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Malad's Mindspace Garden, Space for your Mind

Situated on the banks of Malad creek, in western suburbs of Mumbai, is the Mindspace Garden, which was originally a garbage dumping ground. But now its a huge garden with space for everyone to relax or do their own thing! The park has different species of blooming flowers, a zodiac walk, kids park, jogging track, and much more that provides that extra space for your mind!

Banganga Tank: Heritage in a Concrete Jungle

Situated in Walkeshwar temple complex on the southernmost tip of Malabar Hill in South Mumbai is the historical Banganga tank. It has holy significance, dating back to the 14th century, and today it shows the contrasting landscape of Mumbai. With traditional temple complex and slums on one side and towering buildings on the other, Banganga is the oldest surviving structure in the city.

Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali

A city where trees and open spaces are being destroyed and replaced by concrete structures, Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a jewel and a quick getaway from the maddening urban life. We wanted to visit Kanheri Caves, the ancient Buddhist caves, unfortunately a pretty bizarre incident at the park ruined the plan.

Dharavi the Industrial Slum in Mumbai

Dharavi is known as the largest slum in the city, but apart from that we have never cared to know what happens in those slums. Dharavi is just not a slum, its the recycling super-hub of Mumbai, believed to be host to at least 15,000 single room factories dealing with at least 80 percent of Mumbai's plastic recycling as well as other recyclables.

The Ingenious Dabbawallas of Mumbai

Who would have imagined that a food delivery service started century ago would gain so much popularity that it is considered to be a successful business model at present. It has helped to salvage the traditional habit of eating home-cooked food for lunch in a rapidly globalized city. Yes, I am talking about the popular Mumbai dabbawallas.

Mumbai's Super and Vintage Car Rally

The vintage and super car rally in Mumbai had a line-up of beauties adorning the roads. The Supercar Show had cars that cost Rs 1 crore and above, so you had the Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches, Bentleys, and many more, on parade. On the other hand were the gleaming vintages that welcomed us with their big round eyes and long faces! We were fascinated to see so many beauties from the past.
All you need is love at mahim, thanks to the wall projectA few months ago a couple of artists got together to paint a wall in an old East Indian village in Bandra, seeing this more artists joined in and painted a few more walls.

These bunch of artists started "The Wall Project" and they periodically group up to transform a boring space into a conversation piece, not just limited to the queen of suburbs but spots all over Mumbai seem to come to life with colors.

Today the wall project has grown big, comprising not only artists but anyone who is willing to take up the brush to freshen up the dull walls around the city and add a dash of colour to it. The wall project recently got permission from the BMC to add life to the wall stretching 2.7km long from Mahim to Matunga along Tulsi pipe ride.
I love mumbai on the tulsi pipe road
The best part is the youth of the city get the freedom to express themselves as well as pass on positive messages to society through art. Lets take a look at some of the creatives at Tulsi Pipe Road.

Painting at tulsi pipe road
Movie poster on the paintingsUnfortunately some of the art has already been covered up by movie posters and advertisements. Its kind of sad to see hard work and meaningful messages going to waste like this.

But hopefully this can be tackled by more people joining the wall project and paint more walls across the city.

You can join the wall project facebook group and stay in touch to get details of their next painting project.
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