PUNE MAY HAVE A REPUTATION FOR BEING A PARTY TOWN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS ITS SHARE OF PARTY POOPERS. Earlier this year (2010) nearly 500 students were detained, with 81 of them subsequently charged, after attending a Friendship Day party at a private farmhouse at Theur. As the Times of India reported it, amongst the partygoers were girls whom the police considered scantily dressed (in truth, they were wearing skirts), and guys with alcohol in their systems. Two years ago, in 2008, police shut down a rave party held in Pune (you can see photos from the event here.) With a generous dose of confidence and grit, Mumbai girls irrespective of the social strata they belong to revel in their freedom of choice be it in their sense of dressing, a career option or a dating partner..."
"Fed up of not being able to control boyfriends sneaking into women's hostel and unauthorised entry of other visitors, Pune University officials finally put up a CCTV camera at the Savitribai Phule Girls Hostel on the campus," MidDay reported last year (2010). "Mounted at the entrance gate of the hostel, the camera footage is monitored round-the-clock by security personnel..."
1... mumbai versus pune // maharashtra's premier party town
I HAVE ALREADY COMMENTED ON A PREVIOUS POST ABOUT THE CHANGING SOCIAL AND SEXUAL ATTITUDES IN MUMBAI. While its personality is completely different from Mumbai, Pune has developed a reputation for being a good place to play and freak out (if the cops and moralists let you, that is!) MeriNews calls this "a city that always rocks!". Sayantani Paul at MeriNews goes on to write: "Everyone should have a place to hangout - that cozy place where you can always find a friendly face and the latest gossip. There’s no dearth for any types of hangouts here at least. Ranging from parks, restaurants on FC Road to Malls on MG Road, pubs at Koregaon Park, you can find them all. Among students, all the restaurants in FC Road and MG Road are highly popular, they mostly hangout in places like Subway, Dorabji, Vaisali, Cafe Coffee Day, Barista..."
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1000 oaks
1000 Oaks is a small pub with a big reputation. Most locals love it for its music and overall spirit! It has an awesome sports-bar kind of ambiance. The discotheque is split into two sections. When you enter, you’ll see a sit-down with groups of people dining, munching, sipping. The bar area is a different place altogether! It is bursting with energy and loud music. It is a great place if you’re a retro/rock fan. Occasionally, there are days dedicated to Jim Morrison and John Lennon, with performances by Gary Lawyer and other Indian Rock Idols recounting days gone by. A DJ spins the console opposite the bar area. The Barman’s Pitcher, a mug full of liquor combinations (priced at Rs.350), is a must-try!
Polaris
Koregaon Park, one of the busiest areas in Pune, is home to club Polaris. It is located inside the plush Hotel Taj Blue Diamond. The bar is visited by party-goers who want to party in style! On Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays you will find jam-packed floors rocking with the mantra of the DJ. The pub offers you a total entertainment package in the form of a friendly disc jockey and his wide collection of rocking music. Sit back and enjoy live music while munching on Taj’s delicious snacks.
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Sri Lanka
Dating: Sri Lanka Matrimonials. At last count
there were 50 male and 25 female members registered. The
site uses Instant Messenger so you can communicate in
realtime with other online members. There are also a
couple of articles which might be of interest such as
this advice: "A lot of people are still virgins when it
comes to kissing. A lot of people can kiss but don't
know how to kiss properly. Here are the basics to
kissing. Once you have mastered kissing then you can try
other styles and techniques of kissing..."
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Rishtenaateindia:
Marathi Dating. Says the website:
"We have in our database thousands of dating profiles with photo from Ahmadnagar, Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal, Mumbai, Bhandara, Bid, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Chandrapur, Usmanabad, Nandurbar, Nasik, Parbhani, Pune, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Bombay, Gondia, Hingoli, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Raigarh, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Washim and other parts of Maharashtra and NRI Single Marathi girls and boys. . "
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Tamil
Brides: Tamil Matrimonials. Here you can search
potential brides based on age, height, caste (Brahmin -
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(Brihatcharan, Brahacharana, Thenkalai,
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Thiruvonam, etc), home city (Chennai, Coimbatore,
Bangalore, Singapore, etc), and so on (educational
level, career, etc.) Registration is free and takes just
a few minutes of your time. Tamil Brides is a part of
Tamil Matrimony which is part of Bharat Matriomony Dot
Com. At the mother site, you can find partners from all
over the Indian world: in particular Assamese, Bengali,
Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalee, Marathi, Marwadi,
Oriya, Parsi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Telugu and Urdu
brides.
Tamil Chat
Online: Tamil Chat Online. This is site is
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song lyrics Latest news. Please share your stories,
jokes with others."
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Tamil
Matrimony says: Sinhala Matrimony. The website
asks: "Are you single? Would you like to mingle with
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you by searching all the profiles. It is absolutely FREE
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Gomantak: Deccan Gymkhana, Near Deccan
Bus Depot. Reviewer Deepakpat
was disappointed with this establishment: "I am new to
Pune and really missing the fresh sea food (mostly
fishes) over here, and that too reasonably priced. One
day I decided to try Gomantak inspite of one of my
Puneri friend telling not to visit it. "After trying
various Malvani Restaurants in Thane and Mumbai, I
immensely disappointed by the food served by Gomantak.
Situated in Deccan Gymkhana area near Deccan bus depot,
Gomantak's decor is not the posh one, it is just like
old city's bhojanalayas. But unlike Nevarekar's
or Gurugrupa's, their food is not upto the mark. "
Solkadhi too was not the fresh one, you can
immediately gauge it by the spolit coconut in it. Now I
am planning to visit Malvani Gajali Restaurant (Near
Aundh) and Ruchira Cottage Restaurant (Hadapasar).
"Personally I would not like to recommend this
Restaurant..."
1... welcome to mumbai // india's party town
IN INDIA BOTH THE GROOM AND BRIDE'S FAMILY WILL CONSULT
AN ASTROLOGER TO CHECK THE HOROSCOPE MATCHING. There are
ten types of matchings astrologers check to see the
marriage compatibility. They are: Dhinam:
This indicate the luck, health and longevity of
partners. Ganam: This indicates the peace of
mind in their life. Mahendran: This
indicate level of wealth especially money to be
generated by them in future. Sthree
Dhirgam: This indicates all kinds of wealth to be
acquired in their life. Yoni: This indicates
the intimacy between the partners in their private
life. Raasi: This indicates the birth
(progeny) and luck to have children. Raasi
Adhipathi: This indicates more generations in their
life. Vashiyam: This indicate the intimacy
level between the partners in general life and
misunderstanding between them. Rajju: This
indicates the longevity of partners and losing partner
within short time. Vedhai: This indicates
elimination of sorrow/bad patch in life. Here are
some Tamil wedding resources:
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Brides of Sri
Lanka: Sri Lanka's first and only bridal and wedding
resource. Here is everything you could need here in
planning and executing your Sri Lankan wedding. You can
find: love poems to include in your wedding stationery;
"all you need to know" about the bridal shower; recipes
from the kitchen to help you look good at the ceremony.
These recipes include a lemon facial toner, a foaming
hot chocolate milk bath, a strawberry foot exfoliant and
a handcream treatment employing grated beeswax,
jojoba oil and aloe vera. If you need
drummers and dancers for your wedding in Sri Lanka, you
can find some here.
You can also find help in booking hotels, finding
wedding photographers, arranging entertainment and of
course ordering
wedding cakes!
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Wed In Sri
Lanka: The Online Wedding Planner. This site is
intended for Sri Lankans abroad and at home, and for
non-Sri Lankans who wish to get married in Sri Lanka. If
you are looking for a wedding partner in Sri Lanka, you
can even search for one here.
The site can provide services such as hotel receptions,
entertainment (music, band, DJ), dressing and dress
making, help with the Poruwa ceremony, and
caters for Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Muslim
weddings. Want to recommend a good place to meet
Tamil girls in Tamil Nadu or Sri Lanka or India or
America or wherever you live now? Go here for the
comments:
Contact the author Rob Sullivan at coderot@gmail.com. Anticopyright November 2010.
