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 [...]

Pause For Thought

If you happen to walk down the inner lanes of Pali village, you’ll come across Bungalow 53- the house that has a thought of the day written on it. Adlord Concessio who lives there told us the secret behind it, “I had a troubled life and one [...]

Valentine’s Protest

Last Saturday being Valentines Day, everyone expected some form of trouble from various groups which were protesting against V-Day. But the last place that I expected it to be at was Bandra station. Even though there were big banners and flyers, the protest was a peaceful one. The protestors claimed they were from ‘Students Islamic [...]

Citizens Lobby

Two weeks after the attacks in Mumbai, many residents are ensuring that we don’t have a short term memory and are organizing a meet called the Citizen’s Lobby. This has been created to use the collective energy of the citizens into demanding our [...]

Zenzi Closed

One of Bandra’s favourite hangouts Zenzi has been shut for around a week now and is expected to stay closed for another week. However, party goers can look forward to Zenzi reopening before Christmas. A source tells us, “Last week a few friends [...]

Meeting of Minds

In school, in college and even at work there might be someone who you might think is slow or has a speech impediment or may have a problem with their motor skills. In most cases these people suffer from Dyslexia – which is a learning disability [...]