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West Gate Mall, Rajouri Garden, West Delhi – a pretty good place to spend some time

ashish — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:18:43 +0000

The West Gate Mall is one of the larger malls in the area of West Delhi, being one of the 5 malls located in the general area of Shivaji Place District Centre, Rajouri Garden, West Delhi (and located very close to an important road, Ring Road). The other malls located nearby are City Square, TDI Mall, TDI Paragon, Shopper’s Stop. The Rajouri Garden metro station is also nearby. This mall serves as one of the destination points for the localities nearby, such as Punjabi Bagh, Rajouri Garden, Tilak Nagar,Mansarovar Garden, Kirti Nagar, Paschim Vihar and Patel Nagar.
West Gate Mall is pretty large, having 2 levels of basement parking (although there is a huge open air parking just next to the mall that is preferred by most people), and also has 6-7 movie halls located on the top floor. In between the basement and the top floor, there are a large number of shops and eating joints that draw a number of people.

Clothing / accesories shops: United Colors of Benetton, Lacoste, Next, Guess, Adidas, Reebok, Nike, Van Heusen, Levi’s, Jockey, Franco Leene, Urban 10, Taniya Khanuja, BE ME, Leela’s Studio, Lyallpur Instyle, Art Karat, Etam, Max Fashion Retail, Allen Solly, Lee, Straps, Freiburg, Shaw Brothers, Just She, G & B Fashion Pvt. Ltd, Bossini, Arrow, Latin Quarters, Planet Retail Holdings Pvt. Ltd, Lacoste, Puma, Kipling, Portland, GFO, Dremz, Mark and Spencer, Kazo, Pepe, Satya Paul, Pantaloon,

Restaurants: Food Court, TGIF, Ambrosia, Freeze (a luxury bar with the temperature at -10 Celsius), Papa Johns, Golden Dragon, Toast, Moti Mahal, American Hot, Quik Bites

Miscellaneous: Elvy Lifestyle Private Limited, World of Titan, Aryan Lifestyle Private Limited, Ambience, Gelato Vittorio, The Mobile Store, Food Bazaar, The Body Shop

Location of West Gate Mall, Rajouri Garden, West Delhi on Google Maps:

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Address: Plot No 4,5,6, Shivaji Palace dist Center Rajauri Garden, New Delhi, 110027.

Vasari – the shop for well dressed men

ashish — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:59:41 +0000

You need to go looking for some classy male stuff (and now also some classy female stuff) in terms of clothes. There is a function that you need to attend, and for which you need to look your best, or more importantly, your marriage has been scheduled, the cards have been printed, and you need to finally decide on your dress. Your fiancee will not hear of you wearing a western suit (does not match her colorful and elegant lehenga), and so you are deputed to get a sherwani or an Indo-western suit, along with the pagri, the jutis (shoes) and the safa. Where you do you ?
Well, you head to Vasari, a shop where you can get all these, along with Indo Western suits, some excellent kurta pyjamas, and so on. You go there, select what you want, get your sizes taken, and then get the finished clothes a couple of weeks later (in busy marriage season, you should estimate it will take 20-25 days).
Location and address:
Vasari
1. Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi
Phone: 011-46502812/13
2. Ajmal Khan Road, Karol Bagh,
Phone: 011-45033029
3. Rajouri Garden
011-41447378
4. Kamla Nagar
011-47042471

Location of Karol Bagh and Rajouri Garden stores on Google Maps

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Tamanna – a clothing boutique

ashish — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:31:02 +0000

Sometimes, the quest for getting some fancy suits and dresses strikes a lady. Typically known as party wear type of suits, these are fancy salwar-kameez, or they may kameez with a churidar / pants. The embroidery is far more fancy than normal day to day, and they can look quite beautiful. One place where you can get such ones is called Tamanna De Boutique, and is located in 6 different parts of Delhi.

Shop No-72, 1st Floor, Ch. Kishna Chand Complex,
Jwala Heri Market,
New Delhi, Delhi
Phone: 011 25250320

46-Ub Jawahar Nagar,
Kamla Nagar, New Delhi,
Delhi
Phone: 011 41530901

B 1/3, Lal Quarter,
Krishna Nagar, New Delhi, 110051

72-75, First Floor, Paschim Vihar,
Delhi – 110006
Phone: 011 25250320

F-20, 1st Floor,
Crossriver Mall,
Near Karkardooma Court,
Delhi
Tel: 011 22306080

J-67, Shop No. 1,
Rajouri Garden,
New Delhi – 110027
Phone: 011 25161392

Select City Skywalk Mall in Saket

ashish — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:02:48 +0000

South Delhi had access to some of the earliest malls in Delhi. You had the good (but now slightly old-fashioned and hot in summer) Ansal Plaza on Khel Gaon Marg, and the malls in Gurgaon that were not so far away. However, there is now no need to go to these places; you have the brightest and best new mall opened up in Saket, called Select Citywalk Mall (link). The 1,300,000 sq ft (121,000 m²). retail development is spread over six acres and includes a multiplex, serviced apartments, offices and public spaces. Situated on the Press Enclave Road, it is within 15-20 minutes of driving time from prime residential colonies such as Panchsheel park, Geetanjali Enclave, Greater Kailash, Anand Lok, Gulmohur Park, Hauz Khas, Safdarjung Enclave & Sainik Farms.

Map of the Mall (not too hard to get directions once you know the exact location):

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The mall has plenty of good brand name stores, it has a multiplex (PVR), and has good eating options. What more do you want ?

Shops: Fabindia, Pantaloons, Food Bazaar, Mac (cosmetics), Lush (soaps / cosmetics), Shoe Tree (shoes), Benetton (clothes), Clinique (cosmetics), Esprit (clothes), Guess (clothes), Barista Creme, Mothercare, Hidesign, Mango, Pratap, Kimaya, Wills Lifestyle, Shoppers Stoppe, Good Earth Veranada, L’affaire, Allen Solly, Arcelia, Home Stop, Crossword, H2O, Van Heusen, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Charles and Keith, Inc5, Nine West, Shoe Tree, Lancome, Loccitane En Provence, Forest Essentials, Tissot, Swatch, Ethos, William Penn, Guardian Lifecare Pvt. Ltd, Valaya.FNP, Kalpana, Cheemo, maspar, Mynah

Food: Food Court called Food Talk (many types – Chinese, South Indian, North Indian, Mexican, Italian, Sizzlers), KFC, Gelato, Barista, Caffe Coffee Day, all-vegetarian Sattvik, Cocoa by Belgique, Patchi

Taking the mall’s entertainment quotient much higher is a public space called Saanskriti, having an open air amphitheatre, specialized lighting, water bodies and trees, specially planned for conducting cultural programs such as fairs, festivals and art performances.

Great India Place Mall in Noida

ashish — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:40:56 +0000

This is a huge mall. It can take many hours to navigate all the different sections, and there is a fair chance of becoming lost (or rather, trying to find a shop that you have found earlier). And if you have made an arrangement to meet somebody over there, then it can get difficult; because it is very crowded during the weekends and even during the normal daytime, and also because it can get confusing.
However, these could be counted as negatives; but the positive is that this is one mall that can help you to find whatever you want. There are many eating places, there is bowling, there are movies, there are restaurants, and the place is full of shopping. And of course, there is an amusement park next door with plenty of rides.
The mall comprises an area of 1,500,000-square-foot (139,400 m²), making it one of the largest operational mall in India. The Great India Place was developed by the Unitech Group and is located in Sector 38-A of Noida. The Mall is supposed to be a part of a Huge Entertainment City with an Water & Amusement Park, Bollywood-Theme Park, and Hotel.
The mall follows a zoned concept with home and grocery on the basement level, women’s apparel on one side, men’s on the other and a 180,000 sq.ft. Food and Entertainment zone on the top floor, with a 5-screen Adlabs multiplex, with a total seating capacity of 1220 seats.
Some of the major stores are Big Bazaar, Home Store (for items for the home), Pantaloon, Globus, Lifestyle, Shopper Stop, Bossini, D & A shoes, CTC Plaza, Lee Copper, Tana Bana, Hallmark, Titan, Giovani, Jumbo Electronics, Om Book Shop, Hazoorilal, R C Jewellers, Cygnus, Tanishq, Ritu Wears, Planet M, Archies, Lazy Boy, Dollar Shop, Adidas, Nike, Guess, Marks & Spencer, Satya Paul, Raymond Shop

Food: Nirula’s, Sbarro, Rajdhani, Yatra, Noodle Bar, Food Court, Pind Balluchi, TGIF, KFC, PIzza Hut, Bembos, Pizzaria Express, and many others.

You also have pool and bowling options on the same floor as the food court.

Unitech Metro Walk Mall in Rohini + Adventure Island amusement park

ashish — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:13:40 +0000

The Unitech Metro Walk Mall in Rohini has a total area of 200,000 sq. ft. It has shops for clothing and accessories, footwear, many different eateries, and best of all, a full fledged amusement park called Adventure Island that has 30-40 rides (many of which are well liked by visitors). In addition, the Mall also has the backdrop of a lake spread over 3.5 acres. The Mall is gaining in popularity and becoming a must-visit for people of all age groups. It also is different from the many similar types of malls that have sprouted all over the country.
The Mall is easily accessible from the Rithala Metro station and has a parking of around 1800 vehicles. Tickets to the Amusement park cost Rs. 220 & 170 (Adult & Children respectively) on weekdays and Rs. 350 and 270 on weekends.

Some of the various brands that are available in this mall (please leave a comment if you don’t see a particular shop in here):
John Players, Ezone (electronics), Liberty (shoes and accessories), Pantaloon, Reebok, Nike, Biba, Titan, Benetton, Liliput, Adidas, Levis, Koutons, Pepe Jeans, Incense, Zapp, Numero Uno, Spykar Jeans, Raymonds, Titan, Lee Cooper, Jini and Johnny, Blackberry, Indian Terrain, Reid & Taylor, Priknit, Richlook, Swiss Junction, Carlton London, Provogue Studio

Food: KFC, Punjabi by Nature, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Spoon (Food Court), Pind Balluchi, Flaming Wok, Gola Sizzler, Baskin Robins, Ruby Tuesday, Barista, Costa Coffee, Cafe Coffee Day, Geoffrey’s, Fast Trax, Yo China, Nirula’s,

Address : Unitech Metro Walk Mall & Adventure Island, Sector 10, Rohini, Near Rithala Metro Station, Delhi
* Ph. : 91 – 11 – 47041122

Apsara sarees – Shop for wedding sarees and lehangas

ashish — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:23:20 +0000

Apsara Sarees is a shop right off the Chandni Chowk main road. As you head off into the Paranthe Wali Gaali and cross the first saree shop of Gauri Shanker, you get into the first turn, and there it is, Apsara Sarees. If you are looking for some of the heavy sarees for the bride and for some of the other main female players in a wedding (such as sister and sister-in-laws of the groom and the bride), then it makes sense to pay a trip to this shop. It is a place where you will get some of the stylish and heavy sarees and lehangas at a price that is available only in Chandni Chowk (if you wanted to buy this article outside Chandni Chowk, it would cost much more).
Sarees that I have seen here while shopping with some female relatives can cost around Rs. 20,000 – Rs. 30,000; but once you have got over these prices, then you can see how these sarees shine. It is without doubt that such clothes will make the wearer feel special during the wedding or pre-wedding function, and that is exactly how you want them to feel.
For a lot of the sarees and all the lehangas, they will take your choice, and make these on order, so it might take some time for them to get ready, but the end result looks great.
Contact details for Apsara Sarees:
1980, Gali Paranthe Wali,
23267767, 23286856

P. P. Sarees off Nai Sarak

ashish — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:15:57 +0000

In the quest for saree shopping, we have gone to a number of different places, such as Nalli in South Extension, the many saree shops in Cross River Mall in East Delhi, Satya Paul, etc. However, in the end, when you have to buy a number of sarees for the bride (except for the wedding saree) and for the many other female relatives to whom sarees have to be gifted, you need to buy numerous sarees (in the 10′s or maybe hundreds), then you find that your steps head towards Chandni Chowk. It is the place where you get good designs, and you can’t get sarees more economical than that.
There are numerous shops in the Gali Paranthe Waali, and in the many Katra (small lanes) as you move along the main Chandni Chowk street such as Katra Asharfi, and one more shop that we went to and bought more than 10 sarees was a shop called P.P. Sarees. It is located off Nai Sarak, around the middle. You can find it through asking, first you ask for the lane leading to Dareeba, and then once inside, you ask for P.P. Sarees; you should be eventually find it and then you can shop for sarees to your hearts desire.
Contact details for the shop:
Padam Chand Prem Chand
23286182, 65280729, 9811239505, 9810129534

Places to buy sherwani / wedding suits in Delhi

ashish — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:09:16 +0000

Sherwani’s are being seen as the style statement when a male is about to get married; ethnic Indian wear, and very elegant, especially when the design on the You have a bride-groom who wants to look his best and stand out among the crowd (especially since nowadays in a marriage, everybody is dressed in their best). Depending on the closeness between the bridegroom and his fiancee, the girl also wants to have a say in how the bride-groom will look like, and you also need a place where you can see a variety of different types of sherwanis, as well as the classy suits that people nowadays wear as an alternative to the sherwani.
Most people want to find a good place where they can sample these sherwanis and suits. You also need access to good shops because a good sherwani can cost upwards of Rs. 20,000 with a good one normally costing anywhere between Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 50,000. You need to remember that this is a one-time cost, since a sherwani is not liable to be re-used in any way.
Sherwanis are available in fancy shops such as Gujralsons, Diwan Chand, etc. You can find these shops in many locations such as the Great India Mall in Noida, Lajpat Nagar, Cross River Mall in East Delhi, west Delhi malls, etc, but it is rare that you find more than one shop in a specific location. Chandni Chowk has a selection, but the best place that I have found for the male marriage dressing is Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh. There is a short stretch on this road that has multiple shops – Diwan Chand (including a discount version as well), Gujralsons, Grooms, Rod, and Vasari. Through all of these, you should be able to find the one that you want. Do remember that the Sherwani needs to be stitched, and hence you will get the Sherwani after a few days.

Fabindia – Supports artisans from all over India

ashish — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:18:08 +0000

From the Fabindia website:
Determined to showcase Indian handloom textiles while providing equitable employment to traditional artisans, Bissell established Fabindia in 1960 in order to fuse the best aspects of East/West collaboration.
Fabindia sources its products from over 15000 craft persons and artisans across India. We support the craft traditions of India by providing a market and thereby encourage and sustain rural employment. Today we have retail outlets in all major cities of India – 80 at last count – in addition to international stores in Rome, Italy; Dubai, UAE and Guangzhou, China.

Most people I know who have bought stuff from there are fairly happy at their purchases, and many of them do not even know about the support to Indian artisans. Fabindia retails a range of products such as kurtas, shirts, pyjamas, churidars, traditional jackets, stole, salwars, ladies pants, tops, skirts, capris, dupattas, kaftans, bedspreads, cushion covers, pillow cases, quilts, tablecloths, mats, napkins, baby bedding, curtains, etc.

The outlets of Fabindia in Delhi and NCR are:

1. Connaught Place
B-28, Upper Ground Floor,
Inner Circle,
Connaught Place,
New Delhi – 110001;
Ph: +91-11-41513371, 72, 73, 74
Email:cp.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

2. Dwarka
Centrino Plaza, 1st Floor, Plot No. 8,
Sector -11, Pocket – 4, Dwarka,
New Delhi – 110075
Ph: +91-11-42770251, 2, 3
Email:dwarka.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

3. Greater Kailash: Garments
14, N-Block Market,
Greater Kailash Part I,
New Delhi – 110048
Ph: +91-11-29232183, 84, 85
Email:gk.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

4. Greater Kailash: Home Furnishings
5, 7, N-Block Market,
Greater Kailash Part – I,
New Delhi – 110048
Ph: +91-11-29232183, 84, 85
Email:gklinens@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

5. Karol Bagh
17 A/62, WEA, Tank Road,
Karol bagh,
New Delhi – 110005
Ph: +91-11-45046104, 105
Email:karolbagh.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of week.

6. Khan Market
Central Hall,
Above Shop no. 20 & 21
Khan Market,
New Delhi – 110003
Ph: +91-11-41757142, 43, 44
Email:khanmarket.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

7. Lajpat Nagar
I/1B, Ground and 1st Floor,
Central Market,
Lajpat Nagar II
New Delhi – 110024
Ph: +91-11-29810512 to 15
Email:lajpatnagar.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10 am to 8 pm; Open all days of week.

8. North Campus (Bungalow Road)
D – 79, Kamla Nagar
(Next to ABN AMRO ATM, Opp HDFC Bank)
New Delhi – 110007
Tel: +91-11- 47082033, 44
Email:northcampus.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10 am – 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

9. Rajouri Garden
Vishal Cineplex,
New Delhi – 110027
Ph: +91-11-25160696 – 25466860
Email:rg.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

10. Saket
Select Citywalk S-II(B), 2nd Floor
Plot No. A-3, Distt. Centre
Saket, New Delhi 110017
Ph: +91-11-42658392, 96
Email:saket.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm; Open all days of the week

11. Vasant Kunj
10 Local Shopping Centre,
Nelson Mandela Road ,
Vasant Kunj New Delhi – 110070
Ph: +91-11-26899775, 78, 26121093
Email:vk.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

12. West Gate Mall, Rajouri Garden
Shop #SF-39, West Gate Mall, Plot 4, 5 & 6, Sivaji Place, District Centre, Raja Garden, New Delhi – 110027
Ph: +91-11-45508062, 63.
Email:westgate.delhi@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

13. Faridabad
S.C.O. 102-103,
Sector 16 Market,
Faridabad – 121001
Haryana,
Ph: +91-0129-4160970, 71
Email:Faridabad@fabindia.com
Store Timings: Store Timings: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

14. Shipra Mall
Shop # 3, 4, 5, 26, 27 & 28,
Level IV, 2nd Floor,
Shipra Mall, Indirapuram,
Ghaziabad
Ph: 91-120-2689657, 58
Email:shipramall@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 11:00 am to 8:30 pm; Open all days of the week

15. Ambi Mall, Gurgaon
S-206, IInd Floor,
Ambience Island,
NH-8, Gurgaon.
Ph: +91-124-4671072, 73
Email:ambi.gurgaon@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Open all days of the week

16. DT Mall, Gurgaon
Shop no. 110, DLF Mega Mall, DLF City Phase 1, Gurgaon- 122002
Ph: (0124) 2566893, 94
Email:dt.gurgaon@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:30 pm (Weekdays) 10:00 am to 9:30 pm (Weekends) Open all days of the week

17. Gurgaon
S.C.O. -F-3&4, Sector -15, Part – II,
HUDA Urban Estate, NH 8,
Gurgaon – 122001
Ph: +91-124-2224130, 2222175
Email:gurgaon@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Open all days of the week

18. NOIDA
Shop No.211A, 1st Floor, Plot No. 1-2,
Spice World Mall, Sector – 25A,
NOIDA – 201301,
Ph: +91-120-5333451, 2, 3
Email:noida@fabindia.com
Store Timings: 10:00 am to 8:30 pm Open all days of the week