#FlipkartKids IndiBlogger Meet

With an internet user base of over 400 million, India has shown tremendous growth in the E-commerce segment and that’s why flipkart aims at creating more themed stores for its shoppers. On Saturday i.e. 19th Dec’15 Flipkart launched its ‘Flipkart Li’l Stars – India’s Biggest Online Kids Store’. Flipkart Li’l Stars is amongst one of such themed stores. Most of the bloggers from across India witnessed this launch party in Mumbai at Blue Frog.

As we checked in, we bloggers were served with delicious starters and drinks. The ambience was awesome. The indiblogger team introduced us to all the most enterprising bloggers and the flipkart team. After the welcome session it was time for discussion with Kalpana Behara on “Questions and debates in the mind of a parent blogger”. Kalpana Behara started her discussion by describing her Journey as a parent blogger.

She shared her experience as a mommy blogger and the way she blogged about every little thing related to her child and elaborated on how parent blogger resides in a very special corner of internet. She asked a few random questions related to the parent blogging. She even shared her solution on how at times we blogger don’t know what to blog! She said that as a mommy blogger she has promised herself to blog at least one post on her childs birthday. Kalpana Behara inspired me to keep blogging even after 20 years when I’ll be a mom!

The next session was Panel discussion- What to buy for your kids. As we all know that, nowadays the trend of online shopping has increased rapidly. Everyone purchases their most of the things online. So, as the trend of online shopping is running rapidly, the way people shop for their kids is changing. At flipkart’s online Kids Store you can buy everything related to kid’s right from Baby Care & Toys to dresses and clothing’s.  The parent bloggers asked few queries to the flipkart team. The flipkart team answered all those queries and highlighted on the positives of flipkart’s online Kids Store.

The meet continued with the awesome unplugged performance by the Blunder in the code. It was followed by the ad-mad session wherein the bloggers were divided into groups and they had to enact and advertise any useful product from the flipkart’s online kid’s store, a fun activity which cheered up everyone around and reflected the dramatic skills of bloggers.  The session ended with photo session!

Mumbai Meri Jaan

Indiblogger has come up with a new contest named ZonalWars by Tata Motors. You basically have to select a city and blog about it. Mumbai is the city that has it all, Mumbai is my favourite city and shall always be!

"You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know."

- Salman Rushdie

Mumbai, formerly called Bombay, is a reclining, densely populated city on India’s west coast. Mumbai is big! It’s full of dreamers and hard-labourers, actors and gangsters, artists and servants, stray dogs and exotic birds and fisherfolk and crorepatis.

Mumbai in three broad aspects:

1. Drive

Mumbai (Bombay) like a local as you tour the city via a range of public transportation it has vehicles on road, ferries and boats in water, trains in railways, Metro and magnificent planes as a part of connectivity. Mumbai's local railway is aptly nicknamed the lifeline of the city. Railways are saving grace and transporting a staggering 6.9 million people per day.

The Bandra–Worli Sea Link, officially called Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link,it links the Western Suburbs to Nariman Point in Mumbai's main business district.The sea-link reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli during peak hours from 60–90 minutes to 20–30 minutes.

2. Design

The heart of the city contains some of the grandest colonial-era architecture on the planet but explore a little more and you’ll uncover unique bazaars, hidden temples, hipster enclaves and India’s premier restaurants and nightlife. Bombay Architecture came to be present through the British in the 18th and early 19th centuries. At first it was the neo-Classical style of architecture, but then a new style came to exist, one that reflected modern European fashions: Gothic Architecture.

Many notable buildings exist in Mumbai, some of which attract tourists. These include the Gateway of India, Mahalakshmi Temple, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay High Court, Crawford Market, Taj Mahal Hotel, Flora Fountain, Afghan Church, St. Xavier's College, the Bombay Stock Exchange and General Post Office (Mumbai).

3. Connect

Mumbai is well connected by railways and highways.The Mumbai Suburban Railway system is operated by Indian Railways with two zonal divisions Western Railways (WR) and Central Railways (CR).WR operates the Western Line and CR operates the Central Line, Harbour Line, Trans-Harbour Line as well as the Vasai Road-Diva-Panvel line.

The Old Pune–Mumbai Highway is a metropolitan highway serving the city of Pune, India. National Highway 3, or NH 3, commonly referred to as the Mumbai–Agra Highway or AB Road, is a major Indian National Highway. Nagpur–Aurangabad–Mumbai express highway is a Maharashtra State Highway.
The new projects like Mumbai Metro, Mumbai Monorail, eastern freeway, Santacruz-Chembur Link road, and Sahara elevated access road will change the face of connectivity in Mumbai.


Mumbai is India’s most modern and most happening city. The best entertainment spots, the liveliest cultural melting pots, the yummiest meals at the most trendy cafés or the latest designer threads gracing the most beautiful people – Mumbai is where you'll find them. The best thing about mumbai is that the city respects people for their hard work and sincerity irrespective of class, caste or status. It is the city of dreams where thousands come in a day from different cities, states and villages to become something in life, to be successful. They have dreams in their eyes and hope in their hearts. Mumbai is a city that has hypnotized every soul that has had a taste of it.

And most importantly, the crowd who makes it the city it is, proud MUMBAITEs.

Courtesy:
https://www.beautifulholidays.com.au
https://www.photography.nationalgeographic.com
https://www.dnaindia.com
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.toshaliholidays.com
https://www.kaifujx.com
References: Google and wikipedia.

Sugarfree Natura Beetroot Halwa

Ingredients-

Beetroot: 1 cup (grated)
Ghee: 2 tsp
Milk: 1 cup
Sugarfree Natura: 1 tsp
Cardamon Powder: 1/4 tsp
Saffron strands: few
Dry fruits (Garnishing purpose)
Melon seeds/musk melon seeds (Garnishing purpose)

Procedure-

Step 1: Heat ghee in a pan. When it becomes hot,add the grated beetroot and pan-fry for five minutes.
Step 2: Add the milk and cook till it is almost absorbed.
Step 3: Add the Sugarfree Natura , cardamom powder, saffron strands and mix well.
Step 4: Cook on medium flame till it starts leaving the sides of the pan.
Step 5: Remove it in a serving dish and garnish it with dry fruits and Melon seeds/musk melon seeds.

Enjoy the Sugarfree Natura Beetroot Halwa!