Mumbai Angles

Started in November 2006, the Mumbai Angels is a unique forum where its members may interact and exchange ideas and knowledge. The Mumbai Angels provides a unique platform to start up and very early stage companies by bringing them face to face with successful entrepreneurs, professionals and executives who are interested in and have the […]

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Visiting Puttaparti, Andhra Pradesh

Visiting Puttaparti, Andhra Pradesh When you think to visit Puttaparti (Puttāparti, the last ‘t’ being soft), it is imperative that you are curious, attracted or looking to visit Sri Sathya Sai Baba (‘th’ again gives the sound of soft ‘t’). Puttaparti itself is a very small village but due to the transformation that Bhagwan Sri

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Roadside Tea vendor: chaiwala/chaiwali

Tea vending is one of the most popular street businesses in India. You go to any place in India, be it cities, metros, towns, or even countryside, you will come to notice some people preparing tea (chai). Construction sites, corporate offices, busy marketplaces, countryside roads, highways, colleges canteens, hospitals and what not–these tea vendors pervade

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Poetry from the Heart

A national service scheme volunteer, corporate professional, social communicator, creative director, scriptwriter and now a poet – Mukesh Anand has been one of those rare kinds who can take on many different challenges and thrive. This journey has bestowed upon him the labor and subsequent birth of “Tum Kabhi Boodhi Mat Hona” – his book

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Visiting Qutub Minar, Delhi

Today, I picked up my mobike and drove to visit Qutub Minar in Mehrauli, Delhi. I have, many times, closely passed by this monument but was not particularly excited to visit it. There were two reasons–I had visited it earlier in 1995 and secondly I had a misconception that there is nothing much to see.

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“Not Only Vivaldi”–Baroque Music and Dance by Musica Fiorita & Il Ballarino

Yes readers, you are up to something pretty much different and nice. Yesterday, I got a chance to attend this special musical and dance presentation by a polyglot group of artists belonging to various countries ranging from Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, Sweden, etc. Don’t blame me if you don’t understand some terms and names

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Visiting Old Fort, Delhi

On 19th of December, 2009, I ventured to visit the Old Fort, also known as Puratan Durg, Purana Qila in Delhi. The folklore associated to it made this visit a bit curious and exciting. I reached Karol Bagh from Gurgaon, then ITO area and then took a three-wheeler to the Old Fort. This fort lies

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Visiting Deer Park in Delhi

Deer Park in Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi. I visited this part a couple of weeks ago when I had to go to meet some artist who had put her art for an exhibition in the nearby gallery. I reached IIT, Delhi by bus and walked through the Rose Garden to

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