Skywatch friday

The Mumbai sky - to rain or not to rain?

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Thursday Challenge - HAPPY (Playing, Laughter, Things one enjoys, Happy people,...)

Happy school children after school hours in Bandra.

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ABC Wednesday - G

 

Gossiping at the street corner in Bandra.

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Our world

 

Children enjoying a game of cricket in Dharavi.

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Monochrome mania

 

On Chapel Road, Bandra.

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Camera critters

 

The crow with attitude!

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Saturday Photohunt - Shopping and Chocolate

 

Shopping for Chocolates in Bandra.

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Skywatch friday

 

The Mumbai sky last morning. 

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Thursday Challenge - Growing

 

A growing pile of denim jeans in a tiny tailoring shop in Dharavi.

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ABC Wednesday - F

 

Fruit seller on Bazaar road, Bandra West.

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Our World

After weeks of excitement building up, the day finally arrived! Yes the 5^th anniversary celebrations of Indiblogger! And what better way to do it than to have a Nokia App Tasting event, hosted by Vikas Khanna and Rajiv Makhni the two masters of gastronomy and technology, at the Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai!

More than 200 bloggers from all over Mumbai and neighbouring cities were assembled to make this evening a very special one.

It was kicked off by a spirited “HURRHURR” war cry by the dedicated Indiblogger team, pumping their 

fists and motivating all at the event to do the same!

It was then time for the charming Tech Guru Rajiv Makhni and the ever so humble Michelin starred 

Masterchef extraordinaire Vikas Khanna to hold centre stage and keep the bloggers enthralled for the next couple of hours with their witty tete-a-tetes and quizzes.

They started off by calling bloggers onstage, based on varying criteria like the youngest blogger, oldest blogger and so on for introductions and giving away prizes to the wittiest.

This was followed by a demonstration of ‘How to slice onions easily’ by Vikas Khanna and 4 food bloggers were invited onstage to participate in a contest to slice the onions as demonstrated and the best ‘slicer’ was awarded a prize.

And then Rajiv Khanna charmed all bloggers to express their love for technology by making them kiss their cellphones!  This set the grounds for ‘apptasting’ a term coined to experience some wonderful applications that can be used in daily life on one’s Nokia phone. Rajiv Khanna presented a few new apps that are bound to be very popular!  The one that I loved was ‘City Lens’ which will ensure one is never lost for anything, anywhere!  One just has to activate this app and point the phone in any direction and it will display all the different facilities available in that direction like restaurants, clubs, hospitals etc., with links for phone numbers and directions to get there! Nokia also announced that within a couple of weeks all Nokia users will be able to request for creation of apps that they feel would be useful and Nokia would work on it to develop and present the requested apps to the world! If that is not user friendly what is!

By this time all the bloggers were charged up for a quiz that was announced which would have 4 couples 

comprising of foodies and techies. The quiz was fun with the humour injected into the proceedings by the wonderful hosts. The questions that could not be answered by the participants were passed on to the audience which ensured a healthy participation of the audience at all times!

Like all good things this evening too had to end and it did with a cake being cut to celebrate the 5th 

anniversary of Indiblogger.

Dinner was announced and on the way to the dining area, lovely Indiblogger Tshirts were given away to all the participants.

The bar was open and so was the buffet! Over drinks and dinner a lot of new friends and contacts were

established, apart from meeting up with bloggers that one had interacted in the virtual world.  There was a lot of bonhomie, good cheer and photography sessions with the celebrity anchors who were ever obliging.

Thank you Indiblogger and Nokia for a wonderful apptasting event! 

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Monochrome mania

 

The recycling hub of Mumbai - Dharavi.

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Camera critters

 

Kittens at play on the rocks off Carter road, Bandra.

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Saturday photohunt - Can and Sculpture/Monument

 

A big blue Can next to the iconic Sculpture of Jesus Christ on Chapel Road, Bandra West.

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Skywatch friday

 

The Mumbai sky last evening.

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Thursday Challenge - LEISURE

 

At Leisure on the rocks off Carter Road, Bandra.

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ABC Wednesday - E

 

Education and Emancipation for all - the 2 hallmarks of our Republic since we achieved Independence from British rule this day 65years ago!

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL FELLOW INDIANS

Our world

 

The truck driver making that urgent call :)

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Monochrome mania

 

A rainy night in Mumbai.

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Camera critters

 

Three is not a crowd. There is plenty of nectar for all the three bees at the Maharashtra Nature Park in Mahim!

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Our world

 

Newspaper delivery boy in Bandra East.

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Monochrome mania

Hey guys, am travelling now. Be back in a week to visit all your lovely blogs!!

 

Evolution..??!

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Camera critters

 

A butterfly at the Maharashtra Nature Park.

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Saturday Photohunt - Ooooo and Paths

 

Ooooo a water path and a path on land at Maharashtra Nature Park in Mahim.

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Skywatch friday

 

A lull in the monsoons in Mumbai.

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Thursday Challenge - TOUGH (Strong, Durable, Difficult, Conditioned, Mighty, Hard,...)

 

Raut's bungalow built is 1889 still stands - Tough, strong and durable, in South Mumbai.

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ABC Wednesday - C for Colours of Mumbai

This post is part of the Capture the Colour competition and coincides with the ABC Wednesday -C.

Have posted 5 colours of Mumbai that I see daily as I travel and commute in this lovely city.

Blue is the predominant colour seen as monsoon approaches. Clicked this on the street leading to Bandra station.

In an effort to keep Mumbai Green, all builders have compulsorily plant a certain number of trees around the apartment/shopping complexes they build.

Red Mangalore tiles are the mark of the more than a century old Bandra Railway station retaining its quaintness and heritage.

White light at the end of the Khar subway is blinding at times :)

The Golden Yellow of the Golden pagoda in Gorai is prominent from afar. It is now one of the prominent 'must see' in Mumbai

To enhance the colours of the competition I nominate the following 5 to participate and show their true colours!

Nandan Tavanandi of All about Birds
Arti of My Yatra Diary
Anuradha Shankar of A wandering mind
Lakshmi Sharath of A travel blog of an Indian backpacker
Vineeta Yashswi of My Nomadic Life

All bloggers who wish to participate in this competition, please visit Capture the colour for the terms and conditions.


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