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The week gone by was a crazy one, right since the time I got back to Pune last Sunday, what with meeting three sets of friends that evening, then some shoe shopping at Shoppers Stop, Wakdewadi (going there after ages) the next day, a visit to Kiva’s, then SGS Mall, McD et al. In short, [...]

A friend and I were out for a drive earlier in the week, and as the morning gave way to afternoon, we started feeling hungry. After fixing on the area (Koregaon Park), the next thing was to decide the place. Neither of us was in the mood for a ‘proper’ lunch, rather a quick snack kinda thing. [...]

Hadn’t met up with a good friend of mine for a pretty long time, as each of us was busy with work and travel schedules. We decided to meet up for lunch today and as usual, there was a BIG discussion about where to go and more importantly, whether it was gonna be lunch or snacks on the [...]

The proposal to enforce one way traffic on FC Road and JM Road, which had been in limbo all these months, was finally acted upon earlier this week, and has evoked a mixed response so far. Basically, on FC Road, you can only come straight from Good Luck chowk towards Agriculture college chowk. While this has increased the [...]

The past few weeks have seen a sudden flurry of activity centered around the open plots of land at Wanowrie ahead of Sacred Heart Town. Spread over approximately 48 acres in three broad chunks, a part of the area has been used by people for walks and even the odd game of cricket / football. There [...]

It all started with an inocuous message saying that a South African band called Prime Circle were to play at the Hard Rock Cafe in Pune on Sunday (09-Aug) night. The initial mirth at this geometric sounding name soon gave way to curiosity and then some animated discussions about who were keen to come along. [...]

Was chatting with a friend about the Turkish Grand Prix, and how some years ago, we used to watch the race each Sunday at a pub over pints of beer. The talk turned to the Formula One Sports Bar at the Hotel Sagar Plaza, and if it was worth a shot going there again.