The Bandra Girl

At 14, I went to a ‘vocational conference’ for teenagers who wanted to become priests or nuns. (Yes, save that for ridiculing me in the future.) But yes, there I was, being gently probed for my predilection to a habit. (No slanderous gestures in the [...]

Kids’ Day Out

After weeks of showing you items that would look great on you, we realised we were forgetting the kids. So this week, we bring you toys (we think) your kids would just love to have – the racecar TV set and piggy bank topped our list

Doll Cottage. [...]

Cafe Goa

Café Goa, formerly known as Trafalgar Chowk, isn’t the first place you would think of going to on a night out. But trust us – one visit and you’ll change your mind (I’ve been there twice this week). The place is unpretentious, dog-friendly and you [...]

Ink Up!

If you want to memorialise the date you travelled to an unknown city or ink an ode to your parents or girl/boyfriend, you can do it right here, at Shoryuken on 16th Road in Bandra.
If you haven’t seen it, don’t be surprised, it is less than [...]

Hot Stepper

Here comes the hot stepper. No, you don’t have to be a lyrical gangster to shop here. The store (like the song) is jazzy, snazzy and dated. But don’t let that stop you from checking it out. What’s inside is Bangkok maal (not always a bad thing). [...]

How Art Thou?

In the mood for something artsy? This week, Pradarshak art gallery gives you the opportunity to lose yourself in the paintings of Surendra Kudapanein. A Pune-based artist whose tryst with fine art began as a child, he has always been keenly interested in [...]

Mag-nates

Bandra is filled with people with niche tastes. Still, it’s only Indian editions of fashion magazines such as Vogue and Stardust that are easily available. InBandra does the needful and hunts down some of the best magazine stalls in the suburb:
PRINCE BOOK CENTER AND CIRCULATING LIBRARY: [...]

Foodies Take Note

Bandra foodies, can we have your attention, please? This Sunday, the St. Theresa’s division of the Bombay Catholic Sabha is organising ‘Food Fest 2009’, a four-hour celebration of food, with a side helping of fun and games. Ignatius Sutari, who is part of [...]

Fr. Joseph Awarded Padma Shri

Father Joseph H. Pereira was recently awarded the fourth-highest civilian award by the government. The Bandra resident, who founded the Kripa Foundation in 1981 to help rehabilitate drug addicts and alcoholics, was awarded the Padma Shri for his untiring dedication to the field [...]

Piau Chow

Have you ever noticed the fountain just outside the southern boundary wall of St. Andrew’s Church, where B.J. Road ends and Hill Road begins? The marble plaque above the water spout says that it was presented to the Municipality of Bandra by Jafferbhai [...]