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Malavika's Mumbaistan: Club'south Leading Ladies
Hindustan Times | Malavika Sangghvi
On Fri, fashion designer, lodge queen and hostess with the mostest Pallavi Jaikishan pulled off something of a insurrection in the city's social calendar, when she invited a slew of Mumbai's leading ladies from over four different generations and vastly unlike circles, for an evening of champagne and conversations at her sea-facing apartment in Marine Drive. Mind yous, these were not leading ladies of the silver screen – though Pallavi, whose husband, the late music composer Jaikishan, function of the iconic duo Shankar-Jaikishan, had etched a unique legacy in the motion picture world – but of the city itself. So, if on the ane hand sat the likes of Mumbai's original grande dames, the women whose tables and soirees had set the social agendas in the Mumbai of the 60s similar Durga Chulani, Mohina Gidwani, Sudha Motwane and Kamlesh Lamba, not too far away sat a circle of their spiritual successors like Renuka Batliwalla, Mahabanoo Kotwal, Sabirra Merchant and Jimi Kapur. And a few feet abroad sabbatum their heirs similar Meena Raheja, Mallika Amin and Kamal Hiranandani, and from there right up to the women who control the social agenda and sleeky magazines of today like Poonam Bhagat, Chaya Momaya, Aarti Surendranath, Nisha Jamvwal and Anju Chulani. Equally expected, the high-tea had a sumptuous banquet of drool-worthy fare. Amidst these were a platter of goat's cheese with fresh love comb, accompanied with dried orangish slices, apricots and figs, a Burrata platter with smoked red pepper marmalade and orange balsamic sauce, the hostess' famous asparagus and cream cheese samosas, edamame truffles in filo pastry with a variety of Turkish delights, all served with an accompaniment of two varieties of French bubbly, and a full bar which competed for attention with the dozen or so coveted trophies won by her late husband. And every bit the room full of vivacious, strong, and accomplished women mixed and mingled – many of them known to be on different sides of the social split and even outright foes who had never seen eye-to-eye – the thought going through many a pretty and well-coiffed head that evening was: "What a fine representation of the city's best and brightest. Only Pallavi Jaikishan could take pulled this off."
True Lies
According to corporate insiders, the gloves are off in the final stages of what is being viewed every bit the end game in ane of the strongly-contested takeover battles the country has seen. "It's been two years since the National Company Law Tribunal initiated insolvency proceedings against a dozen of the land's biggest loan defaulters and the battle to own this over five billion dollar company has been in the headlines ever since. The twists at every stride, including a surprise multi-crore bid past its original owners at the final minute, even as creditors had approved of the i submitted by an international candidate who is seen as being uncommonly suitable, has just upped the dues," says a source. Apparently, what has got Dalal Street, Nariman Bespeak and India Inc agog with excitement, is the shadow-boxing taking place in the concluding stretch of the firm's acquisition and how two Indian tycoons have entered the fray to settle their ain scores. It is known that the London-based contender for the firm has harboured a long-standing dream to exist a histrion on his home turf, and he is being mentored for this past a powerful corporate statesman who he is close to and who is said to have a legacy battle with the original owners of the firm, who are fighting to not lose the jewel in their crown. Meanwhile, they are being championed towards this by another corporate statesman, whose agenda is to keep what he views every bit his contest out of the country," said the insider. What the improver of such larger- than-life personalities and agendas has resulted in is one of the most fascinating corporate kurukshetras of modern times, equally ii big Indian conglomerates become mano a mano in their bid to out-trump each other. "Merely the upshot is a foregone decision," says the insider, calculation, "Looks like the original owners are up against too powerful a rival."
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City'southward A Melting Pot
After a hiatus that lasted more a twelvemonth, SoBo'southward much-loved chef Alex Sanchez is back in action. This week will see the launch of his new eating place Americano, an Italian-American-inspired eating place that volition be located at Kala Ghoda. Sanchez, who is said to have popularised Colaba'due south The Table (the restaurant lost many of their regulars every bit a upshot of his divergence, information technology is believed), has now teamed up with his partner Mallyeka Watsa (grand-daughter of India'southward onetime recipe queen Premila Lala) equally co-owners of the new restaurant which volition serve a big choice of accurate mitt-rolled pizzas and pastas. A little further abroad from SoBo, another notable entrant to Mumbai's booming eating house scene is Town Hall, which also opened this week and fabricated the movement from Delhi'southward Khan market to a residential tower in Lower Parel. Led by the Filipino chef Augusto, who was in one case with the Oberoi grouping, the Asian restaurant takes over a large space that is said to accommodate over 150 people. What'south more is that it neighbours the much-awaited upcoming Mediterranean restaurant past Rahul Akerkar.
As we say, knives and forks to the ready!
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