It’s time again to express your love for your beloved. As Valentine’s Day approaches, people all over the city scramble for ways and means to impress their partners. Teddies, candies, chocolates and flowers are the obvious answers to your prayers...

In Giri, you will find a literature of a different kind. Giri recognizes the value of Indian literature produced in regional languages and stocks a whole range of books, music and movies in languages like Cannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali.

Located on the second level of a perennially crowded Infinity mall at Andheri is Landmark, Mumbai’s largest bookstore. If you love books and are always complaining about how small and inadequate Mumbai bookstores are, walking into Landmark is like walking through the gates of heaven. Of course the store has other things too, but the book section is special...

Tucked in a quiet society off Juhu Church Road, Prithvi Theatre is an intimate space that has given the theatre scene in Mumbai a much needed platform since its inception in 1975. Prithvi is today the locus of cultural and literary activity in Mumbai, and with it Indian theatre thrives and flourishes...

As kids in school, we’ve all spent chatty, chaotic hours in our classrooms making greeting cards and presents for our fathers ahead of Father’s day. Somehow, once we’re out of school, Father’s day ceases to be an occasion, and sometimes we even forget. But it’s not every day we show our...

Entering the heart of Kala Ghoda, Mumbai’s art district, you just cannot miss seeing Rhythm House tucked amidst art galleries, regal heritage structures and a rather incongruous parking lot. And Rhythm House is a heritage store in its own right...

A bonanza of hawkers on a typically hot afternoon on a weekday - some of them selling golas, juices and sandwich – are seen outside Paradise Cinema. Making our way through all of these, we sneak into Paradise Cinema...

We see a small music store, amidst a crowded lane, with the signage of the brand Planet M at Chembur in Mumbai. The brand is huge in the business of music and movies, offering an ocean of choices for avid music lovers. The store is situated in a residential area...

To spot Planet M at Hiranandani Gardens in Powai, Mumbai, would be one of the toughest things to do as the store is hidden from sight, behind the popular KFC restaurant. However, once you enter Planet M, you would be surprised to see the size - it is very large...

Located on one end of the third floor of Oberoi Mall in Goregaon East is PVR Cinemas. The Oberoi PVR is the company’s third multiplex in Mumbai. You just can’t miss the huge hoardings and billboards of movies inside the corridors and outside the mall...