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A Love Affair With The Hilsa

UpperCrust�s MARK MANUEL gets close to Bollywood�s Bipasha Basu and discovers the sexy Bengali hottie has an ongoing �thing� with the Hilsa � that pride of Calcutta from the River Hooghly.


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This Is The Palace That Scindia Built!
Not Madhavrao Scindia, perhaps the most dynamic in this clan of Maratha warrior kings, but one of his forefathers, and the Jai Vilas Palace and Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Museum are today places of great tourist interest in Gwalior. MARK MANUEL goes from 21st century to 18th century

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A City That Is A Visual And Aesthetic Feast!
Gwalior, the seat of the royal Scindia family in Madhya Pradesh, is not just a city steeped in the splendour of its past, but it is also an aesthetic and visual treat in every sense.

Flavouring with Lime
Gondhoraj Leboo!
The mere mention of this unique lime from Bangladesh is enough to get the true-blue Bong thinking of his fried Hilsa flavoured with the Gondhoraj.




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'Tis the Season
Gelato! Italian Creamy Snow!
Traditional Italian Gelato ranging from the classic chocolate to natural fruit like apple, banana, papaya, blackberry, litchi, lemon, kiwi, peach and apricot is here in India. The parlours have a gourmet range as well which includes champagne, wine, lemon grass, bubblegum, daiquiri, mojito, malaga, pancotta and traditional tiramisu flavours.

Eating out
Moshe�s A Casual Restaurant Serving Fine Food
Anywhere in Europe, Moshe Shek might have got a Michelin star for his restaurant, in Bombay� he gets more and more customers, says MARK MANUEL who had lunch with the mercurial restaurateur and chef.

Uppercrust Discovery...
Manav�s Marvel
An antique shop with a difference � where honesty is the criteria for building relationships with clients, both art aficionados and the passionate collector of curios and artifacts.





SHIRIN BATLIWALA
The Quintessential Taj Lady
Taj�s Ms. F&B!
at home.

JASPAL GANDHI
The Melbourne Restaurateur
�I Went From GM To Waiter In Hours!�

RANJIT CHOUGULE
The Wine Baron
�Nothing Better Than Opening A Bottle Of Bubbly!�

Hafeez Contractor
Feedback
Hafeez Contractor of the blue-and-white striped shirts and black trousers fashion, is among India�s leading architects. His international fame rests lightly on broad shoulders. His tastes are eclectic.




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