Paying Guests in Mumbai – some tips

Posted on March 2, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Every year, many youngsters arrive in Mumbai and other big cities in pursuit of higher education or for jobs. For youngsters who dont have homes in big cities guest (Paying Guest) accommodations and hostels are a saviour. Finding a good paying guest is not easy, as several important aspects have to be considered, including security, [...]

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List of ICICI Branches and ATMs in Mumbai Suburbs

Posted on November 25, 2008. Filed under: Bandra, icici bank, my-bandra | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ICICI Bank is India’s largest private sector bank in market capitalization and ICICI Bandra is second largest in terms of assets after SBI. ICICI Bank has total assets of about USD 100 billion (at the end of March 2008). ICICI Bank a network of over 1,399 branches, 22 regional offices and 49 regional processing centres, [...]

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List of Diwali SMS Greetings

Posted on October 13, 2008. Filed under: Diwali | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The auspicious day of Diwali is decided by the moon position and according to the Hindu calendar, Amavasya or no moon day is when Diwali is celebrated. This year Diwali is on 28th of October 2008. Diwali holds an important meaning among the Hindus, since, the day is reckoned with Lord Rama’s coronation ceremony as [...]

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Mumbai events

Posted on August 16, 2008. Filed under: Bandra, Mumbai | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Prithvi Theatre is an intimate 200-seater theatre in the Bombay suburb of Juhu. Originally set up to promote professional Hindi theatre, we are now a daily running theatre (closed Mondays) offering you shows in Hindi, English, Gujarati and Marathi. Our annual activities include the Memorial Concert every February 28, Summertime creative workshops and plays for children [...]

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Bandra Information

Posted on August 12, 2008. Filed under: Bandra, history, Mumbai History | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Bandra is a possible adaptation of Bandar, Persian word for Port. There are other views on the origin of the name: that it is derived from a Portuguese princess for one and another more plausible one that it is a corruption of “Bandar-gah” in Persian (Bandar is a common word for Port in Iran), which [...]

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Bandra History

Posted on August 9, 2008. Filed under: Bandra | Tags: , , , , , |

1. Bandra’s Beginnings In the ‘Conquista Spiritual de Oriente’ (about 1638) it is mentioned that in the pre-Portuguese period (before 1534) the King gave Bandra to the Captain of South Salsette as it was the largest village in the South Salsette District (Salsette is the island bounded by Thane, Kurla, Bandra and Bhyandar). Bandra became [...]

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