Cycling, Travel, Outdoors, Fitness, People, Culture & Photography
Cafe de la Paix is a heritage Irani café in Mumbai that is known for its Iranian cuisine and pleasant ambiance. Located in the heart of the city, the café is a popular destination for locals and tourists alike.
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As I turned forty on the 24th of September, 2022, I decided to go cycling in a suit. For a long time I had this thought in my mind to do a professional photo shoot for myself and I chose to go ahead with it on this occasion and make it memorable.
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On 5th December 2021, Ecowheelers – a bicycle shop in South Mumbai in association with Cuddles Foundation organized a guided heritage ride. Over 50 cyclists turned-up with their bicycles on a chilly-winter morning.
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During my trip to Paris in 2017, the tour guide in our bus while giving instructions appraised us about the free drinking water facility available in the city. It turned out to be useful information for our group as we went about exploring the places largely on foot and public transport and in between refilled empty bottles from the taps beating the summer heat. Thus, we could conveniently quench our thirst, save money, reuse and reduce plastic waste.
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In this busy world, one hardly stops by around a statue. If so, the reason could be a passive need – to click a photograph, draw a sketch, meeting point, the visitor is an historian or someone from the maintenance department.
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The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) Building aka the MCGM Headquarters is located in the Fort area of Mumbai, opposite to the CSMT railway station – which is a UNESCO world heritage site. Both these iconic landmarks were designed by the British architect Frederick William Stevens, who worked for the British colonial government in India.
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My search for a title for this blog ended when I was listening to music and came across a classic Hindi film ‘An Evening in Paris’. Not that this movie was filmed at the Bandra Fort in Mumbai, but it somehow resonates well with the place, because a host of actors from the film fraternity have graced this historic site.
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Mumbai’s pride and heritage, the 125-year old Dabbawalas are struggling to make ends meet. With offices closed due to global pandemic, the Dabbawalas were forced to move to their villages in Pune after nationwide lockdown was imposed. The lockdown implemented in March, extended beyond expectations and all their savings got exhausted.
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Mumbai’s famous cycle logistics food delivery services the ‘Dabbawala’ have suspended their operations due to Covid-19 outbreak till March 31st. Continue reading “DABBAWALA SERVICES SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK”
It’s been less than a year that India’s Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi launched the ‘FIT INDIA MOVEMENT’ on 29th August 2018 marking National Sports Day. FIT INDIA MOVEMENT encourages people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives. Cycling is one of the best ways of remaining Fit and Healthy. Pro Cycle & Sports India Limited, the country’s premier lifestyle bicycling and outdoor company, that represents the iconic brands like the British Brand Brompton bicycle and B&W international, the leading outdoor and bike luggage brand in India and SAARC on Sunday 26th January 2020 launched the Mumbai Chapter of Brompton India Club. The formation of the club officially recognizes the increasing number of Brommie riders in the city. Continue reading “PRO CYCLE INDIA ANNOUNCES BROMPTON CLUB – MUMBAI CHAPTER”
