Jaipur Beat – Page 64

Serving water to the thirsty!

It is said that the best charity is giving food to the hungry and water to the thirsty. The latter is especially true in the hot summer months, when a parched throat can make life feel miserable, and nothing is more welcome than a glass of cool water.

All over Jaipur, there are many people who take this literally, and serve water on the roads in summer, free of cost. There are some who place earthen pots of water by the side of the road, under a shady tree and make sure it is re-filled, while others set up water coolers at public spaces. Many even place water-filled earthen bowls for birds in their lawns.

You can also observe little bamboo huts all over the place, especially near road intersections with an earthen pot of water inside. There’s a person inside in attendance, serving the people who came to quench their thirst, and re-filling the pot when necessary. These water-serving places are locally known as “Pyaau”.

A "pyaau" on streets of Jaipur — A “pyaau” on streets of Jaipur

An appreciable way of performing a service to those in need, wouldn’t you agree?

City Hotels Celebrating Mango Mania!

Come summer and it is time to savor mangoes. Succulent, fleshy, juicy and sweet, this seasonal fruit adds flavor to the otherwise sultry, long and hot summers.

Keeping this popular sentiment in mind, hotels and restaurants in Jaipur are hosting Mango Festivals to celebrate the season with the ‘King of fruits’.

The Mango Mania at ‘The Fern- An Ecotel Hotel‘

It’s time for taste buds to bloom into little mango flavors. Hotel The Fern presents a month long ‘ Mango Mania‘ started from 15 June to 15 July. Tongue tickling drinks & desserts of mango delicacies to entice your plate. Get exotic dishes with a slice of mango.

Laccha Rabri, Kulfi Falooda, Mango Panna Cotta, Mango Delight, Batida mango & more says Executive Chef Brijesh Singh at the Fern Hotel.

This season, Hotel Lalit is also hosting- The Mango Festival from June 15 to 24, 2012.

The guests can gorge on scrumptious delicacies especially made with Mango in various forms. This ten-day festival offers food lovers an opportunity to try some innovative and enduring delicacies of mango prepared by the Chefs 24×7 – an all day/all night dining restaurant.

Indulge yourself with a mango treat, from the traditional Ambi Panna and the Mango Lassi to a cool Mango Milkshake. Soak up the sun with Mango mock tails like the Mango Mint Cooler, the Frozen Mango Daiquiri, Mangotini and a Mango Lime Sangria.

The Mango Mania continues with a wide variety of delectable desserts for you too choose from: the Diced Mango Terrine, Mango Tiramisu, Mango Cream Bruele, Mango Pannacotta, and Mango Diced with Vanilla Ice Cream to a Baked Mango Cheese cake says sous chef Rajeev Khullar at Hotel Lalit.

Chef of Ramada Hotel Jaipur came up with a fusion of different Cuisines like Mango paneer Potli, Mango biryani also using raw mango in different drinks. Alfanzo is the perfect for deserts says Gaurav Makhija executive chef Ramada.,

The Mango Festival is on!!!

So come now for a whole lot of gastronomic indulgence in your very own city of Jaipur!!

Quench your thirst at Lassiwala

Ah! What if you been to Jaipur and not tasted its famous Lassi, Lassiwale ki Lassi. The Lassi wali ki shop at MI Road is the oldest and famous Lassi shops of the city.

“The Lassiwala” Kishanlal Govind Narayan Agarwal at Panch Batti Chowk, MI Road is a well known face here or say an institution in Jaipur. He starts churning out lassi early in morning by 8-9 a.m. It is advisable to get there early as every last glass is sold by 4-4:30p.m. at his place.

Its Lassi has both the taste and has the well balanced nutritional values. Since the decades Lassi wala has been able to make its place among the famous lassi shops of the city.

Whenever you are busy around MI Road and feel like sipping a refreshing drink, Lassi wale ki lassi shop is just the minutes away.

The preparation of Lassi is simple; it’s just the combination of milk, sugar, mawa, and baraf.

The lassi usually is served in earthen glasses called“kulhads” and indeed a perfect refreshment during hot summer afternoon. There are some other ‘lassiwalas’ nearby, but real Lassi wala is only one.

It’s the one that says ‘Shop 312’
No other Lassi Wala has been able to churn out lassi the way he does with a thick layer of malai on top. There is no seating place so you have to have the Lassi while standing on the street.

Beleive me, if you can, go for a snooze after having one, it will be one of the best naps you will ever have in your life.

Must visit ‘Lassiwala‘ for amazing gastronomic experience!!

Jaipur-based designers steal the show at Rajasthan Fashion Week-2012

Rajasthan is known for its elegant taste when it comes to fashion and styling. Tie-and dye (bandhani), colour-blocking, jodhpuri pants, achkans, bandh-galas, mojaris (that inspired ballerina flats) are among many things that made their way from Rajasthan to International runways.

The Marriott, Jaipur witnessed a 3-day extravaganza recently that celebrated the fashonist spirits of Rajasthan. The Rajasthan Fashion Week-2012 featured collections of 24-30 renowned designers with a team of 30 top models across the country, giving a chance to upcoming talents as well.

Among those who showcased, Jaipur-based Kirti Rathore and the Designer duo, Rohit-Abhishek caught attention of many.

Kirti Rathore presented a line of jodhpuri achkans and supported an NGO- RAYS- Asha ki ek kiran, as the show stopper, Vivek Oberoi, walked the ramp with HIV positive kids from the organization.

547530_382427581803717_762706989_n — Kirti’s regal collection for men

Rohit-Abhishek showcased their collection, ‘The Dance of Life’ and made Rajasthan Royals Players walk to their tunes.

The grand finale of the fashion week was presented by designer Vikram Phadnis, whose collection was glamorous, chic and stylish. His collection truly showed how Indian sensibilities can be gracefully merged with western moods.

With these Jaipur-based designers basking in lime-light, the Rajasthan Fashion Week 2012 was a perfect amalgamation of a regal cultural tradition and modern tailored perfection.

A New Store in Town B.A.G.S!

Books Activities & Games Store (BAGS) also known to be ‘bagfulofjoy’ brings you Jaipur’s biggest Family Library and its first Hobby Ideas Store – B.A.G LIBRARY & STORE.

Jaipur has many book stores but BAGS is certainly making a statement because of its unique concept. Owner of BAGS Jayesh Shah and Subhadra Shah realized that families and children in Jaipur were missing out an opportunity to visit “Family Friendly Libraries and Hobby Centers”. It is with the idea to fill this gap, they decided to create a friendly store for families to come, borrow books, buy books, indulge their children, and themselves in a choice of creative hobbies together with lots of fun.

With over 5000 books & 500 toys for all age groups, BAGS offers you to borrow these books & toys.

Isn’t it interesting that your child is playing with different toys and you are saved from making a tough buying decision due to its short term utility as children outgrow the toys?

Hobby Ideas Section at BAGS has more than 2500 “Do it yourself’’ hobby kits and hobby materials for various hobbies that your child can pursue.

There are trained instructors available for the continuous guidance & demonstration for the use of the kits which is always a troublesome activity for most of the parents due to lack of time.

It also has a Book Corner in association with Rajat Book Corner (renowned in Jaipur) where you could buy your favorite titles and best sellers.

BAGS will also conduct workshops and demonstrations to fine tune your art. The hobby ideas will be a fun place where the children and adults alike will be drawn away from the aura of computers, mobile phones and other gizmos and indulge themselves creatively.

Members at BAGS can have fun along with pursuing your hobbies. They also plan to have Library Parties, Scrabble tournaments, theatre workshops, book review, storytelling sessions, Mom’s talk time sessions and many more.

“there is So Much to Know and So Much to Do at B.A.G. LIBRARY & STORE” so come on over.

All the very best to B.A.G.S from the team Jaipur Beat!!

Visit BAGS at – Basement, Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa Sadak, Civil Lines, Jaipur

Coming Shortly in Rajapark also!

SCHOOL CHILDREN INDULGE IN PAINTING AT ALBERT HALL ON WORLD HERITAGE DAY!

On the occasion of the World Heritage Day today the Jaipur Chapter of Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) organized a painting event for school children. Almost 200 children from Saint Xavier and Neerja Modi schools came to the Albert Hall for 2 hours in the morning.

They attempted to sketch and paint the Albert Hall Museum. Some students also painted and sketched other heritage monuments. Later, INTACH will organized a exhibition of the work done by the students today. The participating students were also given away certificates.

On the occasion of World Heritage Day Children painting at the Albert Hall in Jaipur

The superident of the Albert Hall Museum, Mr. Rakesh Chholak and the co-convener of Jaipur chapter of INTACH, Mr. Nikhil Pandit was present with the students. The convener of the Jaipur Chapter, Ms. Dharmendra Kanwar said that the event had been organized to create a awareness among the children. She said more such events will be organized in the future.

Jaipur! The city of Rajputanas is now extending its name to metro city as the “Metro Rail project” is gearing up in Jaipur explicitly. After two years of up-downs and uncertainty, Jaipur’s Metro train project is finally ready to hit the tracks.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) are the joint nodal agency for this venture which would start work for building the stations and railway lines for the first phase of the project.

This project is concentrating on two routes. The First route of Jaipur metro rail will connect Mansarovar to Badi chaupar via Civil Lines and Chandpole. The length of the route is 9.2km. The approximate number of passengers expected is approx.2 lac per day and the frequency of the metro which will run on this track is estimated to be every 6 minutes as per plan.

The second route will connect Durgapura to Ambabari via Ajmeri Gate and MI Road. The tracks will be elevated till Ajmeri Gate and then will go underground. The length of this route is 23km. The approximate number of passengers is expected approx. 4lac per day and the frequency of the metro which will run on this track is estimated to be every 5 minutes. As per the data the total number of stations touched by metro is 29.

And the present situation is that Construction of the first part of the first line is complete which is from Mansarovar to Chandpole, started on November 13, 2010.

Jaipur will be first city in the country to have an elevated track for the Metro and the Bus Rapid Transport System. While the Metro would run on the elevated track- the two tracks below it would be reserved for the normal city traffic.

So, Jaipurites be ready to be proud on your city and its growth!!

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