink of health always, Stay iPink !

As Tripti says, “Food is Magic” . “No matter what the age or condition is, natural Nutrition has a cure to everything, one simply should be able to use it’s power correctly.”

To get in touch with iPink Call M: +91 7498841414 | T : 022 40100414 | E: ipink@triptigupta.com Her website www.ipink.in offers a Free Ebook on Weight Loss Tricks, Informative Blogs & Easy Recipes

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EXPERTSPEAK Well known celebrity cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Sharmila Nayak, known for her anti-aging skills and expertise in skin care in India, answers some frequently asked questions

1. Hi. I am 34 years old I have scars on cheeks of old acne problem that I faced in teenage. I have also started noticing fine lines around my eyes and forehead. I would like to know if there is any treatment for this.

PranaliShah, Ahmednagar Dear Pranali Hi! There are a lot of options available in todays time for most of the skin isues Acne if not treated at an early stage can heal with marks and scars which could be superficial in the form of red or brown spots or in the form of tiny ice pick scars or deep scars which tend to be visible from a distance.

Superficial marks could be lightened with the help of mild fruit peels, photofacial or laser toning treatments.

Deep scars need to be treated with fractional lasers and chemical peels like glycolic or TCA peels. It is very important that you get these procedures done with a qualified dermatologist or a trained doctor to ensure safety & efficacy of the procedure. A quick fix treatment which is quite popularly opted for by models & brides to-be because of lack of time is hyaluronic based fillers. This is a safe lunch time procedure which not only reduces fine lines & wrinkles but also helps fill up the scars instantly. Fractional laser helps

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renew the skin cells in the upper layers of the skin and boosts collagen levels in the dermis there by improving the skin complexion and helps in reducing scars as well as fine lines in the long run.

Start using a sunscreen atleast twice a day & creams containing glycolic acid or retinol at night to help improve your skin complexion & to reduce your scars & fine lines.

2. I am 39 year old . I have a youthful face but my neck and hands skin look aged as they are dry and wrinkled. I have to meet people officially due to my work and I am not confident during meetings. Is there any solution which could make my neck and hands skin look younger.

Ankita Kshirsagar, Nagpur We usually take more care of the face but areas like arms, hands and neck are also constantly exposed to sunlight. So we need to apply sunscreen twice during the day and protect the skin from harsh sun rays. Application of a moisturiser especially before sleeping will keep the hands hydarted.

Skin on hands and neck have less number of oil glands. So the skin in these areas tends to get dry faster as

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Dr. Sharmila Nayak is a renowned and skilled celebrity cosmetic dermatologist with a vast experience of over 14 years in practice.

She specializes in making customized skin treatments to deliver the best results for every client.

Dr. Nayak is an expert in Skin, Hair & Nail issues in men, women and teens.

Her passion and expertise lies in facial contouring, sculpting, rejuvenation and anti-ageing solutions. She has been trained internationally on non-invasive treatments and injectables like Botox and Fillers.

compared to the face. Hands are also exposed to detergents which have chemicals. Hands are also frequently washed. All these reasons aggravate the dryness of skin. Dry skin will look wrinkled faster.

Invest in a good hand cream or deep hydrating lotion and apply it on hands and feet regularly. Creams which contain urea or lactic acid are good choices to opt for.

PRP is the latest technology which gives fabulous results in such dry skin conditions. PRP stands for platelet rich plasma which is taken from patients own blood. This is then put into the dry skin as droplets. This boosts the collagen and gives a healthy glow also to the skin making it more elastic.

These are special fillers which are hyaluronic acid based. They also help to hydrate the skin.

Got a question about your skin and didn’t know whom to ask?

Please write in to mumbai@sakhiyaskinclinic.com and Dr. Sharmila Nayak would be happy to answer your queries.

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FULL MOUTH

REHABILITATION

Often, you don’t know why you don’t enjoy your smile! Have you considered why?

Perhaps you don’t like the look of your teeth or you have more display of gums while smiling or your front teeth are not in good shape or size in accordance to your smile ! If it hurts while you chew or jaw hurts all the time, particularly in morning after you get up, in that case , you may need help with your jaw joints too!! (Temporomandibular joint) We can create a full mouth remake (rehabilitation) to its original and better condition, considering each and every issue affecting the Health and Beauty of your smile.

Severe worn down, missing and badly damaged teeth have harmful effect on one’s ability to chew or feel comfortable in society while smiling. Teeth spoiled by neglect, lack of care, grinding habit, acidity , some medical condition , people having weak enamel (upper layer of teeth) often require restorative (filling) treatment in combination with cosmetic procedure and gums treatment. Root canals , veneers , bridges, crowns , implants and other dental works, can be predicted.

Patients of any age are treated, using latest 3-D Digital imaging to get effective and predictive results. Then, a smile is created which you deserve the most by prioritizing your needs. Here a mix of dental art and science is needed to achieve a full mouth rehabilitation. Time taken depends on your health and type of procedure needed.

CASE 1

patient came to us with worn down teeth ( refer fig no.

1) ,complaining of difficulty in chewing properly and little discomfort(pain)in the joint(TMJ), mainly in the mornings . After the expert dental opinion, it came to her knowledge that it was due to her teeth grinding habit at night. This also lead to wearing of her teeth(refer fig no. 1). She was too conscious to smile in public with her uneven teeth, dull shade, tattooing effect (blackish BEFORE(Figure 1)

CASE 2

This business man had a very busy, fast & stressful life style as a result he had severe harmful bite and night grinding habit .

Most of his teeth wear worn , the top layer of the teeth were chipped (refer fig no. 3). His Uneven teeth made his smile very unattractive. Public

BEFORE(Figure 3)

SMILE REHABILITATION CASES MAY INCLUDE • Laser therapy of gums • Treatment of caries • Closing gaps between the teeth • Repair chips and cracks in the enamel • Restore broken teeth • Whitening of teeth • Straighten the misalignment • Replace the missing teeth with implant • Rorrection of habits.

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shadow) of older silver fillings, which lead her to low self esteem. She was looking out for the kind of treatment that resolves all her issues. (Look at the before fig no. 1 picture ) She was treated for full mouth rehabilitation with a mix of dental art and science to reestablish her over all oral health, giving her good dental function , better esthetic and a reason to smile . (Look at the after figure no. 2 picture) AFTER(Figure 2) interaction made him conscious.(Look at the before fig no.

3 picture) After the treatment he had “WOW factor” which could be appreciated so well.

He gained tremendous confidence after full mouth rehabilitation and smile enhancement.(Look at the after fig no. 4 picture)

AFTER(Figure 4)

Once your oral health is restored, one can consider beautification of the teeth from whitening to veneers. A wide variety of procedures, techniques and materials are used to create a beautiful smile.

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THE MOST AWAITED ELECTIONS IN MUMBAI

BMC ELECTIONS T

he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is the civic body that governs the capital city of Mumbai in Maharashtra and is India’s richest municipal organization. The BMC’s annual budget is more than that of some of the small states of India. Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs of Mumbai.

There are a total of 227 municipal wards in Mumbai. The mayor will be

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elected by the party which has majority of the seats that is 114 seats out of 227 either with the alliance of another party or if single party wins majority.

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BMC Elections 2017 Election Name Election Date Total Seats Election Results/Counting of Votes: Present Mayor of Mumbai Official website

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) or Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai 21-February-2017 227 23-February-2017 Sunil Prabhu www.mcgm.gov.in

WE ALL NEED TO VOTE FOR OUR CITY The BMC elections held in 2012 had dismal 45 per cent voters who voted for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). According to the then BMC Commissioner Subodh Kumar, 2012 BMC elections saw nearly 43.6 lakh persons come out and vote.

With over 1 crore voters registered we hope to see everyone come out and make an informed choice for their Wards that will result in better civic infrastructure and administration.

Source: Wikipedia.com / bmcelections.allresultsnic.in

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COMMUNITY

#WhatWomenWant We support stories that will redefine our future. A powerful take on positive initiatives specific to women within Mumbai.

Standing Up Against The Bully

MUKKA MAAR

BY POOJA KOCHAR

Problems without names tend to stay inadequately addressed, street harassment always starts with something verbal, an uncomfortable word or gesture is the beginning of an unpleasant experience. The shameful Bangalore incidence where several women were mobbed, eve teased and subjected to crude comments by random drunk men brings us to one big question, how safe are we in the public space?

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As a woman I feel extremely violated by the fact that a man can touch me inappropriately and conveniently get away with it. You expect it to happen but it doesn’t stop you from getting angry. We have a burden to protect ourselves all the time. We can either keep complaining and wait for a knight in shining armour to protect us or step-up and take charge of our own safety.

and the response has been extremely encouraging.

“no doubt you have to be alert and great with your technique but the first game you fight against the eve teaser is in your mind and I want these girls to realise that.”

Watching a bunch of 30-40 girls in the age group of 5 to 15 practicing marshal arts and self defence techniques on the Versova beach was a site to be proud of. The ideology behind Mukka Maar is simple, we will gear up our next generation to deal with these issues in a much more stronger way. The girls are mentored by trained instructors, their aim is to guide them and strengthen their confidence.

One of them mentions, “no doubt you have to be alert and great with your technique but the first game you fight against the eve teaser is in your mind and I want these girls to realise that.”

Every step in the right direction deserves an applause and we are so proud of citizens like Ishita Sharma who turned her own experience with catcalls and eve teasing as a means to fuel her fight towards a bigger cause of women’s safety. Mukka Maar as the name suggests deals with the issue head-on, she started these workshops almost a year back in 2016

Initiatives like Mukka Maar require lot of support from the community and parents.

“There are times when your fight might seems insufficient but you got to trust your bigger plan.

Every time I feel unsure, a bright spark keeps me

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going”. - Ishita Sharma When the harasser encroaches our personal space we are forced to be apprehensive about everyone around us and allow fear to take over us. We want more women to raise their voice and scream, we want more women to stand up for themselves as well as the not so privileged sections of our society. Let’s raise daughters of possibilities and courage.

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COMMUNITY

BEHAPPY Free Street Neighborhood Event

Every time people get together in a neighborhood community for a good cause- Magic Happens. And this time around it is the residents of Andheri West who started “behappy”– a Free Street neighborhood event to be held on every 3rd Sunday of the month from 7 a.m to 10 a.m. The first event was organized on Sunday, 20th November’16 and since then they have had 3 successful events in consecutive months.

“An excellent initiative to get all of Lokhandwala out of bed on a Sunny Sunday morning! Great Music, super cool activities and good vibes made behappy Super duper hit! Waiting for such “Happy” Days!”

YOHAN CHAWLA Lokhandwala resident

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10000+

neighborhood

resident and children rightfully claimed and occupied the Lokhandwala Back road Street from 7am-10am. The stretch from the New MHADA Tower till the Ganpati Visarjan pond was packed with activities that included Sports, Games, Arts & Crafts, Live Music, Bands, Dance, Zumba, Food and the list goes on. Catering to all age groups, the event brought everyone together promoting a healthy and happy lifestyle.

FREE STREET ACTIVITIES

The Free Street Events are flagged off from a 40 feet wide stage set for all the exciting activities to follow. Onstage activities included Yoga, Zumba, Aerobics, Wings Art Studio Ballet performance, Live Band, a talk on Drug abuse, environ ment talk etc.

Off the stage, the activities are spread across to Buddy Riders Cycling, Skating, Cricket, kids game area, street art, live musicians and some delicious street food to make the event complete.

The second and third free street event was held on 18th December’16 and 15th January’17 respectively and received an overwhelming response. Behappy team is now gearing up for the fourth event on 26th Feb’17. Same place...same time.

CATCH THE JOY ON THEIR NEXT EVENT

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“Oh what a morning it was. At 7 a.m.!! On a Sunday morning! Who would think the atmosphere could be so totally colourful, enthusiastic, upbeat yet so relaxing! Real quality time spent with family and friends. The even achieved exactly what they wanted to… people experienced togetherness, camaraderie and….happiness!!!”

ARCHANA JOG communications and softskills trainer.

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MUMBAI ONLINE A selection of useful, informative and interesting online social media pointers that you should know.

1 Powai Women Networking (PWN)

CURATED BY KANUPRIYA AGARWAL

MEMBERS 10,148

STATUS CLOSED GROUP

It started as a whatsapp group of ‘Yummy Mummies’. The key element of the group is “woman” who can be a mother, an entrepreneur, a homemaker or even a college going student. This community brings them all together on one platform to Inspire, Empower and Connect.

2 Garage Sale Mumbai

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MEMBERS 64,108

STATUS CLOSED GROUP

Items that you don’t need might be something someone looking to buy. They say your thrash may be someone’s treasure. Absolutely clean, no spam, clutter-free and a platform to advertise.

@everydaymumbai 2,776 Post

106K followers

Follow Curated by Chirag Wakaskar, Photojournalist.

EverydayMumbai | With a professional photojournalist at the helm, the primary idea behind the account has been to help promote photography as a means of storytelling. The project is as much about photography as it is about the city. Images can be broadly considered under documentary photography or photojournalism

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@WeAreMumbai TWEETS 59.9K

FOLLOWERS 335K

CURATED BY Karan Joshi

“This all started in a local train. Yes, Mumbai local train, when I just thought of registering the handle @WeAreMumbai. The whole idea of this account was to give a platform to Mumbaikars to speak about their own city to their own people. Though the long term focus is on tourism and I am working on it.”

-Karan Joshi

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Gives buses information of BEST, TMT, NMMT, PMPML. Gives Indian Railways Timetable & IRCTC PNR Status.

People also call it as Mumbai Indicator.

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DID YOU KNOW There is a neighbor“Hood” App that connects you with all your fellow Hooders

LIVING LOCAL Download Now & Claim your Hood

HOW TO

downlowad & use

Living Local App

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YOUR NEIGHBOR“HOOD” APP Download Now & Claim your Hood

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KNOW YOUR HOOD 1

CHOR BAZAAR Famous for its antique and vintage items all over Mumbai. Originally called as “Shor Bazaar”, meaning “noisy market but “shor” became “chor” meaning “thieves market” because the British mispronounced the word. Eventually stolen goods started finding their way into the market, resulting in it living up to its new name. And to go with a famous saying, If you lose anything in Mumbai you can buy it back from here!

HOOD GRANT ROAD

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DHOBI GHAT HOOD MAHALAXMI

Dhobi Ghat is Mumbai‘s 140-year-old and world’s largest outdoor laundry holds a Guinness Book of World Records entry under ‘most people hand-washing clothes simultaneously at a single location (496)’ in the name of Dhobi Kalyan and Audyogik Vikas Co-op Society Ltd ion 8th March 2011.

3 POWAI LAKE Powai Lake (named after Framaji Kavasji Powai Estate) is an artificial lake in the Powai valley, where a Powai village with a cluster of huts existed. The authorities during the British regime intended to augment the water supply to Bombay City by creating a lake, and in 1890 Powai Lake was built by the British at an initial cost of Rs 6.5 lakh. At the time, Powai lake supplied two million gallons of water to Bombay. But today, this 120-year-old lake is used as an industrial sewage outlet.

HOOD POWAI

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Feb 2017

THIS MONTH

The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar.

ART & CULTURE When 4th ~ 12th Feb’17 Where Kalaghoda, Fort

K A L A

G H O D A

ARTS FESTIVAL

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ombay’s annual 9-day festival celebrating the arts and the Kala Ghoda precinct. Children’s Events, Cinema, Dance, Food, Heritage Walks, Literature, Music, Theatre, Street Festival, Visual Arts as well as Contests, Workshops & Seminars.

This is one festival not to be missed by MUmbaikars in Februrary! Check events on www.kalaghodaassociation.com

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SPORTS When 5th Feb’17 Where Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mahalaxmi

M C D O W E L L

INDIAN DERBY

Plan a Valentine Here is finished Valentine Date Sheet of 2017 including after valentine week list 2017

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horse racing event held on the first Sunday of February, is one of the premier sporting activities and one of the biggest events in Mumbai’s social calendar.

Rose Day

7th February

Propose Day

8th February

Chocolate Day

9th February

Teddy Day

10th February

Promise Day

11th February

Hug Day

12th February

Kiss Day

13th February

Valentine’s Day

14th February

Slap Day

15th February

Kick Day

16th February

Perfume Day

17th February

Flirting Day

18th February

Confession Day

19th February

Missing Day

20th February

Break Up Day

21th February

MUSIC

M A H I N D R A

BLUES FESTIVAL

When 5th Feb’17 Where Mehboob Studio, Bandra (West)

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sia’s largest and finest Blues phenomenon, the Mahindra Blues Festival brings together some of the best Blues musicians in the world for 2 days of guitar-rippin’, soul-trippin’ action. In 2017, MBF returns in its seventh year, with a fantastic lineup featuring the likes of Supersonic Blues Machine feat. Billy F. Gibbons and Eric Gales, Quinn Sullivan, Janiva Magness, Shemekia Copeland and Grainne Duffy Band, along with homegrown talent like Blackstratblues and the winners of The Mahindra Blues Band Hunt 2017.

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FOOD When 5th Feb’17 Where The Pier, Colaba

THE 360 SUPER

FOOD FESTIVAL

ART

D A B U

A RESIST BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP

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he 360 Super Food Festival is a perfect pause for every urbanite.

Everything is better with a view so imagine healthy and fresh live food, artisinal food brands to shop, a glass of sangria or brewed beer in hand and the magic of live music. A Sunday well spent with friends and family to revive and refresh.

D

abu or daboo is an ancient mud resist hand block printing technique from Rajasthan.Daboo printing is essentially a village handicraft, which is now practiced in many rural areas of Rajasthan. For many, it has become a family business, with the older generation passing on the secrets of the craft to the next.

LITERATURE When 6 Feb 2017|8:30pm Where Tuning Fork Studios Khar West

OPEN MIC

POETRY SLAM #44

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eturning for the 44th edition, get ready for another Poetry Slam: Open Mic. @ Tuning Fork!

Online Registration:

goo.gl/forms/GkMlNnq2YknVPbj22 Spot registration (Look for the guy in the Hat! ) First 30 poets get an assured spot.

Spot duration: 5mins

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When 10th Feb 2017 Where Title Waves, Bandra (West)

When 4th & 5th Feb’17 Where central avenue, powai

COMPETITION

P OWA I F E S T

2017

CORPORATE RINK FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOOTBALL FOR A CAUSE

If there is an event that touches the heart of everyone in Powai and makes sure that a slice of the pie is there for a tiny toddler and an octogenarian, it is PowaiFest. The festival has lived up to its credo: “Celebrating life, serving communities.” The event showcases Powai’s enormous potential as an art, cultural, talent and business hotspot, commensurate with its stature as a premier suburb.

When 12th Feb 2017 8.30 am Where Orlem lawn-turf Malad(West)

Corporate Rink Football League WeBringJoy Foundation Fundraising event.

For details call on 9833858577/9833642863.

WORKSHOP When 25~26 Feb |9.30 am Where Hotel Suba International Andheri East

THE MYSTIC JOURNEY

PAST LIFE REGRESSION THERAPY

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ast life therapy is an effective tool to collapse the timeline between cause and effect thereby uprooting the problem and relieving you of unresolved past. The workshop has been designed to give you a deeper understanding of Karma and makes you more mindful of your thoughts, words, and actions.

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Initiatives UTOPIA ‘Utopia’ which means ‘perfect world’.

It was started by a group of individuals in 2012 that came up with an interesting concept to pull children out of the virtual world with a splash of fun and varied activities. The main aim of this Utopian team is to foster togetherness between a parent and child through engaging and designing happy events.

Not limiting the bonding to just parent child the event is so crafted that there is bonding that takes place with your neighbors and fellow society members.

The only event of its kind in Mumbai where all the members of a society unite and come together and participate as one team to win trophies for their society. The team believes that through such events a perfect world can come into shape.

The events are designed in a manner where the parents and children come together on stage not just try to win medals for their society but take away sack full of happy moments which they could cherish for times to come.

2016 was the 5th year of Utopia with their last event held at the JBCN International School grounds. An inter society event where 25 events spread across 5 different categories like performing arts, Fine Arts, literary, juniors and open events.

For more details, videos and pictures log on to www.utopia.org.in

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The HIVE In an attempt to uplift avenues for alternate entertainment experiences, Sharrin and Co-Founder Sudeep Nair founded ‘The Hive’, five years ago.

What started off as initially just a coworking space has today gone ahead to become one of the most sought after venues when it comes to the alternate culture scene in Mumbai.

The name, ‘The Hive’ comes from the concept of the hive mind in psychology, which is a belief that everything in the world is an outcome of collaborative

effort. Sharin Bhatti, co-founder, too believes in the same. At The Hive, nothing actually takes place in isolation and it is always a joint endeavor to promote, uplift and celebrate art and its alternate forms.

Situated in one of the typical Bandra style bungalows in Chium Village, The Hive has an entirely different charm of its own. It’s almost as if the space has a personality of its own, which is what the team has actively worked towards.

Tiny and rounded stair cases, walls strewn with art works, overcrowded

book shelves, a tiny café, and a maze like co working space, along with a small performance area, this art experiment lab is sure to catch the eye, as well as the mind of any visitor.

With almost one event each day, and packed houses on open mic nights and other pop ups, The Hive’s vision of creating and delivering quality alternate entertainment experiences are definitely materializing.

For more details: www.alivehive.org/

Making India easy for Expats Meet Pallavi Singh, the founder of Hindi Lessons for Foreigners in India, a project which started off as a part time college stint, and has now culminated into a fully functional program with over 200 students.

Why Hindi?

“I was learning French during my college days, and at times I would just think of how amazingly convenient would it be, if I had someone with whom I could just converse in French, mostly like an everyday casual conversation to polish my language skills. This led to another

very vital thought, that I was not alone, and this was the plight of so many foreigners and expats who come to visit or stay in India. When you come to India, nobody teaches you the language, and sooner or later this can turn pretty agonizing.”

It is with this interest in mind, that Pallavi began giving Hindi lessons to people who did not belong to the country and had no clue of the language. The trouble with linguistically inclined courses in India is that there is no infrastructure in place, which grants you with the

qualification to be a Hindi instructor, and hence she had to design and execute all her teaching modules single handedly.

An engineer by degree, followed by another major in psychology and economics, Pallavi moved to Mumbai three years ago, to find her niche.

Teaching Hindi to expats who either have Indian partners, or are stationed in the country for work, she helps them articulate India, in its most basic and lucid forms, a great way to transfer not just language, but a major essence of life in the subcontinent.

Contact: pallavi@hindilessons.co.in

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Crayon Impact Crayon Impact is the brainchild of Rohan Sabharwal and Rachana Iyer. Crayon Impact helps to spread awareness on different causes in a dignified manner, dropping the need to pose as a charity with a begging bowl. The more traditional approaches to advocacy such as conducting lecture sessions or workshops that merely cite the problems and what the ‘ideal’ mindset should be, can only go so far. People are only really convinced about something when they experience it themselves. Crayon Impact believes that attitude and behavior change in larger society can be tackled in much more innovative and creative ways that push people to think for themselves and question their stereotypes and prejudices. They bank on performing arts such as film, poetry, theatre, improvisational comedy and visual arts to be the platforms that can engage people in a fun way and still address serious social issues at the same time.

Dancing in the dark is a three-hour dance workshop with blindfolds on. It is an all-inclusive workshop, which means it is for people with disability or vision impairment and people without.

To volunteer to work on their events, donate film equipment for their next workshop or setting up a dancing in the dark event at your office: Contact: 8828364312 / www.getyourcrayon.org

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Angel Xpress What stands today as a successful and renowned foundation for the underprivileged, Angel Xpress was born out of pure impulse and the desire to make a difference.

“Angel Xpress is built around a vision to provide keen donors and volunteers with an authentic platform to directly extend their philanthropic support to the society; thereby bridging the gap between the donors and the deprived,” says Anubha Sharma who used her corporate experience and finances to set it up.

“It’s the love I get from the children every time I walk into a center that keeps me going,” says Co-Founder Beenaa.

Angel Xpress claims to bridge the gap of quality education by bringing in committed and dedicated adults who will pledge to help kids from underprivileged backgrounds with their academics, not only as teachers, but also as able guides and mentors for life. With this in mind, the foundation currently runs two main programs. AFX learning centers are core programs aimed at bringing in mentors to help children from these backgrounds with schoolwork. It currently has around seven centers in shaded corners of major parks. The second program is called the In-School English program, which stations AFX sponsored teachers in vernacular medium schools so that children in such schools are not deprived when it comes to learning the English language.

To get in touch with them log on to www.angelxpress.com

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Trivia

Test your Mumbai Knowledge with these quick questions

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Which original South Mumbai locale was once called the Old Woman’s Island?

What event does the Gateway of India commemorate?

Name the place in Central Mumbai where you can watch rows of traditional laundry men at work.

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Founded in 1903, India’s first ever 5 star hotel is?

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Which was India’s first airport, setup in Mumbai in 1928.

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Which is the oldest college in Mumbai?

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Matunga is also known as?

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This flamboyant front man of one of the greatest rock bands ever ‘Queen’, was born in Mumbai.

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These caves dating back to 600 A.D. are located on Gharapuri Island in Mumbai’s harbour.

10 Every year migratory pink Flamingos visit this place of mumbai.

No cheating 1.Colaba 2. King George V’s visit to India in 1911 3.Dhobi ghat 4. The Taj Mahal Hotel 5. Juhu Aerodrome 6. Wilson 7. Mini Punjab 8. Freddie Mercury 9.Elephanta Caves 10. Sewri Mudflats

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