From wandering to exploring

“Dance is a meditation. It’s everything to me. It makes me happy…,”says Rajeev Surti, the 36 year old Bollywood Choreographer who has made stars like Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and those in their realms groove to his choreography and has hits like Aaj ki Raat , Moriya re and Love me to his claim. After tedious two days of work, the Hip-hopper relaxes on a comfortable black couch in his cool and cosy Oshiwara office, stretches his legs and gives us an insight into his world. Ask him about his journey from being a Zoology Graduate to climbing the ladder of success as a master of dance and he takes you down the memory lane sharing his childhood, prodigious teenage years of following and fulfilling his passion, excelling with every move, endless victories, an adulthood of ups and downs and finally the Big break in Farhan Akhtar’s Don . Life at the other side of Don has been booming with multiple offers from the film industry, keeping the man immersed and engr

Before sunrise when the streak of light hits the grave, dark skies, Dadar flower market is abuzz with the cacophony of flower vendors, customers, trucks and taxis. Dadar flower market is Mumbai’s largest and cheapest wholesale flower market which comes alive at 4 in the morning. Truckloads of flowers are emptied every day which come from Satara, Sangli, Nagpur and various parts of Maharashtra. As soon as one proceeds towards Dadar west in the early hours of dawn, the fragrance of fresh, sweet-smelling flowers fills ones nostrils and the eyes are captivated by the beauty of a multitude of colours. Majority of flowers are available at the Dadar flower market which include roses of every kind, lotus, marigolds, champa, jasmine, orchids, chrysanthemums, gladioli, asters, lilies, gardenias, gerberas, carnations and many more. In addition to this there are delicate and beautifully hand-made gajras made from mogra, crossandra and jasmine. Garlands are another fascination of this f

Crawford Market in Mumbai is a wholesale market and provides one with variety of things. Just think of what you want and it is available here. This huge market houses fruit market, vegetable market, meat market, pet market and other retail products. The fruits are in rich variety which includes apples, mangoes, bananas, and all kinds of berries, plums, papayas, watermelons, muskmelons, custard apples and many more. The beauty of this place is that you can find any fruit here even if it is off season. Vegetables are also found in great variety and it will not be an exaggeration to say that all kinds of vegetables are found here. The meat market provides a huge amount of poultry meat to famous hotels in Mumbai. It is quite affordable to buy meat here in bulk. Other variety of meat is also sold here including those which are rare such as rabbit and turkey. The pet market offers you a variety of pets to choose and purchase. Prices are a bit expensive but compared to other pet sho