Badrinarayan - Famous Indian Artist

Art by Badrinarayan, one of India's foremost illustrators and artists was added to the Samsara Art online art catalog.

Enjoy.

Marine Drive Article on Times of India

Plan was originally ours, say Marine Drive residents

Ashley D’Mello | TNN
Date: 24th Oct 07

Mumbai: Marine Drive residents are upset by comments made by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad, who has said that the MMRDA wants to pull out of the Marine Drive makeover due to interference from residents in the area.

Gaikwad told mediapersons that the residents were finicky about the colour of the paint being chosen for the benches and regularly interfere with other aspects of the project. “We are fed up of interference,’’ he emphatically said.

But the residents say they had long planned their own makeover—albeit on a smaller scale—so the MMRDA should have no problem if they offer suggestions to the MMRDA’s grand plan.

President of the Marine Drive Residents Association, Anil Bhatia, said the refurbishment has been discussed by residents for the past 16 years before the government came along and offered to execute a larger plan.

Neera Punj, a member of the Marine Drive Council which represents nine associations in the area, concurred that the refurbishment had been discussed by residents and added that they were also going to finance a smaller, more basic upgrade.

“We are stakeholders in the area and so we also have some suggestions for the way the area is being beautified. There is nothing wrong in discussing issues before you go ahead with execution,’’ she stated.

Bhatia added that the problems being faced by the MMRDA are mainly due to glitches inherent in the plan itself. The committee which changed the design of the road medians was appointed by the government, not us, he said. The problems faced by engineers due to three water pipes running under the drive are also not caused by residents, Bhatia said.

However, there are a few changes along the stretch, like where the gymkhanas are, that residents asked for. Locals also opposed some tree felling.

The heritage committee of BMC had also raised objections over the makeover, saying its approval had not been asked for despite Marine Drive being a heritage area.

Ratan Batliboi, state-appointed architect for the project, said the website, www.marinedrive.org, had been started so that all plans could be accessed by the public. He said the website ensured that there is transparency in the project and that residents are informed every deatil of the plan and the changes made in it.

LHC Meeting Minutes - 25th Oct

Time: 14:00 - 14:30

Attendees

1. Priyank
2. Nanda
3. Richa
4. Henry
5. Jagruti
6. Devatanu

Discussion Points

1. Service Design Document to be completed on Wednesday - 31st Oct (Priyank / Jagruti)
2. Condensing the service design document by Monday - 29th Oct (Priyank / Jagruti)
3. New offficer appointed in place of Richa will be Abhishek
4. Richa will handover the roles and responsibilities to Abhishek
5. New chart needs to be updated. The chart will have two columns, one for Nov and one for Dec (Nanda/Henry)
   
6. One copy of the charter document is to be with each member (Henry/Jagruti)
7. Regular housekeeping of collateral will be done by LHC. (Priyank/Henry)
8. The main activity to be taken up immediately is Induction Kit (Jagruti/Priyank)
9. Induction Kit will have the org chart and a separate list of employees with designations and photographs (Jagruti/Henry)
   
10. 3rd Nov, LHC presentation in Pune (Priyank/Jagruti)
11. Collateral for LHC needs to be prepared and handed over to Priyank (Henry/Nanda)
12. Ideas for improving inhouse training to be collected by 1st Nov (All members)
13. All points to be updated on grouphub (Nanda)
14. All meetings for LHC have to be minuted on the blog (Dev/Henry/Jagruti)
    
15. Next meeting on 1st Nov
    

Marine Drive Website Launched

Well we finally launched the Marine Drive website. This site has been submitted to the Urban Age Awards as part of the Marine Drive Refurbishment Project.

Please revert with your feedback on how we can make this site a forum for citizen participation.

LHC - Angel Of the Month (Aug 07)

Angel Of the Month (Aug 07) Sonal Bagal - Designer.

Devil & Angel of the August 2007

Priyank received 2 stars and 4 crosses.

Sonal received 4 stars and 1 cross.

PIG TEST

Sonal:
Facing left, she believes in tradition, is friendly, and remember dates(birthdays, etc.)With few details, she is emotional and naive , she cares little for details and is a risk taker.With less than 4 legs showing , she is insecure or living through a period of major change .The size of the ears are medium that indicates she is a good listener.

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Richa:
Her pig facing left, she believes in tradition, is friendly, and remember dates(birthdays, etc.)With few details, she is emotional and naive , she cares little for details and is a risk taker.With 4 legs showing , you are secure, stubborn, and stick to your ideals.The size of the ears are small that indicates she is not a good listener.

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Nanda:
Facing front (looking at you ), she is direct, enjoy playing devil's advocate and neither fear nor avoid discussions. With few details, you are emotional and naive , you care little for details and are a risk taker. With less than 4 legs showing , she is insecure or living through a period of major change .The size of the ears are small that indicates she is not a good listener.

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Jagruti:
Facing left, she believes in tradition, is friendly, and remember dates(birthdays, etc.)With lots of details , she is analytical, cautious , and distrustful.With 4 legs showing , you are secure, stubborn, and stick to your ideals.There are no ears at all..........so that indicates??????With less than 4 legs showing , she is insecure or living through a period of major change.

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Abhishek:
Facing left, he believes in tradition, is friendly, and remember dates(birthdays, etc.)With lots of details , he is analytical, cautious , and distrustful.With 4 legs showing, he is secure, stubborn, and stick to your ideals.The size of the ears are medium that indicates he is a good listener.

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Priyank:
Facing left, he believes in tradition, is friendly, and remember dates(birthdays, etc.)With few details, he is emotional and naive , he cares little for details and is a risk taker.With 4 legs showing , you are secure, stubborn, and stick to your ideals.The size of the ears are small that indicates he is not a good listener.

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Devatanu:
Facing left, he believes in tradition, is friendly, and remember dates(birthdays, etc.)With few details, he is emotional and naive, cares little for details and is a risk taker .With 4 legs showing , he is secure, stubborn, and stick to his ideals.The size of the ears are small that indicates he is not a good listener.

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Henry:
Facing front (looking at you ), he is direct, enjoy playing devil's advocate and neither fear nor avoid discussions. With lots of details , he is analytical, cautious , and distrustful.With less than 4 legs showing , he is insecure or living through a period of major change . The size of the ears are medium that indicates he is a good listener.