The Bloomville Saga – camping, music, friends

The all-acoustic music festival, SOS – Spaced Out Spirits, The Bloomville Saga saw a successful combination of music in a camping set up lived up to the audience expectations. In addition to music and camping experience, guests took part in fun backyard adventure in form of a ‘slip and slide’ activity which was enjoyed by the audience of all ages.

Indian brewed. International flavor.

India is going the international way in terms of music. The Indian sound has not only captivated audiences in the homeland, but overseas market, be it Bollywood music or even Carnatic and Indian classical music. Indian World music has also made a huge impact with some unknown artists taking in the limelight from nowhere.

K Pop is a new genre to be explored: Seok-gu Jang, Consul General, Republic of Korea.

The K Pop Mumbai regional rounds on the 5th July produced new stars, a few of who will compete in the finals at Delhi on 30th August 2014. This would not have been possible without the support of the Consul General of Korea who has been the driving force behind promoting K-pop. Seok-gu Jang, Consul General, Republic of Korea took a personal interest in promoting modern Korean culture among Indian youth in Mumbai.

The Adventures Of an Intrepid Film Critic Anna MM Vetticad Om Books Price: Rs 295

Love it or hate it, we can confidently say that the Bollywood film industry produces some of the best films to some of the worst films one could ever think about. There is no doubt about it. Whatever the case be, in the book ‘The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic’ journalist Anna MM Vetticad tries to unravel the good and the bad side of the film industry that is considered one of the biggest the world over. I may go on to add that the industry produces a film every week of the year, be it a hit or a flop.

Lavasa’s F.A.M.E, a benchmark for future events.

Lavasa, India’s first planned hill city, recently hosted its first ever three day Food-Art-Music-Entertainment Festival (FAME 2014) from May 30 to June 01, 2014 giving a chance to thousands of holiday lovers to make a quick getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city for some cool weekend partying.

The Joy of Plane Spotting

Call it amusement, habit or instinct, turning your head towards the sky to look at a flying airplane is something one never misses to do. But there are those who take this excitement to another level. Capturing the thrill of spotting the mechanical wings on their camera is a joy. But aviation photography is almost an unheard concept in India.

The biggest Laxmikant – Pyarelal fan

Situated in one of the by lanes of Borivli, is the shop cum residence of Jeetendra Savla one of the many LP record collectors of Mumbai and probably the last few major record collectors we have. Jeetendra has over 8,000 LP records and counting.

Long Playing running - Pilak Bhatt

If you thought that the turntable was dead, think again. For 53 year old Mumbai resident Pilak Bhatt, the turntable is still spinning. Bhatt is one of many avid LP record collectors in the country and also around the world who has a passion for music and collecting LP records.