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Mumbai (26 entries)

Apologies for sounding out of breath, but this one is for those of you up for swinging your schedule around tomorrow, March 17th. The Farmer’s Market, an initiative that brings organic farmers across Maharashtra in contact with healthy beavers like us is holding a one such tomorrow, March 17th from 3pm – 9pm at the [...]

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I happened to chance upon Gyneguide and guess what; it’s not a book with gynecological tips but a full-fledged professional clinic run by Dr. Suman Bijlani. The baby business today is providing us so many fantastic options sometimes it gets confusing trying to figure it out. So here is a one-of-its kind clinic that addresses [...]

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Mumbai mummies who have been searching for wooden toys and find them very difficult to come by – your hunt ends here – The Comet Media Foundations Learning Ladder toys. This gem of a store belongs to an NGO that primarily conducts workshops for teachers and students on themes ranging from education and health to [...]

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I’ve just heard that my four year old son’s best friends went to the Comedy Store last weekend and loved the play Punch-A-Tantra. The mama of the girls told me that the play is a definite ‘to do’ as it kept the kids riveted for the entire duration and has been produced well with a [...]

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We recently needed a photo cake created and so I went around asking Croissants, Birdy’s and all the other regular cake shops if they could handle my requirement. Most have stopped doing photo-cakes due to some technical issues like bubbles forming. Then I thought I should check with the not so regular cake makers and [...]

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Mumbai has long been the city of leisurely Sunday brunches. However with two hungry beavers unable to wait for food till “brunch time” at 11, Sunday’s would start with bleary-eyed me flipping pancake at 8am after a Saturday night out.

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This year’s circus on the Bandra reclamation ground has to be the best one I have ever seen in the country. Great big top, air cooled interiors, superbly talented artists, good background music and eye catching costumes make Rambo Circus a winner. There are a few good improvements if you observe closely: The costumes are [...]

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The run up to my kid’s birthday parties would often end in a mad rush to pick up paper plates that would sag with a sandwich and plastic spoons that never had any identifiable food grade mark. The search ended once I discovered the wonderful leaf plates and bowls made at the Shraddha Charitable Trust. [...]

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If the kids on holiday are already getting in your hair and you are looking for interesting activity options, one great place to head to from the 5th -14th Nov, is to the International Clown Fest. Mumbai is going to be treated to 10 days of undiluted Cirque du Soleil style fun. Clowns from Canada, [...]

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At Little Ustaads they say kids are never too young to appreciate music. I wasn’t convinced till I actually took my daughter there.And it is fantastic! My three year old loved it instantly and now can’t wait for her weekly music class! Little Ustaads is a music appreciation class for little ones where they sing [...]

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