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What’s Cooking?
Don’t be surprised if your olfactory senses get stimulated by the sweet aroma of cakes and cookies the next time you pass by Siddhachal Complex. The source of the sweet smell might be the premises of the Jidd School for Special Children, where about 50 women are learning new cooking and baking recipes. Since August last year, these women enthusiastically look forward to participating in the cooking workshop held every month. What’s unusual about this workshop is that it is …
Net Assets
If there’s one old economy sector that has undergone a complete transformation completely in the past few years, it is without doubt the Banking Sector. Take online Banking. Where earlier, just to withdraw some cash you had to wait for what seemed like an eternity just to withdraw some cash, you can visit your net-banking website today, log on to your account using a secure gateway and accomplish a number of transactions online, minus the long queues! Online banking is …
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Freedom and responsibility
During morning peak hours, a local that starts from Thane is usually full of people even before it reaches Thane, because people get in at Mulund and Bhandup and travel backwards. Now this is nothing new for daily commuters. But on Monday, this regular phenomenon caused a bit of confusion among a couple of fresh-out-of-school College kids. These kids had assumed that they will easily get a place to sit in a local that starts from Thane. But when the …
Buy the best you can
When deciding to buy a PC, it is easy to get fooled by the tempting offers that computer sellers make. Therefore, before you make an investment in your new PC, it’s a good idea to scan the market and find the best options within your budget instead of simply getting carried away by a free Printer, scanner or a Web Camera. Most home PCs are used for general tasks like word processing, spreadsheet, home finance, some basic windows games, e-mails, …
Dialling Despair
Mobile phones have made travelling by train noisier than ever before. Cell phones do not stop ringing and commuters do not stop talking. Those of you who travel regularly by suburban trains have surely encountered co-passengers talking loudly into their phone about big business deals. And it’s not just the people talking loudly that causes annoyance, it’s also the weird ring tones based on the latest Bollywood hits. What’s more, each time there’s ring or a beep, which happens invariably …
The Reform of MTNL
MTNL’s pitiable customer service has been largely responsible for the notorious branding Mera Telephone Nahi Lagta associated with it. But if my experience is any indication, this label will dissolve soon – or so I reckon. A few weeks ago, just a day before we were to shift into a new apartment, I visited MTNL’s office, anxiously of course, to submit the required application for shifting. But the feeling of discomfort did not last long. Right, from the time I …
Looks can be deceptive
A friend and former colleague was travelling back from CST to Thane in the first class ladies compartment at around 7 pm on Wednesday. At Matunga, a lady, described by my friend as someone who looked like a typical train-type vendor, boarded the first class compartment. She was not selling anything. From her clothing, it seemed like she belonged to the lower middle class echelons of the society. She was draped in a low quality sari and was carrying a …
Trials and tribulations of local train travel
A friend, who recently travelled in the CST-bound ladies special, related an interesting episode that only goes to reaffirms the belief of Mumbai’s suburban rail network being its lifeline. Our friend boarded the first class compartment at Thane station and soon found herself amongst a group of enthusiastic ladies, who were mostly in their middle ages. Needless to say, they were all working women, travelling to their respective offices. They travelled together every single day, though each one boarded at …
Cuisine Crazy and Phone Woos
It is said that English food is like English weather – dull, grey and wet. In the same vein, Indian Food is also quite like Indian weather – warm, bright and sunny with diversity at its core. The multiplicity of Indian cuisines is fantastic. From Punjabi to South Indian, Bengali to Gujarati, Rajastani to Malwani, delectable Indian fare whets the appetite of people all over the world. Now, the grand mixture of cuisines from around the country is all set …
Ticketing Woes
Daily, about 13 million passengers travel with the Indian Railways. No wonder, long queues are typical at railway reservation centres in our country. Especially in large cities, people often wait in queues for a very long time, sometimes as long as three hours. Come peak season, and this waiting period reaches its peak too. People line up from the previous night, to ensure that they get their seats/berths. Needless to say, that booking long distance railway tickets is a nightmare …