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Afternoon Despatch And Courier
It's a question that has pretty much lasted the last 25 years. Why does ADC have such a long name?...
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Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court is 148 years old. It's still beautiful, offers stunning view from the opposite side of the Oval...
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Commuting
Commuting in Mumbai can be looked at in two ways. Mumbai's roads are shocking...
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Dilip, Dev
At 79, you can forgive Dilip Kumar, master of the understated...
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Expressway
Maharashtra created history by building the Mumbai-Pune Expressway...
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Fashion
At first it was just Ensemble, the high-end fashion store that opened in 1987...
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Gavaskar Sunil
He's been Sunny G for so long that we have all but forgotten Sunil Gavaskar's...
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Heritage
Rich as can be, South Mumbai’s streets are peppered with heritage structures...
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Indian Premier League
There always existed a captive cricket audience in India, especially in the absence of any other...
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Juhu Beach
Located on the shores of the Arabian Sea off Juhu, this beach has three entrances...
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Karan Johar
Now who would have thought a film by Karan Johar would roundly discredit the Shiv Sena's...
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LIC
Despite, the influx of private Insurance companies into the country...
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Museum
Most Mumbaikars have the Museum on their bucket list. That's what happens...
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Navi Mumbai
The concept of a planned city was understood to be only Chandigarh...
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The Oval
Called as such because of its oval shape, this maidan opposite the lovely Gothic sweep...
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Pav Bhaji
It's a global dish now. What was native to Maharashtrians, with one half borrowed...
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Queens's Necklace
The diamonds are still aglitter, more than ever actually, because the lights on Marine Drive...
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Rajabai Tower
The Gothic clock towers 260 feet high and is adorned with oriental figures...
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Sachin Tendulkar
Just when the world of cricket was wondering if there would be life in Indian cricket after Sunil...
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Taj Palace
Everyone who is anyone has stayed here - including the Beatles...
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Urbanization of Suburbs
Suburbs (Sub- under and urbs-city) is generally understood to be residential areas...
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Vada Pav
You boil potato, mash it up roughly, make balls, dip them into besan batter, deep fry...
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Worli Seaface
This was a quiet seaface, bay-shaped like marine Drive but much smaller...
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Xavier Culture
In a country like India, where a degree in the Arts and Humanities is stereotyped as...
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Yoga
We may have had it for 5,000 years and more, but you can trust the Americans...
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Zoo
Rani Baug as it's popularly known, has been in the news over the last decade...
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