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Samantak Teerth – A play by Aadyantara
Radhashtami – the divine Consort Radha’s birthday was celebrated last weekend mainly in Barsana and Vrindavan. We landed up celebrating this event dramatically. We watched Samantak Teerth, a play based on the life of Shri Krishna. Staged by Adadyantara and scripted and directed by Dr. Madhuri Subodh, the venue was LTG Auditorium.
Paryatan Parv – Indian Handicraft, Food and Cultural performances
Delhi NCR gears up for festive season with Raksha Bandhan leading to Paryatan Utsav from 16th to 27th September at Janpath lawns, India Gate.
Fine Fri-yay at Jom Jom Malay
“Jom” in Malay language means “go”. We are fans of Jom Jom Malay since inception a couple of years back. They are perhaps the only restaurant serving Malay food in Delhi NCR. We were back here last Friday evening to taste Jom Jom Malay’s fine Fri-yay affair.
Ibis Hotels Celebrates Ten Years in India
Ibis is celebrating its 10th anniversary. They have been on Golf Course Road in Gurgaon since a decade. Needless to say they have suffered the revamp mayhem of this place and have survived that. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger they say. They would have only emerged strength to strength and we were invited for a staycation at Ibis to mark this event.
Bengali Sweet House Disappoints Big Time
Bengali Sweet House at Bengali Market, a heritage spot since pre-independence. We’ve visited a few times, but now we wonder why! Disappointing food quality.
Experience Best of Goa in Off-Season
We attempted travelling to Goa during the party season during New Year. But for one reason or the other, the trips have not succeeded. To turn the jinx on its head, we made a random plan this September, an off season. This turned out to be a truly learning experience.
Durga Puja in Kolkata
Durga Puja in its Bengali form is well-known throughout the country now. There are more than a thousand Durga Pujas held in Delhi NCR. However, the Durga Puja flavour in Calcutta is different. It is very larger than life and can be over whelming. Yet it is a must-do and here is why.
Ottimo at ITC Maurya is open for lunch now
Ottimo the Italian restaurant at ITC Maurya has opened gates for lunch over weekends. Initially serving only dinner, Ottimo is serving lunch on Saturdays and have Sunday brunch, well on Sundays. The restaurant is planning to open all week long for lunch and we can’t be happier about it. Here is why.
Santa’s Fantasea is a fantasy – almost
Seafood is something people eat at home in Bengal. Till some time ago, it wasn’t a very popular dish that people ordered at restaurants. But then there are new twists to seafood, meat and chicken that aren’t staple in a Bengali household. For example – tribal and fusion styles of cooking. Santa’s Fantasea serves all that and during our recent trip to Kolkata, a friend’s treat was at this restaurant.
Bazzar – A unique show by world’s biggest live entertainment company
Cirque du Soleil is the largest theatrical producer in the world. They are coming to India for the first time to stage the show Bazzar under their huge iconic top tent in Delhi. We were invited to an up close and personal interaction with the teams of Cirque du Soleil and their India collaborators BookMyShow. Here is a scoop about this unique event.
Tashi Delek in Gurgaon serves North Eastern Delights
Gurgaon is growing by the day and there are new malls and markets coming up regularly. Along with this, the food horizon is expanding beyond Sector 29 or even CyberHub. We recently dined at Tashi Delek. They serve North- East food in South City II, Gurgaon. To know more about this, read on.
Indian Horror Series Ghoul Premiers on Netflix today
Netflix has already got us hooked on. They are making shows in India exclusively for their channel. In fact, they are riding the success wave with recently released Sacred Games.
Fabelle celebrates Independence Day with a 72 Kg Chocolate
To commemorate our 72nd Independence Day, they crafted a larger than life 72 Kg chocolate bar in each of the 6 metros where the brand is currently available. The bars contained 72 ingredients and were displayed in the chocolate boutiques in select ITC Luxury Hotels in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru. The sale proceeds from these special bars went to Make-A-Wish Foundation of India
Warriors Village – Adventure Park Near Gurgaon
Warrior’s Village is a picnic spot near Gurugram, off Manesar. They had organised Jashn-E-Azaadi to celebrate Independence Day. The place was amidst the foothills of Aravallis and seemed promising.
Launch of Travelholic Travel Magazine
TRAVELHOLIC is a new travel magazine that was recently launched by RYN Media. The event was graced by Sudesh Verma, BJP spokesperson; Nitin Tyagi, MLA from AAP and television personality Prince Narula. We were invited to the launch and were gifted copies of TRAVELHOLIC. While we are still reading it, here is how it all went.
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