The Indian Nomad

Mumbai, the city that never sleeps is the most vibrant and lively place in India. You never feel as if the city is quiet and you are all alone in this maximum city. As a small town guy Mumbai excites me, frightens me, amuse me and guide me in various aspects of life. I have tried to create a list that what are those 11 things that any new Mumbaikar should do in the city. 1) Heritage Walk in Fort - Fort is one of those areas which was established during the British Era and stores the rich heritage and culture of Bombay. Any new person should definitely take a Heritage walk around the by lanes of the area . 2) Visit Religious places - Mumbai is hub of the Multi cultural cities of India. Bombay has those amazing religious sites which are really hard to miss. Probably because you will need the blessings of the all mighty most in this city than any other. Siddhi Vinayak Temple and Hazi Ali Dargah are most visited places, but you can also see the Zoroastrians Fire temples in the ...

I am born and brought up in North India but am living in Pune for last four years. This is the place I call home. I love eating out and on various occasions people keep asking me about my favorite eating places in Pune or where they can find Best Punjabi or best Biryani in town. So I thought let’s make a list of my favorite places to eat in Pune so that it can be a reference to someone searing for some good food options. Before starting my list, I am making few confessions to help you understand how I made the list. Let me clear you that it totally depends on my taste. People taste differs and it can happen that you don’t like a place where I love to eat. It’s also not correct to say that I have eaten at all places in Pune and then I am making a list out of that. I am not a fan in eating at those five star restaurants and only visit them when it is sponsored by someone else. I will not include any chain restaurants or places which I think is not Puneri. I am a teeto...

We are so busy and engaged in our daily lives that we are getting drifted from our family and friends. People in yesteryears held a stronger bond with their friends and there are few landmark places in Pune which bears testimony of the life we have left behind I am talking about the culture of Irani cafes and restaurant which is facing the brunt of modernity and finding it difficult to thrive in this changing times. The slowness and calmness of such cafes are not in sync with the fast and busy world. That’s why a major chunk of this iconic break-fast joints have put down there shutters and only few remain continuing their legacy. Here is my list of the last remaining four cafes and restaurants so that people can still enjoy the innocence of Bun-Muska and Irani chai over much hyped Starbucks. ·          Café Goodluck Perhaps, it is Pune’s most iconic Café. Every Punekar including Narayan murthy and Sharad Pawar were regular to the p...