BandraBuzz-MAR-2016

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Why Hill Road tops
Traffic Congestion in Bandra
Above: Haphazard parking & double parking of vehicles on either side of Hill Road compounded by lack of traffic cops is resulting in gridlocks that last long at times
Let’s go shopping, let’s buy clothes & accessories,
let’s go to eat …But, where at Bandra
can you do all this? ‘Hill Road’… the shopping
hub of Bandra that provides anything
& everything in terms of shopping, is the
best place to visit in Bandra when you are
out on your quest to buy something.
This bizarre shopping at Hill road which
stretches right from Marks & Spencer till St.
Peter’s Church is cluttered with traffic,
hawkers, pedestrians, cars & autorickshaws,
no place for parking & moreover, no
place to even walk during the peak hours.
Do you know why there is so much traffic
congestion and chaos of people at Hill
Road? And how can it be solved or at least
reduced to some extent?
Peera Patel, the manager of Riddhi Art
Jewellery at Hill Road, said, “The traffic is
mainly because there is no proper parking
at entire Hill Road. People park their vehicles
for hours together as they are busy
shopping and the cars block the way till
then. Some traffic measures and proper
parking space will help solve the problem.
But, the state of crowding at Hill Road is far
better now than previous years.”
Another shopkeeper mentioned, “You
can park anywhere at Hill Road at your own
risk just be aware of the tow officials.”
This practice of parking anywhere at
Hill Road leads to a lot of traffic jams as the
road is uneven in breadth throughout the
stretch and has vehicles moving continuously.
To add to the turmoil, hawkers eat
up the space on the road as they need to
carry on their business too.
Well, most of you are unaware that
there are ‘Pay and Park’ facilities at Reliance
Trends, Marks and Spencer and next to
Elco restaurant at Hill Road. You can pay a
minimal amount, park your vehicles and
shop around anywhere at Hill Road.
Reliance Trends Manager said, “We
have an underground parking space for almost
30-40 cars & 10-15 bikes. Customers
can pay and park and shop at any place at
Hill Road. We are trying to avoid congestion
as there is a lot of crowd at Hill Road.”
Ronald Rodrigues
Contd. on Page 9 >>

02 MARCH 2016 BANDRA BUZZ
NEWS
Volunteers educate masses about
Animal Cruelty at Carter Road
On Sunday (20th March) evening, seven
major cities across India witnessed a synchronized
nation-wide event, aimed at
drawing attention to the world’s most forgotten
victims - the non-human animals
who suffer because of the everyday choices
we make. Since March is a month marked
for women’s issues, the volunteers highlighted
that the mind-set that drives our
needless torture of animals is no different
from the ones that hurt women and other
oppressed groups. Through speak-outs,
videos and placards, they also stressed on
the fact that non-human females also suffer
unspeakable atrocities, ranging from
being sexually abused as breeding machines
to heart-breaking separation from
their babies. Participating cities included
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad,
Jammu, Mumbaiand Pune. In Mumbai, the
event took place at Carter Road, Bandra.
The Mumbai volunteers also conducted
an interactive demonstration -
'Brave the crate', a tip-of-the-iceberg experience
to help people realize the immense
misery that egg-laying hens undergo, by focusing
on one of the many ways in which
they suffer. Fundamentally, sexism (discrimination
on the basis of gender),
speciesism (discrimination on the basis of
species) and all other discriminations have
a morally irrelevant and unjustifiable basis.
For our ethical obligation of not causing
avoidable suffering, it doesn’t matter which
gender, caste, race or species one belongs
to. What matters is whether one can suffer.
And, non-human animals suffer intensely
- both physically and emotionally - when
they are “used” for food, clothing, entertainment,
experimentation, labour, etc.
From unequal opportunities to domestic
violence to sexual abuse, women have
had to suffer from a variety of injustices
and atrocities that are rooted in sexist, male
dominated mind-sets. The victims of a similar
mind-set of exploitation, speciesism,
are the most defenceless of them all: nonhuman
animals. While animals of both
sexes suffer, the animal industry is almost
entirely built on the abuse of the female reproductive
system. The animals that we
torment for our wants (including a lot of
the marine animals) have to be bred into
existence. For female animals, breeding
means a relentless, body-breaking cycle of
artificial insemination (which is sexual
abuse) and separation from her babies
without even being allowed to bond and
do things that humans take for granted as
fundamental rights.
These experiences are emotionally brutal
for the female members of any species.
It’s hard to imagine a crying baby taken
from his mother shortly after birth and
have his throat slit. However, this is the fate
of male calves born to cows in the dairy industry.
It’s hard to imagine a mother and
her new born child separated, never to see
each other again. That’s the fate of all female
non-human animals and their babies.
Egg laying hens are confined in “battery
cages” with no freedom of movement.
Their beaks are cut using red hot blades
soon after birth. The fate of male chicks?
Day old chicks are ground up alive or suffocated
to death in bags because they do not
lay eggs or grow fast enough for meat. Animals
used for experiments are separated
from their natural habitats, and families,
confined in tiny cages and subjected to
stress, pain and suffering continuously.
Peter Singer's ‘Animal Liberation’ includes
the testimonies of many scientists and exexperimenters
to show that a large number
of these torturous experiments are redundant,
unhelpful or carried out merely to
keep the research grants flowing under the
garb of “science”.
The event urged people to join a global
movement that scores of people in India
have embraced. It means practising and
promoting anti-sexism, anti-speciesism
(veganism) and anti-oppression in general.
Millions of vegans around the world testify
to the fact that we can live healthily without
meat, eggs, milk, honey, leather, wool,
silk, fur and so on. Avoiding animal products
and animal use is beneficial for human
health and crucial for mitigating environmental
devastation and world hunger. It
takes an enormous amount of grains, water
and other resources to raise the tens of billions
of animals that we breed into existence.
Plus, given the alternatives that exist
today, being vegan does not mean giving
up tasty food, comfortable clothing, enjoyable
entertainment, etc.
Quotes from a few volunteers -
“Imagine being born just to be someone’s
lifelong slave, or to be tortured and killed
for our avoidable wants. That’s the story of
the tens of billions of land and marine animals
that we yearly exploit for food, clothing,
entertainment, experimentation,
labour, etc. Had these victims been humans,
we would’ve called this the worst
genocide. Moreover, unlike atrocities perpetrated
by vicious dictators, this one is
being powered by well-meaning individuals
like you and me!”
Preethi Raghav (Entrepreneur)
“I was raised non-vegetarian, but after
watching "Earthlings" and other videos
that brought out the animal suffering that
our choices are responsible for, I went
vegan right away. Apart from not eating
meat, eggs, dairy products/milk and honey,
being vegan also involves avoiding leather,
wool, silk, fur, pearls, zoos, animal circuses,
animal-tested products - basically all animal
use except when it's truly necessary for
survival. Animals want and deserve freedom
just like us, so their use is nothing but
abuse, both physically and emotionally."
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“As someone opposed to racism and sexism,
I instantly realized that I must also
stop practicing ‘speciesism’, which refers to
the exploitation of innocents on the discriminatory
basis that they are not human.
Animals may not talk or reason like us, but
the only thing that ethically matters is the
capacity to suffer. So, it’s our duty to make
choices that don’t make them suffer. For instance,
I was a huge fan of dairy products
and eggs all my life, but all I needed to quit
them and replace them with their yummy
plant-based alternatives was awareness."
Pulkit Parikh (Software Engineer)
“Apart from sparing animals a lifelong misery,
living and advocating veganism is vital
to our environmental sustainability and
beneficial for human health. When we consume
animal products, we also indirectly
consume all the plants fed daily to the animals
for their entire lifetimes! The UN reports
that 50% of the world’s grains are fed
to animals exploited for human wants!”
Susmitha (Food blogger & restaurateur)
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NEWS
BANDRA BUZZ
MARCH 2016 03
Prinz Medical commences 50 year milestone
It was on 2nd April 1967, that historic day - 49 years ago;
that Prinz Medical put up their board, opened their shutters,
spread the WELCOME MAT (the first of many times)
and waited, with big smiles and hopeful hearts for friends
who would be their “first-day customers”. Slowly, yet
steadily many of us, our parents, grand-parents, family or
friends - trooped in with our doctor’s prescription and
trooped out with our medicines and a cheery thought.
Even today, Prinz Medical can proudly say, “We Serve
with a Smile.”
Co-Founder Lakhamsi Shah, was as humble as ever;
when he told us, “Today, we naturally think back to the
early days and review the long trail of 49 years during
which we measured our success – not by the volume of our
profits, but by the degree of satisfaction we gave to our
dear customers. And at the start of our grand 50th year in
Bandra, we reminisce with one specific intent: To re-dedicate
ourselves to our principles and to our clients.” His son
Jayantilal Shah added, “ Our exclusive range of cosmetics
in the shop is attracting a lot of customers, as our young
third generation family members take a lot of interest to
promote them.” This is a happening medical shop – where
customer satisfaction is ensured.
Prinz Medical is situated bang opposite one of Bandra’s
most famous landmark – Elco Arcade, and touches Hill
Road, an extremely busy shopping area. They are the winner
of the First Prize for “A Well Maintained Retail Chemist
Shop”. For more info, please visit: bandrabuzz.com/prinzmedical.html
Today, three family generations run the business
– and have added a wide range of cosmetics, toiletries
& provisions to their main focus of medicines.
We salute the enterprising spirit of the Prinz Medical
founders and the second and third generation members
who are carrying the mantle with dedication to their customers.
Do keep up the good work.
Prashant Bhakshi

04 MARCH 2016 BANDRA BUZZ
CAMPUS
A single mistake can ruin your child's career
Exams are over in almost all schools across
India, and students are awaiting their final
results. Students of class 12 and their parents
are clueless about the next step for
their career. Most of the students and parents
didn't even have sufficient information
about the options available. Some
parents force their children's into courses
that they do not like and some have no
choice but to opt for whatever course they
get admission into.
Parents should have a clear perspective
about the strengths and weakness of their
children. There is no point in forcing a child
to study a subject they don't like or will not
have a successful career in future. There are
numerous scientific ways to find out the
strengths and weaknesses in a student. Parents
can avail a psychometric test or an aptitude
test or may even go for a DMIA
(Dermatoglyphics Multiple Intelligence
Analysis) to figure out the strengths and
weaknesses of their child.
Students and parents should then explore
options available within the country
and abroad, choose the right course suitable
for them. Searching and googling for
information could be the start point. One
can attend education fairs and attend seminars.
A convenient way could be visiting a
career counselor or a study abroad consultants.
Parents should be careful while availing
education consulting services, as most
of them provide limited information. Indian
education system is yet to address numerous
problems for ages, hence studying
abroad is fast becoming popular with aspiring
students.
According to Mr. Aslam Shaikh of Aliff
Overseas, one of the pioneers in Study
Abroad consulting, students from India are
making beeline to foreign universities. The
figures are growing year on year, this has
been possible due to favorable conditions
and neglected Indian Education System.
Students are even bagging 100% scholarship
for their studies abroad. There are options
to study medicine without CET or
paying donation.
MBA and Masters programs in Europe
are equally popular with students. Mr.
Shaikh ends with a note of caution, that
every course may not be suitable for your
children or may not help him become successful
in future. Parents and students as
well, need to carefully analyze and weight
each available options before taking a decision.
Aliff in Bandra provides comprehensive
information and one stop solution for all
study abroad need. Aliff provides all services
starting from career counseling till the
students arrives in the country of study.
They pride in arranging 100% scholarship
for deserving students. Aliff has a visa success
rate of 98%, one of the highest among
study abroad consultants. They also coach
students for IELTS, TOEFL, PTE & GRE.
One can sum-up Aliff Overseas as a single
window solution for Study Abroad.

LIFESTYLE
BANDRA BUZZ
MARCH 2016 05
Add a Splash of Color into your Life
with Feng Shui Expert Maria Hussain
Wow! Springtime! The time for a fresh start,
new beginnings, new opportunities. And
time for celebrations with festivals like Holi
and Easter to lift your spirits further. Is your
energy and the energy of your home reflecting
the vibrant renewal that spring
brings with it? Spring is the time of the year
when colour in our surroundings comes
alive into our lives.
Color is a fabulous way to embrace the
energy and benefits of Feng Shui; in fact, it’s
perfect! Color affects our mood, making us
feel more energized and motivated, it even
makes us calmer. It sets the tone of the
room; it can unite and energize a room or it
can drain the vital energy from a room.
Each colour is an expression of one of
the five elements – wood, earth, fire, water
and metal. Based on your date of birth, you
can bring balance, harmony, and good energy
in your life by enhancing your space
using colors that are best for you and avoiding
colors that have a draining effect on
you.
• The Fire element colors are hot like red,
crimson, scarlet, orange, deep
purple, and pink.
• The Earth element
colors represent
the natural
world -
brown like
the soil, yellow
from the
sun, terracotta
from clay.
• The Metal
element colors
are shiny
like gold and silver,
plus all of the
pastel and light
colors like white
and grey.
• The Wood element
colors are the
greens, teals, and
turquoise from tree leaves and precious
stones.
paint
new color.
• The Water element colors are
the deep blues and black
you see when you look
into deep water.
There is a color for
everyone! Your
wardrobe, your
clothes, your furniture
and your
walls can all
be changed
with color.
Get yourself a
new spring
wardrobe, paint
the front door a
vibrant color that
reminds you of
spring, rearrange your
furnishings to create a
sense of freshness or
one or several rooms a
Color is what makes your house into a
home! If you’ve been surrounded by white
walls all your life, it’s time to make a change
– Paint your world with the right colour!
So what exactly does it mean to Feng Shui
a space by color, and is it really worthwhile?
Maria Hussain answers your questions
about Feng Shui, the use of color, & how it
can improve your life and your living space.
Call now 9867711021 for a personal consultation
with Maria Hussain
Email: bhcfengshui@gmail.com or visit
www.bhcfengshui.com
Maria Hussain
Feng Shui Expert

06 MARCH 2016 BANDRA BUZZ
EAT OUT
Nolencia Dharmai’s Easter Eggs, Bunnies, Chickens and Rabbits have travelled as far as Dubai and even London
Easter
Eggstravaganza
The feast of Easter commemorates the resurrection
of Jesus Christ; besides, it the oldest
and most important day in the church
year. It is no wonder then that it is also the
most widely celebrated day among
Catholics around the world. While Easter is
celebrated differently around the world,
back in Band-ruh (as it’s pronounced here),
the Easter bunny’s coming to town, hopping…err
hoping to make it special for you
and your family. We caught up with two
Bandraites who could make your Easter
eggstra special.
For Nolencia Dharmai, Easter is the
busiest part of the year. Besides taking care
of her family, she is also working the line,
preparing Easter goodies for the many orders
she has received, not just from the
neighbourhood, but her Easter eggs, bunnies,
chickens and rabbits have travelled as
far as Dubai and even London. Earlier it
was just the marzipan eggs, but now she
even prepares those gooey chocolate bunnies.
The caramel rush with a tinge of
whisky and the white Russian with a dash
of vodka are on her list of orders, but the alltime
favourite with her patrons is the rum
fudge Easter egg. Also, this Easter, she has
the new Irish cream egg which is a delight
and has been well received. Over the years,
Nolencia, who picked up the ropes from
her grandmother, has mastered the art of
making creative and delightful goodies not
just for Easter, but also Christmas and other
occasions, including cakes and bouquets
for weddings. The Easter basket full of
goodies: consisting of an assorted set of
eggs, chickens and rabbits are a hit among
her clientele who prefer to gift these to
family and friends. You can reach her on
9022281213
It’s not for nothing that Naomi Fernandes
Aroma Bites is called so. Enter her outlet located
on 30th Road, and you will encounter
the enticing aromas of appetizing
fare wafting through the air. With Easter
just around the corner, Naomi is busy getting
things in order to prepare the perfect
Easter meal. The chocolate and marzipan
Easter eggs filled with black cherry, and
cinnamon jam and raisins are a must try.
But it’s not just the Easter eggs and bunnies;
her store is the right place to pick up
not just a quick bite like the potato chops,
which are the most sought after snack by
the way, but also the mini-meals and salads,
which are most of the time customized
to suit your palate. For Easter, the duck
moile, which is prepared by Naomi herself,
the pork vindaloo and sorpotel – classic
Easter delights, and the roast quail are all
too yummy to miss. And her patrons who
tell her ‘whatever you do, just don’t move
shop from here,’ are testimony to the delectable
food served here although it’s been
less than a year since she set up. Her Easter
hamper is another exclusive, consisting of
some heavenly chocolates, sparkling wine,
nutella and the Easter bunny. Naomi, who
likes to describe her homely shop as
heaven-send, is enjoying every bit of it and
she says that you really need to visit her
shop to know what her regular patrons
mean when they say: don’t move shop
from here. She signs off wishing all
Bandraites a joyful and egg-ceptional
Easter! You can reach her on 9820372069
Valerian D'Costa
Marzipan Easter Eggs
Dark chocolate with Raisins in Cinnamon
and Apple Jelly
White chocolate with Black Cherry
Dates Almonds dipped in White
Chocolate
Duck Moile prepared especially for Easter by Naomi Fernandes of Aroma Bites

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St. Andrew's High School is all set to get vestment in the projet is about 4 crores and vestment needed is very high, there were has not been so, we are trying is to bring
Bandra's First Astro Turf ground. A tie up recovery of the cost and maintenance of lots of negotiations and many wanted to back that past glory, now people can get to
with Infinite Sports will soon have St. Andrew's
High School grounds set a standard them out for practices and tournaments. getting through, then at last, last year there what I had dreamt about 5 years back.
the grounds would come from renting put up advertisements etc., nothing was practice, I'm happy that it's coming up,
above the rest in football and hockey fields, Bandra Buzz met with the Principal of were a few people really interested in There will be two pitches football (FIFA)
the 'PlayGround' as it has been called, will St. Andrew's High School Rev. Fr. Magi sports that said they would invest but said and hockey (FIH), many of my boys will
be equipped with drainage, floodlights, Murzello to talk about this project, he said, that they too would have to recover the now get a chance to play."
changing rooms, washrooms, stands for "I noticed that the ground was not utilized cost, understandable as the project costs
spectators and dugouts for the teams, the much, in the past I was trying to get Astro about 4 crores.
turf used is imported from ACT Global a Turf so the kids would have a chance but If you look Bandra has been the cradle
Wayne Lemos
company based in the Netherlands, the in-
the deals were not falling through as the in-
of Olympians and Sportsmen, off late that
Contd. on Page 9 >>
NEWS
BANDRA BUZZ
MARCH 2016 07
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER
“Spring is in the air! Flowers and bunnies decorate
the home. Father helps the children paint beautiful
designs on eggs dyed in various colors, hidden and
searched for later. The wonderful aroma of the hot
cross buns mother is baking in the oven waft
through the house. Forty days of abstaining from
special foods will finally end the next day. The
whole family picks out their Sunday best to wear to
the next morning’s sunrise worship service to celebrate
the savior’s resurrection and the renewal of
life. Everyone looks forward to a sumptuous family
lunch, at a table groaning under the under the
weight of succulent food. After all, it is one of the
most important religious holidays of the year.”
Sounds like an excerpt from a children’s fiction
novel, does it not? But this IS ‘Easter’ in a nutshell!
Evidently, around the Christian observance of
Easter, folk customs such as Easter eggs, Easter
bunny, hot cross buns etc. have collected, many of
which have been handed down from the ancient
ceremonial symbolism of European and Middle
Eastern pagan spring festivals. Strip away this
flimsy façade and Easter reveals its true identity as
the festival of new life or renewing life. Called to
walk in the light of Christ, Christians have to guard
against the darkness of sin and renew themselves
constantly at the fountain of God’s mercy!
Easter is a day that is honoured by nearly all of
contemporary Christianity and is used to celebrate
the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on the third day
after his death on the cross. It is believed by those
in the Faith that the very essence of Christianity is
the Resurrection, when Jesus Christ rose from the
dead, to live and reign in the hearts of believers!
The word ‘Easter’ is derived from the Hebrew
word, ‘Pesach’, meaning ‘passing over’. Passover is
the reference to the event in ancient Hebrew society
when the angel of death passed over the houses
with doors marked by the blood of the sacrificial
lamb, without striking the first-born child within.
So ‘Pasch’ or Easter is the celebration of the spirit of
life, of continual life, through the message that
Jesus gives, “ Love one another as I have loved you!”
In the light of Easter, the incidents of intolerance
and violence around us pose a question to
each one of us - Is the world bogged down by dogmas
that need everyone else to believe what we do,
that we miss the essence of continual life, renewal
of life and the importance of being alive? Even if
Easter has no place in one’s life, it is worth believing
that the empty tomb has left us with hope for a new
day of peace and fraternity…..
Vera Alvares
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08 MARCH 2016 BANDRA BUZZ
NEWS
LAWS ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN
FOR SHARING AUTORICKSHAWS
The large number of ‘sharing autorickshaws’
that one notices as soon as you
leave Bandra Station have begun to create
a menace on the streets of Bandra and also
have raised a serious question on the law
and order situation and the ever growing
traffic. The ‘sharing rickshaws’ that ferry
passengers to and fro from Bandra Station
to various other locations of Bandra have
left the citizens of Bandra and other motorists
exposed to serious injury due to
their rash and negligent driving.
It is noted that these ‘sharing rickshawalas’
carry four passengers as against
three passengers (maximum passengers in
a rickshaw) that they are supposed to carry
by law. It is also noted that they jump signals,
ride rash and negligently and break all
traffic norms to ferry passengers quickly
from Bandra station to the last location
they are scheduled to ride till (Carter Road,
Mount Mary, Bandstand and Linking Road)
and earn money per seat as against the
meter. Their basic trick of trade is to ride
The notorious sharing autorickshawalas outside Bandra Railway Station
quick from one location to another dropping
passengers and gathering new passengers
as quick as they can to earn money on
seat basis. A resident of Bandra who wouldn’t
like to be named when contacted said,
“these ‘sharing rickshawalas’ have created
an organization like a mafia or an organized
crime syndicate and have lost all fear of the
law of the region and established traffic
norms as they fearlessly ride roughly and
also break signals”.
Some residents have alleged that these
‘sharing rickshaw drivers’ are very rude and
also carry weapons such as iron rods in
case they have an argument and it leads to
a physical altercation with their passengers
or any pedestrian or any motorist. Other
residents of Bandra have expressed that
buses are the best for all round development
of transportation in the city and that
the number of sharing rickshaws should be
reduced as there is already a lot of population,
pollution and traffic related problems
in the city. They stated that ‘sharing rickshawalas’
should be given special licenses
and only those that have been given such
a license can offer seat -sharing services in
their rickshaw.
Adnan Mookhtiar

NEWS
BANDRA BUZZ
MARCH 2016 09
Hill Road tops Traffic Congestion
Contd. from Page 1 >>
This practice of parking anywhere at Hill
Road leads to a lot of traffic jams as the road
is uneven in breadth throughout the
stretch and has vehicles moving continuously.
To add to the turmoil, hawkers eat
up the space on the road as they need to
carry on their business too.
Well, most of you are unaware that
there are ‘Pay and Park’ facilities at Reliance
Trends, Marks and Spencer and next to
Elco restaurant at Hill Road. You can pay a
minimal amount, park your vehicles and
shop around anywhere at Hill Road.
Manager of Reliance Trends said, “We
have an underground parking space for almost
30-40 cars & 10-15 bikes. Customers
can pay and park and shop at any place at
Hill Road. We are trying to avoid congestion
as there is a lot of crowd at Hill Road.”
Deepak Bhagnani, owner of Elco, said,
“We do not have our own parking space at
Elco but we use the space besides Elco for
customers to park around 20 cars and 10
bikes. Sometimes, Hill Road is so crowded
that our customers need to park near
Almeida Park or near Bhabha Hospital and
then come and eat at our restaurant. Traffic
needs to be well maintained. ”
Well, apart from the peak shopping hours
& weekends, Hill road seems a bit spacious
now as the BMC have taken some measures
to clear hawkers & illegal encroachments
by shopkeepers at Hill Road.
Regular hawkers at Hill Road cried out
the same plea, “We hawkers are also doing
business. Selling shopping stuff on the
road is our only bread & butter for we don’t
have the money to buy shops or galas. The
government should understand our state
too and provide us with a space or a hawking
zone kind of remedy.” And that’s true,
for though hawkers create congestion; they
are the ones that attract so much of crowd
D.N. Prabhupatkar (Head Constable) checks on illegal hawkers and parking
“One ways are treated as two ways. The dividers are broken at places so people
just cross their vehicles anyhow. Customers park and leave their cars anywhere
for hours together causing inconvenience to others. There is no autorickshaw or
taxi stand for commuters. Barricades should be installed so that people can’t
park anywhere while, there should be no gaps in the divider; those who want to
turn should take a U-turn so that mid way accidents are avoided. Hawkers and
shopkeepers should be allowed to do their business but not encroach the main
road & create inconvenience.”
D.N. Prabhupatkar - Head Constable
to this exotic area at Bandra. Most of the
people buy quirky stuff from these hawkers
and come to Hill Road just because of
these hawkers and the kind of authentic
stuff that they sell at reasonable prices.
A veteran shopkeeper, on behalf of the
shopkeepers at Hill Road, explains, “Hawkers
do not hamper our business at all. We
are veteran shopkeepers and we are law
abiding citizens. The BMC or the government
should inform us before destroying
our encroachments or inadequate use of
space and we will definitely cooperate with
them. Hill Road is a busy shopping area in
a developing nation like India where the
population is massive. There will be crowd,
there will be congestion but allowing parking
space and managing traffic will help reduce
chaos.”
The state of Bandra’s most happening area
Hill Road is not all that good as there is no
specific space for parking for the thousands
of customers that flush in each day. Moreover,
there are not sufficient traffic policeman
to manage the traffic and help in
terms of a traffic jam as the ones stationed
there are busy collecting fines. The population
of both - people and cars - is increasing,
and with that the purchasing power is increasing
too.
D. N. Prabhupatkar has successfully
helped improve the conditions at Hill Road
exclaimed, “One ways are treated as two
ways at Hill Road. The dividers are broken
at places so people just cross their vehicles
anyhow. Customers park and leave their
cars anywhere for hours together causing
inconvenience to others. There is no autorickshaw
or taxi stand for commuters.
Barricades should be installed so that people
can’t park anywhere while, there
should be no gaps in the divider; those who
want to turn should take an entire U-turn
so that mid way accidents are avoided.
Hawkers and shopkeepers should be allowed
to do their business but not encroach
the main road and create
inconvenience. Most importantly, individual
should think for himself about others.
He/she should always ask themselves - Am
I causing inconvenience to others? Only
then things will improve and change for
good at Hill Road.”
A lot of shopping, a lot of food, too many
cars with too many people and a lot of traffic
is what can be seen at Hill Road. If only
we think at the individual level and act
wisely then all this might reduce. Let the
government and officials do what they can,
till then we as citizens of Bandra and India
largely, let’s strive to make Hill Road a more
spacious and better place where one can
breathe, walk and shop freely!
Ronald Rodrigues
Double parking of vehicles adds to the existing traffic woes of Hill Road
Hawkers run helter-skelter adding to the existing traffic woes of Hill Road

10 MARCH 2016 BANDRA BUZZ
LIFESTYLE
Spa Ceylon now provides Spa Facility
with relaxing Spa Rituals along with
Ayurveda Cosmetic Products
Spa Ceylon Foot Spa & Boutique at Linking Road
Inside of Spa Ceylon Foot Spa
Beauty, health and spa products; you name
it and you can find it all at Spa Ceylon Luxury
Ayurveda, a renowned brand and feasible
one stop solution. Right from
moisturising creams, balms, soaps, lotions,
to massage oils, shampoos and much
more, Spa Ceylon provides a wide range of
products. And now there’s more to it. Spa
Ceylon has opened a spa facility at their
Linking Road (opp. Amarsons), offering a
variety of what they call “Rituals”, for foot
massages, head and shoulder massages
and various therapeutic treatments too.
“We always wanted to start a spa facility
so that our customers could experience the
essence of our products and provide full
fledged spa ritual treatments. We wanted
to use our spa products and let our customers
experience the effectiveness of our
products,” says Sanjeev Mehta who is the
Managing Director of Spa Ceylon India.
If you just want to lighten and freshen
up, then Spa Ceylon has a range of special
spa rituals that will refresh your being and
ease your muscles. While, if you are
stressed and tired then there are various
head and shoulder massages to de-stress
you and relieve your whole being.
Within 45 minutes of the foot ritual you
will realise your feet to be thoroughly
clean, soft and much more relaxed. The
therapist will clean your feet completely
and tap each one of the pressure points to
ease your every muscle and strengthen
every nerve. Moreover, Spa Ceylon lotions,
oils and balms are applied to the feet along
with a neat lemon grass powder at the end
to keep the feet fresh and smooth. When I
Inside Spa Ceylon Boutique
experienced the foot ritual, it was a unique
feeling and I found my feet very clean and
relaxed. I felt my feet were very fresh and
light.
While, the head, neck and shoulder ritual
goes right up to the muscles and bones
of your back, neck, hands, arms and forehead.
Starting with a thorough massage of
the head, the therapist will go on to ease
every joint in this area and increase flexibility.
All I could feel are my muscles relaxing
to a great extent as the therapist Suresh
constantly checked the pressure application
with me. After the ritual, I felt my
hands, arms, neck quite flexible as Suresh
released the muscles of every part. It was
not only relaxing but quite relieving too;
my fatigue had vanished.
Spa Ceylon also provides various other
therapeutic rituals like scalp rescue, stress
relief ritual, foot rescue ritual, sinus relief
ritual, etc. “Right from the smallest product
like an aroma balm to a massage oil, everything
is Ayurveda based and 100 percent
vegetarian. These are Ayurveda products
and signature therapies that we follow at all
our outlets worldwide,” explains Sanjeev.
And truly, you can feel the oneness with
nature at Spa Ceylon as the whole Spa area
has a natural and relaxing feeling with dim
lights, soothing signature music, sleep inducing
aroma balms, cozy seating area and
comfortable ambience.
Besides, after every ritual the natural refreshment
constituting of Spa Ceylon’s
own herbal tea, fruit pickle, specially imported
palm jaggery, and the lemongrass
water warm towel to clean your face refreshes
you to the core. You are bound to
feel fresh after this wholesome service.
Being a well established brand since
2009, Spa Ceylon has over 35 outlets in 11
countries. The origins of the brand are from
Sri Lanka with around 20 centres in the island
country. Sanjeev says, “We have ambitious
plans for expansion and would be
opening spa & boutiques in several cities
soon. We are the only brand in this space
who offers treatments and products. We
don’t compromise on the quality or delivery
of our products or services.” The prices
of Spa Ceylon’s rituals are also great value
for money – since they use their own premium
products in the treatments and not
any oil or lotion which the other brands
use.
So, if you are stressed or want to experience
the beauty of nature, just walk into
Spa Ceylon and relax yourself. You go once
and the products will draw you again for
nature has its own law of attraction.
The outlet on Linking Road is open on
all days, from 10.30am to 9.30pm. Call 022
2651 1574 or 70454 13542 for inquiries and
appointments.
Ronald Rodrigues

CELEBRITY INFOCUS
BANDRA BUZZ
MARCH 2016 11
Tête-à-tête with
Actorpreneur
Sai Gundewar
When it comes to talent, the Queen of the
Suburbs is nothing short of it. In fact, Bandra
is full of it – right from sportspersons to
actors to business tycoons. We decided to
meet one such talented personality - Sai
Gundewar. An actor, model, voiceover
artist & entrepreneur, Sai shot to fame in
2010 after his participation in the hit TV
show MTV Splitsvilla. He is also recognised
for his participation in Survivor, the Indian
franchise of the American hit reality TV
show. He has also been a part of numerous
TVCs and a fair few films in Bollywood.
Here are a few excerpts from the tête-àtête:
Talk to us about your childhood
I moved to Bandra when I was around 9
years old & studied at St. Aloysius School.
Prior to that, I lived in Andheri & loved it
there & it took a while for me to get settled
here because I had all of my friends &
family there. My parents wanted to
admit me to St. Stanislaus, but I
couldn’t be in a boys-only school
& convinced my parents to get
into a co-ed school. Haha. I enjoyed
taking part in elocution,
drama and dance competitions.
I went to R.D. National
College & during my time
there, I participated in various
dance competitions for a number
of college fests & thoroughly
enjoyed the
experience.
You’ve been to Australia, and then the
U.S. . . .
In the year 2000, a couple of close mates
and I moved to Australia and lived in a
country town called Wagga Wagga to pursue
Masters in IT. During my university
days, I did a lot of part time student jobs
such as waiting tables, fruit picking on
farms, sweeping and mopping supermarkets...etc.
the whole works... ha-ha. Post my
studies, I moved to Sydney and started
working in Media and Advertising sector.
While I was good at my job and happy with
it, a part of me always longed to pursue acting
as a career. That’s when I enrolled myself
at The Actors Studio where I was
trained by Clarence White. Apart from him,
I was fortunate enough to learn from
some great acting coaches in Australia.
I used to work till 6 in
the evening and then rush
to my class.
During
my
time
in Sydney,
I also
took part in a
theatre festival
called Short and
Sweet and
acted in numerous
short
and student
films, which
was an
amazing exp
e r i e n c e .
This went
on for 3
years and
by then I
d e c i d e d
that my
next step
was L.A., if
I wanted to
move ahead.
Apart from
studying at
the reputed TVI
Actors Studio, I
also did various
short term acting workshops in L.A. That
was one of the best and most memorable
times of my life. I was living in one of the
biggest film industries in the world; Hollywood.
The feeling was surreal and I loved
every bit of it. Sadly it wasn’t long before I
had to return back to Australia as I couldn’t
obtain a green card or a work visa. I used up
most of my savings and maxed out all my
credit cards… haha. But I had gained a lot of
experience, knowledge and wisdom,
which gave me the confidence and impetus
to try my luck in Mumbai (Bollywood)
and that’s when I moved back in the year
2007 to pursue my dream.
What’s your latest movie called?
I’ve just finished shooting for this Marathi
film called ‘a Dot Com Mom’, where I play
the lead actor. The film, which is hopefully
set to release shortly, is about a mother and
a close bond she shares with her U.S. settled
son. Her trip to visit her son results in
a huge cultural shock and a few comical incidents,
combined with some twists and
turns forms the crux of the story. It’s the
first ever Marathi film to be shot in the U.S.
and my first ever Marathi project, that I am
quite proud of.
Has anyone told you that you closely resemble
Jason Statham?
Haha.. I get that a lot. Not just Jason
Statham, but mostly Vin Diesel and
even Herschelle Gibbs at
times.
Which was your
first break?
My first break
in an Indian
movie was a
cameo in the
film, Yuvraaj
back in 2008.
I had auditioned
for the
part and got selected.
It wasn’t a
major part, but I got
recognised and it
helped me land roles in
films [David (2013); I, Me Aur
Main (2013); PK (2014)].
“For me success is doing what
you want to do, when you want to
do it and doing it effortlessly. That’s
my ultimate goal. As an actor, I know
I’m going to get noticed, and if I’m
going to get noticed, it’d better be
for the right reasons; I believe in
the adage live and let live.”
If you weren’t an actor, you would have
been . . .
Fortunately for me, I am not in that situation.
I act as well as run a business in the
food sector. I have always been a foodie
and love cooking and eating different
cuisines. The name of our company is
Foodizm, which is a 101% Vegetarian and a
healthy meal delivery service, co-founded
in 2011 by me along with a partner, who’s
also a close friend. We deliver variety of
healthy and nutritious meals across the
city. I consider myself lucky enough to be
able to pursue both my passions.
What is it that sets you apart from other
actors?
Hmm... My hair style! Maybe you should
ask my wife. Ha-ha. I think I am ethnically
ambiguous and that works for me more
often than not. For example, when I was in
Australia, most people couldn’t believe I
was Indian, and hence I could take up roles
of various ethnicities and same was the
case in L.A. too. In India, at times I don’t get
picked for being a Maharashtrian and when
people hear me speak chaste Marathi, they
are flabbergasted. (Laughs). To be taken seriously
by the industry people, I had to lose
my Aussie twang and speak English in a
neutral accent, which I have managed to do
over the years. I reckon, my fit and athletic
physique also adds another dimension to
my personality and that’s a huge plus.
When you’re not in front of the camera
you are. . .
I love to read spiritual, motivational and inspirational
books. I also practice yoga, meditation,
mixed-martial arts. I love spending
time with my family & friends. Besides, my
wife and I also watch a lot of American TV
shows & movies as and when time permits.
Tell us about your fitness regime
I do weight training, calisthenics and functional
training four times a week. Mixed
Martial Arts also forms a major part of my
training sessions, which is about thrice a
week. I also take good care of my nutrition,
& I am quite disciplined when it comes to
my meals. Although, sometimes I let my
hair down (not literally) & go all out... ha-ha.
What would you say is your ultimate
goal in life?
My ultimate goal in life is to be the best version
of myself. I always aspire to be successful
and happy in everything that I do.
If I manage to be a successful son, husband,
father, friend, actor, entrepreneur while
consistently giving back to the society in
some way, shape or form, I would have
achieved my goal. For me success is doing
what you want to do, when you want to do
it and doing it effortlessly. That’s my ultimate
goal. As an actor, I know I’m going to
get noticed, and if I’m going to get noticed,
it’d better be for the right reasons; I believe
in the adage live and let live.
Do you have a word for aspiring actors?
Be realistic about your expectations. Know
what you can and can’t do. You know yourself
best. Keep learning and upskilling
yourself. There will be those who are going
to tell you that you can’t do this or that, but
you don’t have to believe what the world
says. You should believe in yourself and believe
in God.
How has Bandra changed since your
childhood?
Bandra has transformed over the years. It
has become a melting pot of various cultures
& ethnicities and that’s what makes it
so interesting and diverse. It is like an international
town within Mumbai. I found my
wife in Bandra. Haha. I don’t have to go too
far if I want to eat out or party or even do a
little shopping; I have plenty of choices. It
is also very central. The people around here
are more open and the lifestyle here in Bandra
is really very close to that back in Australia.
If Australia is my second home,
Bandra is my first. I am a quintessential
Bandra boy and proud to be one.
Valerian D'Costa

12 MARCH 2016 BANDRA BUZZ
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EDITORIAL
BANDRA BUZZ
MARCH 2016 13
Letters to the Editor
REGULATE ILLEGAL CELL TOWERS
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC) decision to not allow any mobile
towers in gardens, open spaces, playgrounds,
reserved plots or layouts is welcome.
This important clause has been
added in new mobile tower policy which
will be presented in Improvement Committee
of the BMC this week.
BMC has also decided to regularize all
the illegal mobile towers if the company
complies to the civic norms. This will
help the BMC to collect additional revenue
which was otherwise not collected.
As per report no new permissions will be
given for the towers in RG-PG, open
space, gardens, reserved plots and layouts.
The illegal mobile towers wil face the
action. Those mobile towers which will
fall in the new policy and will comply the
norms will be regulated & will be charged
rent as per the revised rates. Civic body
had initiated action against more than
3,800 illegal mobile towers in the city.
There was strong opposition from residents
and civic activist against the installation
of mobile towers for hazards of
radiations emitted from the mobile towers.
While on one hand citizens need
good and advanced cellphone network
on other hand they are also worried about
the hazardous radiation emissions from
the mobile towers.
With the 4G network being offered by
mobile companies, it is becoming increasingly
difficult for the companies to provide
good network in absence of good
infrastructure for installing mobile towers.
New policy will allow the BMC to
charge rent from the mobile companies
and also charge fees for regulating illegal
mobile towers. Regulations of illegal mobile
towers and the new policy will fetch
BMC additional revenue which would
run in crores, but it must be ensure that
the citizens should not suffer.
Bhagwan Thadani
MANDATORY AADHAR CARD
The latest stealth (illegal) move by the
current Indian government, is to demand
citizens have an Aadhar card for such regular
things as buying cooking gas to demanding
information under the Right to
Information (RTI) act.
This shows how the current government
would like to turn India from a liberal
democracy into a closely monitored
police state, the government is slowly
using stealth means to make the Aadhar
card mandatory for all citizens. And oddly
enough, the Aadhar card by itself is illegal,
as Parliament has refused to pass a bill
that was aimed to legalize the Aadhar
card. Besides there’s no clue where all
that bio-metric data that the government
plans on collecting may land up, it would
be important to note that a CIA front company
is collecting the data.
Wayne Lemos
MANDATORY AADHAR CARD
The hasty manner in which the Aadhaar
Bill was passed in Lok Sabha by the
Narendra Modi government throws up
many issues, prime among them being
the subject of privacy and the threat of
citizens coming under surveillance. The
categorization of the bill in the form of a
Money Bill is undemocratic. Article 110 (3)
“If any question arises whether a Bill is a
Money Bill or not, the decision of the
Speaker of the House of the People
thereon shall be final” is an unethical way
for the government to deal with the problem
of numbers in the Rajya Sabha.
It was only recently that the Prime
Minister assured the House that the government
would seek the guidance of
leaders in the opposition. Now, by categorizing
the Aadhaar Bill as a Money Bill, the
government has contradicted itself on
this point and betray faith of the house.
Ahmed Shaikh
STERN ACTION AGAINST WATER
WASTAGE ON HOLI
With shortfall in rain and water scarcity at
17% deficit and many areas in dry position
the civic body corporation of Mumbai
must take legal action against the
citizens for wasting precious water during
the forthcoming Holi festival.
It has been observed that every year
several housing societies and clubs waste
water liberally in the name of "rain dance"
& make a big tamasha in the name of festival
which day by day becoming vulgar
where many of the girls have been molested
by applying colors.
Since city of Mumbai is facing water
shortage the BMC must take very strong
action against those who organized rain
dance in their societies and the clubs and
put the residents under hardship for lack
of supply of water. It is high time the citizens
must understand the value of the
precious water and celebrate Holi festival
on very simple manner by applying only
'Gulal' and avoid use of water during the
rain dance and Holi festival which is nothing
but waste of time and money.
Vikram Rathod
APPRECIATION
Its really interesting to read the articles in
your recent issue of Bandra Buzz and the
encouragement given to students to publish
articles and keep the people of Bandra
updated on various issues.
Anna D'Costa
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Dear Reader,
This year, Spring’s Festive Season: Holi &
Easter is at the fag end of March – very near
to the 2015 -2016 financial year-end. This is
the time when ‘sticks & carrots’ are prominently
in the news – getting rave reactions
from those who are affected by the budget.
The ‘Budget Jokes and Gossip’ you hear
from friendly groups at Bandra’s parks and
promenades are heated, yet hilarious.
Yet, life will cope with everything.
Perhaps, Bandraites are adept to coping
with change – more than others. This could
be because of Bandra being a ‘Mini-India’ –
or, to take this a step further; a prime global
suburb. With her multi-ethnic and expat
population, local people interact with all
types of people; thereby getting practical
exposure to the culture of distant lands.
This enriches our lives – taking it to a different
level. Now, with the recent change in
local government, a lot of change is happening
– some good and some not so good.
We have learned our lessons and will not
repeat our mistakes.
COPING
WITH CHANGE
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May the peace, love & joy of the Risen
Lord be with you. Happy Easter!
Till next time, take care.
Warm Regards,
Merck D’Silva
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14 MARCH 2016 BANDRA BUZZ
NEWS
Young Environmentalists NGO spread
awareness on conservation & eco friendly
Carter Road witnessed a vibrant Saturday
morning cyclothon hosted by Young Environmentalists
programme for Earth Hour.
Dignitaries Asif Zakaria, British Cyclist
Nigel Smith, Kaustub from Maharashtra
Cycle Federation, Sameer Rai from Giants
Stärkenn, Elsie Gabriel from Young Environmentalists
and Tanya Satish from Creed
Entertainment graced this social event to
fight climate change and spread awareness
on conservation and eco friendly lifestyle.
Over 200 cyclists and hundreds of other
supporters kickstarted Earth Hour. Over 20
bike marshalls (the Royal Thumpers Bikers)
guarded the safety of the cyclothon.
Tanya Satish of Creed said, “We will be gifting
Dharavi kids solar lanterns. We must
start conservation in our own backyard."
Dharavi Rockers kids were gifted Solar
Lanterns to study & practice music during
the night.
Asif Zakaria Bandra Corporator flagged
off the Cyclothon saying, "We are proud of
the cyclothon by Young Environmentalists
NGO. We encourage more people to cycle
specially the communities. Creating interactive
awareness regarding conservation
and climate change like this is very impactful.
"Young Environmentalists will be providing
cycling stands to the corporator to
help citizens park their cycles at the Carter
Road promenade."
Winning Spin
Bandra’s very own DJ Russel just won the
MyFav Awards 2015-16 in the Rock/Retro
Category. The MyFav Awards is the first
ever national people’s choice awards for
DJs, artists, producers, clubs,
and festivals that felicitates
and celebrates
this unique skill
set and craft of
talent from
a c r o s s
I n d i a .
H a v i n g
p l a y e d
at some
of the
biggest
clubs in
t h e
countr y,
for some
of the
b i g g e s t
names in various
industries,
and having successfully
played for 8 years
running at Boat Club, a retro
club in Bandra, it sure is a deserving win
for Russel.
Speaking with DJ Russel, he explains
to Bandra Buzz that winning such an
award is satisfying and a vindication of 22
years of hard work. “It was exciting to hear
random people passing down my street
screaming, ‘We voted for you! Hope you
win!’. It is an honour being counted and
having won amongst such
august talent. A heartfelt
congratulations
to all the nominees
and winners.
The
M y F a v
A w a r d s
truly is
an amazing
platf
o r m
t h a t
helps us
all connect
with
and grow
the network
of people
we reach
out to.”
From all of us at
Bandra Buzz and we’re
sure the residents of Bandra
would join us too in saying, congratulations
Russel and all the best in all your endeavours.
Keeping mixing your sounds
into the universe.
Bandra Buzz Team