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LOOKING
GLASS
MUMBAI
RESTAURANT
There's
good news for all Valley enthusiasts. Shikara, a recently renovated restaurant
on the Mumbai-Pune highway, has tried hard to give a complete Kashmiri
experience-cascading water, wooden shikaras and, of course, authentic
Kashmiri cuisine (apart from the indispensable Punjabi, Mughlai and Chinese
platters). There are also live ghazals, an astrologer, a magician, a mehendiwali,
a chudi maker as well as an amusement park to entertain children. Dinner
for two costs Rs 400. Call (022) 767-2195.
EXHIBITION
Painter
couple Gogi Saroj Pal and Ved Nayyar were deeply disturbed by the aftermath
of the Orissa cyclone and the plight of the families of soldiers killed
in Kargil. So their impassioned pictorial plea Caring and Sharing-a joint
exhibition of their small paintings at Jamaat Gallery-had plenty of poignant
faces and gaunt twisted forms. Says Nayyar: "For many years my icon,
an elongated human form, mostly a female, has been centre stage in my
creative visual imagery." Check out this meeting point between two
artists traversing separate paths. On till January 6, 2001. Call (022)
218-0189.
MAGAZINE
Perfect
Ten, a new bi-monthly interior design magazine takes on a different theme
for a home in each issue with plenty of wide-ranging examples in a crisp,
well-focused layout. Like in the first one it showcased 10 small homes
that imaginatively made use of pressing space constraints. "The idea
is to solve the readers' queries and analyse the latest design trends,"
says Editor, Sarita Vijayan. The next issue features the ideal get-away
home. Priced Rs 30 per issue. For more information call (022) 762-9200/9191.
DELHI
BAR
The
Taj Mahal on Mansingh Road, in a major renovating spree, rehashed its
lobby, put a tiger-striped wall-to-wall in the hugely popular Machan and
completely transformed its seafood special hangout, Captain's Cabin, into
a spacious, split-level, burnt sienna shaded bar now called Rick's. The
bar is a personification of a fictitious character called Rick who was
born in Morocco, and is incidentally the nephew of Great Uncle Rick, the
star of the B&W classic Casablanca. Plenty of cocktails are available
at the semi-circular bar table but there are five that have been specially
created for Rick's-like the vodka-based current favourite, Guav-berry
Martini. Dinner has some tempting south-east Asian dishes (like the Salmon
Laksa Curry). Meal for two: Rs 2,000 (minus alcohol). Call (011) 302-6162.
STORE
Mumbai's
swanky store for women's wear And has opened an outlet in South Extension.
The store has some well-tailored trousers and jackets perfect for the
office, plus some chic contemporary evening wear with asymmetrical cuts
and diagonal necklines. The store also offers the And-vantage Loyalty
Programme-so you earn points whenever you purchase an item, and redeem
them for clothes. Call (011) 465-2888 for details.
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METRO TODAY
Among
the major spin-offs of developing the LCA is the mountain of confidence
that India's aeronautical engineers have gained. But there's still plenty
to do, writes INDIA TODAY Deputy Editor Raj Chengappa in
